《E时代大学英语-视听说教程4》 Unit 2(2007版)

UnitTwoAttention,YourMannersPartI

Warm-upPartIIIn-ClassListening

UnderstandingShortConversations

UnderstandingaLongConversation

UnderstandingaPassage

UnderstandingNewsReports

ReportOne

ReportTwo

UnderstandingaMovieClip

Speaking

Self-CheckingPartⅢ

After-ClassListening

TaskOne

TaskTwo

TaskThreeNowyouaregoingtohearfivequotationsaboutgoodmanners.Whenyouarelistening,trytounderstandeachquotationandcompletethemissinginformation.PartⅠWarm-up1._________________________foranyoccasionisamatterofgoodmanners.2.Teachlove,__________________,goodmannersandsomeofthatwilldriftfromtheclassroomtothehomeandwhoknows,thechildrenwillbeeducatingtheparents.3.Youcan__________________withbadmanners,butit’seasierwithgoodmanners.4.Classisconsiderateofothers.Itknowsthatagoodmannerisnothingmorethanaseriesofpetty__________.5.Thetestofgoodmannersistobeableto______________________badones.WearingthecorrectdressgenerositygetthroughlifesacrificesputuppleasantlywithUnderstandingShortConversations☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningreserved[rɪ'zɜːrvd]adj.markedbyself-restraintandreticence矜持的misbehave[mɪsbɪ'heɪv]v.behavebadly行为无礼貌；行为不端drunk[drʌŋk]adj.excitedorconfusedbyalcoholicdrink醉的alcohol['ælkəhɔːl]n.theliquidindrinks,forexample,wine,beerorwhisky,thatcanmakepeoplefeeldrunk酒精；酒；乙醇Nowyouwillhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearaquestion.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Somepeoplearequitereserved.

C.Beingpoliteshoulddependondifferentoccasions.D.People’sopinionsaboutpolitenessvarymuch.2.What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers? B.Teacherandstudent.C.Colleagues. D.Classmates.3.Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?A.Physicalcontactwithastrangerispermittedinpublicplaces.B.Physicalcontactwithastrangerisnotallowedatanytime.C.Eyecontactratherthanphysicalcontactisencouragedinpublicplaces.

B.Peoplemaynotcareforothersfirst.A.Parentandexpert.D.Eyecontactisnotpermittedinpublicplaceswhenphysicalcontactwithstrangersisunavoidable.Nowyouwillhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearaquestion.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening4.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?A.Itisimpolitefortheguestsvisitingforthefirsttimetodrinkwine.B.Abottleofwineisacceptableasagiftwhenbeinginvited.

D.InEngland,tablemannerswillconfusemanyguests.5.Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?A.Childrenwithbadmannersshouldbepunished.B.Parentsshouldbetaughttohavegoodmannersfirst.C.Schoolsshouldberesponsibleforchildren’sbadmanners.

C.Themanisfondofdrinkingalcohol.D.Familyisthefirstplacewherechildrenlearngoodmanners.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListening1.M: It'snoteasytotrytobepoliteallthetime.W: That'sverytrue,becauseallofustendtobeself-centered.Q: Whatdoesthewomanmean?2.M: Excuseme,sir.HowcanIraisemychildtohavegoodmanners?MysonJohnseemsalittlemisbehaved.W: Well.Beingagoodrolemodelisthebestwayforparents.Q: What'sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?3.M: IheardthattheEnglishmakegreateffortsnottotouchstrangersinpublicplaces.W: Yes.Oncrowdedpublictransportwhereitissometimesunavoidable,physicalcontactwithastrangerispermitted,butinsuchcircumstances,eyecontactshouldbeavoidedatallcosts.Q: Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?下一页上一页4.M: MyteacherwhocomesfromtheEnglandinvitesmetodinner.CanyoutellmesomeEnglishtablemanners?W: Well,foryou,Ithink,themostimportantthingisnottogetdrunk.Q: Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?5.M: ManyChildrennowdon'ttreatteachers,staff,orclassmateswithrespect.W: Yes.That'swhyschoolsnowareteachinggoodmanners.Andyet,goodmannersstillbeginathomeandshouldbetaughtbyparents.Q: Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?UnderstandingaLongConversation☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningstruggle['strʌgl]v.fight;trytoovercomedifficulties,etc.;makegreatefforts斗争，奋斗，努力disciplined['dɪsəplɪnd]adj.obeyingtherules遵守纪律的tube[tjuːb]n.undergroundrailway〈英〉地铁nationality[næʃə'nælɪtɪ]n.thestatusofbelongingtoaparticularnationbybirthornaturalization国籍ⅠNowyouwillhearalongconversation.Aftertheconversation,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whataretheytalkingabout?A.HowBritishmenimpressothersbypoliteness.B.Theimportanceofgoodmanners.

D.Goodmannersandbadmannersinpublicplaces.2.WhatdoesMarythinkofpoliteness?

B.Respectingtheagedandtakegoodcareofchildren.C.Takingcareofyourself.D.Beingneatlydressed.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutusingmobilephoneinBritainaccordingtoDavid?A.Mobilephonesareusuallyturnedoffinashow.B.MobilephonesareseldomusedwhenBritisharetakingamealinarestaurant.C.MobilephonesarenotusedbyBritishmenwithgoodmannersinmeetings.

C.Britishgoodmannersinpublicplaces.A.Showingconsiderationforothers.D.Mobilephonescanonlybeusedbyelderlyinpublicplaces.ⅠNowyouwillhearalongconversation.Aftertheconversation,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening4.WhydoesMarcussayBritishpeopleareverypolite?A.Theywillhelpamumstrugglingwithacoupleofkidsorpushchairtryingtogetupstairs.

C.Theywillgiveuptheirseatsforpregnantwomenorelderlypeople.D.Theywillspeakinaverylowvoiceduringashow.5.Wheredoesthisconversationmostpossiblyhappen?A.Onthestreet.B.Inacinema.C.Intheclassroom.

B.Theywouldbetalkingtoyouinacourtesyeveninatoughsituation.D.Inthestudio.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListeningEmily: Goodmorning.TodaywhatweareconcentratingonisBritishgoodmannersinpublicplaces.ThefirstpersonwespeaktoisMary.Mary: Well,Ithinkmyideaofpolitenessreallyisjustgeneralconsiderationforotherpeople.Forexample,ifyouseeamumstrugglingwithacoupleofkidsorpushchairtryingtogetupstairs,Ijustthinkitcommoncourtesytotryandgiveahand.Emily: NextwehearfromBobhowimpressedpeoplearebyBritishpoliteness.Bob: WellgenerallyIfindBritishpeopleextremelypolite,verydisciplinedinthings.Forexample,whenItravelonthetubeIalwaysseethatthereisalwayssomebodywhogivesuphisseatforapregnantwomanoranelderlypersonorawomanwithchildren.Emily: Well.Anotherexampleishowandwhenyoucanuseyourmobilephone:listentoDavid:下一页上一页David: IthinkoneexampleofBritishgoodmannerscomparedtoperhapscertainothernationalitiesisintheuseofmobilephones.Peoplewithgoodmannersdon'tusetheirmobilephonesinmeetings.Ifyouarehavingamealinarestaurantit'sbetternottouseit.Ofcourseduringashoworinacinemayouwouldobviouslyturnitoff.Emily: Howaboutyou,Marcus?Marcus: Britishpeopleareverypoliteinthewaytheytalk.Theyusealotofwordslikepleaseandthankyouandexcuseme.Eveninthesituationwhenthereisalotofpressureintheairtheywouldbetalkingtoyouinaveryverypolitemanner.Emily: Thankyousomuchforsharingyourideaswithus.Ifouraudienceshavemoreideas,welookforwardtohearingfromyou.Byefornow.ⅡListentotheconversationagain,discusswithyourpartners,andthencompletethefollowingmissinginformationbaseduponthenotesyou’vetaken.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.WhattheyareconcentratingontodayisBritishgoodmanners________________.2.Iftheaudienceshavemoreideas,theycan___________________________.3.British___________________forpregnantwomenorelderlypeopleorwomenwithchildren.inpublicplaceswriteletterstothisprogramgiveuptheirseatsUnderstandingaPassage☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeninginterrupt[ɪntə'rʌpt]vt.&vi.stopbybreakingin打断urgent['ɜːrdʒənt]adj.needingimmediateattention急迫的，紧要的practice['præktɪs]n.theactualdoingofsomething行为solve[sɒlv]v.findasolutionto;cometoananswer,explanation,orwayofdealingwithsomething解决，解答pickup(thephone)拿、接（电话）ⅠNowyouwillhearapassage.Afterthepassage,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whatisthemostimportantthingtoleaveagoodimpressionwhentalkingonthephoneaccordingtothepassage?A.Speakingslowly.B.Givingasmuchinformationaspossible.D.Makingyourselffeelcomfortable.2.Whatdomostcompaniesliketodowhenansweringthephone,assoonastheypickupthephone?

B.Askthecaller’sname.C.Waitforthecallertointroducehimselforherself.D.Askwhatthecalleriscallingfor.3.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttakingmessagesonthephone?A.Ifyoudon’tknowhowtosolvetheproblem,you’dbetterhangupthephone.B.Itisconsideredtoberudetotakemessages.C.Takingmessagesmeanscallingothersbacksoonandsolvingtheirproblem.C.Speakingpolitely.A.Letthecallerknowwhoheorshehasreached.D.Youshouldoffertotakeamessageifyouanswerforsomeonewhoisnotavailableforthemoment.

PartII

In-ClassListening4.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?A.Waituntilhefinisheshisphoneconversationnomatterhowurgentitis.B.Keepingsayingsorryonthephonemaymakeadifference.D.Ifyouwanttomakeanurgentcall,speakloudlyandseriously.5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Teachingsomegoodcommunicationskills.B.Teachingsomegoodphonemanners.

D.Tellingpeoplegoodmannersareimportant.C.Generally,interruptingothersonthephoneisconsideredtobeimpolite.C.Showingtheimportanceofgoodphonemanners.ⅠNowyouwillhearapassage.Afterthepassage,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListeningGoodphonemannersareimportantbothatworkandathome.Ifyouwanttoleaveagoodimpression,talkinginapolitewayisalwaysthemostimportantthingtodo.Herearesomecommonpracticesthatwillmakeyousoundpolite.WhenYouAnswerthePhoneMostcompaniesandpeoplewouldliketoanswerthephonebysaying"You'vereachedtheJohnSmithCompany"or"Hello,thisisJohnSmith"whentheypickupthephone.Unlessyouareaskedtoanswerthephoneinaspecialway,chooseawaythat'scomfortableforyouandpolitetoothers.Justremembernottomakethepersonontheotherendfeeluncomfortable.IfYouNeedtoTakeMessages下一页上一页Ifyouanswerforsomeonewhoisbusyorforsomeonewhoisnotaround,youshouldalwaysoffertotakeamessage.Thiscanbeassimpleassaying"I'msorry.He'sbusyatthemoment.MayItakeamessage?"Ifthepersonwhoiscallingasksyoutohelpoutinstead,butyoudon'tknowhowtosolvetheproblem,itisalwayspolitetosay,"I'msorryIdon'tknow,butI'dbehappytopassthemessageontoJohn."IfYouHavetoInterruptOthersIfyouneedtousethephoneortalktosomeonewhoisonthephone,youshouldwaituntilhefinisheshisphoneconversation.However,ifit'ssourgentthatyoucan'twaitanymore,youcansay"Excuseme,MayItalktoyouforasecond?"or"I'msorry,butIneedtomakeanurgentcall.DoyoumindifIusethephone?"ⅡListentothepassageagainandcompletethefollowingmissinginformationbaseduponthenotesyou’vetaken.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Unlessyouare___________________________________________,chooseawaythat’scomfortableforyouandpolitetoothers.2.Ifyouneedtousethephoneortalktosomeonewhoisonthephone,youshould_____________________________________________.askedtoanswerthephoneinaspecialwaywaituntilhefinisheshisphoneconversationUnderstandingNewsReports☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningmaintain[meɪn'teɪn]v.keepup;retain;continue保持；继续rudely['ruːdli]adv.inanimpolitemanner无理地，粗鲁地afford[ə'fɔːrd]v.beabletobuyorpayfor,berichenoughtobuy,haveenoughtospare买得起，花得起，经得起provoke[prə'vəʊk]v.rouseorincite;makeangry激起；惹怒devil['devl]n.themostpowerfulevilspirit,esp.intheChristianreligion魔鬼critical['krɪtɪkl]adj.oforrelatedtotheworkofacritic批评的，批判的feedback['fiːdbæk]n.informationabouttheresultsofasetofactions

反馈，反馈信息neutral[ˈnjuːtrəl]adj.withoutstrongfeelingsoropinionsoneithersideofaquestionorargument中立的，不偏不倚的substantial[səb'stænʃl]adj.largeenoughtobesatisfactory大量的，可观的ReportOneⅠNowyouwillhearanewsreport.Afterthenewsreport,youwillhearthreequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whichofthefollowingsituationsmaynothappentopeoplewithbadmanners?A.Theydon’trespectothers.B.Theyoftencausealotofunpleasantnessfortheirwordsandrudebehaviors.C.Theycouldbeveryalonefornoonewantstointeractwiththem.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutpeoplewithgoodmannersisNOTtrue?A.Theytrynottoupsetothersevenwhentheyarenotinagoodmood.B.Theyrespectallthosecontactingwiththem.

D.Theywillshowtheirsympathyfortheweak.3.What’sthemainideaofthereport?A.Peoplewithgoodmannersaremorelikelytoearnmoney.B.Goodmannersarecloselyrelatedwithfriendships.

D.Peoplewithbadmannerscan’tlivewell.D.Theycouldsufferalotfromsomediseases.C.Theybehavesowelloutsidetheirhomesbutareworsethanthedevilintheirownhomes.C.Goodmannersareimportant.

PartII

In-ClassListeningTapescriptGoodmannersplayanimportantpartinmaintainingpeaceinsociety.Amanwithgoodmannersdoesn'thurtothers'feelings,andthereforehe'songoodtermswitheveryone.Inthiswayhehelpstokeepthepeaceinsociety.Butamanwithbadmannershasnorespectforothers.Heuseswordscarelesslyandbehavesrudelytowardsothersandcausesalotofunpleasantness.Intheend,hehimselfwillsufferthemost.Everyoneavoidshimandheisforcedtolivealone.Tolivewellinsociety,moneyaloneisnotenough.Eventherichestmancannotaffordtohavebadmanners.Hemayhaveenoughmoneytobuyallthingshewants;butifhismannersarebad,hewillhavenofriends,andnoonecanlivehappilywithoutfriends.

下一页上一页Weshouldhavegoodmanners,foritishumannaturetotrytogetfriendship;andfriendshiphastobeearnedthroughourownattitudetowardsothers.Ifwearekindtoothers,theywillbekindtous,andkindnessisthemostbasicqualityofgoodmanners.Badmannersdriveawayfriendsaswellasourownfamilymembers.Ontheotherhand,amanwithgoodmannershasmanyfriends.Hecommandstherespectofallthosewhocomeintocontactwithhim.Hedoesn'ttalkillaboutothers.Evenwhenhe'sprovoked,hetrieshisbestnottoupsetothers.Healsofeelssorryabouttheweakandthedisabled.Thereare,however,manypeoplewhobehavesowelloutsidetheirhomesthattheyarerespectedbyeveryoneoutside.Butintheirownhomestheyareworsethanthedevil.Somepeoplecannotbesaidtohavegoodmanners.Theirbehaviorwillsoonbediscoveredbyothers.Ifone'smannersaregood,onebehaveswelleverywhere,evenwhenoneisawayfromthecriticaleyesofothers.Onlysuchapersoncanlivewellinsociety.ⅡListentothenewsreportagainandcompletethemissinginformationtoformcompleteanswerstothefollowingquestions.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Butamanwithbadmannershas___________forothers.Heuseswords___________and________________towardsothersandcausesalotofunpleasantness.2.Kindnessisthe___________________ofgoodmanners.3.Ifone’smannersaregood,onebehaveswelleverywhere,evenwhenoneis____________________________ofothers.norespectcarelesslybehavesrudelymostbasicqualityawayfromthecriticaleyesReportTwoⅠNowyouwillhearanewsreport.Afterthenewsreport,youwillheartwoquestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutthisresearch?A.Thereare69peopleparticipatingintheresearch.B.AcharactercalledEricwasmadeupintheresearch.

D.50%ofparticipantsgotaneutralreply.2.Whatcanweknowfromthisreport?

B.Sayingthankscouldhaveanegativeeffect.C.Helpersmayfeellikeafailureiftheirhelpofferedisrefused.D.Materialawardsshouldalsobeapartofshowinggratitude.C.ParticipantslookedformorehelpfromEric.A.Offeringhelpisnotalwayswelcomed.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListeningTapescript

PartII

In-ClassListeningAseriesofnewstudiesaboutgratitudepublishedrecentlyintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologybyProfessorAdam.Hewantedtoseewhateffectgratitudehasonthepersonwhoisbeingthanked.Doesitmotivateand,ifso,isitjustbymakingpeoplefeelgood,orisitmorethanthat?Inthestudy,69participantswereaskedtoprovidefeedbacktoafictitiousstudentcalled"Eric"forajobapplication.Aftersendingtheirfeedbackthroughbyemail,theygotareplyfromEricaskingformorehelp.HalfofthemgotathankfulreplyfromEricandtheotherhalfaneutralreply.Asyoumightexpect,thosewhowerethankedbyEricweremorewillingtoprovidefurtherassistance.Indeedtheeffectof"thankyou"wasquitesubstantial:whileonly32%ofparticipantsreceivingtheneutralemailhelpedwiththesecondletter,whenEricexpressedhisgratitude,thiswentupto66%.下一页上一页Weshouldhavegoodmanners,foritishumannaturetotrytogetTheideathatsayingthankyoumakespeoplemorelikelytohelpinthefutureisunsurprising,althoughthe100%increaseisinteresting,butwhattheresearcherswereinterestedinwaswhythishappens.PerhapsEric'sgratitudemadepeoplefeelbetter,oratleastlessbad?Orperhapssayingthanksboostedthehelper'sself-esteem,whichinturnmotivatedthemtohelpagain.Infacttheexperimentersfoundthatpeopleweren'tprovidingmorehelpbecausetheyfeltbetteroritboostedtheirself-esteem,butbecausetheyappreciatedbeingneededandfeltmoresociallyvaluedwhenthey'dbeenthanked.Thisfeelingofsocialworthhelpspeoplegetoverfactorsthatstopushelping.Weareoftenunsurewhetherourhelpisreallywantedandweknowthatacceptinghelpfromotherscanfeellikeafailure.Theactofsayingthankyoureassuresthehelperthattheirhelpisvaluedandmotivatesthemtoprovidemore.ⅡListentothenewsreportagainandcompletethemissinginformationtoformcompleteanswerstothefollowingquestions.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Inthestudy________________wereaskedto__________________toafictitiousstudentcalled“Eric”forajobapplication.2.Theactofsayingthankyoureassuresthehelperthattheirhelpis______________________themtoprovidemore.69participantsprovidefeedbackvaluedandmotivatesUnderstandingaMovieClip☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningblossom[ˈblɒsəm]v.produceoryieldflowers;bloom开花clumsy[ˈklʌmzi]adj.awkwardandungracefulinmovementoraction;withoutskillorgrace笨拙的，笨重的feminist[ˈfemənɪst]n.personwhosupportsthebeliefthatwomenshouldhavethesamerightsandopportunitiesasmen女权主义者approach[əˈprəʊtʃ]v.comenearornearerto(somebodyorsomething)inspaceortime接近，靠近（某人【某事物】）workout[ˈwɜːkaʊt]n.trainingofthebodybyheavyphysicalexercise做大运动量的锻炼

PartII

In-ClassListeningⅠNowyouwillhearadialogfromthemovieThePrincessDiariesandtrytocompletethemissinginformation.

PartII

In-ClassListeningClarisse:Amelia,circlesslowly,soIcan(1)___________theworktobedone.Amelia!Doesyourbad(2)___________affectyourhearing?Turn.Mia:Oh,sorry.Clarisse:No,no,no.Slowly,turn.Slowly.Well,carriage,obviously.(3)___________,Complexion...Stop!Eyes...lovely,buthiddenbeneathbushman(4)_________.Theneckisseemly.Ears...likeherfather.Mia:Really?Theyare?Clarisse:Oh,my!Whohas(5)___________likethese?Mia:Everybody.evaluatepostureHairstyleeyebrowsnails

PartII

In-ClassListeningClarisse:TomorrowIwouldliketoseecleanfingers.Andyouwillwearstockings.Nottights,not(6)___________.AndIneverwanttoseethoseshoesagain.Whenwalkinginacrowd,oneisunderscrutinyallthetime.Sowedon’tslump,likethis.Wedroptheshoulders.Wethinktall.Wetuckunderand(7)___________theweightfromonefootto…No.Princessesnever(8)_______________inpublic.Whydon’tyoujusttuckone(9)___________behindtheotherandplacethehands(10)___________ontheknees.Mia:Aah!Clarisse:Charlotte,Ithinkit’stimefortea.sockstransfercrosstheirlegsanklegracefully

PartII

In-ClassListeningⅡ

Nowlistentothemoviedialogagain.Readthewordscloselyafterthespeakersoastoimproveyourshort-termmemory,pronunciation,stressandintonationbyimitatingwhatyouhear.

PartII

In-ClassListeningⅢ

NowdiscusswithyourpartneraboutgoodtablemannersinChina.

PartII

In-ClassListeningSpeaking:HowtoPrepareandGiveaSpeech(2)SectionA:WritingYourSpeech—InputProcessReadthefollowingtipsforhowtopracticeyourspeech,thentrytomakeuseofthesetipsinyourownspeech.WritetheSpeech(1)1.Writeasuccinct,single-sentencestatementaboutyoursubject.Trytowritesomethingthatwillhookyouraudiencesothatyouimmediatelygrabtheirattention.Useananecdoteoraquote.Sometimes,someoneelsehasalreadysaiditbetterthanyoueverwill.Justbesuretocredityoursource.Becautiousaboutopeningwithajokeunlessyouknowyouraudiencewell.Youmaythinkthatajokeisfunny,butyouraudiencemayfindithumorlessorevenoffensive.

PartII

In-ClassListeningSpeaking:HowtoPrepareandGiveaSpeech(2)SectionA:WritingYourSpeech—InputProcess2.Choose3to5supportingpointsforyourtopic.Makesurethatyourpointsareconciseanddirect.YoucanstartbylookingatgenericsourceslikeanencyclopediaorWikipedia,butyouneedtofactcheckyourideaswithmoreauthoritativesourcesafteryougenerallyunderstandyoursubject.Drawonyourownexperience.Ifyouhavealonghistorywithyourtopic,yourexperiencesandpersonalstoriescanbegreatresources.Justkeepthesestoriessuccinctsothatyoudon’trambleandlosetheaudience’sattention.

PartII

In-ClassListeningNowappreciateaspeechfromTEDbyLauraTrice:ThePowerofSayingThankYou.Afterwatchingthevideo,youarerequiredtoanswertwoquestionsaccordingtoyourunderstandingofthespeech.Speaking:HowtoPrepareandGiveaSpeech(2)SectionB:AppreciatingaSpeech—InputProcess

PartII

In-ClassListeningSpeaking:HowtoPrepareandGiveaSpeech(2)SectionB:AppreciatingaSpeech—InputProcessQuestion1:Whatisaman,marriedfor25years,longingtohearfromhiswifeaccordingtothespeaker?Question2:Whatdoesthespeakersayattheendofthespeech？Whatdoesitmean?

Themanislongingtohearhiswifesay,“Thankyouforbeingthebreadwinner,soIcanstayhomewiththekids.”Shewantstothankallofyouintheaudienceforbeinggreathusbands,greatmothers,friends,daughters,andsons.Andmaybesomebody’sneversaidthattoyou,butyou’vedoneareally,reallygoodjob.Andthankyouforbeinghere,justshowingupandchangingtheworldwithyourideas.Thespeakeriscallingfortheaudi