Section One Tactics for Listening Part I Phonetics-Stress,Intonation and Accent ▣Directions: 目 Sometimes a falling tone gives some new information and a rising tone is used for a subject that is already being talked about.Listen to some short dialogues and choose the right answer that is the new in时formation. ▣Key ▣1.a2.b3.b4.a5.a
Section One Tactics for Listening Part I Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent Directions: Sometimes a falling tone gives some new information and a rising tone is used for a subject that is already being talked about. Listen to some short dialogues and choose the right answer that is the new information. Key: 1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. a
Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Ratph Nader 目Focus: Selecting important words
Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Ralph Nader Focus: Selecting important words
▣Background: Born:27 February 1934 Best Known As:Author of Unsafe at Any Speed and perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader gained national fame with his 1965 book Unsafe At Any Speed,which exposed the automobile industry's irresponsibility when it came to designing safe cars. Nader became the best-known consumer advocate in the U.S.,lecturing widely and forming non-profit groups like Public Citizen, whose stated goal was to protect consumers against corporate carelessness and greed
Background: Born: 27 February 1934 Best Known As: Author of Unsafe at Any Speed and perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader gained national fame with his 1965 book Unsafe At Any Speed, which exposed the automobile industry's irresponsibility when it came to designing safe cars. Nader became the best-known consumer advocate in the U.S., lecturing widely and forming non-profit groups like Public Citizen, whose stated goal was to protect consumers against corporate carelessness and greed
His youthful followers became known as "Nader's Raiders." He ran for president in 1996 and 2000 as a candidate for the Green Party. Critics accused Nader of taking votes away from Democrat Al Gore in the 2000 elections,as Gore narrowly lost to Republican George W.Bush. Nader graduated from Princeton in 1955,and from Harvard Law School in 1958
His youthful followers became known as "Nader's Raiders." He ran for president in 1996 and 2000 as a candidate for the Green Party. Critics accused Nader of taking votes away from Democrat Al Gore in the 2000 elections, as Gore narrowly lost to Republican George W. Bush. Nader graduated from Princeton in 1955, and from Harvard Law School in 1958
Ex.A:Listen to some sentences and fill in the blanks with the missing words. 1.Ralph Nader is a man of few possessions. 2.He is paying back to America his debt as a citizen. 目 3.He said new laws were needed to make cars safer. 4.A law was passed to ensure that products like sausages and hamburgers contained the right amount of meat. 5.Ralph Nader has set a wonderful example of what determined men and women can do to improve the quality of life in their country
Ex. A: Listen to some sentences and fill in the blanks with the missing words. 1. Ralph Nader is a man of few possessions. 2. He is paying back to America his debt as a citizen. 3. He said new laws were needed to make cars safer. 4. A law was passed to ensure that products like sausages and hamburgers contained the right amount of meat. 5. Ralph Nader has set a wonderful example of what determined men and women can do to improve the quality of life in their country
Ex.B:Listen to the talk about Ralph Nader. Take notes and complete the following outline. 日ralph Nader I.Ralph Nader,a man of few possessions A.He owns very little and lives in a small apartment. B.He doesn't have a car or a TV set C.He doesn't have many clothes D.He doesn't care about money
Ex. B: Listen to the talk about Ralph Nader. Take notes and complete the following outline. Ralph Nader I. Ralph Nader, a man of few possessions A. He owns _ and lives in a _. B. He doesn’t have _ or _. C. He doesn’t have _. D. He doesn’t care about _. very little small apartment a car a TV set many clothes money
ll.His early efforts to make car safer A.He talked about the dangers of cars,and how had car design caused the death of so many people each year at parties. B.After he graduated from Harvard,he published an article entitled "Unsafe at Any Speed." C.Later,he made a big attack on the car industry_and showed how many deaths in car accidents were because of badly-made cars. D.In 1966,because of Nader's work,a law was passed to make car safer
II. His early efforts to make car safer A. He talked about _ and _ _ at parties. B. After he graduated from Harvard, he _ C. Later, he made a big attack on _ and showed _ _ D. In 1966, because of Nader’s work, _ _ the dangers of cars, how had car design caused the death of so many people each year published an article entitled “Unsafe at Any Speed.” the car industry how many deaths in car accidents were because of badly-made cars. a law was passed to make car safer
lll.His interests in something very different ▣ A.The quality of meat and the amount of meat that is ▣ put into foods like sausages and hamburgers. 日 B.In 1968,three more laws were passebecause of ▣ Nader's efforts. ▣ a.The first was to ensure the safety of gas pipelines 日 b.The second was to protect people from radiation ▣ c.The third was to ensure the proper standard of poultry
III. His interests in something very different A. The quality of meat and the amount of meat that is put into foods like sausages and hamburgers. B. In 1968, _ because of Nader’s efforts. a. The first was to _. b. The second was to _. c. The third was to _ three more laws were passed ensure the safety of gas pipelines protect people from radiation ensure the proper standard of poultry
IV.Ralph Nader,one of the most influential people in the United States A.He has set a wonderful example of what determined men and women can do to improve the quality of life in their country
IV. Ralph Nader, one of the most influential people in the United States A. He has set a wonderful example of what _ men and women can do to _. determined improve the quality of life in their country