1. descriptions and consclusions
unit 2 task
skill-building 2
descriptions and consclusions
描述与结论
Task
Designing a poster

2. earthquake typhoon flood fire 2. fire 3.earthquake 4. typhoon
Task 4 Read these short descriptions from news reports on page34 and draw a conclusion about what kind of disaster occurred in each situation.
earthquake typhoon
flood fire
1. flood
2. fire
3.earthquake
4. typhoon

3. What conclusions can be drawn from listening?
Task 5
What conclusions can be drawn from listening?
1. The fires have been burning for quite some time.
2. Many people have lost their homes.
3. The police believe people in L .A started 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. √ √ √

4. Task 6
Listen to learn more desertification on p35
1. How many people are affected by desertification every year?
_____________________
2. Where does it happen? __________________________________________________________________
Around 250 million
Everywhere, especially in Africa and parts of South America and China.

5. 3. How are the people living in desert areas affected by it
________________________________
People lose their homes and farms;
Many families starve ;
Others move to the cities to find work.

6. People plant too much on the land ; Too many animals depend on the
4. Why does it happen? _________________________________
_________________________________
5. Who should be concerned? _____________________________
People plant too much on the land ;
Too many animals depend on the
same land to eat;
People cut down trees to make space
for more farms;
Everyone

7. Task 7 Check your understanding of what you have just heard
Task 7 Check your understanding of what you have just heard. Read the following statements and match them with the possible conclusions page 35

8. 1. Your teacher wants
you to help educate
people about
desertification.
2. A desert is an area
of dry land.
Desertification
happens when land
turns into desert.
a. The ending
-ification means a process.
d. Many people around the world do not know about desertification.

9. c. Some people
become ill after
breathing this
air.
b. One way to stop
desertification
is to allow the
land a chance to
rest.
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.

10. Task 8
What conclusions on page 37 do you agree?

11. Desertification is caused by people cutting down trees and digging up bushes.
People should not keep on planting things on the same piece of land. The land needs to rest!
Deserts form naturally. We shouldn’t worry about desertification. It will fix itself.
We must stop building factories. They pollute the water and all the plants die. Then the land turns into desert.

12. We need to learn how to use water better
We need to learn how to use water better. If we are careful, we’ll have enough water for people, animals and plants and then no deserts will form.
Farmers should stop letting their animals eat all the grass. If there is no grass, a desert will form.
Out-of-dated farming methods cause desertification.

13. Designing a poster
请以fighting against desertification 为题写一则海报，呼吁大家重视这个问题，齐心协力改善沙漠化问题。100词左右（可以配图）
1. 你的担心
2. 造成沙漠化的原因
3. 你觉得应该采取什么措施
4. 作为一个中学生可以做什么。