现代大学英语听力2unit 10 history

1、 课程名称：英语视听说课程名称：英语视听说 （英（英语影视与资讯）语影视与资讯）授课年级：大学一年级授课年级：大学一年级 （2016级）级）授课班级：英语授课班级：英语16405Contemporary College English Listeningv讲授内容：课堂听力讲授内容：课堂听力Intensive Listeningv讲授方式：讲授方式： Audio materials （listening， do the exercises， practice repeating 四次放音四次放音four times playing）v成绩评定：期末成绩评定：期末50%+期中期中20%+口语测试

2、口语测试10%+平时成绩平时成绩20%v课外作业：未讲的课堂听力课外作业：未讲的课堂听力Intensive Listening +自主听力自主听力Extensive ListeningUnit 10 HistoryUnit 10 HistoryvObjectives:教学目的教学目的v1. Understand descriptions of historical events, figures, and places. v2. Follow discussions of cause and effect, advantages and disadvantages.v3. Make infer

3、encesv4. Summarize main ideas and supporting detailsTask 1how the states in the US got their namesv Script：【原文】：【原文】 vPeople who visited the United States sometimes wonder how the states got their names. Some of the most interesting names came from American Indian language. For example, Illinois, wa

4、s named for the Indians who used to live in that part of the country. In their language, Illinois means “Brave Men”. Connecticut means “At the Long River Mouth” in the language of the Indians who used to live there.vTwenty-five of the states have Indian names, but other names were taken from differe

5、nt languages. Georgia and Pennsylvania have names which were taken from the Latin language. Florida and Colorado were named by Spanish people. States like New Hampshire and New Jersey were named for places in England.vThe two newest states have names which did not come from any of those languages. H

6、awaii got its name from a word in the Hawaiian language which means “Homeland.” Alaska was named by the Russians, from whom Alaska was bought in 1867.Task 1how the states in the US got their namesTask 1how the states in the US got their namesv Key and Answers【答案】【答案】v v A. Fill in the following char

7、t.v v v B. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.v v 1) T 2) F 3) TTask 2 Stonehenge stunhend (巨石阵巨石阵)Definition: North of the ancient megalithic ruins: the city of Salisbury s:lzbri , England. Array of stones, could be ancient humans set for observi

8、ng astronomical phenomena finmin . To promote the development of archaeoastronomy:kiustrnmi . . 英国索尔兹伯里以北的古代巨石建筑遗迹。阵中巨石的排列，可英国索尔兹伯里以北的古代巨石建筑遗迹。阵中巨石的排列，可能是远古人类为观测天象而置的。推动了考古天文学的发展。能是远古人类为观测天象而置的。推动了考古天文学的发展。Task 2 Stonehenge stunhend (巨石巨石阵阵)v Words and expressionsv 1.eclipse英英 klps 美美 klps vt. 使黯然失色

9、；形成蚀 n. 日蚀，月蚀；黯然失色v 2.monument英英 mnjm()nt 美美 mnjumnt n. 纪念碑；历史遗迹；不朽的作品 vt. 为树碑v 3.observatory英英 bzvt()r 美美 bzvtri n. 天文台；气象台；瞭望台v 复数复数 observatories v .Task 2 the famous Stonehenge，the mysterious circle of stones in England Task 2 the famous Stonehenge，the mysterious circle of stones in England v Sc

10、ript： 【原文】【原文】vThe circle of stones that can be seen at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England is one of the oldest and most mysterious monuments in the world. The monument was probably put up between 2000 B.C. and 1400 B.C. When it was completed it consisted of a double circle of stones, with

11、 two more groups of stones outside the circles. Many of the stones used in this monument must have been transported over 250 miles to Stonehenge. Single stones, some of them weighing about four tons, must have been sent on rivers and rolled over land on tree trunks. They cant have been carried! The

12、men who moved the stone didnt have wheels or horses. Each stone had to be moved by hand and placed in position. They were fitted together with great technical skill. There are many theories about the purpose of the stones. Stonehenge was certainly a meeting place. The stones have been arranged in a

13、particular way to mark sunrise and sunset at certain times during the year. This may have been a place of worship of the sun and also an observatory. One interesting theory suggests that the stones were some kind of computer which was used to predict eclipses of the sun and moon.Task 2 the famous St

14、onehenge，the mysterious circle of stones in England v Keys： 【答案】【答案】v v A. Answer the following questions.v 1) Probably between 2000 B.C. and 1400 B.C.v 2) About four tons.v 3) They might have been sent on rivers and rolled over land on tree trunks.v 4) By hand.v v B. Fill in the blanks with what yo

15、u hear on the tape.v meeting place; sunrise; sunset; worship; observatory; computer; eclipsesv vLesley: I think the most attractive foreign accents for me are Mediterranean accents because they, if you like, import their own culture into the English accent and give it a lot of life that sometimes, t

16、hat kind of-the gestures and everything that the English people dont have, so you get a beautiful mixture of the serious Northern European and the Southern European together.v v Susan: I like the Swedish accent because it, it makes me smile and the way its spoken is so sing-songy that you cant help

17、but smile when other people actually speak it. And it always makes you want to try and put the accent on yourself.Task 3 the history of painting pictures Task 3the history of painting picturesWords and expressions1.Egyptiansi:dipnz n. 埃及人2.Spain英英 spein 美美 spen n. 西班牙ic strip连载漫画；四格漫画 ( comic strips

18、 )N-COUNT A comic strip is a series of drawings that tell a story, especially in a newspaper or magazine. 连环画页4.diagrams英英 美美 da,grm n. 图表；数 图解（diagram的复数）；略图 v. 用图解释；作的图解（diagram的三单形式）5.Mediterranean美美 ,mdtrenn n. 地中海 adj. 地中海的Task 3 the history of painting picturesv Scripts【原文】【原文】vHuman beings ha

19、ve been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years. The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals. They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill. Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain. No one knows why they were

20、painted there. Perhaps the painter thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals. Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures.vAbout 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew s

21、imple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.v The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together. When an important person d

22、ied, scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modem comic-strip stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not

23、try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.v Task 3 the history of painting pictures v Scripts【原文】【原文】v vBy the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea bad developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very

24、easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used a

25、ll over the world.vThese days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds, drawings, photographs, signs and diagrams. We find them everywhere: in books and newspapers, in the street, and on the walls of the places where we live a

26、nd work. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.v 【答案】【答案】Fill in the following chart.Task 10v Scriptv v The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. The universities of Oxford and Cambridge are sometimes referred to collectively as Oxbri