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 tasks 2 Micro-Listening tasks 3 Macro-Listening tasks 4 Summary and assignments Tasks

3. Pre-listening tasks: presentation Make a presentation of 3-5 minutes on the topic of Terrorism and Afghanistan. Reference to last week’s audio material is much preferred.

4. Listen to This/Book II Lesson 32: Section One

5. Section One: vocabulary • supplenessn. 柔软，柔韧性 • staminan. Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance. 耐力 • strain v. pull, draw, or stretch tight 拉紧

6. musclen. 肌肉 • ligament n. 韧带 • tendonn. 腱 • endurancen. the act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress 忍耐力

7. Section One: vocabulary • flop v. to rest idly; lounge. (slang) 懒惰地闲憩；懒洋洋地躺卧 • tellyn. a television set. (Colloquial) • irksome adj. causing annoyance, weariness, or vexation; tedious. 烦人的：使人生气的

8. Section One: vocabulary • freakn. a thing or an occurrence that is markedly unusual or irregular 怪诞的思想、行动或事件, 畸形人 • escalatorn. 自动扶梯 • aerobic adj. involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body 有氧健身法的

9. beneficialn. producing or promoting a favorable result; advantageous. 有利的 • tone up phr. to make or become brighter or more vigorous. 使增强 • fume n. vapor, gas, or smoke, especially if irritating, harmful, or strong. (浓烈或难闻的)烟, 气体

10. Muscle, Ligament & Tendon

11. London Tube • London tube’s first section opened in 1863, and it was the first underground railway system in the world, and, starting in 1890, it was also the first to operate electric trains. It is usually referred to as the Underground or the Tube—the latter deriving from the shape of the system’ s deep-bore tunnels—although about 55% of the network is above ground.

12. Dialogue Listening Unit 21

13. vocabulary • loungen.a public waiting room, as in a hotel or an air terminal. 大厅，休息室 • linear adj. 线的, 直线的, 线性的 • algebra n. 代数学 • cross adj.showing ill humor; annoyed. 脾气坏的；发怒的

14. Linear Algebra • Linear algebra is a branch of mathematics concerned with the study of vectors, vector spaces (also called linear spaces), linear maps (also called linear transformations), and systems of linear equations. Vector spaces are a central theme in modern mathematics; thus, linear algebra is widely used in both abstract algebra and functional analysis.

15. Passage Listening Unit 21

16. vocabulary • rhyme n. correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse. 押韵 • interplay n. reciprocal action and reaction; interaction 相互作用; 相互影响 • evoke v. to call to mind by naming, citing, or suggesting 唤起, 引起

17. phonically adv. 声音地，语音地 • prosen. ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure. 散文体 • musicality n. the quality or condition of being musical. 音感, 音乐性

18. Gertrude Stein • Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American writer who spent most of her life in France, and who became a catalyst in the development of modern art and literature.

19. John Ashbery • John Ashbery is an American poet. He has won nearly every major American award for poetry and is recognized as one of America’s most important, though still controversial, poets.

20. VOA News

21. General comprehension Listen to the news item and make notes of important information. With reference to your notes, try to make a brief summary of the important elements in the news. Who, when, where, what, how

22. vocabulary • totalitarianismn. 极权主义 • veteran n. an old soldier who has seen long service 老兵 • cemetery n. a place for burying the dead; a graveyard 墓地, 公墓

23. commemoration n. the act of honoring the memory of or serving as a memorial to someone or something. 纪念仪式 • stalemate n. a situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock 僵局

24. Nicholas Sarkozy • Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd President of the French Republic. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007. • His nickname, “Sarko”, is used by both supporters and opponents.

25. D-day • D-Day is a term often used in military parlance to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. “D-Day” often represents a variable, designating the day upon which some significant event will occur or has occurred. The initial D in D-Day has had various meanings in the past, while more recently it has obtained the connotation of “Day” itself, thereby creating the phrase “Day-Day”, or “Day of Days”.

26. D-day • The best known D-Day is June 6, 1944 — the day of the Normandy Landings— initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi occupation during World War II. However, many other invasions and operations had a designated D-Day, both before and after that.

27. Nicholas Sarkozy • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the sixth and currentPresident of the Islamic Republic of Iran. • Ahmadinejad has been a critic of the United States and Israel, and backs strengthening Iran’s relations with Russia, Venezuela, Syria, and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf.

28. Listen for details Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions. • According to President Obama, what is the significance of D-day? • In President Obama’s statement, is WWII good or bad? • Who had taken part in the ceremony? • What had Nicolas Sarkozy done?

29. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • According to President Obama, what is the significance of D-day? President Obama said D-Day represents a moment when citizens came together despite their differences to stop what he called the “evil” of Nazi ideology. He said it was their improbable victory against all odds that freed Europe and changed the course of the 20th century.

30. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • In President Obama’s statement, is WWII good or bad? No man who shed blood or lost a brother would say that war is good. But all we know that this war was essential.

31. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • Who had taken part in the ceremony? President Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, The prime ministers of Britain and Canada and several hundred veterans of the invasion.

32. Listening for Details • Questions and Answers • What had Nicolas Sarkozy done? Mr. Sarkozy called on European nations and the United States to continue in that spirit of unity in the face of today's global threats; He denounced what he called insane statements by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who has suggested that Israel be wiped off the map. The French leader also supported Mr. Obama's call for Israel to halt settlement construction in the West Bank.

33. Assignment • News copying, week 16. • Prepare for a presentation: On the Historical Significance of D-day.

34. Thank You for Your Attention!