新視野大學(xué)英語視聽說教程2第三版BOOK3 UNIT7.pptx

1、,For every question There is an answer,UNIT 7,Unit 7 For every question There is an answer,Learning objectives,Opening up,car pool,flexible work time,public transportation service,new road infrastructure,Opening up,renewable energy,energy policy,nuclear power,Opening up,vacuum cleaner,washing machin

2、e,automatic self-watering system for plants,dish-washing machine,Opening up,Energy crisis: energy awareness campaign, energy exploitation on the moon Traffic jam: driving restrictions, design of flying vehicles, work from home Household chores: intelligent cooker, mopping machine,Sharing,Listening,V

3、iewing,Listening to the world,Sharing,The people in the podcast mainly talk about whether they would describe themselves as practical people, and what kind of problems they are good / not so good at solving. They also talk about what “super power” they would love to have and why, if they could have

4、one.,1) fixing problems with my bike 2) sort out their emotional problems 3) solving problems 4) a practical person,Listening to the world,Listening to the world,Sharing,Sharing,Listening to the world,b,d,c,a,Sharing,Listening to the world,1,3,6,7,2,Listening to the world,Sharing,4,5,1 Would you des

5、cribe yourself as a practical person?,Sharing,Listening to the world,Yes, I think I am a practical person. I like fixing problems with my computer, my TV, and other electrical appliances at home. No, I wouldnt describe myself as a practical person. I hate solving problems beyond my expertise. I woul

6、d rather leave them to the experts.,2 What kinds of problems are you good at / not so good at solving?,Sharing,Listening to the world,I think I am good at solving all the problems with computers or network. I am also good at solving most problems with cars. To conclude, I am good at anything that is

7、 mechanical or electronic. What I am not so good at is interpersonal relationships. Sometimes I find it difficult to communicate with people. And to be frank, I am afraid of talking to people, especially strange people.,3 If you could have one “super power”, what would it be and why?,Sharing,Listeni

8、ng to the world,The superpower I would love to have is to be able to stop time, because I always have much work to do every day and I feel I never have enough time.,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Listening,1 Why did Jamieson decide to write down the questions his son had asked?,Lis

9、tening to the world,Because Jamieson thought it might be fun one day to show the questions to his son.,Listening,2 To whom did he turn for help to answer those questions?,Listening to the world,He turned to experts ranging from astronomers to Buddhist monks to scientists to magicians for help.,Liste

10、ning,3 What other questions do you think children often ask?,Listening to the world,Children often ask questions which seem silly to adults yet are difficult or even embarrassing to answer. For example, they may ask “Are rainbows hot or cold?”, “Why is snow cold?”, “Why do people get sick?”, “Why do

11、 grown-ups sometimes cry when they are happy?”, “Where did I come from?”, etc.,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,Listening skills,Listening to the world,Listening,1 Round windows are less likely to break. 2 The answer is abo

12、ut 10,000. 3 The engines would shut down and stop working completely while flying over a volcano. 4 Because they all grew up, wanted to do things their own way, and they did. 5 Four big reasons: different ideologies, a sense of honor, economic reasons, and fear.,Listening to the world,Listening, 1 (

13、The pilot said his engines shut down and stopped working completely when he was flying over the volcano.) 2 (Jamieson wrote to Yoko Ono, and amazingly she replied.) 3 4 (Jamieson got the four big reasons for war from an American army colonel.),Listening to the world,Listening,Listening to the world,

14、Subject: tennis A: Do you know where tennis came from? B: I think it came from France, did it? A: Yes, you are right. What is the biggest tennis tournament in the world? B: I guess its the Wimbledon Championships held in the United Kingdom, isnt it? A: I am not sure myself. Some people believe its t

15、he US Open. Next question: Who is the best tennis player in history? B: I believe its definitely Roger Federer, isnt it? A: I couldnt agree more.,Listening to the world,Listening,Sharing,Listening,Viewing,Listening to the world,Viewing,Polar bears live in the Arctic, a very inhospitable part of the

16、world. They do not spend their entire lives at sea; they also depend on pack ice for their survival. When the pack ice melts in the summer, they have nowhere to rest when they hunt at sea and they may end up drowning because they become too tired from having to swim all the time.,Listening to the wo

17、rld,Viewing,Listening to the world,Viewing,Listening to the world,1 In February, the sun _. 2 In the coming weeks, the strength of the sun will _. 3 At the height of summer, even the permanent ice caps are _. 4 As July draws on, the great melt _. 5 In just three months, the sun has _.,rises for the

18、first time in four months,power an enormous change,touched by the power of the sun,reaches its peak,won its battle with the ice,Viewing,Listening to the world, 1 2 (Over seven million square kilometers of ice has melted away, uncovering thousands of islands surrounded by open sea.) 3 4,We all know t

19、hat polar bears are facing great threats. It is on the Arctic ice that polar bears make their living, but now they spend far more time at sea than they do on land due to global warming, a serious threat to their well-being. Climate change has reduced sea ice in the Arctic to record lows. For polar b

20、ears, this is a critical issue. Studies show that two thirds of polar bears will disappear by 2050.,Viewing,Listening to the world,To be continued,Reference answers,Then, can we do something now to change the situation and help polar bears? Yes, we can! We can establish worldwide organizations and e

21、nforce laws to deal with environmental problems that might lead to global warming. We can also set up natural reserves for polar bears so that they can have ideal habitats to feed and give birth, without the interference from humans.,Viewing,Listening to the world,To be continued,We should also keep

22、 oil drilling out of the Arctic and protect the polar bears home because we know many big oil companies want to start drilling in the Arctic for oil, putting the polar bears fragile habitats at even greater risk. We should also, of course, ban the hunting of polar bears, and try to monitor, track, a

23、nd punish illegal polar bear trade.,Viewing,Listening to the world,To be continued,In addition, we can make full use of television programs in promoting peoples awareness of environmental issues. We should also let the public know better about polar bears and what threats they are facing. I think we

24、 can greatly improve the situation if everyone of us is clear about what we should do for polar bears!,Viewing,Listening to the world,Viewing,Listening to the world,Role-play,Speaking for communication,Conversation 1: A cash machine doesnt work. Conversation 2: Her laptop has crashed and she keeps l

25、osing documents. Conversation 3: His vacuum cleaner keeps making a funny noise. Conversation 4: The ticket machine has taken his money.,Role-play,Conversation 1 M: Do you know if there is another machine somewhere? W: Hmm _. There might be one in the shopping center. Conversation 2 1 W: Would you mi

26、nd looking at it for me? M: _. 2 W: Do you know what the problem is? M: _.,Speaking for communication,Im not sure,Sure,Let me have a look,Role-play,Conversation 3 1 W: Could you tell me what the problem is, sir? M: _. It keeps making a funny noise. And its just not working properly. 2 W: Could you h

27、old the line, please? M: _.,Speaking for communication,Yes, I can,Yes, of course,Role-play,Conversation 4 1 M: Could you give me a refund? W: _. 2 M: Well, could you tell me who I should speak to? W: _. You need to speak to the manager. M: OK. Would you mind calling him for me? W: _. Ill just call h

28、im.,Speaking for communication,Yes, of course,Im afraid I cant do that,Of course not,Speaking for communication,Speaking skills,Role-play,Situation 1 Agreeing to a refund,Speaking for communication,A: Can I help you? B: Yes, Id like to return this jacket. A: Is there anything wrong with it? B: Yes.

29、First, . Besides, . A: Im really sorry about this. Would you like to exchange it for another one? B: Well, to be honest, I dont think this jacket is well made. Id rather get a refund. A: I understand. I do apologize for the inconvenience we have brought you. Do you have the receipt? B: Yes, here you

30、 are. A: OK. Just wait a second.,Role-play,Situation 2 Declining a request,Speaking for communication,B: I bought this television here about three months ago, but the sound and picture quality are awful. A: Hmm Ill get our engineer to have a look at it. B: Could you give me a refund? A: Im afraid we

31、 are not allowed to give you a refund, sir. B: Can I speak to your manager? A: Yes, of course. I am the manager. I do apologize for the inconvenience. But may I suggest that we send our engineer to fix it first? If we cant fix it, I promise that we will exchange it for a new one. B: All right. That

32、seems reasonable.,Role-play,Situation 3 Borrowing a computer,A: I couldnt get onto the Internet the whole morning. I guess it might be the problem with my computer. Would you mind my using your computer for a while? I really need to finish an essay online assigned by our English teacher. B: Well, I

33、hate to say no but I have to finish this program first since my supervisor is still waiting for it in his office. How about this? I will try to finish my work in about two hours and then you can use my computer as long as you like. A: That sounds good. Thank you very much.,Speaking for communication

34、,Role-play,Situation 4 Borrowing a cell phone,A: I need to call my sister right now, but it seems that there is no signal on my phone. Do you have reception on your phone? B: Yes, my phone has signal. A: I really have something urgent to tell my sister. So can I borrow your phone to send a text mess

35、age to my sister? B: Yes, of course. Here you are and you can make a phone call to your sister with my phone as well. A: That really helps! Thank you.,Speaking for communication,Group discussion,1 What is the invention called? The invention is called Robo-Chef. 2 What does it do? It prepares and coo

36、ks meals automatically.,Get ideas,Speaking for communication,Group discussion,Get ideas, 1 Im going to tell you about 2 Basically, 3 The way it works is this 4 It works like this 5 First of all, 6 Then / Also, you can 7 All you have to do is 8 Make sure you 9 The best thing about it is that ,Speakin

37、g for communication,Group discussion,Discuss and organize ideas,Speaking for communication, purpose function the way it works , What is the invention? Why do you want to invent it? What can it do for you? How does it work?,Group discussion,Present ideas,Speaking for communication,I want to invent a

38、new kind of smart phone which can read peoples mind. I mean, it can understand me and interact with me like a real partner, instead of passively responding to my instructions. For example, if I am not in a good mood, I dont have to tell my smart phone about this. However, through micro sensors attac

39、hed to my head, the smart phone can detect my brain waves and analyze them actively.,To be continued,Group discussion,Sample Answer,Speaking for communication,It can also detect other physiological changes of my body. Based on all the information processed, the smart phone can detect my mood, my fee

40、lings, and even what I am thinking about. In this way, it can accurately understand my thoughts and thus provide corresponding responses. For example, it can cheer me up by telling me a joke. I think such a smart phone is a smart phone indeed.,Group discussion,Sample Answer,Speaking for communicatio

41、n,Public Speaking,Speaking for communication,Public Speaking,Speaking for communication,An introduction speech about Mo Yan Ladies and gentlemen, its my great honor and pleasure to introduce to you our guest speaker today. He is a man of great distinction and accomplishments, a man who was born to a

42、 family of farmers, and who worked as a farmer himself when young, but turns out to become one of the most prominent novelists as well as short story writers in China. As of 2012, he had written 11 novels and several novellas and short story collections.,Reference speech,Speaking for communication,P

43、ublic Speaking,Some of his best known works include Red Sorghum Clan (紅高粱家族), Big Breasts & Wide Hips (豐乳肥臀), and Frog (蛙). Several of his works have been adapted for film, such as Red Sorghum (紅高粱) of 1987, Happy Times (幸福時(shí)光) of 2000, and Nuan (暖) of 2003. As recognitions of his great achievements

44、in literature, he has been given a number of awards, such as the 2005 Kiriyama Prize for Notable Books, the 2009 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature, and the 2011 Mao Dun Literature Prize. But these prizes do not include the most important one he has won.,Reference speech,Speaking for communication,

45、Public Speaking,On October 11, 2012, the Swedish Academy announced that he had received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work as a writer “who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary”. Aged 57 at the time of the announcement, he was the 109th recipient of the

46、award and the first ever Chinese citizen to receive it. Today, he will be telling us the stories behind his writing career, and helping us to learn what inspired him to become a writer. Please join me in giving a very warm welcome to Mr. Mo Yan!,Reference speech,Speaking for communication,Public Spe

47、aking,Short conversations,1 Q: What does the man say about the womans laptop? C Its not easy to spot the problem with her laptop. 2 Q: How can the man solve the problem of the heating unit according to the woman? A Turn the switch off for a while and then restart it. 3 Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? B The man would have to review more lessons to meet the exam requirements. 4 Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? D Make a compromise with his partner. 5 Q: