現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語聽力2unit-10-history講課稿

現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語聽力2unit-10-historyUnit10HistoryUnit10HistoryObjectives:教學(xué)目的1.Understanddescriptionsofhistoricalevents,figures,andplaces.2.Followdiscussionsofcauseandeffect,advantagesanddisadvantages.3.Makeinferences4.SummarizemainideasandsupportingdetailsTask1

howthestatesintheUSgottheirnamesScript：【原文】

PeoplewhovisitedtheUnitedStatessometimeswonderhowthestatesgottheirnames.SomeofthemostinterestingnamescamefromAmericanIndianlanguage.Forexample,Illinois,wasnamedfortheIndianswhousedtoliveinthatpartofthecountry.Intheirlanguage,Illinoismeans“BraveMen”.Connecticutmeans“AttheLongRiverMouth”inthelanguageoftheIndianswhousedtolivethere.Twenty-fiveofthestateshaveIndiannames,butothernamesweretakenfromdifferentlanguages.GeorgiaandPennsylvaniahavenameswhichweretakenfromtheLatinlanguage.FloridaandColoradowerenamedbySpanishpeople.StateslikeNewHampshireandNewJerseywerenamedforplacesinEngland.Thetwoneweststateshavenameswhichdidnotcomefromanyofthoselanguages.HawaiigotitsnamefromawordintheHawaiianlanguagewhichmeans“Homeland.”AlaskawasnamedbytheRussians,fromwhomAlaskawasboughtin1867.Task1

howthestatesintheUSgottheirnamesTask1

howthestatesintheUSgottheirnames

KeyandAnswers【答案】

A.Fillinthefollowingchart.

B.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothetape.

1)T2)F3)TTask2Stonehenge

[st?unhend?]

(巨石陣)Definition:Northoftheancientmegalithicruins:thecityofSalisbury[s?:lzb?ri],England.Arrayofstones,couldbeancienthumanssetforobservingastronomicalphenomena[fin?min?]

.Topromotethedevelopmentofarchaeoastronomy[ɑ:ki?u?str?n?mi].英國索爾茲伯里以北的古代巨石建筑遺跡。陣中巨石的排列，可能是遠(yuǎn)古人類為觀測天象而置的。推動了考古天文學(xué)的發(fā)展。Task2Stonehenge

[st?unhend?](巨石陣)Wordsandexpressions1.eclipse英

[?'kl?ps]

美

[?'kl?ps]

vt.使黯然失色；形成蝕n.日蝕，月蝕；黯然失色2.monument英

['m?nj?m(?)nt]

美

['mɑnjum?nt]

n.紀(jì)念碑；歷史遺跡；不朽的作品vt.為…樹碑3.observatory英

[?b'z??v?t(?)r?]

美

[?b'z?v?t?ri]

n.天文臺；氣象臺；瞭望臺[復(fù)數(shù)observatories].Task2

thefamousStonehenge，themysteriouscircleofstonesinEnglandTask2thefamousStonehenge，themysteriouscircleofstonesinEnglandScript：【原文】ThecircleofstonesthatcanbeseenatStonehengeontheSalisburyPlaininEnglandisoneoftheoldestandmostmysteriousmonumentsintheworld.Themonumentwasprobablyputupbetween2000B.C.and1400B.C.Whenitwascompleteditconsistedofadoublecircleofstones,withtwomoregroupsofstonesoutsidethecircles.Manyofthestonesusedinthismonumentmusthavebeentransportedover250milestoStonehenge.Singlestones,someofthemweighingaboutfourtons,musthavebeensentonriversandrolledoverlandontreetrunks.Theycan'thavebeencarried!Themenwhomovedthestonedidn'thavewheelsorhorses.Eachstonehadtobemovedbyhandandplacedinposition.Theywerefittedtogetherwithgreattechnicalskill.

Therearemanytheoriesaboutthepurposeofthestones.Stonehengewascertainlyameetingplace.Thestoneshavebeenarrangedinaparticularwaytomarksunriseandsunsetatcertaintimesduringtheyear.Thismayhavebeenaplaceofworshipofthesunandalsoanobservatory.Oneinterestingtheorysuggeststhatthestonesweresomekindofcomputerwhichwasusedtopredicteclipsesofthesunandmoon.Task2thefamousStonehenge，themysteriouscircleofstonesinEngland

Keys：【答案】

A.Answerthefollowingquestions.1)Probablybetween2000B.C.and1400B.C.2)Aboutfourtons.3)Theymighthavebeensentonriversandrolledoverlandontreetrunks.4)Byhand.

B.Fillintheblankswithwhatyouhearonthetape.meetingplace;sunrise;sunset;worship;observatory;computer;eclipses

Lesley:IthinkthemostattractiveforeignaccentsformeareMediterraneanaccentsbecausethey,ifyoulike,importtheirowncultureintotheEnglishaccentandgiveitalotoflifethatsometimes,thatkindof--thegesturesandeverythingthattheEnglishpeopledon'thave,soyougetabeautifulmixtureoftheseriousNorthernEuropeanandtheSouthernEuropeantogether.

Susan:IliketheSwedishaccentbecauseit,itmakesmesmileandthewayit'sspokenissosing-songythatyoucan'thelpbutsmilewhenotherpeopleactuallyspeakit.Anditalwaysmakesyouwanttotryandputtheaccentonyourself.Task3thehistoryofpaintingpictures

Task3thehistoryofpaintingpicturesWordsandexpressions1.Egyptians[i:'d?ip??nz]

n.埃及人2.Spain英

[spein]

美

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n.西班牙3.comicstrip連載漫畫；四格漫畫

(comicstrips)N-COUNT

A

comicstrip

isaseriesofdrawingsthattellastory,especiallyinanewspaperormagazine.連環(huán)畫頁4.diagrams英

美

['da??,gr?m]

n.圖表；[數(shù)]圖解（diagram的復(fù)數(shù)）；略圖v.用圖解釋；作…的圖解（diagram的三單形式）5.Mediterranean美

[,m?d?t?'ren??n]

n.地中海adj.地中海的Task3

thehistoryofpaintingpictures

Scripts【原文】Humanbeingshavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepainterthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5,000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.

TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemodemcomic-stripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.

Task3

thehistoryofpaintingpictures

Scripts【原文】

Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeabaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedtheletteroftheGreekalphabet.TheRomans

copiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds,drawings,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreet,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.

【答案】

Fillinthefollowingchart.Task10

Script

TheUniversityofOxford,situatedinthecityofOxford,England,istheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld.TheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgearesometimesreferredtocollectivelyasOxbridge.Thetwouniversitieshavealonghistoryofco