新核心大学英语2Unit6.ppt

Unit 6 Skyscrapers,In this unit you will:1.learn how architects designed more secure skyscrapers after the 911 attack and listen to a news report on a high tech house;2.familiarize yourself with the words and expressions related to the theme of the unit;3.learn to use these words and expressions;4.learn some news listening strategies concerning the grammatical features of news report;5.practice listening with other non-theme-related audio and video materials;6.learn the expressions and sentence structures commonly used in asking for/giving advice.,Learning objectives,Part I Theme-Related Activities,Part II Listening Strategy,Part III Extensive Listening,Part IV Communication Skills,Part V Assessment Log,Part I Theme-Related Activities,Section I News About Science Development,Section II Science Report,Section III Science Report,Is it a must for a city to have skyscrapers?Do you like to study or work in a skyscraper?,Lead-in questions:,Unit 6 Part I Section I Lead-in questions,Word Bank,Unit 6 Part I Section I Word Bank,Task 1 Watch the video clip and then decide whether the following statements are true or false.,Task,Unit 6 Part I Section I Task 1,1.At the time of this report,the World Trade Center ranked third among the worlds tallest buildings.2.Leslie Robertson and Saw Teen Sea work in an office near the World Trade Center.3.Leslie Robertson designed the World Trade Center.,(The World Trade Center ranked fourth.),T,F,_,_,T,_,4.Leslie Robertson thinks that he can forget the experience of 911.5.Leslie Robertson discarded his original ideas for the construction of the World Trade Center and redesigned the Shanghai World Financial Center.,F,_,(He cant.),Unit 6 Part I Section I Task 1,F,_,(He still used some of the ideas.),Task 2 Watch the video clip a second time and then complete the following sentences.,Task,Unit 6 Part I Section I Task 2,1.So anyway,we were here and we all in this conference room,looking at the building.2.transformed the worlds tallest skyscrapers from icons of power into 3.The horror of 911 still.,gathered around the windows,_,One horrifying day,_,potential death traps,_.,hung over the world,_,Unit 6 Part I Section I Task 2,4.When work resumed on the Shanghai World Financial Center,the design teams had more on their minds than.5.But the new design also made the World Financial Center.,a year and half later,typhoons and earthquakes,a skyscraper for a post-911 world,_,_,_,1.How and why did the World Trade Center collapse?2.Do you think“the taller,the better”when it comes to the design and the construction of buildings?3.What are the advantages and disadvantages of skyscrapers?4.Should cities develop buildings above the ground or underground?,Task 3 Watch the video clip again and then have a group discussion based on the following questions.After the discussion,each group will give a brief report to the class.,Task,Unit 6 Part I Section I Task 3,【Script】,Script,Unit 6 Part I Section I Script,Word Bank,Unit 6 Part I Section II Word Bank,1.What happened to people above the impact zone in the World Trade Center on 911?A.They died in the fire.B.They leaped off.C.They were rescued.D.Either A or B.,Task 1 Watch the video clip and choose the best answers to the following questions.,Task,Unit 6 Part I Section II Task 1,2.What is the third option for survival built into the design of the World Financial Center?A.A stairway system.B.An observation elevator.C.Refuge floors.D.Glazed hallways.3.Where is the stairway system built?A.In the center of the building.B.On the left side of the building.C.On the right side of the building.D.At the four corners of the building.,Unit 6 Part I Section II Task 1,4.Where are the refuge floors built in the World Financial Center?A.Every 14 levels.B.Every 12 levels.C.Every 10 levels.D.Every 8 levels.5.What are the windows of the refuge floors made of?A.Asbestos(石棉).B.Glass.C.Glaze.D.Plastic.,Unit 6 Part I Section II Task 1,1.When an accident or a fire occurs in a skyscraper,what is peoples instinct?2.What material is the Shanghai World Financial Center covered in?3.What material is the refuge floor wrapped in?,Task 2 Watch the video clip a second time and then give a short answer to each of the following questions.,Task,Their instinct is to go down.,It is covered by glaze.,_,_,Unit 6 Part I Section II Task 2,It is wrapped in specially thickened,fireproofed steel.,_,Task 3 Watch the video clip again and make a two-minute-comment on the topic of the video clip.Prepare to answer one or two questions raised by the class or your teacher after your presentation.,Task,Unit 6 Part I Section II Task 3,1.Make a brief comment on the topic of this video clip.2.Do you think that skyscrapers can easily become the target of terrorist attacks?3.When a fire breaks out in a skyscraper,what should the residents do to protect themselves?,Unit 6 Part I Section II Task 3,4.Some say that in big cities the only way to accommodate more residents is to build more skyscrapers.Do you agree?5.Do you want to work or live in a skyscraper?Why or why not?6.If you had the choice to work at any level of a skyscraper,which story would you choose?,【Script】,Script,Unit 6 Part I Section II Script,Word Bank,Unit 6 Part I Section III Word Bank,1.How does Scott Jones open the door?A.By key.B.By fingerprint.C.By card.D.By voice.,Task 1 Watch the video clip and choose the best answers to the following questions.,Task,Unit 6 Part I Section III Task 1,2.How large is Scott Jones home?A.27,000 square feet.B.72,000 square feet.C.26,000 square feet.D.20,000 square feet.3.How can Scott Jones enter the wine cellar?A.By key.B.By fingerprint.C.By card.D.By voice.,Unit 6 Part I Section III Task 1,4.When one enters a room,what is the color of the motion sensor flash?A.Yellow.B.Green.C.Red.D.Blue.5.How did Scott Jones become rich?A.By designing websites.B.By developing voice mail.C.By investing in the stock market.D.By developing computer software.,Unit 6 Part I Section III Task 1,Task 2 Watch the video clip again and then complete the following sentences.,Task,Unit 6 Part I Section III Task 2,1.Scott Joness home,all 27,000 square feet of it outside Indianapolis,is for the technologies he develops.2.His speakers are embedded.3.In most rooms,you can see as well as open any gate or door on the property.4.If somebody were to,we will see the door open right there.5.I like to,and I like to.,both showcase and laboratory,_,in the walls,ceilings,_,all the security cameras,_,open that door right there,_,change the world,_,build things,_,【Script】,Script,Unit 6 Part I Section III Script,News-Grammatical Features(2),Part II Listening Strategy,News-Grammatical Features(2),Unit 6 Part II,Besides being able to identify the structure of different news reports,the knowledge of typical sentence structures also contributes a lot to the understanding of news reports.Sentences are often packed with as much information as possible.Clauses,participle phrases and parentheses are crammed into one long,run-on sentence.e.g.1)NATO leaders on Friday adopted a new Strategic Concept that will serve as the alliances roadmap for the next 10 years and that reconfirms the commitment to defend one another against attack as the bedrock of Euro-Atlantic security.,2)Warwickshire police announced late last night that Arthur Prentice,a 35-year-old lorry driver of Babblesthorpe,Cambridgeshire,wanted in connection with the disappearance of 17-year-old Glenys Dennis from her home in Cambridge last March,had been arrested in the Solihull area of Birmingham and was helping police with their enquiries.As brevity is essential to news reports,participle phrases are frequently employed for different purposes.,Unit 6 Part II,e.g.1)Indicating the result More than a year after it admitted to$9 billion worth of accounting fraud from 1999 to 2002,triggering the largest bankruptcy in US history,Ashburn-based WorldCom Inc.will soon officially adopt the name of its long distance unit,MCI,which it bought in 1998.2)Specifying the means Fiat,struggling with a weak European car market,has been resorting to temporary layoffs of workers every month for more than a year to reduce its production.,Unit 6 Part II,3)Providing background information British Broadcasting Corp.,government-chartered but supported by license fees paid by owners of television sets,intends to acquire the remaining 61%of the shares of News Corps acquisition of an e-reading platform.4)Showing the sequence of events The State Department Thursday urged American firms to bring their employees home from Libya following expulsion of Libyas diplomats from the United States.,Unit 6 Part II,Listening Skill Rule of Thumb 1 Identify information of primary and secondary importance.Rule of Thumb 2 While gleaning the core information,focus on five elements:Who,What,When,Why and How.Rule of Thumb 3 Make out the logical relation between the core and detailed information.Rule of Thumb 4 Take notes accordingly.,Unit 6 Part II,Word Bank,Unit 6 Part II Task1 Word Bank,Unit 6 Part II Task1 Word Bank,Task 1 Listen to the news report and then complete the following sentences.,Task,Unit 6 Part II Task 1,News 1:With 1)rapidly becoming a full-blown 2),the companys executives on Friday entered into talks with federal officials about 3).,the sharp stock-market decline for Citigroup,_,crisis of confidence,_,how to stabilize the struggling financial giant,_,News 2:Palestinian National Authority President Yasser Arafat today condemned the US veto of the UN Security Councils resolution 4).News 3:Israeli war jets late on Friday resumed striking on the Gaza Strip 5)at southern Israel from the coastal enclave,security sources said.An F16 warplane fired two missiles at a smuggling tunnel under the border area between southern Gaza Strip and Egypt,the unnamed source said,adding 6).,calling on Israel to abandon building Jewish settlement in Arab East Jerusalem,Israel Radio reported,_,in response to earlier rocket attacks,_,the tunnel was destroyed,but no injuries were reported,_,Unit 6 Part II Task 1,Word Bank,Unit 6 Part II Task2 Word Bank,Unit 6 Part II Task2 Word Bank,Unit 6 Part II Task2 Word Bank,Task 2 Listen to the news report and choose the best answers to the following questions.,Task,1.According to Chris Yates,the bomb was intended to explode over _.A.France B.England C.Germany D.the United States2.The bomb was detected because of _.A.secret intelligence B.the ban on air shipments C.regular security screening D.the enhanced screening regime,Unit 6 Part II Task 2,3.Which of the following is NOT elevated risk cargo?A.Household goods.B.Personal belongings.C.Goods paid for when delivered.D.Shipments paid for with credit card.4.According to Sandra Munoz,which of the following is TRUE?A.FedExs top priority is to explore new markets.B.The ban on air shipments caught FedEx off guard.C.FedEx suffered a heavy loss because of the new air security rules.D.Cargo security can be ensured by close cooperation between the private sector and government.,Unit 6 Part II Task 2,5.Why does Chris Yates say European businesses are at a disadvantage?A.Because they pay for security.B.Because they rely too much on air shipment.C.Because the screening system in European countries is inefficient.D.Because their goods are shipped by passenger planes,which is costly.,Unit 6 Part II Task 2,Task 3 Read the following passage after the clip.Pay particular attention to pronunciation and intonation.,Task,Shipping agents and representatives here in Britain were reluctant to discuss on the record new air security rules being introduced by the US Department of Homeland Security.But documents obtained by VOA state that new regulations will ban air shipments to the United States of all elevated risk cargo.That includes personal effects and household goods,shipments paid for with cash,check or cash on delivery,or from a company that does not have an existing account with the shipper.,Unit 6 Part II Task 3,【Script】,Script,Unit 6 Part II Script,Part III Extensive Listening,I News Reports,II Science Report,III Science Report,IV Conversations,V Passage Listening,VI Compound Dictation,Word Bank,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports I,1.How long did the firework display last at the Sydney harbor?A.8 minutes.B.10 minutes.C.12 minutes.D.14 minutes.,Listen to the report and then do the following exercise.,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports I,2.To which country does the Sky Tower belong?A.New Zealand.B.Australia.C.Japan.D.South Korea.3.How many fireworks were shot from the Taipei 101 skyscraper?A.20,000.B.22,000.C.24,000.D.26,000.,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports I,4.What did South Koreans in Seoul do to welcome the New Year?A.They released balloons.B.They shot fireworks.C.They went to bars.D.They rang a big bell.5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.Fireworks were not permitted in the center of Beijing on New Years Eve.B.The 2010 Chinese Lunar New Year was in early February.C.Millions of South Koreans prayed at shrines for good fortune in 2010.D.Asians all marked the New Year with fireworks.,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports I,【Script】,Script,Unit 1 Part III I News Reports I,Word Bank,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports II,1.What will NOT be discussed at the G-8 summit?A.Global recession.B.Stop of the spread of nuclear weapons.C.Sanction on Iran.D.Climate change.2.Who smuggled bombs into federal buildings?A.Undercover agents.B.Terrorists.C.A reporter.D.Not mentioned.,Listen to the report and then do the following exercise.,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports II,3.Which salmonella-prone food will the Agriculture Department focus on this year to make it safer for US consumers?A.Fish.B.Chicken.C.Beef.D.Egg.,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports II,4.How many people die from tainted food in the US each year?A.4,000.B.5,000.C.6,000.D.7,000.5.Who didnt pay a highway toll?A.Car owner.B.Repair shop owner.C.Not mentioned.D.Taxi driver.,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports II,【Script】,Script,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports II,Word Bank,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports III,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports III,1.What is this news report about?2.What does UPMC refer to?,Listen to the news report and then answer the questions orally afterwards.Compare what you have said with the reference answers provided.,Pittsburg has reinvented itself from a steel-city to a city of economic diversity,quality education and medical care.,It stands for the University of Pittsburg Medical Center.,_,_,Unit 6 Part III I News Reports III,3.In view of Pittsburghs development,what do you think of the development of big cities?,Big city development should be carefully planned.The city environment needs to be kept clean,so big industries must be removed from the city center.Parks and green belts can be built amid residential areas to improve the quality of life and the beauty of the city.Instead of building apartments randomly,residential quarters should be built on the outskirts.These areas form satellite cities around the downtown area.Lastly,public transportation should