Unit 9. Deserts

Welcome to our class




1.iwfooedr => 2.olocyn =>
3.mcileta =>
4.aintnuom =>
5.htowrg =>
Rearrange letters into meaningful words


firewood
colony
climate
mountain
growth
Lesson 3: Listening
Unit 9: Deserts
Before you listen
What is a desert?
How is a desert formed?
Can human beings make a desert? Why/Why not?
Listen and repeat
Frightening speech
Australia
Sahara
Firewood
Petroleum
Mauritania
While you listen
Task 1
You will hear an expert talking about deserts, what they are and how they are formed. Listen to his talk and decide whether the statement are true (T) or false (F)
In a desert, everything is hard.
Only trees with hard needles can grow in deserts.
Space seems to have no limit in the desert.
Nature causes the change in the size and location of the world’s deserts.
Rabbits are one of the agents that help make deserts in Australia.
T
F





Task 2
Listen again and answer the following questions.
What central theme does the talk examine?
What is a desert?
What causes the growing of the world’s deserts?
In what way do rabbits contribute to the growing of deserts in Australia?
It examines deserts, what they are and how they are formed
It is hot, dry, sandy place. It is also a beautiful land of silence and space. The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless.
Nature and humans
They contribute by eating every plant they can find. This makes the land become desert.
Task 3
Listen to part of the expert’s talk again and fill in the missing word(s)
90 percent
smaller plants
prevent
spreading
capital
canals
After you listen
Work in groups. Summary the main ideas of the expert’s talk. Use the following suggestions:

What is a desert?
What causes the growth of a desert?
What should humans do to prevent the growth of deserts?
HOMEWORK

Base on your summary, write a short paragraph about the deserts (about 80-100 words)
Thank You!