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1、選修8,Listening,Unit 1 A land of diversity,Using Language,Listen to the text.,A HOLIDAY IN CALIFORNIA,George (G) is on holiday in the United States. He is touring around California. Listen to him phoning home to talk to his friend Christie (C).,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,C: Hello. G: Hi, Chr
2、istie. Its me, George. C: Gosh, George! _ are you? G: In Joshua Tree National Park. C: Wow, wheres that? G: Its in _ California. C: Lucky you! What are you doing down there? G: Well, I _ in northern California and Ive been travelling _.,Where,southeast,started,south,C: Cool. So hows the _ been? G: J
3、olly good. Theres so much to see and its nothing like _ I imagined. C: Really? G: Yeah. I expected everyone to live _ the beach in big houses, and I thought everyone here would be _. C: (laughing) Just as I thought. Youve watched too many American _! G: I know, and they can give you the _ idea!,trip
4、,what,near,rich,movies,wrong,C: So, tell me, whats it really like? G: Well, some people live near the _; but further east, in the central part, is a _ valley where they grow all sorts of things like cotton, _, nuts and fruit, oh lots of things. And lots of cattle. C: Mmm, sounds _. What other scener
5、y is there? G: Well, if you go _ southeast, you come to mountains and desert. That _ is really spectacular.,coast,huge,vegetables,interesting,further,land,C: Sounds fantastic! So youre in the desert at the _? G: Yes, thats right. Its very hot and very different from the _ of California. C: I wish I
6、could see it for _. What are the people like? G: Well, I didnt realize there were so many different _ and cultures here. C: Such as? G: Well, there are _ and _ Americans of course, and lots of Asians. And about a _ of all Californians are Hispanic.,moment,rest,myself,races,quarter,white,black,C: His
7、panic? G: People whose _ came from Spanish speaking countries in South America. C: Oh I see. G: So theres a huge difference in _ and the way people _. Lots of different art, different types of _, music, food and anything else you can _ of. C: Sounds great. And what about ?,ancestors,look,culture,fes
8、tival,think,Workbook-Listening,Listen to the text.,A TRAVELLERS STORY,T = Tom M = Mandy,T: This is Tom Price, and you are listening to Travellers Tales, a _ programme about _. Today on the show, we have Mandy Long, who has _ returned from New Orleans. Welcome, Mandy. M: Thank you for _ me. T: Now fi
9、rst, tell us exactly _ New Orleans is.,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,weekly,travel,just,having,where,M: Its in the _ south of the United States, on the Mississippi River, about _ kilometres from the Gulf of Mexico. T: And whats the _ like there? M: Well, it can get quite _ and humid. But the
10、evenings are usually wonderfully _ and pleasant. T: I see. So _ made you want to go to New Orleans?,far,160,climate,hot,warm,what,M: I think it was the Mardi Gras. This is a world _ festival that goes on for about _ weeks every year. People hold parties in the _ and theres music and dancing everywhe
11、re. And there are _ or _ parades. Everyone in the parades wears _ dress. Apparently it started in _ as a Christian religious festival. These days Mardi Gras earns over US$_ million in tourism for New Orleans!,famous,three,street,thirty,forty,fancy,1857,840,T: It must be huge. M: Yeah, it is. And you
12、 dont get much _ as the celebrations go on all night. T: Apart from the Mardi Gras what else did you _ about New Orleans? M: Its hard to know _ to start. New Orleans has such a _ and interesting culture. New Orleans is in the _ of Louisiana, which at different times belonged to the French, the Spani
13、sh and the _.,sleep,enjoy,state,English,where,diverse,Then in 1812 it became _ of the United States. So New Orleans is now _ to a mixture of nationalities and races, including the descendants of slaves from _. At the time when the slaves were _, many came to live in New Orleans. Today New Orleans ha
14、s a _ of about half a million, of whom _ are African-American, _ are white and,part,home,Africa,freed,population,62%,35%,about _ are Hispanic. So, New Orleans has a rich _ of music, food and culture. And many different architectural _ too. T: I see. So how did you _ your time in New Orleans? M: Well
15、, I spent a lot of time (fade out),3%,mix,styles,spend,Listen to the text.,Workbook-Listening Task,Mandy (M) is listening to a jazz CD she bought while she was in New Orleans. Listen to her talking to Phil (P) about jazz funerals.,A JAZZ FUNERAL,P: Whats that _ youre playing? Mandy? M: Its a song _
16、“Just a Closer Walk with Thee”. Its on a _ I bought in New Orleans. P: Its a bit _, isnt it? M: Its supposed to be. Its music from a Jazz _. P: Why do you want to play such _ music?,Listen again and fill in the blanks.,music,called,CD,sad,funeral,unhappy,M: Oh, its _ at the beginning that its sad. L
17、isten to this one from _ on in the CD. P: Thats _ like it! They play that at funerals? M: At a jazz funeral. You see its a very old _. Four centuries ago, in Africa, the ancestors of the American slaves _ to have a special ceremony to _ the dead. When the slaves came to America, they promised each,o
18、nly,further,more,tradition,used,bury,other that despite their _ they would make sure they still had a _ funeral. And that promise grew into the jazz funeral. P: I see. So what happens at a jazz funeral? M: Everyone meets at the _ where they have a Christian ceremony. P: But thats like an _ funeral. M: True, but after the ceremony the _ is carried through the streets to where it will be buried. Everyone walks _,hardships,proper,church,ordinary,coffin,behind,the coffin, and a band plays _ music. P: It must be very interesting to _ that. Is that all? M: No. After the _ is buried, the peopl
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