中国人民解放军外国语学院课程课件

1. 中国人民解放军外国语学院课程课件 英语高级视听说 专 业：xx级英语专业x队x班 授课单位：英语系视听说教研室 授课教员：

2. 1 Pre-listening 2 News 3 Micro-listening 4 Home Assignment Tasks

3. 1. Pre-listening: Spot Dictation Passage 14 The Acropolis of Athens

4. Vocabulary • acropolis n.the fortified height or stronghold of an ancient Greek city. 卫城 • Mediterraneanadj.The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea 地中海沿岸地区的 • Periclesn. Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon. 伯里克利：古雅典首领，因其推进了雅典民主制并下令建造巴台农神庙而著名

5. The Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis in the world. The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares.

6. Pericles 伯里克利 • Athenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon.

7. Parthenon 帕台农神庙 • The chief temple of the goddess Athena built on the acropolis at Athens between 447 and 432 b.c. and considered a supreme example of Doric (多立斯风格的) architecture.

8. The Acropolis of Athens • Listen to the material once and fill in the following blanks. • The ancient Greeks used to build parts of their cities on hills. Hills were easy to (1) against the enemy. The Greeks called this kind of hill-city an acropolis. The name means (2) city in Greek. The most famous acropolis is in Athens. • If you were standing today on the Acropolis of Athens, you could see the modern city (3) you and the blue Mediterranean not far away, On the Acropolis itself you could see the (4) of some of the most beautiful buildings in the world. defend high below ruins

9. The Acropolis of Athens protection • At first the Greeks built the Acropolis for (5) from their enemies. But gradually they began to use it for (6)purposes. On the Acropolis they began to build temples to their gods and goddesses. On the temples and in the temples can be found some of the finest (7) and carving of all time. There were temples on the Acropolis before 500 B.C., but many of them were (8) in wars with the Persians. Most of the remaining temples were built during the (9) Age of Athens, about 450 B.C. During that time Pericles was the best known ruler of Athens. • The most impressing building on the Acropolis is the Parthenon. The Parthenon is a temple of white (10) . Its beautiful (11) support a heavy marble roof. Inside, there once was a great gold and ivory statue of Athena, the • (12) of wisdom. Wisdom was very important to the Greeks of ancient Athens. During the Golden Age the ceiling of the Parthenon was painted red, gold, and (13) . The tops of the pillars were painted red, and the building was decorated with beautiful marble statues of (14) gods and goddesses. religious sculpture destroyed Golden marble pillars Goddess blue Greek

10. The Acropolis of Athens beauty • Over the years much of the (15) of the Parthenon was destroyed by war. The Turks ruled Greece in the • (16) century and used the Parthenon to store gunpowder. When the city of Athens was attacked by the Venetian army, this gunpowder exploded. The explosion destroyed the (17) of the Parthenon and ruined the building. Today most of the marble statues have disappeared. Many of the marble pillars lie on the ground, and the great marble roof has fallen. • Recently the Greek government had part of the great temple (18) . At night white and colored lights shine on the marble ruins, and the words of Pericles come from (19) on the Acropolis Sometimes the words are in Greek, and sometimes they are in French or English. When you watch the lights on the marble ruins and listen to the (20) of Pericles, you can almost believe that you are living in Athens during the Golden Age. 17th center rebuilt microphones words

11. CNN Report 2. News

12. Task One Listening for the Main Idea Watch the program once and summarize its main idea in one sentence.

13. What is the news report mainly about? • It’s about Britain’s political crisis and Gordon Brown’s cabinet reshuffle.

14. Task Two Listening for Details • amidst prep. 在…之中 • reshufflev. to arrange or organize anew 改组 • quiverv. to shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement 颤动 • waverv. to become unsteady or unsure; falter 动摇

15. Task Two Listening for Details • bombshell n. a shocking and unpleasant surprise 令人大吃一惊（且不快）的事 • drop a bombshell: to suddenly tell someone a piece of news that upsets them very much • to the hilt: to the limit; completely

16. bookien. one who accepts and pays off bets, as on a horserace 赌注登记经纪人 • dissenter n.one who dissents 持异议者

17. Task Two Listening for Details • make or breakto cause success or a complete failure e.g. What the critics say can make or break a new young performer. • interimadj.Belonging to, serving during, or taking place during an intermediate interval of time; temporary: 临时的

18. Like a rat deserting a sinking ship • If people leave a company because they know that it's about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship.

19. Downing Street or Number 10 • The official residence the Prime Minister. As a result of this, Downing Street or Number 10 is often used as a metonym (换喻词)for the Prime Minister or his or her office, while Number 11 is likewise a term for the Chancellor of the Exchequer or his or her office.

20. backbencher • A backbencher is a Member of Parliament (MP) or a legislator who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition.

21. Labour Party • The Labour Party is a left wing political party and current ruling party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party in Britain. The current party leader is Gordon Brown.

22. Task 2 Listening for Details Part I: Watch the program again and answer the following questions

23. Listening for Details • Questions • Why it has been a dramatic day at the Downing Street? • What is Gordon Brown’s response to the current political crisis? • What did James Purnell write to Gordon Brown that has left him so badly hurt?

24. 4. Why did Caroline Flint change her mind and turn her back on Gordon Brown today? 5. How can Gordon Brown be challenged and forced to resign?

25. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • Why it has been a dramatic day at the Downing Street? A total of 6 cabinet members have now resigned from Gordon Brown’s government to put political pressure on him.

26. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • What is Gordon Brown’s response to the current political crisis? He reshuffled his cabinet and was determined to fight for his political survival.

27. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • What did James Purnell write to Gordon Brown that has left him so badly hurt? He wrote that Gordon Brown had made a Conservative victory more, not less, likely, and that Brown should resign from his office.

28. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • Why did Caroline Flint change her mind and turn her back on Gordon Brown today? Because she felt that she had been treated like “female window dressing” by Mr. Brown.

29. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • How can Gordon Brown be challenged and forced to resign? • According to British parliamentary rules, 20 percent of the Labor members in parliament will have to support a challenge. If the challenge is successful, party members could then vote for a leadership election to repel the prime minister.

30. Task 2 Listening for Details Part I: Listen to Gordon Brown’s speech and fill in the following blanks. • I have 1)in doing my duty, and in being fair to others, and in 2), and this is who I am. I believe in never walking away from people in difficult times, this is what I 3). I have the determination to 4)the most difficult of economic times, and this is what I am doing. I will not 5), I will not walk away, I will get on with the job, and I will finish the work. faith honest politics stand for take this country through waver

31. Task 3 Speech Imitation • Pair Work • Suppose you are Gordon Brown making the above speech at the news conference. Act out the short speech with your partner by turns.

32. 3. Micro-listening Lesson 14 Section Two

33. Section Two: Vocabulary • bearded adj.有须的, 有胡子的, 有芒的 • razor: n. A sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or removing other body hair. • circus: A public entertainment consisting typically of a variety of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals.

34. scout: one who is employed to discover and recruit talented persons, especially in the fields of sports and entertainment. • unnerving: to make nervous or upset 使…紧张或慌张 • gape: to stare wonderingly or stupidly, often with the mouth open 瞠目结舌

35. youngster: a young person; a child or youth • berk: a fool • barman: a man who serves drinks in a bar 酒吧男招待

36. clergyman: a man who is a member of the clergy 牧师 • compliment: an expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation 恭维 • superficial: concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow. 肤浅的

37. oversimplify: to simplify to the point of causing misrepresentation, misconception, or error 使过分简单化 • non-existent:不存在的 • lethargy: a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy 无精打采 • washing-up: 洗，清洗

38. Generation gap • A difference in values and attitudes between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents.

39. 4. Home Assignment VOA News Copying: Week 14

40. Thank you for your attention!