2. Skills building 1:
　listening and drawing conclusions

3. Draw conclusions from what is said in the dialogues
If you hear
　“Yet another skyscraper has been built in Shanghai.”
You can conclude that
　there are already some skyscrapers in Shanghai.

4. Draw conclusions from what is said in the dialogues
If you hear the following dialogue
Man: The train is going to be late today.
Woman: I’m not surprised.
You can conclude that the train is often late.

5. Draw conclusions from what is said in the dialogues
1. I’ve just been to the hospital, and 　the doctor asked me to take some 　medicine.

6. Draw conclusions from what is said in the dialogues
1. I’ve just been to the hospital, and 　the doctor asked me to take some 　medicine.
The speaker is ill.

7. 2. W:When will the film start? 　M: In two minutes. Ticket, please.
3. W: The light will be shut off at ten 　　 to eleven. 　M: So we’ve got only a quarter of 　　 an hour left.

8. 2. W:When will the film start? 　M: In two minutes. Ticket, please.
The woman is going to see a film.
3. W: The light will be shut off at ten 　　 to eleven. 　M: So we’ve got only a quarter of 　　 an hour left.

9. 2. W:When will the film start? 　M: In two minutes. Ticket, please.
The woman is going to see a film.
3. W: The light will be shut off at ten 　　 to eleven. 　M: So we’ve got only a quarter of 　　 an hour left.
It’s 10:35 now.

10. Listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.

11. Listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.
flood

12. Listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.
flood
fire

13. Listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.
earth- quake
flood
fire

14. Listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.
earth- quake
typ- hoon
flood
fire

15. Listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.
earth- quake
typ- hoon
dro- ught
flood
fire

16. Listen to a news report. Decide which of the conclusions below are logical according to what you will hear.

17. 1. The fires have been burning for 　quite some time.
2. Many people have lost their homes.
3. The police suspect citizens of Los 　Angeles helped start 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.

18. 1. The fires have been burning for 　quite some time.
2. Many people have lost their homes.
3. The police suspect citizens of Los 　Angeles helped start 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.

19. 1. The fires have been burning for 　quite some time.
2. Many people have lost their homes.
3. The police suspect citizens of Los 　Angeles helped start 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.

20. 1. The fires have been burning for 　quite some time.
2. Many people have lost their homes.
3. The police suspect citizens of Los 　Angeles helped start 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.

21. Step 1: 　listening to a lecture

23. desertification

24. Listen to the lecture, and answer the following questions:

25. 1. What is desertification?
　 2.Where does it happen?
3.How are people affected by it?

26. 1. What is desertification?
　It is when useable land becomes dry and turns into a desert.
2.Where does it happen?
3.How are people affected by it?

27. 1. 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?

28. 1. 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 farms; many families starve and others move to the cities to find work.

29. 4.Why does it happen?
5.Who should be concerned?

30. 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 make space for more farms.
5.Who should be concerned?

31. 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 make space for more farms.
5.Who should be concerned?
　Everyone should be concerned.

32. Listen again and match the following statements with the conclusions .

33. 1. Your teacher wants you to help educate people about desertification.
2. A desert is an area of 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 the 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.

34. 1. Your teacher wants you to help educate people about desertification.
2. A desert is an area of 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 the 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.

35. 1. Your teacher wants you to help educate people about desertification.
2. A desert is an area of 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 the 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.

36. 1. Your teacher wants you to help educate people about desertification.
2. A desert is an area of 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 the 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.

37. 1. Your teacher wants you to help educate people about desertification.
2. A desert is an area of 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 the 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.

38. Discussion
What do you think can people do to help stop desertification?

39. 1. 课课练 P50-P52
2. Workbook D1/D2 Page 101