英語國家聽力講義

英語國家聽力講義Task1:SongEnjoyThisLandisYourLand.Task2:SenseofPoverty

inNewyork---Howdoyoudefinepoverty?Howdoyouquantifythat?---It'sagreatquestion.It'shardtoquantifydependswhereyoulive,whatyour1_____is,howmanykidsyouhave,allthat.It'sagrayarea.ButwewentouthereinNewYorkandasksomefolksonthestreets,justtogetasenseofwhattheythinkafamilyoffourhastomaketofallbelowthatpovertyline.Takealistentotheirwide2______ofanswers.1.Fillinblankswithwhatyouhear.2.Groupdiscussion:Howdoyoudefinepoverty?Iwouldsayanythinglessthan60,000dollarsayearwouldbepovertyforafamilyoffour.Incomeprobably40,000,45,000dollarsayear.Iwouldsay15,000to20,000.3___________________________________________________________________________----Yousee,allovertheboardthere,theactualanswer,Brook,thisshockedme.22,050dollarsayearforafamilyoffour.That'saccordingtothe2009numberwhenyoulookatmedicate,4_____,foodstamps.Thatiswhatgoesinto5_______whatbenefitspeoplegetthatfallbelowthepovertyline.The6_______hasn'tchangedin40yearsnomatterhowtheeconomyhaschanged,nomatterhowthejobpicturehaschanged.Idoesn'tfactorincritical7______likehousingandyourmedicalexpensesuntiltheObama8__________hasjustannouncedtheirdevelopmentinnewwaytolookatpoverty.Andit'sgonnaincludethoseessentials.Here'swhytheysayit'ssoimportant.Takealisten.----Theadministrationhasbasicallyproposedtoproducea9__________povertymeasurethatwillbeproducednexttotheofficialmeasure,andwillnotreplaceitanyway,butwillgiveusasecondlens,anotherwaytolookatsomeoftheseissues.----Andthat'sreallyimportantgiventhiseconomy.Now,Brook,let'sbeclearhere.Thisisn'tgonnachangehowFederaldollarsare10_______topeoplethatfallbelowthepovertyline.Butit'sgonnainformpolicy-makers,givethemaclearpictureofjustwhat'sgoingoninthiscountry.We'regonnagetthefirstnumbersfromthenewcalculation.It'llcomeonthefall,Brook.KeytoTask21.situation2.range3.Ithinkafamilymaking80,000dollarsforafamilyoffourisbelowpovertyline.4.welfare5.determining6.formula7.expenses8.administration9.supplementary10.allocatedTask3:MoviewatchingJohnAdams(October30,1735

–July4,1826)wasanAmericanpoliticianandpoliticalphilosopherandthesecondpresidentoftheUnitedStates(1797–1801),afterbeingthefirstvicePresidentoftheUnitedStates(1789–1797)fortwoterms.HewasoneofthemostinfluentialFoundingFathersoftheUnitedStates.AdamscametoprominenceintheearlystagesoftheAmericanRevolution.AsadelegatefromMassachusettstotheContinentalCongress,heplayedaleadingroleinpersuadingCongresstodeclareindependence,andassistedThomasJeffersonindraftingtheUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependencein1776.AsarepresentativeofCongressinEurope,hewasamajornegotiatoroftheeventualpeacetreatywithGreatBritain,andchieflyresponsibleforobtainingimportantloansfromAmsterdambankers.Watchthefirstpartofthemovie(11’38”)andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydidJohnAdamshavetogotoEurope?2.Whatwashiswife’sattitudetowardshisleaving?Whatdoyouthinkofhiswife?Task3:MoviewatchingPartII(11’38”–18’20”)Whodidtheirshipencounter?Whatwastheresult?Task3:MoviewatchingPartIII(20’—34’10’’)1.HowwasJohnAdams’performanceatthebeginningofthebanquet?2.Whatdoyouthinkofhisoverallperformance?3.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkJohnAdamswas?4.WhatdoyouthinkofDr.Franklin’ssellingnationalflags?Task3:MoviewatchingTask3:MoviewatchingPartIV(35’20’’—48’45”)1.WhydidtheletterfromPhiladelphiasay?2.DiscussthedifferentdiplomaticstylesofDr.FranklinandJohnAdams.Whichdoyouprefer?Task3:MoviewatchingPartV(51’50”--)WhyweretheDutchunwillingtolendAmericaloans?Task4:IELTslisteningTask4:IELTslisteningWorkbehaviordifferencesaredueto:?personality?22_________Effectsofdiversityoncomp