中国人民解放军外国语学院课程课件

1. 中国人民解放军外国语学院课程课件 英语高级视听说 专 业：xx级英语专业x队x班 授课单位：英语系视听说教研室 授课教员：

2. 1 Pre-listening 2 4 Micro-listening Video Report 3 News 5 Home Assignment Tasks

3. 1. Pre-listening: Recognizing the Main Idea Listen to this/Lesson 17/Section 3

4. How to recognize main ideas? • Semantic markers; • By emphasis or repetition; • By visual display (e.g. by putting headings on a blackboard, overhead projector etc.)

5. Vocabulary • unfetteredadj. be free, without any restraints.被除去脚镣的,无拘无束的 • affirmativeadj. asserting that something is true or correct, as with the answer “yes”. 肯定的 • humilityn. the quality or condition of being humble. 谦卑

6. Thomas Dewey • U.S. attorney and politician. He received the Republican presidential nomination in 1944 but was soundly defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt; He was nominated again in 1948 to confront Harry S. Truman.

7. Thomas Dewey • 1. Main idea of his speech: . Expressing neutrality after being nominated. In all humility, I accept the nomination ... I am happy to be able to say to you that I come to you unfettered by a single obligation or promise to any living person.

8. Jimmy Carter • James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. was the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.

9. Jimmy Carter • 2. Main idea of his speech: . Making a promise of what to do when elected the President I'll never tell a lie. I'll never make a misleading statement. I'll never betray the trust of those who have confidence in me. And I will never avoid a controversial issue. Watch me closely, because I won't be any better President than I am a candidate.

10. John F. Kennedy • John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States. • Kennedy announced the goal for landing a man on the Moon in speaking to a Joint Session of Congress on May 25, 1961

11. John F. Kennedy • 3. Main idea of his speech: . We should go to the moon. I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. No single space project in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important for the long-range exploration of space; and none will be so difficult, or expensive to accomplish ... But, in a very real sense, it will not be one man going to the moon. If we make this judgement affirmatively, it will be an entire nation ... I believe we should go to the moon.

12. Edward M. Kennedy • Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office since November 1962, he is currently in his eighth full (and ninth overall) term in the Senate.

13. Edward M. Kennedy • 4. Main idea of his speech: . Commemorating a person. Those of us who loved him, and who take him to his rest today, pray that what he was to us, what he wished for others will some day come to pass for all the world. As he said many times, in many parts of this nation, to those he touched and who sought to touch him: "Some men see things as they are and say 'Why?' I dream things that never were and say 'Why not?'".

14. Malcolm X • Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. • He has been described as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.

15. Malcolm X • 5. Main idea of his speech: . The problem of the black people should be considered. Because if they don't awake, they're going to find out that this little Negro that they thought was passive has become a roaring, uncontrollable lion right in right at their door—not at their doorstep, inside their house, in their bed, in their kitchen, in their attic, in the basement.

16. Andrew Young • Andrew Jackson Young (born March 12, 1932) is an American politician, diplomat and pastor. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, and was a supporter and friend of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

17. Andrew Young • 6. Main idea of his speech: . Why I want to resign. I guess I couldn't say that er I wouldn't continue to do that, because I don't want the Carter Administration, and because I don't want Secretary Vance er to have to take the blame for the decisions that I felt that I had to make, decisions which I still feel were very much in the interest of this nation, er I think it best that I remove myself from the formal employ of the government er and pursue er my interests in foreign and domestic policy as a private citizen.

18. 2. Micro-listening Listen to This: Lesson 17 The Three Climbers of Pompeii

19. The Three Climbers of Pompeii • shin v. to climb (a rope or pole, for example) by gripping and pulling alternately with the hands and legs. 攀爬 • polythenen.聚乙烯 • conen.(松树的)球果 • delicacyn.something pleasing and appealing, especially a choice food.

20. The Three Climbers of Pompeii • pesto n. A sauce consisting of usually fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated cheese. 香蒜酱 • spaghettin.A pasta made into long solid strings and cooked by boiling. 意大利面条

21. The Three Climbers of Pompeii • Pompeiin. An ancient city of southern Italy. Pompeii was destroyed by an volcanic eruption of a nearby mountain and the incredibly well-preserved ruins were rediscovered in 1748 and have been extensively excavated.

22. 3. News CNN Reports

23. New man in Kremlin • mentorn. a wise and trusted teacher导师 • nihilism n. A doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing is meaningful 虚无主义

24. outgoing adj. Retiring from or relinquishing a place, a position, or an office即将离职的 • tandem adv. One behind the other一前一后、共同地

25. New man in Kremlin • pivotal adj. being of vital or central importance; crucial • pomp n. dignified or magnificent display壮丽景观，盛况

26. protégé n. a person who is guided and helped by someone of influence or power 被保护人 • draw to an end: 结束, 终止

27. Dmitry Medvedev德米特里·梅德韦杰夫 • Russian lawyer and politician who became president of Russia in 2008.

28. Vladmir Putin 弗拉基米尔·普京 Born 7 October 1952, he was the second President of Russia and is the current Prime Minister of Russia.

29. Questions • 1. What is this report about? • 2. What will be Medvedev’s top priority? Why will he do so? • 3. According to Medvedev, what is the obstacle to his nation’s development? • 4. What is the relationship between Medvedev and Putin? • 5. What set of questions has the reporter raised at the end of the report?

30. Key • 1. The inauguration of Dimitry Medvedev as Russia’s President and official nomination of Vladimir Putin as Prime Minister. • 2. The rule of law. Because he thinks that Russia lacks the rule of law, which is important for the development of economy.

31. Key • 3. Legal nihilism. • 4. Mentor and protégée. • 5. How this unprecedented power sharing arrangement will work in practice, if it will work in practice, will this prove to be steps towards a new, more democratic future, or has Russia to set itself on a course to instability are the questions asked.

32. Part II Russia's new president, Dmitry Medvedev

33. Vocabulary • sidekickn. a close companion or comrade密友 • handpickv. to select personally 亲手挑选 • enigmatic adj. 高深莫测的

34. predecessorn. One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or a position. 前任 • waxworkn. a figure made of wax蜡像

35. Vocabulary • curatorn. director of a museum 馆长 • intelligentsian. the intellectual elite of a society 知识分子 • KGBn. the intelligence and internal security agency of the former Soviet Union. 克格勃

36. Questions • 1. What does the curator of the waxwork museum tell to the reporter? • 2. What kind of people is Medvedev? • 3. What do Medvedev and Putin have in common? • 4. In what aspects does Medvedev differ from Putin?

37. Keys • 1. She tells him that visitors are fascinated by what their new leader looks like, and she thinks that they believe in him and trust him. • 2. Nice, kind, good-willed, soft-spoken. A daring intellectual, and in general, is what people call the “intelligentsia”. Always goal-oriented, professional, with very good organizational skills, even in his youth.

38. 3. They grew up in the same place, St. Petersburg, both studied law and worked at the mayor’s office. • 4. Medvedev hasn’t served in the Soviet KGB. Instead, he pursued an academic career before moving into business and politics. He is a devout heavy rock fan and a genuine liberal. And he is moderate.

39. 4. Video Report (Optional) —Lesson 6 The Little Emperors

40. Vocabulary • poisen. The bearing or deportment of the head or body; mien. 姿势，样子 • chafev. To feel irritated or impatient. 恼怒，不耐烦 • propagandan.宣传

41. Vocabulary • pensionn. A sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit or by way of patronage. 养老金, 退休金 • orphanage n. A public institution for the care and protection of children without parents. 孤儿院 • mortality n. death rate 死亡率

42. Family planning policy • Practicing family planning constitutes China's fundamental state policy. The basic task is to control population quantity and improve population quality. Since 1970, important achievements have been made in both these categories. The birth rate has declined from 33/1000 to 17/1000.

43. Family planning policy • Practicing family planning is China's most important need because China is not only the world's most populous country, it is also a developing socialist country with insufficient farm land

44. Oral Practice Topics • What is the relationship between overpopulation and poverty? • How to determine the conditions under which abortion is legal or illegal? • What are the possible consequences of the skewed ratio of boys to girls? • What is your opinion towards the education of the only children?

45. 5. Home Assignment VOA News Copying: Week 1

46. Thank you for your attention!