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1、Unit 1Urban ChallengesBook 4Think and DiscussViewing the WorldExploring the ThemeAnalytical ListeningSharing Your IdeasEngagingFurther ListeningContentThink and DiscussQuestionsIn New York City, people walk by a mural by a Brazilian graffiti artist.1. What are some of the problems that modern cities

2、 face? How can cities solve these problems?2. Would you move to a city that is dealing with challenges such as overcrowding? Why or why not?Example AnswersSome of the problems that modern cities face include traffic and transportation issues, air pollution, garbage collection, expensive housing, and

3、 crime. Cities can solve some of these problems by providing good public transportation, enforcing environmental protection laws, providing garbage collection and recycling programs, and creating parks and other green spaces. 1. What are some of the problems that modern cities face? How can cities s

4、olve these problems?Questions Example Answer 1 I would move to a city that is facing problems such as overcrowding if this city can provide the best opportunities for good employment as well as good amenities such as restaurants and shopping. 2. Would you move to a city that is dealing with challeng

5、es such as overcrowding? Why or why not?Questions Example Answer 2 I would not move to a city that is facing problems such as overcrowding because I dislike the noise, pollution, and crime that are a part of city life. I prefer to live outside of a big city.2. Would you move to a city that is dealin

6、g with challenges such as overcrowding? Why or why not?QuestionsExploring the ThemeArt and MusicBangkok: the capital city of Thailand. It is the largest city in Thailand, and it is also a major port and economic center. Its name in the Thai language is Krung Thep which means “city of angels”. 曼谷（泰国首

7、都）1. How many large cities in the world can you think of? Try to list the names as many as you can.2. Why are millions of people leaving the countryside and moving into crowded cities?3. What are the causes of traffic jams in large cities? How can cities solve this problem?Art and MusicLook at the p

8、hotos and read the captions. Then discuss the questions.A view of Los Angeles, California, a smoggy city in the United StatesArt and MusicCars fill the streets of Bangkok, Thailand. As cities get larger, new challenges such as traffic jams become important issues.Art and MusicCrowds fill a railroad

9、station in Guangdong, China. As the worlds population grows, competition for space is a challenge in manylarge cities.Art and Music1. How many large cities in the world can you think of? Try to list the names as many as you can.Example Answers Shanghai, China; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Toronto, Canada; Tok

10、yo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea, London, Britain; Istanbul, Turkey; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Lagos, Nigeria, etc.Art and Music2. Why are millions of people leaving the countryside and moving into crowded cities?Art and MusicExample Answers Millions of people are leaving the countryside and moving into crowd

11、ed cities mainly for economic reasons. There are more jobs in cities than in the countryside.3. What are the causes of traffic jams in large cities? How can cities solve this problem?Art and MusicExample Answers Traffic jams in large cities are caused by people traveling from their homes to their wo

12、rk places in the morning and back to their homes again in the evening. Its not an easy problem to solve, but cities can limit the days on which people can use their cars, provide as much public transportation as possible, and design streets and highways that can handle a lot of traffic.Analytical Li

13、steningListening 1 innovative a. 新颖的，有创新精神的barrier n. 屏障Venetian n. 威尼斯人 a. 威尼斯的gondola n.（ 意大利威尼斯运河中的）平底船triple v. ( 使) 成为三倍revenue n. 收益，收入canal n. 运河tax v. 向（某人）征税Listening 1 MOSE: a flood-defence project for the city of Venice. The name is an acronym for Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico, whi

14、ch means “Experimental Electromechanical Module”. The project aims to be completed by 2016. 摩西计划Listening 1 Rialto Market: a popular market in the Rialto district of Venice, Italy. Its fresh fish, fresh farm produce, and excellent restaurants make it a popular tourist destination. 里亚托市场Listening 1 E

15、aster: a religious festival celebrated by Christians. Itcelebrates Jesus Christs death and resurrection (复活). The exact date of the festival varies from late March to late April each year. 复活节Listening 1 Carnival: a popular festival held in many Catholic Christian countries. People often dress in un

16、usual costumes and celebrate by eating, drinking, and dancing in parades or other gatherings. 狂欢节Predicting Content. Look at the photo of tourists in Venice. Can you guess how many tourists visit Venice each year? How do tourists help the city? How do they hurt it? Discuss your ideas with apartner.

17、Listening 1 Thousands of tourists fill the streets of Venice.Listening 1 Example AnswersI think a lot of tourists visit Venice each yearmaybe five million or 10 million tourists. Tourists help the city by spending money. They buy souvenirs, eat in restaurants, and pay local people to take them on to

18、urs and so on. Tourists hurt the city by requiring extra services such as parking and garbage collection. Tourists may also affect the quality of life of city residents if places get crowded or traffic gets heavy because of them. A | Note-Taking. Listen to the lecture introduction. Which specific to

19、pic is this lecture about? Check () the correct answer.A LectureListening 1 a. The problem of flooding. b. The MOSE project. c. Problems caused by tourists.OK, everyone, what I want to do today is continue our discussion about cities and the challenges they face, and, Id like to focus on the city of

20、 Venice, in Italy, which is an extraordinary example. So, to begin with, lets review a few of the points weve discussed so far. Remember that, for centuries, the city has been struggling with the problem of flooding. As you know, the regular floodwaterscalled the acqua altaare a big problem in the c

21、ity. You may also recall that the government has started the innovative MOSE project to build water barriers and stop flooding from the ocean. To be continued Listening 1 Now, flooding is an important issue, but many Venetians say that the city has more serious problems than the acqua alta or the MO

22、SE project. And most of these problems have to do with tourism. Of course, tourism has both the positive and negative sidetourism is extremely profitable. But the problem in Venice is too many tourists.Listening 1 Listening 1 Identifying the Lecture TopicLecture introductions often have two parts. I

23、n the first part, the speaker provides background information about the topic, or reviews what was covered in earlier lectures. In the second part of the introduction, the speaker announces the specific topic they plan to discuss and explains how they will present the information. Correctly identify

24、ing the lecture topic can help us organize our lecture notes.Listening 1 B | Listening for Main Ideas. Listen to the lecture and complete the main ideas about the problems and benefits of tourism. cant handle so many peoplerevenue foodrenthousinggetting smaller restoration tourismC | With your partn

25、er, compare your answers from exercise B. Did you both list the same main ideas?Listening 1 D| Listening for Details. Read the questions and answer choices. Then listen again and choose the correct answers.Listening 1 1. How many tourists visited Venice in one holiday weekend?a. 60,000.b. 80,000.c.

26、21 million.2. What is NOT found in the Rialto Market area?a. Grocery stores.b. Souvenir shops.c. A beach.bcD| Listening for Details. Listening 1 3. What did a 1999 law make it easier to do?a. Convert residences to hotels or guesthouses.b. Increase the cost of garbage collection.c. Create affordable

27、housing for young people.4. How much revenue does tourism in Venice generate in a year?a. 2 million U.S. dollars.b. 20 million U.S. dollars.c. 2 billion U.S. dollars.a cD| Listening for Details. Listening 1 5. What is the population of Venice today?a. Around 120,000.b. Around 80,000.c. Around 60,000

28、.6. What did the lecturer say about the unemployment rate in Venice?a. It is higher than in the rest of Italy.b. It is lower than in the rest of Italy.c. It is lower in the summer than in other seasons. cbListening 1 1. Based on the lecture, what is the attitude of Venetian residents toward tourists

29、? Use information from the Listening section to support your answer.2. What is the lecturers attitude about Venices future?A | Making Inferences. Discuss the questions with your partner.To be continued Listening 1 3. Look at the cartoon. Do you think it is funny? Discuss the ways in which it relates

30、 to the lecture you have just heard.A | Making Inferences. Discuss the questions with your partner.Listening 1 Based on the lecture, what is the attitude of Venetian residents toward tourists?Example AnswersThe residents of Venice may resent tourists for driving up prices, making it harder to find h

31、ousing, and causing some 60,000 residents to leave the city. In contrast, Venetians who work in tourism may be thankful that the tourists give them jobs and give the city a low unemployment rate.Listening 1 2. What is the lecturers attitude about Venices future?Example AnswersThe lecturers attitude

32、about Venices future seems to be that the citys problems will not be solved easily or quickly. Listening 1 3. Look at the cartoon. Do you think it is funny? Discuss the ways in which it relates to the lecture you have just heard.Example Answer 1Yes, I think the cartoon is funny because it exaggerate

33、s the problem of flooding. In reality, flooding damages buildings and might cause people to get their feet wet on some days, but the flooding isnt severe enough to make a scuba-diving suit necessary.Listening 1 3. Look at the cartoon. Do you think it is funny? Discuss the ways in which it relates to

34、 the lecture you have just heard.Example Answer 2 No, I dont think the cartoon is funny because flooding is a real and serious problem in Venicenot something to laugh about. Listening 1 B | Collaboration. Form a group with another pair of students. Look at the cartoon. As a group, create a caption f

35、or the cartoon. Share your caption with the class.Listening 1 B | Collaboration. Form a group with another pair of students. Look at the cartoon. As a group, create a caption for the cartoon. Share your caption with the class.Example AnswersOh, no! Is the basement flooded again?OK, everyone, what I

36、want to do today is continue our discussion about cities and the challenges they face, and, Id like to focus on the city of Venice, in Italy, which is an extraordinary example. So, to begin with, lets review a few of the points weve discussed so far. Remember that, for centuries, the city has been s

37、truggling with the problem of flooding. As you know, the regular floodwaterscalled the acqua altaare a big problem in the city. You may also recall that the government has started the innovative MOSE project to build water barriers and stop flooding from the ocean. To be continued Listening 1 Now, f

38、looding is an important issue, but many Venetians say that the city has more serious problems than the acqua alta or the MOSE project. And most of these problems have to do with tourism.Of course, tourism has both the positive and negative sidetourism is extremely profitable. But the problem in Veni

39、ce is too many tourists.For example, in 2007 the number of Venetian residents was 60,000. And what do you think the number of visitors to Venice was in that year? Twenty-one million! Recently, on a single holiday weekend in May, 80,000 tourists visited the city. Public parking lots filled up and wer

40、e closed. And tourists walked through the streets eating and drinking and leaving a lot of trash behind. To be continued Listening 1 The result is that Venices city services just cant handle so many people. The city has to pay more and more money for garbage collection to clean up all of the trash.

41、In addition, public transportation on the famous boats and gondolas is so crowded that Venetian residents can barely find room to get on.Along with trash and crowded transportation, city residents also have to deal with higher prices for food and for housing. Food prices continue to rise around the

42、city. Some cafs charge as much as 13 U.S. dollars for a soft drink! In the Rialto Marketan area with many shops and storessome of the grocery stores have beenTo be continued Listening 1 replaced by souvenir shops, which means that Venetians have fewer places to buy their groceries. In popular touris

43、t areas, rent has almost tripled, and many small local businessesfor example, toy stores and hardware storescant afford to pay.Let me add that there is a serious housing problem in Venice. At one time, there were regulations making it illegal to convert residential buildings into hotels. But a law i

44、n 1999 removed those regulations, and the housing problem got even worse. Since then, the number of hotels and guesthouses has increased by 600 percent, and the number of houses that are available for local residents has gone down.To be continued Listening 1 These days, housing is only affordable fo

45、r the very rich or for people who already own houses because theyve been passed down by family. Young Venetians simply cant afford to buy any property in the city. This has forced a huge number of Venetian residents to move out of the city. Thirty years ago, the population of Venice was around 120,0

46、00. Now its less than 60,000. So, why does Venice continue to encourage tourism when it causes so many problems? Mainly its because tourism in Venice generates more than two billion U.S. dollars a year in revenueand many think that the amount is much higher.Listening 1 To be continued Also, theres a

47、 lot of financial pressure on Venice. The cleaning of canals, restoration of old structures, and the MOSE project are all very expensive. Tourism brings in money to help the city solve these problems. Another point I want to make is that many people in Venice have jobs related to tourism. As more to

48、urists come to the city, hotels, restaurants, and museums need to hire more workers. In fact, the city of Venice has a lower unemployment rate than the rest of Italy, and its likely a result of the tourism industry. Listening 1 To be continued Some people think that Venice is to blame for its own pr

49、oblemsthat these problems are the result of greed for tourists money. Theres a lot of talk about limiting tourists, taxing tourists, and even asking tourists to avoid the busy seasons of Easter and Carnival. However, as you can see, maximizing the number of tourists in Venice is also necessary. So,

50、there seem to be no simple solutions to Venices tourism problem.Listening 1 Listening 2 conform v. 遵守，遵从built-up a. ( 区域) 布满建筑物的compatible a. 能共存的；协调一致的internalize v. 使（信仰、价值观等）内在化flush v. 冲洗（便池）lenient a. 宽大的，仁慈的Listening 2 Lee Kuan Yew (1923 ): the first prime minister of Singapore. He ruled from

51、1959 to 1990 and remained politically active until 2011. 李光耀Predicting Content. You are going to listen to a conversation about Singapore. Look at the photos on these pages and discuss the questions with a partner.Listening 2 1. What aspects of Singapore do you think will be talked about in the conv

52、ersation?2. Why do you think the Merlion was chosen as the symbol of Singapore? Brainstorm some ideas.Listening 2 1. What aspects of Singapore do you think will be talked about in the conversation?Example AnswersIn the conversation, they will probably mention Lee Kuan Yew, the Merlion, and perhaps t

53、he crowded, urban nature of Singapore.Listening 2 2. Why do you think the Merlion was chosen as the symbol of Singapore? Brainstorm some ideas.Example AnswersThe lion is usually a symbol of strength and courage, and since Singapore is a young and successful country, the lion is a good symbol. The pr

54、efix “mer” refers to the sea, and the lower part of the Merlion looks like a fish. That may be because Singapore is an island, and fishing could be important there.A Conversation Between ClassmatesA | Meaning from Context. Read the statements. Then listen to the conversation and check () T for true

55、or F for false.Listening 2 1. The word Singapore means “lion city”. 2. Singapore is rich in natural resources. 3. Nearly all the people of Singapore belong to one ethnic group.4. Singapore is a small country with a large economy.5. The spirit of kiasu is about enjoying life every minute.6. Singapore

56、 has a strict system of laws. T FB | Compare your answers to exercise A with your partner. Correct the false statements. Listening 2 The Merlion ( 鱼尾狮) is the symbol of Singapore.Listening 2 Example Answers1. T2. F (Singapore does not have many natural resources.)3. F (The people of Singapore belong

57、 to many different ethnic groups.)4. T5. F (The spirit of kiasu means “afraid to lose”.)6. T C| Listening for Details. Read the sentences. Then listen again and complete the sentences with what you hear.Listening 2 1. Singapore started off as a _ village.2. The size of Singapore is about _ square mi

58、les (699 square kilometers).3. Singapore is _ percent urbanized.4. Singapores economy was ranked the _ most innovative economy in the world.5. Lee Kuan Yews ideas dominated Singapore politics for _ years.6. Kiasu means “afraid to _”. 7. Singapore has one of the worlds best _.8. Selling _ is illegal

59、in Singapore.fishing270 100second 50losehealth care systemschewing gumListening 2 Discussion. Discuss the questions with your partner.1. Do you have the spirit of kiasu? Why or why not?2. In Singapore you can be fined for spitting on the ground and for forgetting to flush a public toilet. Do you thi

60、nk these types of laws would be helpful in your city? Why or why not?1. Do you have the spirit of kiasu? Why or why not?Example Answer 1 Yes, I have the spirit of kiasu because I always want to win. For example, I want to get the highest test score in the class, or be a better athlete than others on