新核心大學(xué)英語B版聽說教程2Unit1.ppt

1、Unit 1 Space Exploration,In this unit you will: 1. learn about how the universe works and mans exploration of outer space; 2. familiarize yourself with words and expressions related to the theme of this unit; 3. learn to use these words and expressions; 4. learn the ABCs of news reporting and listen

2、 for key details in news reports; 5. practice listening with other non-theme-related audio and video materials; 6. learn how to accept or refuse an offer using the proper expressions and sentence structures.,Learning objectives,Part I Theme-Related Activities,Part II Listening Strategies,Part III Ex

3、tensive Listening,Part IV Communication Skills,Part V Assessment Log,Part I Theme-Related Activities,Section I Science Report,Section II Science Report,Section III Talk,1. Do you want to have an experience of viewing the earth from outer space? Why or why not? 2. Do you agree or disagree with the st

4、atement that space exploration is propelling the advancement of modern technology?,Lead-in questions:,Unit 1 Part I Section I Lead-in questions,Word Bank,Unit 1 Part I Section I Word Bank,Unit 1 Part I Section I Word Bank,Notes,Unit 1 Part I Section I Notes,Task 1 Watch the video clip and then decid

5、e whether the following statements are true or false.,Task,Unit 1 Part I Section I Task 1,1. Richard Noone is moving his family from Florida to Georgia because he likes mountains better than oceans. 2. The rare formation of the five planets on the fifth day of the fifth month is a sign of disaster t

6、o Noone.,(He is moving because he believes that a major surge of the Antarctic ice sheet triggered by a unique planetary alignment will produce tidal waves that will destroy his house and other buildings.),T,F,_,_,3. Ancient people were so confused by some heavenly events that they turned to superna

7、tural forces for explanations. 4. The constellations of the zodiac were used by ancient civilizations to predict the coming of disasters. 5. The recurring cycle of light and darkness formed the basis of the first religious belief of worshiping the sun.,F,T,_,(The constellations of the zodiac were th

8、ought to exercise a mystical influence over human lives.),_,Unit 1 Part I Section I Task 1,F,_,(The recurring cycle of light and darkness formed the basis of the first organizing principle of our natural world, day and night.),Task 2 Watch the video clip a second time and then complete the following

9、 sentences.,Task,Unit 1 Part I Section I Task 2,1. On May 5th of the year 2000, a planetary alignment will that will destroy coastal areas. 2. Astrology is the belief that the heavens life on Earth. 3. From the dawn of history man began to observe nature: disappearing with the light and its warmth,

10、the rising moon , and a light show of distant stars slowly .,trigger/produce the surge of the Antarctic ice sheet,exercise a supernatural influence over,the setting sun,ushering in the cold, dark night,materializing,_,_ _,_,_,_,Unit 1 Part I Section I Task 2,4. Systematic observation of the heavens

11、begins . For primitive man the sun . 5. Our earliest ancestors had little . Therefore, it is natural for them to to natures most basic questions.,before recorded time,reigned supreme,in the way of knowledge,ascribe supernatural answers,_,_,_,_ _,1. Do you agree that what happens in the heavens above

12、 influence life below on Earth? Please give examples to support your point of view. 2. What is your zodiac? Do you think it decides what you do and who you are? Why or why not? 3. Is astrology science or superstition? Please give reasons for your answer. 4. Do you sometimes wonder if there are other

13、 life forms in outer space? Why or why not?,Task 3 Watch the video clip again and then have a group discussion based on the following questions. After the discussion, each group will give a brief report to the class,Task,Unit 1 Part I Section I Task 3,【Script】,Script,Unit 1 Part I Section I Script,W

14、ord Bank,Unit 1 Part I Section II Word Bank,Unit 1 Part I Section II Word Bank,Unit 1 Part I Section II Word Bank,Notes,Unit 1 Part I Section II Notes,1. Colorado A US state. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau. 2. While the

15、 visionaries perfect their fantasy Martian colony they grow frustrated at what they see as government foot dragging. While those who have ambitions and visions for the future make their imaginary project to colonize Mars better, they feel frustrated because they believe the government is deliberatel

16、y slow in supporting them and their project.,1. What is driving the Japanese company to develop permanent human habitations on Mars? A. Sophisticated technology available that enables humans to travel vast distances. B. Funding from the Japanese government for outer space colonization. C. The belief

17、 that water can be obtained from ice lying in the soil on Mars. D. The conviction that Mars can be terraformed into a blue planet like the earth.,Task 1 Watch the video clip and choose the best answers to the following questions.,Task,Unit 1 Part I Section II Task 1,2. What could threaten human bein

18、gs once they move to live on Mars? A. Lack of crops and fuel. B. The deadly atmosphere on Mars. C. Ultraviolet radiation from the sun. D. Human ambition to colonize the entire planet. 3. In thousands of years, what will Mars be terraformed into? A. A planet covered entirely by water. B. A planet wit

19、h earthlike life supporting systems. C. A planet surrounded by greenhouse gases. D. A planet accommodating millions of people.,Unit 1 Part I Section II Task 1,4. According to scientist Julian Hisscocks, what are the Mars jars used for? A. To grow organisms under simulated Martian conditions. B. To t

20、est the level of carbon dioxide organisms can put up with. C. To see how many stages are required to make Mars habitable. D. To prove the feasibility of various terraforming projects. 5. What do the speakers mainly talk about? A. Planetary engineering. B. The arid planet Mars. C. Rediscovering a wat

21、ery Mars. D. Terraforming Mars.,Unit 1 Part I Section II Task 1,Why does the Japanese company Obayshi want to establish large, domed enclosures? 2. What will Mars ultimately be like in the eyes of the visionaries?,Task 2 Watch the video clip for the second time and then give a short answer to each o

22、f the following questions.,Task,To protect human immigrants from the suns deadly ultraviolet radiation and violent Martian dust storms.,It will be transformed into a planet adapted to human life.,_ _,_,Unit 1 Part I Section II Task 2,Unit 1 Part I Section II Task 2,3. What is terraforming? 4. How lo

23、ng will it take to change the face of the whole planet? 5. How can the dry planet Mars be turned green? 6. Who is working on terraforming projects?,It refers to the process of providing Mars with a life-supporting atmosphere similar to earth so that humans and animals can breathe freely.,Eons / thou

24、sands of years.,Water will be released from rocks and soil under the surface of Mars as well as from polar caps.,Both professionals and enthusiastic amateurs from American and Europe.,_ _ _,_,_ _,_ _,Task 3 Watch the video clip again and then make a two-minute-comment on the topic of the video clip.

25、 Prepare to answer one or two questions raised by the class or your teacher after your presentation.,Task,Unit 1 Part I Section II Task 3,For Reference:,Unit 1 Part I Section II Task 3,【Script】,Questions: 1. How do you like the idea of turning Mars into a green planet and making it habitable for hum

26、an beings? 2. Suppose scientists could colonize the moon and make it suitable for man to live there. Would you like to move to the moon? Why or why not? 3. A British company is planning to take travelers into outer space. Would you consider taking such a space trip in the near future? Please give yo

27、ur reasons. 4. China has quickened its pace in outer space exploration. For example, it has launched manned space flights and sent probes to the moon. What is your attitude towards these programs? 5. Are you interested in space exploration projects? Why or why not?,Script,Unit 1 Part I Section II Sc

28、ript,Word Bank,Unit 1 Part I Section III Word Bank,Unit 1 Part I Section III Word Bank,Unit 1 Part I Section III Word Bank,Notes,Unit 1 Part I Section III Notes,1. Why was the Digital Universe created? A. To help position the earth, the solar system and the galaxies in the universe. B. To better und

29、erstand how man and the earth are related to the universe. C. To keep up in pace with the latest development in digital technology. D. To better illustrate the speakers point of view.,Task 1 Watch the video clip and then do the following comprehension exercise.,Task,Unit 1 Part I Section III Task 1,

30、2. Why do people associate the flat horizon with infinite, unbounded resources? A. Human beings are not intelligent enough to see beyond the horizon. B. The vastness of the earth suggested by the flat horizon is too overwhelming. C. A flat horizon gives people the false impression of an abundance in

31、 resources. D. The flat horizon stretches peoples imagination and association. 3. What is Uniview? A. It is an interactive software. B. It is a digital camera. C. It is a comprehensive map. D. It is the name of a company.,Unit 1 Part I Section III Task 1,4. What does the speaker mean when he says “a

32、s we move out” into the universe? A. He means “as we move back to the initial stage of the universe”. B. He means “as we move backward into history”. C. He means “as we move away from the earth”. D. He means “as we move towards the center of the universe”. 5. What is the speakers purpose in giving t

33、his talk? A. To show what digital technology can do in mapping the universe. B. To call on the audience to put human beings and the universe in perspective. C. To redefine what home and the universe mean to us. D. To convince the listeners of the vastness of the universe.,Unit 1 Part I Section III T

34、ask 1,Task 2 Watch the video clip a second time and then complete the following sentences.,Task,Unit 1 Part I Section III Task 2,1. This actual flight path and movie that we see here was actually flown live. in a cafe called Earth Matters on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where I live. And it was

35、 done with the Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art . 2. And so as we move out, we see continuously from our planet as we see here, light travel time, how far away we are.,I captured this live from my laptop,for an exhibit on comparative cosmology,as a collaborative project,all the way out into the realm o

36、f galaxies,giving you a sense of,_,_ _,_,_,_,Unit 1 Part I Section III Task 2,3. These are the paths of Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Pioneer 11 and Pioneer 10, the first four spacecraft . Coming in closer, picking up Earth. Orbit of the Moon, and we see the Earth. . And we can add in new data. 4. Here we s

37、ee the complex trajectory of the Cassini mission , ingeniously developed so that 45 encounters with the largest moon, Titan, which is larger than the planet Mercury, into different parts of mission phase.,to have left the solar system,This map can be updated,color coded for different mission phases,

38、diverts the orbit,_ _,_,_,_,Unit 1 Part I Section III Task 2,5. Were actually with the first sub-Saharan planetarium in Ghana as well as new libraries in Columbia and a high school in Cambodia. 6. Id like to just say that what the world needs now is in this much larger condition now and a much large

39、r sense of what home is. Because our home is the universe, .,sharing tours of the universe,that have been built in the ghettos,a sense of being able to look at ourselves,and we are the universe, essentially,_,_,_,_ _,【Script】,Script,Unit 1 Part I Section III Script,Part II Listening Strategies,Secti

40、on I NewsBasics,NewsBasics,Unit 1 Part II Section I,According to the Dictionary of Canadian English, news is the “information about something that has just happened or will soon happen.” Look at the following two examples. The first one informs readers of an earthquake which occurred in the recent p

41、ast, while the second one tells of an upcoming fireworks concert. e.g. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the coast of Papua New Guinea early Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was issued. e.g. Thousands of people are expected to flock to Edinburgh center

42、to watch the fireworks concert to mark the end of the Edinburgh International Festival., News has such different genres as business, technology however, you can also find inanimate objects, concepts, and entities such as typhoon, car, hurricane, death, deforestation, report, survey, CNN, FBI, FDA, e

43、tc. Pay due attention to these three things that can function as the actor in the news.,Unit 1 Part II Section I,Word Bank,Unit 1 Part II Section I Task 1,Notes,1. Bali bombing The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack was

44、 the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia, killing 202 people (including 88 Australians and 38 Indonesian citizens). A further 240 people were injured. 2. Megawati Sukarnoputri an Indonesian politician, and leader of the opposition party PDI- P. She served as the President of Indon

45、esia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004 and was the countrys first female President. Megawati is the daughter of Indonesias first president, Sukarno.,Unit 1 Part II Section I Task 1,Task 1 Listen to the news report for key words indicating when , where and who, and then answer the following questi

46、ons.,Task,1. When did the blast at the police headquarters occur? 2. Where was a black bag filled with explosives placed? 3. What was the damage of the blast? 4. In the October bombing how many people were killed?,It occurred early Monday.,It was placed in front of the lobby of a community hall with

47、in their headquarters compound.,It blew out some windows and damaged part of the side of the building.,More than 190 people were killed.,_,_ _,_ _,_,【Script】,Unit 1 Part II Section I Task 1,Script,Unit 1 Part II Section I Task 1,Word Bank,Unit 1 Part II Section I Task 2,Unit 1 Part II Section I Task

48、 2,Task 2 Listen to the news report for key words of when , where and who , and then finish the multiple-choice exercises.,Task,Unit 1 Part II Section I Task 2,1. Where did Israeli soldiers go in search of Palestinian militants? A. Hebron. B. Gaza Strip. C. Rafah. D. Ramallah. 2. How many Jewish set

49、tlers live in Hebron? A. 120,000. B. 100,000. C. 50,000. D. 450. 3. When were three Israelis injured? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. D. Thursday. 4. When did Israeli voters give Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the Likud Party a victory? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. D. Thursday. 5. How

50、many seats does the Likud Party hold in the parliament? A. 120. B. 83. C. 50. D. 37.,Unit 1 Part II Section I Task 3,Task 3 Read the following passage after the clip. Pay particular attention to pronunciation and intonation.,Task,Police in Indonesiasay a blast at their national headquarters early Mo

51、nday was caused by explosives, but no injuries were reported. Authorities have no suspects yet, but the attack comes after the national police chief fingered a high-profile terrorist group in the Octobers Bali bombing. Police say they suspect a black bag filled with “l(fā)ow explosives was placed in fro

52、nt of the lobby of a community hall within their headquarters compound. The blast blew out some windows and damaged part of the side of the building. No injuries were reported. Police have sealed off the area while investigators examine and collect pieces of debris.,【Script】,Script,Unit 1 Part II Se

53、ction I Task 3,Part III Extensive Listening,I News Reports,II Talk,III Dialogue,IV Conversations,V Passage Listening,VI Compound Dictation,Word Bank,Unit 1 Part III I News Reports I,1. What is the purpose of the experiment sponsored by the European Space Agency and Russias Institute of Biomedical Pr

54、oblems? A. To test how long man can live in total isolation. B. To test mans creativity in solitary confinement. C. To test whether man can survive in Martian conditions. D. To test the psychological impact of a manned flight to Mars.,Listen to the report and then do the following exercise.,Unit 1 P

55、art III I News Reports I,2. Where will the astronauts spend their days of isolation from the outside world? A. In a space exploration lab in a European country. B. In a warehouse in the suburbs of Moscow. C. In a mock-up Mars lander. D. In a 550 cubic meter room. 3. According to Dr. Aderin-Pocock, what could be the prob