1. Task
Designing a poster

2. Skills building 1 :
Listening and drawing conclusions
e.g : I’v just been to the hospital , and the doctor asked me to take some medicine .
From the above information you can draw the following conclusion:
I am ill.

3. Listening :
Possible answers:
flood
fire
earthquake
typhoon
drought

4. Listening :
1. It had been raining for ten days and then the river burst its banks and water was everywhere. The field that we had just planted with rice was completely covered with water.
2. The house just went up in flames. We could not stop it from burning down.

5. 3. One minute I was standing and the next I had fallen on the ground
3. One minute I was standing and the next I had fallen on the ground. The ground was moving all around me. Several cars were trapped in big holes on the roads. It was really frightening. I am lucky to be a live.

6. 4. The wind was very strong and the rain just poured down
4. The wind was very strong and the rain just poured down. Many shop windows were broken and lots of street signs were destroyed.
5. There has been no rain for more than 5 years here. The crops have failed and there is hardly anything to eat.

7. The second listening :
Listen to the tape and complete Part B:
Answers : √
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8. This is Sally Smith reporting for World News from Los Angeles
This is Sally Smith reporting for World News from Los Angeles. California. California is still battling against huge fires that are sweeping across that state. Thousands of people have lost their homes although thankfully, no one has been killed. Firefighters are trying new ways to help save people’s homes. This includes using helicopters to bring water from the sea. It is thought that some teenagers may have started the fires. About three hours ago the

9. Police arrested two suspects
Police arrested two suspects. I can see from here that the damage to the environment is very bad. The fires have already damaged two hundred and sixty square kilometers of forest. These were mainly old redwood trees which were very important to the ecology of the area. Some of the trees were hundreds of years old and will be damaged or lost completely if the fires are not brought under control quickly. At the moment. There is no sign of the fires coming under control.

10. High winds in the area are helping the fires to spread
High winds in the area are helping the fires to spread. I will bring you another update in an hour. This is Sally Smith.

11. It is when useable land becomes dry and turns into a desert .
Step 1 : Listening to a lecture
Possible answers :
It is when useable land becomes dry and turns into a desert .
It happens in Africa , the USA , South American and China.
People lose their homes and farms , many families starve and others move to the cities to find work.

12. 4) People plant too much on the land without giving it a rest ; too many animals all depend on the same land for fuel and to make space for more farms .
5) Everyone should be concerned.

13. Skills building 2 :
Reading for information
How to read for information?

14. Part B :
Read and get the answers .
1 At 14.30
2 Cloudy
3 The city’s new Modern Art Museum.
4 Over 10,000 people.

15. Step 2: Read a scientific article
Underline all of the solutions it mentions:

16. List their solutions :
Part B : 1 Collect some money to help the poor farmers .
2 Save as much water as possible in our daily life .
3 Ask scientists to find more plants that are suitable for growing in desert .

17. Skills building 3 : presenting your point of view
How to introduce your point of view ?
I think /believe that ---
From my point view it seems that ---
It seems to me that ---
Personally I agree /disagree because ---

18. How to explain your point of view ?
because ---
due to ---
as a result of ---
on account of ---

19. Read Part B and put the right numbers : 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1
Read and finish Part A :
1 c
2 a
3 d
4 b
5 f
6 e
Read Part B and put the right numbers :

20. Step 3 : Design a poster The viewpoint they agree with:
The viewpoint they focus on :

21. Discuss and present Part B
What does a good poster consist of ?
good content and a good layout .
List the layout of Part C on Page 37.

22. Homework :
1) Ask them to create their own poster.
2) Do Part A and Part B on Page 105 in Workbook.

23. THANK YOU!