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Unit712

Unit7

Roads&WaysChanging

Objectives:

Thefocusofthisunitistoimprovethestudents'abilityofselectingthekeywords,listingtheoutline,concludingthemainidea.Inthisunit,youwillhearsomethingabouttransportation（buses,trainsandtrams）,roadsandtheirchanges.Teachingmethodsandfacilities:

listentothetapesanddiscussthecontentsofthepassage,inthelanguagelab.

TimeAllotment:

2periods

TeachingOutline

PartIGettingready

1.Tram:

（US）streetcar,trolley

2.Concessionary:

ofprivilege

3.ItisfromthisvantagepointthatBillShayhasobservedtheworldforallofhiseightyoddyears.Vantage:

advantageodd-------even

4.Todayhesellscoversforthebedsofpickuptrucks,andhecollectsgasstationandRoute66memorabilia.Memorabilia-------bigeventwhichneedstoberemembered

1.Hegetssuchakickoutofmeetingpeopleandaddingtohiscollectionthatheplanstokeeponworking.

2.ThebiggestdevelopmentsarelikelytotakeplaceintheGermanautoindustry,whichisleadingtheraceinproducingahydrogen-poweredcarthatemitsnothingbutwatervapor.

3.Theminiaturizationprocesswe'veseeninmobilephonesisstilltocomeinthecarindustry,makingitpossibleforcarcompaniestoredesigncockpitstoincludethenewappliancescreatedbytheinformationrevolution.

PartIICellularphones&driving

Cellularphone,fixedphone---homephone,mobilephone,booth

IC---intergratedCard

IP---internetprototype

Researchreport

Topic:

relationshipbetweenusingacellularphonewhiledrivingandroadaccidents

Subjects:

driverswhohavewirelessphonesandwhowereinvolvedincrashes

Researchfindings:

A.Theriskofacrashwhenusingacellularphoneisfourtimeshigherthanwhennotusingit.

B.Theriskofacrashisthesameasdrivingwithanillegallimitofalcoholintheblood.

C.Theriskofacrashfordriversofdifferentagesanddrivingexperiencesis

similar.

D.Hands-freetelephonesarenosaferthathand-heldtelephones.

E.Usingcellularphoneswhiledrivingdoesnotnecessarilycauseaccidents.

F.Cellularphonesdosomegoodtodrivers.

Suggestionsbytheresearchers:

A.Driversshouldavoidplacingorreceivingunnecessarycalls.

A.Driversshouldkeepcallsbrief.

PartIIISmartCard

A.

1.ThetransportservicesinManchester:

2700bus/thenewMetrolinkTramsystem/railservice

2.AdvantagesofaSmartcard:

eliminate/tickets,nodeed/money/changhands

3.Withwhom:

2000schoolchildren/500elderlypeople

4.thereasons:

volunteers/halfoftheconcessionarysupportscheme/maytesttodestruction/iftheycan’t/nobodycan

6.whatmayhappenifacardislostorstolen?

Putonhot-list/don'twork/moneyleft/credittonewcard

1.Howdopassengersthinkofthecard?

Woman1:

easy/firsttricky/theneasy

Girl:

catchy/betterdesigned

Man:

want/throughoutthecountry/onbuses/railways

Boy:

new/ifwiderange/firsttouseit

Woman2:

makeiteasy/usedanywhere/nomugging/brilliant

B.

Proceduresofusingasmartcard

Getonabus—placethecardonthecardreader—checkifit’svalid—issueaticket—a.27pencedeductedfromthevalueofthecardb.howmuchisleft

PartIVRoute66&BillShay

PeoriaRoad,throughSpringfield,Illinois,isapartof"TheMotherRoadofAmerica"---Route66.Itopenedinthe1920sandinthepastwasthewaytotravelfromChicagotoLosAngeles.In1945,onPeriaRoad,BillShayopenedaTexacogasstationandlatersoldittoopenaMarathongasstationwherehewasworkedeversince.OtherthanservinginthearmyduringWorldWarII,BillhaslivedonRoute66forthelast80oddyears.Ontheroad,hehasobervedhowcarsandpeople’sattitudestowardsthemhavechangedoverthelast50years.Families,beforethewar,wouldonlyownoneautomobileandgoingforarideinthecarwasabigdeal.Healsonotesthatthequalityofserviceofgasstationattendantshasdeclinedovertheyears.Andheseesclearlythatkidsaremuchmorewastefulonsoftdrinksandhamburgersthanthekidsinthepast.In1982,Billpulledthepumpsoutandbegantosellcoversforthebedsofpickuptrucks.HealsocollectsRoute66memorabiliathatcovershisPeoriaRoadShop.Hisshop,duetothe

popularityandnostalgiaofRoute66,hasattractedtouristsfrom42countries.Inaword,BillShayfeelsluckytohaveseensomanychanges,includingthechangeofPeoriaRoadfromaprimaryhighwaytoabackroadtoanostalgictrailthroughAmerica'spast.

PartV

Outline

I.

A.makingcleanvehicles

B.makingaffordablevehicles

C.numberofcars:

from500millionto1billion

II.Carsrunningcleanwithhydrogen

Emittingwatervapor

III.Thestyleoftomorrow’scars-missingtheclassics

A.theAutomobileforthenextCenturyexhibitdistasteful/ugly/sad-looking/uninspiring/bland

B.rocket-inspiredcarsofthe1950sand1960s

splendid/heavy/wastefulbytoday’sstandards

IV.

A.miniaturization

B.newappliances

1.satellite-linkednavigationsystems

2.equipmentfordownloadingE-mail

3.back-seattelevisionvideo

V.Carsthatknowyou

A.reasonforsuchcars

talkingonthephone/moreequipment/nogood

B.voice-activatedpersonalcomputer

1.changingtemperature

2.changingradiostation

3.readingE-mail

4.dialingphonenumbers

C.personalizedcars

Homework:

Listentothisbook2andVOAnews

Unit8

RubbishorRawMaterials

Objectives:

Thefocusofthisunitistoimprovethestudents'abilityofselectingthekeywords,note-taking,listingtheoutline,concludingthemainidea.Inthisunit,youwillhearsomethingaboutrubbishorrawmaterials,domesticwaste,aninternationalrecyclingbusinessandrecyclingvendingmachines.

Teachingmethodsandfacilities:

listentothetapesanddiscussthecontentsofthepassage,inthelanguagelab.

TimeAllotment:

3periods

TeachingOutline

PartIGettingReady

1.IknewcalciumsulfatewasgypsumandweuseitasasoilamendmentinCaliforniaquiteextensively.

Sulfate;sulphate-----compoundofsulphuricacidandanotherchemical硫酸盐，

Gypsum:

mineral（calciumsulphate）fromwhichplasterofParisismade,alsousedasfertilizer.石膏

2.TheAustralianproject,forexample,notonlycreatesusefulmaterialsthatusedtobedumpedintolandfills,italsocreatesasoilenhancer60percentcheaperthantheoneAustralianfarmersusedbefore.

3.AndIthinkithadalottodowithmymothernotwastingthingsandputtingthembackinandlettingthemdecompose,andthenutrientswereavailabletotheplant.

Decompose:

rot

4.Whenplasticdetergentbottleslikethesearemadeathirdofthematerialwhichisrecoveredfromfoodcontainersusedonceandthrownaway,theycanberecycled.

5.thenit'sleftoutsideastheweatheringhelpsremovelabelsbeforeit'ssoldforreprocessing.

6.ButifseparatedintoasingletypeliketheseHighDensityPolyethylenemilkandjuicebottles,itcanbeusedagainandagain.

Polyethylene:

聚乙烯

7.Ahigh-tech,computerizedvendingmachinecanevenbeprogrammedtocontributeasmallrefundtoyourfavoritecharity.

8.Wehavethecurrentgenerationmachinewiththelatestgenerationofcomputertechnologyandvideographics.

9.Withinfifteenyears,Britainandothernationsshouldbewellonwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexesfortherecyclingofwaste.

PartIIAninternationalrecyclingbusiness

MajorpointsandDetails（keywords）

A.recyclingontheincrease（money-makingpotential/industrialwaste/rawmaterial）

B.productsforuseinagriculture（endproducts/soiladditives）

C.birthofthefirm（tire-burningplant/calciumsulfate/$400/landfill/gypsum/soilamendment/buy）

D.presentbusinessofthefirm（fertilizer/soilenhancer/sugarrefineries）

E.businessconcept（farm/nothingwaste/garden/bestvegetables）

Questions:

1.Howoldis“TriadEnergyResources”（b）

2.Howmuchshouldthetire-burningplantpayfortakingonetruckloadofwastetoalandfill?

（d）

3.Wheredoes“TriadEnergyResources”getshrimpandcrabwastetoproducefertilizer?

（c）

4.Wheredoes“TriadEnergyResources”getleftoverskinsandseedsfromwineries?

（a）

PartIIIDomesticwaste

A.（omitted）

TwoadvantagesofrecyclinginMiltonKeynes

1.Recyclinghelpspeoplesaveonthedustbins

2.TheMIRFhasbecomebothatouristattractionandeducationalresource.

PartIVRecyclingVendingMachines

InNYstate,thereisanewkindofvendingmachine.Thiskindofmachineisdifferentfromthetraditionalonesinthatiteatsaluminumcansinsteadofacceptingcoinsandofferingdrinks.Ifyouputanaluminumcanintothemachine,youwillgetavoucherworthafewcents.Andthecansinsidethemachinewillbesentouttoberecycled.Uptillnow,therecyclingvendingmachineshaveingestedoveronebillionbeveragecontainers,cansandbottlesintheUnitedStates.

Andthepracticeisconsideredaperfectmarriageofenvironmentalistswithbusinessmen.

PartV

Outline

I.

Hugeindustrialcomplexes/everythinguseful/laboratory/4timesmoney

II.

A.

1.takeacity/halfamillion/rawmaterials/gointoandout

2.howmuch/provided/ifplantbuilt

B.

Metal（steel,lead,copper）/paper/rubber

C.

1.removeink/newsprint

2.obtainoil/gases/oldmotor-cartires

B.newidea

combinemethods/singleplant/mosttypesofwaste

III.

A.purposeandplan

bestways/sort/separate

B.possiblesteps

1.tear/plasticbags/spikes

2.separate/lightest/heavy/fan

3.breakup/crushersandrollers

4.remove/ironandsteel/magnets

5.sortout/rubber/plastic

Homework:

Listentothisbook2andVOAnews

Unit9

ForcedLabororUncomplainingHelper?

Objectives:

Thefocusofthisunitistoimprovethestudents'abilityofselectingthekeywords,takingnotes,gettingthemainidea.Inthisunit,youwillhearsomethingaboutrobot