1、Unit 8 Green Living Greening the Desert (1) I. Pre-listeningread and predict Yi Jiefangs early life was Dr. Chen Lan is going to give a talk on a tree-planting pioneer. Predict the content of the talk. How did China achieve this? a. showing or feeling happiness or satisfaction b. the act of being st
2、ill alive for some time c. a plan or suggestion d. a stone at the head of a grave I. Pre-listeningmatch words with definitions headstone n. survival n. proposal n. contented adj. II. Listeninglisten for general ideas Listen to part 1, and summarize its main idea in one sentence. Yi Jiefang went to I
3、nner Mongolia to realize her sons unfulfilled dream planting trees. Listen to part 2, and summarize its main idea. II. Listeninglisten for general ideas Yi went to IM and proposed to plant trees to the local gov., where she achieved success after failures thanks to her determination. Can you draw a
4、diagram to show the structure of part 2? note-takingpractice Discourse markers can help us get the structure. Early days not easy YJF, IM, desert, gov., prop, 1 mil However not experienced, blow away, now, 85% the early days of, now however, although, and Listen again. Take notes and retell Yis stor
5、y in pairs. note-takingpractice Read the notes, and compare. the choice of key words? personal symbols or abbr.? anything interesting? note-takingpractice abbreviations symbols Diagrams, tables and bullet points yrs; mln IM; NY note-taking skills Notes: key words; very personal; help with understand
6、ing abbreviations symbols Diagrams, tables and bullet points yrs; mln IM; NY note-taking skills Notes: key words; very personal; help with understanding III. Listening and speaking Listen to the quotes. Take notes and read aloud. Explain the meaning of the quotes in your own words. What do you think of Yi Jiefang? IV. Discussion (group work) What else do you want to know about Yi Jiefang? Prepare some questions for the Question & Answer session.
