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Unit 8 Green Living
Lesson 2 Greening the Desert
How can we make the desert green
By planting trees.
Change in leaf area (% per decade)
Read＆Predict:
Dr. Chen Lan is going to give a talk on a tree-planting pioneer.
1
2
3
1. What is the event about
2. What do you think the presenter is going to talk about
3. What does NPO stand for
Listen to Part 1 and answer:
The first time:
Summarize its main idea in one sentence.
Taking Notes (1)
Notes are summaries of the most important ideas and details in a presentation.
Listen for the first time to focus on the general meaning.
Listen again and take notes. Only write the main ideas and key words.
Use diagrams, tables or bullet points.
Use abbreviations and symbols: e.g. org =organisation, yrs= years,↑= inrease
Yi Jiefang went to Inner Mongolia to realize her son's unfulfilled dream — planting trees.
Skill Builder
(1) What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefang's life
Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident.
Her 22-year-old son died in an air accident.
Her 22-year-old daughter died in a road accident.
(2) How did Yi Jiefang feel about the accident
a. Terrible sad. b. Vey happy. c. Extremely disappointed.
(3)_______________________________ made her start NPO-Greenlife.
To make her son’s dream come true
The Second time:
Listen and complete
Listen to Part 2 and answer in pairs:
The first time:
Summarize its main idea in one sentence.
Yi went to IM and proposed to plant trees to the local gov., where she achieved success after failures thanks to her determination.
The 2nd time
The early days of NPO-Greenlife ____________.Yi Jiefang went to _____________ Inner Mongolia and saw ____________________ with little agriculture. So Yi Jiefang _________ to ___________________ in the region over ________ and the government agreed. Although the first trees were ___________, her team continued planting more trees. Now the trees have _________________________.
were not easy
the deserts of
vast areas of dry lands
proposed
plant one million trees
ten years
blown away
a survival rate of 85%
Listen and complete
“You are ______. Alive or fallen, you served a purpose.
_____, you stood proud against winds and sandstorms; ______, your brightness gave _______________ to others.”
“Let life prosper ___________; let greenness last forever ______.”
a tree
Alive
fallen
light and warmth
in greenness
in life
Read and explain the meaning of the quotes.
Listen and answer
1. What helped Yi Jiefang work through her sadness
2. What changes has NPO-Greenlife brought to the desert
3. What did Yi Jiefang do in 2013
Her son’s wishes gave Yi the strength to rebuild her life.
“
”
In 2013, Yi began a new project to plant more trees in Inner Mongolia.
With the efforts made by NPO-Greenlife, huge changes have been
seen there...
Listen and complete
Talk Builder
1. _________: How did Ms Yi Jiefang work
through her sadness after her son’s death
2. _________ the former and the current
conditions in the desert
3. I’m interested in what she is working on now.
_________
A. Could you tell us more
B. My question is
C. Can you say something about
B
C
A
Are the questions formal or informal
Formal as it is addressed in an interiew.
Yi is:
her son’s concern about the environment
her love for her son; great determination
support from other people
brave, loving, determined…
The secret to her success:
Discussion
1. What kind of person is Yi
“In the beginning, I started this charity as a mother who wanted to realize her late son’s wish.
But later I realized that China had a really serious desertification problem ... If the situation keeps getting worse, how can 1.3 billion Chinese people possibly survive ”
2. What factors helped Yi succeed
Discussion
Pair Work: Interview
Imagine you have a chance to meet Ms Yi Jiefang.
Role-play an interview.
Language Points
1. profit
【点拨】
(1) n. [C,U]利润，收益，盈利
a rise / an increase in profits 收益的上升/增长
a drop / fall in profits 收益的跌落/下降
make a profit 赚取利润
for profit 为了盈利
It will make the cinema owners happy if more people go to the movies as they will make a bigger profit.
如果更多的人去看电影，电影院的老板会很高兴，因为他们就会赚更多的钱。
(2)vi. &vt. 获益，得到好处，对……有用(或有益)
profit from / by... 因……而获利/受益 profit sb 使某人获益
Two quarrel and a third profits by it.[谚]鹬蚌
相争，渔翁得利。
Many local people believe the development
will profit them. 当地的许多人认为，这项
开发将对他们有利。
(3) profitable adj. 有利润的；有益的
a profitable class 有收获的一堂课
【练一练】
(1) She donates 10% of AilieCandy’s
(profit) to Big Smiles.
(2) The local farmers will profit
planting fruit trees on the hills.
(3) They don’t set up this company profit,
but to help the local people with more job
opportunities
(4) It’s wrong to assume arts groups cannot
(赚取利润).
profits
from / by
for
make a profit
2. occur
【点拨】vi. 发生，出现 vi. (想法等)被想到
sth occurs to sb (想法等)浮现在某人的脑海中。
It occurs to sb that... ……的念头浮现在某人的脑海中。(it作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句，且that不能省略)
【典例】
The thought occurred to me that he might not be telling the truth.= It occurred to me that he might not be telling the truth.我突然想到他可能没有说真话。
注意 ：(1)occur的过去式和过去分词均为 occurred，现在分词为 occurring。
(2)occur没有被动语态，不用于进行时。 occur作谓语时，主语不能为人。
【拓展】“发生”的其他表达
happen意为“碰巧；(偶然地)发生”，常含有偶然或突发的意味。
break out意为“爆发，突然开始”，多指战争、火灾等突然爆发或疾病、疫情等爆发。
take place意为“发生，举行”，常指按计划发生的事，没有“偶然”的意味。
【练一练】语法填空。
(1) It never occurred to me these two hard
chairs were kept for a particular purpose.
(2) When I was at a loss, the idea of travelling
abroad occurred me.
选择填空。
occur, happen, break out, take place
After the flu (流感) , an urgent meeting , and we discussed what had among the students, and finally agreed on the way to prevent it spreading.
that
to
broke out
took place
happened / occurred
3. come true
【点拨】come true意为“(希望、愿望等)实现，成为现实”。
切记：come true不用于被动语态。
注意
realize和 come true均可以表示“实现”。realize为及物动词，其后可接宾语；come true为不及物短语动词，其后不可接宾语。 come true相当于 be realized。
【典例】
他参加奥运会的梦想最终实现了。
His dream of taking part in the Olympics came true at last. = His dream of taking part in the Olympics was realized at last.
【练一练】选择填空: realize / come true
(1) (2020年天津卷)The student completed this
experiment to make what Professor
Joseph had said.
(2) (2020年天津卷) Jones’ idea has been fully
— the “HAPPY TO CHAT” benches help break down the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.
come true
realized
4. proposal
【点拨】
(1) proposal n. [C,U]提议，建议
make / put forward a proposal ( to do sth / for sth) 提出(……的)建议
come up with a proposal 想到一个建议
draw up a proposal 起草提案
accept / reject a proposal 接受/拒绝一个建议
make a proposal that... 提议……(that引导同位语从句，解释说明proposal的具体内容，that从句中的谓语用“should+动词原形”，should可以省略)
(2) propose vt. 提议，建议(较正式)
propose (doing) sth 提议/建议(做)某事
propose that
It is proposed that...
建议……(从句谓语用
“should+动词原形”，
should可以省略)
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【练一练】语法填空
(1) A (propose) was put forward at the
meeting that the factory shouldn’t be built near
the school.
(2) All of us agreed the proposal that every cent
(use) where it is needed most.
(3) Some teachers proposed (put) off the
sports meeting because of the attack of the
typhoon.
(4) It was proposed that the house
(preserve) as it had been when Lu Xun lived in it.
proposal
(should) be used
putting
(should) be preserved
4. determination
【原句】She has made a huge difference with her determination to make her son’s dreams a reality.
她决心让儿子的梦想成为现实，这使她做出了影响巨大的事情。
【点拨】
(1) n. [U]决心，果断，坚定
with determination 顽强地，有决心地
the determination to do sth 做某事的决心
(2) n. [U](正式）决定，确定
The determination of who should be invited to be present took him a long time.决定应该邀请谁出席花了他很长时间。
(3) determine vt. & vi.决心，决定
determine to do sth 决定做某事
determine on / upon (doing) sth 决定/决心（做）某事
(4) determined adj.有决心的，意志坚定的；(尤指在困境中）坚决的，坚定的
be determined to do sth 决心做某事
be determined that... 决定……，坚信……
【练习】语法填空。
(1) With her talent and _________________
(determine), it appears that the sky could be the limit for Alice Moore.
(2) The warriors were __________ (determine) to defend their homeland, no matter how difficult it was.
(3)My sister Lily has determined (go) to Peking University. She is a _____________ (determine) girl, so we know that once she has determined something, she will make her dream come true with great _____________ (determine).
determination
determined
to go
on / upon
determined
determination
5.【原句】Alive or fallen, you served a purpose.无论是活着还是倒下，你都有用途。
【点拨】形容词短语alive or fallen作状语，相当于Whether you were alive or fallen.
形容词（短语）作状语用法
(1)位置：通常位于句首或句末，有时位于句中。位于句首时，一般用逗号与句子其他成分隔开；位于句末时可以隔开，也可以不隔开。
(2)作用：用于说明主语的状态或表示原因、方式、伴随、让步等。
【典例】
He returned from the war, safe and sound. 他从这场战争中归来，安然无志。
Unhappy with the result, he decided to do more experiments. 因为对结果不满意，所以他决定做更多的实验。
He arrived at the mountain village, cold, hungry and tired out on Sunday night.
星期天夜里，他抵达了那个山村，又冷又饿，疲惫不堪。
【练一练】完成句子
(1) ________________________(既生气又失望), Mary began to cry loudly and then ran out of the room.
(2) These travellers returned to the hotel, ______________________(又累又困).
Angry and disappointed
tired and sleepy
Thank you!
