1、Unit 2 Making a difference Starting out & Understanding Ideas Learning Aims: 1. Learn about some contributions and qualities of some figures. 2. Comprehend the passage The Well that Changed the World and remember important phrases and sentences. 3. Be ready to help those who are in trouble. Step 1 W
2、atch & Free talk Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. 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, or letting a restaurant manger know just how great their waiter or waitress is, helping a c
3、lassmate 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 a big difference. Part 1 Starting out Step 2 Look at t
4、he pictures of the three people and read the quotations. Talk about the following points: Part 1 Starting out the contribution these people made to society the qualities you admire in each of them Part 1 Starting out Step 2 Look at the pictures of the three people and read the quotations. Talk about
5、 the following points: Bai Fangli donated his income to poor students and helped the to complete their studies. 翻译并背诵最后一句： 知道孩子们现在有钱上学是我坚 持下去的理由，并给了我更多的 力量。 kind-hearted, charitable（行善的）, selfless, determined（坚定的，有决心的） Part 1 Starting out Step 2 Look at the pictures of the three people and read the
6、quotations. Talk about the following points: Florence Nightingale improved conditions in the hospitals during wartime and brought down death rate of wounded soldiers./ She was the founder of modern nursing. She washed and dried the skin of the patients to relieve and comfort them. 翻译整句话： 病人在皮肤经过仔细清洗
7、和干燥后 所体验到的宽慰和舒适程度，是临 床进行的最常见的观测之一。 caring, careful, considerate（体贴的） and responsible，sympathetic （同情的） Part 1 Starting out Step 2 Look at the pictures of the three people and read the quotations. Talk about the following points: Red Adair and his company put out lots of fires around the world. 翻译划线句
8、子： 但是，当你完成任务、收拾行李 时，每个人脸上的表情，是世界 上最好的微笑。 rattling: rtl 咔嗒咔嗒的声音 (be) under control: 在控制之下 brave, courageous（勇敢的）, responsible, devoted（献身的，忠诚的， 专心的） Part 2 Understanding ideas Step 1 Activity 1 What can we do to help solve the water problems in Africa？ collect and purify rainwater fund water projects
9、 build wells and pumps recycle waste water set up facilities to purify water develop new water conservation technologies Step 2 Activity 3 Choose the best explanation of the title and give your reasons. 1. The well built by Ryan solved the problem of worldwide water shortage. 2. The more wells you d
10、ig, the better the world will be. 3. he well built by Ryan encouraged more people to help make the world a better place. Part 2 Understanding ideas Step 2 Activity 2&4 Find specific information Read the passage and find out how does Ryan help people in need to solve the water problems? Fill in the b
11、lanks. 1. walk ten kilometres to get water every day 2. his first target of $70 3. gave the money to a charity 4. donate money 5. the finished well 6. hundreds of delighted students 7. set up a foundation 8. has benefited over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa Part 2 Understanding ideas S
12、tep 3 Guess the meaning of the following phrases and words from the passage. 1. have trouble doing sth. 2. look across 3. earn money 4. be determined to do sth. 5. persuade sb. to do sth. 6. at the same time 7. turn out 8. make a difference to 9. break into 10.set up 11.benefit from 12.make ones dre
13、am a reality 13.be grateful to sb. for sth. Part 2 Understanding ideas 1. 做某事有困难 2. 眺望 3. 挣钱 4. 下定决心做某事 5. 劝说某人做某事 6. 同时 7. 出席，出动 8. 有影响；起（重要）作用 9. 突然 起来 10.建立 11.从 中受益 12.使某人梦想成真 13.因某事而感谢某人 Step 4 Try to translate the following sentences from the passage. 1.As a six-year-old Canadian schoolboy, Ry
14、an had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldnt get enough clean water. 翻译 作为一名6岁的加拿大小学生，瑞安很难相信老师所说的话：在非洲的发展中 国家许多人没有足够的干净水喝。 2.He soon reached his first target of $70, but when he gave the money to a charity, he was told that it actu
15、ally cost $2,000 to build a well. 翻译 他很快就实现了第一个目标70美元，但当他把钱捐给慈善机构时，却被告 知建一口井实际上需要花费2000美元。 3.After several months, Ryan had raised the $2,000, with which(用这些钱) a well was built near a primary school in Uganda. 翻译几个月后，他筹到了2,000美元。有了这笔钱，乌干达的一所小学旁边建了一口 井。 Part 2 Understanding ideas Step 5 Think & Share
16、 As a senior high school student, what can you do to help people in need? Part 2 Understanding ideas Conclusion 1. Review important words to describe peoples qualities. charitable/determined/considerate/sympathetic/courageous/devoted 2. Review the whole passage and remember important phrases. 3. Review how to analyze sentence structure and can translate them.