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Lesson 2 P12-13
新北师大必修Book 2
Unit 5 Humans and Nature
What is happening
What is happening
What is happening
Use the phrases below to describe what is happening in each photo.
1
a drought an earthquake
a flood a forest fire
a landslide a storm
a volcanic eruption a hurricane
Match the photos (a-d) with the
descriptions (1-4).
( ) 1 Search and rescue vehicles are
brought into destroyed areas.
( ) 2 Trained dogs are used to help search
for anyone who is still alive.
( ) 3 Rescue teams try to save people
trapped under buildings.
( ) 4 Many houses are destroyed by the
terrible flood.
d
c
a
b
Predict and answer:
Listen to the first part of the interview.
Answer the questions.
2
1 What is the interview about
2 Who is the interviewee
3 Which two disasters are mentioned
1 The interview is about what search and rescue teams
do when a natural disaster happens.
2 The interviewee is Mr Wang, who is from China
International Search and Rescue Team.
3 They mentioned two disasters, namely the Wenchuan
earthquake, the Nepal earthquake.
Listen and complete.
Complete the sentences.
3
What happens on rescue attempts
1 Our first and most important goal is to _________.
2 We use ________________ vehicles and
____________ to look for anyone who is still alive.
3 In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake.
Over______members and _______ dogs took part,
and we were there for _______ days.
We rescued ________ people and provided
medical help to over ___________ people.
It's our duty to try to reduce _________ and
_____________.
save lives
search and rescue
trained dogs
sixty
six
twelve
two
2000
suffering
the loss of life
Listen and complete.
Decide if the sentences contain a main idea (MI) about rescue attempts or a detail (D).
3
What happens on rescue attempts
1 Our first and most important goal is to _________.
2 We use ________________ vehicles and
____________ to look for anyone who is still alive.
3 In a rescue attempt during the Nepal earthquake.
Over______members and _______ dogs took part,
and we were there for _______ days.
We rescued ________ people and provided
medical help to over ___________ people.
It's our duty to try to reduce _________ and
_____________.
save lives
search and rescue
trained dogs
sixty
six
twelve
two
2000
suffering
the loss of life
MI
D
D
D
MI
Listening for Main Ideas and Details
Main ideas are the key points of a
presentation or a talk. They are supported by details.
When you listen, pay close attention to the statement that is emphasised by the speaker (usually at the beginning and
end of the talk). This is often the main
idea.
Listen carefully for key words, phrases and ideas that are repeated. These will confirm the main idea.
Now listen for specific information that supports the main idee, eg. examples, causes,reasons, facts and descriptions.
These are the details.
Pair work
Work out four questions you may ask
according to the information in Activity 3.
Then ask and answer the questions.
4
Suggested Answer
1 What is the most important goal of search and
rescue attempts
2 How do rescue teams search for people who
might be alive
3 Who took part in the rescue attempt in Nepal
after the earthquake How many people did they
help
4 What is Mr Wang's attitude towards his job
Support your answer wth evidence from the
interview.
Listen and answer.
5
What advice does Mr Wang give about surviving an earthquake when you're outdoors, indoors or trapped
only shout
Outdoors
Indoors
Trapped
______________________ from any buildings or streetlights
______________ to help people find you and ___________ when someone is nearby.
_______________ anything that can break or fall
Stay there and move away
Stay away from
Knock on a wall
only shout
What are polite ways to interrupt and end a conversation Can you find more
expressions Write them below.
7
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________
Listen and imitate.
Decide whether the phrases in italics are used to: maintain (M), interrupt (I) or end (E) a conversation.
6
Maintaining, Interrupting and Ending a Conversation
1 Excuse me, Mr Wang, but can I itterrupt you there ( )
2 OK, if I'm outdoors, ... ( )
3 Sorry, but my advice is to... ( )
4 Sorry for interrupting again... ( )
5 Well, I'd love to know more, but, unfortunately, we've
run out of time. ( )
6 So, I'm very sory, but we'll have to finish there. ( )
I
I
I
M
E
E
Pair work
8
Practise maintaining, interrupting and ending a conversation in the following situations.
Situation 1: Two friends talking on the phone
Friend 1: talking about his / her worries for the
next day's presentation
Friend 2: needs to end the conversation so as to
catch a train
Situation 2: An English teacher and a student
in an English class
English teacher: explaining how to use relative
clauses
Student: needs to interrupt so as to ask a question
Expressing
Thank you!
