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Unit 8
Unit 8 GREEN LIVING
LESSON 2
GREENING THE DESERT
To listen about Greenlife, a non-profit organisation
To learn how to take notes while listening
To practise asking questions after a presentation
To role-play a presentation and a subsequent interview
Watch the video about Yi Jiefang, the founder of NPO-Greenlife. Answer the question: Who changed her life
What is the event about
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.
Look at the poster. Answer the questions.
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
NPO stands for the term “non-profit organisation”.
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Listen to the first part of the presentation. Answer the questions.
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.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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
Listen to the second part of the presentation and take notes. Then ask 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 __________ 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%
“You are ______. Alive or fallen, you served a purpose. ______, You stood proud against winds and sandstorms; ______, your brightness gave _________________ to others.”
“Let life prosper _____________; let greenness last forever
________.”
Listen and complete the quotes written on the headstone of Yi Jiefang's son. Then read the quotes aloud. Explain the meaning of the quotes in your own words.
a tree
Alive
fallen
light and warmth
in greenness
in life
What do you think of Yi Jiefang
What else do you want to know about Yi Jiefang
Listen to the Q&A session. Answer the questions.
1. What helped Yi Jiefang work through her sadness
2. What changes has NPO-Greenlife brought to the desert
3. What did Yi Jiefang do in 2013
FOCUS ON FUNCTION: ASKING QUESTIONS
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
Asking Questions
1. ______________: How did Ms Yi Jiefang work through her sadness after her son’s death
2. _________________________ the former and the current conditions in the desert
3. I’m interested in what she is working on now. _____________________
Could you tell us more
My question is
Can you say something about
Talk Builder
My question is
Can you say something about
Could you tell us more
Are the questions in Activity 6 formal or informal Why are the questions asked this way.
Formal as it is 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.
SPEAK
What kind of person is Yi Jiefang
What factors helped Yi Jiefang succeed
Complete Exercise 5 on Page 84.

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