This lesson consists of two parts. The starting-out section of this unit presents a video on people's good deeds for others, which guides students to think about valuable ideas the video convey. In another class activity, students asked to look at pictures of three people in different occupations and talk about their contribution made to society and qualities you admire.

In the reading part, students will read a story about what Ryan did to help solve the problem of water shortage in Africa. Though task-based reading activities, students are expected to improve reading comprehension including skimming and scanning for detailed information of the reading text. Furthermore, the teacher will Guide students to think deeply and explore the meaning of the topic.

1. Guide students to talk about people making a difference so as to stimulate students' interest in the topic.

2. Lead the students to skim the text and quickly find relevant information in the text.

3. Guide the students to explain the title of the article and give their good reasons.

4. Guide the students to think about the excellent qualities of the hero and give a reasonable explanation based on the content of the text.

1. Activate students' background knowledge and talk about different people, their typical deeds, contributions and outstanding qualities.

2. Skim and scan the text to learn the unique life experience of Ryan and explain the deep meaning of the title.

3. Guide students to recognize different personal qualities and talk about the thought-provoking influence those admirable persons have on students.

Step 1 Starting out

Activity 1

1. Play the video to the students and then have them answer the questions offered in the text.

① What kinds of good deeds are shown in the video?

② What idea does the video convey?

2. Play the video again and check the answers with the class.

Activity 2

1. Divide pupils into groups and let them look at the pictures and talk about the three people’s contributions and their outstanding qualities.

Role models	Occupations	His/her contribution and outstanding qualities
Bai Fangli
Florence Nightingale
Red Adair

2. Ask several students to report the results of the discussion. If time permits, guide the students to think and give other inspiration examples who have similar qualities to help them expand their thinking.

Step 2 Before reading

Activity 1

1. Work in pairs. Have students identify the main information in the picture and discuss water problems in Africa.

2. Based on the background knowledge, students briefly put forward the possible solutions to supplying Africa with fresh water.

Collect and purify rainwater	Fund water projects
Build wells and pumps	Recycle waster water
Set up facilities to purify water	Develop new water conservation technologies
More solutions:

Step 3: While -reading

Activity 2

1. The students read the text with the question so as to identify the information that they should pay special attention to in the passage.

2. Ask the students to answer the questions and check the answers the whole class.

Who is Ryan?	What did he do?	What was the result of his effort?

Step 4: Further -reading

Activity 3

1. Strengthen students' understanding of the theme of the text by choosing the best explanation of the title.

2. Check the answer with the class and ask some students to explain their choice.

Activity 4

Lead the students to further comb the text and complete Ryan’s story with expressions from the passage. If possible, ask some students to retell the hero’s story.

Step 5: Post- reading: Think and share

1. Based on their own life, students are encouraged to expand and transfer their knowledge and abilities. Ask students to voice his or her opinion about Ryan’s virtues.

2. The teacher divide students into groups to talk about what he or she can do to help others in need.

Step 6: Language appreciation:

• 1.Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water.

• [句式分析] have trouble (in) doing sth / with sth 意为“做某事有困难”，spoken by his teacher 为过去分词短语作“后置定语”；句子“that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water.为“同位语从句” 解释名词the words.

• [尝试翻译] 瑞恩很难相信他的老师所说的非洲发展中国家的许多人得不到足够的清洁水。

• 2. The insight grew from the determined attitude of a six-year-old boy who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality.

• [句式分析] 过去分词 determined作“定语”修饰名词 attitude； who had the courage and perseverance to make his dream a reality.为“定语从句”修饰a six-year-old boy，其中 to make his dream a reality.为不定式短语作“后置定语”，make his dream a reality 意为“使他的梦想成为现实”构成“动词+宾语+宾语补足语”（句法结构）