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Unit 8 Green Living
Lesson 2 Greening the Desert
Pre-listening
What do you know about the desert?
Animals in the desert
Plants in the desert
How can we make the desert green?
By planting trees.
Read&Predict:
1
What is the event about?
What do you think the presenter is going to talk about?
What does NPO stand for?
Look at the poster and answer the questions.
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 Part 1&answer:
2
The first time:
Summarize its main idea in one sentence.
Taking Notes (1)
Notes are summaries of the most important ideas and details in a presentation.
Listen for the 1st time to focus on the general meaning.
Listen again and take notes. Only write the main ideas and key words.
Use diagrams, tables or bullet points.
Use abbreviations and symbols: e.g. org =organisation, yrs= years,↑= inrease
Yi Jiefang went to Inner Mongolia to realize her son’s unfulfilled dream — planting trees.
Skill Builder
Listen to Part 1&answer:
2
What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefang’s life?
Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident
Her 22-year-old son died in an air accident
Her 22-year-old daughter died in a road accident
How did Yi Jiefang feel about the accident?
a. terrible sad b. vey happy c. extremly disappointed
_______________________________ made her start NPO-Greenlife.
To make her son’s dream come true
The 2nd time:
Listen&complete
Today, I’m going to talk about NPO-Greenlife. Ms Yi Jiefang is the founder of NPO-Greenlife, a charity organisation. Why did she set up such an organisation and what is it for? These are the things I’m going to talk about in my presentation.
Ms Yi had a contented life until a terrible event occurred which changed her life. Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident. For Yi Jiefang, life seemed to lose all meaning