1、Unit 2The environment Task Desertificationa growing problem1.250,000,0002.a third3.South America4.breathe5.homes and farms6.many reasons7.much worse8.depend on9.energy10.educating Questions:How are people affected by desertification?Why does desertification happen?Some people lose their homes and fa
2、rms,some starve and others move to cities to find work.The weather has changed.People plant too much on the land Too many animals depend on the same land for food.People cut down trees for energy What is desertification?The name of what happens when land that can be used for farming turns into deser
3、t.to build fencesto plant plants and bushesto train people in how to use water to do research about the problemto find and drill for underground water to provide better administrationto share information between countriesto use satellites to pick out the areasDiscussion:1.How serious is the problem
4、of desertification?2.Why is it important to fight it?3.What can we students do to help fight this problem?uI think/believe thatI think/believe thatuFrom my point of view From my point of view uIt seems thatIt seems thatuIt seems to me thatIt seems to me thatuPersonally I agree/Personally I agree/dis
5、agree becausedisagree becausebecause because as a result of as a result of due to due to on account ofon account ofWays of presenting point of view in your discussion:Structure of the articlePara1:present situation Para2:importance to fight the problemPara3:our measures to solve the problemPara4:hopes/summary/conclusion