大学英语视听说 unit 2 Man Animals and Pets

Unit2

Men,AnimalsandPetsTeachingObjectivesUnderstandwhatanimalsarebeingdescribed;GettoKnowmoreaboutanimals;Gettoknowmoreabouthowmanandanimalsco-exist;Learntolistenforusefulinformation.Warming-upactivitiesSpeakoutasmanyanimalsasyoucaninEnglish;Whichanimaldoyoulikebest,Why?Haveyoueverraisedapet?Whatarethepositiveandnegativeeffectsofhavingapet?PositiveandnegativeeffectsofhavingapetThepositiveeffects:CaringapetcanmakepeoplehappierandhealthierIncreasingexercises.Providingcompanionship.Helpingmeetingnewpeople(petstores,clubs).Reducinganxiety.Helpingpeoplefindingmeaningandjoyinlife.Thenegativeeffects:Money-consuming(food,clothes,vaccination,etc).Bringingharmtopeople’shealth.TheChineseZodiac

鼠：Rat牛：Ox虎：Tiger兔：Hare龙：Dragon蛇：Snake马：Horse羊：Sheep猴：Monkey鸡：Rooster狗：Dog猪：Boar—Whatanimalsignwereyoubornunder?—MyanimalsignisBoar.IwasbornintheyearoftheBoar.—Whatisnextyear'sanimalsign?—Nextyear’sanimalsignistheDragon.ListeningAids1.alien:n.1.apersonwhocomesfromaforeigncountry2.beingfromanotherworld外星人2.culture:n.agroupofcellsgrownformedicalorscientificstudy培养的细菌3.vaccine:n.疫苗developasmallpox,polio,rabies,etcvaccine培养天花、小儿麻痹症、狂犬病等的疫苗4.trunk:n.1.longnoseofanelephant.

2.mainstemofatree,fromwhichthebranchesgrow树干5.

tusk:n.apairoflongteethofcertainanimals(egtheelephant,walrusandwildboar)长牙6.twig:n.asmallbranchordivisionofabranchtrunkbranchtwigListeninginTask1Sevenanimalswillbedescribedinthispassage.A.Writedownthenameoftheanimaldescribedineachcase.Keywords:trunktusk1.ElephantsKeywords:armsandlegs,notails,climbers,intelligent2.ChimpanzeesKeywords:Africa,longneck,eatleavesandtwigs3.GiraffesKeywords:coldcountries,wings,swimmer,

blackandwhite4.PenguinsKeywords:Australia,shortfrontlegs,pouch5.KangaroosKeywords:Africa,blackandwhitestripes6.Zebras

zebracrossing斑马线Keywords:verycoldcountries,strong,whitecoat7.PolarbearsTask2

ThefastestandthemostintelligentanimalsintheworldGuessandthenanswer:1.Whatisthefastestanimalonland?Speed?2.Whatisthespeedofthefastestbirds?3.Whatisthespeedofthefastestfish?4.Whycananimalsrunfasterthanhumanbeings?5.Whycanhumanbeingstravelfasterthananimals?KeytoTask2ExerciseAthecheetah.170km/hMorethan100km/hBecausemostanimalsrunonfourlegs.Becausewehavemachines.ExerciseBFFTThefastestanimalonlandTheCheetahRunataspeedof100kilometersanhourCulturalNotes印度豹属猫科动物，奔跑时速可达每小时60英里，长腿、细腰、嘴在脸部并不突出，小而精致，两眼平行向前，捕猎时可聚焦猎物。印度豹看起来更像是身材大些的猫，并不攻击人类，它们不像美洲豹一样能用牙齿咬穿猎物的脖子。它们虽然进化成一种快速高效的猎手，然而和其他像狮子这一类更强大的猫科动物相比，它们是相对比较弱小的食肉动物。印度豹一般饿了才捕食，平均三天才能捕到一只猎物，有时它们的猎物还会被狮子和鬣狗等更强悍的动物抢去。印度豹通常利用其出众的奔跑速度来猎取食物，所以一幅印度豹猎杀羚羊的场景显得非常壮观惨烈。如果有一只羚羊落了单——这在大草原上可是一个致命的错误——印度豹就会抓住这个难得的机会，先从后侧悄悄地靠近小羚羊。如果两者之间的距离缩短到了一个可以冲刺的程度，这时哪怕羚羊察觉到大祸临头也为时已晚。印度豹开始急速奔跑，猎犬般的利爪掀起块块草皮和尘土。它们间的距离在缩小，终于抓住了，羚羊在一阵尘土中滚倒在地上，它的蹄在空中挣扎着，想触着地面站起来，然而头颈已经受制于豹了。Thekeypoints:Tolearnthenote-takingofspeed;Tohavepracticeinliaisonandcontraction:

animal

on;swim

at;things

up;animals

in;

aeroplanes

andspacecraftTask4Whatanimalshavetheshortestandlongestlives?Whatanimalhastheshortestlife?Themayfly------AfewhoursWhichanimalhasthelongestlife?TheArcticclams------220yearsThekeypoints:Payattentiontokeywordslike:

shortest,longest,fastest,mostintelligent,etc.Tohavepracticeinliaisonandcontraction:riseagain,certificate

to,insistonTask3

Whythedinosaursdisappeared?Isthereanydinosaurintheworld?ExerciseB1.Thetemperature

mighthavegottencoolerandkilledthemoff.2.They

mayhaverunoutoffood.3.They

couldhavebeendestroyedbyaliensfromouterspace.

Keypoints:1.thesentencepattern:

may/might/couldhavedonesth2.expressions:

ithassthtodowith…anotherideais…there’sevenatheorythat…Task5

UsinganimalsforresearchVocabulary:

vaccine,smallpox,polio,cellculture,unwanted:

无用的，有害的

justify:证明…是正当的；替…辩护

not…(A)anymorethan…(B)

正如B一样，A也不…

computermodeling:

计算机模拟(分析)技术

not…(A)anymorethan…(B)

正如B一样，A也不…Awhaleisnotafishanymorethanahorseis.

鲸之非鱼，无异于马之非鱼。Imperialismwillnotchangeitsnatureanymorethanaleopardwillitsspots.

帝国主义绝不会改变其本性，正如豹子绝不会改变其皮上的斑点一样。ThepresidentisnotsatisfiedwithwhatJohnsaidanymorethanyouare.

正如你一样，校长对约翰所说的也不满意。Phrasesofexpressingideas赞成agreewithapproveofbeforbeinfavorofapplaudassentto反对beagainstopposeobjecttobeopposedtoDifficultandlongsentenceHoweverthosewhoareagainstitpointoutthatthefactthathumansbenefitcannotbeusedtojustifyusinganimalsinresearchanymorethanitcanbeusedtojustifyexperimentingonotherhumans.AnswersExerciseA

Peoplehavedifferentopinionsonusinganimalsforresearch.ExerciseB

1.for;wastriedfirstonanimals;isdependenton;usingunwantedanimals2.against;suffer;unnecessary;thesamerights3.cellculture;computermodelingTheanalyzingofthispassagePart1:putforththequestion

(Everyyearabout17millionanimalsareusedinlaboratoryexperiments.)Part2:thereasonsofapproving…Part3:thereasonsofopposing…ThedifficultpointsTogettheoutlineofapassage:

tounderstandboth

themainidea

andthesupportingdetails.Tounderstandlonganddifficultsentences.Tolearnwordsandphraseslike:unwanted

justify

not…(A)anymorethan…(B)

Task7CatsinAmericaWhichhavebecomemorepopularinAmerica,dogsorcats?Howdoyouknow?Howlonghavehumanshadcatsintheirhomes?WheredidAmericanhousecatscomefrom?CatshavebeentreatedwellintheUnitedStatesallalong,haven’tthey?behighlyhonored(inancientEgypt,peoplewhokilledacatcouldbepublishedbydeath.)benottreatedasgods(inearlyAmerica,work