Unit2GrowingpainsTask课件（译林牛津版必修1）.pptVIP

Unit;Skills building 1: listening and drawing conclusions;Draw conclusions from what is said in the dialogues ;listen to some short descriptions from news reports and draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation.;listen to a news report. Decide which of the conclusions below are logical according to what you will hear.;Step 1: listening to a lecture;desertification;Discussion;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.; 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. ;Listen again and match the following statements with the conclusions .;Skills building 2: reading for information;Discussion;a news paper;to find out departure/arrival times to find out where the bus stops ;an advertisement;Scan for specific information from the newspaper article and answer the four questions.;Step 2: reading a scientific article;Read the article about desertification. Work in pairs 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 between 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.;Skills building 3: presenting your point of view;;Step 3: designing a poster;A poster;L