1、Unit 2Listening Course 2,Section One Tactics for Listening,Part I Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and AccentDirections: The word in a sentence on which the fall or (orfall-rise) begins is calledthetonicword. Sometimes the tonic word is also the prominent word in the sentence. Listen to some sentences.
2、Which dialogue does each one best fit? Write the letter in the space provided.,Key:1. f 2. c 3. e 4. b 5. a 6.d,a. Its on top of the bookcase.b. With milk, please.c. At five past one.d. At five past one.e. Its on the top of the bookcase.f. With milk, please.,Part 2 Listening and Note-takingRalph Nad
3、erFocus:Selecting important words,Background:Born: 27 February 1934 Best Known As: Author of Unsafe at Any Speed and perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader gained national fame with his 1965 book Unsafe At Any Speed, which exposed the automobile industrys irresponsibility when it came to desig
4、ning safe cars. Nader became the best-known consumer advocate in the U.S., lecturing widely and forming non-profit groups like Public Citizen, whose stated goal was to protect consumers against corporate carelessness and greed.,His youthful followers became known as Naders Raiders. Nader is a five-t
5、ime candidate forPresident of the United States between 1992 and 2008. He ran for president in 1996 and 2000 as a candidate for the Green Party. Critics accused Nader of taking votes away from Democrat Albert Gore in the 2000 elections, as Gore narrowly lost to Republican George W. Bush. Nader gradu
6、ated from Princeton in 1955, and from Harvard Law School in 1958,Ex. A: Listen to some sentences and fill in the blanks with the missing words. 1. Ralph Nader is a man of few possessions.2. He is paying back to America his debt as a citizen.3. He said new laws were needed to make cars safer.4. A law
7、 was passed to ensure that products like sausages and hamburgers contained the right amount of meat.5. Ralph Nader has set a wonderful example of what determined men and women can do to improve the quality of life in their country.,Ex. B: Listen to the talk about Ralph Nader. Take notes and complete
8、 the following outline.Ralph NaderI. Ralph Nader, a man of few possessionsA. He owns _ and lives in a _.B. He doesnt have _ or _. C. He doesnt have _.D. He doesnt care about _.,very little,small apartment,a car,a TV set,many clothes,money,II. His early efforts to make car safer A. He talked about _
9、and _ _ at parties. B. After he graduated from Harvard, he _ C. Later, he made a big attack on _ and showed _ _D. In 1966, because of Naders work, _ _,the dangers of cars,how bad car design caused the death of so many,people each year,published an article entitled “Unsafe at Any Speed.”,the car indu
10、stry,how many deaths in car accidents were because of badly-made cars.,a law was 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, _ because of Naders efforts. a. The
11、 first was to _. b. The second was to _. c. The third was to _,three more laws were passed,ensure the safety of gas pipelines,protect people from radiation,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 exampl
12、e of what _ men and women can do to_.,determined,improve the quality of life in their country,Section Two Listening comprehension,Part 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Give Them Time to Get to Know You,Ex. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false._1. The
13、girl is probably a new student. _ 2. The girl feels lonely in a new place._ 3. Other students are not friendly to the girl._ 4. The girl probably has never tried to make conversation with others._ 5. Her father thinks the girl should sit with others during lunch._ 6. The father knows his daughter ve
14、ry well.,T,T,F,T,T,T,Dialogue 2 GesturesI. What is a gesture?A gesture is a form of non-verbal communication made with a part of the body, used instead of or in combination with verbal communication. The language of gesture allows individuals to express a variety of feelings and thoughts, from conte
15、mpt and hostility to approval and affection. Most people use gestures and body language in addition to words when they speak. The use of gesture as language by some ethnic groups is more common than in others, and the amount of such gesturing that is considered culturally acceptable varies from one
16、location to the next.,Types of gestures,1. hand gestures,2. Body gestures,Gesture from the shoulder,Head/face gestures,What do they mean?,What does it mean if a person,竖大拇指的手势，几乎在世界公认表示好、高、妙、一切顺利、非常出色等类似的信息。但也有许多例外：在美国和欧洲部分地区，竖大拇指通常用来表示搭车；在尼日利亚这种手势被认为是侮辱性手势；在德国则代表数字1；在日本表示数字5；在澳大利亚则表示骂人。在伊朗，以及伊拉克等很多
17、中东国家，竖大拇指是一个挑衅的行为，几乎和西方国家常用的竖中指一样。如果你查看一下中国外交部的公民出国指南，有明确的说明“向伊朗人称好的时候不能竖大拇指”，伊朗人都非常忌讳这点的。希腊向上竖大拇指含义滚蛋.,Directions: Listen to the dialogue and march each gesture with the country in which relevant means mean. There is one example given in the first line of the following chart.,Debate: Should we judg
18、e a person by the first impression?,Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 Why Shouldnt You Go By First Impression?Ex. A: Pre-listening questionWhy shouldnt you go by first impression?Appearances are often deceptive. In this passage, the two examples tell us the reason why we shouldnt go by first impression.,Ex.
19、B: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. B,Ex. C: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions:1. What did people who knew the giant man think of him? To those who knew him, he was a kind and generous friend.2. What was the difficul
20、t task the narrator brother had recently? Recently the narrators brother, who works for a famous American airline, remembered the truth that the place was overbooked and for once all the passengers turned up. So he hand the difficult task of choosing three passengers and informing them that they cou
21、ldnt travel on the flight in question.,3. What do we know about the relationship between Mrs Pepper and the airline? They had a very close relationship.4. What would the narrator brother probably do next time? probably he would never trust the first impression again.,5. Whom did the narrators brothe
22、r choose? He choose three elderly travellers, an English couple and a little old American lady.6. What did the English couple do? They accepted the situation and went to have a drink while waiting for the next flight.7. What did the little old American lady advise the young man? She advised the youn
23、g man to sort out the problem right away, otherwise he would be in a lot of trouble.,Part 3 News,News Item 1Focus: Terrorism,Ex. A: Summarize the news This news is about the false memories that British people have about the attacks happened in London three years ago.,Ex. B: complete the outlines The
24、 simultaneous* bombings of underground trains and a 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. of British students questioned about the events remembered seeing C
25、CTV footage* of the bus bomb - footage which never existed. A further 28% claimed to have seen a computerized reconstruction.,three,double-decker,40%,non-existent,Some even specific details of the attacks, which none of them .Memories are not like videotape you can rewind and replay for perfect reca
26、ll, said lead researcher James Ost. Because of this, they areto form the basis of decisions.,recalled,witnessed,not reliable enough,legal,News Item 2,Focus: Summarizing the news Recognizing specific information types of disasters :,Typhoon Hurricane Flood drought Tornadovolcano EruptionEarthquake ts
27、unami landslide,Car crash Train crashShip wreck air crash The missing jet Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 carrying 239 people including 154 Chinese nationals - and the search area has been expanded, now covering 27,000 square miles in the Straits of Malacca .,Ex. A: Summarize the newsThis news item i
28、s about _,the mourning for earthquake victims in Sichuan China .,Exercise B: 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 in a landslide. 4. The hope of finding more people alive
29、were increasingly rare.,Ex. B:,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 town of Beichuan as air raid sirens and car horns sounded the exact time when the e
30、arthquake 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 lay waiting to be buried. Rescue work has now resumed and two women were found a
31、live here this morning, but these glimmers of hope are increasing rare. The aftershock contine.,News Item 3 Focus: A bombing attack News summary,Background informationJakarta: capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century,Bali: an island i
32、n Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts,Ex. A: Complete the news summaryThis news item is about the 2nd serious bombing that took place in Indonesia with 2 years.,Ex. B: Decide whether the statements are true or false
33、.1. _. Indonesia is going to reduce security measures Wednesday. 2. _. A fatal car bombing happened in Jakarta.3. _. At least 30 people were killed and 148 people were injured.4. _. The damaged hotel is run by a European country.5. _. Two days later an Indonesian court would rule the former bombing case in Bali.6. _. More than 200 people were killed in the attacks of Bali Island.,F,stronger,T,F,13,F,U.S.A company,T,T,Section Three Oral Work,Retelling Painted by Edgar Degas,
