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课件网) Unit 2 Making a difference Starting out & Understanding ideas BY MICHELLE Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What kinds of good deeds are shown in the video 2. What idea does the video convey 1. What kinds of good deeds are shown in the video 2. What idea does the video convey Visiting an elderly neighbor and asking if they need anything . Letting a restaurant manager know just how great their waiter or waitress is. Helping a classmate with their studies. Asking someone who looks lost if they need directions. Offering to help out with something in the home. We should always be ready to help others , because one small act can make a big difference. Look at the pictures of the three people and read the quotations. Talk about the following points: the contribution these people made to society the qualities you admire in each of them other people who have similar qualities He rode a tricycle and made money for the students who had no money for school. Contribution Bai Fangli kind-hearted charitable selfless generous Contribution Florence Nightingale She was the founder of modern nursing. considerate responsible sympathetic aggressive Contribution Red Adair He helped to keep the wells under control. brave responsible devoted Zhang Guimei “I was built to be a mountain not a creek, rising to the high peaks with the small valleys at my feet. I was born to be great, not worthless, standing on the shoulders of the giants, the petty cowards beneath me.” Deng Jiaxian “I do not love a weapon, I love peace, but for peace, we need a weapon. If life is terminative hind can second birth, so, I still choose China, choose nuclear career.” Zhong Nanshan “One world，one fight.” Qian Xuesen “I studied in the first 3 and 4 years in the United States and worked for more than ten years. All of this was in preparation. In order to return to the motherland, I can do something for the people - because I am a Chinese.” Yuan Longping “Chance favors the prepared mind！” Lead in Look at the map and talk about water problems in Africa. You may include: What is it about What do different colours stand for Water Shortage in Africa Now tick the solutions that 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 technologies Pre-reading: Guess what the article is about. The Well that Changed the World While-reading: Choose the best explanation of the title and give your reasons. A. The well built by Ryan solved the problem of worldwide water shortage. B. The more wells you dig, the better the world will be. C. The well built by Ryan encouraged more people to help make the world a better place. A narrative While-reading: Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Par ... ...
