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1、UNIT 11Famous People,PartA_1,Identifying the Speakers Attitude As was said in the previous lesson,a speakers attitude or opinion towards what he/she is discussing often has to be inferred.We need to rely on information embedded in his/her choice of detail,use of language,intonation,etc.to find out w

2、hat the speakers attitude is towards his/her subject matter,or whether his/her opinion of the character depicted is favorable or not.,Listening Strategy,PartA_1,Now you are going to hear three short passages.Choose one or two words from the following box to describe the speakers attitude towards the

3、 character discussed in each passage.,Listening Strategy,PartA_1_p2,Listening Strategy,1.What is the speakers attitude towards Napoleon?Neutral.(The speaker mainly gives a factual account of Napoleons life even though he holds that Napoleon waged wars against many countries.),PartA_1_p3,Listening St

4、rategy,2.What is the speakers attitude towards Tom Cruise?Positive.(“World renowned actor”,“almost everyone respects him”and“international star”show the speakers attitude.),PartA_1_p4,Listening Strategy,3.What is the speakers attitude towards Warren Edward Buffett?Positive,respectful.(In“regarded as

5、 one of the worlds greatest stock market investors”,the choice of the word“great”indicates the speakers attitude.),PartA_1_script1,Listening Strategy,PartA_1_script2,Listening Strategy,PartA_1_script3,Listening Strategy,PartB_1,Ive read a biography of.and Im deeply impressed by his/her talent in.I a

6、dmire them for their perseverance in/devotion to the pursuit of truth/knowledge/world peace/their dreams.I respect them for their contribution to humanity/science/education/medicine.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,Here are some sentences and structures th

7、at you might find useful in discussing the following questions.,PartB_1,I respect them for their contribution to the fight against war/poverty/injustice/racial discrimination/terrorism.I look up to them for their devotion to the cause of peace/space exploration/sports/public health.His/Her most impr

8、essive accomplishment is.He/She invented./discovered./founded./wrote./organized./made a breakthrough in./broke the world record in./successfully played the part of.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,PartB_1,Im a film/football fan.I especially like the film s

9、tar./the football player.and I know all about him/her.Celebrities/High-profile people/Famous actors and actresses/Pop singers usually get a lot of media attention/have no privacy.Im a very private person/I cherish my privacy.I dont think Id like to be in the spotlight.As the old saying goes,“Its bad

10、 for a man to become famous and for a pig to grow fat.”I think being famous is good.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,PartB_1,All doors are open to famous people.Famous people can get access to almost everything and everywhere.Ive heard of Greenspan,but kno

11、w very little about him.Greenspan was Chairman of the U.S.Reserve Board for nearly two decades,from 1987 to 2006.Greenspan was the man who usually announced interest rate cuts,wasnt he?,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,PartB_1,Greenspan is an American econo

12、mist.When he served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board,what he said and did unavoidably affected the American economy as well as the world economy.But even Greenspan couldnt save the American economy from recession.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Pair Work,Language Focus,Pa

13、rtB_1_2,1.Can you name some famous people you know about?2.Who impresses you most?Why?3.Do you want to be famous?Why or why not?4.Do you know anything about Alan Greenspan?,Pair Work,Language Focus,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Questions for DiscussionYou are going to talk about

14、 famous people.Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.,PartB_1_2_demo,Pair Work,Language Focus,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_2_1,stockbroker n.someone whose job is buying and selling stocks and shares for other people 证券和股票经纪人retailing n.selling go

15、ods direct to customers,usu.in small quantities 零售业digit n.any of the numbers from 0 to 9（从0到9的任何一个）数字develop v.to start to have 产生appreciation prehension,clear perception 鉴赏力,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,PartB_2_1,con

16、sulting a.providing specialist or professional advice 承接咨询业务的chief n.head,leader,director,chairman 首领，领袖，长官drive v.to provide the power for 驱动，推动,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,musician-turned economist a musician who ha

17、s now become an economist 乐师出身的经济学家Federal Reserve Board 联邦储备委员会,PartB_2_1,run low to run short 将耗尽，几乎用光withdraw from.to drop out of.离开，退出New York Universitys School of Commerce 纽约大学商学院NYU New York University 纽约大学Wall Street 华尔街,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise

18、2,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,PartB_2_2,1.Background information Alan Greenspan(born March 6,1926 in New York City)is an American economist and from 1987 to 2006 was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve of the United States.He currently works as a private advisor,makin

19、g speeches and providing consulting for firms through his company,Greenspan Associates LLC.First appointed Fed chairman by President Regan in August 1987,he stayed through four presidencies from,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exerc

20、ise 2,PartB_2_2,Ronald Regan to George W Bush.He retired on January 31,2006,and was succeeded by Ben Bernanke,an economist from Princeton University.As chairman,Greenspan was largely responsible for directing U.S.national monetary policy.He was often praised for keeping inflation at very low levels,

21、and was sometimes criticized for the boom-and-bust nature of,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,PartB_2_2,the economy in the so-called“dot-com”era of the 1990s.Greenspan was considered to be the leading authority on American

22、 domestic economic and monetary policy,and his active influence continues to this day.2.the Federal Reserve Board a committee of seven governors appointed by the American President to supervise the Federal Reserve System,which is best known to the public for its,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes

23、,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,PartB_2_2,influence on the interest rates by raising or cutting theamount of money available at any one time in the American financial system.3.the National Industrial Conference Board Now called the Conference Board,it is a n

24、onprofit research institution with headquarters in New York and Montreal.It was founded in 1916.It studies business economics and corporate administration and management.,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,PartB_2_2,4.Wall S

25、treet Located in lower Manhattan,New York,it is thesite of major U.S.stock exchanges and financial institutions,and has been a synonym for U.S.financial interests.,Word Bank,Language and Cultural Notes,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,PartB_2_3,1.How long has

26、Greenspan been Chairman of the U.S.Federal Reserve Board according to the passage?a.Almost 20 years.b.12 years.c.5 years.d.4 years.,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 2,Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the

27、 questions.,PartB_2_3,2.What do you know about his parents?a.They were poor.b.They divorced.c.They deserted him.d.They moved to New York.,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 2,PartB_2_3,3.What was young Greenspan fond of?a.Base

28、ball and basketball.b.Tennis and baseball.c.Movies and tennis.d.Sports and music.,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 2,PartB_2_3,4.Which of the following does the passage imply?a.It is a pity that Greenspan has given up his ca

29、reer as a musician.b.Greenspan as Chief of Federal Reserve Board could do whatever he liked to do.c.Greenspans income was higher when he worked on Wall Street.d.Greenspan wasnt very good at his studies since he earned his PhD at the age of 51.,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-lis

30、tening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 2,PartB_2_3,5.Which of the following describes the speakers attitude towards Greenspan?a.Positive.b.Neutral.c.Negative.d.Critical.,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise 2,PartB

31、_2_4,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Listen to the passage again and fill in the blanks in the following chart with the missing information.,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,PartB_2_4,Exercise 1,Exercise 2,Language and Cultural Notes,Word B

32、ank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,_,_,_,_,PartB_2_Script,Exercise 2,Exercise 1,Language and Cultural Notes,Word Bank,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,PartB_3,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Expres

33、sions and Vocabulary,PartB_3,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3,Pre-lis

34、tening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speakin

35、g Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3_a,Conversation 1,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 2,A:Have you read anything interesting recently?B:Yes,an article about an architect.A:An architect?Who?B:Bei Yuming.A:Oh,Ive heard

36、 of him.He is a Chinese American.B:Quite right.He was born in 1917 in Guangzhou.A:Where did he go to school?,Listen to the following conversations and repeat after the recording.Then role-play them with your partner.,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3_a,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening

37、Tasks,Speaking Tasks,B:He graduated from a middle school in Shanghai,then went to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the USA and in 1940 got a BA in architecture.Then in 1946 he earned an MA in architecture from Harvard University.A:I hear he is world-famous.B:Yes.In many parts of the

38、 world,there are buildings designed by him.The Fragrant Hill Hotel in Beijing is one of them.,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3_b,A:Whos that man in the picture?B:Dont you know?Well,Im not going to tell you,but you may ask me five questions to work out

39、who he was.A:That sounds fun!You said“was”.Do you mean he is no longer alive?B:Yes.Thats Question 1.A:OK.What was his nationality?B:British.,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3_b,A:When was he born and wh

40、en did he die?B:Thats two questions.A:Oh,come on.B:All right.He was born in 1940 and died in 1980.Two more questions left.A:What did he do?B:A singer and songwriter.A:What were his most famous songs?,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Exp

41、ressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3_b,B:One of the famous songs he wrote was“A Hard Days Night”.A:John Lennon,I bet.B:You got it.A:And Ive made it in five questions!B:Good for you.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 1,Conversation 2,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary

42、,PartB_3_d,Now make similar conversations with your partner.Use the structures and expressions you have learned in your conversations where appropriate.Your conversations should include the details given below.,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 2,Conversation 1,Exercise

43、,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3_d,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 2,Conversation 1,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabulary,PartB_3_d,Pre-listening Tasks,Listening Tasks,Speaking Tasks,Conversation 2,Conversation 1,Exercise,Useful Expressions and Vocabula

44、ry,PartC_1,A Compound DictationListen to the passage three times and supply the missing information.,Test Your Listening,PartC_2,On June 28,2008,amid cheers and tears 52-year-old Gates said good-bye to his 1)Microsoft employees.The following is his closing remarks during his 2)farewell event in Redm

45、ond:,Test Your Listening,_,_,PartC_2,“My lifes work really is about 3)software and working with incredible people.I love working with smart people.I love working with Steve.I love working with all the incredible people here.Even the times that were the 4)toughest,in some ways those are the ones that

46、 bond you the most when IBM decides to attack you,or when some 5)legal ruling isnt quite right.And you have to do a press conference afterwards.“The work here combines two things that I think are just so special.One is the 6)long-term impact the impact on the world of what we do is incredible.We,Tes

47、t Your Listening,_,_,_,_,PartC_2,can always go out and see things that remind us of that.See blind people who,using our accessibility,can browse the Internet.You know,their lives are just totally different because of that.So we can say,wow,this is so 7)impactful.“But I think the second thing,8)which

48、 is that the day-to-day work is fun and enjoyable,thats actually whats made it so easy to want to work hard,to want to always improve things,to face up to whatever it is that needs to be done better.9)So its a special group of people who put so much into it.,Test Your Listening,_,PartC_3,“So let me

49、just close by saying youve made it so much for me.10)There wont be a day of my life that Im not thinking about Microsoft,and the great things that its doing,and wanting to help.So thank you for making it the center of my life,and so much fun.Thank you.”,Test Your Listening,PartD_1,Time to Talk,Movie

50、 Time,Look at these pictures and describe them one by one.If possible,try also to find something relevant to talk about.,PartD_1_1,Time to Talk,Movie Time,PartD_1_2,Time to Talk,Movie Time,PartD_1_3,Time to Talk,Movie Time,PartD_1_1_hinta,1.Einstein,great physicist,impact on the way people think,Tim