新标准大学英语视听说 Book2-Unit1

1. 新标准大学英语视听说 Book2-Unit1

2. Contents: Inside-view 1 Outside-view 2 Listening In 3 4 Presentation

3. ; Language and culture Inside view punt A punt is a long flat boat with square ends that you move by pushing a long pole against the bottom of the river. Punts were originally used to carry cargo but today they are used only for pleasure trips on the rivers in the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge. Punting is a popular leisure activity on several rivers in England.

4. ; Language and culture Inside view Sponsored punting In a sponsored punting event, people raise money for charity by asking other people to sponsor them to go punting, in other words, to give them money to go punting.

5. ; Language and culture Inside view charity Here charity means charitable organization, a type of non-profit organization formed for charitable purposes.

6. ; Language and culture Inside view Charitable Fundraising Many universities in the west have the tradition to raise money for charities. For example, in Oxford University, an association named RAG (stands for Raise And Give) organizes a variety of activities yearly to raise money to support local community charities as well as national or international groups.

7. ; Language and culture Inside view Sponsorship form When students organize events which need sponsors, they will design a sponsorship form. Two samples of the sponsorship form are given in the following pages.

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9. ; Language and culture Inside view Sponsorship form When students organize events which need sponsorship, they need to design a sponsorship form. A sample of the sponsorship form was given in the next page.

10. ; Inside view Language and culture Cherwell Boathouse The Cherwell Boathouse is situated in the heart of Oxford on the picturesque banks of the river Cherwell. Punts and small rowing boats can be rented for use on the river. A restaurant and riverside café can be found on the same site. It is very popular with tourists and students in the summer.

11. Conversation 2 Inside view Work in pairs and predict what events will happen during the sponsored punting. When you predict whether a certain event will happen or not, try to given reasons for your predictions. For example: Kate offers to punt. If your prediction is yes, you might give a reason like: She might offer to punt. Surely most people would want a turn. If your prediction is no, you could give a reason like: Look at the photos. Kate seems enjoy just sitting on the punt and watching the other two punting and relaxes herself.

12. Inside view Work in pairs and act out the conversation. Work in pairs. Take two minutes to look through the cues and functional expressions in the box on Page 5. Plan your events. (What? Why? Who? When? How?) Listen to an example dialogue. (Two of you will perform the example dialogue to the class.) In pairs, you work out and perform your own conversations. One or two pairs of you will perform your dialogues to the rest of the class.

13. Directions Role Inside view Student ATell student B you’ve been thinking about a particular person or group of people who need financial help and you’d like to help them. Student BTell student A you’ve been thinking the same. Student ASuggest organizing an event to raise money for this cause. Student BAgree and make some suggestions about what the event should be. Student ASay what you think of these suggestions. Students A&BMake some plans using a list about what you need to do. Student ASum up and mention one or two things you’ve agreed on so far. Student BMention one other thing you’ve agreed on.

14. Example Dialogue Inside view Student AYou know, I’ve been thinking about some of the children and students who survived the Sichuan earthquake. I was reminded about them when I spoke to someone in the Music Society. She said there are still young people who need help because their families lost everything at that time. Student BThat’s a coincidence! I was just thinking of the same thing. Student AMaybe we should try to raise some money for one of the Sichuan charities? We’d need to think of an event and maybe ask people to sponsor it. Student BYes, I think that’s a good idea. How about organizing a sponsored swim? Or we could arrange a sponsored music marathon, perhaps?

15. Example Dialogue Inside view Student AA music marathon? You mean an event where people play music for a long time? Maybe all day long, and people sponsor the musicians… That sounds more interesting than a sponsored swim, because people could drop in at any time to hear the music – and maybe dance too? Student BOK. One of the first things we should do is check with the Students’ Union and book a hall for the performances. And we’ll need a sponsorship form and some posters too. And we can contact as many people who play music as we can, all kinds of music, I guess.

16. Example Dialogue Inside view Student AOK. So that’s decided: a music marathon with all kinds of music; it lasts all day. We try to hold it in a hall, with the support of the Students’ Union. Student BYes, we’ll contact as many musicians as we can. Oh, we’ll need to decide on a date … I think a Saturday might be best, including Saturday evening, don’t you think so?

17. After-class work: Poster Designing Inside view • Work in groups of three and • suppose you were them: Mark, Kate and Janet. • 2. Design a poster for the sponsored • punting, in order to attract more • people to participate in this event. • 3. Bring your poster to the class next • time your class meet. • 4. Vote for the best poster.

18. Fact or Fiction? Here are ten statements about Harvard University, five of which are true and five are not. Can you identify the false ones? Outside view

19. Brainstorming: What kind of students can go to Harvard? Outside view Volunteer your answer! Now let’s watch something fun! Entertain yourself with this video clip from the movie Legally Blonde: a group of students on their first day in Harvard are introducing themselves. Do they fit in with the usual images of Harvard students?

20. Let’s meet three people from Harvard One is the Head of Communication and the other two are students. Think about: What do you want to know from them about Harvard? What questions are you going to ask them, if you can? Outside view

21. Language and culture CNN is an acronym for Cable News Network, a popular American news channel. CNN was founded in 1980. It was the first news network to introduce 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television network in the United States. On January 28, 1986, CNN was the only television network to have live coverage of the launch and explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger. CNN was also the first network to break the news of the September 11 attacks. Outside view

22. Language and culture ESPN.com is a website thatprovides comprehensive sports coverage. Complete sports information include NFL (National Football League) , MLB (Major League Baseball) , NBA (National Basketball Association) , College Football, College Basketball scores and news. Outside view

23. Language and culture Boston Red Sox is a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. Not surprisingly, the name comes from the color of their socks. Outside view

24. Fraternities (兄弟会) and • sororities (姐妹会) • from the Latin words frater and soror, meaning “brother” and “sister” respectively. • fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students, mainly in North America. • These organizations present themselves as societies to help their members better themselves in a social setting, for example, help their members with professional advancement or scholastic achievement. Outside view

25. Reading aloud by roles • Work in groups of seven. • 2) Read the transcript meaningfully according to the seven roles: voice-over, Alex, Ashley, Adam, Brian, Jodie and the interviewer. • 3) Volunteer groups are welcome to read to the class. Outside view

26. Mini-Interview Work in groups of four. You are going to conduct a mini-interview with one of you acting as an interviewer and the other three university students based on the cue cards given below. Outside view

27. Cue cards for the interview Questions for your reference: 1) Do you use Internet? 2) How often do you use it? 3) What do you use it for mostly? 4) How important is Internet to your school work and to your life in general? … (you can add your own questions to the list) After you finish interviewing, report your result to the class. Note: Remember to make some introductory remarks, for example, greet the students, ask about personal information and briefly explain the reason why do the interview. Outside view

28. Developing critical thinking Steps: 1) Work in groups of four. 2) Each group chooses one question from next page for later discussion. (Do not start discussing at this step.) 3) Watch the video clips provided. 4) Now you start discussing within the group. Choose one member as a secretary to take down what has been discussed in the group. 5) Report the result of your discussion to the class. Outside view

29. Developing critical thinking Discussion topic: 1 What makes a university “one of the best in the world”? 2 What makes “the best and most talented” students? 3 What makes a good teacher? Outside view

30. Practicing the expressions Inside view • Work in pairs with the chart on the next • ppt. • 2. Each pair prepares a coin. • 3. You and your partner take turns to toss the coin. If it is heads, advances two squares and if it is tails, one square. • 4. When you move to a certain box, answer the question or complete the sentence. If you fail to do so, you will miss one turn. • 5. The activity finishes when the coin reaches “Finish”.

31. 1. Have you ever bombed a test? 2. Have you ever met a “killer” professor? 3. Do you often “burn the midnight oil”? Start 8. ______ is my thing? 9. I would not miss ___ for the world. 4. Have you ever cut classes? Finish！ 5. I’m sick and tired of _____. 7. What does “No sweat!” mean? 6. Who is a quick learner in your class? Inside view

32. Retelling jokes • Work in pairs. • Each one of you will get a joke about professor and students to read and to retell the joke to your partner. • Preparation time: 5 minutes. Outside view

33. Sports: Games organized in which people can kick and beat balls as a way of preventing civilized men from beating their wives. Professor: Someone who goes to college and never gets out. Schoolmaster: A man among boys and a boy among men. Outside view

34. Guessing game Who is he/she? • Steps: • Write your answers to the following two • questions on a piece of paper. (Do not • reveal your personal information!) • 2) Fold your answer sheet and hand it in. • 3) Volunteers will come and draw out a piece of paper and read out what has been written on it. The class guess who he/she is being described. Listening in • What kind of problems do you have in your first six months at university? • What do you most enjoy about university?

35. Dear Liz • Work in groups of four. • You and your group members • are Liz, the school newspaper • columnist. You give advice to the students who have written letters to you about their problems in the university. • 3. The letter (on next page) is the one chosen for this month’s column. Read it through and think about what advice you could give the writer. • 4. Discuss in groups and write down the key points you’d like to include in your reply. • 5. Two or three groups report your reply to the class. Listening in

36. Dear Liz, I've recently come to the realization that I have no natural social skills. I have a lot of trouble communicating, especially if there's more than one other person involved in the conversation. Knowing what to say and when to say it is somehow really hard for me, so I frequently avoid situations where I have to talk to people. Since I'm female, and girls are supposed to be good at interpersonal skills, it just makes me that much more awkward. >>> Listening in

37. I'm in my second year at a university, and while I could never give up my program, or my life in this city, I sometimes feel really isolated, and this bothers me. I live with two lovely roommates, who are good friends, but one is moving out soon, and the other one, like my family, has her own "issues" to deal with. I've joined a school club and met some people there, but it's only helped a little. >>> Listening in

38. I'm also worried that my lack of social skills is preventing me from really growing up. Although I'm doing a part-time job now, finding jobs has been a problem, at least partly because I'm really not good at interviews. Also, I would someday like to think about dating. The first and last time someone asked me out (to watch a movie in his dorm room), I declined and told him all about my German class, because I mistakenly believed that he was very interested in studying German. Naturally, we didn't get very far, and it was well after the fact that I realized his real intentions. >>> Listening in

39. Now, at this point in my life, I really want some practical advice, nothing about "meeting the right person" or "coming out of my shell," or ... I'm 20 years old and I've been this way my whole life. I know I'm not likely to change radically any time soon. I'm just afraid that my life will go on like this. Some Weird College Kid Listening in

40. A Mini-Quiz About Oxbridge • 1. The class will be divided into four large groups. • You are going to answer some questions. • The group which can give the first correct answer to the question wins one point. • Let’s see which group will score the Listening in highest!

41. Language and culture • British universities use a grading system to classify undergraduate degrees. Most degrees are with honors (荣誉学位): • first class honors (“a first” , written 1st) (一等学位) • upper second-class honors (written 2-1 or II i and pronounced “two-one”) (二等学位甲等) • lower second-class honors (written 2-2 or II ii and pronounced “two-two”) (二等学位乙等) • third class honors (“a third”, written 3rd or III) (三等学位) • Most students receive an upper or lower second class degree. There is also an ordinary degree (or a pass degree without honors). Listening in

42. Language and culture First-class honours First-class honours arethe highest level of degree awarded and are taken to indicate high academic achievement and ability. Many holders of first class degrees go on to further academic study, becoming researchers and professors. Second-class honours The bulk of university graduates fall into second-class honours. Many competitive jobs in the UK now have a minimum requirement of a 2-1 for graduate entry. Many reputable universities have a university-wide minimum requirement of a 2-1 for entry into their postgraduate degrees. Listening in

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44. Language and culture A Master’s degree is usually not classified, but some universities award a Master’s with distinction for exceptional work. There are currently discussions about changing This traditional classification system, and some universities may use a grade point average (GPA) system similar to that used in the USA or China, or they may give a grade profile from different courses rather than a single overall result. Listening in

45. Language and culture GPA (grade point average 平均绩点) GPA is the grading system in US. Your grade point average may range from 0.0 to a 4.0. If you want to be admitted into an undergraduate program, the minimum requirement is 2.0 GPA and most graduate schools have required a 3.0 GPA. Listening in

46. Language and culture The Oxford Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. It has been established for 187 years, aiming to promote debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe. It was founded in 1823 as a forum for discussion and debate, at a time when the free exchange of ideas was a notion foreign to the restrictive University authorities. It soon became the only place for students to discuss political topics at Oxford. Listening in

47. Language and culture Footlights Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club, commonly referred to simply as the Footlights, is an amateur theatrical club in Cambridge. It’s founded in 1883. The careers of many prominent figures in the world of entertainment began in Footlights — while prominent figures in other careers also took part in Footlights. They include: David Armand, Alexander Armstrong and many others. Listening in David Armand in a play

48. Example answers Work in pairs and answer the questions. 1 Not many, really. I suppose everyone needs a short time to settle in, but once I have made friends it is easy. 2 What I most enjoy is having good friends and sharing social activities, but we have also to study a bit, sometimes. Listening in

49. Work in pairs and discuss what you have learnt about Oxford University from watching the conversations between Kate, Janet and Mark. Listening in

50. Example answers Listen to Passage 2 and answer the questions. 1 Because they are similar. 2 Because they both regularly come top in any ranking of the world’s best universities. 3 They are old and very beautiful buildings. 4 Oxford and Cambridge have produced great writers, world leaders and politicians. Cambridge has produced many famous scientists. 5 The Oxford Union, Footlights (the Cambridge comedy club), and The Oxford University Dramatic Society. Listening in