器 品 8 Unit 9 Listening Course (2)
Unit 9 Listening Course (2)
Section One Tactics for Listening
Section One Tactics for Listening
▣Part:Phonetics ▣Focus ▣Removing Redundancy
Part 1: Phonetics Focus Removing Redundancy
▣Question: What do people utter when they hesitate? They use fillers such as "well.erm.er.,well, you know”. These are redundant words which we should ignore when we listen
Question: What do people utter when they hesitate? They use fillers such as “well. erm.er., well, you know.”. These are redundant words which we should ignore when we listen
目 Ex Now you are going to listen to a conversation betweena policeman and a group ofpeople.The policemanis ashing them about the accident.Write down what they want to say without fillers. 1.Woman:I didn't really see anything. 2.Man:I wasn't looking at the time. 3.Girl:It was the lorry's fault. 4.Boy:Can I go now?I'm late. 5.Man:If I can help in any way,I'd be glad to do so. 6.Woman:Perhaps we can all go now
Ex. Now you are going to listen to a conversation between a policeman and a group of people. The policeman is asking them about the accident. Write down what they want to say without fillers. 1. Woman: _ 2. Man: _ 3. Girl: _ 4. Boy: _ 5. Man: _ 6. Woman: _ I didn’t really see anything. I wasn’t looking at the time. It was the lorry’s fault. Can I go now? I’m late. If I can help in any way, I’d be glad to do so. Perhaps we can all go now
Part 2 Listen and Note-taking Can Light Affect YourHealth? ▣Focus: Understanding how light affects one's health ▣Selecting words ▣Organizing the notes
Part 2 Listen and Note-taking Can Light Affect Your Health? Focus: Understanding how light affects one’s health Selecting words Organizing the notes
目 Ex.A:Listen and fill in the blanks with the missing words. 1.Many researchers now believe that it does affect both your physical and your mental state. 2.Old people especially need this vitamin to strengthen their bones. 3.These people find that they lack energy,have difficulty concentrating,and often gain weight in the winter months. 4.Full-spectrum lights reproduce more accurately the effects of natural sunlight. 5.If you spend a lot of time in artificial light or indoors, you should try to spend more time in the open air
Ex. A: Listen and fill in the blanks with the missing words. 1. Many researchers now believe that it does affect both your physical and your mental state. 2. Old people especially need this vitamin to strengthen their bones. 3. These people find that they lack energy, have difficulty concentrating, and often gain weight in the winter months. 4. Full-spectrumlights reproducemore accurately the effects of natural sunlight. 5. If you spend a lot of time in artificial light or indoors, you should try to spend more time in the open air
▣Discussion: 目 What words attract our attention when taking notes?Give examples to justify your ideas
Discussion: What words attract our attention when taking notes? Give examples to justify your ideas
Ex.B:Take notes and complete the following summary ▣ Many researchers believe that light can affect both your pnysicar and your mema state.From daylight,our bodies absorb vitamin D through the skin,certain skin diseases also benefit from exposure to sunlight.Light absorbed through the eye can stimulate hormone production,which in turn affects our mood. Some people become depressed in winter,when the days are dark and most people spend less time in the open air.When spring comes,these symptoms disappear.Researchers have called this condition SAD- seasonal affective depression
Ex. B: Take notes and complete the following summary Many researchers believe that light can affect both your physical and your mental state. From daylight, our bodies absorb vitamin D through the skin, certain skin diseases also benefit from exposure to sunlight. Light absorbed through the eye can stimulate hormone production, which in turn affects our mood. Some people become depressed in winter, when the days are dark and most people spend less time in the open air. When spring comes, these symptoms disappear. Researchers have called this condition SAD— seasonal affective depression
光谱 The condition can be treated byexposing patients to special lights,known as full-spectrum lights.This lighting has also been used to treat patients suffering from jet-lag,to improve learning in school-children in Russia and America,and the efficiency of Japanese factory workers. Young people need at least 15 minutes a day in real daylight in summer,30 minutes in winter.Old people, who risk vitamin D deficiency,should spend even longer exposed to natural daylight
The condition can be treated by exposing patients to special lights, known as full-spectrum lights. This lighting has also been used to treat patients suffering from jet-lag, to improve learning in school-children in Russia and America, and the efficiency of Japanese factory workers. Young people need at least 15 minutes a day in real daylight in summer, 30 minutes in winter. Old people, who risk vitamin D deficiency, should spend even longer exposed to natural daylight. 光谱