(
课件网) UNIT 8 UNIT 8 GREEN LIVING LESSON 2 GREENING THE DESERT To listen about Greenlife, a non-profit organisation To learn how to take notes while listening To practise asking questions after a presentation To role-play a presentation and a subsequent interview Watch a video about Yi Jiefang. Answer the question: What changed her life Look at the poster. Answer the questions. n. 海报 n. 创办者 n. 盈利，利润 n. 联合会 The Student Union 学生会 n. 下午 n. 组织者 What is the event about What the presenter is going to talk about 3. 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 organisation. NPO stands for the term “non-profit organisation”. Listen to the first part and summarize the main idea in one sentence. Yi Jiefang went to Inner Mongolia to realize her son’s unfulfilled dream— planting trees. Listen to the first part of the presentation again. Answer the questions. 1. What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefang’s life 2. How did Yi Jiefang feel after the accident 3. What made her start NPO-Greenlife Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident. She was sad and life seemed to lose all meaning. Her son’s dream. Taking Notes (1) Notes are summaries of the most important ideas and details in a presentation. Taking notes can help you understand and remember better. Listen for the first time. Focus on the general meaning. Listen again and take notes. Do not write down every single word. Only write the main ideas and key words. Use diagrams, tables or bullet points. Use abbreviations and symbols, e.g. org = organisation, yrs = years, ↑ = increase. Skill Builder Listen to part 2 and summarize the main idea. Yi went to Inner Mongolia and proposed to plant trees to the local government, where she achieved success after failures thanks to her determination. Listen to the second part again and take notes. Then ask and answer questions with your partner based on the notes. The early days of NPO-Greenlife 1_____. Yi Jiefang went to 2_____ Inner Mongolia and saw 3_____ with little agriculture. So Yi Jiefang 4 _____ to 5_____ in the region over 6_____ and the government agreed. Although the first trees were 7_____, her team continued planting more trees. Now the trees have 8_____. were not easy the deserts of vast areas of dry lands made a proposal plant one million trees ten years blown away a survival rate of 85% 这些表示时间和逻辑的词汇，可以帮助我们在听的时候理清语篇的逻辑，并掌握大意。 “You are _____. Alive or fallen, you served a purpose. _____, You stood proud against winds and sandstorms; _____, your brightness gave _____ to others.” “Let life prosper _____; let greenness last forever _____.” Listen and complete the quotes written on the headstone of Yi Jiefang's son. Then read the quotes aloud. Explain the meaning of the quotes in your own words. a tree Alive fallen lig ... ...
