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1、Unit2The environmentTask Designing a posterSkills building 1: listening and drawing conclusionsDraw conclusions from what is said in the dialogues 1.Ive just been to the hospital, and the doctor asked me to take some medicine.The speaker is ill.2.W:When will the film start? M: In two minutes. Ticket

2、, 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. listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.Answersfl

3、ood 2 . fire 3. earthquake 4. typhoon 5. droughtlisten to a news report. Decide which of the conclusions below are logical according to what you will hear.Answers1 2 4 Step 1: listening to a lecturedesertificationDiscussionWhat causes desertification? people plant too much on the land without giving

4、 it a rest too many animals depend on the same land to eat people cut down trees for fuel and to make space for more farms 1. What is desertification?It is when useable land becomes dry and turns into a desert.2.Where does it happen?It happens in Africa, the USA, South America and China.3.How are pe

5、ople affected by it?People lose their homes and farms; many families starve and others move to the cities to find work.Listen to the lecture, and answer the following questions: 4.Why does it happen?People plant too much on the land without giving it a rest; too many animals all depend on the same l

6、and to eat; and people cut down trees for fuel and to make space for more farms.5.Who should be concerned?Everyone should be concerned. Listen to the lecture, and answer the following questions: Listen again and match the following statements with the conclusions .1 Your teacher wants you to help ed

7、ucate people about desertification.2 A desert is an area of dry land. Desertification is what we call it when land turns into desert.3. People plant things without giving the land a chance to rest.4 the wind carries sand from the deserts to the cities, causing air pollution. a the ending ification m

8、eans a process.b one way to stop desertification is to allow the land a chance to rest between plantings.c some people become ill after breathing this air.d Many people around the world do not know about desertification.Skills building 2: reading for informationDiscussion:Why we want to read the fol

9、lowing?a news paper/a website/a plane ticket/a bus timetable/a magazine/an advertisementto find out departure/arrival timesto find out where the bus stopsa news paperto find out about the days news to find out about the weathera websiteto research information to find out the days newsa plane tickett

10、o find out departure/arrival timesto find out your seat numbera bus timetablean advertisementa magazineto find out about the latest fashionsto find out more about a particular topic, such as gardening. to find out where you can buy the product to find out more about the productScan for specific info

11、rmation from the newspaper article and answer the four questions.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

12、. Step 2: reading a scientific articleRead the article about desertification. Work in pairs and list three things we can do to help stop desertification: to build fences (which stop wind from blowing the dirt away)to plant more trees and bushes.better management of areas that are likely to turn to d

13、esert and training people in responsible water usage.sharing information and solutions between countries and using satellites to pick out likely areas for desertification. Have a discussion with your partner to think of things we can do to help stop desertification, which can be included in our post

14、ers later.pair workCollect 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.Skills building 3: presenting your point of viewI think/believe thatFrom my point of view it seems thatit seems to

15、 me thatPersonally I agree/disagree becausebecause as a result of due to on account ofuseful wordsStep 3: designing a posterA posterHeading_Content_Pictures/layout_Language points1. pick out (P35) because I have to pick up the rubbish where I am going to sit.(P29)pick sb/sth out 1) to choose and emp

16、hasize, make clearer or highlight someone or something: 显眼 The ships name was picked out in bright gold letters along her stern.2）to recognize, find or make a choice among different people or items in a group: 分辨Can you pick out the three deliberate mistakes in this paragraph?pick sth out : If you p

17、ick out a tune, you play it slowly or with difficulty, note by note:凭记忆奏乐 I can pick out a simple tune on the piano, but thats about it.pick up: 1) to lift someone or something using your hands:If she starts to cry, pick her up and give her a cuddle.2) to collect, or to go and get, someone or someth

18、ing:When youre in town could you pick up the books I ordered? 3) to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being taught it:Dont bother with the computer manual - youll pick it up as you go along.4) to start again after an interruption; to return to something:The author picks the same theme