Unit8

GreenLivingLesson2

GreeningtheDesertChangestakingplaceindesertsThisisavastareaofdesertininnerMongolia.Youmustnoticesomechanges.Yes,weareamazedtofindtherearemanygreentrees,fullofvitality(生命力).Pre-listening

Experienceandinnovation創新inNorthChinaarehelpingtosolveaglobalproblem.

Aftermorethanthreedecadesofeffortandinnovation,theprocessofdesertification沙漠化hasbeenreversed逆轉inaboutone-thirdoftheKubuqiDesert—China’sseventh-largestat18,600squarekilometers—intheInnerMongoliaautonomousregioninthenorthofthecountry.(fromChinaDaily)DoyouknowNPO-Greenlife?Haveyouheardofit?WhatdoesNPOstandfor?Today,youareinvitedtoattendalecture.Roots&ShootsisanInternationalEnvironmentalEducationOrganizationsetupbyJaneGoodall.Pre-listeningWhatdoesNPOstandfor?WhoisthefounderofNPO?WhataretheaimsofNPO?Whatdoyouthinkthepresenterisgoingtotalkabout?

ReadandPredict123P34—1Lookattheposter.Answerthequestions.Pre-listeningTheeventisaboutapublicspeakingeventonenvironmentalprotection.ThepresentermighttalkaboutYiJiefangandanon-profitorganisation.

Yearsago,YiandherfamilyusedtoworkandliveinJapan.AndhersonwasstudyinginafamousuniversityinJapan.Shehadacontentedlife.Whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutherandtheorganization?happyandsatisfiedFirstlistening:listenforgeneralidea.

WhatwastheterribleeventthatchangedYiJiefang’slife?

A.Hersondiedinaroadaccident B.HersondiedinanearthquakeC.Herdaughterdiedinaroadaccident2.HowdidYiJiefangfeelaftertheaccident?A.ShethoughtshehadacontentedlifeB.Herlifeseemedtobeveryhappy.C.Herlifeseemedtoloseallmeaning.3.WhatmadeherstartNPO-Greenlife?

A.ShewantedtomakeaprofitbyplantingtreesB.Shewantedtomakehisson’sdreamcometrue.C.Shewantedtomakeherdreamcometrue.While-listening8.3Listenfordetails.(8.3)thebirthofNPO-Greenlife1MsYihada__________lifeuntilaterribleevent________which________herlife.2Hersondiedina___________andherlifeseemedto_______________.3Despiteher_______,she___________thathersonwasquite________aboutthesandstormsand_______innorthernChina.Hewantedto__________thereafterhe_________.4Yidecidedtomakeherson’sdreamcometrue.contentedoccurredchangedroadaccidentloseallmeaningconcerned

desertsplanttreessadnessrememberedgraduatedSecondlistening:listenfordetails.While-listening8.31

Yicontentedlifeterrible(event)changed2Hersondiedroadaccidentherlifeloseallmeaning3

DespitesadnessrememberedconcernedaboutdesertnorthernChina4planttree(after)graduate5

YidecidedtocometrueRetellthebirthofNPO-Greenlifeaccordingtothenotestaken.Listenfordetails.(8.3)Isiteasytoplanttreesindesert?Whatdifficultiesmaytheyhave?

vastareasofdrylandswithlittleagriculturestandstorminthedesertTheearlydaysofNPO-Greenlifewerenoteasy.YiJiefangwenttothedessertsofInnerMongoliaandsawvastareasofdrylandswithlittleagriculture.Thelocalgovernmentagreedwithherproposaltoplantonemilliontreesintheregionovertenyears.However,herteamhadlittleexperienceoftreeplantingandthefirsttreeswereblownaway!Althoughthereseemedonlyaslimchancethatthetreescouldsurvive,thedifficultydidnotpreventherfromtrying.Ithadalwaysbeenherpolicynevertogiveup.Nowthetreeshaveasurvivalrateof85%.1.WhathelpedYiJiefangworkthroughhersadness?A.Tomakehisson’sdream(tomakethedesertgreen)cometrue.B.Tomakeherdream(tomakethedesertgreen)cometrueC.shewassupportedbyherhusband2.WhatdidYiJiefangdoin2013?A.ShebegananewprojecttoplantmoretreesinInnerMongolia.B.ShebegananewprojecttoplantmoretreesinBeijing.C.ShebeganherNPO.3.WhatchangeshasNPO-Greenlifebroughttothedesert?A.Grasslandhasgraduallystartedtogrowfromthesandysoil.B.Villagerscanevengrowwatermelonsnow.C.Thelocalrivernowrunsandisfulloffishtocatch.Task3ListentotheQ&Asession.Choosetherightanswers.MyquestionisCanyousaysomethingaboutCouldyoutellusmoreImagineyouhaveachancetomeetMsYiJiefang.Preparesomequestionsthatyouwouldliketoaskher.Thenrole–playaninterview.(workinparis,atleast4questions)CouldyoutellusmoreMyquestionisCanyousaysomethingabout你是一棵樹，不管活著還是倒下，都是有用之才。活著，為阻擋風沙而挺立；倒下，點燃自己，帶給他人光明和溫暖。讓生命在綠意中蓬勃，