英語聽力入門 step by step 2000 第一冊Unit 1 happy new millennium
Unit 1 happy new millennium
Part 1 warming up
Key words:
1.chime 2.millennium 3.prospective 4.gala 5.countdown 6.fanfare
The world had entered the 21st century.Here are some brief reports of “Happy New Millennium” celabrations.Now listen and enjoy.Supply the missing words.
1. The world is greeting the year 2000 with much celebration.The first nation to celebrate is Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.
2. In China,President Jiang Zemin lit a fire to represent thousands of years of Chinese civilization.The traditional________begins in February.
3. ______covering two cotinents will have the world’s logest New Year celebrations.
4. Former_____President Nelson Mandela says he is hoping for a safer and more caring world in the next century.The former President also said science has given the world new ways to meet the needs of world populationg.
5. Welcome from London.Welcom from the BBC World Service to the 21st century.The year 2000 has arrived in______when the chimes of London’s Big Ben signaled midnight.Huge crowds cheered as spectacular fireworks displays went along several kilometers of the Thames.
6. Welcome to the Pacific,Welcome to Millennium island.Very shortly we and the tiny Republic of Kiribati will take the world’s very first step into the year 2000.
7. _______is greeting the new millennium with fireworks and parties.As the clock stuck midnight,thousands of people braved rain showers to attend midnight celebration,fireworks and concerts.
8. _______firework display lit up the sky over Sydney’s famous harbor of the stroke of midnight.Earlier,the new century began its 24-hour march around the globe in the tiny South Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
9. Joyous celebrations took place across _______ to celebrate the turn of the century and the start of the new millennium__________,tens of thousands people started the New Year at the race track,where a horse race began just after midnight.
10. More than 3500 people lined ______Orchard Road to cheer the new century while thousand of balloons were released into the sky.
11. _______hundreds of thousands of people crowded the streets of Hanoi and Huzhiming City.
12. Two thousand couples form around the world gathered in _____today to mark the New Year with a mass wedding.The day-long ceremony began in the morning with grooms meeting their prospective brides and exchanging gifts in the convention center in the capical of Bangkok.
13. ________President announced the birth of the first Sounth Korean baby of the millennium.
14. ______millions of people wished for good fortune in the year of Dragon.In Tokyo’s waterfront area.10000 people enjoyed a gala countdown to the newyear.
15. People across the world are welcoming the year 2000 with fanfare and celebration.The spectacular dust-to-dawn light show is marking the beginning of the new century at the Pyramids in______.
16. Just over an hour ago,millions of people in western and central______welcome the New Year with fireworks and open air parties.
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
A．Sentence Structure
Training Focus:
Recognizing meaningful segments: 1．pronouns 2．nouns3．verbs 4．a(chǎn)rticles
Directions: Listen carefully. Draw a circle around the letter beside the sentence you hear.
Key:
1．b. She is a secretary.
2．a(chǎn). Is this your friend Jane?
3．b. She is from England.
4．b. John stays in London.
5．b. Is this the boss?
6．a(chǎn). The glass is small.
7．a(chǎn). There are some books on the table.
8．c. That's all.
B．Difficult Sentences
Directions: You are going to hear some sentences chosen from the comprehension material in this lesson. Listen carefully and repeat.
1．----What is your address?
----12 Princess Street.
2．See that man near the door? He's our boss.
3．----What's that, Robert?
----This? Oh, it's an aspirin. I've got a headache.
4．----And where are you from?
----Sydney, Australia.
5．----Are you here on holiday?
----Yes, I am.
Part．Ⅱ
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.
Key: (see tapescript )
Tapescript:
What Is Your Name? (52″)
A: What is your name?
B: My name is Robert Fox.
A: Do you live in London?
B: No, I live in Edinburgh.
A: What is your address?
B: 12 Princess Street.
A: What is your telephone number ?B: 4709.
A: How old are you?
B: I'm 35.
A: Are you married?
B: Yes, I am.
A: How old is your wife?
B: I don't know.
Ex．Ⅰ
Directions: Choose the correct answer to each question you hear on the tape.
Key: 1．What is the second speaker's name?
2．Where does he live?
3．What is his telephone number?
4．How old is he?
5．Is he married?
Alice (40″)
Hello! My name is Alice. I'm a secretary. This is my office. And this is Jane. She is a secretary, too. Listen. That's her typewriter. See that man near the door? He's our boss. He's the editor. His name's Mr. James. Well ,it's one o'clock. Lunch time. Good-bye.
Ex．Ⅱ
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.
Part III Robert (30″)
Robert: I'm Robert Shade. I'm 28 years old, and I'm a journalist. This is Lulu.
Lulu: Hello, I'm a journalist, too. I'm American. I come from New York. What's that, Robert?
Robert: This? Oh, it s an aspirin. I've got a headache.
Lulu: Too much beer last night?
Robert: Mm…
Lulu: It's lunch time. Let's go to the pub.
Robert: No, thank you.
Ex．Ⅰ
Directions: Decide whether the statements are true or false.
Write T for true and F for false
Where Are You From? (15″)
A: What's your name, please?
B: Sheila Martin.
A: And where are you from?
B: Sydney, Australia.
A: What's your job?
B: I'm a secretary.
A: Are you here on holiday?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Thank you. Miss Martin.
Ex．Ⅱ
Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write the answer to each question in the space given.
part II the time ball
key words: time ball drop time signals tradition
vocabulary: 1.install 2.observatory 3.revive 4.sweep 5.viable 6. hoist 7. gravity 8.mechanism 9.aluminum 10.flavor 11.sponsor 12.greenwich 13. Maimi 14.Atlanta
A.listen to some statesments about the time ball, fill in the blankds with what you hear on the tape.
1.the time ball was originally used as marine __________
2,the greenwich time ball is said to be the worlds's first public_______
3,the ball is automatically raied halfway up the mast at _________to the top at 12:58, and drops at _______
4,around ______ public time balls are known or reported to have been installed around the world after that at greenwich in 1833,
5, the U.S.Naval observoatory dropped the first time ball in the United stated in _________
6, time balls were used in many cities around the U.S during.
7,at the turn of 20th centruy dozens of time balls were being
dropped _________________
8.a few time balls are still ceremonially dropped around the world, ranging from __________to the Old Royal Observatory in ____.
B.LISTEN TO a news report about the lowering of the time ball, answer the questions with key words.
1,why is it said that many places around the world will mark the start of the new year in on old-fashioned way?
___________________________________________________________
2,how many places in the world will observe the naval tradition?
____________________________________________________________
3,what was the real function of the time balls in the past?
___________________________________________________________
4,who dropped th first time ball and when?
______________________________________________________
5,what isthe difference between the time ball dropping this year and usual practice?
____________________________________________________________
6,what were the first time balls made of ?
______________________________________________________
7,when is the real start of the new millennium?
_____________________________________________
C,NOW,listen to a faster presentation of the material check your answers.
Part 1 warming up
Key words:
1.chime 2.millennium 3.prospective 4.gala 5.countdown 6.fanfare
The world had entered the 21st century.Here are some brief reports of “Happy New Millennium” celabrations.Now listen and enjoy.Supply the missing words.
1. The world is greeting the year 2000 with much celebration.The first nation to celebrate is Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean.
2. In China,President Jiang Zemin lit a fire to represent thousands of years of Chinese civilization.The traditional________begins in February.
3. ______covering two cotinents will have the world’s logest New Year celebrations.
4. Former_____President Nelson Mandela says he is hoping for a safer and more caring world in the next century.The former President also said science has given the world new ways to meet the needs of world populationg.
5. Welcome from London.Welcom from the BBC World Service to the 21st century.The year 2000 has arrived in______when the chimes of London’s Big Ben signaled midnight.Huge crowds cheered as spectacular fireworks displays went along several kilometers of the Thames.
6. Welcome to the Pacific,Welcome to Millennium island.Very shortly we and the tiny Republic of Kiribati will take the world’s very first step into the year 2000.
7. _______is greeting the new millennium with fireworks and parties.As the clock stuck midnight,thousands of people braved rain showers to attend midnight celebration,fireworks and concerts.
8. _______firework display lit up the sky over Sydney’s famous harbor of the stroke of midnight.Earlier,the new century began its 24-hour march around the globe in the tiny South Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
9. Joyous celebrations took place across _______ to celebrate the turn of the century and the start of the new millennium__________,tens of thousands people started the New Year at the race track,where a horse race began just after midnight.
10. More than 3500 people lined ______Orchard Road to cheer the new century while thousand of balloons were released into the sky.
11. _______hundreds of thousands of people crowded the streets of Hanoi and Huzhiming City.
12. Two thousand couples form around the world gathered in _____today to mark the New Year with a mass wedding.The day-long ceremony began in the morning with grooms meeting their prospective brides and exchanging gifts in the convention center in the capical of Bangkok.
13. ________President announced the birth of the first Sounth Korean baby of the millennium.
14. ______millions of people wished for good fortune in the year of Dragon.In Tokyo’s waterfront area.10000 people enjoyed a gala countdown to the newyear.
15. People across the world are welcoming the year 2000 with fanfare and celebration.The spectacular dust-to-dawn light show is marking the beginning of the new century at the Pyramids in______.
16. Just over an hour ago,millions of people in western and central______welcome the New Year with fireworks and open air parties.
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
A．Sentence Structure
Training Focus:
Recognizing meaningful segments: 1．pronouns 2．nouns3．verbs 4．a(chǎn)rticles
Directions: Listen carefully. Draw a circle around the letter beside the sentence you hear.
Key:
1．b. She is a secretary.
2．a(chǎn). Is this your friend Jane?
3．b. She is from England.
4．b. John stays in London.
5．b. Is this the boss?
6．a(chǎn). The glass is small.
7．a(chǎn). There are some books on the table.
8．c. That's all.
B．Difficult Sentences
Directions: You are going to hear some sentences chosen from the comprehension material in this lesson. Listen carefully and repeat.
1．----What is your address?
----12 Princess Street.
2．See that man near the door? He's our boss.
3．----What's that, Robert?
----This? Oh, it's an aspirin. I've got a headache.
4．----And where are you from?
----Sydney, Australia.
5．----Are you here on holiday?
----Yes, I am.
Part．Ⅱ
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.
Key: (see tapescript )
Tapescript:
What Is Your Name? (52″)
A: What is your name?
B: My name is Robert Fox.
A: Do you live in London?
B: No, I live in Edinburgh.
A: What is your address?
B: 12 Princess Street.
A: What is your telephone number ?B: 4709.
A: How old are you?
B: I'm 35.
A: Are you married?
B: Yes, I am.
A: How old is your wife?
B: I don't know.
Ex．Ⅰ
Directions: Choose the correct answer to each question you hear on the tape.
Key: 1．What is the second speaker's name?
2．Where does he live?
3．What is his telephone number?
4．How old is he?
5．Is he married?
Alice (40″)
Hello! My name is Alice. I'm a secretary. This is my office. And this is Jane. She is a secretary, too. Listen. That's her typewriter. See that man near the door? He's our boss. He's the editor. His name's Mr. James. Well ,it's one o'clock. Lunch time. Good-bye.
Ex．Ⅱ
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words you hear on the tape.
Part III Robert (30″)
Robert: I'm Robert Shade. I'm 28 years old, and I'm a journalist. This is Lulu.
Lulu: Hello, I'm a journalist, too. I'm American. I come from New York. What's that, Robert?
Robert: This? Oh, it s an aspirin. I've got a headache.
Lulu: Too much beer last night?
Robert: Mm…
Lulu: It's lunch time. Let's go to the pub.
Robert: No, thank you.
Ex．Ⅰ
Directions: Decide whether the statements are true or false.
Write T for true and F for false
Where Are You From? (15″)
A: What's your name, please?
B: Sheila Martin.
A: And where are you from?
B: Sydney, Australia.
A: What's your job?
B: I'm a secretary.
A: Are you here on holiday?
B: Yes, I am.
A: Thank you. Miss Martin.
Ex．Ⅱ
Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write the answer to each question in the space given.
part II the time ball
key words: time ball drop time signals tradition
vocabulary: 1.install 2.observatory 3.revive 4.sweep 5.viable 6. hoist 7. gravity 8.mechanism 9.aluminum 10.flavor 11.sponsor 12.greenwich 13. Maimi 14.Atlanta
A.listen to some statesments about the time ball, fill in the blankds with what you hear on the tape.
1.the time ball was originally used as marine __________
2,the greenwich time ball is said to be the worlds's first public_______
3,the ball is automatically raied halfway up the mast at _________to the top at 12:58, and drops at _______
4,around ______ public time balls are known or reported to have been installed around the world after that at greenwich in 1833,
5, the U.S.Naval observoatory dropped the first time ball in the United stated in _________
6, time balls were used in many cities around the U.S during.
7,at the turn of 20th centruy dozens of time balls were being
dropped _________________
8.a few time balls are still ceremonially dropped around the world, ranging from __________to the Old Royal Observatory in ____.
B.LISTEN TO a news report about the lowering of the time ball, answer the questions with key words.
1,why is it said that many places around the world will mark the start of the new year in on old-fashioned way?
___________________________________________________________
2,how many places in the world will observe the naval tradition?
____________________________________________________________
3,what was the real function of the time balls in the past?
___________________________________________________________
4,who dropped th first time ball and when?
______________________________________________________
5,what isthe difference between the time ball dropping this year and usual practice?
____________________________________________________________
6,what were the first time balls made of ?
______________________________________________________
7,when is the real start of the new millennium?
_____________________________________________
C,NOW,listen to a faster presentation of the material check your answers.
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