新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案 Unit 6.docx

1、新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案 Unit 6Unit 6 Animals Unit Goals 1. Discuss the benefits of certain pets2. Compare animal characters3. Exchange opinions about the treatment of animals4. Debate animal conservation and animal rights 5. Write about keeping pets Lesson 1Lead-in TV Documentary: Pecking Order A. Check

2、 the things that make parrots difficult pets, according to the report.Theyre temperamental, theyre noisy, they demand attention, they need special care, theyre destructive, they bite.B. Circle the letter of the statement that best summarizes what each person says about parrots as pets. 1.a 2.b 3.aVi

3、deo ScriptDiane Sawyer: Millions of people have parrots. Thats a family name that includes all kinds of birds from parakeets（长尾小鹦鹉）to macaws（金刚鹦鹉） to amazons. But many owners dont understand bird behavior. As we showed you once before, these creatures can be entertaining and talkative, but they can

4、also be, well, flighty(反复无常的) and temperamental(易怒的,喜怒无常的). What does their behavior mean? Perri Peltz has some insights into the mind of your bird.Perri Peltz: They cant dancePet bird in the shower: Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream.Perri Peltz: but some of them can really singPet bird

5、 in the shower: We wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.Perri Plitz: and talk.1st pet bird: Hi.2nd pet bird: Are you OK?1st pet bird: Such a good bird!Perri Peltz: It is this amazing ability to communicate with us in our own language along with spectacular(吸引人的) beauty that makes parrots

6、so extraordinary.2nd pet bird: Good girl. Good girl.1st pet bird: God bless you.Perri Peltz: Some say their keen intelligence and ability to bond(与建立特殊的关系) to humans are the reasons Americans keep more than 15 million parrots as pets. And, according to experts, parrots can be just as smart as your t

7、wo-to-three-year-old child.3rd pet bird: Im a smart bird!Perri Peltz: But just as your toddler(刚学走路的小孩) goes through the terrible twos, so can parrots.Lise Mee: No bite.2nd pet bird: No, no. Dont!4th pet bird: Im a bad bird!Perri Peltz: In fact, parrot behavior can be a constant source of frustratio

8、n for many parrot owners. Layne Dicker is a popular lecturer on the bird seminar circuit(演讲圈子). He is staff avian behaviorist at Wilshire Animal Hospital in Santa Monica.Layne Dicker: You have to be willing to learn what you need to know about parrots because theyre not like goldfish. Theyre not lik

9、e dogs. Theyre not like cats. Theyre wonderful. They aint easy.Perri Peltz: I dont want to put your job down, but whats the big deal, Layne? They sound like really easy animals to have. They dont bark, you dont have to take them out for a walk. I mean, whats the big deal? You throw a little bit of s

10、eed at them.Layne Dicker: They dont bark, but they scream. They dont really need to be taken out for a walk, but they need full spectrum light for at least four hours a day. You dont throw them a handful of seed. They need fresh vegetables every day. Fresh water every time it gets soiled.Perri Peltz

11、: Why is owning a parrot so different than having a pet dog or cat? You see, dogs and cats have been bred for thousands of years to be companion animals. Most parrots have been bred for less than 100 years, so that means parrots bring their own natural instincts into your home. Parrots in the wild l

12、ive in flocks, so your pet parrot considers you his flock member. He expects to eat with you and interact with you most of the day. When you dont give him the attention he expects, he may start demanding it by acting out or screaming. Birds can also be destructive. Parrots, especially macaws, will c

13、hew anything in their path. What about biting? Parrots dont bite each other in the wild, but as pets, parrots can bite when they feel threatened, or when they dont want your fingers in their cage. Or even when they want your undivided attention.Lise Mee: Ah, ah, ah. No, let go. Let go.Perri Peltz: W

14、ith all the behavior problems, why not just punish a bird?Layne Dicker: If I can tell any parrot owner something about their parrot, it would be make them feel safe and secure. I hear about hitting, squirting with water, screaming at. Anything that makes a parrot feel insecure will break down the le

15、vel of trust he has with you. And unless a parrot trusts you, all the negative behaviors are just going to get worse. You have to do everything with a parrot in a loving, supportive way. Yes, youre so good. Yes.Part 2A. According to bird breeder and pet store owner Ruth Hanessian, which facts do pot

16、ential pet owners need to know about parrots? They will make noise, they may say things you dont want them to say, they may behave like very young children.B. Answer the questions about the conure (a type of parrot) at the Parrot Education and Adoption Center.1. She was kept in a covered cage in a d

17、ark room for six years. 2. Because she made noise. 3. She began pulling out her own feathers.VIDEO SCRIPTPerri Peltz: For the past twenty years, Ruth Hanessian has been a bird breeder and pet store owner in Rockville, Maryland. Shes now written a book called Birds on the Couch: The Bird Shrinks(精神分析

18、学家) Guide to Keeping Polly from Going Crackers and You Out of the Cuckoos Nest)(防止你的鹦鹉和你本人发疯的鸟类精神分析学家手册). If you could put a little red warning label on each parrot cage, what would it say?Ruth Hanessian: I am a bird. I have my own thoughts. I have my own way of expressing myself. Im verbal. I will

19、make noise. I will see whats going on in your household and have an opinion about it.1st pet bird: Tarzan. Stop it. You behave yourself.Ruth Hanessian: I will be in charge of your life if you let me be.Perri Peltz: You write, “Will you freak out(烦得要命，吓得要死) if Polly screams during dinner parties? Wha

20、t if she learns to mimic your lovemaking cries and repeats them when your mother-in-law comes for a visit?” Cant be.Ruth Hanessian: Oh, can be. If you decide to get a bird, you have to watch what you say around it, because they will pick up the things that you really dont want them to say.1st pet bi

21、rd: Oh, stop!Perri Peltz: Now, Ruth, youre pushing it on the next one. Birds can be co-dependents? What are we talking about here?Ruth Hanessian: They get very involved with you, and they get very upset when youre not there. Its like having a two-year-old child for the rest of your life.Perri Pletz:

22、 And by the way, the rest of their lives can be a very long time. If taken care of properly, the bigger birds can live up to 100 years. And thats just fine with Connie Pavlinac. She and her husband, Gary, are the proud parents of three birds. And Connie makes sure all of her birds needs are taken ca

23、re of. First, their meals. Connie spends at least an hour and a half each day chopping fruits and vegetables for the older birds. Then mixing formula（配方）for the baby, making sure its not too hot, and hand-feeding him. Then another hour and a half sweeping floors and scrubbing and cleaning cages. And

24、 twice a week, there are the showers, followed by a fluff dry. And they have emotional needs.5th pet bird: Hi.Connie Pavlinac: Hi. They need to be talked to. They need to be held. They need to be stimulated, so if we talk to them, we entertain them with toys.Perri Peltz: Bonnie Kenk runs Parrot Educ

25、ation and Adoption Center in San Diego. In the last two years, she has taken in more than 100 unwanted birds, including this conure, whose owner couldnt tolerate her constant screaming and kept her in a covered cage in a dark room for six years. You see, birds become quiet in the dark. With nothing

26、to do and nothing to see, little Audrey turned on herself and started plucking out her own feathers.Bonnie Kenk: Its really very, very sad that people just dont they dont understand what theyre getting into when they get when they get a bird. Conures are relatively noisy birds.Perri Peltz: How often

27、, Bonnie, do you see a problem result because of an impulse purchase?Bonnie Kenk: Daily. Thats how we end up with most of our birds.Layne Dicker: Parrots are the worst impulse purchase in the world, and theyre so frequently purchased on impulse because theyre so beautiful and theyre so endearing in

28、pet stores. You need to do your homework before buying a parrot. They are very, very, very smart.6th pet bird: Hello.Layne Dicker: They have very, very long memories.1st pet bird: OK, thank you, bye-bye.Layne Dicker: Theyre amazing animals. Good night.7th pet bird: Good night.Layne Dicker: Good nigh

29、t, birds.7th pet bird: Good night.Layne Dicker: Good night. Listening Talk About Animals in Zoos Part 1 A. Sound BitesRead and listen to a conversation between two friends at the zoo.Teaching suggestions:Step 1Have students look at the photo. Ask Where are the people? (at the zoo) Have you ever been

30、 to a zoo? Did you like it?Step 2To check comprehension, ask Do Alicia and Ben have similar or different views on zoos? (Different Ben likes zoos and Alicia doesnt.)Language Notes1. coop v. restrict the freedom of someone or something by keeping them in a place that is too small 把某人拘禁起来，把动物关入笼中2. I

31、let you talk me into here. I allow you to persuade me into coming here. 竟然被你说服来这里。3. I really have a problem with zoos. I really dont like the idea of zoos. 我对动物园很有看法。 B Listen to the conversation again. Discuss the questions and explain your answers.Answers will vary, but may include:1. Animals are

32、 kept in cages and are not free.2. He believes animals are well-cared for in zoos.3. Life is easier for animals in zoos than in the wild.4. Zoos allow people to see beautiful animals up close.C Pair WorkC. Pair Work (P63 student book)What adjectives do you associate with different animals? Choose five adjectives and discuss with a partner an animal you think each adjective describes.Answers will vary.Teaching suggestionsStep1