1、Unit 4 listening and speaking,The language for expressing curiosity,Instructor： Everybody is born with curiosity. It is an innate desire_ . Out of this curiosity grows _to learn. Put in other words, it is our curiosity that pushes us to explore_ . To express curiosity is to satisfy our inquisitive i
2、nterest in the world_.Pick up the following language to express curiosity: - Do you happen to know_? - Im most curious about_. - Im very keen to know_.,to know,a strong desire,the unknown,around us,whats going on,global warming,where human curiosity comes from,- Id give a lot to know more about _. -
3、 I wonder_. - I wonder if you could tell me _. - Id be most interested to discover _. - I wouldnt mind knowing about _. - If only I knew_. - I hope you dont mind my asking, but _.,this interesting fact,how the law of gravity works,the secret,why people behave this way,the real reason behind this,wha
4、ts in your mind,how does it work,Wang Ying: Look at this picture. Youve got to be smart enough to_. Its really beyond me. Ling Ming: I seem to know little about impressionism. Im struggling to_. Wang Ying: Are you ?_ about it, too. Is this a French painter or a Chinese one? Ling Ming: It must be a F
5、rench painter. Wang Ying: How do you know that? Ling Ming: By the name. Wang Ying: Ah. _ What these natural appearing objects in unmixed colors mean?,understand this,get its message,Im curious about,Do you happen to know,Ling Ming: I dont know. Maybe theyre meant to be simulate actual reflected ligh
6、t. Wang Ying: Wow. I hope you dont mind my asking, but what are these dabs and stokes _ ? Ling Ming: Use your imagination. Wang Ying: Mmm-hmmtheir open possibilities probably reflect _of impressionism. Right? Ling Ming: I didnt know you have _about impressionism. Wang Ying: Now you know Im a really
7、inquisitive person!,trying to tell us,so much curiosity,the beauty,This was _ for Kathy to visit the city of Shanghai. She took a bus and paid _ . The bus driver advised her to get herself_. She wondered what it was, whether it could be used on the subway and _ _.The bus driver answered her question
8、s and explained the use of the card, satisfying her_ .,the first time,the exact fare,a fare card,how it worked on,bus,inquisitive needs,Kathy: _? Bus driver: Yes, you do. Its two yuan. Put the coins into the slot of the box.The passenger sits near the bus driver. Bus driver: You ought to get yoursel
9、f a fare card. Kathy: _? Bus driver: Its a stored value card. You can use it on the bus. Kathy: _. Bus driver: Sure can. And also on a taxi.,Excuse me. Do I have to pay the exact fare for the bus,Whats that,I wonder whether I can use it on the subway,Kathy:_. Bus driver: Welcome to Shanghai. Kathy:_
10、? Bus driver: Theres a scanner by the door. Did you see it? Kathy: _. Bus driver: You just place your card on the device. When you hear the beep, youve paid. Kathy: _. Bus driver: Dont mention it.,This is my first time to visit the city of Shanghai,Thanks. I hope you dont mind my asking, but how doe
11、s the fare card work on the bus,Yes,Thank you,The world is so bright with color everywhere that its hard to imagine that other creatures dont see it _. But how can we find out whether animals can see color when _? Scientists have made many experiments to _ to this. The bee has been the subject of hu
12、ndreds of these tests, because we have been curious to know whether bees tell flowers apart _. In one experiment, a bit of syrup was put in front of a blue card, and no syrup _. After a while, the bees would come to the blue card, no matter where it was placed, even if it had no syrup in front of it
13、. This proved they can _ .,as we do,they cannot tell us,get the answer,by their color,in front of a red card,tell colors apart,Two strange things _about the bees ability to see in color. The first is that a bee cannot see red _. For a bee, its only dark grey or black. The second is that bees can see ultraviolet as a color, while _, it is just darkness.,as a color,were found out,for human beings,
