罗立胜-学术综合英语Unit5.ppt

1、main,Unit 5 Population,2012,Part A Section A Pre-listening-Background Information,TEAM Kentucky,Currently 23 partners strong, TEAM Kentucky is a combination of people, communities and state entities throughout Kentucky that understand how important sports events are to their strength and culture. It

2、s a group of people who work with one another to recruit and attract sporting events to the,Pre-listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Listening,LISTENING,Section A Pre-listening-Background Information,state, and to provide the best service possible to our customers

3、 and their events. TEAM Kentucky partners are leaders in their communities as well as in the sports travel and tourism industry.,Pre-listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Listening,LISTENING,Section A. New Words and Expressions,anchor cloaked in stigma and shame he

4、adstone chant traumatic reach out,广播或电视节目主持人 蒙上了耻辱外衣 墓石 单调反复地喊或说 造成创伤的 伸出手（求助或给予帮助）,Pre-listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Listening,secured a spot on the Western Kentucky team as a walk-on,得到在肯塔基队作替补队员的位置,LISTENING,Section A. New Words and Expressions,weighty c

5、emetery gravesite measure up counsel,严肃的 墓地，坟地 墓地 符合标准 提议；劝告,Pre-listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Listening,give up eating for fear of choking,因噎废食,LISTENING,Section A Listen Task 1,Pre-listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Pa

6、rt B,Listening,The TV program Early Show has invited a correspondent, some parents whose sons have committed suicide, a psychiatrist, and others to the studio to talk about campus suicides with the ultimate purpose of alarming people and saving lives.,Suicide on Campus,LISTENING,Section A Listen Tas

7、k 1,Pre-listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,Listening,Listen to the TV program and try to get its main ideas by taking notes. Fill in the blanks according to your notes.,1. Today, parents and students alike like drug and alcohol abuse and unsafe sex on coll

8、ege campuses. But relatively few are suicide. And suicide is accidents as a leading cause of death among college students.,are constantly,reminded of the problems,second only to,_,warned about,_,LISTENING,2. A study by the American College Health Association showed that meet the criteria for clinica

9、l depression. 3. They have begun to the cause and the problem and actively intervene. 4. In a cemetery on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, youll find the message “Tell them, Momma, ” on his small headstone. 5. Young people dont want to , so theres a whole series of things that at that time.,Se

10、ction A Listen Task 1,Pre-listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Listening,15 percent of students,_,look seriously into,_,seek solutions to the problem and,_,Part B,a lifes,too much to lose,happen specifically,_,disappoint,_,LISTENING,Task 2.1,Listen to the TV progra

11、m again and try to answer the following questions.,1. What are the problems that parents and students are constantly reminded of?,The problems like drug and alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex on college campuses.,2. What do you think is the reason campus suicides are not often talked about?,Probably beca

12、use its a topic cloaked in stigma and shame.,Pre-listening,Listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,A major problem is that a large number of students are away from home for the first time in their life, and that can be traumatic. And there are pressur

13、es from peers, parents expectations and high unemployment, etc. Campus romance also counts.,Task 2.2,3. Why did Nathan Eisert take his own life two years ago, according to what you have heard?,He injured his foot and lost his place on the basketball team. He thought he wasnt measuring up anymore.,4.

14、 According to Mr. and Mrs. Satow, what are the major reasons students commit suicide?,Pre-listening,Listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Task 2.3,Pre-listening,Listening,Task 1 Listen and Take Notes,Task 2 Listen for Details,Part A,Part B,5. What a

15、re students encouraged to do when faced with troubles?,To seek counseling and reach out for help.,6. What is the main purpose of this TV show?,To save precious lives.,LISTENING,Anchor: Good morning, everybody. Im expecting all of you to gather here for the half-hour Early Show. Today, parents and st

16、udents alike are constantly reminded of the problems like drug and alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex on college campuses. But relatively few are warned about suicide. And suicide is second only to accidents as a leading cause of death among college students. Our Early Show correspondent Tracy Smith repo

17、rts on this very real danger that often goes undiscussed. Hello, Tracy.,Script,Suicide on Campus,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Tracy Smith: Hi, Teresa. I know that todays topic campus suicides is obviously weightier than the others we have talked about before. But we cannot give up eating for fear of chok

18、ing. It is high time we looked at the issue face to face. A study by the American College Health Association showed that 15 percent of students meet the criteria for clinical depression. Although its a topic cloaked in stigma and shame, more colleges and universities are choosing to confront it, rat

19、her than wait until its too late. They have begun to look seriously into the reasons and seek solutions to the problem and actively intervene. Now lets watch a short film and get some hint of a young college guys tragedy.,Script,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Script,Tracy Smith: Nathan Eisert, 20, took his

20、 own life in his college dorm two years ago. In a cemetery on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, youll find the message “Tell them, Momma, a lifes too much to lose” on his small headstone. Jan Ulrich (Nathans mother): The message is for Nathans friends. I want them to see that message, because I

21、 think its from Nathan, you know, I really do. I think Nathan sent that message for me to pass along. And when they come to the gravesite, its what I want them to walk away with. Tracy Smith: Always a lover of basketball, the 6-foot,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Script,5-inch player secured a spot on the

22、Western Kentucky team as a walk-on. Stephen Ulrich (Nathans stepfather): Every time the team got ahead in the game, youd hear the guys in the crowd and everybody chanting, “Nathan, Nathan ” Tracy Smith: But early in the second season, Nathan injured his foot. He lost his place on the team but never

23、told his family. Stephen Ulrich: Were not realizing that because he couldnt play, because he wasnt achieving, in his mind that he wasnt measuring up. So all of a sudden, hes sinking. Right before everybodys eyes, hes sinking, and we dont even see him sinking.,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Script,Part A,Pa

24、rt B,Tracy Smith: Nathan hit rock bottom. And when he didnt show up for a family event, his father went looking for him. Jan Ulrich: Then the phone rang; it was Nathans dad. Ulrich said, “Where are you?” As soon as I heard this, I replied, “Uh-oh Dont tell me what youre gonna tell me. I Dont tell me

25、.” Thats when he told me, “Hes dead. He shot himself.” Tracy Smith: How did things go so horribly wrong, so quickly? Jan and Stephen say they didnt recognize the signs and that Nathan never asked for help.,LISTENING,Script,Part A,Part B,Anchor: Today we have invited to our studio Mr. Phil Satow and

26、Mrs. Donna Satow, who became experts on the topic after their son, Jed, a student at Arizona State University, committed suicide in 1998. Phil Satow: A major problem is that a large number of students are away from home for the first time in their life and that can be traumatic. There are so many pr

27、essures that theyre facing: peer pressures, expectations of parents of high grades, high unemployment. Young people dont want to disappoint, so theres a whole series of things that happen specifically at that time.,LISTENING,Script,Part A,Part B,Donna Satow: Some of them are also having trouble hand

28、ling their romance. Sudden breakup of a relationship can hurt one to such a fatal extent. Tracy Smith: Just like other services on campus, parents should encourage their college kids to take advantage of counseling available there. Its also a good idea for parents and classmates to know some of the

29、warning signs for suicide. The Ulrichs hope that by telling their story, theyll encourage others, including administrators, parents and the students themselves, to reach out.,LISTENING,Script,Part A,Part B,Stephen Ulrich: Yes, thats right. Its too late for us to save Nathan, but its not too late to

30、save another family and another Nathan out there, because theres another kid out there thats screaming for help. Anchor: Thank you, Mr. Ulrich. What you said is what our talk show aims for. Thank you all so much for attending our show. Welcome you back at the same time next week. Good-bye.,LISTENING

31、,Script2,Part A,Part B,Anchor: Good morning, everybody. Im expecting all of you to gather here for the half-hour Early Show. Today, parents and students alike are constantly reminded of the problems like drug and alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex on college campuses. But relatively few are warned about

32、suicide. And suicide is second only to accidents as a leading cause of death among college students. Our Early Show correspondent Tracy Smith reports on this very real danger that often goes undiscussed. Hello, Tracy.,Suicide on Campus,LISTENING,Tracy Smith: Hi, Teresa. I know that todays topic camp

33、us suicides is obviously weightier than the others we have talked about before. But we cannot give up eating for fear of choking. It is high time we looked at the issue face to face. A study by the American College Health Association showed that 15 percent of students meet the criteria for clinical

34、depression. Although its a topic cloaked in stigma and shame, more colleges and universities are choosing to confront it, rather than wait until its too late. They have begun to look seriously into the reasons and seek solutions to the problem and actively intervene. Now lets watch a short film and

35、get some hint of a young college guys tragedy.,Script,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Script,Part A,Part B,Tracy Smith: Nathan Eisert, 20, took his own life in his college dorm two years ago. In a cemetery on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky, youll find the message “Tell them, Momma, a lifes too much t

36、o lose” on his small headstone. Jan Ulrich (Nathans mother): The message is for Nathans friends. I want them to see that message, because I think its from Nathan, you know, I really do. I think Nathan sent that message for me to pass along. And when they come to the gravesite, its what I want them t

37、o walk away with. Tracy Smith: Always a lover of basketball, the 6-foot,LISTENING,Script,5-inch player secured a spot on the Western Kentucky team as a walk-on. Stephen Ulrich (Nathans stepfather): Every time the team got ahead in the game, youd hear the guys in the crowd and everybody chanting, “Na

38、than, Nathan ” Tracy Smith: But early in the second season, Nathan injured his foot. He lost his place on the team but never told his family. Stephen Ulrich: Were not realizing that because he couldnt play, because he wasnt achieving, in his mind that he wasnt measuring up. So all of a sudden, hes s

39、inking. Right before everybodys eyes, hes sinking, and we dont even see him sinking.,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Script,Tracy Smith: Nathan hit rock bottom. And when he didnt show up for a family event, his father went looking for him. Jan Ulrich: Then the phone rang; it was Nathans dad. Ulrich said, “W

40、here are you?” As soon as I heard this, I replied, “Uh-oh Dont tell me what youre gonna tell me. I Dont tell me.” Thats when he told me, “Hes dead. He shot himself.” Tracy Smith: How did things go so horribly wrong, so quickly? Jan and Stephen say they didnt recognize the signs and that Nathan never

41、 asked for help.,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Script,Anchor: Today we have invited to our studio Mr. Phil Satow and Mrs. Donna Satow, who became experts on the topic after their son, Jed, a student at Arizona State University, committed suicide in 1998. Phil Satow: A major problem is that a large number

42、of students are away from home for the first time in their life and that can be traumatic. There are so many pressures that theyre facing: peer pressures, expectations of parents of high grades, high unemployment. Young people dont want to disappoint, so theres a whole series of things that happen s

43、pecifically at that time.,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,Script,Donna Satow: Some of them are also having trouble handling their romance. Sudden breakup of a relationship can hurt one to such a fatal extent. Tracy Smith: Just like other services on campus, parents should encourage their college kids to tak

44、e advantage of counseling available there. Its also a good idea for parents and classmates to know some of the warning signs for suicide. The Ulrichs hope that by telling their story, theyll encourage others, including administrators, parents and the students themselves, to reach out.,Part A,Part B,

45、LISTENING,Script,Part A,Part B,Stephen Ulrich: Yes, thats right. Its too late for us to save Nathan, but its not too late to save another family and another Nathan out there, because theres another kid out there thats screaming for help. Anchor: Thank you, Mr. Ulrich. What you said is what our talk

46、show aims for. Thank you all so much for attending our show. Welcome you back at the same time next week. Good-bye.,LISTENING,Section B Background Information,BRIC,What Does BRIC Mean?,Pre-listening,Listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,BRIC is an acronym for the e

47、conomies of Brazil, Russia, India and China combined. The general consensus is that the term was first prominently used in a Goldman Sachs (高盛公司) report from 2003, which speculated that by 2050 these four economies would be wealthier than most of the current major economic powers.,LISTENING,The BRIC

48、 thesis posits that China and India will become the worlds dominant suppliers of manufactured goods and services, respectively, while Brazil and Russia will become similarly dominant as suppliers of raw materials. Its important to note that in the Goldman Sachs thesis these countries are not a polit

49、ical alliance (like the European Union) or a formal trading association but they have the potential to form a powerful economic bloc. BRIC is now also used as a more generic marketing term to refer to these four emerging economies.,L-B-P.2,Pre-listening,Listening,New Words and Expressions,Background

50、 Information,Part A,Part B,Investopedia explains BRIC,LISTENING,L-B-P.3,Pre-listening,Listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,Due to lower labor and production costs, many companies also cite BRIC as a source of foreign expansion opportunity.,LISTENING,criticism and

51、many countries are actively exploring alternative measures to GDP for that purpose.,L-B-P.4,Pre-listening,Listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,GDP,The gross domestic product (GDP) or gross domestic income (GDI) is a basic measure of a countrys overall economic out

52、put. It is the market value of all final goods and services made within the borders of a country in a year. It is often positively correlated with the standard of living, though its use as a stand-in for measuring the standard of living has,come under increasing,LISTENING,international corporation.

53、The International Labour Organization (ILO) has defined an MNC as a corporation which has its management headquarters in one country known as the home country and operates in several other countries known as host countries.,L-B-P.5,Pre-listening,Listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Informa

54、tion,Part A,Part B,MNC,A multinational corporation (MNC) or transnational corporation (TNC), also called multinational enterprise (MNE), is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also,be referred to as an,LISTENING,L-B-P.6,Pre-lis

55、tening,Listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,The first modern multinational corporation is generally thought to be the Dutch East India Company. Nowadays many corporations have offices, branches or manufacturing plants in different countries from where their origin

56、al and main headquarters is located. Some multinational corporations are very big, with budgets that exceed some national GDPs. Multinational corporations can have a powerful influence in local economies, and even the world economy, and play an important role in international relations and globaliza

57、tion.,LISTENING,millennium laundry play catch-up recruiter substantial BRIC GDP per capita mobile phone multinational corporation savings boom dependency ratio,一千年 要洗的衣服 努力赶上 招聘人员；招工单位 大（量）的 Brazil, Russia, India andChina （简称“金砖四国”） 人均国内生产总值 移动电话，手机 跨国公司（简称MNC） 储蓄高峰 抚养比率,L-B-P. New Words and Express

58、ions,Pre-listening,Listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,LISTENING,L-B-P. New Words and Expressions,Pre-listening,Listening,New Words and Expressions,Background Information,Part A,Part B,modernity knack overlook shed overtake league table deliver newprosperity to competitive edge service sector demographictransi