新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案 Unit 9.docx

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新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案Unit9

Unit9History’sMysteries

UnitGoals

1.Talkabouttheout-of-the-ordinary

2.Presentatheoryaboutapastevent

3.Discusshowbelievableastoryis

4.Evaluatethetrustworthinessofnewssource

5.Writeaboutonemysteriousphenomenon

Lesson1

Lead-in

On-the-StreetInterview:

Idon’tbelieveeverythingIread…

A.CheckeachstatementTrueorFalse.

1.False2.False3.True4.False5.True

B.Useinformationfromthevideosegmenttocompleteeachsentence.

1.theInternet,newspapers;television2.newspapers

3.Austria,theUSA,GreatBritain4.spam,orunknownsources

VideoScript

Interviewer:

DoyouusetheInternetatall?

Mauro:

YesIdo.Quitealot,infact.

Interviewer:

Doyouuseittogathernews,to...likeanewspaper,but...?

Mauro:

Well,Isurfaroundalot,actually.Itendtolookfornewsitesandgetinformationthatisnotsocommoninnewspapers,forexample.

Interviewer:

AnddoyoufeelthatwhenyougetinformationfromtheInternet,thatyoucantrustittobetrue?

Doyoufeelcomfortablethatit’sreal?

Mauro:

Youcannevertrustinformation,evenfromthenewspapers.Thenewspaperssometimesprintinformationthatisnottrueforthemerefactthatitcomesfromsourcesthatarenottrue.AndthesamegoesfortheInternet.

Maiko:

IgetnewsfromInternetmorethananewspaperorwatchingTVIthinkit’s,intermsofspeedinhowfastitgetstopeople,IthinkInternetisverygood.Intermsofcredibility,Ithink;well,Ithinkit’salmostthesamething,Internet,newspaper,andnewsonTV

Rob:

IprobablyputtoomuchfaithinwhatIreadalthoughItrytousevarioussourcesingettingmynews.That’sonewayIjudgetoknowifwhatI’mreadingis...is,youknow,thetruthornot.

Christiane:

IgetmynewsovertheInterneteveryday.Iactuallygetthreedifferentnewslettersonadailybasis.IgetonefromAustria,IgetonefromtheUSA,andIgetonefromGreatBritain.SoIgetinternationalnewsandthuscanalsoevaluatewhichnewsarereally,intheend,therealnews,becauseIgetthemfromalldifferentsources.

Lorayn:

Idon’tbelieveeverythingIread,whetherit’sontheInternetoranewspaperorifIlistentoitonTVIdobelievethattherearecrediblesourcesoutthere,andifI’veheard…ifI’veheardsomethingorreadsomethingontheInternet,ifitcomesfromacrediblesource,thenItendtobelieveit.There’salotouttherethat’snottoocredible.Youhavetobeverycareful.

Interviewer:

Andhowdoyoutrytobecareful?

Lorayn:

Ifit’sspame-mailthatcomesorsomethingthat’sfromasourcethatIdon’tknow,Itendnotto...nottoput100percenttrustintoit.IfitcomesfromtheNewYorkTimesorifitcomesfromareputablesource,Itendtotakethatfor100percent.

Listening

TalkAboutaMystery

Part1

A.SoundBites

Readandlistentoaconversationaboutawell-knownmystery.

TeachingSuggestions

●Havestudentslookattheimageandreadthecaption.Ask:

Who’sBigfoot?

（ahairyhuman-likecreature）

Wherewasheseen?

（intheUnitedStates）

IsthisimageproofthatBigfootexisted?

（no）

Why?

（becausethecreatureintheimageisamandressedinacostume）

DoyouthinkitwaseverbelievedtobeproofofBigfoot’sexistence?

（Probably.Itwastakenin1967,andBobHeironimusdidn’ttellthetruthuntil2004.）

●Havestudentsreadandlistentotheconversation.

●Tocheckcomprehension,ask:

WhatledVictortobelievethatBigfootexists?

（aTVprogram）

WhatwouldPattyneedtobelieveBigfootexists?

（toseeitherself）

Languagenote:

Could’vebeenistheshortformusedinspokenEnglishofItcouldhavebeen.There’snosuchthingas...isanexpressionthatmeansthatsomethingdoesnotexist.

Culturenote:

Theimageisastillfromasixty-secondfilmbyRogerPatterson.ItwasoneofthemostimportantpiecesofevidencethatBigfootexisteduntilBobHeironimusconfessedin2004thathedressedinacostumeforthepicture.PeoplehaveclaimedtohaveseenBigfootintheU.S.andCanadaforhundredsofyears.ThecreaturewasoriginallynamedSasquatch,whichmeanshairygiant,byNativeAmericansandthennicknamedBigfootbecauseoflargefootprintsthathavebeenfoundandarethoughttobefromthiscreature.

CorpusNotes:

Theexpressionbuy[that]storyisusedalmostexclusivelyininformalspokenEnglish.

B.PairWork

Readtheconversationagain.Withapartner,explainthemeaningofeachofthefollowingstatements.

Answerswillvary,butmayinclude:

1.Ican’tbelieveyouthinkthatstoryistrue!

2.Youalwaysdoubteverything!

3.Bigfootisdefinitelyreal.

4.You’vegottobekidding!

5.Youthinkupsomecrazythings!

6.Ihavetoseesomethingwithmyowneyestobelieveit’strue.

TeachingSuggestions

●Havestudentsfindandunderlinethestatementsintheconversationandnotewhosaidthem.EncouragestudentstoconsiderVictor'sandPatty'sviewsontheBigfootmysterytohelpthemworkoutthemeaningoftheexpressions.

●Inpairs,havestudentswriteasentenceexplainingthemeaningofeachstatementorquestion.

●Reviewasaclass.Callondifferentstudentstoexplainthemeaningsofthestatements.

Option:

Iftheyhaven’talreadydoneso,havestudentsunderlinethestatementsfromExerciseB.Usingtheirexplanationsofthemeaningsofthestatements,havepairsthinkofdifferentwaystosayeachofthestatements.CallonpairstoreadtheSoundBitesconversationagain,substitutingthenewstatementsfortheunderlinedones.

Option:

Inpairs,havestudentsdescribeVictor’sandPatty’spersonalities.Ifnecessary,promptstudentsbyaskingWhowouldyoudescribeasgullible?

Whowouldyoudescribeasskeptical?

Havestudentssupporttheiranswerswithinformationfromtheconversation.Encouragestudentstodiscusswhotheyidentifywithandwhy.

Part2

DiscussHowBelievableaStoryIs

A.WordSkills

Usingadjectiveswiththesuffix-able.

TeachingSuggestions

●Havestudentslistentothewordsandstudythedefinitions.Thenhavestudentslistenandrepeatthewordschorally.

●Pointoutthatwordsendinginthesuffix-ableareadjectives.Askstudentswhatverbeachadjectivecomesfrom.（believe,debate,prove,question,solve）

●Tocheckcomprehension,drawacontinuum（withouttheanswers）andwordboxontheboard.Withbooksclosed,havestudentschoosethecorrectwordsfromtheboxtocompletethecontinuumwith:

believabledebatableprovablequestionably

Languagenote:

Besurestudentsdon’tconfuseprovablewithprobable,whichmeanspossible.Questionablealsomeanspossiblynothonestormorallywrong;forexample,Hisbehaviorishighlyquestionable.Whilebelievableimpliesthatsomethingispossiblytrue,unbelievableimpliesthatsomethingisalmostcertainlynottrue.

CorpusNotes:

Thecollocationhighlyquestionableoccursmuchmorefrequentlythanveryquestionable.

B.Completeeachstatement,usinganadjectivewiththesuffix-able.Useeachadjectiveonlyonce.

1.questionable2.believable3.debatable4.provable5.unsolvable

TeachingSuggestions

Havestudentscompareanswerswithapartnerandreviewasaclass.

C.ListeningComprehension.

ListentoPart1ofahistoricalmystery.

WhathappenedtotheRussianroyalfamily?

Whatwasmysteriousaboutthisevent?

Theentirefamilywasmurdered.Itwasmysteriousbecause,until1991,thebodieshadnotbeenfound.Therewasalsoawomanwhoclaimedtobeoneofthedaughters.

Script

Part1[H=malehost;J=ProfessorJohnMorgan,England]

H:

OurguesttonightisJohnMorgan,professorofRussianhistoryatCambridgeUniversity.ProfessorMorgan,themurderofCzarNicholas

andtheroyalfamilyofRussiain1918isoneofthegreatmysteriesofthetwentiethcentury.Tellusthebasicstoryofwhathappened.

J:

Well,in1917,duringtheRussianRevolution---withtheendoftheRussianmonarchy---theczar’sfamilywasmovedfromSt.PetersburgeasttotheUralMountains,supposedlyfortheirprotection.Therewas,ofcourse,theczar...hiswifeAlexandra...andtheirchildren---fourdaughtersandason,Alexei,whowouldhavebeenthenextczar---andalsothefamilydoctorandseveralservants.Accordingtothestory,lateoneevening,theywereallbroughtintoaroomandtoldthattheyweregoingtohavetheirphotographtaken.Buttotheirsurprise,soldierssuddenlycameintotheroomfiringgunsandtheentirefamilywasmurdered.

H:

Andwhatmakesthisstorysuchanenduringmystery?

J:

Welltobeginwith,until1991atleast,noonehadeverfoundthebodies.Storiesspreadabouthowtheson,Alexei,andmaybealsoAnastasia,theyoungestdaughter,hadescapedtheexecutionandwerestillalive.SeveralwomenclaimedtohavebeenAnastasia---themostfamouspersonwhoclaimedtohavebeenAnastasiawasanAnnaAnderson,inBerlinin1920.Manypeoplefoundherstoryverybelievable,includingothermembersoftheRussianroyalfamily.AnnaAnderson---orAnastasia,ifyoubelievedher---diedintheUnitedStatesin1984.

TeachingSuggestions

●Pre-listening:

AskWhoarethesepeople?

（theRussianroyalfamily）ElicitfromtheclassanyinformationthattheyknowabouttheRussianroyalfamily.

●Havestudentsreadthetitle,lookatthemapandphotos,andreadthecaptions.

●Firstlistening:

Havestudentslistenforinformationaboutwhathappenedtotheroyalfamilyandwhyitisamystery.Thenhavestudentsdiscussinpairs.

●Secondlistening:

Havestudentslistentoconfirmorcorrecttheiranswers.（Possibleresponse:

Theyweremurdered.Itisamysterybecausethebodiesweren’tfounduntil1991,andAlexeiandAnastasiaweresaidtohaveescaped.SeveralwomenhaveclaimedtobeAnastasia.）

●Toreview,havevolunteerssharethe