新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案Unit6doc.docx

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新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案Unit6doc

Unit6Animals

UnitGoals1・Discussthebenefitsofcertainpets

2.Compareanimalcharacters

3.Exchangeopinionsaboutthetreatmentofanimals

4.Debateanimalconservationandanimalrights

5.Writeaboutkeepingpets

Lesson1

Lead-in

TVDocumentary:

PeckingOrder

A.Checkthethingsthatmakeparrotsdifficultpets,accordingtothereport.

They'retemperamental,they'renoisy,theydemandattention,theyneedspecialcare,they'redestructive,theybite.

B・Circletheletterofthestatementthatbestsummarizeswhateachpersonsaysaboutparrotsaspets.

1,a2.b3.a

VideoScript

DianeSawyer:

Millionsofpeoplehaveparrots.ThaVsafamilynamethatineludesallkindsofbirdsfromparakeets（长尾小鹦鹉）tomacaws（金刚鹦鹉）toamazons.Butmanyownersdon'tunderstandbirdbehavior.Asweshowedyouoncebefore,thesecreaturescanbeentertainingandtalkative,buttheycanalsobe,well,flighty（反复无常的）andtemperamental易怒的，喜怒无常的）•Whatdoestheirbehaviormean?

PerriPeltzhassomeinsightsintothemindofyourbird・

PerriPeltz:

Theycan'tdance...

Petbirdintheshower:

Row,row,rowyourboatgentlydownthestream.

PerriPeltz:

...butsomeofthemcanreallysing...

Petbirdintheshower:

WewishyouaMerryChristmasandahappyNewYear.

PerriPlitz:

...andtalk.

1stpetbird:

Hi.

2ndpetbird:

AreyouOK?

1stpetbird:

Suchagoodbird!

PerriPeltz:

Itisthisamazingabilitytocommunicatewithusinourownlanguagealongwithspectacular（吸引人的）beautythatmakesparrotssoextraordinary.

2ndpetbird:

Goodgirl.Goodgirl.

1stpetbird:

Godblessyou.

PerriPeltz:

Somesaytheirkeenintelligenceandabilitytobond（与…建立特殊的关系）tohumansarethereasonsAmericanskeepmorethan15millionparrotsaspets・And,accordingtoexperts,parrotscanbejustassmartasyourtwo-to-three-year-oIdchild・3rdpetbird:

I'masmartbird!

PerriPeltz:

Butjustasyourtoddler（刚学走路的小孩）goesthroughtheterribletwos,socanparrots.

LiseMee:

Nobite.

2ndpetbird:

No,no.Don't!

4thpetbird:

I'mabadbird!

PerriPeltz:

Infact,parrotbehaviorcanbeaconstantsourceoffrustrationformanyparrotowners.LayneDickerisapopularlectureronthebirdseminarcircuit（演讲圈子）.HeisstaffavianbehavioristatWilshireAnimalHospitalinSantaMonica.

LayneDicker:

YouhavetobewillingtolearnwhatyouneedtoknowaboutparrotsbecausetheyYenotlikegoldfish.They'renotlikedogs.TheyYenotlikecats・They'rewonderful.Theyain'teasy・

PerriPeltz:

Idorftwanttoputyourjobdown,butwhafsthebigdeal,Layne?

Theysoundlikereallyeasyanimalstohave・Theydon'tbark,youdon'thavetotakethemoutforawalk・Imean,whaVsthebigdeal?

Youthrowalittlebitofseedatthem・

LayneDicker:

Theydon'tbark,buttheyscream.Theydon'treallyneedtobetakenoutforawalk,buttheyneedfullspectrumlightforatleastfourhoursaday・Youdon'tthrowthemahandfulofseed.Theyneedfreshvegetableseveryday.Freshwatereverytimeitgetssoiled.

PerriPeltz:

Whyisowningaparrotsodifferentthanhavingapetdogorcat?

Yousee,dogsandcatshavebeenbredforthousandsofyearstobecompanionanimals・Mostparrotshavebeenbredforlessthan100years,sothatmeansparrotsbringtheirownnaturalinstinctsintoyourhome.Parrotsinthewildliveinflocks,soyourpetparrotconsidersyouhisflockmember.Heexpectstoeatwithyouandinteractwithyoumostoftheday・Whenyoudorftgivehimtheattentionheexpects,hemaystartdemandingitbyactingoutorscreaming.Birdscanalsobedestructive・Parrots,especiallymacaws,willchewanythingintheirpath.Whataboutbiting?

Parrotsdon'tbiteeachotherinthewild,butaspets,parrotscanbitewhentheyfeelthreatened,orwhentheydon'twantyourfingersintheircage・Orevenwhentheywantyourundividedattention.

LiseMee:

Ah,ah,ah.No,letgo.Letgo.

PerriPeltz:

Withallthebehaviorproblems,whynotjustpunishabird?

LayneDicker:

IfIcantellanyparrotownersomethingabouttheirparrot,itwouldbemakethemfeelsafeandsecure・Ihearabouthitting,squirtingwithwater,screamingat.Anythingthatmakesaparrotfeelinsecurewillbreakdowntheleveloftrusthehaswithyou.Andunlessaparrottrustsyou,allthenegativebehaviorsarejustgoingtogetworse.Youhavetodoeverythingwithaparrotinaloving,supportiveway.Yes,you'resogood.Yes.

Part2

A.AccordingtobirdbreederandpetstoreownerRuthHanessian,whichfactsdopotentialpetownersneedtoknowaboutparrots?

Theywillmakenoise,theymaysaythingsyoudon'twantthemtosay,theymaybehavelikeveryyoungchildren.

B.Answerthequestionsabouttheconure（atypeofparrot）attheParrotEducationandAdoptionCenter.

1.Shewaskeptinacoveredcageinadarkroomforsixyears.

2.Becauseshemadenoise・

3.Shebeganpullingoutherownfeathers・

VIDEOSCRIPT

PerriPeltz:

Forthepasttwentyyears,RuthHanessianhasbeenabirdbreederandpetstoreownerinRockville,Maryland・She'snowwrittenabookcalledBirdsontheCouch:

TheBirdShrinks（精神分析学家）GuidetoKeepingPollyfromGoingCrackersandYouOutoftheCuckoo'sNest）（防止你的鹦鹉和你本人发疯的鸟类精神分析学家手册）.youcouldputalittleredwarninglabeloneachparrotcage,whatwoulditsay?

RuthHanessian:

Iamabird.Ihavemyownthoughts・Ihavemyownwayofexpressingmyself.Tmverbal.Iwillmakenoise.Iwillseewhatsgoingoninyourhouseholdandhaveanopinionaboutit.

1stpetbird:

Tarzan.Stopit・Youbehaveyourself・

RuthHanessian:

Iwillbeinchargeofyourlifeifyouletmebe.

PerriPeltz:

Youwrite,“Willyoufreakout（烦得要命,吓得要死）ifPollyscreamsduringdinnerparties?

Whatifshelearnstomimicyourlovemakingcriesandrepeatsthemwhenyourmother-in-lawcomesforavisit?

"Can'tbe.

RuthHanessian:

Oh,canbe.Ifyoudecidetogetabird,youhavetowatchwhatyousayaroundit,becausetheywillpickupthethingsthatyoureallydon'twantthemtosay・1stpetbird:

Oh,stop!

PerriPeltz:

Now,Ruth,you'repushingitonthenextone.Birdscanbeco-dependents?

Whatarewetalkingabouthere?

RuthHanessian:

Theygetveryinvolvedwithyou,andtheygetveryupsetwhenyou'renotthere.It'slikehavingatwo-year-oldchildfortherestofyourlife・

PerriPletz:

Andbytheway,therestoftheirlivescanbeaverylongtime.Iftakencareofproperly,thebiggerbirdscanliveupto100years.AndthafsjustfinewithConniePavlinac・Sheandherhusband,Gary,aretheproudparentsofthreebirds・AndConniemakessureallofherbirds'needsaretakencareof.First,theirmeals.Conniespendsatleastanhourandahalfeachdaychoppingfruitsandvegetablesfortheolderbirds・Thenmixingformula（酉己方）forthebaby,makingsureitsnottoohot,andhand-feedinghim.Thenanotherhourandahalfsweepingfloorsandscrubbingandcleaningcages.Andtwiceaweek,therearetheshowers,followedbyafluffdry.Andtheyhaveemotionalneeds・

5thpetbird:

Hi.

ConniePavlinac:

Hi.Theyneedtobetalkedto.Theyneedtobeheld・Theyneedtobestimulated,soifwetalktothem,weentertainthemwithtoys.

PerriPeltz:

BonnieKenkrunsParrotEducationandAdoptionCenterinSanDiego.Inthelasttwoyears,shehastakeninmorethan100unwantedbirds,includingthisconure，whoseownercouldn'ttolerateherconstantscreamingandkeptherinacoveredcageinadarkroomforsixyears・Yousee,birdsbecomequietinthedark.Withnothingtodoandnothingtosee,littleAudreyturnedonherselfandstartedpluckingoutherownfeathers.BonnieKenk:

Itsreallyvery,verysadthatpeoplejustdon't…theydon'tunderstandwhatthey'regettingintowhentheyget...whentheygetabird・Conuresarerelativelynoisybirds.

PerriPeltz:

Howoften,Bonnie,doyouseeaproblemresultbecauseofanimpulsepurchase?

BonnieKenk:

Daily・Thafshowweendupwithmostofourbirds・

LayneDicker:

Parrotsaretheworstimpulsepurchaseintheworld,andtheyYesofrequentlypurchasedonimpulsebecausethey'resobeautifulandthey'resoendearinginpetstores.Youneedtodoyourhomeworkbeforebuyingaparrot.Theyarevery,very,verysmart・

6thpetbird:

Hello.

LayneDicker:

Theyhavevery,verylongmemories・

1stpetbird:

OK,thankyou,bye-bye.

LayneDicker:

TheyYeamazinganimals・Goodnight.

7thpetbird:

Goodnight.

LayneDicker:

Goodnight,birds.

7thpetbird:

Goodnight

LayneDicker:

Goodnight.

Listening

TalkAboutAnimalsinZoos

Parti

A.SoundBites

Readandlistentoaconversationbetweentwofriendsatthezoo.

Teachingsuggestions:

Step1

Havestudentslookatthephoto.AskWherearethepeople?

（atthezoo）Haveyoueverbeentoazoo?

Didyoulikeit?

Step2

Tocheckcomprehension,askDoAliciaandBenhavesimilarordifferentviewsonzoos?

（Different—BenlikeszoosandAliciadoesnt）

LanguageNotes

coopv.restrictthefreedomofsomeoneorsomethingbykeepingtheminaplacethatistoosmall把某人拘禁起來，把动物关入笼中

2./letyoutalkmeintohere.Iallowyoutopersuademeintocominghere.竟然被你说服来这里。

3.Ireallyhaveaproblemwithzoos.Ireallydon'tliketheideaofzoos.我对动物园很有看法。

BListentotheconversationagain.Discussthequestionsandexplainyouranswers.

Answerswillvary,butmayinelude:

1.Animalsarekeptincagesandarenotfree・

2.Hebelievesanimalsarewell-caredforinzoos.

3.Lifeiseasierforanimalsinzoosthaninthewild.

4.Zoosallowpeopletoseebeautifulanimalsupclose・

CPairWork

C.PairWork（P63studentbook）

Whatadjectivesdoyouassociatewithdifferentanimals?

Choosefiveadjectivesanddiscusswithapartnerananimalyouthinkeachadjectivedescribes.

Answerswillvary.

Teachingsuggestions

Stepl

Individually,havestudentsc