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Teaching Plan for B3U2 Understanding ideas
The Well That Changed the World
1. Teaching Material Analysis
This lesson is the reading section of Book 3 Unit 2. The text tells a story about Ryan, a Canadian boy, who devoted himself to solving the watershortage problem in Africa. With taskbased reading activities, students are expected to improve their reading skills including skimming for main ideas and scanning for specific details. Besides, students will be guided to think deeply about the theme and appreciate the power of small acts of kindness.
2. Teaching Objectives
(1)Knowledge objectives: Students can learn background information about water shortage in Africa and master relevant expressions about charity and water problems.
(2)Ability objectives: Students are able to get the main idea of the text, figure out the story clues and retell Ryan’s story. Students can express their ideas about helping people in need.
(3)Emotional & value objectives: Students can recognize Ryan’s good qualities and raise the awareness of being willing to help others.
3. Key and Difficult Points
Key Points
(1)Students can use skimming and scanning to find out why and how Ryan helped African children.
(2)Students can analyze Ryan’s personal qualities and talk about practical ways to help people in need.
Difficult Points
(1)Students can talk freely about the watershortage problems in Africa in English.
(2)Students can fully understand the implied meaning of the title The Well That Changed the World.
4. Teaching Methods
Taskbased Language Teaching, cooperative learning, predictive reading, layered reading (skimmingscanningclose reading)
5. Teaching Aids
Multimedia, video clips, PPT
6. Teaching Procedures (45 mins)
Step 1 Leadin (5 mins) Watch and answer
(1)Show a short video about water shortage in Africa. Ask students to watch and finish the blanks. 1). freshwater is ______ 2). drink _______water 3). live in ______ environment 4). ________ to get water
(2)Ask students to tick the effective solutions to supply fresh water for Africa.
( ) 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
Question: Which solution is mentioned in our text
Step 2 Prereading (3 mins) Predict
Activity 1 Predicting Ask students to predict the content according to the title.
Q: What is the passage about
Expected answer: It is about a boy named Ryan who tried to build a well to help African children suffering from water shortage.
Step 3 Whilereading (22 mins)
Activity 2 Skim for main idea and text structure
(1)Students skim the text to check their prediction and answer the question.
What did Ryan do to help solve the problem of water shortage in Africa
Expected answer: He raised $2000 to build a well in Africa and later shared his story to attract more support to help African children get clean drinking water.
(2)Analyze the text structure.
The Well That Changed the World
Introduction (Para 1): The background of African water shortage and Ryan’s decision to offer help.
Main Body (Para 25): Ryan’s process of raising money and his visit to Uganda.
Conclusion (Para 6): The influence of this experience on Ryan.
Activity 3 Close reading for details
(1)Read Paragraph 1 and find why Ryan wanted to help.
As a sixyearold Canadian school boy, Ryan could get clean drinking water easily, but some African children had to walk far for dirty water. So he decided to help.
(2)Read Para.25 and complete Ryan’s story with information from the text. 1). At first, Ryan did chores for his family and neighbours, and reached $70. But when he contacted the charity, he was told it cost 2000 dollars to build a well. 2). Ryan started to ask for donations from his classmates and neighbours and spread his story. After several months, he raised enough money and a well was built in Uganda. 3). In Uganda, Ryan saw the well in use. He also saw hundreds of local children who had turned out to welcome him. 4). Later, Ryan’s experience led him to give speeches to encourage more people to help.
Activity 4 Retell and think
(1)Pair work: Retell Ryan’s story following the time clues: At six years old → At first → After several months → In Uganda → Later.
(2)Q: What kind of person do you think Ryan is
Expected answers: kindhearted, persistent, determined, warmhearted.
(3)Q (Para.6): What influence has the experience brought to Ryan
Expected answer: He realizes small actions can make a great difference and keeps encouraging others to help people in need.
Step 4 Postreading Think and Share (10 mins)
(1)Discuss the title: What is your understanding of the title The Well That Changed the World
Reference answer: The well not only provided clean fresh water for local African children. More importantly, Ryan’s small action inspired large numbers of people around the world to pass on kindness. It was the spirit behind the well that changed the world.
(2)Free talk: As a senior high school student, what can you do to help people in need
Students share ideas. The teacher offers guidance: donate used items, take part in volunteer work, spread warmth and so on.
Step 5 Summary & Homework (5 mins)
(1)Summary: Make a brief review of Ryan’s story and stress that small kindness can create big changes.
(2)Homework
Compulsory: Write a short summary of Ryan’s story with no less than 120 words.
Optional: Prepare a short English speech and share a story about good deeds with classmates next class.
7. Blackboard Design
The Well That Changed the World
Clues of the story
At six → At first → After several months → In Uganda → Later
Qualities:
kindhearted persistent determined
Title meaning:
Well → clean water Ryan’s action → inspire others → change the world
8. Teaching Reflection
(1)Whether students can grasp reading strategies of skimming and scanning.
(2)Whether students can retell the story and express personal opinions.
(3)Adjust tasks according to students’ realtime performance in class.

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