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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 a video about Yi Jiefang. Answer the question: What changed her life
Look at the poster. Answer the questions.
n. 海报
n. 创办者
n. 盈利，利润
n. 联合会
The Student Union 学生会
n. 下午
n. 组织者
What is the event about
What 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.
NPO stands for the term “non-profit organisation”.
Listen to the first part and summarize the main idea in one sentence.
Yi Jiefang went to Inner Mongolia to realize her son’s unfulfilled
dream— planting trees.
Listen to the first part of the presentation again. 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.
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 part 2 and summarize the main idea.
Yi went to Inner Mongolia and proposed to plant trees to the local government, where she achieved success after failures thanks to her determination.
Listen to the second part again 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
made a proposal
plant one million trees
ten years
blown away
a survival rate of 85%
这些表示时间和逻辑的词汇，可以帮助我们在听的时候理清语篇的逻辑，并掌握大意。
“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
您，是一棵树，无论活着，还是倒下，都是有用之材。活着，为阻挡风沙而挺立；倒下，点燃自己给他人以光明和温暖。
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
ASKING QUESTIONS
Her son’s wishes gave Yi the strength to rebuild her life.
Grassland has gradually started to grow from the sandy soil.
Villagers can grow watermelons now.
The local river now runs and is full of fish.
3. What did Yi Jiefang do in 2013
In 2013, Yi started a new project to plant more trees in Inner Mongolia, selecting a county that was frequently impacted by sandstorms that affected Beijing.
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
Are there any other ways of asking questions
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. Because they are addressed in an interview.
What else do you want to know about Yi Jiefang 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.
What kind of person is Yi Jiefang
brave, loving, determined…
What factors helped Yi Jiefang succeed
her son’s concern about the environment
her love for her son; great determination
Support from other people
1. Ms Yi had a contented life until a terrible event occurred which changed her life.
易女士过着满足的生活，直到一件可怕的事情发生，这件事改变了她的生活。
e.g. I felt warm, cozy and contented.
我感到暖和、舒适和满意。
contented adj. happy and satisfied because your life is good
满意的；满足的
【链接】
content v. (使)满足；(使)满意
e.g. Having a small apartment in this city has contented me.
adj. 满足的，满意的
e.g. Are you / Do you feel content with your present life in Beijing
n. 内容；目录；含量
e.g. The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study.
John emptied the contents of the bag onto the table, but he didn’t find his new pen.
【常用结构】
be / feel content with 对……感到满意
be content to do sth. 愿意做某事
with content 满意地，满足地
content oneself with 使自己满足于……
相同点 不同点
contented 满足的，满意的 安于现状已无他求，有“知足”的意味，可用作表语或定语
content 满足的，满意的 “甘心的，甘愿的”，多用作表语，后面还可以接不定式
e.g. He is happy to see his son lead a fulfilling and contented life.
She sat quietly, content to watch him working.
contented, content
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) The greens are living a _________ (content) life in the countryside now.
2) Are you content _________ your present achievements
3) She is content _________ (lead) such a peaceful life.
4) She dropped her suitcase and the _________ (content) fell out on the floor.
contented
with
to lead
contents
e.g. A third of accidental deaths occur in the home.
有三分之一的意外死亡事件发生在家里。
【常用结构】
occur to sb. （主意或想法突然）浮现于脑中; 被想起，被想到
It occurs to sb. to do sth. 某人突然想到做某事
It occurs to sb. (that) 某人想到……
【链接】
occurrence n. 发生的事情，存在的事物；发生，出现
occur vi. to happen 发生
注意：
occur是不及物动词，不用于被动语态，其过去式、过去分词以及现在分词分别为occurred, occurred, occurring。
“某人突然想到……”的其他表达方式：
es to sb. sth. strikes sb. sth. hits sb.
It hits/ strikes sb. that…
occur, happen, take place
相同点 不同点
occur 三者都可表示“发生”，都属于不及物动词（短语）。 “偶然发生”时可与happen互换，但它还可表示“按计划发生”。occur to sb. / sth. 指某事、想法、观念等出现在人的头脑中
happen “发生”时，主语一般为“事”；当主语为“人”时，意为“碰巧”；happen to sb. / sth. 多指不好的事情发生在某人 / 物身上
take place 表示计划、安排之内的“发生、进行”，偶尔也可表示计划之外的“发生”，但其后面一般不接to sb. / sth.结构。
e.g. A earthquake occurred / happened in that area last month.
上个月那个地方发生了地震。
I happen to know the answer to your question.
我碰巧知道你那个问题的答案。
It occurred to me that she didn’t know I had moved into the new house. 我突然想起她并不知道我已经搬到了新家。
Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten years. 在过去十年里我们家乡发生了巨大的变化。
The meeting is to take place on Monday.
会议将在星期一举行。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) In a world that warms up by 3 ℃, it found that multiple changes to the colour of the oceans ___________ (occur).
2) They were watching TV when an terrible earthquake _________ (occur).
3) Did _________ occur to you to put on your favourite CD at your birthday party
4) It occurred to me _________ I had left the construction model at home.
would occur
occurred
it
that
用happen, occur或take place填空。
1) The party will _______________ on Friday night．
2) When I was walking in the street, I _____________ to meet a friend of mine.
3) It ____________ to him that he didn’t lock the door.
take place / occur
happened
occurred
2. So Yi Jiefang decided to make her son’s dream come true, and NPO-Greenlife was born.
于是，易解放决定帮儿子实现梦想，NPO绿色生命应运而生。
make one’s dream come true 使某人梦想成真
e.g. If you study hard, you can make your dream come true.
如果你努力学习，你就会使你的梦想成真。
come true与realise
不同点 例句
come true 不及物动词短语，不能用于被动语态。 梦想+ come true Her dream came true when Rose won a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
realise 及物动词，可用于被动语态。 realise+ 梦想 Rose realised her dream when she won a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) ________________________ (使他的梦想实现) is not an easy thing.
2) Our parents are content to do everything to help us to _____
_________________________ (使我们的梦想实现).
3) ______________________________________ (他的梦想实现了) he became a famous composer.
4) Danny has worked hard for long to ________________ (实现他的梦想) and now he is popular.
5) I hoped I could go to Shanghai someday when I was a little child, and now my dream has _____________________ (实现).
Making his dream come true
make our dreams come true
His dream came true/ his dream was realised
realise his dream
come true/ been realised
3. I have complete respect for her and admire her strength in overcoming such a great personal loss.
我非常尊重她，钦佩她克服如此巨大的个人损失的毅力。
overcome vt. to successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving something
克服(困难) ；控制(感情)
be overcome with受到……的极大影响
overcome one’s fear 克服某人的恐惧
overcome bad habits 改掉恶习
overcome the enemy 战胜敌人
e.g. In fact, there are several difficulties that have to be overcome. 事实上，还有一些困难不得不克服。
Mrs Smith was overcome with delight.
Smith夫人十分高兴。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) This is my story of how I ____________ (overcome) that rejection and moved on with my life.
2) If the difficulty can ____________ (overcome), we will complete the project on schedule.
overcame
be overcome
4. My question is: How did Ms Yi Jiefang work through her sadness after her son’s death
我的问题是：在她的儿子去世后，易解放是如何从悲伤中走出来的？
work through 调整(情绪)；解决(问题)
e.g. You can work through your anxiety by listening to music. 你可以通过听音乐来消除焦虑。
It’s a complex situation but we’ll work through it.
这是一个复杂的情况，但是我们会解决的。
work as 从事……工作
work for 为……工作
work on 从事，致力于；努力改善，努力完成
work at 努力改善，致力于
work out 算出；制订出；解决；锻炼；成功地发展
work up 激发；逐步发展
【语境应用】根据语境用合适的work短语适当形式完成句子。
1) Shirley ______________ her disappointment and did the experiment from the beginning.
2) Wilson _____________ a driver through a student-support programme of the non-profit organization.
3) Doctors have ___________ a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events.
4) Her brother is a good basketball player, but Jane can’t _________ any enthusiasm for this game.
5) He was actually a published author, and he was currently ____________ a new book.
worked through
worked as
worked out
work up
working on
5. Yi has shown that so-called “ordinary people” can do amazing things.
易证明了所谓的“普通人”也能做出惊人的事情。
e.g. They are ordinary people like you and me.
In an ordinary way he would have come with us, but he’s not feeling well.
ordinary adj. average, common, or usual, not different or special 普通的；平常的
in an ordinary way 就通常情况而言
ordinary 平淡无奇的
usual 习惯性的，一贯如此的
common 常见的，众所周知的
ordinary, usual, common
【语境应用】用ordinary, usual或common填空。
1) It is _________ knowledge that the traffic situation in the city is bad.
2) She sat in her ________ seat at the back.
3) She came earlier that morning, for it was not a(n) _______ day.
common
usual
ordinary
1. Complete Exercise 2 on Page 83.
2. Write down your conversation of
activity 8 on page 35.

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