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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
词汇新知
一、单词英汉互译
1.profit / pr fIt/n.　　　　　　　　　
2.contented /k n tentId/adj.　　　　　　　　　
3.occur / k /vi.　　　　　
4.agriculture / rI k lt /n.　　　　　
5.proposal /pr p z l/n.　　　　　　　　　
6.region / ri d n/n.　　　　　　　　　
7.slim /slIm/adj.　　　　　　　　　　　
盈利,利润
满意的;满足的
发生
农业
建议,提议
地区,区域
微小的;苗条的;薄的
8.survival /s vaIv l/n.　　　　　　　　　
9.rate /reIt/n.　　　　　　　
10.quote /kw t/n.　　　　　　　　　
11.　　　　　　　 / v k m/vt.克服(困难);控制(感情)
12.　　　　　　　　 /dI t m neI n/ n.决心;毅力
13.　　　　　　 / f m /adj.以前的,从前的
14.　　　　　　　 / k r nt/adj.当前的,现时的
15.　　　　　　　 / d n ri/adj.普通的;平常的
16.　　　　　　　 / p kI /n.(车辆等的)停放
继续生存,幸存
比率,率
引文,引用(的话)
overcome　
determination　
former　
current
ordinary　
parking　
17.　　　　　　　 / e f / adv.因此;由此
18.　　　　　　　 / dIs pI / vi.消失,不见
19.　　　　　　　 / tr kI /n.跟踪
20.　　　　　　　　 / dest neI n/n.目的地;终点
therefore　
disappear　
tracking　
destination
二、短语英汉互译
1.　　 　　　　　　　　　　(使)某人梦想成真
2.　　　　　　　　　　　　 调整(情绪)
3.　　　　　　　　　　　　 使……结束
4.　　　　　　　　　　　　 想出,想到
make one’s dream come true　
work through
bring...to an end　
come up with　
5.focus on 　　　　　　　　　　　
6.because of 　　　　　　　　　　　
7.come up　　　　　　　　　　　
8.thanks to　　　　　　　　　　　
9.put forward 　　　　　　　　　　　
集中于……
因为　
被提出;出现　
多亏了,由于　
提出
Watch the video about Yi Jiefang, the founder of NPO-Greenlife. Answer the question: Who changed her life
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.
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 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.
NPO stands for the term “non-profit organisation”.
Listening task 1
Listen to the first part of the presentation. Choose the right answer.
What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefang’s life
A. Her son died in a road accident
B. Her son died in an earthquake
C. Her daughter died in a road accident
2. How did Yi Jiefang feel after the accident
A. She thought she had a contented life
B. Her life seemed to be very happy.
C. Her life seemed to lose all meaning
3. What made her start NPO-Greenlife
A. She wanted to make a profit by planting trees
B. She wanted to make his son’s dream come true.
C. She wanted to make her dream come ture.
Listening task 2
Word-Bank
Inner Mongolia n. / m ɡ li /
proposal n. / pr po z( )l /
region n. / ri d n /
slim chance / sl m / / t ns /
survival rate / s r va v( )l / / re t /
内蒙古
提议 建议
地区 区域
微小的机会
存活率
Listening task 2
Listen to the second part of the presentation and take notes. Fill in the blanks.
The early days of NPO-Greenlife were not 1________. Yi Jiefang went to the 2_________of Inner Mongolia and saw vast areas of 3____________with little agriculture. So Yi Jiefang 4 __________ to plant 5 _________trees 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 a survival rate for 8 _______.
The text is developed in the order of time
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.
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
ASKING QUESTIONS
Her son’s wishes gave Yi the strength to rebuild her life.
Grassland has gradually started to grow from the sandy soil.
In 2013, Yi began a new project to plant more trees in Inner Mongolia.
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.
Speaking—remember and retell
Early days
Of NPO,
not easy
YJF, desert, IM,
Saw vast areas of with little
YJF, prop, 1 mil
Gov.
Alth. The first trs blow away,
Continue…
now, The trees, a survival rate 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
Listening task 3
你是一棵树，不管活着还是倒下，都是有用之才。活着，为阻挡风沙而挺立；倒下，点燃自己，带给他人光明和温暖。
让生命在绿意中蓬勃，让绿意在生命中永续
What helped Yi Jiefang work through her sadness
A. To make his son’s dream(to make the desert green) come true.
B. To make her dream (to make the desert green) come true
C. she was supported by her husband
2. What did Yi Jiefang do in 2013
A. She began a new project to plant more trees in Inner Mongolia.
B. She began a new project to plant more trees in Beijing.
C. She began her NPO.
Listening task 4
Listen to the Q&A session. Answer the questions.
3. What changes has NPO-Greenlife brought to the desert
A. Grassland has gradually started to grow from the sandy soil.
B. Villagers can even grow watermelons now.
C. The local river now runs and is full of fish to catch.
Listening task 4
1. Ms Yi had a contented life until a terrible event occurred which changed her life.
contented adj. happy and satisfied because your life is good
满意的；满足的
eg I felt warm, cosy and contented.
我感到暖和、舒适和满意。
【链接】
content v. (使)满足；(使)满意
eg Having a small apartment in this city has contented me.
adj. 满足的，满意的 be / feel content with 对……感到满意
eg Are you / Do you feel content with your present life in Beijing
n. 内容；目录；含量
eg 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.
occur vi. to happen 发生
eg 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。
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
it occurs to sb (that)
【链接】
occurrence n. 发生的事情，存在的事物；发生，出现
2. Yi has shown that so-called “ordinary people” can do amazing things.
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
eg 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 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
Complete Exercise 5 on Page 84.

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