1、Unit 2 Making a difference The Well that Changed the World Water shortage How can we help them solve water shortage? underwater rainwater seawater desalting water diversion .? Learning Aims 1.To get to know Ryans story. 2.To learn to get the general idea and details of the passage. 3.To learn from R
2、yan and be helpful to others. Pre-reading What does the title mean? Talk about your understanding of the title. Fast reading Activity 1 Choose the best explanation of the title. 1.The well built by Ryan solved the problem of worldwide water shortage. 2.The more wells you dig, the better the world wi
3、ll be. 3.The well built by Ryan encouraged more people to help make the better place. Fast reading Activity2 Divide the passage into three parts and find the main idea of each part. Part 1: (para. _): _ did Ryan want to help? Part 2: (para. _): _ did Ryan help? Part 3: (para._): _ 2-5 6 Conclusion 1
4、 Why How Why did Ryan want to help? Ryan could get clean drinking water within _, but some African children had to _ So Ryan decided to help. ten steps walk ten kilometres to get water every day Why couldnt $70 do much help? Because seventy dollars was only enough for a hand pump. What they needed w
5、as a well dug near their homes. Purpose TargetWhat did Ryan do? 1._ in Africa. $70 $2000 2._and3._fo r his family and neighbours. Ask for help from4._and 5._. set up a foundation Encourage6. _ . 7._from more people. Build a well Clean the windows do gardening classmates and neighbours persuade them
6、to donate money more people to help Attract support What did Ryan see in Uganda and how did he feel? He saw the finished well and hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him. At first Ryan was nervous, but soon a great warmth filled him. He broke into a joyful smile. Q1 Which of
7、 the statements is not true ? A.Ryan was very nervous so he left quickly. B.Ryan saw the finished well with his own eyes. C.The students in Uganda welcomed Ryan warmly. D.Ryan was happy to see he really had made a difference for the children. Q2 What question does Ryan ask today and what does it mea
8、n? “How can I help today?” That means his insight grew and he could find ways and manage to realise his dream. Post reading Retell the story 70 2000 a well Uganda foudation help words to express time order at first later finally then next eventually Think and Share What qualities help Ryan realise h
9、is dream? courage， perseverance， love， kindness， determination Think and Share What happened next? Ryan received a letter from a Chinese University Student: After hearing your story, I was very moved. I hope I can do something for you. Ryans mom Susan said that our website has English, French and Ja
10、panese versions. If you like, you can help us translate the home page into Chinese. Originally we just wanted him to help translate the front page, but his email was page after page, dozens of pages long, Susan said with her eyes wide open. Do you believe it? He translated all the contents of the we
11、bsite! This college student is Yang Song from Shenyang University. When he was six years old, Ryan made his own contribution to our world. As a 21-year- old college student, I feel deeply ashamed - what have I done for the world? I said to myself at that time, I should do something for the world, too! What can you do for the world, like YangSong? Say something to Ryan “Thank you, Ryan, because you remind us why we live on this planet, which is not for consuming and buying things we dont need, but for loving and helping others. ” Thank you
