现代大学英语听力2unit-10-history讲课稿

现代大学英语听力2unit-10-historyUnit10HistoryUnit10HistoryObjectives:教学目的1.Understanddescriptionsofhistoricalevents,figures,andplaces.2.Followdiscussionsofcauseandeffect,advantagesanddisadvantages.3.Makeinferences4.SummarizemainideasandsupportingdetailsTask1

howthestatesintheUSgottheirnamesScript：【原文】

PeoplewhovisitedtheUnitedStatessometimeswonderhowthestatesgottheirnames.SomeofthemostinterestingnamescamefromAmericanIndianlanguage.Forexample,Illinois,wasnamedfortheIndianswhousedtoliveinthatpartofthecountry.Intheirlanguage,Illinoismeans“BraveMen”.Connecticutmeans“AttheLongRiverMouth”inthelanguageoftheIndianswhousedtolivethere.Twenty-fiveofthestateshaveIndiannames,butothernamesweretakenfromdifferentlanguages.GeorgiaandPennsylvaniahavenameswhichweretakenfromtheLatinlanguage.FloridaandColoradowerenamedbySpanishpeople.StateslikeNewHampshireandNewJerseywerenamedforplacesinEngland.Thetwoneweststateshavenameswhichdidnotcomefromanyofthoselanguages.HawaiigotitsnamefromawordintheHawaiianlanguagewhichmeans“Homeland.”AlaskawasnamedbytheRussians,fromwhomAlaskawasboughtin1867.Task1

howthestatesintheUSgottheirnamesTask1

howthestatesintheUSgottheirnames

KeyandAnswers【答案】

A.Fillinthefollowingchart.

B.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetape.

1)T2)F3)TTask2Stonehenge

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(巨石阵)Definition:Northoftheancientmegalithicruins:thecityofSalisbury[sɔ:lzbəri],England.Arrayofstones,couldbeancienthumanssetforobservingastronomicalphenomena[finɔminə]

.Topromotethedevelopmentofarchaeoastronomy[ɑ:kiəuəstrɔnəmi].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。Task2Stonehenge

[stəunhendʒ](巨石阵)Wordsandexpressions1.eclipse英

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vt.使黯然失色；形成蚀n.日蚀，月蚀；黯然失色2.monument英

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n.纪念碑；历史遗迹；不朽的作品vt.为…树碑3.observatory英

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n.天文台；气象台；瞭望台[复数observatories].Task2

thefamousStonehenge，themysteriouscircleofstonesinEnglandTask2thefamousStonehenge，themysteriouscircleofstonesinEnglandScript：【原文】ThecircleofstonesthatcanbeseenatStonehengeontheSalisburyPlaininEnglandisoneoftheoldestandmostmysteriousmonumentsintheworld.Themonumentwasprobablyputupbetween2000B.C.and1400B.C.Whenitwascompleteditconsistedofadoublecircleofstones,withtwomoregroupsofstonesoutsidethecircles.Manyofthestonesusedinthismonumentmusthavebeentransportedover250milestoStonehenge.Singlestones,someofthemweighingaboutfourtons,musthavebeensentonriversandrolledoverlandontreetrunks.Theycan'thavebeencarried!Themenwhomovedthestonedidn'thavewheelsorhorses.Eachstonehadtobemovedbyhandandplacedinposition.Theywerefittedtogetherwithgreattechnicalskill.

Therearemanytheoriesaboutthepurposeofthestones.Stonehengewascertainlyameetingplace.Thestoneshavebeenarrangedinaparticularwaytomarksunriseandsunsetatcertaintimesduringtheyear.Thismayhavebeenaplaceofworshipofthesunandalsoanobservatory.Oneinterestingtheorysuggeststhatthestonesweresomekindofcomputerwhichwasusedtopredicteclipsesofthesunandmoon.Task2thefamousStonehenge，themysteriouscircleofstonesinEngland

Keys：【答案】

A.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Probablybetween2000B.C.and1400B.C.2)Aboutfourtons.3)Theymighthavebeensentonriversandrolledoverlandontreetrunks.4)Byhand.

B.Fillintheblankswithwhatyouhearonthetape.meetingplace;sunrise;sunset;worship;observatory;computer;eclipses

Lesley:IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof--thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.

Susan:IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.Task3thehistoryofpaintingpictures

Task3thehistoryofpaintingpicturesWordsandexpressions1.Egyptians[i:'dʒipʃənz]

n.埃及人2.Spain英

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n.西班牙3.comicstrip连载漫画；四格漫画

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comicstrip

isaseriesofdrawingsthattellastory,especiallyinanewspaperormagazine.连环画页4.diagrams英

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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

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n.地中海adj.地中海的Task3

thehistoryofpaintingpictures

Scripts【原文】Humanbeingshavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepainterthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5,000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.

TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemodemcomic-stripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.

Task3

thehistoryofpaintingpictures

Scripts【原文】

Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeabaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedtheletteroftheGreekalphabet.TheRomans

copiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds,drawings,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreet,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.

【答案】

Fillinthefollowingchart.Task10

Script

TheUniversityofOxford,situatedinthecityofOxford,England,istheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld.TheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgearesometimesreferredtocollectivelyasOxbridge.Thetwouniversitieshavealonghistoryofco