大学体验英语视听说教程4 第5单元答案.docx

大学体验英语视听说教程4 第5单元答案.docx

《大学体验英语视听说教程4 第5单元答案.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《大学体验英语视听说教程4 第5单元答案.docx（30页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

大学体验英语视听说教程4第5单元答案

Unit5FacingBusinessCrisis

FamousQuote

Thesuccessfulmanwillprofitfromhismistakesandtryagaininadifferentway.

－DaleCarnegie

DaleBreckenridgeCarnegie（1888-1955）:

AnAmericanwriterandlecturerandthedeveloperoffamouscoursesinself-improvement,salesmanship,corporatetraining,publicspeakingandinterpersonalskills.BorninpovertyonafarminMissouri,hewastheauthorofHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople,firstpublishedin1936,amassivebestsellerthatremainspopulartoday.HealsowroteabiographyofAbrahamLincoln,titledLincolntheUnknown,andseveralotherbooks.

UnitOverview

Businessinpost-modernerahasfounditswayintoallwalksoflife,affectingindividuals’lives,socialeconomyandpoliticsasawhole.Globalizationfacilitatesbusinessexpansionononehandandspeedsuptheeconomicintegrationandinterdependenceontheother.Inthisunit,studentswillgettoknowtheglobalbusinessandeconomiccrisesthroughreal-lifecasesandseehowthesecrisescanbedealtwith.Listeningandspeakingactivitiesinthisunitwillinspirestudentstolearntofacedifficultiesandhandletheirstudycareerstotheirbestadvantages.

Inthisunit,youwill

1.gettoknowbusinessandeconomiccrisesthroughlistening,viewingandreading

2.talkabouthowtofacecrisesinreallifethroughguidedactivities

3.conductapollon“ObstaclesUniversityStudentsFaceandVariousWaysTheyUsetoOvercomeThem”withyourpeers

4.learnusefulwordsandexpressions

5.learntoreflectonyourownlearningandcommentonthatofyourpeers

6.learntothinkindependently,criticallyandcreatively

BackgroundInformation

2009–2010Toyotavehiclerecalls

ThreeseparatebutrelatedrecallsofautomobilesbyToyotaMotorCorporationoccurredattheendof2009andstartof2010.Toyotainitiatedtherecalls,thefirsttwowiththeassistanceofthe.NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration（NHTSA）,afterseveralvehiclesexperiencedunintendedacceleration.Thefirstrecall,onNovember2,2009,wastocorrectapossibleincursionofanincorrectorout-of-placefrontdriver’ssidefloormatintothefootpedalwell,whichcancausepedalentrapment.Thesecondrecall,onJanuary21,2010,wasbegunaftersomecrasheswereshownnottohavebeencausedbyfloormatincursion.Thislatterdefectwasidentifiedasapossiblemechanicalstickingoftheacceleratorpedalcausingunintendedacceleration,referredtoasStickingAcceleratorPedalbyToyota.TheoriginalactionwasinitiatedbyToyotaintheirDefectInformationReport,datedOctober5,2009,amendedJanuary27,2010.Followingthefloormatandacceleratorpedalrecalls,Toyotaalsoissuedaseparaterecallforhybridanti-lockbrakesoftwareinFebruary2010.

AsofJanuary28,2010,Toyotahadannouncedrecallsofapproximatelymillionvehiclesforthepedalentrapment/floormatproblem,andanadditionalmillionvehiclesfortheacceleratorpedalproblem.Approximatelymillionvehiclesaresubjecttoboth.Thenextday,ToyotawidenedtherecalltoincludemillionvehiclesinEuropeand75,000inChina.Bythen,theworldwidetotalnumberofcarsrecalledbyToyotastoodat9million.Thenumberofallegedvictimsandreportedproblemssharplyincreasedfollowingtherecallannouncements,whichwereheavilycoveredbyU.S.media,althoughthecausesofindividualreportsweredifficulttoverify.Governmentofficials,automotiveexperts,Toyota,andmembersofthegeneralpubliccontestedthescopeofthesuddenaccelerationissueandtheveracityofvictimandproblemreports.TherecallsfurtherledtoNHTSAandToyotainvestigations,alongwithmultiplelawsuits.

TopicPreview

1.ReadthepassageonpageXandlearntheusefulexpressionsrelatedtobusinesscrisis.

2.Logonlineandsearchforinformationconcerningspecificcasesaboutbusinessandeconomiccrises.

LessonOne

Leadin

Task1DescribingthePicture

TeachingTips

1.Thistaskisdesignedtopreparestudentsforthetopic“thebusinesscrisis”.

2.Askstudentstodescribethepicturewiththeirpeers.

3.Herearesomequestionsforstudentstodiscuss:

Whatdoesthepictureimply?

Whatdoyouthinkmightbethereasonsforpeopleorbusinessesfeelingashortageofmoney?

Howdotheyusuallycopewithit?

Describethepicturefirstandthendiscusshowpeoplecopewithmoneyshortage.

Task2ReflectingontheReading

TeachingTips

1.Thistaskisdesignedtocheckstudents’understandingofthereadingmaterial.

2.Askstudentstoanswerthefollowingquestions.

ReadthroughthesupplementaryreadingpassageonpageX,andanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidToyotafailtonoticeasitgrewtobecometheworld’slargestautomaker?

Answer:

Toyotafailedtoadjustitscorporatestructuretoaccommodateitsalteredscaleandh