课件33张PPT。Unit 2
The environment Task
Designing a posterSkills buildings 1:
reading for informationWhat information do you usually get from a TV guide?
What information do you usually get from a newspaper / a website / a plane ticket / a bus timetable / a magazine / an advertisement? a newspaper
a plane ticket
a magazine
a website
a bus timetable
an advertisementP32 A.
Work in pairs, and think of reasons why you might want to read the following.a newspaperto find out about the day’s news
to find out about the weathera plane ticketto find out departure/arrival times
to find out your seat numbera magazineto find out about the latest fashions
to find out more about a particular topic, such as gardening. a websiteto research information
to find out the day’s newsa bus timetableto find out departure/arrival times
to find out where the bus stopsan advertisementto find out where you can buy the product
to find out more about the productRead the small passage on Page 32 and answer the four questions.At what time can you see This Is It?
What is the weather like in Hangzhou? At 14:30 and 18:00. Rainy. 3. What has just opened?
4. How many people went to the opening?The city’s Modern Art Museum. Over 10,000 people. Step 1:
reading a scientific article Read the article and answer the following questions.What is desertification?The name for what happens when land that can be used to grow crops turns into desert.2. What has China done to fight desertification?2. What has China done to fight desertification?China has taken many steps to stop the progress of desertification, including encouraging farmers to build fences, providing money for people in dry areas to plant more trees and bushes, planting a “Green Wall” of plants and bushes in the north-east part of the country and also spending money trying to find and drill for underground water. B. Have a discussion with your partner to think of things we can do to help stop desertification.· Grow hardy plants that are in large groups.
· Try to stop the developing of urban areas.
· Stop destroying the natural vegetation and forests.
· Protect the vegetative cover, which can be a major instrument for soil conservation against wind and water erosion. Collect some money to help the poor farms.
Save as much water as possible in our daily life.
Ask scientists to find more plants that are suitable for growing in deserts.Read these sentences. What can you conclude?1. I’ve just been to the hospital, and the doctor asked me to take some medicine.The speaker is ill.Skills buildings 2:
listening and drawing conclusions2. W: When will the film start?
M: In two minutes. Ticket, please.
(what is the woman going to do?)The woman is going to see a film.3. W: The light will be shut off at ten to eleven.
M: So we’ve got only a quarter of an hour left.It’s 10:35 now. Read the short descriptions from news reports on Page 34 and draw a conclusion about what kind of a disaster occurred in each situation.Answers
flood 2. fire
3. Earthquake 4. typhoonListen to the news report and answer the questions.For what is Sally Smith reporting?
Where is he reporting?
She is reporting for World News.She is reporting in Los Angeles, California.Listen to the news report again. Tick (√) the boxes of the conclusions that can be drawn from it.Answers
1. √ 2. √ 4. √Step 2:
listening to a lecture Listen to a lecture and answer the questions.How many people are affected by desertification every year?
It affects around two hundred and fifty
million people every year.2. Where does it happen?
3. How are the people living in desert areas affected by it?Although desertification can happen
everywhere, it is an especially big problem
in Africa and parts of South America. It is
a problem in China as well.They may lose their homes and farms
because the land is too dry to use. Many
families starve, and others move to the
cities to find work. 4. Why does it happen?
5. Who should be concerned?Because the weather has changed. However,
The actions of humans are making the
Problem of desertification much worse.Everyone should be concerned. Listen to a lecture again and finish Part B on Page 35.Answers:1. d 2. a 3. b 4. cHow can you make others accept your idea?
How do you explain your point of views politely?Skills buildings 3:
presenting your point of viewI think / I believe …
Personally, I feel …
It seems to me that …
I can’t help thinking that …
From my point of view, …
To my knowledge / To be frank / To
be honest, …
As for me, …目前,食品安全问题引起了人们的广泛关注。一些生产厂商为了降低成本追求利润,缺乏足够的安全措施,致使一些劣质或有害食品流人市场,对人们的健康产生极大的危害。请你就此事给一家英文报刊写封信,谈谈个人看法并呼吁整个社会关注此事。要求:词数100左右。参考词汇:利润:profit;安全措施:safety measures Dear SirI’m writing to talk about the problems of food safety nowadays. _________________________WritingDear Sir I’m writing to talk about the problems of food safety nowadays. In order to reduce the cost and make more profits, some food companies don't take necessary safety measures to guarantee the food quality. As a result, more and more low-quality food flows into the market, doing a lot of harm to consumers’ health.A SampleIn my opinion, food is essential to human beings. We can not live without proper food. If no notice were taken of food safety, the health of the whole nation would suffer. So I call on the whole society to take action and put an end to the low-quality food. Only in this way can we live a healthier life.Yours truly, Li HuaA poster is any piece of printed paper
designed to be attached to a wall or
vertical surface.Step 3:
designing a poster Posters are another way of communicating your information. They are best used as an aid to a discussion and should only represent the essence of your topic. Remember - less is more.