1、1Course TitleA Listening Course 2 听力教程 2Unit 2Aims of the Unit1. To tell students what listening skills should be mastered in this semester and how to master these skills.2. Phonetics: stress, intonation, tone of the voice and accents.3. Note-taking: outlining and summarizing.4. Prediction, guessing
2、 the meaning from the context, and drawing inference.5. Oral work practice.Important located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century 雅加达 Bali: an island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts 巴厘岛
3、3. Ask students to go through the questions in part A and B quickly.4. Listen to the piece of news two times and complete the summary. Then listen to news 8again finish the exercises in part B.5. Check the answers:Exercise A:This news item is about the 2nd serious bombing that took place in Indonesi
4、a within 2 years.Exercise B:1. Indonesia is going to reduce security measures Wednesday. F2. A fatal car bombing happened in Jakarta. T3. At least 30 people were killed and 148 people were injured. F4. The damaged hotel is run by a European country. F5. Two days later an Indonesian court would rule
5、the former bombing case in Bali. T6. More than 200 people were killed in the attacks of Bali Island. T Section Three Oral WorkRetellingRetelling is a way to help students produce longer oral presentations. At first students may find this part quite difficult. They may just recite the story. Thats al
6、l right. Later students are encouraged to retell the story in their own words. It takes a lot of time to finish it in class. Therefore, this part will be assigned to students to do after class and will be checked at the beginning of next class. The retelling training can be begun from guided retelli
7、ng. The guidance used for retelling can be in the form of an outline, questions or a summary framework.Original text:As Susan and her daughter Jenny walked around the park they were hounded by beggars. The girl was shocked when she saw a skeletal young beggar woman wrapped in a gray shawl. Her eyes
8、were sunken* and she held out a bony hand like she was receiving communion, As she did, her shawl fell away revealing a young child standing under it. Jenny just started throwing her money into that bony hand. Susan grabbed her before she could start taking off her jewelry, and the mother decided to
9、 have a talk with her about the 9beggars when they got back to the hotel.They boarded the return bus. They were stopped at a red light when Jenny stood straight up and screamed, “Mother? Susan went to her window and she pointed to a taxi next to the bus. There, in air conditioned comfort, sat the be
10、ggar woman with her child next to her, eating an ice cream cone.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 World Sight DayExercise A:1. Because of grants, the average student pays a lot less than the published costs of a college education.2. Two forms of financial aid for the students are grants and lo
11、ans.3. When students receive loans, they have to repay them later.4. The increases in tuition are mainly caused by cuts in state spending on education.5. The total charge for the students who live at a college includes tuition, housing and other costs.Exercise B:l. This year the cost of studies at p
12、ublic colleges in the United States increased 14 percent.2. The average total charge for students who live at a public college in their state is 10.600 dollars. While at a private college, total charges are almost 27.000 dollars.3. The above information is collected from 4.000 colleges and universit
13、ies.4. It is said that this years increase in the cost of studies is the biggest one in 30 years.5. American students received a record amount of financial aid last year, which reached 105.000 million dollars.Part 2 My GrandfatherB: Choose the best answer.1. A2. B3. D104. C5. D6. B7. B8. DExercise C
14、:1. Her grandfather was in the front room.2. He sprawled on the couch with red and swollen eyes. He lost weight, his feet being an unsightly mass of blood blisters. He was moaning.3. She was clean, obviously well-fed, and radiantly healthy.4. At that time, he found a dead deer on the first day of my
15、 Ta-Na-E-Ka. This deer might have been shot by a soldier, and it kept her grandfathers belly full for the entire period of the test.5. The writers grandfather told her that she should have done what her cousin did. But he thought that she was more alert to what was happening to the people today than
16、 they were. He thought she would have passed the test under any circumstances, in anytime. Somehow, she knew how to exist in a world that wasnt made for Indians. He didnt think she was going to have any trouble surviving.AssignmentSection Four Supplementary Exercises Part 1 World Sight Day Part 2 Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical ActivityReview what we have learnt in class.Reflection
