新核心大学英语B版听说教程2Unit1

Unit1SpaceExploration,Inthisunityouwill:1.learnabouthowtheuniverseworksandmansexplorationofouterspace;2.familiarizeyourselfwithwordsandexpressionsrelatedtothethemeofthisunit;3.learntousethesewordsandexpressions;4.learntheABCsofnewsreportingandlistenforkeydetailsinnewsreports;5.practicelisteningwithothernon-theme-relatedaudioandvideomaterials;6.learnhowtoacceptorrefuseanofferusingtheproperexpressionsandsentencestructures.,Learningobjectives,PartITheme-RelatedActivities,PartIIListeningStrategies,PartIIIExtensiveListening,PartIVCommunicationSkills,PartVAssessmentLog,PartITheme-RelatedActivities,SectionIScienceReport,SectionIIScienceReport,SectionIIITalk,1.Doyouwanttohaveanexperienceofviewingtheearthfromouterspace?Whyorwhynot?2.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththestatementthatspaceexplorationispropellingtheadvancementofmoderntechnology?,Lead-inquestions:,Unit1PartISectionILead-inquestions,WordBank,Unit1PartISectionIWordBank,Unit1PartISectionIWordBank,Notes,Unit1PartISectionINotes,Task1Watchthevideoclipandthendecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.,Task,Unit1PartISectionITask1,1.RichardNooneismovinghisfamilyfromFloridatoGeorgiabecausehelikesmountainsbetterthanoceans.2.TherareformationofthefiveplanetsonthefifthdayofthefifthmonthisasignofdisastertoNoone.,(HeismovingbecausehebelievesthatamajorsurgeoftheAntarcticicesheettriggeredbyauniqueplanetaryalignmentwillproducetidalwavesthatwilldestroyhishouseandotherbuildings.),T,F,_,_,3.Ancientpeopleweresoconfusedbysomeheavenlyeventsthattheyturnedtosupernaturalforcesforexplanations.4.Theconstellationsofthezodiacwereusedbyancientcivilizationstopredictthecomingofdisasters.5.Therecurringcycleoflightanddarknessformedthebasisofthefirstreligiousbeliefofworshipingthesun.,F,T,_,(Theconstellationsofthezodiacwerethoughttoexerciseamysticalinfluenceoverhumanlives.),_,Unit1PartISectionITask1,F,_,(Therecurringcycleoflightanddarknessformedthebasisofthefirstorganizingprincipleofournaturalworld,dayandnight.),Task2Watchthevideoclipasecondtimeandthencompletethefollowingsentences.,Task,Unit1PartISectionITask2,1.OnMay5thoftheyear2000,aplanetaryalignmentwillthatwilldestroycoastalareas.2.AstrologyisthebeliefthattheheavenslifeonEarth.3.Fromthedawnofhistorymanbegantoobservenature:disappearingwiththelightanditswarmth,therisingmoon,andalightshowofdistantstarsslowly.,trigger/producethesurgeoftheAntarcticicesheet,exerciseasupernaturalinfluenceover,thesettingsun,usheringinthecold,darknight,materializing,_,_,_,_,_,Unit1PartISectionITask2,4.Systematicobservationoftheheavensbegins.Forprimitivemanthesun.5.Ourearliestancestorshadlittle.Therefore,itisnaturalforthemtotonaturesmostbasicquestions.,beforerecordedtime,reignedsupreme,inthewayofknowledge,ascribesupernaturalanswers,_,_,_,_,1.DoyouagreethatwhathappensintheheavensaboveinfluencelifebelowonEarth?Pleasegiveexamplestosupportyourpointofview.2.Whatisyourzodiac?Doyouthinkitdecideswhatyoudoandwhoyouare?Whyorwhynot?3.Isastrologyscienceorsuperstition?Pleasegivereasonsforyouranswer.4.Doyousometimeswonderifthereareotherlifeformsinouterspace?Whyorwhynot?,Task3Watchthevideoclipagainandthenhaveagroupdiscussionbasedonthefollowingquestions.Afterthediscussion,eachgroupwillgiveabriefreporttotheclass,Task,Unit1PartISectionITask3,【Script】,Script,Unit1PartISectionIScript,WordBank,Unit1PartISectionIIWordBank,Unit1PartISectionIIWordBank,Unit1PartISectionIIWordBank,Notes,Unit1PartISectionIINotes,1.ColoradoAUSstate.ItencompassesmostoftheSouthernRockyMountainsaswellasthenortheasternportionoftheColoradoPlateau.2.WhilethevisionariesperfecttheirfantasyMartiancolonytheygrowfrustratedatwhattheyseeasgovernmentfootdragging.WhilethosewhohaveambitionsandvisionsforthefuturemaketheirimaginaryprojecttocolonizeMarsbetter,theyfeelfrustratedbecausetheybelievethegovernmentisdeliberatelyslowinsupportingthemandtheirproject.,1.WhatisdrivingtheJapanesecompanytodeveloppermanenthumanhabitationsonMars?A.Sophisticatedtechnologyavailablethatenableshumanstotravelvastdistances.B.FundingfromtheJapanesegovernmentforouterspacecolonization.C.ThebeliefthatwatercanbeobtainedfromicelyinginthesoilonMars.D.TheconvictionthatMarscanbeterraformedintoablueplanetliketheearth.,Task1Watchthevideoclipandchoosethebestanswerstothefollowingquestions.,Task,Unit1PartISectionIITask1,2.WhatcouldthreatenhumanbeingsoncetheymovetoliveonMars?A.Lackofcropsandfuel.B.ThedeadlyatmosphereonMars.C.Ultravioletradiationfromthesun.D.Humanambitiontocolonizetheentireplanet.3.Inthousandsofyears,whatwillMarsbeterraformedinto?A.Aplanetcoveredentirelybywater.B.Aplanetwithearthlikelifesupportingsystems.C.Aplanetsurroundedbygreenhousegases.D.Aplanetaccommodatingmillionsofpeople.,Unit1PartISectionIITask1,4.AccordingtoscientistJulianHisscocks,whataretheMarsjarsusedfor?A.TogroworganismsundersimulatedMartianconditions.B.Totestthelevelofcarbondioxideorganismscanputupwith.C.ToseehowmanystagesarerequiredtomakeMarshabitable.D.Toprovethefeasibilityofvariousterraformingprojects.5.Whatdothespeakersmainlytalkabout?A.Planetaryengineering.B.ThearidplanetMars.C.RediscoveringawateryMars.D.TerraformingMars.,Unit1PartISectionIITask1,WhydoestheJapanesecompanyObayshiwanttoestablishlarge,domedenclosures?2.WhatwillMarsultimatelybelikeintheeyesofthevisionaries?,Task2Watchthevideoclipforthesecondtimeandthengiveashortanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.,Task,ToprotecthumanimmigrantsfromthesunsdeadlyultravioletradiationandviolentMartianduststorms.,Itwillbetransformedintoaplanetadaptedtohumanlife.,_,_,Unit1PartISectionIITask2,Unit1PartISectionIITask2,3.Whatisterraforming?4.Howlongwillittaketochangethefaceofthewholeplanet?5.HowcanthedryplanetMarsbeturnedgreen?6.Whoisworkingonterraformingprojects?,ItreferstotheprocessofprovidingMarswithalife-supportingatmospheresimilartoearthsothathumansandanimalscanbreathefreely.,Eons/thousandsofyears.,WaterwillbereleasedfromrocksandsoilunderthesurfaceofMarsaswellasfrompolarcaps.,BothprofessionalsandenthusiasticamateursfromAmericanandEurope.,_,_,_,_,Task3Watchthevideoclipagainandthenmakeatwo-minute-commentonthetopicofthevideoclip.Preparetoansweroneortwoquestionsraisedbytheclassoryourteacherafteryourpresentation.,Task,Unit1PartISectionIITask3,ForReference:,Unit1PartISectionIITask3,【Script】,Questions:1.HowdoyouliketheideaofturningMarsintoagreenplanetandmakingithabitableforhumanbeings?2.Supposescientistscouldcolonizethemoonandmakeitsuitableformantolivethere.Wouldyouliketomovetothemoon?Whyorwhynot?3.ABritishcompanyisplanningtotaketravelersintoouterspace.Wouldyouconsidertakingsuchaspacetripinthenearfuture?Pleasegiveyourreasons.4.Chinahasquickeneditspaceinouterspaceexploration.Forexample,ithaslaunchedmannedspaceflightsandsentprobestothemoon.Whatisyourattitudetowardstheseprograms?5.Areyouinterestedinspaceexplorationprojects?Whyorwhynot?,Script,Unit1PartISectionIIScript,WordBank,Unit1PartISectionIIIWordBank,Unit1PartISectionIIIWordBank,Unit1PartISectionIIIWordBank,Notes,Unit1PartISectionIIINotes,1.WhywastheDigitalUniversecreated?A.Tohelppositiontheearth,thesolarsystemandthegalaxiesintheuniverse.B.Tobetterunderstandhowmanandtheeartharerelatedtotheuniverse.C.Tokeepupinpacewiththelatestdevelopmentindigitaltechnology.D.Tobetterillustratethespeakerspointofview.,Task1Watchthevideoclipandthendothefollowingcomprehensionexercise.,Task,Unit1PartISectionIIITask1,2.Whydopeopleassociatetheflathorizonwithinfinite,unboundedresources?A.Humanbeingsarenotintelligentenoughtoseebeyondthehorizon.B.Thevastnessoftheearthsuggestedbytheflathorizonistoooverwhelming.C.Aflathorizongivespeoplethefalseimpressionofanabundanceinresources.D.Theflathorizonstretchespeoplesimaginationandassociation.3.WhatisUniview?A.Itisaninteractivesoftware.B.Itisadigitalcamera.C.Itisacomprehensivemap.D.Itisthenameofacompany.,Unit1PartISectionIIITask1,4.Whatdoesthespeakermeanwhenhesays“aswemoveout”intotheuniverse?A.Hemeans“aswemovebacktotheinitialstageoftheuniverse”.B.Hemeans“aswemovebackwardintohistory”.C.Hemeans“aswemoveawayfromtheearth”.D.Hemeans“aswemovetowardsthecenteroftheuniverse”.5.Whatisthespeakerspurposeingivingthistalk?A.Toshowwhatdigitaltechnologycandoinmappingtheuniverse.B.Tocallontheaudiencetoputhumanbeingsandtheuniverseinperspective.C.Toredefinewhathomeandtheuniversemeantous.D.Toconvincethelistenersofthevastnessoftheuniverse.,Unit1PartISectionIIITask1,Task2Watchthevideoclipasecondtimeandthencompletethefollowingsentences.,Task,Unit1PartISectionIIITask2,1.Thisactualflightpathandmoviethatweseeherewasactuallyflownlive.inacafecalledEarthMattersontheLowerEastSideofManhattan,whereIlive.AnditwasdonewiththeRubinMuseumofHimalayanArt.2.Andsoaswemoveout,weseecontinuouslyfromourplanetasweseehere,lighttraveltime,howfarawayweare.,Icapturedthislivefrommylaptop,foranexhibitoncomparativecosmology,asacollaborativeproject,allthewayoutintotherealmofgalaxies,givingyouasenseof,_,_,_,_,_,Unit1PartISectionIIITask2,3.ThesearethepathsofVoyager1,Voyager2,Pioneer11andPioneer10,thefirstfourspacecraft.Comingincloser,pickingupEarth.OrbitoftheMoon,andweseetheEarth.Andwecanaddinnewdata.4.HereweseethecomplextrajectoryoftheCassinimission,ingeniouslydevelopedsothat45encounterswiththelargestmoon,Titan,whichislargerthantheplanetMercury,intodifferentpartsofmissionphase.,tohaveleftthesolarsystem,Thismapcanbeupdated,colorcodedfordifferentmissionphases,divertstheorbit,_,_,_,_,Unit1PartISectionIIITask2,5.Wereactuallywiththefirstsub-SaharanplanetariuminGhanaaswellasnewlibrariesinColumbiaandahighschoolinCambodia.6.Idliketojustsaythatwhattheworldneedsnowisinthismuchlargerconditionnowandamuchlargersenseofwhathomeis.Becauseourhomeistheuniverse,.,sharingtoursoftheuniverse,thathavebeenbuiltintheghettos,asenseofbeingabletolookatourselves,andwearetheuniverse,essentially,_,_,_,_,【Script】,Script,Unit1PartISectionIIIScript,PartIIListeningStrategies,SectionINewsBasics,NewsBasics,Unit1PartIISectionI,AccordingtotheDictionaryofCanadianEnglish,newsisthe“informationaboutsomethingthathasjusthappenedorwillsoonhappen.”Lookatthefollowingtwoexamples.Thefirstoneinformsreadersofanearthquakewhichoccurredintherecentpast,whilethesecondonetellsofanupcomingfireworksconcert.e.g.Amagnitude5.9earthquakestrucknearthecoastofPapuaNewGuineaearlySunday,theUSGeologicalSurveysaid,butnoPacific-widetsunamiwarningwasissued.e.g.ThousandsofpeopleareexpectedtoflocktoEdinburghcentertowatchthefireworksconcerttomarktheendoftheEdinburghInternationalFestival.,Newshassuchdifferentgenresasbusiness,technologyhowever,youcanalsofindinanimateobjects,concepts,andentitiessuchastyphoon,car,hurricane,death,deforestation,report,survey,CNN,FBI,FDA,etc.Paydueattentiontothesethreethingsthatcanfunctionastheactorinthenews.,Unit1PartIISectionI,WordBank,Unit1PartIISectionITask1,Notes,1.BalibombingThe2002Balibombingsoccurredon12October2002inthetouristdistrictontheIndonesianislandofBali.TheattackwasthedeadliestactofterrorisminthehistoryofIndonesia,killing202people(including88Australiansand38Indonesiancitizens).Afurther240peoplewereinjured.2.MegawatiSukarnoputrianIndonesianpolitician,andleaderoftheoppositionpartyPDI-P.SheservedasthePresidentofIndonesiafrom23July2001to20October2004andwasthecountrysfirstfemalePresident.MegawatiisthedaughterofIndonesiasfirstpresident,Sukarno.,Unit1PartIISectionITask1,Task1Listentothenewsreportforkeywordsindicatingwhen,whereandwho,andthenanswerthefollowingquestions.,Task,1.Whendidtheblastatthepoliceheadquartersoccur?2.Wherewasablackbagfilledwithexplosivesplaced?3.Whatwasthedamageoftheblast?4.IntheOctoberbombinghowmanypeoplewerekilled?,ItoccurredearlyMonday.,Itwasplacedinfrontofthelobbyofacommunityhallwithintheirheadquarterscompound.,Itblewoutsomewindowsanddamagedpartofthesideofthebuilding.,Morethan190peoplewerekilled.,_,_,_,_,【Script】,Unit1PartIISectionITask1,Script,Unit1PartIISectionITask1,WordBank,Unit1PartIISectionITask2,Unit1PartIISectionITask2,Task2Listentothenewsreportforkeywordsofwhen,whereandwho,andthenfinishthemultiple-choiceexercises.,Task,Unit1PartIISectionITask2,1.WheredidIsraelisoldiersgoinsearchofPalestinianmilitants?A.Hebron.B.GazaStrip.C.Rafah.D.Ramallah.2.HowmanyJewishsettlersliveinHebron?A.120,000.B.100,000.C.50,000.D.450.3.WhenwerethreeIsraelisinjured?A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Wednesday.D.Thursday.4.WhendidIsraelivotersgivePrimeMinisterArielSharonandtheLikudPartyavictory?A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Wednesday.D.Thursday.5.HowmanyseatsdoestheLikudPartyholdintheparliament?A.120.B.83.C.50.D.37.,Unit1PartIISectionITask3,Task3Readthefollowingpassageaftertheclip.Payparticularattentiontopronunciationandintonation.,Task,PoliceinIndonesiasayablastattheirnationalheadquartersearlyMondaywascausedbyexplosives,butnoinjurieswerereported.Authoritieshavenosuspectsyet,buttheattackcomesafterthenationalpolicechieffingeredahigh-profileterroristgroupintheOctobersBalibombing.Policesaytheysuspectablackbagfilledwith“lowexplosiveswasplacedinfrontofthelobbyofacommunityhallwithintheirheadquarterscompound.Theblastblewoutsomewindowsanddamagedpartofthesideofthebuilding.Noinjurieswerereported.Policehavesealedofftheareawhileinvestigatorsexamineandcollectpiecesofdebris.,【Script】,Script,Unit1PartIISectionITask3,PartIIIExtensiveListening,INewsReports,IITalk,IIIDialogue,IVConversations,VPassageListening,VICompoundDictation,WordBank,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsI,1.WhatisthepurposeoftheexperimentsponsoredbytheEuropeanSpaceAgencyandRussiasInstituteofBiomedicalProblems?A.Totesthowlongmancanliveintotalisolation.B.Totestmanscreativityinsolitaryconfinement.C.TotestwhethermancansurviveinMartianconditions.D.TotestthepsychologicalimpactofamannedflighttoMars.,Listentothereportandthendothefollowingexercise.,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsI,2.Wherewilltheastronautsspendtheirdaysofisolationfromtheoutsideworld?A.InaspaceexplorationlabinaEuropeancountry.B.InawarehouseinthesuburbsofMoscow.C.Inamock-upMarslander.D.Ina550cubicmeterroom.3.AccordingtoDr.Aderin-Pocock,whatcouldbetheproblemofthisvaluableexperiment?A.Theastronautsmaylosetheirinitialmotivation.B.Thesixastronautsmaynotgetalongwell.C.Theastronautsmaynottaketheexperimentseriously.D.Thesixastronautsmaynotberepresentativeofallastronauts.,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsI,【Script】,Script,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsI,WordBank,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsII,1.Accordingtothespeaker,whatisinthespacearoundearthsorbit?A.Vastemptiness.B.Meteors.C.Debris.D.Suns.2.Whatdoesthespeedofmeteorsmovementtellus?A.Thefasterthemeteorsmove,thelongerthedistancetheyvecomefrom.B.Thefasterthemeteorsmove,thebiggertheyarelikelytobe.C.Thefasterthemeteorsmove,thelightertheyare.D.Thefasterthemeteorsmove,themorelikelytheywillfallintoearthsatmosphere.,Listentothereportandthendothefollowingexercise.,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsII,3.Wheredometeorscomefromaccordingtoscientists?A.Fromnearbystarsystems.B.Fromdustyareasbetweenstars.C.Fromoutsidethegalaxy.D.Alloftheabove.,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsII,【Script】,Script,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsII,WordBank,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsIII,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsIII,Listentothenewsreportandthenanswerthequestionsorallyafterwards.Comparewhatyouhavesaidwiththereferenceanswersprovided.,1.Accordingtosomeastrophysicists,whatistheforcebehindtheexpansionoftheuniverse?2.Whatdoesastrophysicistsresearchprove?,Energygeneratedbymysteriousdarkmatterisbehindtheuniversesexpansion.,Darkenergydoesexistintheuniverse.,_,_,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsIII,3.Isitworthwhiletospendhugesumsofmoneyonouterspaceexploration?,Outerspaceexplorationwithitshugecostandoccasionaldisastrousconsequenceshasbeencontroversial,butImconvincedthattheexplorationishighlynecessaryandisimportantonseverallevels.First,spacemissionsmayhelptheadvanceoftechnologybecausemoresophisticatedtechnologyisrequiredformanyongoingspaceprojects.Second,theearthhasbecomeaneverincreasinglycrowdedhabitatwiththesurgeinworldpopulation.Spaceexplorationcouldfindawayoutfortheproblemofoverpopulation.Mostimportantofall,spaceexplorationembodiesoneessentialdimensionthatmakeshumanbeingswhotheyarethemindtofacetheunknown,thecuriositytoexploretheunknown,thedesiretopushtheboundary,andthecouragetochallengeourselves.,_,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsIII,【Script】,Script,Unit1PartIIIINewsReportsIII,WordBank,Unit1PartIIIIITalk,Watchthevideoclipandthendothefollowingexercise.,1.WhendidMartingettheideatocreateaspaceforhimself?A.WhenhissonFordwasborn.