高二英语The-Environment课件15.pptVIP

Unit 2 The Environment Task Read the following sentences and try to get some conclusions. I’ve just been to the hospital, and the doctor asked me to take some medicine. The speaker is ill. I want to have some more bread. The speaker is not full yet. May I take your order now? The conversation takes place in a restaurant. Ask the students to read the instructions about skills building I and read the examples. We can get some conclusion from the materials we are reading or listening to. Ask the students to read the instructions in Part A. Ask some students to tell us some natural disasters. earthquake typhoon drought flood fire tsunami hurricane Ask some students to say something about the natural disaster. Play the recording and ask the students to draw a conclusion about what kind of natural disaster occurred in each situation. Play the recording again and check the answers with the students. Answers flood 2. fire 3. earthquake 4. typhoon 5. drought Tell the students to listen to the news reports and complete Part B. Ask them to decide which of the conclusions are logical and to state their reasons. Check the answers and give some necessary explanations. Answers B 1. 2. 4 What causes desertification? people plant too much on the land without giving it a rest too many animals depend on the same land to eat people cut down trees for fuel and to make space for more farms … 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. Listen to the lecture, and answer the following questions: Why we want to read the following? a news paper/a website/a plane ticket/a bus timetable/a magazine/an advertisement to find out departure/arrival times to find out where the bus stops a news paper