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新世纪大学英语(第二版) 视听说教程(3rd Edition)电子教案

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Unit 1

Our Earth

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Vocabulary Link In the neighborhood

Natural wonders

A Pair work. Look at these pictures. Have you ever visited or seen places like these? Check (√) the boxes and tell a partner if you know the places.√

3. coastline√

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2. desert√

1. cave / cavern 4. harbor√ √

5. hot springs√

6. mountain range

9. waterfall√ √

7. cliff

8. volcano

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Vocabulary Link B Match the adjectives below with the places in A that they describe. (Some adjectives can be matched to more than one place.) a. active ____ 8 b. arid ____ 2 c. dark ____ 1 d. busy ____ 4

1. cave / cavern 2. desert

3. coastline

e. deep ______ 1, 4, 5 f. high ________ 6, 7, 8, 9 ________ g. long 1, 3, 6, 7 h. natural ________ 1, 4, 5 i. steep _______ 6, 7

4. harbor

5. hot springs

6. mountain range 9. waterfall

7. cliff 8. volcano

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Vocabulary Link C Pair work. Tell your partner what you know about the places in A. You may use the model talks for help.

Model Conversation1. I’ve ______ visited a__ ___________ few __ caves _____ caves caves in in in in Guilin Guilin Guilin Guilin ..The .The .The The rocks _____ rocks rocks in in _____ in the the the caves caves caves are are __________ are in in in different different different _____ and shapes and_____. colors.If Ifyou ______________ you use useyour your__________, imagination imagination the , the rocks ,rocks the rocks can can _____ resemble ___ resemble many many ____________ different _____. things thing s. thing . It It looks looks ___ s. It ____ like like looks a a whole whole like ____________. other other world. world.

Model Conversation 2. _____________ I _____ went to___ the the desert ______in in desert Guilin in Gansu Gansu in Gansu ___. once. once. As once. I ____________ As As I As I stood stood I stood in in the the __ desert, middle ___ middle _____ Iof of __________ the the ___ desert ______ the desert .I . . faced _____ I _____ faced endless sand endless endless and sand _____ sand _____________. and and and felt felt felt very very very small. By small. small. day By___ By __________________ day day ____ thethe desert the desert desert was was extremely was extremely hot extremely , by hot night ___ , by

hot , , night by _____ ___ night ____ itcold got itit got .very got I ________________________ very very cold _____ cold . I experienced ..II ________ experienced summer summer summer in and and the winter and same winter winter in day ___ the . in same ___ the ____ same day. ____. day.

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Vocabulary Link

C Pair work. Tell your partner what you know about the places in A. You may use the model talks for help.

Model Conversation3. To my ____________, knowledge, __________ California Californiahas __________ has beautiful beautiful coastlines coastlines __________. . .People People People love ________ love them them and thousands them ____________ and thousands and thousands of volunteers of volunteers ___________ of ___________ often often give often ____________________ up often give partup give of part their upof part weekends their of weekends their to keep to weekends keep ________ to the keep sandy to the Californian keep _________ sandy the Californian sandy beaches Californian _______ ____. clean. _______ clean. clean.

Model Conversation 4. The __________ Port of ________ Shanghai Shanghai is ______________________ located at___ _______ the mouth ____ ______ of the the Yangtze ________ __Yangtze the Yangtze Rive. ____ Rive. It . Rive. It handles It It many _____ handles ______________________ ____ millions many ____ millions of shipping ____of shipping _______ containers shipping containers ________ containers each year each each . _______ In _____ year fact . In . itIn .might fact In ___ fact it__ even might _________ ____ be even the ___ __ busiest be the the busiest busiest container container _______ port port in ____ the ___________ __ in world ___ the_______ world . .. .

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Listening Activity 1 While we are away, could you … ?

Language Notes Proper names Blake Greenland 格陵兰 New words due a. 到期

Canada 加拿大 Mary

Denmark 丹麦 the Arctic Circle 北极圈

harbor n. settler n.

港口，港湾 开拓者

harsh a. 严酷的，恶劣的 thaw v. 融化，解冻

hiking n. 远足 whale n. 鲸鱼

way up north 遥远的北方

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Vocabulary Link Activity 1 A report about Greenland A Listen to a conversation between Mary and Blake. Then answer the questions.

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1. What is Mary’s paper mainly about?__________________________________________ Her paper is about Greenland’s plants and trees.

2. What do we learn about Blake’s knowledge of geography? His knowledge of geography is not very good. He doesn’t know which _________________________________________________________

_____ country Greenland belongs to. ______________________________________________________________ 3. How did Greenland get its name?________________________________________________________ The first settlers of Greenland gave it the name to attract others.

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Listening Activity 1 A report about Greenland B Listen again. Circle True or False.II■

1. Mary’s paper is due next week.2. Greenland is near Canada. 3. Greenland is part of Canada. 4. Greenland is in the north. 5. Building in Greenland is challenging. 6. There aren’t any animals in Greenland. 7. You can do outdoor sports in Greenland.

TrueTrue True True True True True

FalseFalse False False False False False

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Listening Activity 2 A flying disaster

Language Notes Proper names Elise the hindenburg 兴登堡飞艇

The Titanic 泰坦尼克号

New words accommodate a. 搭乘，容纳 crew n. 乘务组 feat n. 壮举，功绩 zeppelin n. 齐柏林飞艇 back then 当时 I guess 我想 It doesn’t look anything like... 看起来一点也不像 That’s true. 没错。

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Listening Activity 2 A flying disaster

A Listen to Jay and Elise talking about an accident. Complete the sentences with information you hear and then check (√ ) the correct picture.II■

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The Hindenburg was called (1) ____________________ “the Titanic of the Sky” . It was a (2) ________ zeppelin that could accommodate no more than (3) _____________________ 40 passengers and crew . It was speedy and could fly from (4) ________ Germany to (5) ______ the US in (6) ____________ two and a half days. It crashed in 1934 when (7) ____________ ___ people died. it was landing and (8) 35

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Listening Activity 2 A flying disaster

B Listen again. How was the zeppelin described? Check (√) your answers.II■

1. □ √ a flying hotel 2. □ √ a great engineering feat 3. □ × better than an airplane 4. □ × dangerous

5. □ √ man’s greatest achievement in flight 6. □ × not so fast 7. □ √ The Titanic of the Sky

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Listening Activity 3 A bigger car?

A Listen to the conversation and check (√) the correct picture.II■

Language Notes Proper names Jack Kayla New words consume v. 消耗 SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) 运动型 多用途车

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Listening Activity 3 A bigger car?

B Listen again and write K for Kayla or J for Jack beside each opinion.II■

1. They consume more oil. 2. They are safer. 3. They look cool.

_____ K_____ J _____ K, J

Language Notes Proper names Jack Kayla New words consume v. 消耗 SUV (Sport Utlity Vehicle) 运动型 多用途车

J 4. They are more fun to drive. _____

5. They are expensive.

_____ K

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Listening Activity 3 A bigger car?

C Listen again and answer the questions.II■

Language Notes Proper names Jack Kayla New words consume v. 消耗 SUV (Sport Utlity Vehicle) 运动型多用途车

1. Who most wants a bigger car, Kayla or Jack?__________________________________________ Jack seems to want a bigger car more than Kayla.

2. What does Jack suggest to help resolve the difference of opinion?____________________________________________________________ Jack suggests they get more information about several kinds of cars.

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Listening Activity 4 Modern buildings: We love them, we hate them

Language Notes Proper names Hiroshi Hara (日本建筑师)原广司 I. M. Pel 贝聿铭 Kyoto, Japan 日本京都 Louvre Museum 卢浮宫 Malaysian 马来西亚的 the Petronas Towers (位于马来西亚首都吉隆坡的)双子塔 New words ancient a. arcade n. concrete n. controversy n. entrance n. pyramid n. striking a. ugly a.

古老的 拱廊，拱形建筑物 混凝土 争议 入口，进口 金字塔 惹人注目的 丑陋的

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Listening Activity 4 Modern buildings: We love them, we hate them

A Listen to someone talking about some famous buildings in his country and fill in the blanks with information you hear.II■

My country has two (1) ____________________ very famous buildings called the Petronas made of glass, steel, and concrete . They Towers. The buildings are (2) _____________________________ were (3) designed ________ by an American architect, but he used a Malaysian (4) _____ _____ , and they were the tallest style . They were finished in (5) 1998 buildings in the world at that time. Each tower has 88 floors, and is (6) _______________ 452 meters high . I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the (7) ________________________________________ modern and the traditional side of my country .

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Listening Activity 4 Modern buildings: We love them, we hate them

B Listen to a talk on controversies about modern buildings. Then fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.II■

1. Louvre is a ____________________ world-famous museum , located in _____ Paris , ___ years old. There were about _________ six million which is almost 500 visitors every year from all over the world. 2. Kyoto is Japan’s ____________ ancient capital . Its railway station was not big enough for the __________ __________ millions of visitors every year. The new station would also be a huge ______________ shopping center .

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Listening Activity 4 Modern buildings: We love them, we hate them

C Now listen to the talk again and complete the chart with the information you hear.II■

Name of the buildingWhere When The designer Purpose of the building Why people love it

Louvre MuseumParis, France 1989 I.M. Pei used as a visitor entrance and shopping arcade a piece of art

Kyoto StationKyoto, Japan 1997 Hiroshi Hara to cope with the millions of visitors brings new life into the city center

Why people hate it

an ugly, modern mistake

destroys the city’s traditional look

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Listening * Activity 5 Building down Language Notes New words doubt v. 怀疑 mall n. 购物中心 metropolitan a. 大都市的 overcrowding n. 过度拥挤 robot n. 机器人 parking lot 停车场 give up 放弃 make sense 有道理，行得通 plenty of 许多，充足的 What I’m saying is … 我想说的是

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Listening * Activity 5 Building down A Listen to the interview with Erika Van Beek, an engineer. Answer the questions.II■

1. What does “building down” mean? It means building underground. _________________________________ 2. What did Erika say to support her view that building down is the solution to overcrowding in cities? _____________________________________________________________________ First, there is plenty of space underground. Second, with new technology, building costs _____________________________________________________________________ are not as high as in the past. Third, it’s safer than building skyscrapers.

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