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Unit8 Green Living
Lesson2 Greening the Desert
Ant Forest
Combining the Internet, finance（金融） and a low-carbon lifestyle, the scheme aims to turn virtual（虚拟的） trees that users grow on the platform to real ones, thus contributing to tree-planting and environmental protection moves
The Ant Forest is turning desert into green island.
Who is the founder
Plants in the desert
How can we make the desert green
By planting trees.
Read＆Predict:
1
What is the event about
What do you think the presenter is going to talk about
What does NPO stand for
Look at the poster and answer the questions.
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 Part 1＆answer:
2
The first time:
Summarize its main idea in one sentence.
Taking Notes (1)
Notes are summaries of the most important ideas and details in a presentation.
Listen for the 1st time to focus on the general meaning.
Listen again and take notes. Only write the main ideas and key words.
Use diagrams, tables or bullet points.
Use abbreviations and symbols: e.g. org =organisation, yrs= years,↑= inrease
Yi Jiefang went to Inner Mongolia to realize her son’s unfulfilled dream — planting trees.
Skill Builder
What is the presenter going to talk about in her speech
She is going to talk why Yi Jiefang set up NPO-Greenlife and what it is for.
Listening
1. What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefang’s life
2. How did she feel after the accident
3. What made her start NPO-Greenlife
Listening (P34. 2)
1. What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefang’s life
Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident.
Listening
(Ms Yi Jiefang had a contented life until this terrible
event occurred which changed her life.)
occur(occurred, occurred) vi. 发生，出现
sth. occurs to sb. 某人想起某事
A good idea occurred to him when he was asked to find the solution to the problem.
happened
2. How did Yi Jiefang feel after the accident
Listening
(despite her sadness, … although she was sad, …)
She felt so sad that life seemed to lose all meaning.
Today, I’m going to talk about NPO-Greenlife. Ms Yi Jiefang is the founder of NPO-Greenlife, a charity organisation. Why did she set up such an organisation and what is it for These are the things I’m going to talk about in my presentation.
Ms Yi had a contented life until a terrible event occurred which changed her life. Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident. For Yi Jiefang, life seemed to lose all meaning. But despite her sadness, 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. So Yi Jiefang decided to make her son’s dream come true, and NPO-Greenlife was born.
Listen to Part 2＆answer in pairs:
3
The first time:
Listen for the general information.
The 2nd time
The early days of NPO-Greenlife ____________Yi Jiefang went to _____________ Inner Mongolia and saw ____________________ with little agriculture. So Yi Jiefang _________ to ___________________in the region over ________ and the government agreed. Although the first trees were ___________, her team continued planting more trees. Now the trees have _________________________.
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%
The early days of NPO-Greenlife were not easy. Yi Jiefang went to the deserts of Inner Mongolia and saw vast areas of dry lands with little agriculture. The local government agreed with her proposal to plant one million trees in the region over ten years. However, her team had little experience of tree planting and the first trees were blown away! Although there seemed only a slim chance that the trees could survive, the difficulty did not prevent her from trying. It had always been her policy never to give up. Now the trees have a survival rate of 85%.
only choose key words
use some personal symbols and abbreviations.
Use diagrams, tables or bullet points
Skill Builder—taking notes (P34)
Read Skill Builder on Page 34.
Taking Notes
yrs; org
Listen again and fill in the blanks(P34.3)
The early days of NPO-Greenlife ______________. Yi Jiefang went to ___________ Inner Mongolia and saw vast areas of ________ with little agriculture. So Yi Jiefang proposed to ___________________ in the region over ________ and the government agreed. Although the first trees were ___________, her team continued planting more trees. Now the trees have ______________.
were not easy
the deserts of
dry lands
plant one million trees
10 years
blown away
a survival rate of 85%
The local government agreed with her proposal to plant one million trees.
n. suggestion / plan
v. suggest / plan
Use the key words to introduce Yi and her organization.
accident, occur, overcome, non-profit, desert, slim chance, prevent
V. Summary
Every individual makes a difference.
— Dr. Jane Goodall
What would you do for the world

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