descriptions and consclusions unit 2 task skill-building 2 descriptions and consclusions 描述与结论 Task Designing a poster

earthquake typhoon flood fire 2. fire 3.earthquake 4. typhoon Task 4 Read these short descriptions from news reports on page34 and draw a conclusion about what kind of disaster occurred in each situation. earthquake typhoon flood fire 1. flood 2. fire 3.earthquake 4. typhoon

What conclusions can be drawn from listening? Task 5 What conclusions can be drawn from listening? 1. The fires have been burning for quite some time. 2. Many people have lost their homes. 3. The police believe people in L .A started the fires. 4. The reporter thinks it is very sad that old trees will be burnt. 5. The fire department has given up hope of stopping the fires. √ √ √

Task 6 Listen to learn more desertification on p35 1. How many people are affected by desertification every year? _____________________ 2. Where does it happen? __________________________________________________________________ Around 250 million Everywhere, especially in Africa and parts of South America and China.

3. How are the people living in desert areas affected by it ________________________________ People lose their homes and farms; Many families starve ; Others move to the cities to find work.

People plant too much on the land ; Too many animals depend on the 4. Why does it happen? _________________________________ _________________________________ 5. Who should be concerned? _____________________________ People plant too much on the land ; Too many animals depend on the same land to eat; People cut down trees to make space for more farms; Everyone

Task 7 Check your understanding of what you have just heard Task 7 Check your understanding of what you have just heard. Read the following statements and match them with the possible conclusions . page 35

1. Your teacher wants you to help educate people about desertification. 2. A desert is an area of dry land. Desertification happens when land turns into desert. a. The ending -ification means a process. d. Many people around the world do not know about desertification.

c. Some people become ill after breathing this air. b. One way to stop desertification is to allow the land a chance to rest. 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.

Task 8 What conclusions on page 37 do you agree?

Desertification is caused by people cutting down trees and digging up bushes. People should not keep on planting things on the same piece of land. The land needs to rest! Deserts form naturally. We shouldn’t worry about desertification. It will fix itself. We must stop building factories. They pollute the water and all the plants die. Then the land turns into desert.

We need to learn how to use water better We need to learn how to use water better. If we are careful, we’ll have enough water for people, animals and plants and then no deserts will form. Farmers should stop letting their animals eat all the grass. If there is no grass, a desert will form. Out-of-dated farming methods cause desertification.

Designing a poster 请以fighting against desertification 为题写一则海报，呼吁大家重视这个问题，齐心协力改善沙漠化问题。100词左右（可以配图） 1. 你的担心 2. 造成沙漠化的原因 3. 你觉得应该采取什么措施 4. 作为一个中学生可以做什么。