(共43张PPT)
Unit 8
Green Living
Lesson 2
Greening the Desert
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. To mater the usage of key words: contented; occur;
ordinary; survival; determination.
Learning objectives
First, let’s watch a video about our earth. Think about what happened to our earth.
Lead-in
Lead-in
Animals in the desert
Plants in the desert
How can we make the desert green
By planting trees.
Changes taking place in deserts
This is a vast area of desert in inner Mongolia. You must notice some changes. Yes, we are amazed to find there are many green trees, full of vitality(生命力).
Do you know NPO-Greenlife
Have you heard of it
What does NPO stand for
Today , you are invited to attend a lecture .
Roots& Shoots is an International Environmental Education Organization set up by Jane Goodall.
Pre-listening
Look at the poster.
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
Watch the video about Yi Jiefang, the founder of NPO-Greenlife. Answer the question: Who changed her life
Pre-listening
Look at the poster again. 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
1. What is the event about
2. What do you think the presenter is going to talk about
3. What does NPO stand for
The event is about a public speaking event on environmental protection.
The presenter might talk about Yi Jiefang and a non-profit organisation.
NPO stands for the term non-profit organisation.
Try to predict the answers.
Pre-listening
Listen to the first part of the presentation. Answer the questions.
1. What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefang’s life
2. How did Yi Jiefang feel after the accident
3. What made her start NPO-Greenlife
Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident.
She was sad and life seemed to lose all meaning.
Her son’s dream.
While-listening
Taking Notes (1)
Notes are summaries of the most important ideas and details in a presentation. Taking notes can help you understand and remember better.
Listen for the first time. Focus on the general meaning.
Listen again and take notes. Do not write down every single word. Only write the main ideas and key words.
Use diagrams, tables or bullet points.
Use abbreviations and symbols,
e.g. org = organisation, yrs = years, ↑ = increase.
Skill Builder
Listen to the second part of the presentation and take notes. Then ask and answer questions with your partner based on the notes.
The early days of NPO-Greenlife 1_____________. Yi Jiefang went to 2 _____________ Inner Mongolia and saw _____________________ 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 _____________________.
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%
While-listening
early days, not easy
YJF, IM, desert,
government, proposal, 1 million
however, not experienced, blow away, …
now, 85%
Can you draw a diagram to show the structure of part 2
Listen to the quotes. Take notes and read aloud. Explain the meaning of the quotes in your own words. What do you think of Yi Jiefang
Post-listening
a tree
Alive
fallen
light and warmth
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。
ASKING QUESTIONS
Listen to the Q&A session. Answer the questions.
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.
Grassland has gradually started to grow from the sandy soil.
In 2013, Yi began a new project to plant more trees in Inner Mongolia.
(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
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
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
Asking Questions
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. _____________________
Could you tell us more
My question is
Can you say something about
Talk Builder
My question is
Can you say something about
Could you tell us more
Are the questions formal or informal
Why are the questions asked this way.
Formal as it is addressed in an interview.
Are the questions in Activity 6 formal or informal Why are the questions asked this way.
Formal as it is 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.
Speaking
1. Ms Yi had a contented life until a terrible event occurred which changed her life.
contented adj. happy and satisfied because your life is good
满意的;满足的
eg I felt warm, cosy and contented.
我感到暖和、舒适和满意。
Learning points
[点拨归纳]
n. 内容;目录;容量;主题
vt. 使满足
content oneself with sth. 满足于……,对……感到满意
adj. 满意的
be content to do sth.=be willing/ready to do sth.
乐意做某事,满足于做某事
be content with sth.=be satisfied/pleased with sth.
对某事满足/满意
派生词 discontent n.不满足 discontented adj.不满足的
contented adj.满意的;满足的
content
相同点 不同点
contented 满足的,满意的 指安于现状已无他求,有“知足”的意味,可用作表语或定语
content 满足的,满意的 表示“甘心的,甘愿的”,多用作表语,后面还可以接不定式
eg He is happy to see his son lead a fulfilling and contented life.
She sat quietly, content to watch him working.
contented, content
【语境应用】单句语法填空
1. Whenever he returns to this place, he is happy and __________ (content).
2. My parents are content ___________ (live) in the country, where the air is fresh and clean.
3. The _________(content) of the letter is still secret until today.
4. 一Do you want anything else for your birthday
一Nothing else. I'm very content ______what you've bought for me.
5. Digital content______(be) easily accessible to people nowadays.
一句多译
6. 那些满足于现状的人在生活中一定不会有大的作为。
→Those who ________________their present situations will surely make no difference in life. (content adj.)
→Those who______________________ their present situations will surely make no difference in life. (content v.)
contented
to live
content
with
is
are content with
content themselves with
2. occur vi. to happen 发生
【思考感知】(高考真题中的 occur)
(2020·全国卷Ⅲ)We are the products of evolution, and not just evolution that occurred billions of years ago.
我们是进化的产物,不仅仅是发生在数十亿年前的进化。
sth. occurs to sb 〔主意或想法突然〕浮现于脑中; 被想起,被想到
It occurs to sb to do sth 某人想起做某事
It occurs to sb (that)... 某人想起......
occurrence n. 发生的事情,存在的事物;发生,出现
occur, happen, take place
相同点 不同点
occur 三者都可表示“发生”,都属于不及物动词(短语)。 表示“偶然发生”时可与happen互换,但它还可表示“按计划发生”。occur to sb. / sth. 指某事、想法、观念等出现在人的头脑中
happen 表示“发生”时,主语一般为“事”;当主语为“人”时,意为“碰巧”;happen to sb. / sth. 多指不好的事情发生在某人 / 物身上
take place 常表示计划、安排之内的“发生、进行”,偶尔也可表示计划之外的“发生”,但其后面一般不接to sb. / sth.结构。
eg A big earthquake occurred / happened in that area last month.
上个月那个地方发生了大地震。
I happen to know the answer to your question.
我碰巧知道你那个问题的答案。
It occurred to me that she didn’t know I had moved into the new house. 我突然想起她并不知道我已经搬到了新家。
Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years. 在过去十年里我们家乡发生了巨大的变化。
The meeting is to take place on Monday.
会议将在星期一举行。
【语境应用】
1. It occurred_____me that I played an important part in their lives.
2. ____had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with Mary.
3. Suddenly_____________________________,but she didn't know how to speak it out.
她突然想到了一个好主意,但是她不知道如何说出来。
4. I suppose________________________________ the police.
我想你根本就没想到打电话报警。
to
It
a good idea occurred to her
it didn' t occur to you to phone
3. Yi has shown that so-called “ordinary people” can do amazing things.
ordinary adj. 普通的;平常的
in an ordinary way 就通常情况而言
eg They are ordinary people like you and me.
In an ordinary way he would have come with us, but he’s not feeling well.
ordinary 平淡无奇的
usual 习惯性的,一贯如此的
common 常见的,众所周知的
ordinary, usual, common
【语境应用】用ordinary, usual或common填空。
1) It is _________ knowledge that the traffic situation in the city is bad.
2) She sat in her ________ seat at the back.
3) She came earlier that morning, for it was not a(n) _______ day.
common
usual
ordinary
4. Now the trees have a survival rate of 85%.现在这些树木的存活率为85%。
★survival n.继续生存,幸存
[思考感知] (一语熟知 survival的变形及用法)
He was the only survivor that survived the accident. However,his only chance of survival was a heart transplant. It was a pity that he didn't survive long, and even didn't survive his father.
他是幸免于这次事故的唯一幸存者。不过,只有进行心脏移植他才有望活下去。遗憾的是他活得不长,甚至没活过他的父亲。
[点拨归纳]
(1)survive vt. 幸存;幸免于难;比……活的时间长
vi. 生存;存活;继续存
survive sth. 在……之后仍然幸存
survive sb.(by ...) 比某人活的时间长(.…)
survive on ... 靠……存活下来
survive from ... 从……流传/留存下来
(2)survivor n. 幸存者,生还者
[名师指津] survive 表示“从地震、火灾、事故等中幸存下来”时,为及物动词,其后不可接介词from 或 in。
[应用融会](单句语法填空/完成句子)
1. Only two people _________(survive) the fire yesterday.
2. A lot of small companies have to fight for __________ (survive).
3. The old man is a _________(survive) of an air raid.
4. People ___________________________ will remember their terrible experiences forever.
那些在地震中幸存下来的人将永远不会忘记他们可怕的经历。
5. The man ____________________five years, during which he lived in a small house.
这个男子比他的妻子多活了五年,这期间他住在一所小房子里。
survived
survival
survivor
who survived the earthquake
survived his wife by
5. She has made a huge difference with her determination to make her son's dreams a reality.
使她儿子的梦想成为现实的决心,对她产生了很大的影响。
★determination n. 决心;毅力
[思考感知] (巧学助记determination的变形及用法)
① He is a determined person and once he determines to do something, he will finish it with determination.
他是一个有决心的人,一旦他决定做什么事,他就会坚决地完成它。
[点拨归纳]
(1) with determination 坚决地;果断地
(2)determine vt. 确定,决定;使下定决心
determine on/upon (doing) sth. 决定(做)某事
determine to do sth. 决定做某事(表示动作)
determine sb. to do sth. 使某人下决心做某事
determine+that/wh-从句 决定……
(3) determined adj. 有决心的
be determined to do sth. 决心做某事(表示状态)
[名师指津]
(1)“决定做某事”的常见表达方式还有 make up one's mind to do sth., decide to do sth., make a decision to do sth. .
(2) determined 为形容词化的动词-ed 形式,常作状语,类似的词语还有(be) lost in,(be) faced with, (be) dressed in,(be) absorbed in,(be) buried in,(be) devoted to 等。
[应用融会](单句语法填空/完成句子)
1.(2020.新高考全国卷I) Write a poem about how courage, ____________ (determine),and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.
2. She determined___________(work) twice as hard as before to make up for the lost time.
3.______________(determine) to be myself and move forward, I can now call myself a“marathon winner”.
4. I________________________ and proud of my daily progress.
我下定决心成功并为自己每天的进步感到骄傲。
5. Everyone concerned acted ___________________________________
所有相关人员都表现出了极大的勇气和决心。
determination
to work
Determined
am determined to succeed
with great courage and determination
“ Every individual matters.
Every individual has a role to play.
Every individual can make a difference. ”
—— Dr. Jane Goodall
What would you do to help the world
Use the notes you took to write an introduction about YiJiefang
What would you do for the world
Homework