全新版大学英语听说教程1答案LSB1 Unit 11 Animals

Unit 11 Animals
Part A
Communicative Function Making Suggestions
In daily life we are often approached by our friends or relatives for advice. In return we make suggestions to them as to what they should do. In other words, we put forward an idea for them to consider. In this exercise we are going to focus on various ways of making suggestions in English.
Now listen to the recording and complete the conversation.
A: Linda, I want to buy Tom a pet for his birthday. What shall I give him? Could you give me some suggestions?
B: Why don’t you buy him a dog? Dogs are so friendly.
A: Yes, I know. But he has got a dog.
B: How about a rabbit? Rabbits are lovely.
A: But Tom doesn’t like rabbits.
B: Have you thought about buying him a bird?
A: He hates birds.
B: Then you can buy him some tropical fish. They are pretty.
A: That’s a good idea. Where can I get them?
B: The market. Shall we go right now?
A: All right.
Useful Expressions for Making Suggestions
●Don't you think we should (take the dog for a walk)?
●Shall we (get some dog food from that store)?
●Why don't we (buy Johnny a pet for a gift)?
●Why don't you (leave your dog to your neighbor while you're on holiday)?
●Why not (feed the cat now)?
●How about (buying some tropical fish)?
●What about (building a hutch for the rabbit)?
●You'd better (clean up the rabbit hutch).
●If I were you I'd (go and buy a parrot in the market).
●Have you thought about (having a dog for company)?
●I was wondering if you’d ever thought of (buying Jimmy some gold fish for his birthday).
●I think it might be a good idea to (buy him a pet mouse. He was born in the year of the rat).
Listening Strategy
Detecting Liaison in Connected Speech
In connected speech words are not spoken separately. The final consonant of a word is often linked to the first vowel of the next word. This is called liaison. Liaison occurs most often with the sound /r/. When a word ending with "r" or "re" goes before a word beginning with a vowel sound, the sound /r/ is usually pronounced as a link.
Listen to the recording and supply the missing words in the following blanks.
1. Nowadays more and more people keep animals like dogs and cats as pets.
2. Some people would be interested in a dog care center.
3. An average day at Dog Ma costs a dog owner about 25 dollars.
4.This is a big help for those dog owners who do not drive.
5.Dogs are friendly but they need to be fed and taken out for a walk every day.
6.Grandma doesn’t want a bird for a pet because birds make a lot of noise and a lot of mess.
Part B
Pre-listening Task
Questions for Discussion
You are going to talk about animals and pets. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.
1.Do you or your family keep pets? Why or why not?
2.What animals or birds do you think are good as pets?
3.What are the positive effects of having a pet to the owner? (Consider, for example,
companionship, the healing power of pets.)
4.What is the negative side of keeping animals as pets?
5.What do people do with their pets when they are away from home?
6.Do you have any solution to the problem?
7.Have you ever heard of Dog Ma? Can you guess what Dog Ma stands for?
Demo:
2. What animals or birds do you think are good as pets?
I think the best animal we can keep at home is cat. A cat, especially a white cat, is my favorite. Cats are relatively clean and quiet. They don’t eat much and they are clever. What’s more, the owners don’t have to walk their cats in the early morning when most people are still sleeping in bed. So we often see people walk their dogs in the morning, but never see anyone walk their cats.
4. What is the negative side of keeping animals as pets?
As the saying goes, there are always two sides to a coin. The bad thing about keeping a pet is that the owner has to spend a lot of time and sometimes money on the pet. A pet can cause different kinds of trouble, too. As it is an animal after all and you cannot always expect it to understand or keep the rules of human beings. Another bad thing is that, when animals become people’s pets, they lose their freedom.
Language Focus
●Here are some useful sentences and structures that you might find handy in discussing the
above questions:
●I've got a dog /cat /hamster / turtle / at home. It's cuddly / a cute little thing and just like my
friend.
●I love my dog / cat for it never bothers me / always listens and never answers back.
●My pet is a good companion/makes me laugh/helps me make friends with other people with
pets/keeps me fit because I have to take it out for walks/gives me unconditional love.
●My dog is / intelligent / clever / loyal / reliable / quick to sense my anger or sorrow.
●I couldn't help crying / feeling really sad / when my dog went missing / fell ill / got hurt.
●Pets are good company, especially for lonely old people / to help people kill loneliness.
●It's relaxing watching tropical fish swimming in the tank.
●People are spending a great deal of money on their pets every year.
●Keeping pets costs time and money. I can't afford either.
●Some owner s never clear away their pets’ feces in public places, which, as a result, have
polluted our environment.
●Pet dogs and cats can transmit / might be a vehicle of disease to human beings.
●I don't think it's right to cage birds, chain dogs and keep cats locked inside the house.
●People feel sorry to leave their pets alone at home when they go on holiday / a business trip.
●People ask their next door neighbor / friends / relatives to look after their pets when they are
away.
Listening Tasks
A Passage
Dog Ma
Word Bank
furry n. covered with fur 毛茸茸的
guilty a. suffering from a sense of guilt 内疚的，自责的
average a. ordinary, usual 平常的，普通的
extra a. additional 额外的
overnight a. for or during the night 在夜间
dog day-care center a place where dogs are sent to be taken care of when their owners are away or at work, usually during the day宠物狗日托中心
Rebecca 丽贝卡(女子名)
Script
Dog Ma
Washington D.C. is a city where people in politics, law and business work more than eight hours each day. Hundreds of thousands of dog owners hate to leave their dogs alone every workday. So they take their furry friends to a dog day-care center in the Washington area. There the dogs play with other dogs and the workers. They also play with toys and they can rest in comfort.
Rebecca was a successful high level official at a big company but she did not find her job very satisfying. Her working hours kept getting longer and longer. She felt very guilty about leaving her two dogs inside the house for long periods of time. She knew she was not the only dog owner in Washington in this situation. She felt other people would be interested in a day-care center for dogs. So in 1998 Rebecca left her company and opened Dog Ma near the United States Capitol Building. Since then the business has grown to include one part-time and four full-time
workers. One worker lives at the center.
On a normal day, about 30 dogs are at the center. About 25% of them are younger than one year old. An average day at Dog Ma costs a dog owner about 25 dollars.
Dog Ma also offers extra services. Dogs can stay overnight when their owners go out of town. Owners can pay to have their dogs washed and their fur and nails cut. The center also offers dog training and even transportation to and from the center. That is a big help for those dog owners who do not drive.
Language and Culture Notes
1. Background information Westerners like keeping animals, especially dogs, as pets. Dogs are considered very good and loyal companions to their owners. Stories abound about how they bravely saved their owners in dangerous and difficult situations and what healing power pets can have. However, dogs need to be fed and taken out for a walk several times a day. It is very difficult for owners who work long hours to take care of their pets. Some owners in American cities employ professional dog walkers to take their dogs out for exercise and recreation. These people often have five or even ten dogs at one time on leashes. Dog owners also feel sad to leave their pets at home while they go on holiday. So the idea of a day-care center for dogs has caught on and business at such centers is booming.
2. The Capitol Building The building that houses the U.S. Congress
3. furry friend Referring to the dog. “Furry” means covered with “fur”, which is the thick, short, soft hair of certain animals such as dogs and bears.
Exercise 1: Listening for general understanding
Listen to the recording once and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
1. What is Dog Ma?
a. A center which accepts stray dogs sent by warm-hearted people.
b. A center where dogs are taken care of when their owners are away or at work.
c. A center where dogs are trained according to their owners' requirements.
d. A center where a dog can do whatever it likes so long as its owner has paid.
2. What can you learn from the passage?
a. Dog Ma seems to have a long history.
b. Dog Ma seems to be a state-owned business.
c. Dog Ma seems aimed at people with a good income.
d. Dog Ma seems to be located in the country.
Exercise 2: Listening for details
Listen to the recording again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false
(F).
1. Rebecca is called Dog Ma because she is like a mother to dogs who need to be taken care of.
( F )
2. Rebecca had two dogs and she sent them to a day-care center for dogs during workdays.
( F )
3. Rebecca opened Dog Ma because she was not very successful in her career. ( F )
4. Most of the dogs sent to the center are over one year old. ( T )
5. There are now five workers at the center and each one usually takes care of 30 dogs a day.
( F )
6. In Washington D.C. some people often work extra hours and don't have much time to stay with their pets. ( T )
Speaking Tasks
Pair Work
Listen to the conversations and repeat after the recording. Practise the conversations with your partner, playing the role of A or B. Then work with your partner to create your own conversations by replacing the underlined parts with your own words.
Part C
Additional Listening
A Passage The Missing Cat and the Injured Dog
Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
1. What is the main idea of the two true stories?
a. Dogs are cleverer than cats.
b. Pets often go missing.
c. Humans should not let their pets out of their sight.
d. Humans care greatly for their pets.
2. Why is the cat missed by so many people at the college?
a. He is very popular with teachers and students.
b. He belongs to the president of the college.
c. He is a wise and knowledgeable cat.
d. He is often seen wandering on campus.
3. How long has the cat been missing?
a. Three days.
b. Three weeks.
c. Six months.
d. Not for long.
4. Where was the dog when his master contacted the animal hospital?
a. He was already at Ford’s home.
b. He was nowhere to be found.
c. He was lying in the road with his bones broken.
d. He was already at the hospital.
5. How seriously was the dog injured?
a. His right leg was broken.
b. His back was covered in bruises.
c. He had a few bruises but there was nothing serious.
d. He suffered a heavy loss of blood.
Script
The Missing Cat and the Injured Dog
Animals, especially cats and dogs, are often kept as pets and they can be very good friends of humans. Here are two true stories about a cat and a dog.
At Jesus College, Cambridge University, concerns are growing for the safety of a pet cat which has gone missing.
Students and lecturers of the college have not seen college cat Benson for three weeks. The 600 students at the college have been asked to search their rooms and keep an eye open for him. The grey and white cat has become an institution at the college. He is officially a member of the college, an honor which includes dining rights. He is well known for wandering in and interrupting tutorials.
A spokesman for the college says appeals for help in tracing Benson have not produced any information. He urges anyone who might see the cat to contact the college.
In Lexington, Kentucky, a dog, named Jo Jo, was hit by a car. His master Steve Ford searched frantically for him but Jo Jo was nowhere to be found. Ford called the local animal hospital to tell them that Jo Jo had been injured and that he was going to bring him in if he could find him. That's when he found out Jo Jo was already there.
"He just checked himself in, I guess," Ford said.
After the accident, Jo Jo apparently ran about a mile from Ford's home to the animal hospital. He suffered bruises but no broken bones.
Part D
Test Your Listening
A Passage
Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
When animals make long journeys across places where there is no food or shelter, such as deserts or oceans, it is very important that they should be able to find their way accurately.
Birds find their way by the stars at night, and by the sun during the day. People thought that this was impossible. Then some scientists made an experiment. They put some migrating birds in cages inside a planetarium. When the operator turned the artificial sky round, the birds began to fly to the sides of the cages. Every time he moved it, the birds moved to a new position. Scientists discovered that they always flew toward the direction in which they would have flown if the sky
had been real. This proved that they could see the stars and respond to them.
Many animals, especially birds, have a very precise sense of time, which is called their "internal clock". In cloudy weather, birds delay setting off on long journeys, but if the cloud lasts for a long time, they must go at last, to complete their migration in time. In such conditions, they are able to steer by following the magnetic field of the earth. We could say that they have their own special compass inside them, which tells them the right direction to go.
Most migrating animals travel in groups, sometimes in very large numbers. This makes it more likely that they will find the right way, especially when the group has experienced animals which have made the journey before.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
a. How animals find their way in migration.
b. What scientists did to discover the truth about how birds find their way in migration.
c. Why some animals like to travel in groups.
d. What "internal clock" means.
2. What was proved by the experiment mentioned in the passage?
a. Birds could tell the difference between the real sky and the artificial sky.
b. Birds have a built-in clock inside them.
c. Birds could see the stars and would move when the stars change positions.
d. Birds always flew towards the south.
3. What do migrating birds do if cloudy weather lasts for a long time?
a. They set off on their long journey, relying on their internal clock.
b. They put off their long journey until the weather clears.
c. They follow experienced birds which have made the journey before.
d. They follow the magnetic field of the earth for direction.
4. How do most migrating animals travel?
a. They travel in family groups.
b. They travel on clear days and nights.
c. They travel together in large numbers.
d. They travel independently.。