(共18张PPT)
Lesson 2 Greening the Desert
UNIT 8
GREEN LIVING
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
1. listen about Greenlife, a non-profit organization;
2. learn how to take notes while listening;
3. practise asking questions after a presentation;
4. role-play a presentation and a subsequent interview.
扫清听力障碍
charity organization
have a contented life
sandstorm
proposal
a slim chance
have a survival rate of...
prosper
bring... to an end
work through one’s sadness
make one’s dream come true
current conditions
be referred to as...
be an inspiration to us
慈善组织
过着满足的生活
沙尘暴
提议
机会渺茫
存活率为……
兴旺;繁荣
使……终结
调整悲伤情绪
使梦想成真
现状
被称作……
对我们是个鼓舞
Pre-listening
Look at the poster. Answer the questions.
Invited Talk
A Non-Profit Organisation I Admire
Presenter: Dr. Chen Lan
Time: 2 pm Friday, 10 April
Place: The Meeting Hall
Organiser: The Student Union, No. 3 High School
Yi Jiefang, the founder of NPO-Greenlife
Aims:
· turning deserts/dry farmland into forest
· helping to stop droughts
Active and share
1. What is the event about
2. What do you think the presenter is going to talk about
3. What does NPO stand for
NPO stands for the term non-profit organisation.
The event is about a public speaking event on environmental protection.
The presenter might talk about Yi Jiefang and a non-profit organisation.
Listen to a presentation.
Activity 1:Listen to the first part of the presentation twice and fill in the form.
NPO-Greenlife: a charity organisation
What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefang’s life _____ ____ died in a road accident.
How did Yi Jiefang feel after the accident Life seemed to ____ ___ ________.
What made her start NPO-Greenlife Her son had been concerned about the
__________ ____ ______ in northern china, so Yi Jiefang decided to make her sons dream _____ ____.
sandstorms and deserts
Her son
lose all
come true
meaning
While-listening
Activity 2:Listen to the second part of the presentation and take notes.
Don’t write down every single word. Only write down the main idea and key words.
·use diagrams, tables or bullet points.
·use abbreviations and symbols: org=organization, yrs=years, ↑=increase
The early days of NPO-Greenlife 1. ________________.Yi Jiefang went to 2.___________ Inner Mongolia and saw 3.___________________ with little agriculture. So Yi Jiefang 4.______________ to 5._____________in the region over 6.____________ and the government agreed. Although the first trees were 7._____________, her team continued planting more trees. Now the trees have 8._________________.
w n es
the dst of
md a ppl
1 mn trs
10 yrs
bln awy
a svl rt of 85%
va ars of dry lds
Activity 3:Listen to the second part again and fill in the blanks.
The early days of NPO-Greenlife 1. ____________. Yi Jiefang went to 2._____________ Inner Mongolia and saw 3.___________________ with little agriculture. So Yi Jiefang 4._______________ to plant 5.____________
in the region over 6.____________ and the government agreed. Although the first trees were 7._____________, her team continued planting more trees. Now the trees have 8.____________________.
a survival rate of 85%
were not easy
the deserts of
vast areas of dry lands
made a proposal
1 million trees
10 years
blown away
Activity 4: Listen and complete the quotes written on the headstone of Yi Jiefang’s son. Then read the quotes aloud. Explain the meaning of the quotes in your own words.
light and warmth
fallen
Alive
a tree
in greenness
in life
您是一棵树/无论活着还是倒下/都是有用之才/活着/为阻挡风沙而挺立/倒下/点燃自己/给他人以光明和温暖。
让生命在绿色中茁壮成长,让绿色
在生命中永存。
Listen to the Q & A session.
Activity 1: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answers.
1. What helped Yi Jiefang work through her sadness
A. A presentation. B. A story of love. C. Her son’s wishes.
2. What is not a change that NPO-Greenlife has brought to the desert
Grassland has started to grow.
B. Watermelons have been grown.
C. People can row boats on a local river.
3. What did Yi Jiefang do in 2013
A. She went to Beijing to prevent sandstorms.
B. She began a new project to plant more trees.
C. She became an inspiration to us.
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√
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While-listening
(C = Dr. Chen Lan S1 = Student 1 S2 = Student 2 S3 = Student 3)
S1: Dr. Chen, thanks for your presentation. I learnt a lot about Ms Yi Jiefang. My question is: How did Ms Yi Jiefang ____ _______ her sadness after her son’s death
C: Well, as you’ve heard, this is really a story of ___ _____ between mother and son. Her son’s wishes gave Yi the strength to _______ _____ ______. “To make the desert _____ was my son’s dream. To make his dream _____ ___ is the meaning of my life,” she has said.
work through
the love
green
come true
rebuild her
life
Activity 2: Listen again and fill in the blanks.
S2: What a wonderful mother! Can you say something about the _______ and ________ conditions in the desert
C: Yes. The desert Yi chose was referred to as “the Sea of Death”. But with ____ ______ made by NPO-Greenlife, huge changes have been seen there. Grassland has gradually started to grow from
___ _____ ____. Villagers can even grow watermelons now. And the local river, which used to be dry, now runs and is ____ ___ _____ to catch.
former
current
the efforts
the sandy soil
full of fish
S3: Dr. Chen, I’m interested in what she is working on now. Could you tell us more
C: In ______, Yi began a new project to plant more trees in Inner Mongolia. This time she chose the county where many of the sandstorms _____ ______ ________ start.
S3: She’s an __________ to all of us.
C: I agree. Yi has shown that so-called “ordinary people” can do ________ ________. Many people now __________ to work in her organisation. We really can ________ so much together.
2013
that affect Beijing
inspiration
things
amazing
volunteer
achieve
Activity 3: Listen and imitate. Pay attention to how to ask questions.
1. _____________: How did Ms Yi Jiefang work through her sadness after her sons death
2. ________________________ the former and the current conditions in the desert
3. I’m interested in what she is working on now. _____________________
Can you say something about
My question is
Could you tell us more
formal questions
informal questions
They are addressed in an interview.
Imagine you have a chance to meet Ms Yi Jiefang. Prepare some questions that you would like to ask her. Then role play an interview.
Role-play
Post-listening
Surf the Internet for more information about Yi Jiefang and write a short biography about her.
Homework