Unit+2+Makinga+Difference+Understanding+ideas高中英語外研版（2019）必修第三冊(cè)

Understandingideas外研版必修三unit2

Unit2MakingadifferenceBackgroundinformationWatershortageinAfrica

WhatarethewaterproblemsinAfrica?Lead-inNowtickthesolutionsthatyouthinkaremosteffectivetosupplyAfricawithfreshwater.collectandpurifyrainwater

fundwaterprojectsbuildwellsandpumps

recyclewastewatersetupfacilitiestopurifywaterdevelopnewwaterconservationtechnologiesActivity1ReadformainideaReadthepassageandfindoutwhatRyandid

tohelpsolvetheproblemofwatershortageinAfrica.Ryanraised$2,000tobuildawellnearaprimaryschoolinUganda,andlatersetupafoundationtoattractmoresupporttoprovideclean,safewaterforpeopleinAfrica.Activity2ReadformainideaReadthepassageandfindoutwhatRyandid

tohelpsolvetheproblemofwatershortageinAfrica.Ryanraised$2,000tobuildawell

nearaprimaryschoolinUganda,andlatersetupafoundationtoattractmoresupporttoprovideclean,safewaterforpeopleinAfrica.Activity2ReadfordetailsCompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.Activity4ReadfordetailsCompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.Ryancouldgetcleandrinkingwaterwithintensteps,butsome

Africanchildrenhadto__________________________________.

SoRyandecidedtohelp.Activity4walktenkilometrestogetwatereverydayfetchwater

1Asasix-year-oldCanadianschoolboy,RyanhadtroublebelievingthewordsspokenbyhisteacherthatmanypeopleindevelopingAfricancountriescouldn’tgetenoughcleanwater.Helookedacrosstheclassroomatthedrinkingfountain.Itwasveryclose—onlytenstepsaway.So,Ryanaskedhimself,“WhydosomeAfricanchildrenhavetowalktenkilometrestogetwatereveryday?Andwhyisthewatersodirtythatitmakesthemsick?”

YoungRyanthought,“Lifeiseasyforme,buthardforthosepeople.Whydon’tIhelp?”ReadfordetailsCompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.2Ryancleanedwindowsanddidgardening,andreached___________________.Butwhenhe____________________________

hewastolditcost$2,000tobuildawell.Activity4hisfirsttargetof$70gavethemoneytoacharity

2Atfirst,

hisplanwastoearnmoneytobuildasinglewellsomewhereinAfrica.Hecleanedwindowsanddidgardeningforhisfamilyandneighbours.Hesoonreachedhisfirsttargetof$70,butwhenhegavethemoneytoacharity,hewastoldthatitactuallycost$2,000tobuildawell.

Seventydollarswasonlyenoughforahandpump.

Ryanunderstoodthatahandpumpwouldn’thelpthechildren.

Whattheyneededwasawelldugneartheirhomes.ReadfordetailsCompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.3Ryanpersuadedhisclassmatesandneighboursto___________.Hismother’sfriendalsohelpedhim.Afterseveralmonths,heraisedenoughmoneyandawellwasbuiltinUganda.Activity4donatemoney

3Twothousanddollarswasalotofmoney,butRyandidn’tgiveup.

Hewasdeterminedtohelpotherchildrenhavecleanwater.

Hestartedtoaskforhelpfromhisclassmatesandneighboursandpersuadedthemtodonatemoney.

Atthesametime,afriendofRyan’smotherhelpedmakehisstorygopublic.Afterseveralmonths,Ryanhadraisedthe$2,000,withwhichawellwasbuiltnearaprimaryschoolinUganda.Thechildrenattheschoolnolongerneededtowalkforhourstogetwater.

Theyweregratefultohim

andinvitedhimtovisit.ReadfordetailsCompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.4RyanvisitedUganda.Hesaw_________________.Healsosaw

______________________________whohadturnedoutto

welcomehim.Activity4thefinishedwellhundredsofdelightedstudents

4InUganda,Ryanatlastsawthefinishedwell

withhisowneyes.

Butthatwasnotall.Healsosawhundredsofdelightedstudentswhohadturnedouttowelcomehim.Theysanganddancedhappily.Someevenofferedhimfoodandgifts.Atfirst

Ryanwasnervous,butsoonagreatwarmthfilledhim.Hereallyhadmadeadifferenceforthesechildren.Hebrokeintoajoyfulsmile.ReadfordetailsCompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.5Later,Ryan’sexperienceledhimto________________________toencouragemorepeopletohelp.6Today,thelife-changinggiftofcleanwater______________________________________________________________________.Activity4setupafoundationhasbenefitedover800,000peoplein16countriesacrossAfrica

5Later,Ryan’sexperienceledhimtosetupafoundationtoencouragemorepeopletohelp.Manyinspiredpeoplegavehimtheirsupport.Ryan’sfoundationcontinuestoattractsupportfrommoreandmorepeople,sotheworkofbuildingmorewellscangoon.Today,over800,000peoplein16countriesacrossAfricahavebenefitedfrom

thelife-changinggiftofclean,safewater.

6Now,asanadult,Ryansaysthatthequestiontoaskisnot“Whydon’tIhelp?”,but“HowcanIhelptoday?”.Thisinsightgrewfromthedeterminedattitudeofasix-year-oldboywhohadthecourageandperseverancetomakehisdreamareality.Post-readingHowdoyouunderstandthetitle

“TheWellthatChangedtheWorld”?ThewellbuiltbyRyansolvedtheproblemofworldwidewatershortage.Themorewellsyoudig,thebettertheworldwillbe.ThewellbuiltbyRyanencouragedmorepeopletohelpmaketheworldabetterplace.Activity3Think&ShareWhatkindofpersondoyouthinkRyanis?Thinkofatleastthreeadjectivesandfindouttheevidenceinthepassage.caring,Courageous,insightful,empathetic,strong-willed,determined,responsible,dedicated,persevering/?p??s??v??r??/,inspiring,…Think&ShareWhichadjectivesdoyouthinkcanbeusedtodescribeRyan’spersonalqualitiesandfindouttheevidenceinthepassage.caring,kind，courageous,（有膽量的）

generous，Insightful（有深刻見解的）,honest,Empathetic,（同情的）easy-going,Strong-willed,（意志堅(jiān)定的）outgoing,determined,（堅(jiān)定的）creativeresponsible,（負(fù)責(zé)任的）dedicated,(專心致志的)persevering/?p??s??v??r??/,（堅(jiān)韌的）inspiring,（鼓舞人心的）…Think&Sharecaringinsightfulempatheticstrong-willeddeterminedcourageousresponsiblededicatedperseveringinspiringWhichofhisqualitiesdoyouadmiremost?Why?Whatcanwedotomakeadifference?

1Asasix-year-oldCanadianschoolboy,RyanhadtroublebelievingthewordsspokenbyhisteacherthatmanypeopleindevelopingAfricancountriescouldn’tgetenoughcleanwater.Helookedacrosstheclassroomatthedrinkingfountain.Itwasveryclose—onlytenstepsaway.So,Ryanaskedhimself,“WhydosomeAfricanchildrenhavetowalktenkilometrestogetwatereveryday?Andwhyisthewatersodirtythatitmakesthemsick?”

YoungRyanthought,“Lifeiseasyforme,buthardforthosepeople.Whydon’tIhelp?”

2Atfirst,

hisplanwastoearnmoneytobuildasinglewellsomewhereinAfrica.Hecleanedwindowsanddidgardeningforhisfamilyandneighbours.Hesoonreachedhisfirsttargetof$70,butwhenhegavethemoneytoacharity,hewastoldthatitactuallycost$2,000tobuildawell.

Seventydollarswasonlyenoughforahandpump.

Ryanunderstoodthatahandpumpwouldn’thelpthechildren.

Whattheyneededwasawelldugneartheirhomes.

3Twothousanddollarswasalotofmoney,butRyandidn’tgiveup.

Hewasdeterminedtohelpotherchildrenhavecleanwater.

Hestartedtoaskforhelpfromhisclassmatesandneighboursandpersuadedthemtodonatemoney.

Atthesametime,afriendofRyan’smotherhelpedmakehisstorygopublic.Afterseveralmonths,Ryanhadraisedthe$2,000,withwhichawellwasbuiltnearaprimaryschoolinUganda.Thechildrenattheschoolnolongerneededtowalkforhourstogetwater.

Theyweregratefultohim

andinvitedhimtovisit.

4InUganda,Ryanatlastsawthefinishedwell

withhisowneyes.

Butthatwasnotall.Healsosawhundredsofdelightedstudentswhohadturnedouttowelcomehim.Theysanganddancedhappily.Someevenofferedhimfoodandgifts.Atfirst

Ryanwasnervous,butsoonagreatwarmthfilledhim.Hereallyhadmadeadifferenceforthesechildren.Hebrokeintoajoyfulsmile.

5Later,Ryan’sexperienceledhimtosetupafoundationtoencouragemorepeopletohelp.Manyinspiredpeoplegavehimtheirsupport.Ryan’sfoundationcontinuestoattractsupportfrommoreandmorepeople,sotheworkofbuildingmorewellscangoon.Today,over800,000peoplein16countriesacrossAfricahavebenefitedfrom

thelife-changinggiftofclean,safewater.

6Now,asanadult,Ryansaysthatthequestiontoaskisnot“Whydon’tIhelp?”,but“HowcanIhelptoday?”.Thisinsightgrewfromthedeterminedattitudeofasix-year-oldboywhohadthecourageandperseverancetomakehisdreamareality.P14

練習(xí)人均可再生淡水資源

renewableinternalfreshwaterresource

percapita提供

supplysb.withsth./supplysthtosbprovidesb.withsth./providesthforsboffersb.sth./offersthtosb凈化雨水

purifyrainwater資助水利項(xiàng)目

fund

(v.)waterprojects水泵pump建立設(shè)施

setupfacilities水資源保護(hù)waterconservationP1加拿大--加拿大的做……有困難

透過……看；眺望在發(fā)展中的非洲國(guó)家飲水器采取措施做某事如此……以至于做園藝達(dá)到……的目標(biāo)慈善實(shí)際上；事實(shí)上Canada--Canadianhavetrouble/difficulty/problems(in)doingsth.

lookacross

indevelopingAfricancountriesdrinkingfountaintakestepstodosth.so…thatdogardeningreachthetargetof……charityactuallyP2達(dá)到……的目標(biāo)reachthetargetof…手動(dòng)抽水泵ahandpump挖井

digawell下定決心做……

be

determined

tododig-dug-dugdeterminev.雞塊的大小決定烹飪時(shí)間。Thesizeofthechickenpieceswilldeterminethecookingtime.他決心要援救他的兩位同胞。Hedetermined

torescuehistwocountrymen.determinedadj.

be

determined

to

dosth.他的敵人決意要?dú)Я怂?。Hisenemiesaredeterminedtoruinhim.____________(determine)tohelpotherchildrenhavecleanwater,hestartedtoaskforhelpfromothers.determinationn.

決心堅(jiān)決的

表狀態(tài)Determineddeterminesth.determinetodosth.表動(dòng)作P3求助askforhelp說服某人做……persuadesb.todosth.被公眾知曉；（企業(yè)）上市

gopublic感激某人做了某事begratefultosb.forsth.seek(for)helpturntosb.forhelpP15感激某人做了某事begratefultosb.forsth.她很感激他對(duì)她這么好。Shewasgratefultohimforbeingsogoodtoher.

感激n.______________________n.