大学英语四听说教程 unit 1 讲稿Word文档格式.docx

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Pre-listeningTask

QuestionsforDiscussion

1.Inwhatsensedoyouthinkwecanregardtheworldweliveinasoneworld?

2.Doyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldarelargelysimilar?

Whyorwhynot?

3.Areyouinterestedinthetraditionsofotherpeoplesintheworld?

Describesomeofthem.

4.WhatarethetraditionsofbirthdaycelebrationinsomeEnglish-speakingcountriessuchasBritainandtheU.S.?

HowdotheydifferfromtheChineseones?

5.Doyouconsideryourbirthdayoneofthemostimportantdaysinyourlife?

6.Whichbirthdaydoyouthinkismoreimportant,your18th,20th,or21st?

Why?

7.Whichofthebirthdaycelebrationsyou’vehadisthemostmemorabletoyou?

Canyoudescribeit?

LanguageFocus

•Humanbeingsareessentiallythesameeverywhere.

•Allhumanbeingshavetheneedtoeat,tohaveshelter,andtowork.Theyalsoneedtoloveothersandbeloved.

•We,peopleoftheworld,areonebigfamily,fortogetherweexist,andtogetherwetrytomaketheworldbetterforall.

•Theworldismadebeautifulbytherichvarietyofculturesofdifferentcountriesandraces.

•Contactsbetweenculturespromoteunderstandingamongthepeoplesoftheworld.

•Withtherapiddevelopmentoftransportationmeansandtheinformationtechnologytheworldisgettingsmallerandsmaller.

•Althoughpeopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferenttraditions,theyallseemtocelebratecertaindayssuchasNewYear’sDay,Mother’sDay,Children’sDay,LaborDay,etc.

•Birthdaysareobservedbymanypeoplethroughouttheworld.

•InChina,specialnoodlesareservedinhonorofthebirthdayperson.Thenoodlesareextralongtosymbolizelongevity/alonglife.

•Insomeothercultures,peoplecelebratebirthdayswithacaketoppedwithlightedcandles,thenumberofwhichrepresentshowoldthebirthdaypersonisturning.

•Cakes,lights,andcandlesareoftenassociatedwiththecelebrationofaperson’sbirthdayinmanyWesterncountries.

•HereinChinaweregardthefirstandeverytenthbirthdayasveryimportantsincetheyrepresentimportantstagesofourlives.

•Totheyoungtheeighteenthbirthdayisprobablythemostimportant.Fromthenontheyhavetherighttovote/areregardedasadults.

•Inmostfamilies,birthdaysarecelebratedwithalotoffunandfood/areimportantoccasionsforboththebirthdaypersonandtheothermembersofthefamily/meanpresentsandnoodles.

•Insomecultures,birthdaysareseldomcelebrated/neverobserved.

•Aspeoplegrowolderbirthdaysarenolongerthatimportant,foreachbirthdayremindsthemthattheyareturningayearolder.Everyonelikesbeingyoung,notold.It’shumannature.

PartB

ListeningTasks

AConversation:

BirthdayCelebrationsAroundtheWorld

1.Backgroundinformation

Therearenumeroustraditions.Familyhistory,culture,languageandeconomicstatusareallfactorsthataffectthewayapersonobservestheanniversaryofhisorherbirth.Twoofthemostsignificantfactorsthroughouthistory,however,havebeengeographiclocationandreligiousbeliefs.

ThetraditionofbirthdaycelebrationsstartedinEuropealongtimeago.Itwasfearedinthosedaysthatevilspiritsweremorelikelytoharmapersonwhenheorsheexperiencedachangeinhisorherdailylife,

suchasturningayearolder.Toprotectthemfromharm,friendsandfamilywouldcometobewiththebirthdaypersonandbringgoodthoughtsandwishes.Givinggiftswassupposedtobringevenmoregoodcheertowardofftheevilspirits.Thisishowbirthdaypartiesbegan.

Atfirst,itwasonlykingswhowererecognizedasimportantenoughtohavebirthdaycelebrations.Astimewentby,peoplebegantocelebratechildren’sbirthdays.Thefirstchildren’sbirthdaypartiesoccurred

inGermanyandwerecalledKinderfeste,meaningchildren’sfestival.

2.Thisjustisn’tthecase.

Thisissimplynottrue.

3.AndmostMuslimsdon’tcelebratetheirbirthdays.

MostMuslimsdonotcelebratetheirbirthdaysbecauseoftheirreligiousbelief.IntheMuslimcountrySaudiArabia,forexample,peopledonotobservebirthdays.Instead,theythankGodfollowingthebirthofachildbygivinggiftstothepoor.Afterthechildisa

weekold,itsheadisshaved.Thefamilythendonatesanamountofsilverequalto,andoftenmorethan,theweightofthechild’shair.Followingthisritual,familyandfriendscometogetherforafeastandanamingceremony.

4.GodIbettergetmarried.

Mygoodness!

I’dbettergetmarried.Ibetter=I’dbetter.“God”isusedasanexclamationtoemphasizesomethingpeoplearesaying.Youcanalsouse“MyGod”or“OhGod”,thoughsomereligiouspeoplefindthisoffensive.

Exercise1:

Listentotheconversationandwritedowntheanswerstothequestionsyouhear.

1.WhatisOneWorld?

AradioorTVprogram.

2.Whatisthetopicoftheprogram?

Birthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.

3.WhatdoShaheenHagandPatCanedo?

TheyrunaweeklycolumnintheTorontoDailyStar.

4.Whydon’tsomepeopleinIndiacelebratetheirbirthdays?

Becausetheycan’taffordthecost.

5.WhyistheeighteenthbirthdaysoimportantinFinland?

Becauseeighteenistheagewhenoneisacceptedasanadultwiththerighttovote,buywinesanddriveacar.

6.Whycangirlsinsomecountriesgettovoteatanearlieragethanboys?

Becausegirlsareconsideredtobemorematurethanboysofthesameage.

7.WhichofthecountriesmentionedintheconversationareMuslimcountries?

Turkey,Egypt,Indonesia,andSenegal.

Exercise2:

Listentotheconversationagainanddecideifeachofthestatementsyouhearistrue（T）orfalse（F）.

1.TheprogramisbroadcastinCanadaeveryday.（F）

2.Peopleeverywhereintheworldcelebratetheirbirthdays.（F）

3.ManyMuslimsdonotcelebratetheirbirthdaysforreligiousreasons.（T）

4.InEngland,thetwenty-firstbirthdayisveryimportant,whichisunusualintheWest.（F）

5.Thetwenty-firstbirthdayisveryimportantinJapan.（F）

6.InNorway,youngmenandwomenusuallygetmarriedbefore30toavoidhavingpepperthrownatthem.（F）

7.EighteenisaveryluckynumberinJapan.（F）

8.Itcanbeconcludedthatourworldismademorecolorfulbythemanydifferentwaysbirthdaysareobservedindifferentcountries.（T）

Script:

BirthdayCelebrationsAroundtheWorld

Chairman:

WelcometothisspecialbirthdayeditionofOneWorld..Tonightwehaveaspecialprogramdedicatedtobirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.WithusinthestudiowehaveShaheenHagandPatCane,whohaveaweeklycolumnonbirthdaysintheTorontoDailyStar.

Shaheen:

Goodevening.

Pat:

Shaheen,perhapswecouldbeginwithyou.HowarebirthdayscelebratedinIndia?

Well,perhapswe’reallassumingthateveryoneintheworldcelebratestheirbirthday.Thisjustisn’tthecase.Low-incomefamiliesinIndia,forinstance,simplycan’taffordanyfestivities.AndmostMuslimsdon’tcelebratetheirbirthdays.

IthinkShaheenhasraisedaninterestingpointhere.TheChristianchurch,too,wasactivelyagainstcelebratingbirthdays.

OfcoursesomeMuslimsdocelebratetheirbirthdays.InEgypt,TurkeyandIndonesia,forexample,therichpeopleinvitefriendsandfamiliesaround.Butnotinsmallvillages.

HereinEnglandyourtwenty-firstusedtobethebigone.Butnowitseemstohavemovedtoeighteen.Isthattrue?

Yes,inmostpartsoftheWesteighteenisnowthemostimportantbirthday.InFinland,forexample,eighteenistheagewhenyoucanvote,youknow,orbuywines,driveacarandsoon...ButinJapanIthinkyouhavetowaittillyou’retwentybeforeyoucansmokeordrink.

IknowinSenegal,whichisanotherMuslimcountry,girlsgettovoteatsixteenandboysateighteen.AndinBangladesh,girlsateighteenandboysattwenty-one.

That’sinteresting.Imeanisittypicalthataroundtheworldgirlsareconsideredtobemorematurethanboys?

Yes,Ithinkso,andinMexicoandArgentina,foxexample,theyhaveenormouspartiesforfifteen-year-oldgirls.

YouknowinNorwaytheyhaveagreatpartyforanyonewho’snotmarriedbythetimethey’rethirty.It’skindofembarrassing.Imeanyougetpepperthrownatyou.

Pepper?

Whypepper?

I’mnotreallysure.

Sodoesthatmeanthatonyourtwenty-ninthbirthdayyoucanstartthinking“GodIbettergetmarried”?

Well,I’mnotsurehowseriouslytheytakeit.

InEnglandwehavequitebitpartiesforyourfortieth,fiftieth,sixtiethandsoon.

Well,inJapanyoureighty-eighthisconsidered…

Eighty-eighth?

…tobetheluckiestbirthday.EightisaveryluckynumberinJapan.

PartBSpeakingtasks

PairWork

A.Reflectionsonthetext

Youhavejustheardaprogramaboutbirthdaycelebrationsaroundtheworld.Whatdoyouthinkofthecelebrations?

Whyisitthatsomepeopledonotcelebratetheirbirthdays?

Whatdoesyourbirthdaymeantoyou?

Exchangeviewswithyourpartner.Youmaymentionthefollowingpointsinyourdiscussion.

●whatbirthdaysmeantoyou

●howbirthdaysareobservedaroundtheworld

●whysomepeopledon’tcelebratetheirbirthdays

B.Picturetalk－Talkingaboutweddingcustoms

ASample

Mostpeopleintheworldholdaweddingceremonywhentheygetmarried.However,likebirthdaycelebrations,weddingcelebrationsareconductedindifferentways,dependingonwhereyoulive,whichreligionyoubelievein,andHowgoodisyourfinancialsituation.Thefollowingarethreegroupsofpictu