1、Unit 2 The Environment Task Read the following sentences and try to get some conclusions. Ive just been to the hospital, and the doctor asked me to take some medicine. The speaker is ill. I want to have some more bread. The speaker is not full yet. May I take your order now? The conversation takes p
2、lace in a restaurant. Ask the students to read the instructions about skills building I and read the examples. We can get some conclusion from the materials we are reading or listening to. Ask the students to read the instructions in Part A. Ask some students to tell us some natural disasters. earth
3、quake typhoon drought flood fire tsunami hurricane Ask some students to say something about the natural disaster. Play the recording and ask the students to draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation. Play the recording again and check the answers with the stude
4、nts. Answers 1. flood 2. fire 3. earthquake 4. typhoon 5. drought Tell the students to listen to the news reports and complete Part B. Ask them to decide which of the conclusions are logical and to state their reasons. Check the answers and give some necessary explanations. Answers B 1. 2. 4 What ca
5、uses desertification? people plant too much on the land without giving it a rest too many animals depend on the same land to eat people cut down trees for fuel and to make space for more farms 1. What is desertification? It is when useable land becomes dry and turns into a desert. 2.Where does it ha
6、ppen? It happens in Africa, the USA, South America and China. 3.How are people affected by it? People lose their homes and farms; many families starve and others move to the cities to find work. Listen to the lecture, and answer the following questions: Why we want to read the following? a news pape
7、r/a website/a plane ticket/a bus timetable/a magazine/an advertisement to find out departure/arrival times to find out where the bus stops a news paper to find out about the days news to find out about the weather a website to research information to find out the days news a plane ticket to find out
8、 departure/arrival times to find out your seat number a bus timetable an advertisement a magazine to find out about the latest fashions to find out more about a particular topic, such as gardening. to find out where you can buy the product to find out more about the product Scan for specific informa
9、tion from the newspaper article and answer the four questions. 1. At what time can you see The Matrix: Revolution? At 14:30 and 18:00. 2. What is the weather like in Beijing? Cloudy. 3. What has just opened? The citys new Modern Art Museum. 4. How many people went to the opening? Over 10,000people.
10、Step 2: reading a scientific article Read the article about desertification. Work in pairs and list three things we can do to help stop desertification: to build fences (which stop wind from blowing the dirt away) to plant more trees and bushes. better management of areas that are likely to turn to
11、desert and training people in responsible water usage. sharing information and solutions between countries and using satellites to pick out likely areas for desertification. Have a discussion with your partner to think of things we can do to help stop desertification, which can be included in our po
12、sters later. Collect some money to help the poor farms. Save as much water as possible in our daily life. Ask scientists to find more plants that are suitable for growing in deserts. Skills building 3: presenting your point of view I think/believe that From my point of view it seems that it seems to
13、 me that Personally I agree/disagree because because as a result of due to on account of Step 3: designing a poster Heading_ Content_ Pictures/layout_ Heading_ Content_ Pictures/layout_ ； http:/ 快约 ath85cwb 多饰象牙，这也是西边特产。综而论之，我想这琴，怕就是他们西戎的琴呢！”明蕙依在明秀臂弯下，好奇道：“锦瑟无端五十弦。四姐姐，这会是瑟的一种吗，传到西域去了？”明秀端详着琴身，摇头：“虽然
14、弦也不少，整个构造原理同瑟迥异。”“那他们还敢跟我说是古琴？”明柯还是很郁闷，“问我实打实要了古董的价钱！我砸他们的店去！”“先别急，”明秀沉稳道，“我已说了，看这木头样子，是有年代的；看特色，又像西边风味。那末会不会这就是他们那边的琴，而且也算得古，于是他就说是古琴？未可直斥为假。”“那 我再找人问问。”明柯挠着耳朵，“或者直接退货？毕竟这琴也没人会弹 ”“ 若真是古琴，难道我们几个就会弹了不成？”苏含萩啐了他一口，从琴架侧边的格子里取出两只竹制小棍：“这又是什么？不是鼓，却配了棍子。难道这琴不乖，非得打两下么？”明蕙抢在手里玩儿。一边苏含萩又向明柯道恭喜：“小五那几处田庄，必定经营得饶有声
15、色？”苏家是有一部分田庄交在明柯手里，让他试着管理。照二老爷的意思，不当家不知柴米贵，该叫五小子历练历练，省得这么浮躁。经营得好呢，钱都是官中的，经营不好呢，那几处反正是二老爷名下的产业，二老爷替儿子担了。二老爷膝下，统总两个儿子，一个三少爷明树，是嫡子，不但高中，而且放外任去了，过节都没回来。剩下五少爷，是庶子，那也是他唯“二”的儿子。他对云华、明蕙这几个女儿都可以不闻不问，对儿子却不同，那是要着力培养的。他三个姨太太，也便只有生出明柯的二姨娘最得意。明柯听从父亲吩咐，去掌管那几个田庄子，也有一年多了，并未瞒谁，听苏含萩夸起，倒有些扭怩：“姑姑过奖 ”“ 瞧你手头多宽裕！”苏含萩叉起腰，与其
16、说赞美明柯、不如说教训他，“古琴咧！古董的价咧！没问清楚就买了咧！大黑天下大雨的胡搬回来了咧！自己没问清楚，受了骗，你还砸人家的店！你这是忙不迭抖衙内威风是怎么着？”她骂一声，明柯缩一下。明秀抬起头来，叹道：“姑姑嘴上最直了。不骂两句，反耽误了五弟。五弟你想想，二叔给田庄时说好，得了利是官中的，虽然奶奶到时多半也是赏回了二叔，二叔多半赏回给你，但毕竟不是从头起算你的。瓜田李下，你就算有梯己，也该谨慎些使，怎么能 ”“ 这实在是我年前的梯己，一直省着，这次实在喜欢，搜箱底全拿出来了，跟官中银两无涉的。”明柯赶紧剖白。“我们自然是信你的。”苏含萩点头道，“可老五你实在该小心些。外头传开了，二哥管教向来严厉。再犯一次，你又央咱们替你说项一次不成，想从前 ” 说到这儿，想起来，“这次回来我怎没见着宝音？她病了？严重么？”众人也不知道宝
