《Making a difference》Section A PPT课件

外研版高中英语必修三《Making a difference》Section A PPT课件，共37页。

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1. What ’s the main idea of the passage?

A. A Canadian boy collected enough money to dig a well.

B. A Canadian boy helped dig a well for people in Uganda.

C. A Canadian boy tried his best to make his dream come true.

D. A Canadian boy made the world different because of his efforts.

2. What inspired Ryan to help?

A. His teacher ’s introduction. B. The dirty water he found.

C. The ten-kilometre distance.D. The drinking fountain in his school.

3. What do we know about the boy ’s efforts?

A. He built a well when his first target was achieved.

B. He didn ’t give up and collect enough money by himself.

C. He made his own story known to the public through the Internet.

D. His efforts paid off and he went to see the well in person in Uganda.

4. What influence did the visit to Uganda have on Ryan?

A. Ryan ’s character changed. B. He benefited from the life-changing visit.

C. He was determined to help more African people. D. He changed his view on how to make a difference.

5. How can we describe the Canadian boy?

A. Helpful and determined. B. Joyful and warm-hearted.

C. Hard-working and grateful. D. Delighted and generous.

题组练·领悟方法

核心词汇

教材原句p.13 the contribution these people made to society 这些人对社会做出的贡献

1 contribution n. 贡献；捐款；稿件

搭配：make a contribution/contributions to 为……做出贡献

He received a special award for his contribution to the community.

他因对社区做出的贡献而获得一个特别奖。

Charlie Chaplin made a great contribution to silent films. 查理·卓别林对无声电影做出了很大的贡献。

All contributions for the school magazine must be received by 1 August.

投给校刊的所有稿件截止到8 月1 日。

【单词积累】

contribute v. 捐助，捐赠，贡献；投稿，撰稿；促成，造成 contributor n. 捐款人；撰稿人

contribute...to... 为……贡献/ 捐献…… contribute to... 为……做出贡献；向……捐款；促成，造成

教材原句p.13 The amount of relief and comfort experienced by the sick after the skin has been carefully washed and dried，is one of the commonest observations made at a sick bed. 在病人的皮肤被仔细地清洗和晾干之后，病人所感受到的放松和舒适是在病床上最常见的观察之一。

2 relief n. 减轻，缓解；宽慰，宽心；救济

搭配:in relief 如释重负，松了口气 to one ’s relief 令某人欣慰的是

much to one ’s relief/to one ’s great relief 令某人非常欣慰的是

It is a relief to do sth. 做某事令人欣慰。 What a relief ! 终于放心了！

the relief of suffering痛苦的减轻　 I breathed a sigh of relief. 我如释重负地松了口气。

Much to my relief the car was not damaged. 令我非常庆幸的是车并没有损坏。

It was such a relief to hear that Marta was found safe and well.

听到玛尔塔安然无恙被找到，真是如释重负。

Our organisation is just one of many charities that are providing relief in the region.

我们的组织只是该地区提供救济的众多慈善机构之一。

【单词积累】 relieve v. 解除，减轻

教材原句p.14 Freshwater shortage 淡水短缺

3 shortage n. 短缺，不足，缺乏

搭配：There is a/no shortage of sth. 缺乏/ 不缺某物。

water/food/housing shortage 用水 /食物 /住房短缺 the shortage of money 缺钱

Patients were dying because of an acute shortage of nurses.

因为护理人员严重不足，患者生命垂危。

There ’s a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps. 难民营里缺少足够的食物和住处。

【归纳拓展】 be short of（= lack）缺乏，缺少（强调状态）

fall short of 缺乏；达不到；不符合（强调动作） be short for 是……的缩写/ 简称

in short 简言之，总而言之 for short 简称，缩写

教材原句p.14 Now tick the solutions that you think are most effective to supply Africa with fresh water. 现在勾出你认为最有效的为非洲提供淡水的解决方案。

4 effective adj. 有效的，产生预期效果的

搭配：take effective measures to do sth. 采取有效措施做某事

It ’s an extremely effective cure for a headache. 这种药物治疗头痛极其有效。

Yoga is a very effective technique for combating stress. 瑜伽是一种非常有效的缓解压力的方法。

She ’s a very effective teacher. 她课教得非常好。

【单词积累】 effect n. 影响，后果 　have an effect on 对……有影响

effectively adv. 有效地