新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4（思政智慧版）课件 B4U6 Boos light up our mind

Unit6Learningobjectives视听说教程4•talkaboutbooksandstories•listenforcomparisonsandcontrasts•talkaboutwritingabook•giveafarewellspeechBookslightupourmind新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Openingup1

Readthequotes.Thenworkinpairsanddiscussthequestions.Themorethatyouread,themorethingsyouwillknow.Themorethatyoulearn,themoreplacesyou’llgo.—TheodorSeussGeisel(Americanauthorandcartoonist)Notearsinthewriter,notearsinthereader.Nosurpriseinthewriter,nosurpriseinthereader.—RobertFrost(Americanpoet)Havingporedovertenthousandvolumes,mywritingbrushseemstoworklikemagic.—DuFu(Chinesepoet)新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Openingup1

Readthequotes.Thenworkinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1Whatdothequotesmean?

Eachofthethreequotesexpressesaparticularperspectiveonhumanexperiencesaseitherareaderorawriter.Thefirstonetalksabouttheimportanceofreading,sayingthatreadingcanincreaseourknowledgeandbroadenourhorizons.Thesecondoneemphasizesthatawritermustbeemotionallyengagedintheirworktoevokeanemotionalresponsefromthereader.Thethirdone,whichisafamousChinesequote,meansthatifonereadsextensively,theywillgaintheknowledgeandwisdomtowriteskillfully.新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Openingup1

Readthequotes.Thenworkinpairsanddiscussthequestions.2Whichquotedoyoulikebest?Why?Ilikethefirstquotebest.Itsummarizesthebenefitsofreadingpreciselyandconcisely.Readingenablesustolearnaboutthingswemaybeunabletoseeorexperienceinperson.Itprovidesachannelthroughwhichwegettolearnmoreaboutlifeandtheworld.Forexample,wemaynotbeabletotraveltomanyplacesonearth,butwecancertainlylearnaboutthemthroughreading.Thisquotemotivatesmetoreadmoreinthefuture.Contents丨目录TakinginSpeakingout新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4FurtherlisteningListeningtoChinaViewingworldculturesWatchingstreetinterviewsTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ListeningtoChina1

Lookatthepicturesandreadthequestions.Thenworkinpairsandanswerthequestions.TakinginBeforeyoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程1ABCDListeningtoChinaTakinginBeforeyoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程11Whatmethodofbookproductionisshownineachpicture?Canyoureorderthem,with1beingtheearliestand4indicatingthemostrecent?PictureA:PrintingbooksbyamodernprintingmachinePictureB:MakingcopiesofbooksbyhandPictureC:ProducingbooksbymoveabletypeprintingPictureD:DigitizingbooksOrder:A-3,B-1,C-2,D-4ListeningtoChinaTakinginBeforeyoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程12Howhastheprocessofbookproductionimprovedbasedontheorderyoucameupwith?Fromthissetofpictures,wecanseethattheprocessofbookproductionhasbecomeincreasinglyfast,convenient,andeconomicalashumancivilizationadvances.Beforetheinventionofprinting,copiesofbookshadtobemadebyhand.Lateron,moveabletypeprintingwasinvented,whichmadebookproductionmuchfasterthanwritingbyhand.Then,modernprintingmachinesListeningtoChinaTakinginBeforeyoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程12Howhastheprocessofbookproductionimprovedbasedontheorderyoucameupwith?startedtobeused,furtherimprovingtheefficiencyofbookproduction.Today,readerscangetdigitalcopiesofbooksfromtheInternet,withouttheneedforbookstobeprintedonpaper.ListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ListeningforcomparisonsandcontrastsSpeakersoftencompareandcontrastobjects,ideas,processes,orconceptstohelpdescribeandexplainsomething.Acomparisonisusedtoshowsimilaritiesbetweentwoormorethings,whileacontrastisusedtodemonstratedifferencesbetweenthem.UnderstandingcomparisonsandcontrastscanhelpyouanalyzeListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4information,makeconnections,andunderstandthespeaker’skeypoints.Herearesomeimportantstrategiesyoucanusetolistenforcomparisonsandcontrasts.ListenforsignalwordsandexpressionsPayattentiontothewordsandexpressionsthatthespeakerusestosignalcomparisons(similarities)andcontrasts(differences)ListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4betweentwoormorethings.Thesewordsandexpressionscanbeofvarioustypessuchasprepositions,prepositionalphrases,conjunctions,adjectives,andadverbs.Someexamplesaregivenbelow.•Forsimilarities:like,alike,likewise,also,both,too,similar,similarto,thesameas,inthesameway,inlikemanner,justas,justlike…ListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4•Fordifferences:unlike,however,although,differently,but,nevertheless,while,whereas,instead,insteadof,onthecontrary,incontrast…Comparativeandsuperlativeformsofadjectivesandadverbsarealsofrequentlyusedtoindicatedifferences.Forexample:•ThisbookismoreinterestingthantheoneIreadlastweek.•ThestorenearthelibraryhasthelargestselectionofelectronicsListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4inthecity.PayattentiontothestartofanewsubjectWhenanewsubjectisintroduced,itoftenindicatesashiftinfocusorachangeintopic.Thismaysignalacomparisonorcontrastbetweendifferentthings,asisshownintheexamplebelow:Inacar,you’realwaysinacompartmentasapassiveobserverofwhatismovingby.Onamotorcycle,you’renotconfinedinaListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4limitedspace,soyouareinthesceneratherthanjustwatchingit.UsevisualmethodstotakenotesYoucanusetables,charts,orliststotakenoteswhenthespeakergivescomparisonsandcontrasts.Thesevisualmethodsareeffectivetoolstohelpyouorganizeinformationinastructuredmanner.Forexample,ifyouarelisteningtoapassagethatdiscussesthedifferencesbetweenfictionbooksandnon-fictionListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4books,youmaywritedownthekeypointsintheformofaT-chartasfollows:FictionbooksNon-fictionbooks•Toentertainreaders•Basedonimaginaryeventsandcharacters•Toeducateorinformreaders•Basedonrealevents,facts,andinformationListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4FictionbooksNon-fictionbooks•Usingnarrativetechniquestotellstories:plotdevelopment,dialogue,etc.•FocusingonpresentingfactualinformationinaninformativemannerNowyouaregoingtolistentoapassageabouttheChineseinventionofmoveabletypeprinting.UsethestrategiesabovetoListeningtoChinaTakinginListening

skills新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4listenforthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthisprintingtechnologyandtheoneusedbeforeit.ScanthecodeandlearnmoreabouttheskillonUcampus.

ListeningtoChinaListentothepassageandcompletethefollowingexercises.Youmaylistentoitmorethanonce.TakinginWhileyoulistenlaboriousa.费劲的；耗时费力的

reign

n.（某君主的）统治时期

clay

n.黏土

drawbackn.缺点；毛病

dissemination

n.（信息或思想的）广泛传播新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4NewwordsListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程42

Readtheparagraphsandcheck(✔)theonethatbestsummarizesthepassageyouhear.

1Printingisoneofthegreatestinventionsinhumanhistory.Thetwomostimportantstagesofitsdevelopmentareblockprintingandmoveabletypeprinting,bothofwhichoriginatedinChinaanddramaticallychangedthewaybookswereproduced.MoveabletypeprintinghadafargreaterinfluencebecauseitspreadtomanyothercountriesandinspiredimprovementsinWhileyoulistenListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4bookproductionaroundtheworld.2MoveabletypeprintingisaprintingtechnologyinventedinChinainthe11thcentury.Ithasgreatadvantagesoverblockprinting,allowingeasyarrangementofindividualblockpiecestoprintdifferentpages.Thisimprovedtheefficiencyandloweredthecostofbookproductiondramatically.Moveabletypeprintinghadasignificantinfluenceworldwide,transformingthewayknowledgeandinformationspread.Whileyoulisten✔ListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程43Theinventionofprintingtransformedtheworld,makingitpossibleforbookstobeproducedinlargenumbers.Beforeprintingwasinvented,bookshadtobecopiedinmanuscriptform.Afterprintingwascreated,knowledgeandinformationstartedtospreadmorequickly.Ofthevariousprintingmethodsusedinhistory,blockprintingandmoveabletypeprintinghadthegreatestimpactworldwide.WhileyoulistenListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程43Readthechartandfillintheblankstocompletethenotesaboutthedifferencesbetweenmoveabletypeprintingandblockprintingaccordingtowhatyouhear.WhileyoulistenMoveabletypeprintingBlockprinting•Chinesecharactersarecarvedintosmall1)__________.•Charactersof5)____________arecarvedouttomakeonebigblockor6)____________.clayblocksanentirepageprintingplateListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4WhileyoulistenMoveabletypeprintingBlockprinting•Eachcharacterisonepiece.Thepiecescanbeeasily2)__________toprintapage,andthenremovedand3)__________asneededtoprintadifferentpage.•Eachblockcanonlybeusedforaspecificpageof7)

,andasinglemistakeincarvingcould8)____thewholeblock.•Theprocessis4)

.•Theprocessisveryinefficientandcostly.assembledrearrangedeasierandmoreefficientaparticularbookruinListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ScriptsInveryoldtimes,bookshadtobewrittenbyhand,andtheyhadtobecopiedbyhandaswellifmorecopiesweretobeproduced.Thisprocesswastime-consumingandlaborious.Itwasalsoeasytomakemistakes.Withtheinventionofmoveabletypeprinting,thingschangedgreatly.MoveabletypeprintingwasinventedbyBiShenginChinaintheListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Scripts11thcentury.BiShengwasborninQishuiCountyintoday’sHubeiProvince,andlivedduringtheNorthernSongDynasty.WhileworkingasaprintingcraftsmaninHangzhouduringthereignofQingli,whichlastedfrom1041to1048,heinventedmoveabletypeprinting.Inmoveabletypeprinting,ChinesecharactersarecarvedintoListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Scriptssmallclayblocks,whicharethenhardenedbyfire.Eachcharacterisonepiece.Thepiecesofmoveabletypecanbeeasilyassembledtoprintapage,andthenremovedandrearrangedasneededtoprintadifferentpage.Thesefeaturesmadeprintingeasierandmoreefficient.BeforeBiSheng’sinvention,bookswereprintedinChinausingaListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Scriptstechniquecalledblockprinting.Unlikeinmoveabletypeprinting,whichhasindividualcharactersasseparatepieces,intheblockprintingprocess,charactersofanentirepagearecarvedouttomakeonebigblockorprintingplate.Eachblockcanonlybeusedforaspecificpageofaparticularbook,andasinglemistakeincarvingcouldruinthewholeblock,makingtheprocessveryinefficientandcostly.ListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ScriptsBiSheng’sinventionovercamethedrawbacksofblockprinting.Moveableblocksofindividualcharacterscanbereusedfordifferentpagesandbooks.Insteadofcarvinganentirepageintoonehugeplate,smallblocksofindividualcharactersarecarved.Hence,mistakesbecamemuchlessexpensive.BiSheng’smoveabletypetransformedtheprintingprocessandListeningtoChinaTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Scriptshadafar-reachingimpact.ThetechnologylaterspreadtoothercountriesinAsiaandEurope,sparkingarevolutioninthedisseminationofinformationandknowledge.ListeningtoChina4

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.

TakinginAfteryoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程41Howhasprintingcontributedtotheimprovementofhumansociety?Thereisnodoubtthatprintinghasbeenasignificantcontributortotheadvancementofhumansociety.First,theinventionofprintinghasenabledpeopletoshareknowledgemorequicklyandeasily,acceleratingthespreadofinformationandideas.Second,printinghasmadethemassproductionofbookslessexpensive,facilitatingthedevelopmentofallareasofhumanculture,suchasscience,ListeningtoChina4

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.

TakinginAfteryoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程41Howhasprintingcontributedtotheimprovementofhumansociety?philosophy,literature,andart.Inaddition,printinghasmadeitpossibleforordinarypeopletoreceiveeducationandacquireliteracyskills,asbookshavebecomemoreaffordableandaccessible.Insummary,printinghasbeeninstrumentalinthedisseminationofknowledge,thedevelopmentofallareasofhumanculture,andthepopularizationofeducation.ListeningtoChina4

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.

TakinginAfteryoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4–No,Idon’tthinkpaperbookswilldisappearcompletely.Althoughdigitalbooksarebecomingmoreandmorepopular,paperbookshavetheiruniquebenefits.Firstofall,paperbooksdonotrequirebatteries,electricity,orInternetaccess,whichmakesthemmorereliablethandigitalbooksinsituationswherethosedevicesor

2Withtheincreasingpopularityofdigitalbooks,doyouthinkpaperbookswilldisappearsometimeinthefuture?Why?ListeningtoChinaTakinginAfteryoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4facilitiesarenotavailable.Furthermore,paperbooksgivereadersapleasantsensoryexperiencethatdigitalbookscannotprovide.Manypeoplelikethefeelandsmellofthepages,whichisonlypossiblewithpaperbooks.Anotherbenefitofpaperbooksisthattheyareofteneasierontheeyes,whereasreadingane-bookonascreenforalongtimecancauseeyestrain.Forthesereasons,Ithinkpaperbookswillcontinuetoexistdespitetheincreasingpopularityofdigitalbooks.ListeningtoChinaTakinginAfteryoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4–Yes,Ithinkitispossiblethatpaperbookswillgivewaytodigitalbooksentirelyinthefuture.Obviously,digitalbookshavehugeadvantages.Thebiggestoneistheirportability.Withane-readerorasmartphone,youcancarryabiglibrarywithyouwhereveryougo.Anotheruniqueadvantageofe-booksistheirenvironmentalfriendliness.Theproductionofdigitalbooksdoesnotrequirepaper,ink,orshipping,whichreducestheconsumptionofnaturalresourcessignificantly.Otherimportantadvantagesofdigitalbooks

ListeningtoChinaTakinginAfteryoulisten新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4includeflexiblefontsizesandbacklightingoptions.Comparedtodigitalbooks,paperbooksareheavyandbulky,haveahighercarbonfootprint,andlackmanyoftheoptionsthatcanadaptthemtoreaders’individualneeds.Consideringthemanyadvantagesofdigitalbooks,Ithinkthatpaperbooksmightdisappearsometimeinthefuture.Viewingworldcultures1

Readtheprograminformationandanswerthequestions.TakinginBeforeyouview新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ThevideoclipisanexcerptfromamoviebasedonanautobiographywrittenbyGeraldDurrell.ThemovietellsthestoryoftheDurrells,aratherunusualfamily:Gerry–a12-year-oldwholovesanimals,hissisterMargot,hisbrotherLeslie,hiseldestbrotherLawrence,andtheirmother.IntheViewingworldcultures1

Readtheprograminformationandanswerthequestions.TakinginBeforeyouview新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程41930s,thefamilydecidestoselltheirhouseinBritainandmovetoaplaceinSoutheasternEurope.There,theyresideinanumberofvillasandspendtheirtimeindulgingintheirvaryinginterests.Butthebeginningisn’teasy,sotheyaredelightedwhentheymakeanewfriend,Spiro.Viewingworldcultures1

Readtheprograminformationandanswerthequestions.TakinginBeforeyouview新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程42HowmanypeoplearethereintheDurrellfamily?Five.1Whatisthemovieadaptedfrom?AnautobiographywrittenbyGeraldDurrell.Viewingworldcultures1

Readtheprograminformationandanswerthequestions.TakinginBeforeyouview新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4AplaceinSoutheasternEurope.4Howdoesthefamilyspendtheirtimeinthenewplace?Theyspendtheirtimeindulgingintheirvaryinginterests.3Wheredoesthefamilymoveto?ViewingworldculturesTakinginWhileyouview新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Watchthevideoclipandcompletethefollowingexercises.Youmaywatchitmorethanonce.

ViewingworldculturesTakinginWhileyouview新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4NewwordsCorfu

科孚岛（希腊岛屿）

ridiculousa.

愚蠢的；荒唐的

linen

n.家庭日用织品

merchandise

n.商品；货品

cradle

n.

发源地；摇篮

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n.

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n.

（乡下或靠海的）别墅；（尤指）度假别墅ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程42

Readthequestionsandtheanswerchoices.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothevideoclip.Whileyouview1Whatistheeldestboycomplainingabout?AHissister.BHismother.CThehouse.DTheclimate.2Whatdoesthemotherthinkoftheideaofmoving?AIt’spractical.BIt’sdangerous.CIt’swonderful.DIt’sridiculous.√√ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程42

Readthequestionsandtheanswerchoices.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothevideoclip.Whileyouview3Whodoesthemotherarguewithaboutthebedlinen?AAwriter.BAbedseller.CAcustomsofficer.DAlinenmerchant.√ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程42

Readthequestionsandtheanswerchoices.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothevideoclip.Whileyouview4Whyisn’tthemothersatisfiedwiththehousesshehasbeenshown?ABecausetheydon’thavebathrooms.BBecausetheycan’tbecleanedeasily.CBecausetheycan’tbereachedbytaxi.DBecausetheydon’thaveenoughrooms.√ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程42

Readthequestionsandtheanswerchoices.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothevideoclip.Whileyouview5Whatwillthefamilyprobablydo?AGetahousewithoutabathroom.BHaveatouroftheislandbytaxi.CBuyacartodrivetoanotherplace.DTakethehouseoftheGreekdriver.√ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程43

Readthestatementsandcheck(✔)thetrueonesaccordingtothevideoclip.Whileyouview1TheopeningsceneofthevideoclipisinOctober.2Nooneinthefamilysupportstheeldestson’sproposaltomove.3ThefamilydecidestomovetoanislandinGreece.✔ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Whileyouview

4Thefamilydoesn’tspeakthelanguageoftheisland.5Themotherishappytoseeagroupoflocalpeoplecominguptoher.6Spiro,theGreekdriver,oncelivedinChicagoforseveralyears.✔✔3

Readthestatementsandcheck(✔)thetrueonesaccordingtothevideoclip.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4CulturenotesGeraldDurrell:anEnglishauthorandnaturalist,bestknownforwritinganumberofbooksbasedonhislifeasananimalcollectorandenthusiast.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4CulturenotesCorfu:anislandintheIonianSea(爱奥尼亚海),offthenorthwestcoastofGreece.Itiswell-watered,hasfertilesoils,andisfamousforhavingsomeofthemostattractivecountrysidesceneryofalltheGreekislands.Theislandisapopulartouristdestination,especiallyforBritishpeople.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ScriptsL1=Larry/Lawrence;G=Gerry;L2=Leslie;M1=Margot;M2=Mother;C=Customsofficer;E=Estateagent;S=SpiroL1:Whydoweputupwiththisclimate?Imean,lookatus!Gerrycan’tspeak.G:Uh?L1:Lesliecan’thear.L2:What?ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ScriptsL1:Margot’sgotafacelikeaplateofredporridge.M1:Shutup!L1:It’sAugust!Weneedsunshine.M2:Yes,dear.L1:I’vegotafriend.LivesinGreece–Corfu.Saysit’swonderful.Whydon’twepackupandgo?M2:Ican’tjustgolikethat.Wehaveahousehere.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ScriptsL1:We’llsellup.M2:Don’tberidiculous,Lawrence.Gerryneedsaneducation.G:No,I’llbefine.M2:Wecan’tjustupandleave.Thatwouldbemadness.L1:I’mawriter.Thatone’sverygood.C:Good.This,no.M2:It’sbedlinen.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ScriptsC:Merchandise.Tax.M2:It’sourbedlinen.M1:Comeaway,mother.Let’sputoffannoyingpeopleaslongaspossible.M2:I’msorry,butyou’veshownus10houses,andnoneofthemhasabathroom.G:Oh,notagain.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ScriptsE:Bathroom?M2:Thisisthecradleofcivilization.Theymusthavebathrooms.We’llfindaplaceourselves.Uh…no,um,er…Taxi?L2:Wedon’tactuallyspeakGreek.M1:Wedoplantolearn.M2:Can’tyoudosomething,Larry?L1:What?ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4ScriptsS:Oi!!!Youneedsomeonewhotalksyourlanguage?Them’s(Havethey)beenworryingyous(you)?M2:Ah,ah…no,no.S:Hey!...So,taxi?Whereyouwantstogo(Wheredoyouwanttogo),eh?Youknowwhat?Igotabathroominmyhouse.Eightyears(Foreightyears)IwasinChicago,andthenIsay(Isaid),“Spiro,you’s(you’ve)madeenoughmoney,”soIcome(came)ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Scriptsback.Ah.Ibring(brought)thiscarwithme.Bestcarontheisland.Itellyounowordofalie.M2:Eyesontheroad.S:AlltheEnglishtourists,theyaskformewhentheycometotheisland.Yeah.Youknow,ifIwasn’t(weren’t)Greek,yeah,Ilikes(wouldlike)tobeEnglish.There.Villawithbathrooms.G:We’lltakeit.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程44

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.Afteryouview1Ifyouhavejustmovedtoanewcityandyouarelookingforanapartmenttolivein,whatwouldyouconsiderasessentialinyourapartment?Why?Hereisalistofthingsforyourreference.aabathroombabedcacableTVdadeskeagardenfInternetaccessgamicrowaveovenhawashingmachineViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程44

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.AfteryouviewIfIwerelookingforanapartmenttoliveinaftermovingtoanewcity,Iwouldconsiderthefollowingthingsasessentialintheapartment:abed,abathroom,amicrowaveoven,andInternetaccess.Icertainlyneedabedbecausegoodsleepisanabsolutenecessityinordertokeepmybodyfunctioningnormally.Abathroomisessential,too,becausepersonalhygieneisamust.IViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程44

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.AfteryouviewwanttohaveamicrowaveovenbecauseIcanuseittocookmealsquicklyevenifIdon’thaveakitchen.Lastly,ImusthaveInternetaccess.WithouttheInternet,Iwouldnotbeabletostudyorwork,orkeepintouchwithfamilyandfriends.Allotherthings,suchasagardenandawashingmachine,arenotessentialasIcanstillmanagemydailylifewithoutthem.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程44

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.AfteryouviewLivinginanewcountrycanbechallenging.FortheDurrellfamily,Ithinkthebiggestchallengeswillbelanguagebarriers,culturaldifferences,andhomesickness.Learninganewlanguageisdifficultandtime-consuming.Withouttheabilitytospeakthelocallanguage,2WhatchallengesorinterestingthingsdoyouthinktheDurrellfamilymayencounterwhilelivinginthenewcountry?ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程44

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.Afteryouviewitwouldbeveryhardforthemtomanageeventhemostbasicaspectsofdailylife.Culturaldifferencescaneasilycausemisunderstandingsincommunication,especiallywhenitcomestolocalcustomsandhabits.Copingwithhomesicknesscanalsobedifficult.Theymayfeellonelyandmisstheirhomecountryattimes.However,thesedifficultiescanbeovercomeiftheDurrellsexhibitpatience,maintainanopenmind,andkeepapositiveattitude.ViewingworldculturesTakingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程44

Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.AfteryouviewAlthoughtheDurrellfamilymayfacechallenges,theymayalsofinditinterestingandenrichingtoliveinthenewcountry.Oneofthemostexcitingthingsforthemcouldbetryingnewfoodsandflavors.Anothercouldbeexperiencinglocalfestivalsandcelebrations,whichwillhelpthemlearnaboutthelocalcustomsandtraditions.Overall,thefamilymayencountercertainchallenges,buttheywillalsohaveanexcitingopportunitytogaininterestingnewexperiences.WatchingstreetinterviewsWatchthevideopodcastandcompletethefollowingexercises.Takingin新视野大学英语（第四版）视听说教程4Newwordscelebrity

n.名人；明星

gossip

n.

流言蜚语；闲言碎语

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vi.歧视；（不公正地）区别对待Watchingstreetinterviews1Watchthefullversionofthepodcastandsummarizeitsgeneralidea.

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