《新大学英语听视说教程》课件-unit 8

Unit8WeatherandClimateWarmingUp:

ThinkandDiscussSevereWeatherBeforeyoustartthisunit,finishthefollowingtaskswithapartner.1.ListentothenewsanddiscusswithapartnerhowChinadealswithsevereweatherdisasters.WarmingUp:

ThinkandDiscussSevereWeather2.Whatcanyoudoinfaceofsevereweatherdisasters?Dosomeresearchandsharewhatyouhavefoundwithyourpartner.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaTask1A

Watchthevideoclipandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.WatchingSituation:

NickandLucyarehavingaconversationaboutchangeableweather.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaWatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChina1()A.Tothebookexpo.B.Totheconcert.C.Tothebeach.D.Totheband.2()A.Itwassunny.B.Itwasstormy.C.Itwasraining.D.Itwasspitting.3()A.Therewouldbebigstorms.B.Therewouldbesomeraindrops.C.Therewouldbescatteredshowers.D.Therewouldbeheavyrains.BACWatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaWatching

Task1BWatchthevideoclipagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaQuestion

WhydoesLucypreferwinter?

1Question

WhydoesNickloverainyseason?2Lucypreferswinterbecause,toher,there’sneverashortageofthingstodointhewintertimefromskiingandsnowboardinginthemountainstocurlingupbythefireandenjoyingsomehotchocolate.Nicklovesrainyseasonbecauserainbringsoutthemostbeautifulscenery:treesaregreener,moreflowersareinbloom,lakesandwaterfallsaremostalive.Andfromhisexperience,therainyseasonisthebesttimetotravel.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaQuestion

What’syourfavoriteseasonandwhy?

3(Thisquestionisopen-ended.)WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChina

WatchingTask2AWatchthevideoclipandfillintheblankswithproperexpressions.Situation：HereisavideoaboutChina’sclimate.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChina

WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaChinaisabigcountryandtheclimate(1)fromregiontoregion.Thereareplaceswith(2)wintersandplaceswithscorchingsummersandeverythinginbetween.MostofChinaisinthenortherntemperatezone.Therearecomplex(3)rangingfromthecold_x0002_temperatenorthtothetropicalsouth.Temperaturesrangefrom–30℃inthenorthinJanuaryto(4)inthesouthinJuly.variesgreatlybitterlycoldclimaticpatterns48℃WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaAnnualprecipitationvariessignificantlyfromregiontoregiontoo,withahighof(5)annuallyalongthesoutheasterncoastandalowoffewerthan50millimetersinthenorthwest.Thereisanalternating(6)insummerandadrymonsooninwinter.Generally,southernChinaisrelativelywetandnorthernChinaislargelydry.Rainstendto(7)nearthecoastsandinthesouthandwheremountainsliftcloudspushedinbysoutheasternwinds.Thecountry’snorthis(8)

,whilethesouthisoftenflooded.1,500millimeterswetmonsoonfallheaviestpronetodroughtsWatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaSeasonalmonsoonwindsdonotinfluenceChinaasmuchasotherAsiancountries.However,earlysummeristhe(9)inmuchofChina.Seasonalrainfallis(10)

,resultingindroughtsandfloods.CyclonicstormssometimesapproachfromEurope.Typhoonsstrikefromtimetotime,particularlyalongthesoutheastcoast,inlatesummerandearlyfall.peakrainyseasonoftenunpredictableWatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaWatchingTask2BWatchthevideoclipagainanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithapartner.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaQuestionWhat’sthedistributionoftherainfalllikesouthandnorthoftheYangtzeRiverrespectively?SouthoftheYangtzeRiverrainfallgenerallyvariesbetween40and75inchesayear,whereasnorthoftheYangtzerainsdiminishfrom25inchesto10inchesayearasonetravelsnorth.1WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaQuestion

What’stheweatherlikeintheearlysummerinChina?2Thereareoftenviciousstorms,heavyrains,floodsandlandslidesintheearlysummerinChina.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaQuestion

WhichpartinChinadoyoulikebestasfarastheclimateisconcernedandwhy?(Thequestionsareopen-ended.)3WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaSpeakingTask1

WorkingroupstodiscussclimateandchangeableweatherinChina,usingsomeoftheexpressionslistedbelow.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaSpeakingTask2

Prepareatwo-minutetalkabouttheclimateinChina,coveringitsmainfeatures.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaListeningSkillsLearntoUseaKeywordOutline

Whenyoulistenforspecificinformationonweather,youshouldlearntouseakeywordoutlinewhich,asitsnamesuggests,requiresyoutonotedownaspeaker’smainpointsandsupportingdetails.Thenotestakenthiswaycanhelppresentaveryclearoutlineofthewholepassage,thusprovidingabriefsummaryofthespeaker’smainideas.Thefollowingpassageisagoodexample.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaWhilelisteningforspecificinformation,youcantakenotesbyusingakeywordoutlinelikethis:Topic:HongKongweather—unpredictability/extremeweatherDetail1:weatherwarnings—blackrain,direct-hittyphoons,extremeheat,thunderstorms,andlandslidesDetail2:plentyofsunshineSubtopic:humid,subtropicalclimate—fourdistinctseasonsDetail1:summer—hot&humid—occasionaltyphoonsDetail2:winter—colder&sunny—cloudyDetail3:spring&autumn—sunny&dryDetail4:snowfall—rare;extremerainWatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaHongKongweatherisfamousforitsunpredictability,anditcanchangefromrainytosunnyinamatterofseconds.Thecityalsohostssomeoftheworld’smoreextremeweather.Innoparticularorder,HongKongweatherwarningscanbeissuedforblackrain,direct-hittyphoons,extremeheat,thunderstorms,andlandslides,butdon’tbeputoff:Thecityisalsoblessedwithgallonsofsunshineforplentyoftheyear.Despitehavingahumid,subtropicalclimate,thecitydoeshavefourdistinctseasons.Summerishotandhumid,withoccasionaltyphoons.Winteriscolderandtypicallysunny,butsometimescloudyinthelatermonths.Springandautumnaresunnyandmostlydry.WhilesnowfallinHongKongisveryrare,thecityexperiencesextremerain,whichcanexceed18inchesinJune.WatchingandSpeaking:TheClimateinChinaListeningSkillsPractice

Listentothepassageandtakenotesoftheimportantinformationbyusingakeywordoutlinewhilelistening.Topic:southernpart—tropicalbelt—warmhumidclimateDetail1:rainyseason—MaytoJuneDetail2:typhoons—betweenJulyandOctoberDetail3:typhoons—4directhitsperyearDetail4:summerwith90%ofprecipitationDetail5:annualrainfall—morethan2,500mmDetail6:excessrains—mudslidesListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherListeningTask1

ListentotheconversationanddecidewhethereachstatementisT(true)orF(false).Situation：Hereisaninterviewaboutweatheranditsimpactonpeople’slife.ListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeather()1.

Accordingtotheinterviewee,theweatherinhiscountryisquitechangeable.()2.TheintervieweelikestheweatheraroundtheendofAugustandSeptember.()3.Itbotherstheintervieweealotwhenitrains.()4.Inplaceswhereit’salwayshottherearen’tmanyextremeweatherchangestoworryabout.()5.Oneofthethingsthatweatheraffectsisthekindoffoodpeopleeat.TTTFFListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeather

ListeningTask2

Listentotheconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear.Situation：AmyisconductinganinterviewwithDr.Wangaboutsevereweather.ListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeather1()A.About16,000,000.B.About100,000.C.About10,000.D.About2,000.2()A.Thunderstormsaregeneratedbyhumanactivitiesandglobalwarming.B.Thunderstormsaregeneratedbyatmosphericimbalanceandturbulence.C.Thunderstormsaregeneratedbyintensedroughtsandseverefloods.D.Thunderstormsaregeneratedbywaterscarcityandseverefires.DBListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeather3()A.Lightning.B.Storm.C.Flood.D.Hail.AListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherListeningTask3

Listentothepassageandfillintheblankswithproperexpressions.Situation:Here’satalkaboutthedifferencebetweenweatherandclimate.ListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherThedifferencebetweenweatherandclimateis(1)

.Weatheriswhatconditionsoftheatmosphereareover(2)

,andclimateishowtheatmosphere“behaves”overrelatively(3)

.Whenwetalkaboutclimatechange,wetalkaboutchangesin(4)ofdailyweather.Ifsummersseemhotterlately,thentherecentclimatemayhavechanged.Anearlierspringtimeisindicativeofapossiblechangeintheclimate.Inadditiontolong-termclimatechange,thereareshorter-term(5)

.ameasureoftimeashortperiodoftimelongperiodsoftimelong-termaveragesclimatevariationsListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherAsfarasweatherisconcerned,webasicallyunderstanditasthewaytheatmosphereisbehaving,mainlywithrespecttoitseffectsupon(6)

.Thedifferencebetweenweatherandclimateisthatweather(7)theshort-termchangesintheatmosphere.Generallyspeaking,weatherincludessunshine,cloudcover,rain,storm,hail,snow,sleet,blizzard,etc.,from(8)orwarmfront,excessiveheat,heatwavesandmore.lifeandhumanactivitiesconsistsofacoldfrontListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherInmostplaces,weathercanchangefromminutetominute,hourtohour,daytoday,andseasontoseason.Climate,however,istheaverageofweatherovertimeandspace.Aneasywaytorememberthedifferenceisthatclimateis(9)

,likeaveryhotsummer,andweatheris(10)

,likeahotdaywithpop-upthunderstorms.whatyouexpectwhatyougetListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherListeningTask4

Listentothepassageanddiscussthefollowingquestionswithapartner.Situation：Here’satalkabouthowtoutilizeindigenouspeoples’knowledgetodealwithclimatechange.ListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherQuestion

Howdoesthespeaker’sgrandmotherpredictweatherforthenext12months?Shehasagoodhabitofobservingherenvironmentincludingthewinddirection,thecloudposition,thebirdmigration,thesizeoffruits,theplantflowers,etc.,andsheknowsbettertheweatherandtheecosystemthatshe’slivingin.1ListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherQuestion

Whatisthebestwaytodealwithclimatechangeaccordingtothespeaker?Accordingtothespeaker,ifweputtogetheralltheknowledgesystemsthatwehave—science,technology,traditionalknowledge—wecandoourbesttoprotectourpeoples,toprotectourplanet,torestoretheecosystemthatwearelosing.2ListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherQuestion

Whatdoesthe3Dparticipatorymappingdo,accordingtothespeaker?Ithelpsustomitigatetheconflictbetweenthecommunitiestoaccesstheresources,tosharebettertheresources,andtomanagethemforthelongterm,becauseitisthedemonstrationoftheindigenouspeoples’knowledge.3ListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherSpeakingTask1

Workingroupsandtalkaboutindetailtheseasonorweatheryoulikebest,usingsomeoftheexpressionslistedbelow.ListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherListeningandSpeaking:TypesofWeatherSpeakingTask2

Prepareatwo-minutetalkaboutdifferenttypesofweather,describingtheirfeaturesaswellastheirinfluenceonyourlife.Consolidating: