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Unit 8
Lesson 2
Greening the Desert
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Let’s talk
How can we make the desert green?
By planting trees.
By changing leaf area.
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Activate and Share
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Look at the poster. Answer the questions.
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Could you find some basic information of this poster?
1. What is the event about?
2. What do you think 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”.
Listening
Listen to the first part of the presentation. Answer the questions.
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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
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
proposed
plant one million trees
ten years
blown away
a survival rate of 85%
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Listen to the second part of the presentation and take notes. Th