《Huamns and nature》Lesson2 Professional Rescue Team PPT
Activity 1
What natural disasters do you know?
Match.
( ) 1. Search and rescue vehicles are brought into destroyed areas.
( ) 2. Trained dogs are used to help search for anyone who is still alive.
( ) 3. Rescue teams try to save people trapped under buildings.
( ) 4. Many houses are destroyed by the terrible flood.
Group Work: Have you experienced any natural disasters?
What happened?
How did you feel?
Did you need help?
Activity 2
Listen to the first part of an interview.
What is the interview about?
The interview is about what search and rescue teams do when a natural disaster happens.
Who is the interviewee?
The interviewee is Mr Wang, who is from China International Search and Rescue Team.
Which two disasters are mentioned?
They mentioned two disasters, namely the Wenchuan earthquake, the Nepal earthquake.
Activity 3
Skill Builder: Listening for Main Ideas and Details
Main ideas are the key points of a presentation or a talk. They are supported by details.
Main Ideas
emphasized statement (usually at the beginning and end)
repeated key words, phrases and ideas
Details
Specific information that supports the main idea, e.g., examples, causes, reasons, facts and descriptions.
Activity 4
Pair Work: Work out four questions you may ask according to the information in Activity 3. Then ask and answer the questions.
Activity 5
1. Listen to the second part of the interview. What advice does Mr Wang give about surviving an earthquake when you’re outdoors, indoors or trapped?
2. Do you have any other advice that might be helpful?
Activity 6
Talk Builder: Maintaining, interrupting and ending a conversation.
Write M, I, or E.
1. Excuse me, Mr Wang, but can I interrupt you there? ( )
2. OK, if I’m outdoors, … ( )
3. Sorry, but my advice is to … ( )
4. Sorry for interrupting again … ( )
5. Well, I’d love to know more, but, unfortunately, we’ve run out of time. ( )
6. So, I’m very sorry, but we’ll have to finish there. ( )
Activity 7
Can you find more ways to politely interrupt or end a conversation?
To interrupt
1. Do you mind if I interrupt?
2. I’d like to add something to that, …
3. I beg your pardon, but I need to say something.
4. …
To end
1. It’s been great talking with you.
2. Please excuse me, I have to, …
3. Please get in touch if I can help you in any way.
4. …
Activity 8
Pair Work: Role Play
Situation 1: Two friends talking on the phone
Friend 1: talking about his/her worries for the next day’s presentation
Friend 2: needs to end the conversation so as to catch a train
Situation 2: An English teacher and a student in an English class
English teacher: explaining how to use relative clauses
Student: needs to interrupt so as to ask a question
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