Unit1 English PPT

Listening Course (3)
Section One Tactics for Listening
While listening: Listen and fear
Well, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) __________ but I should think quite small well-insulated they’ll be (2) _____________so that you don’t need so much (3) _______and (4) ______ heating cooling to run as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5)_______. Perhaps they will use a solar heating won’t be able (6)_____________, although I don’t know, in this country, perhaps we (7)_____________ to do that so much. Yes, I think they’ll be full of (8) _______________: things like very electronic gadgets advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up… the screen (9) _______the whole wall. I should think. Yes, you’ll have things like (10)____________ takes up garage doors drive up sensors which open automatically when you (11)__________, perhaps electronic (12) ________ which will (13) _________ you when you, when you come to the front door even. recognize Perhaps (14) ________ and designers will be a bit more __________about how houses architects imaginative are designed and perhaps with (16) _________________ people will think of putting shortage of space gardens (17)____________, and, and maybe rooms can be (18) __________ and, and on the roof expanded contracted (19) ___________depending on what you use them for, so perhaps there’ll be a bit more (20) __________ about that. flexibility
2. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, a Hollywood columnist used the name in his column. 3. Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
17. on the roof ________ 19. contracted _______
expanded 18. ________ flexibility 20. _______
Part

2 Listening for Gist
1. This dialogue is about

making an appointment with Dr. Milton
Exercise B: Sentence Dictation Directions: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.
1.
Industry insiders and members of the press called the award “the Academy statuette”, “the golden trophy” or “the statue of merit”, but the term never stuck.
Part 2 Passage The Oscar Statuette
MGM:
one of the oldest and most influential studios in motion picture history.
Vocabulary
depict:
描述/刻画
crusader:

4. If the statuettes don’t meet strict quality control standards, they are immediately cut in half and melted down. 5. The large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices via air express, with no identifiable markings.

The official name of the Oscar statuette is the Academy Award of Merit. Made of goldplated britannium on a black metal base, it is 13.5 in (34 cm) tall, weighs 8.5 lb (3.85 kg) and depicts a knight rendered in Art Deco style holding a crusader's sword standing on a reel of film with five spokes. The five spokes each represent the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.

What do you know about Oscar and the Oscar statuette?

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are awards of merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is among the oldest, most prominent, most prestigious, and most watched film award ceremonies in the world.
_______ quite small
drive up 11._______
12. ________ sensors
architects 14. ________
13. _______ recognise
imaginative 16.shortage of space 15. ________ _______
Part

1 Spot Dictation
Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.
1.
2. ________ well-insulated 3. _______ 4.cooling ________ heating 5. ________ 6.solar heating _______ to run 7. won’t be able 8. ________ ________ electronic gadgets 9. takes up _______ 10. _______ garage doors
十字军战士/ 改革者
复制品 ventriloquist: 口技表演者 Styrofoam:聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料 Dumpster : a trademark unscathed: 未受伤的 lacquer: 漆
replica:
Exercise A: Pre-listening Question
is this dialogue taking place? In a restaurant.
3. The
boy says several things which the girl should not really believe. What are they? It doesn’t really matter, does it? I haven’t got anything better to do, have I? I’ve only been waiting for over an hour. That’s all. •After all, my time isn’t really that important, is it? •Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car.