1、Unit 2 Making a difference Understanding ideasGlobally,renewable internal freshwater resource per capita was around 6000 m3 in 2014.In the world,how much fresh water is there for each person to use every year on average?Globally,renewable internal freshwater resource per capita was around 6000 m3 in
2、 2014.In the world,how much fresh water is there for each person to use every year on average?watersavedrinking watercollect and make them cleanrainwaterrecyclewaste waterdig a holeunderground water？hand pumpThe well that changed the world(1)How far was it for some Africans to get water?(2)What was
3、Ryans first target?(3)How did Ryan raise enough money?(4)How did Ryan encourage more people to help?Paragraph 1 Canadian schoolboy Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldnt get enough clean water.The shy six-year-old looked ac
4、ross the classroom at the drinking fountain.It was very closeonly ten steps away.So,Ryan asked himself,“Why do some African children have to walk ten kilometres to get water every day?And why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick?”Young Ryan thought,“Life is easy for me,but hard for those pe
5、ople.Why dont I help?”Paragraph 1 How far was it for some Africans to get water?Which adjective does the writer use to describe Ryan？Which adjective would you like to use to describe Ryan?Why?Paragraph 2 At first,his plan was to earn money to build a single well somewhere in Africa.He cleaned window
6、s and did gardening for his family and neighbours.He soon reached his first target of$70,but when he gave the money to a charity,he was told that it actually cost$2,000 to build a well.Seventy dollars was only enough for a hand pump.Ryan understood that a hand pump wouldnt help the children.What the
7、y needed was a well dug near their homes.What was Ryans first target?How did Ryan reach his first target?Who did Ryan give his money to?Which adjective would you like to use to describe Ryans feeling when he learned that his seventy dollars was not enough?Paragraph 3Two thousand dollars was a lot of
8、 money,but Ryan didnt give up.He was determined to help other children have clean water.He started to ask for help from his classmates and neighbours and persuaded them to donate money.At the same time,a friend of Ryans mother,who worked at an international development organisation,helped make Ryans
9、 story go public.After several months,Ryan had raised enough money,to build a well near a primary school in Uganda The children at the school no longer needed to walk for hours to get water.They were grateful to him and invited him to visit.Paragraph 3 How did Ryan raise enough money?Which adjective
10、 does the writer use to describe Ryan?Paragraph 4In Uganda,Ryan at last saw the finished well with his own eyes.But that was not all.He also saw hundreds of delighted students who had turned out to welcome him.They sang and danced happily.Some even offered him food and gifts.At first Ryan was nervou
11、s,but soon a great warmth filled him.He really had made a difference for these children.He broke into a joyful smile.Paragraph 4 What did he see when he visited Uganda?Which adjective does the writer use to describe Ryan when he found that he had made a difference for children in Africa?Why?Paragrap
12、h 5Later,Ryans experience led him to set up a foundation to encourage more people to help.Many inspired people gave him their support.Ryans foundation continues to attract support from more and more people,so the work of building more wells can go on.Today,over 800,000 people in 16 countries across
13、Africa have profited from the life-changing gift of clean,safe water.Paragraph 6Now,as an adult,Ryan says that the question to ask is not“Why dont I help?”,but“How can I help today?”.This insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his
14、 dream a reality.Paragraph 6 What do you think of the meaning of the first sentence?Can you give three adjectives to describe Ryan,according to this paragraph?walk ten kilometreshis first target of$70gave the money to a charitydonate moneythe finished well with his own eyeshundreds of delighted studentsset up a foundationhas benefited over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa
