(共31张PPT)
Task Designing a poster
If you hear ‘Yet another building has been built in Shanghai.’
What can you conclude?
There are already some building in Shanghai.
If you hear the following dialogue
Man: The train is going to be late today.
Woman: I’m not surprised.
What can you conclude?
The train is often late.
Skills building 1:
Reading for information p32
When we read for information, we look for specific information that we need read different materials to find different types of information. We often scan the text while looking for the specific information that we require.
Why we want to read
the following?
a news paper/a website/a plane ticket/a bus timetable/a magazine/an advertisement
A.In pairs, think of reaons why you might want to read the following
a news paper
to find out about the day’s news
to find out about the weather
a website
1,to research information
2,to find out the day’s news
a plane ticket
1,to find out departure出发/arrival times
2,to find out your seat number
a bus timetable
a magazine
1,to find out about the latest fashions
2,to find out more about a particular topic特定主题, such as gardening园艺.
an advertisement
1,to find out where you can buy the product.
2,to find out more information about the product.
Read the following from a newspaper and underline the information which answers the questions that below.
1. At what time can you see This Is It?
At 14:30 and 18:00.
2.What is the weather like in Beijing?
Rainy.
3. What has just opened?
The city’s new Modern Art Museum.
4. How many people went to the opening?
Over 10,000people.
Step 1:
reading a scientific article
Your Science teacher has asked you to read the following article about desertification. Read it and underline all of the solutions to desertification:
4 …better administrator of areas that are likely to turn into desert, and training people in how to use water without wasting it.
5…sharing information between countries and using satellites to pick out areas likely to be affected by desertification.
Your teacher has asked you to include a list of three things students can do to help stop desertification in your poster. Work in groups and write your answers in the space below.
1.Collect some money to help the poor farms.
2.Save as much water as possible in our daily life.
3.Ask scientists to find more plants that are suitable for growing in deserts.
A. Read these short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of disaster occurred in each situation.
earthquake typhoon
flood fire
1. It had been raining for ten days and
then the went over its banks and
water was everywhere. The field that
we had just planted with rice was
completely covered with water.
2. The house just went up in flames. We
could not stop it from burning down.
flood
fire
3. One minute I was standing and the
next I had fallen on the ground.
The ground was moving all around
me. Several cars were fell into big holes on the roads. It was really
frightened. I am lucky to be alive.
earthquake
4. The wind was very strong and the
rain just poured down. Many shop
windows were broken.
typhoon
When you present your point of view, you usually want people to accept your ideas. There are certain things you can do to make what you say more polite so that people will be more likely to agree with you.
Presenting your point of view
Skills building 3:
You can use these expressions to help you introduce your point of view:
I think / believe that…
From my point of view it seems that…
It seems to me that…
Personally I agree / disagree because…
Use these words to explain your point of view:
because… as a result of…
due to…
A. Match the beginning of each sentence in the left-hand column with an appropriate ending in the right-hand column. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
I believe that things cost more in cities
2. As a result of last year’s poor test scores,
3. This winter has been very cold;
a. Students are being given more homework.
c. because people earn more money
d. therefore I have worn my heavy coat every day.
4.Personally, I agree with Wei Li.
5.I disagree with that low score
6. It seems to me that due to his mistake
b. because I think she has the right idea.
e. we will all get into trouble.
f. because I think I got most of the answers right
Desertification is caused by people cutting down trees and digging up bushes.
People should not keep on planting things on the same place of land. The land needs a rest!
Deserts form naturally. We shouldn’t worry about desertification. It will fix itself.
We must stop building factories. They pollute the water and all the plants die. Then the land turns into desert.
We need to learn how to use water better. If we are careful, we’ll have enough water for people, animals and plants and then no deserts will form.
Farmers should stop letting their animals eat all the grass. If there is no grass, a desert will form.
Out-of-date farming methods cause desertification.
1. How can desertification be prevented?
2. Can a desert be turned back into land that can be used for farms and forests?
You have decided to focus on the following areas in your poster. Discuss the questions below with your group.
B
3. Is desertification a global problem?
4. Why is it important to fight desertification?
5. What progress has been made to fight desertification so far?
6. Can young people do anything to help fight this problem?
Title _______________________
Content _______________________
Pictures /format _________________
Discuss the content and format of your poster with your group.