1、Unit 8 Green LivingLesson 2 Greening the Desert1.contentedcontent adj.满意的，满足的 vt.使满足be content to do sth.乐于做某事be content with 对满足/满意content oneself with 满足于；使（某人）自己对感到满足练习：I felt warm,cosy and _.contented2.occursth.occurs to sb.=sth.strikes sb.=es to sb.某人想起某事It occurs to sb.to do sth.某人想起做某事。It occ
2、urs to sb.that.=It strikes/hits sb.that.某人想起某事练习：It never _ to me that I had seen her before somewhere.occurred 3.proposal to submit/consider/accept/reject a proposal 提交/审议/接受/拒绝一项建议a proposal to build more office accommodation 增建办公楼的建议propose v.提议；建议propose sth./doing sth./that.提议it is proposed tha
3、t.提议it is proposed to do 提议练习：His _ that the system should be changed was rejected.proposal 4.survive survive sb.by 比某人多活survive on 仅靠维持生计survival n.幸存，残存；幸存者，残存物survivor n.幸存者练习：Im sure she will _ this crisis.survive Look at the poster.Answer the questions.ACTIVATE AND SHARE1 What is the event abou
4、t?The event is about a public speaking event on environmental protection.2 What do you think the presenter is going to talk about?The presenter might talk about Yi Jiefang and a nonprofit organisation.3 What does NPO stand for?NPO stands for the term nonprofit organisation.ACTIVATE AND SHAREListen t
5、o the first part of the presentation.Answer the questions.1 What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefangs life?Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident.2 How did Yi Jiefang feel after the accident?For Yi Jiefang,life seemed to lose all meaning.Listen to the first part of the presentation.A
6、nswer the questions.3 What made her start NPO-Greenlife?She remembered how concerned her son had been about the sandstorms and deserts in northern China.He had said that he wanted to plant trees there after he graduated.Pair Work Listen to the second part of the presentation and take notes.Then ask
7、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 _were not easythe deserts ofvast areas of dry landsmade a proposalplant one million tr
8、eesten yearsPair Work Listen to the second part of the presentation and take notes.Then ask and answer questions with your partner based on the notes.and the government agreed.Although the first trees were 7 _,her team continued planting more trees.Now the trees have 8 _.blown awaya survival rate of
9、 85%Listen and complete the quotes written on the headstone of Yi Jiefangs son.Then read the quotes aloud.Explain the meaning of the quotes in your own words.You are _.Alive or fallen,you served a purpose._,you stood proud against winds and sandstorms;_,your brightness gave _ to others.Let life pros
10、per _;let greenness last forever _.a treeAlivefallenlight and warmthin greennessin lifeListen to the Q&A session.Answer the questions.1 What helped Yi Jiefang work through her sadness?Her sons wishes gave Yi the strength to rebuild her life.To make the desert green was her sons dream.To make his dre
11、am come true is the meaning of her life.Listen to the Q&A session.Answer the questions.2 What changes has NPO-Greenlife brought to the desert?Huge changes have been seen there.Grassland has gradually started to grow from the sandy soil.Villagers can even grow watermelons now.And the local river,whic
12、h used to be dry,now runs and is full of fish to catch.Listen to the Q&A session.Answer the questions.3 What did Yi Jiefang do in 2013?In 2013,Yi began a new project to plant more trees in Inner Mongolia.This time she chose the county where many of the sandstorms that affect Beijing start.Asking Que
13、stions 1 _:How did Ms Yi Jiefang work through her sadness after her sons death?2 _ the former and the current conditions in the desert?3 Im interested in what she is working on now._?My question isCan you say something aboutCould you tell us moreListen and imitate.Complete the Talk Builder.Are the questions in Activity 6 formal or informal?Why are the questions asked this way?Formal as they are addressed in an interview.Imagine you have a chance to meet Ms Yi Jiefang.Prepare some questions that you would like to ask her.Then role-play an interview.
