1、Unit 8 Green Living Lesson 2 Greening the Desert Greening the Desert Period 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 s
2、atisfaction b. the act of being still 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
3、one sentence. Yi Jiefang went to Inner Mongolia to achieve 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 government, where she achieved success after failures than
4、ks to her determination. Can you draw a 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 million However not experienced, blow away, now, 85% the early days of now however although and Lis
5、ten again. Take notes and retell Yis story in pairs. Note-takingpractice Read the notes, and compare. the choice of key words? personal symbols or abbr? anything interesting? 1 2 3 Note-takingpractice abbreviations symbols Diagrams, tables and bullet points yrs; mln IM; NY Note-taking skills Notes:
6、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 som
7、e questions for the Question great determination support from other people brave, loving, determined The secret to her success: IV. Dig Deeperpair work IV. Dig Deepergroup work Watch the video: How has Yis motive (drive) changed? “In the beginning, I started this charity as a mother who wanted to re
8、alize her late sons wish. But later I realized that China has a really serious desertification problem . If the situation keeps getting worse, how can 1.3 billion Chinese people possibly survive?” IV. Dig Deepergroup work charity planting trees Yis emotions hopeful desperate in the beginning later c
9、ampaign to raise environmental awareness IV. Dig Deeperthe power of individuals NASA Says Earth Is Greener Today than 20 Years Ago, thanks to China, India News: China & India leading the way in greener planet IV. Dig Deeperindividuals V. Summary Every individual makes a difference. Dr. Jane Goodall What would you do for the world? Thank You
