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The wellthat changedthe world
一、Leading-in
1、Whatdidyoudowhenyouweresix
2、Whatwouldyoudoifyouhad2000Yuan
二、ReadingScanthewholepassageandcompletethequestionsforeachparagraph..
1.istheboy
2.didhemakemoney
3.didheraisethe$
20004.didRyanbringforthechildren
5.dowesayhiscontributionissogreat
6.todescribeRyan.IAs aboy,Ryan hadtrouble believingthe wordsspoken byhis teacherthat manypeople indeveloping Africancountriescouldntget enoughcleanwater.Theshysix-year-oldboylookedacrosstheclassroomalthedrinkingfountain.Itwasverycloseonlytenstepsaway.So,Ryanaskedhimself,“WhydosomeAfricanchildrenhavetowalktenkilometrestogetwatereverydayAndwhyisthewatersodirtythatitmakesthemsick^^YoungRyanthought,44Lifeiseasyforme.buthardtorthosepeople.Whydontihelp”fountain[fauntn]喷泉水;泉源2Atfirst,hisplanwastoearnmoneytobuildasinglewellsomewhereinAfrica.Hecleanedwindowsanddidgardeningforhisfamilyandneighbours.Hesoonreachedhisfirsttargetof$70,butwhenhegavethemoneytoacharity,hewastoldthatitactuallycost$2,000tobuildawell.Seventydollarswasonlyenoughforahandpump.Ryanunderstoodthatahandpumpwouldnthelpthechildren.Whattheyneededwasawelldugneartheirhomes,targetpargit]对象;目标;瞄准charity「tperati]慈善团体施舍pump[pAmp]泵3Two thousanddollars wasa lotof money,but Ryandidnt giveup.He wasdetermined to help other children have cleanwater.He startedo askfor helpfrom hisclassmates andneighbours andpersuaded themto donatemoney.After severalmonths,hehadraisedthe$2,000,withwhichawellwasbuiltnearaprimaryschoolinUganda.Tliechildrenattheschoolnolongerneededtowalkforhourstogetwater.Theyweregratefultohimandinvitedhimtovisit.determined[ditarmind]坚定的;毅然的donate「douneit]捐献grateful[gretfal]感激的感谢的4In Uganda,Ryan atlast sawthe finishedwell withhis owneyes.But thatwas notall.He alsosaw hundredsof delightedstudentswhohadturnedouttowelcomehim.Theysanganddancedhappily.Someevenofferedhimfoodandgifts.AtfirstRyanwas nervous,butsoonagreatwarmthfilledhim.He reallyhadmadeadifferenceforthesechildren.Hebroke intoajoyfulsmile.Later,Ryansexperienceledhimtosetupafoundationtoencouragemorepeopletohelp.Manyinspiredpeoplegavehimtheirsupport.Ryansfoundationcontinuesoattractsupportfrommoreandmorepeople,sotheworkofbuildingmorewellscango on.Today,over
800.000peoplein16countries acrossAfricahave profitedfromthe life-changinggift ofclean,safewater.foundation[faundejon]基金,基础inspire[inspair]鼓舞,激励profjt[prDfit:]得益;收益,利润6Now,as anadult,Ryan saysthat thequestiontoaskisnot“whydont Ihelp,but HowcanI helptodayThis insightgrewfromthedeterminedattitudeofasix-year-oldboywhohadthecourageandperseverancetomakehisdreamareality.adult[aedAlt]成人insight[in,sait]洞察力眼光领悟perseverance[grsSvirans]毅力;韧性Carefulreading:RationalCloseSomephrasesaretooeasy,soIwillnotgivetheoriginalwordsRyan hadtrouble believethe teacherswords.He askedhe“Li伯is easyfbr me.but hardfor thosepeople.Whynothelp”Hc wastohelpotherchildrenhavecleanwater.So hecleaned windowsand didgardenfbr hisfamily andneighbours.Finally,hehadtheS
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000.withawellwasbuiltnearaprimaryschoolinUganda.Hereallyhadmadeaforthesechildren.Today,over800,000peoplein16countriesacrossAfricahavefromthelife-changinggiftofclean,safewater.Thedeterminedattitudeofasix-year-oldboywhohadthecourageand___________perseverantmakeshisdreamareality.
三、ExerciseReviewthepassagewho/what/why/how/commentsAfterlearningRyansstory,whatdoyouwantosharewithusYourfeeling,yourcomments,yourdreamoranythingyouwanttosay.trytousethewordsandphrasesinihepassage.
四、Conclusion TeacherspreceptBekind,foreveryoneisfightingahardbattle.。
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