新视野(第三版)Unit-1

,Viewing, Listening & Speaking,UNIT 1,Traces of the past,Traces of the past,UNIT1,OBJECTIVES,Talk about past events and their impacts on the present,2.,Listening for specific information,3. Keep a conversation going,4. Conduct an interview,Main Tasks and Time Distribution,Opening up (10mins.),Listening Skills,(,15mins,),.,Listening In (35mins.),Further Listening (15mins.),Resources (10mins.),Home Assignment (5mins.),NOTE:,This is just a model for you to follow. You can rearrange the time or opt the order according to your pace.,Listening Skill: To make prediction,Read the questions before listening to the tape,Read the choice if there is any,Try to find the key words in both question and choices,Predict what the dialogue is about according to the key words,Predict what the question and answers might about according to the prediction,Opening up,Work in groups and compare your answers. Then ask your partner whether he/she likes doing any of the activities mentioned in the word webs and whether he /she did any of them last weekend.,Questions:,1.What do you do at the weekend?,2.Whats your major? Why did you choose it?,3. What do you have at college ?,This is because, first , second, third.,So you see.,I major in/My major is/I study,I chose it because,I think I can learn (how to),I have,Mathematics,/,Computer,Science,Useful words,go swimming/ go shopping,go to the cinema,go for a trip,天文学,Astronomy,教育学,Education,生物学,Biology,地质学,Geology,化学,Chemistry,工商管理学,Business Administration,计算机科学,Computer,Science,经济学,Economics,历史学,History,法学,Law,数学,Mathematics,艺术,Arts,哲学,Philosophy,大气科学,Atmospheric Science,物理学,Physics Science,环境科学,Environmental Science,心理学,Psychology,航空学,Aeronautics,erntks,新闻传播学,Journalism and Mass Medium,统计学,Statistics,公共管理,Public Administration,建筑学,Architecture,Why did you choose this university?,Because its a well-known university.,Because the programs here are said to be really good and not very expensive.,Because the location of this university is very good,Whats your major? Why did you choose it?,My major is telecommunications engineering/electronic engineering/civil engineering. Because my parents urged me to study it.,What do you think is the most difficult when learning English?,Grammatically, English is not too hard to learn, but learning to speak it fluently is a different story!,I think vocabulary is probably the most difficult. There are so many words and phrases for us to learn.,I find it takes time and energy to learn it well even though I know “no pains, no gains.”,Listening to the world,The objective is to,Listen to the world.,This requires you to understand more words and patterns for past events and their impacts on the present.,Video Podcast,Hina, the woman in the picture, she works for the BBC as a researcher in London She is going to appear in some of the programs for “Sharing”.,Sharing,Part 1,The people in the podcast mainly talk about,whether they go out a lot,and,what they did,when they went out last night,.,podcast,podcast,Apodcastis an audio to a radio broadcast, that can be downloaded and listened to on a computer or iPod.,播客,Sharing,Tower Bridge:,a landmark in London. It takes its name from the Tower of London, the historic castle which stands close to the River Thames. Tower Bridge is a suitable name because the bridge itself has two towers. It has become a symbol of London.,(,塔桥（在英国伦敦泰晤士河上的两端各有一塔）,),Culture notes,Sharing,Harry Potter:,a series of movies, based on a series of fantasy novels about the adventures of Harry Potter written by British author J. K. Rowling.,Culture notes,Sharing,Mamma,Mial,!:,a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA(,阿巴乐队,是瑞典的流行组合，成立于,1973,年,),a Swedish pop music group active from the 1970s to the 1980s.,Culture notes,Sharing,”weekends”:,Here “weekends” is used colloquially. The proper use is “at/on weekends”.,“there was a few guys”:,should be changed onto” there were” to agree with the complement “a few guys”, which is in the plural form. However, this is a common mistake that English speakers make in spoken English.,Language notes,Sharing,”Like”:,Here “like” is a filler. A filler is a sound or word that is spoken in conversation by one participant to signal to others that he /she has paused to think but has not yet finished speaking. In English, the most common filler sounds are “uh”, “,er,” and “um”. Fillers such as “like”, “y know”, “ I mean”, “so” “actually”, “literally”, “basically”, “right”, and “ you know what I mean” are most popular among young people.,Language notes,Sharing,”weekends”:,Here “weekends” is used colloquially. The proper use is “at/on weekends”.,“there was a few guys”:,should be changed onto” there were” to agree with the complement “a few guys”, which is in the plural form. However, this is a common mistake that English speakers make in spoken English.,Language notes,Listen to the world.,Listening for specific information,Listening for specific information is a common and useful listening skill. It means listening for the important details you need. For exle, if you listen to a weather forecast, you should expect to hear information about the temperatures, descriptions of the weather, such as clear, sunny, cloudy, overcast, rainy, hot, cold, windy, snow, storm, and chances of rain/snow.,Listening Skills,Lead-in,Work in groups, discuss the following questions and then share your answers with the whole class.,Questions for groups 1 and 2:,Which do you prefer, pure music or songs?,Why?,If you prefer songs, which singers, groups or bands do you like best? If pure music, which musicians do you favor most? What do you think of,karaoke,kr,uki,卡拉,OK,?,Lead-in,Lead-in,Questions for groups 3 and 4:,3. Do you sing songs or play any musical instrument?,How did you begin, improve and master it? What are,the benefits of taking to music?,4. Do you believe music can affect peoples mood and,state of mind? Give an exle of specific music,producing specific effects on you.,Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.,1. Read and repeat, then fill in the missing words:,Philip:_ ! What on earth is it anyway!,Laura: But dadThis is Metallica!_. They are one of the most famous heavy metal bands.,Philip: I dont care._._!,Laura: I love this kind of music, but if you really hate it that much, Ill out on something else._?,Philip: _some popular easy-listening music. Maybe something like Celine Dion?,Laura: Not her again!_.,_.,Turn down that noise,Theyre so cool,It just sounds like noise to me,I cant stand it,What do you want to hear,How about,Her music isnt very hip any more,I think she is a bore,Model 3 It just sounds like noise to me.,Your Turn,Consider the following questions and create a dialouge according to the situation on page 11:,1. do your parents like your music or not? Can you explain why?,2. do you prefer Chinese music or foreign music? Why?,3. Can you explain some Hong Kong pop singers are popular,in the Chinese mainland?,4. describe one of your fovourite songs.,5. Do you mind singing in front of people?,6. How does music make you fee?,SAMPLE DIALOG,A: That music is terrible! Turn off!,B: But, Mom, this is Backstreet Boys hit song “Get down”! Its really appealing.,A: Nonsense. Its just noise tome. I cant put up with it anymore.,B: Its my favorite music. But if you hate it so much, Ill,hate something you like. What would like to listen to?,A: What about some old songs of the 1970s like “The,White-Haired Girl”?,B: Ha-ha-ha-ha. Its not fashionable any longer. Ill be,bored to death.,V. Lets Talk,1. Listen and complete the statements.,1. Mildred will worked as _.,2.Mildred Hill and Patty Hill together wrote a song called,_.,3. The second part of the song is called _.,4. The song _ had replaced the original song _,2. Retell the main idea of the passage,teacher at a kindergarten,Good Morning to All,Happy Birthday to You,Happy Birthday to You,Good Morning to All,V. Lets Talk,Possible Retelling,The story of “Happy Birthday to You” was a nice, sweet on eat the very beginning,but later turned into a bitter one. There were two sisters: one was Mildred Hill, and,the other Patty Hill. The former had great musical talents, while the latter had,knowledge of kindergarten education. Bu combining their abilities, the two produced a song called “Good Morning to All”. It was a success, and later published in a,collection of songs for kindergartens.,Thirty-one years later a man named Coleman published the song without the sisters permission. To make things worse, he added a second part, which is the present,“Happy Birthday to You”. This new song soon became popular and eventually it,replaced the sisters first part altogether. Then, in 1916, Patty took legal action against Coleman. In court she managed to prove that she and her sister really owned the,song.,Lets talk,The Origin of the Song “Happy Birthday to You”,The story of the song “Happy Birthday to You” Began as a sweet one,but later became bitter. Two sisters, Mildred Hill, a teacher at a,kindergarten, and Dr. Patty Hill, the principal of the same school,wrote a song together for the children, entitled “Good Morning to,All”. When Mildred combined her musical talents with her sisters,knowledge in the area of kindergarten education, Good Morning to,All” was sure to be a success. The sister published the song in a,collection entitled “Song Stories of the Kindergarten” in 1893.,Thirty-one years later, after Dr. Patty Hill became the head of the,Department of Kindergarten Education at Columbia Universitys,Teachers College, a gentleman by the name Robert Coleman,published the song, without the sisters permission. He added a,second part, which is the familiar “Happy Birthday to You”.,Mr. Colemans addition of the second part made the song popular,and, finally, the sisters” original first part disappeared. “Happy,Birthday to You” had altogether replaced the sisters original song,“Good Morning to All”. In 1916 Patty took legal action against Mr.,Coleman. In court, she succeeded in proving that hey were the real,owners of the song.,Speaking Out,Discussion,Contest,Question,Cultural Tip,Watch & Practice,S,Out,peaking,Pair Work,Styles of Music,Look at the following pictures and work with your partner to decide what styles of music you think the people in the following pictures might be playing?,S,Out,peaking,Contest,Work in groups to come up with the names of different kinds of music. Give as many names as you can. You may use your dictionary to check your spelling.,Reference:,classical, light, jazz, blues,heavy metal, soul (,黑人音乐，灵乐,),(2) spiritual (,源自美国黑人民歌,的宗教歌曲，灵歌,),(3) rock, pop, folk, rap (,在乐器,伴奏下以固定的节奏念出歌词，,说唱,),Contest,S,Out,peaking,(4) ballad (,民谣，流行的情歌,),(5) swing (20,世纪,30,和,40,年代通常由大型乐队演奏的节奏强烈的爵士音乐,),(6) sonata,sn:t,(,奏鸣曲,),Contest,S,Out,peaking,At fifteen, Mozart became the conductor for an orchestra in Salzburg.,In 1781, he left for Vienna, where he was in great demand as both a,performer and a composition teacher. His first opera was a success.,But life was not easy because he was a poor businessman, and his,finances were always in a bad state. His music from the next decade,was not very popular, and he eventually fell back on his teaching jobs,for a living. In 1788 he stopped performing in public, preferring only,to compose. He died in 1791 at the age of thirty-five. Although he lived,only a short life, he composed over 600 works.,VI. Further listening and speaking,Keys for task 1:,Keys for task 2:,Script for task 3:,1. F 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.F,5-4-2-1-3,Oral Assignment,Book 2 Unit 1,1. Enjoy the movie,The Sound of Music.,2.,Listen to the recordings.,3. On the next class, youll be given 10 minutes to role-play the dialog in Further Speaking on page 16.,