Unit2Makingadifference1.Whentalkingaboutheroesorgreatpeople,whocomestoyourmind?2.Watchthevideo,brainstormthepersonalqualitiesthatmakethesepeoplegreat?Whatqualitiesdoesagreatperson/herohave?selflessbraveenoughtosacrificethemselvesfortheirbeliefneverloseheartdevotedwarm-heartedmakeagreatcontributiontomankindcaringgenerouscreativehardworkingcourageousYuanLongpingTheFatherofHybridRiceZhongNanshantoprespiratory(呼吸的)diseasespecialist(專家)foughtagainstSARS;fightingagainstCovid-19inventedthehybridrice;increasedthericeproduction;helpedtoresolvethehungerproblem;helpedtoimprovethelivingstandardofhumanbeingsDoweneedtobesuper-heroesorscientiststoberegardedasgreat?ThestoryofRyan,anordinaryboywhodidextraordinarythings.UnderstandingideasTheWellThatChangedtheWorldWhywellsareimportantinAfrica?Whatproblemisreflectedinthisvideo?FreshwatershortageLookatthemapandtalkabout:Whatisthismapabout?

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WatershortageinAfrica

WatershortageremainsaseriousissueinpartsofAfricaforyears,especiallyinNorthAfrica.InAfrica,millionsofpeopledon’thaveaccesstocleandrinkingwater,andtheyarelivinginareaswithpoorsanitationservices.ThereasonsforwatershortageinAfrica.Frequentdroughtsduetoglobalwarminganddeforestationhaveshrunklakesandchangedrainfallpatterns.Traditionalirrigationtechnologyandagriculturehavecausedagoodsumofwaterwaste.Growingpopulationandurbanizationhaveincreasedthedomesticandindustrialwaterconsumption,whichcan’tbefullysupportedbypoorinfrastructure.collectandpurifyrainwaterfundwaterprojectsbuildwellsandpumpsrecyclewastewatersetupfacilitiestopurifywaterdevelopnewwaterconservationtechnologiesReadandtick:NowtickthesolutionsthatyouthinkaremosteffectivetosupplyAfricawithfreshwater.Pre-reading:

WhatwasRyan’ssolution1.Whatisthegenreofthetext?A.Anarration.B.Anargumentation.C.Anexposition.ReadandchooseB.Ryansawthefinishedwellwithhisowneyesandthestudentswelcomedhimwarmly.D.Ryanfinallyraisedthe$2,000andbuiltawellnearaprimaryschoolinUganda.A.Ryandecidedtoearnmoneytobuildawellbutthemoneywasnotenough.C.Ryan'steachertoldhimthewaterprobleminmanyAfricancountries.Para.1E.ItisRyan'scourageandperseverancethatmadehisdreamareality.F.Ryansetupafoundationtoencouragemorepeopletohelp.Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6ReadandMatchReadandCompletePart1Para.______Part2Para.______Part3Para.______12-56Why

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help?How

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help?ThemeansandthesignificanceConclusion:Agedoesn’tmatter.It’sthecourage,determination,andperseverancethatcount.Complete

structureofthepassage.1.WhoinspiredRyantothinkabouthelpingAfricanpeople?2.What’sRyan’splanatfirst?Howdidhecarryitout?3.Howdidheraise$2,000tobuildthefirstwell?ReadandFind4.HowdidhefeelwhenhewaswelcomedinAfrica?5.WhatisthesignificanceofRyan’sfoundation?CompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.

ReadandFillCompleteRyan’sstorywithexpressionsfromthepassage.walktenkilometrestogetwatereverydayhisfirsttargetof$70gavethemoneytoacharitydonatemoneythefinishedwellwithhisowneyeshundredsofdelightedstudentshasbenefitedover800,000peoplein16

countriesacrossAfricasetupafoundationIntroductionConclusionMainbodyP1explainswhyRyanwantedtohelppeopleinAfricaP2Atfirst,hisplanwas...P3-4Then,hechangedhisplananditworkedoutP5Later,hesetupafoundationP6concludesthatcourageandperseverancemakeone’sdreamareality.Explainthetitle“Thewellthatchangedtheworld”andgiveyourreasons.ThinkandShare1.ThewellbuiltbyRyansolvedtheproblemofworldwidewatershortage.2.Themorewellsyoudig,thebettertheworldwillbe.3.ThewellbuiltbyRyanencouragedmorepeopletohelpmaketheworldabetterplace.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkRyanis?Whichofhisqualitiesdoyouadmiremost?Why?ThinkandSharedeterminedhard-workingkindpromisinginspiringcourageousresponsibleperseverantgenerouscaring/lovingWhichofhisqualitiesdoyouadmiremost?Why?

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possible.AsfarasI’mconcerned,successcomestoanyonewhoinsistsworkingwithperseverance.Instead,lackofperseverancecanonlyresultinfailureordisappointment.

Weseethisinourlife.Outstandingathletesspendalmostalltheirtimepracticing.Theirenduranceisbeyondimagination.ApossibleanswerTheRyan'sWellFoundationAsaseniorstudent,wha