Unit 1:
Task 1 Study Skills: How to Predict?
When you listen to a person speaking your own language, in many situations you can be one step ahead of the speaker. You can very often predict what that person is going to say next—perhaps not always the exact words, but at least the main ideas. Have you ever found yourself finishing other people's sentences for them? This is often something we do without even thinking about it.
The more you can predict, the easier it becomes to understand—in a foreign language too. In fact, you will probably be surprised at how much you can predict in English. Train yourself to predict as much as possible. Do this consciously.
There are many things which can help you to predict while you are listening, for example:
(1) how much you know about: the topic, the situation, the country in which the language is spoken
(2) intonation, for example: When presenting a list, rising intonation signals that more items will follow and a falling intonation signals the end of the list: \
(3) signals such as: \make ...\
The phrases in group 3 are called semantic markers. They serve as signals for the meaning and structure of the lecture or text. They tell us how the ideas are organized. There are many other semantic markers in English, which are classified here according to their function. (1) The markers used for listing, such as:
firstly, in the first place, secondly, thirdly, my next point is, last/finally
(2) Markers that show us the cause and effect relationship between one idea and another: so, therefore, thus (we see), because, since
(3) Markers which indicate that the speaker or writer is going to illustrate his ideas by giving examples: for instance, for example, let's take ..., an example/instance of this was ...
(4) Markers that introduce an idea which runs against what has been said, or is going to be said: but, nevertheless, on the other hand, and yet, although
(5) Markers which indicate that the speaker or writer is about to sum up his message, or part of it:
to summarize, in other words, what I have been saying is this, it amounts to this, if I can just sum up (6) Semantic markers used to express a time relationship: then, next, after that, previously, while, when
(7) Markers used to indicate the relative importance of something: it is worth noting, I would like to direct your attention to
(8) Markers used to rephrase what has already been said, or to introduce a definition: in other words, let me put it this way, to put it another way, that is to say (9) Markers that express a condition: if, unless, assuming that
These are only a few examples of semantic markers. Train yourself to listen for these key words and phrases. Listen to the following sentences. When you hear \ (1) Answer: trying to write a letter.
(2) Answer: ____________________________________ (3) Answer: ____________________________________ (4) Answer: ____________________________________ (5) Answer: ____________________________________ (6) Answer: ____________________________________ (7) Answer: ____________________________________ Task 2: This Is Your Life!
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New words: compere n.主持人, 指挥者 subject（谈话的）对象 1. Choose the best answer.
(1) \
a. the most popular programme on British and American television b. one of the most popular programmes on British and American radio c. one of the most popular programmes on British and American television (2) \ a. weekly b. monthly c. daily (3) The programme is recorded in ___________. a. studio 4 b. studio 3 c. studio 2 (4) The programme begins at __________. a. 6:45 b. 7:55 c. 8:00 (5) The subject of tonight's show will be _________. a. Terry Donovan b. Jason Douglas c. Pauline (6) Camera __________ will be at the studio entrance. a. four b. three c. two ` 2. True or False Questions.
(1) The person invited to \ (2) The subject can meet only friends and relatives from his or her past at the studio. (3) Terry Donovan is the compère only for tonight's show. (4) Jason Douglas will arrive at the studio at eight sharp. (5) Jason will be sitting in the middle for most of the show.
(6) Usually the guests wait in Room 401 and Pauline tells them when they should enter.
3. Identification. Match each name in Column I with a description in Column II to identify the person. Column I Column II 1) Jason Douglas (a) Jason's English teacher (2) Terry Donovan (b) the subject of tonight's programme (3) Pauline (c) an actress who worked with Jason in 1974 (4) Susan Fraser (d) the compère (5) Stanley Hooper (e) a director (6) Maria Montrose (f) the person who waits with the guests in Room 401 (7) Charles Orson (g) Jason's sister
4. Complete the following résumé for Jason Douglas. Name: Jason Douglas Former name: Graham Smith Profession: __________________ Date of birth: __________________ 1952: started school
1958: ____________________________________ 1966: ____________________________________ 1969: ___________________________ 1973: __________________
1974: ___________________________ with Maria Montrose Task 3: In Your Own Words
New words: dentist牙医 hypnotist催眠士 hypnotize催眠 hypnotism催眠术convince信服 sick 恶心的 stuffy通风不好的 petrol汽油 freezing 冰冷的deserted无人居住的 match火柴soak浸, 泡, 浸透 tap n. 水龙头camp营地
1. Choose the best answer
(1) When does the programme \
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a. 10:50. b. 10:15. c. 9:50. (2) What is the programme about?
a. Patricia will tell stories about some unusual people. b. Some people are invited to tell their unusual stories.
c. Anyone can be invited to talk about themselves in their own words. (3) What does Trevor Cartridge do? a. He is a dentist. b. He is a soldier. c. He is an announcer. (4) Where does he work and live? a. In Paris. b. In Rome. c. In London. (5) What is Trevor's story mainly about?
a. How he gave up smoking. b. How he became interested in hypnotism. c. His experience as a soldier in the army of Julius Caesar.
(6) Where did Trevor live two thousand years ago according to his story? a. In Britain. b. In France. c. In Italy. 2. True or False Questions.
(1) When Trevor decided to stop smoking, he gave it up at once.
(2) Trevor became interested in hypnotism because a hypnotist helped him give up smoking.
(3) The hypnotist told Trevor that hypnotism could also help him remember his past life and, of course, Trevor believed him immediately.
(4) After being hypnotized, Trevor could only remember the night he landed in Britain as a soldier of the Roman army.
3. Fill in the blanks with information about the journey the Roman army made according to Trevor. Number of men: ____________or more Journey from ____________to ___________ Means of transport: by _________
Weather conditions: a terrible _________ night Food: one tin of ____________
Drink: ______________from the tin
Condition of weapons after landing: _________full of water Fighting or not: _________ (yes/no)
Equipment lost or damaged: _________ lost and all the_______ _________broken Soldiers killed or wounded: about _________ survivors
4.Fill in the blanks according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) We were all_________, because the weather was _________and most people were_________, because it was very_________. There was a ______________of ________, I remember.
(2) We thought we were going to die. In the end the boat was ________ __________, and we all_________ . I remember __________________the water, and _______________the beach. The water was up to ____________ and it was a ___________ night.
(3) Finally another boat________________________, and we _________ the other soldiers. I remember going into_______________, and getting __________________, and__________________. It was wonderful. We were__________________, too.
Unit 2:
Task 1 Study Skills: How to Predict?
Listen to the following sentences. When you hear \ (1) Answer: ____________________________________
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(2) Answer: ____________________________________ (3) Answer: ____________________________________ (4) Answer: ____________________________________ (5) Answer: ____________________________________ (6) Answer: ____________________________________ (7) Answer: ____________________________________ Task 2 : Film Editing
New words: complicated复杂的 stick粘贴 documentary记录片 synch 使…同步 assistant助手 match匹配 log book记录簿 take镜头 soundtrack音带logging记录 sequence次序 shot镜头 discard 丢弃 compromise 折衷 rough cut粗剪辑 fine cut精剪辑 approve 同通，过意 distribution 发行 dubbing配音 soundtrack音带 neg=negative底片 1. True or False Questions.
(1) According to the film editor, many people think that film editing is simply sticking pieces of film together. (2) According to the film editor, it takes an average of four to five weeks for him to edit a film. (3) \ (4) After the \
2. Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of what needs to be done before a film is ready for distribution. (1) The assistant:
a. \ which means ________________________ according to _______________stamped along ____________of the film and the sound tape.
b. \ which means recording ________________ ___________and _____________in a_____________.
(2) The film editor: a. Make a first _________________________________. b. Prepare \— an initial version o the film.
c. Prepare the \—__________________of the film. (3) Others: a. Approve the \
b. \put together.
c. The \__________________exactly. Task 3 A Vision of the Future
New words: apartment公寓 crawl 爬 soap香皂 lettuce莴苣, 生菜 soybean 大豆 ocean plant 海洋植物 cracker饼干 pollutant 污染物质 fuel 燃料 electricity 电 1. Choose the best answer
(1) What did the woman do last night? a. She watched TV.
b. She went to a movie. c. She went to New York.
(2) Who is Charlton Heston? a. The man in the dialogue.
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b. An actor performing in Soylent Green. c. A person in the story of Soylent Green. (3) What is the film about? a. Life in New York in 2022. b. Life in New York in 2020. c. Life in New York in 2002.
(4) How many people does New York have in the movie? a. Eight million.
b. Fourteen million.
c. Forty million.
(5) Which of the following mentioned in the film is not a result of pollution? a. The soil produces nothing.
b. New York has ninety degree weather all year long. c. People ride bicycles instead of driving cars.
(6) Which of the following is made out of ocean plants? a. Soylent red.
b. Soylent yellow.
c. Soylent green.
2. True or False Questions.
(1) In the movie only rich people can have real food. (2) Most people eat crackers.
(3) Greenhouse effect is a result of pollution.
(4) The woman believes that the film is a true prediction of the future, though the man disagrees with her. 3. Fill in the following blanks to give a clear picture of the problems New York faces in the movie. (1) Over population: New York has ______________________ people. (2) Housing shortage: Most people have no__________________. Thousands sleep___________________________. People who do have a place to live have to __________________________________.
(3) The soil is so polluted that__________________. The air is so polluted that___________________________.
(4) Most people have no real food. They eat something called _______ ：_______________,
______________, and _____________. The first ______ are made out of ___________. The ______________ is made out of _________.
(5) New York has _________degrees weather all year long.
(6) Fuel shortages: There is so little __________that people have to _________ _______to make it Task 4: American Indians
New words: corn玉米 peanut花生 mountainous多山的 reservation 保留地 mineral矿物 1. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Christopher Columbus arrived in what he believed to be \
(2) The Indians were kind to the ________________. They were ____________ them and they wanted to _________them.
(3) The reasons that the Europeans started to take the land from the Indians:
a. They wanted ________________and _______________for themselves and their families;
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