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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