M5 U2 Task.ppt

1、THE ENVIRONMENT,Task Designing a poster,Step1 Self-study Task1: Read the guidelines and the dialogues in Skills building 1 on Page 32 andunderstand the intended meaning of the dialogues. If you hear Yet another skyscraper has been built in Shanghai. What can you conclude? There are already some skys

2、crapers in Shanghai.,If you hear the following dialogue Man: The train is going to be late today. Woman: Im not surprised. What can you conclude? The train is often late.,Task2 Draw conclusions from what is said in the dialogues,1.Ive just been to the hospital, and the doctor asked me to take some m

3、edicine. The speaker is ill.,2.W:When will the film start? M: In two minutes. Ticket, please. The woman is going to see a film.,3.W: The light will be shut off at ten to eleven. M: So weve got only a quarter of an hour left. Its 10:35 now.,Step2 ListeningTask1 A. Listen to these short descriptions f

4、rom news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.,earthquake typhoon drought flood fire,flood,fire,earth- quake,typh- oon,drought,Tapescript,1. It had been raining for ten days and then the river burst its banks and water was everywhere. The field

5、 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.,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 trapped in big holes on the

6、 roads. It was really frightening. I am lucky to be alive.,4. The wind was very strong and the rain just poured down. Many shop windows were broken and lots of street signs were destroyed. 5. There has been no rain for more than five years here. The crops have failed and there is hardly anything to

7、eat.,1. The fires have been burning for quite some time. 2. Many people have lost their homes.,Task2 B. Listen to the news report and decide if each conclusion below is logical. If it is, tick () the box.,3. The police suspect citizens of Los Angeles helped start the fires. 4. The reporter thinks it

8、 is very sad that old trees will be burnt. 5. The fire department has given up hope of stopping the fires.,Tapescript,Reporter: This is Sally Smith reporting for World News from Los Angeles, California. California is still battling against huge fires that are sweeping across the state. Thousands of

9、people have lost their homes although thankfully, no one has been killed. Firefighters are trying new ways to help,save peoples homes. This includes using helicopters to bring water from the sea. It is thought that some teenagers may have started the fires. About three hours ago the police arrested

10、two suspects. I can see from here that the damage to the environment is very bad. The fires have already damaged two hundred and sixty,square kilometers of forest. These were mainly old redwood trees which were very important to the ecology of the area. Some of the trees were hundreds of years old a

11、nd will be damaged or lost completely if the fires are not brought under control quickly. At the moment, there is no sign of the fires coming,under control. High winds in the area are helping the fires to spread. I will bring you another update in an hour. This is Sally Smith, reporting to you live

12、from Los Angeles, California.,B. Check your understanding of what you have just heard. Read the following statements and match them with the conclusions that can be made from them.1. d 2. a 3. b. 4. c,Task3 : Listening to a lecture,1)It is when useable land becomes dry and turns into a desert . 2)It

13、 happens in Africa , the USA , South America and China. 3)People lose their homes and farms , many families starve and others move to the cities to find work. 4) People plant too much on the land without giving it a rest ; too many animals all depend on the same land to eat and people cut down trees

14、 for fuel and to make space for more farms .,Step3 Reading Skills building 2: reading for information,Discussion:,What information do you usually get from a TV guide?,Timetables for TV programmes, brief introductions to different TV programmes, Information about different films, ,Task1,Task2 Part B

15、on P34 1. At what time can you see The Matrix: Revolution? At 14:30 and 18:00. 2. What is the weather like in Beijing? Cloudy. 3. What has just opened? The citys new Modern Art Museum. 4. How many people went to the opening? Over 10,000people.,Step4 Practising A Solutions to desertification:,To enco

16、urage farmers to building fences To provide money to plant more trees and bushes in dry areas To do scientific research on the problem To have a better management of the potential desert,To train people in responsible water usage To share information and solutions between countries To use satellites

17、 to pick out areas likely to be affected by desertification,Step5 Discussion (Part B on P35) 1. Collect some money to help the poor farmers . 2. Save as much water as possible in our daily life . 3. Ask scientists to find more plants that are suitable for growing in desert . ,Skills building 3 : pre

18、senting your point of view Step1 Self study,How shall you introduce your point of view ? I think /believe that - From my point view it seems that - It seems to me that - Personally I agree /disagree because -,How shall you explain your point of view ? because - due to - as a result of - on account o

19、f -,Step2 Writing,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 to rest!,Deserts form naturally. We shouldnt worry about desertification. It will fix itself.,We must stop building fact

20、ories. 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, well 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 the

21、re is no grass, a desert will form.,Out-dated farming methods cause desertification.,1. How can desertification be prevented? 2. Can areas of desert be turned back into farmland and forests?,You have decided to focus on the following areas in your poster. Discuss the questions below with your group.

22、,Designing a poster,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?,Heading _ Content _ Pictures /layout _,Discuss the content and layo

23、ut of your poster with your group. Use the space below to help with your planning.,Step3 Phrases,take steps be stocked with 3. in the form of 4. scientific research 5. pick out 6. on account of 7. give up hope of 8. dig up,Step4 An article 1.charge for 2.a large number of 3. a serious waste of resources 4.as well 5.be buried in . 6. the regulation is a timel