施心远主编《听力教程》2-(第2版)Unit-2课件.ppt

1、Unit 2Listening Course (2),Book 2 2nd Edition,Section One Tactics for Listening,Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Focus: Ralph Nader Notes:,Exercise A: 1. Ralph Nader is a man of few_. 2. He is _to America his _as a _. 3. He said new _ were needed to make cars_. 4. A law was passed to ensure that pro

2、ducts like sausages and hamburgers contained the right _of_. 5. Ralph Nader has set a wonderful _ of what _ men and women can do to improve the _ of _ in their country.,possessions,paying back,debt,citizen,laws,safer,amount,meat,example,determined,quality,life,Ralph Nader Exercise B: I. Ralph Nader,

3、 a man of few possessions A. He owns _ and lives in a _. B. He doesnt have_. C. He doesnt have many clothes. D. He doesnt care about money.,very little,small apartment,a car or a TV set,II. His early efforts to make car safer He talked about the dangers of car, and how bad car design caused the deat

4、hs of so many people each year at parties. After he graduated from Harvard, he published an article entitled Unsafe at Any speed. Later, he made a big attack on the car industry and showed how many deaths in car accidents were because of badly-made cars. D. In 1966, because of Naders work, a law was

5、 passed to make car safer.,III His interests in something very different A. The quality of meat and the amount of meat that is put into foods like sausages and hamburgers B. In 1968, three more laws were passed because of Naders efforts. a. The first was to ensure the safety of gas pipelines. b. The

6、 second was to protect people from radiation. c. The third was to ensure the proper standard of poultry.,IV. Ralph Nader. one of the most influential people in the United States A. He has set a wonderful example of what determined men and women can do to improve the quality of life in their country.

7、,Ralph Nader is a man of few possessions. He owns very little and lives in a small apartment. He doesnt have a car or a TV set. He doesnt have many clothes and he doesnt care about money when he makes a lot of money, he gives it away. He doesnt smoke and he works from six in the morning until late a

8、t night, seven days a week: he is paying back to America his debt as a citizen. When he went to parties as a young man, people complained that all he talked about was the dangers of cars, and how bad car design caused the deaths of so many people each year. After he graduated from Harvard, he publis

9、hed an article entitled Unsafe at Any Speed, which was about a car called Corvair. Later, he made a big attack on the car industry and showed how many deaths in car accidents were because of badly-made cars. He said new laws were needed to make cars safer. In 1966, because of Naders work, a law was

10、passed to make car safer.,After this success, Nader became interested in something very different. This was the quality of meat and the amount of meat that is put into foods like sausages and hamburgers. A year later, in 1967, again because of Naders work, a law was passed to ensure that products li

11、ke sausages and hamburgers contained the right amount of meat. In 1968, three more laws were passed because of Naders efforts. The first was to ensure the safety of gas pipelines - these are the pipes that take gas across the country from one town to another. The second was to protect people from ra

12、diation -that is, the dangerous radiation which may leak from nuclear sources. The third was to ensure the proper standard of poultry - that is, the chicken and turkey meat. Ralph Nader, now one of the most influential people in the United States, has set a wonderful example of what determined men a

13、nd women can do to improve the quality of life in their country.,Section Two Listening Comprehension,Part 1 Dialogues Dialogue 1 Give Them Time to Get to Know You,Ex. Decide the statements true or false 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. T,Father: Well, whose fault do you think it is, then? Daughter: I don

14、t know. Father: It couldnt be yours? Daughter: What? That I feel lonely because I havent any friends there? Father: No, that you havent got any friends. Daughter: But Ive told you! Theyre not very friendly there. They never talk to me! They just leave me alone. Father: But why? Daughter: How should

15、I know? Father: Isnt it possible its because youre not very friendly towards them? Daughter: What do you mean? Father: Have you talked to them? Have you tried to make conversation? Daughter: Ive told you! Theyre not interested in talking to me. Father: How do you know? Daughter: Because . for exampl

16、e . at lunch time, they all sit together in v groups! Father: Listen, give them time to get to know you . and give yourself time get to know them, and things will change. Believe me!,Father: Yes, but why dont you sit with one of the groups? Daughter: Dont be silly. I couldnt. It would be awful! Fach

17、er: why? Daughter: It just would. Thats all. Father: How do you know? Daughter: I just do! Father: Well, youll never make friends if you dont try, will you? I mean, youve got to meet them, too, at least half way. Daughter: It just wouldnt work! Father: You know what I think. I think youre just sayin

18、g that because youre impatient. Daughter: Impatient? Me? Father: Yes, impatient. You always have been, ever since you were a child. If you dont get what you want immediately, you get depressed and you give up too easily! Daughter: Look, if you came with me some morning, youd understand . Father: You

19、ve only been there for four weeks. These things take time. Daughter: I know, but I still feel .,Part 2 Passage Why Shouldnt You Go By First Impressions?,Vocabulary go by: 经过；顺便走访；凭判断 assume: vt. 承担；假定；采取；呈现 steely: adj. 似钢的，钢铁般的；钢制的；严格的 sort out:挑选出；分类,ExB: Listen and choose the best answer 1. C 2.

20、D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B,ExC: 1. To those who knew him, he was a kind and generous friend. 2. The plane was overlooked and for once all the passengers turned up so he had the difficult task of choosing three passengers and informing them that they couldnt travel on the flight in question. 3.

21、They had a very close relationship. 4. Probably he would never trust his first impressions again.,One shouldnt always go by* first impressions. In my hometown there lived a giant of a man with huge hands and a manner so fierce and unfriendly that he always sat alone in any public place. Yet to those

22、 who knew him, he was a kind and generous friend. In the same way one should never assume* that somebody who looks inoffensive is always going to behave in an inoffensive manner. Recently my young brother, who works for a famous American airline, was reminded of this truth. The plane was overbooked

23、and for once all the passengers turned up. So my brother had thedifficult task of choosing three passengers and informing them that they couldnt travel on the flight in question*. question*. Knowing that the young are generally impatient and often aggressive, my brother chose three elderly traveller

24、s, an English couple and a little old American lady.,The English couple accepted the situation and went to have a drink while waiting for the next flight. Then my brother approached the American lady, whose name was Mrs Pepper, with a sad smile on his face, Mrs Pepper? May I have a few words? Im afr

25、aid we have a problem. A problem? What de you mean, we have a problem, young man? “Would you like to come into the office” asked my brother, sensing that this was not going to be easy. Oh, very well, but only for a moment. I have a plane to catch, you know. Er . yes. My brother explained the positio

26、n. The little lady looked at him with steely, blue eyes. Young man, she said. I dont believe you are aware that you are talking to Mrs Katherine Pepper, widow of General Arnold Pepper, of the United States Army Air Force and Id like to inform you, further, that the President of your airline was a pe

27、rsonal friend of the Generals. In the circumstances Id advise you to sort this out* right away, otherwise youre going to be in a lot of trouble. Do I make myself clear?,Part 3 News: News Item 1,Notes simultaneous adj. 同时的；联立的；同时发生的 imprinted v. 压印;刻上记号；盖印;adj. 印花的； footage n. 英尺长度；连续镜头；以尺计算长度 rewind

28、 vt. 倒回；重绕,Ex. A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary This news item is about _ The missing words:,The false memories that British people have about the attacks in London three years ago.,Three, double-decker, 40%, non-existent, recalled, witnessed, not reliable enough, legal,

29、The simultaneous bombings of three underground trains and a double-decker bus in London three years ago are imprinted on the minds of many people in Britain. But our memories of the attacks are unreliable, according to a study from Portsmouth University. 40% of British students questioned about the

30、events remembered seeing CCTV footage of the bus bomb-footage which never existed. A further 28% claimed to have seen a non-existent computerized reconstruction. Some even recalled specific details of the attacks, which none of them witnessed. “Memories are not like videotape you can rewind and repl

31、ay for perfect call,” said lead researcher James Ost. “Because of this, they are not reliable enough to form the basis of legal decisions.”,News Item 2 1. collective wail 集体恸哭 2. siren 汽笛 3. wreath 花圈 4. engulf 吞没，吞食，狼吞虎咽 5. landslide 山崩 6. glimmer 闪烁；微光 7. aftershock 余震,Ex. A. Listen and summarize

32、the news item This news item is about _,The mourning for earthquake victims in Sichuan, China.,Ex. B Listen and choose the best answer 1. The Chinese people mourned the earthquake victims with three-minute silence and half-mast flags. 2. At 2:28 p.m., last Monday. 3. Hundreds of children were killed

33、 in a landslide. 4. The hope of finding more people alive were increasingly rare. 5. No, aftershocks continued.,China begins three days of mourning for earthquake victims in Sichuan province, with a three-minute silence and half-mast flags. For three minutes a collective wail was heard across the to

34、wn of Beichuan as air raid sirens and car horns sounded the exact time when the earthquake hit China one week ago. Workers here laid wreaths outside the towns school. At 2:28 in the afternoon, last Monday, it was engulfed in a landslide, hundreds of children died. To the side of the mourners, bodies

35、 lay waiting to be buried. Rescue work has now resumed and two women were found alive here this morning, but these glimmers of hope are increasingly rare. The aftershocks continue.,News Item 3 Notes: Jakarta 雅加达，印尼首都 Bali （印度尼西亚）巴厘岛,News Item 3,Ex. A Listen and complete the summary This news item is

36、 about,The second serious bombing that took place in Indonesia within 2 years.,ExB: Listen and choose the best answer 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. T 6. T,Indonesia is expected to announce stronger security measures Wednesday after a deadly bombing in Jakarta. At least 13 people were killed when a car bomb

37、 exploded near a hotel. 149 people were injured. The hotel is operated by a United States company. The governor of Jakarta said it was very likely that the bomber was killed in the attack. Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri visited the damaged hotel. Buildings nearby also were damaged. The e

38、xplosion comes 2 days before an Indonesian court decides the first case connected to the deadly bombings last year in Bali. Those attacks killed 202 people.,SectionThree OralWorkPart2 Retelling,As Susan and her daughter Jenny walked around the park they were hounded by beggars. The girl was shocked

39、when she saw a skeletal young beggar woman wrapped in a gray shawl. Her eyes were sunken and she held out a bony hand like she was receiving communion. As she did, her shawl fell away revealing a young child standing under it. Jenny just started throwing her money into that bony hand. Susan grabbed

40、her before she could start taking off her jewelry, and the mother decided to have a talk with her about the beggars when they got back to the hotel. They boarded the return bus. They were stopped at a red light when Jenny stood straight up and screamed, “Mother!” Susan went to her window and she poi

41、nted to a taxi next to the bus. There, in air conditioned comfort, sat the beggar woman with her child next to her, eating an ice cream cone.,SectionFour SupplementaryExercise,Part1 ListeningComprehension,Passage 1 College Cost in the U.S. Background information: The passage is about the increasing

42、costs of college education in the United States. What are the main causes for tuition increase? What financial aid can American students get?,Exercise A: 1. Because of grants, the average student pays a lot less than the published costs of a college education. 2. Two forms of financial aid for the s

43、tudents are grants and loans. 3. When students receive loans, they have to repay them later. 4. The increases in tuition are mainly caused by cuts in state spending on education. 5. The total charge for the students who live at a college includes tuition, housing and other costs.,Exercise B: 1. This

44、 year the cost of studies at public colleges in the United States increased 14 percent. 2. The average total charge for students who live at a public college in their state is 10.600 dollars. While at a private college, total charges are almost 27.000 dollars. 3. The above information is collected f

45、rom 4.000 colleges and universities. 4. It is said that this years increase in the cost of studies is the biggest one in 30 years. 5. American students received a record amount of financial aid last year, which reached 105.000 million dollars,A new report says the cost of studies at public colleges

46、in the United States increased 14 percent this year. This is the biggest increase in tuition* in 30 years. But the study also found that the average student pays a lot less than the published costs of a college education, because of grants*. And it points out that American students received a record

47、 amount of financial aid last year. Students do not have to repay grants, unlike financial aid in the form of loans. About half of American college students receive grants. This means that education costs differ from student to student. The report is from the College Board. This is a non-profit memb

48、ership group of schools and other educational organizations. One of its best-known jobs is to administer* college entrance tests. The College Board says tuition at two-year public colleges rose at the same rate as four-years schools.,The College Board says the increases were mainly caused by cuts in

49、 state spending on education. But a congressman says colleges have increased their prices in both good and bad economic times. John Baehner of Ohio is chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. He says colleges do not want to talk about their decisions to spend money to build th

50、ings like rock-climbing walls. The College Board collected information from 4,000 colleges and universities. It says the average total charge for students who live at a public college in their state is 10,600 dollars. While tuition rose 14 percent this year, housing and other costs increased at a lo

51、wer rate. At a private college, total charges are almost 27,000 dollars. That is an increase of about six percent over last year. David Ward is president of the American Council on Education. His group represents colleges and universities. Mister Ward called the College Board findings bad news. But

52、he says percentage increases in tuition do not tell the whole story. He says there was good news about grants and other student aid. The College Board says financial aid for the last school year reached 105,000 million dollars. That amount was up sharply from the year before.,Passage 2 My Grandfathe

53、r,Ta-Na-E-Ka is an Indian tradition and a child will go through Ta-Na-E-Ka when they turn 11 years old. Ta-Na-E-Ka is an endurance ritual. It is a series of difficult activities that help children prove they can be strong adults. The actual ceremony varies from tribe to tribe, but since the Indians

54、life on the plains is dedicated to survival, Ta-Na-E-Ka is a test of survival and endurance is the loftiest virtue of the Indian.,Word tips,Ceremonial beaded deerskin shirt正式的镶珠鹿皮裙 sprawl蔓生；躺卧 swollen肿胀的 suck in 吸入 beaver 海狸 grasshopper 蚱蜢,Tapescript,I opened the door. My grandfather was in the fron

55、t room. He was wearing the ceremonial beaded deerskin shirt which had belonged to his grandfather. “Welcome back,” he said. I embraced my parents warmly, letting go only when I saw my cousin Roger sprawled on the couch. His eyes were red and swollen. Hed lost weight. His feet were an unsightly mass

56、of blood and blisters, and he was moaning, “I made it, see. I made it. Im a warrior.” My grandfather looked at me strangely. I was clean, obviously well-fed and radiantly healthy. My parents got the message. My uncle and aunt gazed at me with hostility.” Finally my grandfather asked, “What did you eat to keep you so well?”,I sucked in my breath and blurted out t