1、UnitThe environmentTask Designing a posterSkills building 1:listening and drawing conclusionsDraw conclusions from what is said in the dialogues 1.Ive just been to the hospital,and the doctor asked me to take some medicine.The speaker is ill.2.W:When will the film start?M:In two minutes.Ticket,pleas
2、e.The woman is going to see a film.3.W:The light will be shut off at ten to eleven.M:So weve got only a quarter of an hour left.Its 10:35 now.listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.Answers1.flood 2.fire
3、 3.earthquake 4.typhoon 5.droughtlisten to a news report.Decide which of the conclusions below are logical according to what you will hear.Answers1 2 4Step 1:listening to a lectureWhat causes desertification?people plant too much on the land without giving it a rest too many animals depend on the sa
4、me land to eatpeople cut down trees for fuel and to make space for more farms1.What is desertification?It is when useable land becomes dry and turns into a desert.2.Where does it happen?It happens in Africa,the USA,South America and China.3.How are people affected by it?People lose their homes and f
5、arms;many families starve and others move to the cities to find work.Listen to the lecture,and answer the following questions:4.Why does it happen?People plant too much on the land without giving it a rest;too many animals all depend on the same land to eat;and people cut down trees for fuel and to
6、make space for more farms.5.Who should be concerned?Everyone should be concerned.Listen to the lecture,and answer the following questions:Listen again and match the following statements with the conclusions.1 Your teacher wants you to help educate people about desertification.2 A desert is an area o
7、f dry land.Desertification is what we call it when land turns into desert.3.People plant things without giving the land a chance to rest.4 the wind carries sand from the deserts to the cities,causing air pollution.a the ending ification means a process.b one way to stop desertification is to allow t
8、he land a chance to rest between plantings.c some people become ill after breathing this air.d Many people around the world do not know about desertification.Skills building 2:reading for informationWhy we want to read the following?a news paper/a website/a plane ticket/a bus timetable/a magazine/an
9、 advertisementa news paperto find out about the days news to find out about the weathera websiteto research information to find out the days newsto find out departure/arrival timesto find out where the bus stopsa bus timetablea plane ticketto find out departure/arrival timesto find out your seat num
10、beran advertisementa magazine to find out about the latest fashionsto find out more about a particular topic,such as gardeningto find out where you can buy the productto find out more about the productScan for specific information from the newspaper article and answer the four questions.1.At what ti
11、me 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 10,000 people.Step 2:reading a scientific articleRead the article about desertification.Work in pairs
12、 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 desert and training people in responsible water usage.sharing information and solutions betwee
13、n 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 posters later.Collect some money to help the poor farms.Save as much water as possible in our daily
14、 life.Ask scientists to find more plants that are suitable for growing in deserts.Skills building 3:presenting your point of viewI think/believe thatFrom my point of view it seems thatit seems to me thatPersonally I agree/disagree becausebecause as a result of due to on account of Step 3:designing a
15、 posterHeading_Content_Pictures/layout_1.pick out(P35)because I have to pick up the rubbish where I am going to sit.(P29)pick sb./sth.out1)to choose and emphasize,make clearer or highlight someone or sth.:显眼The ships name was picked out in bright gold letters along her stern.2）to recognize,find or m
16、ake a choice among different people or items in a group:分辨Can you pick out the three deliberate mistakes in this paragraph?pick sth.out:If you pick out a tune,you play it slowly or with difficulty,note by note:凭记忆奏乐I can pick out a simple tune on the piano,but thats about it.pick up1)to lift someone
17、 or sth.using your hands:If she starts to cry,pick her up and give her a cuddle.2)to collect,or to go and get,someone or sth.:When youre in town could you pick up the books I ordered?3)to learn a new skill or language by practising it rather than being taught it:Dont bother with the computer manual
18、youll pick it up as you go along.4)to start again after an interruption;to return to sth.:The author picks the same theme up again on page ten.5)to increase or improve:The truck picked up speed slowly.It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly _ my friend.（2007四川）A.turn out B.bring out C.call
19、out D.pick outThis picture was taken a long time ago.I wonder if you can _my father.（2005 湖北）A.find out B.pick out C.look out D.speak outShe _Japanese when she was in Japan.Now,she can speak it freely.（2006 福建）A.picked out B.made outC.made up D.picked up2.due to(P36)because of:(1)A lot of her unhappiness is due to boredom.(2)Due to wet leaves on the line,this train will arrive an hour late.(3)The great success of this programme has been largely due to the support given by the local businessmen.（2004广东）Thank you!