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ading1. 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 rainwaterFund water projectsBuild wells and pumpsRecycle waste waterSet up facilities to purify waterDevelop new water conservation technologiesMore solutions:Step 3 Whilereading1. Students read the text with the questions 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 with the whole class.Who is Ryan?What did he do?What was the result of his effort?Step 4 Further reading1. Strengthen students’ understanding of the theme by choosing the best explanation of the title.2. Check the answer with the class and ask some students to explain their ch