the environment課件4

1、Unit 2The environment,Task Designing a poster,Skills buildings 1: reading for information,What information do you usually get from a TV guide?What information do you usually get from a newspape

2、r / a website / a plane ticket / a bus timetable / a magazine / an advertisement?,a newspaper a plane ticket a magazine a website a bus timetable an advertisement,P32 A.Work in pairs, and think of reasons why you m

3、ight want to read the following.,a newspaper,to find out about the day’s news to find out about the weather,a plane ticket,to find out departure/arrival timesto find out your seat number,a magazine,to find out about th

4、e latest fashionsto find out more about a particular topic, such as gardening.,a website,to research information to find out the day’s news,a bus timetable,to find out departure/arrival timesto find out where the bus

5、stops,an advertisement,to find out where you can buy the product to find out more about the product,Read the small passage on Page 32 and answer the four questions.,At what time can you see This Is It?What is the wea

6、ther like in Hangzhou?,At 14:30 and 18:00.,Rainy.,3. What has just opened?4. How many people went to the opening?,The city’s Modern Art Museum.,Over 10,000 people.,Step 1: reading a scientific article,Read the a

7、rticle and answer the following questions.,What is desertification?,The name for what happens when land that can be used to grow crops turns into desert.,2. What has China done to fight desertification?,2. What has China

8、 done to fight desertification?,China has taken many steps to stop the progress of desertification, including encouraging farmers to build fences, providing money for people in dry areas to plant more trees and bushes, p

9、lanting a “Green Wall” of plants and bushes in the north-east part of the country and also spending money trying to find and drill for underground water.,B. Have a discussion with your partner to think of things we can d

10、o to help stop desertification.,· Grow hardy plants that are in large groups.· Try to stop the developing of urban areas.· Stop destroying the natural vegetation and forests. · Protect the vegetati

11、ve cover, which can be a major instrument for soil conservation against wind and water erosion.,Collect some money to help the poor farms. Save as much water as possible in our daily life. Ask scientists to find more p

12、lants that are suitable for growing in deserts.,Read these sentences. What can you conclude?,1. I’ve just been to the hospital, and the doctor asked me to take some medicine.,,The speaker is ill.,Skills buildings 2:

13、 listening and drawing conclusions,2. W: When will the film start? M: In two minutes. Ticket, please.(what is the woman going to do?),,The woman is going to see a film.,3. W: The light will be shut off at ten to

14、eleven. M: So we’ve got only a quarter of an hour left.,,It’s 10:35 now.,Read the short descriptions from news reports on Page 34 and draw a conclusion about what kind of a disaster occurred in each situation.,Answer

15、sflood 2. fire3. Earthquake 4. typhoon,Listen to the news report and answer the questions.,For what is Sally Smith reporting?Where is he reporting?,She is reporting for World News.,She is re

16、porting in Los Angeles, California.,Listen to the news report again. Tick (√) the boxes of the conclusions that can be drawn from it.,Answers 1. √ 2. √ 4. √,Step 2: listening to a lecture,

17、Listen to a lecture and answer the questions.,How many people are affected by desertification every year?,It affects around two hundred and fifty million people every year.,2. Where does it happen?3. How are the peop

18、le living in desert areas affected by it?,Although desertification can happeneverywhere, it is an especially big problemin Africa and parts of South America. It is a problem in China as well.,They may lose their homes

19、 and farms because the land is too dry to use. Manyfamilies starve, and others move to the cities to find work.,4. Why does it happen?5. Who should be concerned?,Because the weather has changed. However, The actio

20、ns of humans are making the Problem of desertification much worse.,Everyone should be concerned.,Listen to a lecture again and finish Part B on Page 35.,Answers:,1. d 2. a 3. b 4. c,How can you make

21、others accept your idea?How do you explain your point of views politely?,Skills buildings 3: presenting your point of view,I think / I believe …Personally, I feel …It seems to me that …I can’t help thinking th

22、at …From my point of view, …To my knowledge / To be frank / To be honest, …As for me, …,目前，食品安全問(wèn)題引起了人們的廣泛關(guān)注。一些生產(chǎn)廠商為了降低成本追求利潤(rùn)，缺乏足夠的安全措施，致使一些劣質(zhì)或有害食品流人市場(chǎng)，對(duì)人們的健康產(chǎn)生極大的危害。請(qǐng)你就此事給一家英文報(bào)刊寫封信，談?wù)剛€(gè)人看法并呼吁整個(gè)社會(huì)關(guān)注此事。要求：詞數(shù)100左右。參考詞匯：利

23、潤(rùn)：profit；安全措施：safety measures Dear SirI’m writing to talk about the problems of food safety nowadays. _________________________,Writing,Dear Sir I’m writing to talk about the problems of food safety nowadays. In order

24、 to reduce the cost and make more profits, some food companies don't take necessary safety measures to guarantee the food quality. As a result, more and more low-quality food flows into the market, doing a lot of har

25、m to consumers’ health.,A Sample,In my opinion, food is essential to human beings. We can not live without proper food. If no notice were taken of food safety, the health of the whole nation would suffer. So I call on th

26、e whole society to take action and put an end to the low-quality food. Only in this way can we live a healthier life.Yours truly, Li Hua,A poster is any piece of printed paper designed to be attached to a wall or ver

27、tical surface.,Step 3: designing a poster,Posters are another way of communicating your information. They are best used as an aid to a discussion and should only represent the essence of your topic. Remember