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课件网) Unit 8 Green Living Lesson 2 watch a video Pre-listening Task 1: Look at the poster. Answer the questions. What is the event about What do you think the presenter is going to talk about 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 organization. NPO stands for the term “non-profit organization”. Task 2: Complete the sentences using the words in the box. A _____ is the money a person or a company earns. If you are _____, you are satisfied and happy and do not want anything else or any change in your life or situation. _____ is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you. If the chance of something happening is _____, it is unlikely to happen. A _____ is a suggested plan which is put forward for people to think about and decide upon. Pre-listening agriculture, contented, determination, headstone, occur, overcome, profit, proposal, slim, survival profit contented Determination slim proposal When something _____, it happens. _____ is the state of continuing to live in spite of nearly dying or being destroyed. If you _____ a problem or a feeling, you successfully deal with it or control it. _____ is the practice of farming and the methods that are used to raise and look after crops and animals. A _____ is a large stone which stands at one end of a grave, usually with the name of the dead person carved on it. Pre-listening agriculture, contented, determination, headstone, occur, overcome, profit, proposal, slim, survival occurs Survival overcome Agriculture headstone Language Focus Key Words poster: n. 海报 display / exhibit / put up / stick up a poster 陈列/张贴海报；design a poster 设计海报 founder: n. 创始人；found v. establish 创建；foundation n. 基础，根基。lay a solid foundation for sth. 为……打下坚实基础 profit: n. 利润；v. 获益 profit from sth. occur: v. happen 发生 occurred （过去式、过去分词） e.g. Something unexpected occurred. 发生了一件出乎意料的事。 It occurred to me that… 突然想到某事 Vocabulary Learning—proposal 【释义】 n. a suggestion, sometimes a written one; an offer of marriage 建议，计划，提案；求婚 【例句】 Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the President. 议会否决了总统最近提出的经济计划。 After a three-weekend courtship, Pam accepted Randy’s proposal of marriage. 经过一段为期3个周末的恋爱，帕姆接受了兰迪的求婚。【常用搭配】 […+for sth.] Have you read Steve’s proposals for the new project 你看了史蒂夫对新项目的建议了吗？ 【同义词】suggestion n.建议 【同根词】propose v. 建议，求婚，打算 proposal /pr p z( )l/ Vocabulary Learning—overcome 【释义】 v. to successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something 控制（感情）；克服（困难）；to fight and win against someone or something 征服，战胜 【例句】 He struggled to overcome his shynes ... ...
