1、MAKING A DIFFERENCEBook 3 Unit 2to have an important effect,especially a good effect,on something.B3U2Starting outStarting out1.What kinds of good deeds are shown in the video?The video shows good deeds such as visiting an elderly neighbor and asking if they need anything,letting a restaurant manage
2、r know just how great their waiter or waitress is,helping a classmate with their studies,asking someone who looks lost if they need directions,and offering to help out with something in the home.2.What idea does the video convey?We should always be ready to help others,because one small act can make
3、 a big difference.Activity 1a thing that sb.does that is usually very good or very badStarting outLook at the pictures of the three people and read the quotations.Talk about the following points:the contribution these people made to societyActivity 2 the qualities you admire in each of them other pe
4、ople who have similar qualitiesStarting outBai Fangli donated his income to poor students and helped them complete their studies.Activity 2Red Adair and his company put out lots of fires around the world.Florence Nightingale improved conditions in the hospitals during wartime and brought down the de
5、ath rate of wounded soldiers.to reduce sth.to stop sth.from burning or shiningB3U2Understanding ideasLead-inLook at the map and talk about water problems in Africa.You may include:What is it about?What do different colours stand for?Activity 1Background informationWater scarcity in Africa Water scar
6、city remains a serious issue in parts of Africa for years,especially in North Africa.In Africa,millions of people cant get access to clean drinking water,and they are living in areas with poor sanitation services.Moreover,water availability,access and optimal use in Africa are not promising.Only 5%o
7、f Africas cultivated land is irrigated and less than 10%of hydropower potential is utilised for electricity generation.Background informationWater scarcity in Africa The reasons for water scarcity in Africa are complicated.Frequent droughts due to global warming and deforestation have shrunk lakes a
8、nd changed rainfall patterns.Traditional irrigation technology and agriculture have caused a good sum of water waste.Growing population and urbanisation have increased the domestic and industrial water consumption,which cant be fully supported by poor infrastructure.Lead-inNow tick the solutions tha
9、t you think are most effective to supply Africa with fresh water.collect and purify rainwater fund water projects build wells and pumps recycle waste water set up facilities to purify water develop new water conservation technologiesActivity 1Read for main ideaRead the passage and find out what Ryan
10、 did to help solve the problem of water shortage in Africa.Ryan raised$2,000 to build a well near a primary school in Uganda,and later set up a foundation to attract more support to provide clean,safe water for people in Africa.Activity 2Read for detailsComplete Ryans story with expressions from the
11、 passage.Activity 4Read for detailsComplete Ryans story with expressions from the passage.1 Ryan could get clean drinking water within ten steps,but some African children had to _.So Ryan decided to help.Activity 4walk ten kilometres to get water every dayWhich adjective would you like to use to des
12、cribe young Ryan?Why?Read for detailsComplete Ryans story with expressions from the passage.2 Ryan cleaned windows and did gardening,and reached _ _.But when he _ he was told it cost$2,000 to build a well.Activity 4Which adjective would you like to use to describe Ryans feeling when he learnt that h
13、is seventy dollars was not enough?his firstgave the money to a charity target of$70Read for detailsComplete Ryans story with expressions from the passage.3 Ryan persuaded his classmates and neighbours to _.His mothers friend also helped him.After several months,he raised enough money and a well was
14、built in Uganda.Activity 4donate moneyWhich adjective does the writer use to describe Ryan?Do you agree?Read for detailsComplete Ryans story with expressions from the passage.4 Ryan visited Uganda.He saw _.He also saw _ who had turned out to welcome him.Activity 4the finished wellhundreds of delight
15、ed studentsHow did Ryan feel when he was in Uganda?Why?Read for detailsComplete Ryans story with expressions from the passage.5 Later,Ryans experience led him to _ to encourage more people to help.6 Today,the life-changing gift of clean water _ _.Activity 4set up a foundationWhich adjective would you like to use to describe Ryan based on his effort to set up the foundation and its result?has benefited over 800,000 people in 16 countries across AfricaPost-readingHomework&Teaching Plans
