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Read the following sentences and try to get some conclusions.Ive 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 hurricaneAsk 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.Answers1.flood 2. fire 3. earthquake 4. typhoon 5. droughtTell 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. 4What 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 a news paper/a website/a plane ticket/a bus timetable/a magazine/an advertisementtimetable/a magazine/an advertisementto find out departure/arrival timesto find out where the bus stopsa news paperto find out about the days news to find out about the weathera websiteto research information to find out the days newsa plane ticketto find out departure/arrival timesto find out your seat numbera bus timetablean advertisementa magazineto find out about the latest fashionsto find out more about a particular topic, such as gardening. to find out where you can buy the product to find out more about the productScan for specific information from the newspaper article and answer the four questions.1. At what time can you see The Matrix: Revolution? At 14:30 and 18:00. 2. What is the weather like in Beijing? Cloudy. 3. What has just opened? The citys new Modern Art Museum. 4. How many people went to the opening? Over 10,000people. Step 2: reading a scientific articleRead 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.Collect some money to help the poor farms.Save as much water as possible in our daily life.Ask scientists to find more plants that are suitable for growing in deserts.Skills building 3: presenting your point of viewI think/believe thatFrom my point of view it seems thatit seems to me thatPersonally I agree/disagree becausebecause as a result of due to on account ofStep 3: designing a posterHeading_Content_Pictures/layout_Heading_Content_Pictures/layout_
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