21世纪大学实用英语教案 Unit 4

21世纪大学实用英语综合教程第二册听力答案及原文（unit4）Unit 4Ⅳ. Class PresentationListening & SpeakingThe Language for Expressing Curiosity1. Directions: You are going to listen to an instructor talking about expressingcuriosity. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missingwords.Instructor: Everybody is born with curiosity. It is an innate(天性的) desire to know.Out of this curiosity grows a strong desire to learn. Put in other words,it is our curiosity that pushes us to explore the unknown. To expresscuriosity is to satisfy our inquisitive(好奇的) interest in the worldaround us.Pick up the following language to express your curiosity:—Do you happen to know what’ going on?—I’m most curious about global warming.—I’m very keen to know where human curiosity comes from.—I’d give a lot to know more about this interesting fact.— I wonder how the law of gravity works.— I wonder if you could tell me the secret.—I’d be most interested to discover why people behave thisway.—I wouldn’t mind knowing ab out the real reason behind this.—If only I knew what’s in your mind.—I hope you don’t mind my asking, but how does it work?2. Directions: Now come up with some questions reflecting your curiosity about aparticular aspect of your specialty, using the language you learned inExercise 1. The questions are supposed to be specific.Expressing Curiosity1)Directions: Before you listen to the first conversation, read the followingwords and expressions which may be new to you.impressionism 印象主义，（绘画、文学、音乐等的）印象派message 思想, 寓意simulate 模仿dab 轻涂stroke 一笔imagination 想象Listen to the conversation twice and fill in the blanks with the missing Words.W ang Ying: Look at this picture. Y ou’ve got to be smart enough to understand this. It’s really beyond me.Li Ming:I seem to know little about impressionism. I’m struggling to get its message.W ang Ying:Are you? I’m most curious about it, too. Is this a French painter or a Chinese one?Li Ming:It must be a French painter.W ang Ying:How do you know that?Li Ming:By the name.W ang Ying:Ah. Do you happen to know what these natural appearing objects in unmixed colors mean?Li Ming:I don’t know. Maybe they’re meant to simulate actual reflected light.W ang Ying:Wow. I hope you don’t mind my asking, but what are these dabs and strokes trying to tell us?Li Ming:Use your imagination.W ang Ying:Mmm-hmm…their open possibilities probably reflect the beauty of impressionism. Right?Li Ming:I didn’t know you h ave so much curiosity about impressionism.W ang Ying: Now you know I’m a really inquisitive person!Now listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.1. Where did this conversation most probably take place?In an art gallery.2. What were they talking about?They were talking about an impressionistic picture.3. What did Wang Ying want to know?She was keen to know about the meaning of the colors, dabs and strokes.4. What did Li Ming ask Wang Ying to do?He asked her to use her imagination.5. What did Li Ming say about Wang Ying?He said that she is an inquisitive person.2) Directions: Before you listen to the second conversation, read the followingwords and expressions which may be new to you.fare 车费fare card 交通卡store 存储subway 地铁scanner 扫描仪beep 电子装置发出的声音Listen to the conversation twice, and then complete the passage according to the conversation you have heard.This was the first time for Kathy to visit the city of Shanghai. She took a bus and paid the exact fare. The bus driver advised her to get herself a fare card. She wondered what it was, whether it could be used on the subway and how it worked on the bus. The bus driver answered her questions and explained the use of the card, satisfying her inquisitive needs.Directions: Listen to the conversation again, and complete the form as the speaker recounts it. After that, act it out in class.Kathy: Excuse me. Do I have to pay the exact fare for the bus?Bus Driver: Y es, you do. It’s two yuan. Put the coins into the slot of the box.The passenger sits near the bus driverBus Driver: Y ou ought to get yourself a fare card.Kathy: What’s that?Bus Driver: It’s a stored value card. Y ou can use it on the bus.Kathy: I wonder whether I can use it on the subway.Bus Driver: Sure can. And also on a taxi.Kathy: This is my first time to visit the city of Shanghai.Bus Driver: Welcome to Shanghai.Kathy: Thanks. I hope you don’t mind my asking, but how does the fare card work on the bus?Bus Driver: There’s a scanner by the do or. Did you see it?Kathy: Yes.Bus Driver: Y ou just place your card on the device. When you hear the beep, you’ve paid.Kathy: Thank you.Bus Driver: Don’t mention it.4. Express your curiosity about a particular mystery and ask the class to answeryour question. Try to use the language you picked up in Exercise 1.Listening Practice5. Directions: Listen to the following people talking and figure out the best responseto each conversation’s implication.1. M: Just give me your driver’s license, Miss.W: But what did I do? Just tell me that.Q: What’s the relationship between these two speakers?A) A policeman and a thief. B) A judge and a liar(说谎者).C) A policeman and a driver.D) A lawyer and a defendant(被告).2. M: Sure, Anna, come on in. What can I do for you?W: This is a little difficult, so I guess I’ll just speak directly. I’ve been offered another job, and I think I’m going to accept it.Q: What’s the relationship between these two speakers?A) An employer and an employee.B) A manager and a client.C) A professor and a student.D) An examiner and an examinee(参加考试者).3. W: Can you give me anything for the pain?M: Y es, I’ll give you some painkillers. Come back in a week.Q: What’s the relationship between these two speakers?A) A teacher and a pupil. B) A painter and a buyer.C) A doctor and a patient.D) A mechanic(机修工) and a driver.4. W: Can I pay for sale goods by credit card?M: No, it’s cash sale only.Q: What’s the relationship between these two speakers?A) A boss and an assistant.B) A cashier and a businessman.C) A teller(出纳员) and a customer.D) A shop assistant and a customer.5. W: So first I look under ML, then the numbers, then the other letters.M: That’s it. After you find your books, come back to me and We’ll continue your search fo r periodicals.Q: What’s the relationship between these two speakers?A) A boss and a secretary. B) A librarian and a student.C) A mayor and a citizen(市民).D) A manager and bookkeeper (簿记员).6. Directions: Listen to the following five short dialogues and choose theappropriate answers.1. W: I can’t decide whether to take classes this summer or to find a summer job.M:I think you learn more by working, and you’ll also make money for next semester if you do.Q: What does the man mean?A) Waiting until later to decide. B) Taking summer classes.C) Working and studying. D) Finding a summer job.2. M: I have no idea if they will come to the party or not.W: Don’t worry, we have enough food for all of them.Q: What does the woman mean?A. She will cancel(取消) the party since nobody called.B.She is sure that people will come to the party.C) There is plenty of food for all the people.D) They won’t come if they don’t call.3. W: Mr. Day, I’ve just checked this apartment; the bathroom sink is leaking.M: OK, I’ll h ave a maintenance man come over to fix it.Q: What will the man do?A) He will ask someone to do the work.B) He will move into the apartment.C) He will buy a new sink. D) He will fix the sink.4. W: I’m going to give away these books. Y ou can have them if you want.M: Are you sure?Q: What is the man implying?A) He is disappointed. B) He is surprised.C) He is anxious. D) He is nervous.5. W: Does this bus go to the Science Museum?M: No, but the next one does. Just wait for a few minutes.Q: What does the man suggest?A) Walk to the Science Museum.B) Wait for the next bus. C) Ask someone else.D) Get on this bus.7. Directions: Listen to the following short story twice. Listen carefully and decidewhether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to thestory you have heard.cylinder 汽缸spot 发现bike 摩托车garage 汽车修理部straighten up 伸直rag 抹布valve 活门；瓣膜how come…［口］为什么…pittance 少量工资whisper 耳语A mechanic was removing a cylinder head from the motor of a Harley, when he spotted a world-famous heart surgeon in his shop. The heart surgeon was waiting for the service manager to come take a look at his bike. The mechanic shouted across the garage, “Hey, Doc, can I ask you a question?”The famous surgeon, a bit surprised, walked over to the mechanic working on the motorcycle.The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands on a rag and asked, “So Doc, look at this engine. I also can open hearts, take valves out, fix them, put in new parts and when I finish this will work just like a new one. So how come I get a pittance and you get the really big money, when you and I are doing basically the same work?”The surgeon paused, smiled and leaned over, and whispered to the mechanic: “Try doing it with the engine running!”T 1. The story took place at the mechanic’s garage.___T____ 2. the mechanic was busy fixing a motorcycle.___F____ 3. The mechanic asked the heart surgeon to examine the motorcycle’s “heart”.___T___ 4. The mechanic found it unfair that he earned much less than the surgeon. ___T___ 5. The surgeon made it fair for him to earn much more by pointing out the complexity performing a heart operation.8. Directions: Listen to the following talk and fill in the blanks with the missingwords. The talk is given twice.The world is so bright with color everywhere that it’s hard to imagine that other creatures(动物) don’t see it as we do. But how can we find out whether animals can see color when they cannot tell us?Scientists have made many experiments to get the answer to this. The bee has been the subject(研究对象) of hundreds of these tests, because we have been curious to know whether bees tell flowers apart by their color. In one experiment,a bit of syrup(糖浆) was put in front of a blue card, and no syrup in front of a redcard. After a while, the bees would come to the blue card, no matter where it was placed, even if it had no syrup in front of it. This proved they can tell colors apart.Two strange things were found out about the bee’s ability to see in color. The first is that a bee cannot see red as a color. For a bee, it’s only dark grey or black.The second is that bees can see ultraviolet(紫外线) as a color, while, for human beings, it is just darkness.9. Directions: Listen to the talk again and then answer the following questionsorally.1. What did scientists try to find out?They tried to find out whether animal can see color.2. Why did they use the bees at the subject?Because they were curious to know whether bees tell flowers apart by their color.3. What did they do in the experiment?They put a bit of syrup in front of a blue card, and no syrup in front of a red card.4. What was the result of the experiment?The bees would come to the blue card, no matter where it was placed, even if it had not syrup in front of it.5. What can we learn from the experiment?Bees don’t see colors as we do.10. Directions: Have a discussion on the topic given below。

Unit 1Text A: Winston Churchill—His Other LifeText B: Little Sister of the PoorText C: Diana, Princess of Wales: 1961-1977教学目标及基本要求：Objectives:Students will be able to:1)grasp the main idea and structure of the Text A and Text B;2)Appreciate the organization skills demonstrated in Text A;3)master the key language points and grammatical structures in TextA and Text B;4)conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writingactivities related to the theme of the unit.2. 教学内容及学时分配：Time allotment:1st period: pre-reading; text organization2nd period: while-reading3rd period: while-reading4th period: while-reading and post-reading activities practice5th period: Exercises after Text A6th period: Reading practice of Text B7th period & 8th period: listening3. 教学重点及难点：Important language points in the text:1. love affair—romance between two people who love each other but who are not married to each other; great enthusiasm or liking (for sth.)e.g. T he girl’s love affair with the 60-year-old man worries her parents..She started her love affair with ballet when she was only six.2. circumstances n. (pl.)—conditions of a situation which has an effect on what is done or on the way sth. is donee.g. I n some circumstances it may be necessary for the manager to come here in person.Even under the most favorable circumstances this is not easy.3. mission n.—an important job sb. is sent to do in another place, esp. for a military or political purposee.g. T he foreign minister’s mission to Paris is to negotiate a cease-fire.It is his sole mission to expand the company’s business abroad.4.price n.—what must be given, done, or undergone to obtain or compensate for sth.e.g. We paid a heavy price for the victory, for we lost 10,000 soldiers. Translate : This is a small price to pay for independence.Key: 这是为独立付出的小小代价。

21世纪大学英语读写基础教程Unit4课文讲解21世纪大学英语读写基础教程Unit4课文讲解导语：21世纪大学英语教材编写以人为本，以教学为中心，下面YJBYS店铺分享21世纪大学英语读写基础教程Unit4课文讲解，欢迎学习!Text AOne day, a man who seemed to own everything he could want suddenly felt a deep, inexplicable sadness. What's wrong with him? Did he finally regain his happiness? Here is the story...The Happiest Man in the WorldAdapted by Amy FriedmanOnce upon a time there lived a man named Henry who had both land and money. He loved his wife and their strong and healthy children. In short, Henry had everything a man could want. At least that's the way it seemed to everyone who knew him.But one morning Henry awoke from a deep sleep beneath a warm comforter, his eyes filled with tears. His heart felt heavy. "I'm unhappy," he said. For a moment he was frightened by such a feeling, but then he jumped out of bed, packed a picnic lunch and set off for a walk in the woods. He was determined to feel happy again.Henry hiked for hours, looking at the bright blue sky, enjoying the crisp autumn day. Everyone he passed greeted him. His neighbor's dog barked hello. Another neighbor, meeting him as he returned home, handed him a freshly baked pumpkin pie, which he took home for supper.Henry had always loved pumpkin pie, but even the pie, and his children's happy voices and the blaze of the fire in the hearth,did not lift his spirits. He fell asleep feeling unhappier than he had ever before felt in all his life.When he woke the next morning, he was even sadder. "I must fix this," he said, and set off for the city, where he thought he would find a hundred ways to cheer himself. He purchased silver bracelets for his wife and bags of candy for his children. He bought himself a pair of the softest slippers he could find. He dined in an elegant restaurant, and ate his favorite foods. And still that night he felt a deep sadness.Weeks passed in this way. The ripe pumpkins in the field that had once brought him joy did nothing to raise his spirits. Neither did the moonlit nights, the honking geese, the flowing streams, the fields of hay, the chatter of the children, the feel of his soft new slippers. Henry sipped hot chocolate. He ate ripe apples. He bathed in warm baths and listened to beautiful music. But nothing helped.At last, at his wit's end, Henry went to see a wise man, and there he begged with a voice filled with misery and longing. "Sir, please tell me what I can do to find a way to lift my heavy heart.I must be cured of this terrible illness, which seems to have come from nowhere. I must find happiness.""That which is clear to some people is sometimes hidden from others," the wise man said. "You must find the happiest man in the world. When you find him, ask him to trade his shirt for yours. Happiness will be yours once again."Henry set off at once to find the happiest man in the world. One after another he came upon men who told him they were happy. Then Henry asked them one question: "Would you be happier if I gave you all my money?""Yes," each man answered."Then you are not the happiest man in the world," Henry said, and he went on searching.One day as he walked through the forest, he heard someone in the distance singing the happiest song he had ever heard. He followed the sound and soon came to a woodcutter chopping logs."Excuse me. My name is Henry, and I am looking for the happiest man in the world," he said."You've come to the right man," the woodcutter said. "I'm happy as can be.""Ah, then," Henry said, "would you like me to give you all my money?"The woodcutter laughed. "I have no need for your money. Look at all I have," and he beckoned Henry to look at the forest—at the red and golden leaves, at the squirrels scurrying across the forest floor, at the birds perched overhead, at the deer grazing nearby."At last!" Henry cried. "I have been searching for you for a long time now. The wise man told me that if I exchanged shirts with the happiest man in the world, I would be cured of my illness. You see, I'm unhappy. Please, will you exchange your shirt for mine?"The happiest man in the world looked closely at Henry, and then he began to laugh and laugh. He laughed until the forest echoed with his laughter.When at last he quieted himself, Henry asked him, "How can you laugh at such a serious request? You see my shirt. It's made of the finest cotton, and it will be yours. All I need is to wear yours."And then the woodcutter unbuttoned his tattered coat, andHenry saw that the happiest man in the world wasn't wearing a shirt."I own no shirts," the woodcutter said. "But now you know that you have the strength to seek all that you think you should have."Henry smiled, for now he understood why the wise man had sent him on this journey. He felt his heart became light once more.(841 words)New Wordsbeneathprep.in or to a lower position than 在…的下面comfortern. (美)盖被unhappya. 不愉快的，不幸福的picnicn. 郊游野餐;户外用餐;(个人自带食品的)聚餐determinev. (cause to) make a decision (使)下决心* hikev. take a long walk in the country (在乡间)作徒步旅行;远足* crispa. 1. (of the air, weather, etc.) cold, dry and fresh (空气、气候等)干而冷的;清爽的;清新的2. hard and dry; easily broken 干而硬的;脆的;易碎的barkvi. (at) make the short, sharp cry that a dog and some other animals make (狗等动物)吠，叫* pumpkinn. 南瓜pien. 馅饼(一种西式点心)* blazen. 1. (a burst of) a bright flame 火焰;烈火2. a bright show of lights, colours, etc. 光辉;灿烂vi. burn brightly and strongly 熊熊燃烧hearthn. 壁炉炉床;壁炉边(被认为是家庭生活的'中心)purchasevt. (fml) buy [正式]购买n. 1. (fml) the act of buying [正式]购买2. a thing that has been bought 购买之物braceletn. 手镯;臂镯candyn. (esp. AmE) a sweet, sweets, or (a piece of) chocolate (尤美)糖果slippern. a type of soft comfortable shoe for wearing inside the house 室内便鞋，拖鞋* dinevi. (fml) eat dinner [正式]用膳;进餐eleganta. beautiful and graceful 高雅的，优美的sadnessn. 悲伤moonlita. lighted by the moon 有月光的，月明的honkv. (雁)叫;按汽车喇叭flowv. (of liquid) move continuously and easily (液体)流动，流淌streamn. 1. a natural flow of water smaller than a river 小河，小溪2. (of) a continuous flow of things or people 一连串，川流不息hayn. long grass that has been cut and dried, esp. used as animal food (作牲畜饲料用的)干草chattern. rapid unimportant conversation 喋喋不休，饶舌vi. talk quickly, continuously, and for a long time, usu. about sth. unimportant 喋喋不休，饶舌* sipv. drink only a little at a time 小口地喝，啜饮n. a very small amount of a drink 一小口chocolaten. 巧克力;巧克力饮料witn. 1. power of thought 才智，才能2. the ability to use words in a clever and humorous way 风趣;幽默* miseryn. great unhappiness or great pain (of body or mind) (身心的)痛苦，不幸longingn. (for)a strong feeling of wanting sth. 渴望nowheread. 什么地方都不，无处woodcuttern. a man whose job is to cut down trees in a forest 伐木者，樵夫chopv. cut by repeatedly hitting with an axe or other sharp instrument 砍，劈logn. a thick piece of wood cut from a tree 原木，圆材，干材beckonv. call or signal with a movement of the head, head, etc. (用头或手的动作)示意，召唤squirreln. 松鼠scurryvi. hurry; move quickly, esp. with small short steps (尤指用小步)急跑，急赶perchvi. (of a bird)come to rest, esp. on a thin, raised object such as a branch (鸟)飞落，暂栖overheada. & ad.(located or passing) above one's head 在头顶上(的)，在空中(的)deern. 鹿* grazevi. feed on growing grass, as cattle, sheep, etc. (牛、羊等)啃食牧草nearbya. & ad. near; close by (在)附近(的)exchangev. (for, with) give sb. sth. and receive sth. of the same kind in return 交换echovi. (with) (of a place) be filled with echoes 发出回声，产生回响n. a sound sent back or repeated from a surface such as a wall 回声，声音laughtern. an act or sound of laughing 笑，笑声requestn. an act of asking for sth 要求，请求vt. ask (for) 要求，请求unbuttonv. 解开(纽扣)tattereda. (esp. of clothes) old and torn (尤指衣服)破旧的，破烂的Phrases and Expressionsin shortbriefly stated; in a few words 总而言之at least至少for a moment片刻，一会儿set offstart going 出发，动身at last终于at one's wit's end(infml) completely at a loss or in despair [非正式]智穷计尽;全然不知所措from nowhere从不知道的地方once again再一次one after anotherone by one; repeatedly or continuously 一个接一个地;接连地come uponmeet, find, or discover by chance (偶然)遇见，发现go oncontinue without stopping or without change 继续once more再一次Proper NamesAmy Friedman艾米·弗里德门(人名)Henry亨利(男子名)下载全文下载文档。

Reading AloudUnit1She was a small woman, old and wrinkled. When she started washing for us, she was already past seventy. All the old women in out street had bent backs and leaned on sticks when they walked. But this washwoman, small and thin as she was, possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant forebears. Mother would count out to her a bundle of laundry that had accumulated over several weeks. She would then lift the bundle, put it on her narrow shoulders, and carry it the long way home.She would bring the laundry back about two weeks later. My mother had never been so pleased with any washwoman. Yet she charged no more than the others. She was a real fine. Mother always had her money ready, because it was too far for the woman to come a second time.count out <非正>逐一数出，大声数; <非正>不把…考虑在内她是个小个子的妇人，上了年纪，满脸皱纹。