1、 To listen about Greenlife,a non-profit organisation To learn how to take notes while listening To practise asking questions after a presentation To role-play a presentation and a subsequent interviewWatch the video about Yi Jiefang,the founder of NPO-Greenlife.Answer the question:Who changed her li
2、fe?1.What is the event about?2.What do you think the presenter is going to talk about?3.What does NPO stand for?The event is about a public speaking event on environmental protection.The presenter might talk about Yi Jiefang and a non-profit organisation.Look at the poster.Answer the questions.NPO s
3、tands for the term“non-profit organisation”.123Listen to the first part of the presentation.Answer the questions.1.What was the terrible event that changed Yi Jiefangs life?2.How did Yi Jiefang feel after the accident?3.What made her start NPO-Greenlife?Her 22-year-old son died in a road accident.Sh
4、e was sad and life seemed to lose all meaning.Her sons dream.Taking Notes(1)Notes are summaries of the most important ideas and details in a presentation.Taking notes can help you understand and remember better.Listen for the first time.Focus on the general meaning.Listen again and take notes.Do not
5、 write down every single word.Only write the main ideas and key words.Use diagrams,tables or bullet points.Use abbreviations and symbols,e.g.org=organisation,yrs=years,=increase.Skill Builder Listen to the second part of the presentation and take notes.Then ask and answer questions with your partner
6、 based on the notes.The early days of NPO-Greenlife 1_.Yi Jiefang went to 2 _ Inner Mongolia and saw 3 _ with little agriculture.So Yi Jiefang 4 _ to 5 _ in the region over 6 _ and the government agreed.Although the first trees were 7 _,her team continued planting more trees.Now the trees have 8 _.w
7、ere not easy the deserts of vast areas of dry lands proposed plant one million trees ten years blown away a survival rate of 85%“You are _.Alive or fallen,you served a purpose._,You stood proud against winds and sandstorms;_,your brightness gave _ to others.”“Let life prosper _;let greenness last fo
8、rever_.”Listen and complete the quotes written on the headstone of Yi Jiefangs son.Then read the quotes aloud.Explain the meaning of the quotes in your own words.a tree Alivefallenlight and warmthin greennessin life What do you think of Yi Jiefang?What else do you want to know about Yi Jiefang?Liste
9、n to the Q&A session.Answer the questions.1.What helped Yi Jiefang work through her sadness?2.What changes has NPO-Greenlife brought to the desert?3.What did Yi Jiefang do in 2013?ASKING QUESTIONSHer sons wishes gave Yi the strength to rebuild her life.Grassland has gradually started to grow from th
10、e sandy soil.In 2013,Yi began a new project to plant more trees in Inner Mongolia.Listen and imitate.Complete the Talk Builder.Asking Questions1._:How did Ms Yi Jiefang work through her sadness after her sons death?2._ the former and the current conditions in the desert?3.Im interested in what she i
11、s working on now._?Could you tell us moreMy question isCan you say something aboutTalk BuilderMy question isCan you say something aboutCould you tell us more Are the questions in Activity 6 formal or informal?Why are the questions asked this way.Formal as it is addressed in an interview.Imagine you
12、have a chance to meet Ms Yi Jiefang.Prepare some questions that you would like to ask her.Then role-play an interview.What kind of person is Yi Jiefang?What factors helped Yi Jiefang succeed?1.Ms Yi had a contented life until a terrible event occurred which changed her life.contented adj.happy and s
13、atisfied because your life is good满意的；满足的满意的；满足的eg I felt warm,cosy and contented.我我感到暖和、舒适和满意感到暖和、舒适和满意。【链接链接】content v.(使使)满足；满足；(使使)满意满意 eg Having a small apartment in this city has contented me.adj.满足的，满意的满足的，满意的 be/feel content with 对对感到满意感到满意eg Are you/Do you feel content with your present lif
14、e in Beijing?n.内容；目录；含量内容；目录；含量eg The content of the course depends on what the students would like to study.John emptied the contents of the bag onto the table,but he didnt find his new pen.相同点相同点不同点不同点contented 满足的，满足的，满意的满意的指安于现状已无他求，有指安于现状已无他求，有“知足知足”的的意味，可用作表语或定语意味，可用作表语或定语content满足的，满足的，满意的满意的
15、表示表示“甘心的，甘愿的甘心的，甘愿的”，多用作表，多用作表语，后面还可以接不定式语，后面还可以接不定式eg He is happy to see his son lead a fulfilling and contented life.She sat quietly,content to watch him working.contented,contentoccur vi.to happen 发生发生eg A third of accidental deaths occur in the home.有有三分之一的意外死亡事件发生在家里。三分之一的意外死亡事件发生在家里。occur to s
16、b 主意或想法突然主意或想法突然浮现于脑中浮现于脑中;被想起，被想到被想起，被想到it occurs to sb to do sthit occurs to sb(that)【链接】【链接】occurrence n.发生的事情，存在的事物；发生，发生的事情，存在的事物；发生，出现出现occur,happen,take place相同点相同点不同点不同点occur 三者都可三者都可表示表示“发发生生”，都，都属于不及属于不及物动词物动词（短语）。（短语）。表示表示“偶然发生偶然发生”时可与时可与happen互换互换，但它还，但它还可表示可表示“按计划发生按计划发生”。occur to sb./s
17、th.指某指某事、想法、观念等出现在人的头脑中事、想法、观念等出现在人的头脑中happen表示表示“发生发生”时，主语一般为时，主语一般为“事事”；当主语；当主语为为“人人”时，意为时，意为“碰巧碰巧”；happen to sb./sth.多指不好的事情发生在某人多指不好的事情发生在某人/物身上物身上take place常表示常表示计划、安排之内的计划、安排之内的“发生、进行发生、进行”，偶，偶尔也可表示计划之外的尔也可表示计划之外的“发生发生”，但其后面一，但其后面一般不接般不接to sb./sth.结构。结构。eg A big earthquake occurred/happened in
18、 that area last month.上个月上个月那个地方发生了大地震。那个地方发生了大地震。I happen to know the answer to your question.我我碰巧知道你那个问题的答案。碰巧知道你那个问题的答案。It occurred to me that she didnt know I had moved into the new house.我我突然想起她并不知道我已经搬到了新家。突然想起她并不知道我已经搬到了新家。Great changes have taken place in our hometown during the past ten yea
19、rs.在在过去十年里我们家乡发生了巨大的变化。过去十年里我们家乡发生了巨大的变化。The meeting is to take place on Monday.会议会议将在星期一举行。将在星期一举行。【语境应用语境应用】用用happen,occur或或take place填空。填空。1)The party will _ on Friday night2)When I was walking in the street,I _ to meet a friend of mine.3)It _ to him that he didnt lock the door.take place/occurha
20、ppened occurred 2.Yi has shown that so-called“ordinary people”can do amazing things.ordinary adj.average,common,or usual,not different or special 普通的；平常的普通的；平常的 in an ordinary way 就就通常情况通常情况而言而言 eg They are ordinary people like you and me.In an ordinary way he would have come with us,but hes not fee
21、ling well.ordinary平淡无奇的平淡无奇的usual习惯性的，一贯如此的习惯性的，一贯如此的common常见的，众所周知的常见的，众所周知的ordinary，usual，common【语境应用语境应用】用用ordinary,usual或或common填空。填空。1)It is _ knowledge that the traffic situation in the city is bad.2)She sat in her _ seat at the back.3)She came earlier that morning,for it was not a(n)_ mon usual ordinaryComplete Exercise 5 on Page 84.
