1、Celebrations in Australia, Asia Ring in 2010o Focus:o Predictingo Note-taking skillso Pre-listeningo 1. Vocabulary:o stake out steik aut v.立樁標出，置于立樁標出，置于警察監(jiān)視警察監(jiān)視下下o shrine rain n.圣地，圣壇，神圣場所圣地，圣壇，神圣場所o reveler revl n. 飲酒狂歡者=revellero 2. Making predictions for some of the blanks.While listening: Liste

2、n and fill in the blanks with what you hear.oCelebrations in Australia, Asia Ring in 2010oOne of the first major cities to celebrate the was Sydney, Australia. More than people gathered along the Sydney harbor to watch the citys fireworks show, set to booming rock music.oHours before midnight people

3、 Harbor Bridge to stake out for the 12-minute display. This years show involved more than of explosive devices.oOther cities around Asia and the Pacific region fireworks, such as Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.oIn other places people the New Year without fireworks. oMillions in Japan prayed at shrines f

4、or good fortune in 2010. oIn Seoul, South Korea, was rung.beginning of 2010 a million annualarrived at good seats 5,000 kilograms celebrated with markeda giant bell oIn Chinas capital, signs around Beijing cautioned fireworks within the heart of the city on New Years Eve.oThis did not seem to Beijin

5、g residents, who say the Lunar New Year is their to celebrate with fireworks. This year that holiday is in .oMany young people were and clubs in Beijing until the hours of the morning. Still others had to on New Years Eve. As late-night revelers waited in the cold for a , two men unloaded a truck at

6、 a on Workers Stadium Road. One of them said he good health for his parents in the New Year. His coworker said he hoped to spend the Lunar New Year at his home in nearby Shandong province. not to light bothertraditional timemid-Februaryat bars earlyworkscarce cabbakeryhoped for with family o One of

7、the first major cities to celebrate the beginning of 2010 was Sydney, Australia. More than a million people gathered along the Sydney harbor to watch the citys annual fireworks show, set to booming rock music.o澳大利亞的悉尼是地球上最先歡慶2010年新年的大城市之一。一百多萬人聚集在悉尼港，參加一年一度的煙花晚會，晚會后又奏起響亮的搖滾樂。oHours before midnight p

8、eople arrived at Harbor Bridge to stake out good seats for the 12-minute display. This years show involved more than 5,000 kilograms of explosive devices.o人們在半夜來臨前的好幾個小時就紛紛來到悉尼港灣大橋上，為觀看12分鐘璀燦的煙花占上一個好位置。今年的晚會施放了5千多公斤的煙火。oOther cities around Asia and the Pacific region celebrated with fireworks, such

9、as Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. o像吉隆坡和香港這些亞太地區(qū)城市，也以煙花晚會迎接新年。oIn other places people marked the New Year without fireworks. o與此同時，雖然亞洲其他一些城市并沒有施放煙花，但民眾仍以各種方式歡慶新年。oMillions in Japan prayed at shrines for good fortune in 2010. In Seoul, South Korea, a giant bell was rung.o日本數百萬民眾紛紛在寺廟膜拜，祈求2010年福運亨通。韓國首都

10、首爾，人們敲響了一口碩大的鐘。oIn Chinas capital, signs around Beijing cautioned not to light fireworks within the heart of the city on New Years Eve.o在中國首都北京，全城各地的告示提醒民眾新年除夕不得在市中心燃放鞭炮。oThis did not seem to bother Beijing residents, who say the Lunar New Year is their traditional time to celebrate with fireworks.

11、This year that holiday is in mid-February.o盡管如此，北京市民似乎并沒有受到影響，他們說，陰歷新年才是他們用焰火歡慶的傳統(tǒng)日子。今年的農歷新年在二月中旬。oMany young people were at bars and clubs in Beijing until the early hours of the morning. Still others had to work on New Years Eve. As late-night revelers waited in the cold for a scarce cab, two men

12、unloaded a truck at a bakery on Workers Stadium Road. One of them, surnamed Wu, said he hoped for good health for his parents in the New Year. His coworker surnamed Zhang said he hoped to spend the Lunar New Year with family at his home in nearby Shandong province.o在北京的酒吧和夜總會中，許多年輕人一直逗留到凌晨時分。不過，還是有人

13、需要新年除夕加班。工人體育場路附近，狂歡夜歸的人寒風中等待稀少的出租車，有兩人卻在那里忙著在一家面包房旁卸貨。其中一位姓吳的工人說，希望新年期間父母安康，而姓張的同事則希望，能在鄰近的山東省和家人共度農歷新年。o Focus: o Note-taking skill:o Finding the gist of the listening materialo Summarizing the passage oGuided Listeningo 1st listening: What words strike you most?o Rail travel safetyo 2nd listening

14、: Understanding the organization of the passageo The degree of safety of rail travel varies from country to country.o In UK. 1 train accident / every million miles runo The introduction of automatic and computerized signaling equipment helps to reduce the accidents. 2. Post-listeningoUnlike air trav

15、el, which is regulated internationally, rail travel is in many cases controlled nationally. The degree of safety of rail travel is therefore highly variable from country to country, depending on the degree of regulation and the quality of regulation in the country concerned. In Britain and the Unite

16、d States rail passenger deaths work out at an average of less than 10 rail passenger deaths per year. Unfortunately, the rail passenger deaths per year statistics in the less developed parts of the world are considerably higher than the rail passenger deaths per year statistics are in the western wo

17、rld. oIn the UK over the last 25 years, there has been an average of one train accident for every million miles run. Because individual trains carry such a large number of passengers compared with the number of passengers carried in cars, buses and planes, this actually means that the degree of risk

18、 is, comparatively, one which is almost non-existent. oBy far the greatest cause of railway accidents is human error, either in controlling or responding to signals. Recent improvements in the numbers of accidents are in large measure due to the introduction of automatic and computerized signalling

19、equipment. Radio communication systems between drivers and control centres have also proved influential in reducing accidents. With the continuing development of radio communication systems and automatic signalling systems we can look forward to further reductions in what are already impressively lo

20、w accident rates. dulesnsPre-listening1. What were some of things you wanted to do and what didnt you like to do when you were teenagers? 2. Were your parents strict with you at that time? First listening:Main idea & key words1. What is Jora talking about?o What her parents allow her to do and w

21、hat they do not allow her to do. 2. What do the following word mean?o stuff: o thingo G級:(GENERAL AUDIENCES All ages admitted.)大眾級。o PG級:( PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED Some material may not be suitable for children.)普通級。o PG-13級:(PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED Some material may be inappropriate for child

22、ren under 13. )普通級，但不適于13歲以下兒童。o R級:(RESTRICTED Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.)限制級，17歲以下必須由父母或者監(jiān)護陪伴才能觀看。 o NC-17級:(NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED )17歲或者以下不可觀看，17歲以下觀眾禁止觀看。美國的電影分級美國的電影分級Second Listening: Specific informationoEx. Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the fo

23、llowing statements are true or false.o1. Toa conversation among the daughter Jora and the father, Eric and the interviewer.o2. To strict/ I get angry/ not want me to do stuff. afterwards/ see why o3. Fo mother-looser /father-not let her watch PG-13 or R movies, mother does.o4. To she/stricter about

24、chores, junk food,o5. To Mother is stricter about buying her specific things. She wants her to buy her own friends presents.o6. Fo Mother doesnt pay for the daughters own specific things. But the daughter gets an allowance. o7. T o8. To Jora: My dad is very strict, but hes pretty good. Hehes very ni

25、ce and he lets me do just enough so I dont get too angry.Careful listening: Colloquial expressions and phoneticslink-ups & contractions1.Listen and retell the sentences youve just heard.J: And theres only a couple of incidents where, well, that were totally, yknow, that I didnt understand at all

26、.I : Hmm. Not a bad record.E: No. Uh, cos Im sure Ive made some mistakes.Part 2 PassageoA Brief History of Bankingo Dictation skillso Recognizing factso Gaining an idea of the early development of banking industryVocabularyo expropriation eksprpreno The taking of private property by a state or gover

27、nment by right of sovereignty svrnti , with or without compensation o n. 沒收, 征收Sentence Dictation 1. Situated usually at a table or in a small shop in the commercial district, the bankers aided travelers who came to the town by exchanging foreign coins for local money. 2. It wasnt long before the id

28、ea of attracting deposits and securing temporary loans from wealthy customers became an important source of bank funding. 3. The banking industry gradually spread outward from the classical civilizations of Greece and Rome into northern and western Europe. 4. The early banks in Europe were places fo

29、r safekeeping of valuable items as people came to fear loss of their assets due to war, theft, or expropriation by government. 5. As the 19th century began, the development of large, professionally managed banking firms was centered in a few leading commercial centers, especially New York.Warming-up

30、1. Could you say something about what a bank is and how it works? a business organization, usu. a limited company, trades mainly in money, receiving and holding deposits & paying sums out of them by order of the customer, acting as customers agent in buying and selling securities, serving as tru

31、stee or executor, and performing various extra services for customers, e.g. arranging travel and insurance and advising on tax and investment. 2. How did the banking industry come into being?Notes 1. Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) o became heir to the English throne in 1502. 7 years later he was crowned k

32、ing of England after his fathers death.2. Charles I (1600 - 1649)o King of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose conflicts with Parliament led to civil war and his eventual execution. 3. Renaissance: rneisns o the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern w

33、orldo a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries Passage :A Brief History of BankingVocabularyo discount diskaunt 貼現貼現o commercial notes 商業(yè)票據商業(yè)票據o working capital 營業(yè)資本，周轉資本營業(yè)資本，周轉資本o per annum: p: nm o per year; every year; annuallyo venture: 風險投資風險投資o a commercial und

34、ertaking that risks a loss but promises a profito the Renaissance : rneisns (period of the) revival of art and literature in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, based on classical forms （14 15 16世紀的）文藝復興; 文藝復興時期o the Mediterranean meditreinjno n. 地中海o expropriation eksprpreno n. 沒收, 征收ogoldsmith: gul

35、dsmi金匠金匠obullion: buljn金塊金塊,金條金條;銀塊銀塊,銀條銀條o gold/silver bullion 金條金條/銀條銀條otoken: tukn代價券代價券,(代幣代幣)籌碼籌碼;ocirculate s:kjuleit 流通, 循環(huán), 傳播oproperty appraisal preizl資產評估o charter: t:t 發(fā)執(zhí)照給 to give a licence too isle ail n.小島，島o the British Isles 不列顛群島 6. Ao The Industrial Revolution demanded a well-devel

36、oped financial system. o 7. C o Because they were more convenient and less risky to carry around. o 8. Bo As the 19thC. Began, state governments in the U.S. began chattering banking companies.Guided Listening: Understanding organizationClues of time, regions and eventsSecond listening: Find & no

37、te down the clues1.2,000 agofirst appeared/ Greek in origin2.Middle agesreligious opposition/ northern & western Europe3.Renaissancewealthy customers/reduce religious opposition4.15th C, 16th C & 17th Cbanking/a leading industry/ Europe & the British Isles.5.When colonies were establishe

38、d in N. & S. Americabanking system was transferred to the New World.6.19th Cbanking firms were centered in a few leading commercial centers/ New York 1.Give an account of the development of banking industry first appeared the first bankers the Middle Agesreligious opposition the Renaissance the

39、15th, 16th, and 17th Centuries the early banks in Europe the new world o Focus:o Global Warming Issues o Recognizing factso Extracting an outlineo Summaryo VocabularyoNASA ns 美國國家航空航天局o= (US) National Aeronautics and Space Administration o erun:tiksocoastal regions 沿海區(qū)域oaccessible ksesbl adj (to sb)

40、 that can be reached, used, etc 可接近的; 可進入的; 可使用的oAntarctica nt:ktik 南極洲o protrude: prtru:do stick out from something 伸出; 突出o temperate: temprito free from extremes; mild 溫和的，溫帶的o latitude: ltitju:d 緯度olongitude lnditju:d n.經度Listen and complete the summaryo This news item is about o the findings of

41、a US Space Agency study that ice sheet on Greenland is melting rapidly.o the rapid thinning of ice sheet on Greenland.Greenland Ice SheetoA US Space Agency study finds that Greenland is melting around the edges. The loss to the worlds second largest ice sheet - more than 50 cubic kilometers per year

42、 - is enough to raise global sea level by 0.13 millimeters. NASA scientist Bill Krabill says the data indicates a process of change that does not immediately threaten coastal regions. oThe more important thing is to consider it as a signal of global climate change and to monitor it in case it starts

43、 to accelerate. oEighty-five percent of Greenland is covered by ice and is more accessible for scientific study than Antarctica, which is under the worlds largest ice sheet. oGreenland, the way its positioned - much more north south, and the southern tip of Greenland protrudes* into the more tempera

44、te* latitudes* - it may react much quicker to global climate change than Antarctica does. News Item 2 Cooling Antarcticao Background:First Listening: difficult words and expressionsomeasurably: merbli considerably odeparture from 背離背離; 違反違反oThe new system is a departure from our usual methods. o這套新辦

45、法不同于我們慣用的方法。這套新辦法不同于我們慣用的方法。o monitor the pulse of Antarctica:o keep an eye on the changes of Antarcticao plot the climate trends:繪制氣候趨勢圖繪制氣候趨勢圖operpetually ppetuli adv. 持久地持久地, 永恒地永恒地oocean current:洋流洋流odegree celsius selsis 攝氏溫度oclimatology /klamtld science or study of climate 氣候學oclimatologically

46、Listen to the news and complete the summaryo This news item is about o the findings of a new study which shows Antarctica cooling.o the result of a new study which suggests Antarctic cooling. 1.What does a new study say? It says Antarctica, the southernmost continent, has cooled measurably in recent

47、 years.2. What have Professor Peter Doran and other researchers plotted? They have plotted climate trends in the region.3. What do you know about Antarcticas Dry Valleys? It is a perpetually snow-free, mountainous zone. 4. What do the records from weather stations show? They show a decrease by 0.7 d

48、egree Celsius per decade in the Dry Valleys since 1986 and a similar cooling trend across the continent since 1978.5. Why is Antarctica cooling? Because there is a big ocean current that constantly circles around the continent, so Antarctica is somewhat isolated from the rest of the globe, and does

49、not behave in the same way. Cooling AntarcticaoA new study says Antarctica, the southernmost continent, has cooled measurably in recent years. The findings are a departure from global trends that show significant warming during the last century. oUniversity of Chicago Professor Pete Doran monitors t

50、he pulse* of Antarctica. He and other researchers have plotted* climate trends in the region. They are working with data from weather stations in Antarcticas Dry Valleys, a perpetually snow-free, mountainous zone, and from stations across the continent. oTheir records show a decrease by 0.7 degrees

51、Celsius per decade in the Dry Valleys since 1986 and a similar cooling trend across the continent since 1978. oDoran said, Antarctica is somewhat isolated because there is a big ocean current* that constantly circles around the continent and actually sort of isolates it, and thats what makes it cold

52、. And, that may be a factor in why we are seeing Antarctica cooling is that slight disconnect from the rest of the globe, and its not behaving in the same way.News Item 3 Climate ChangeoVocabularyoadverse effects : unfavourable effects dv:s 不良反應oirreversibly damaged: iriv:sbli 不可逆地不可逆地; 不可挽回地不可挽回地o

53、If something is irreversibly damaged, it is so serious or so great that you cannot change something back to how it was before.olow-lying countries 地勢低洼的國家oBangladesh 孟加拉國亞洲 b:glde oincalculable inklkjulbl otoo large or great to be calculated 不可計算的，不可估量的ofamine: fminoa lack of food during a long peri

54、od of time in a regiono饑荒odegree celsius 攝氏度攝氏度 odegree centigrade Listen to the news and complete the summaryo This news item is abouto a UN study report on the effects of global warming.Listen and complete the outline.o I. Global temperatures increaseo A. Global temperatures will increase o _o II.

55、 Unfavorable effectso A. Increased _, _ with _ and _ losso a. some plants and mammals will be irreversibly _ or become _.o b. More _ in dry areas of the world, such as _. by nearly 6 floodingdroughtcropwaterdamaged extinct famineAfricao B. _, and other climatic effectso a. Millions of people will be

56、come _ in _ countries such as Bangladesh.o b. Some _ will disappear completely. o c. Economic losses will be _. A rise in sea levels homelesslow-lyingislandsincalculableClimate ChangeoThe UN study predicts global temperatures will increase by nearly six degrees Celsius during this century. It says t

57、his will lead to increased flooding, drought, a rise in sea levels, and other climatic effects. oThe study says all regions of the world will suffer adverse* effects of climate change. The panels co-chairman, James McCarthy, says some plant and mammals will be irreversibly* damaged; others will beco

58、me extinct. oMr McCarthy says millions of people will be made homeless in low-lying countries such as Bangladesh because of sea level rise. Some islands will disappear completely. Economic losses will be incalculableoIn addition, the report says crop and water loss will lead to more famine* in dry a

59、reas of the world, such as Africa.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesSection FouroPart 1 Feature ReportoNew Data Show Ice Loss in Greenland Acceleratingo A: Directions: listen to the news report and complete the summary.o This news report is about the Greenland ice sheet losing mass at an accelerating rate.B: Directions: listen to the news report again and answer the following questions.1. Coastal communities around the world are at risk of rising sea levels.2. GRACE stands for Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment.3. Because they combine data from the twin Gravity Recovery and Cli