新標準大學英語（第三版）視聽說教程3（智慧版） 課件 B4U5 Toward a healthier world；B3U6 Path to prosperity

TowardahealthierworldAftercompletingthisunit,youwillbeabletotalkaboutdifferenthealthcarepracticesintheworldbasedonwhatyouhavelearnedunderstandthenewwordsinalisteningcontextgiveatalkabouttraditionalChinesemedicineasabridgebetweenChinaandtheworldLearningobjectivesUNIT5InsideviewOutsideviewListeningacrossculturesTalkingaboutChinaExpansionandreviewUnit5TowardahealthierworldCharacterintroduction1Warmingup2Conversation13Conversation24EverydayEnglish5Actitout6CharacterintroductionAndyJanetAstudentfromAnshanChina,majoringinEnglish.AstudentfromLondon.WarmingupJanetandAndyarelookingatTowerBridgeontheRiverThames.Workinpairs.LookatPhotoAandPhotoBanddiscussthefollowingquestions.AB1

TheRiverThamesusedtobeheavilypolluted.Whatproblemscan

pollutedriverscause?Pollutedriverscancauseawiderangeofproblemsfortheenvironment,humanhealth,andtheeconomy.Firstly,aquaticlifecanbeseverelyaffected.Fishandotherorganismsmaydieoffduetotoxicsubstances,leadingtoadecreaseinbiodiversity.Secondly,pollutedwatercancarrydiseasesandharmfulpathogens,posingriskstohumanhealthwhenconsumedorwhenitcontaminatesotherwatersources.Thirdly,usingWarminguppollutedwaterforirrigationcanleadtosoildegradation,affectingbothcropyieldsandquality.Thefishingindustrycanalsosufferasfishpopulationsdecline.Additionally,tourismandrecreationalactivitiescanbenegativelyimpactedbythepoorstateoftheriver.Warmingup2

ThebridgeinPhotoAandPhotoBisTowerBridge.Whatfunctions

doesithave?TowerBridgeprimarilyservesasatransportlinkacrosstheRiverThames.Itprovidesavitalcrossingforvehiclesandpedestrians,connectingtheboroughsofTowerHamletsandSouthwarkoneithersideoftheThames.Thebridgecanalsoberaisedforpassingships,asshowninPhotoB.WarmingupNowadays,TowerBridgeisaniconicsymbolofLondon,apopulartouristattraction,andapartofthecity’sheritage.Itattractsmillionsofvisitorseachyearwhocometoadmireitsarchitecture,learnaboutitshistory,andenjoytheviewsfromthehigh-levelwalkways.Warmingup3

Andygrewuparoundthisneighborhood.Whatcouldhebetalking

aboutwithJanet?AndymighttalkaboutthehistoryofTowerBridge,LondonBridge,andtheRiverThames,theirsignificancetoLondon,andanystoriesorhistoricaleventsassociatedwiththem.Hemightreminisceabouthischildhoodintheneighborhood,andtalkabouthowtheareahaschanged.WarmingupConversation1VocabularySouthwark薩瑟克（倫敦區(qū)名）

unloadv.從（車、船等）卸下（貨物）

theBlitz閃電戰(zhàn)（第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間德國對倫敦及英國其他城市的空襲）

distinctivea.

獨特的；特別的

revoltinga.使人厭惡的；令人作嘔的Conversation1SouthwarkisahistoricareaofLondononthesouthsideoftheRiverThames.It’soppositetheCity(thecentralareawithmanyfinancialinstitutions).TheLondonDockshelpedtomakeLondonthebusiestportintheworldduringthe18thand19thcenturies.TheDocksusedtoimportgoodsandrawmaterials,butbecauseoftheincreasingsizesofshipsandthedeclineofmanufacturinginLondon,theywereclosedin1969.Languageand

CultureConversation1Inthe1980sand1990s,thewholeareawasregenerated.Manynewhomeswerebuiltandnewbusinesseswerestarted.TheBlitz,thenameoftheSecondWorldWarbombingofLondonandotherBritishcities,comesfromtheGermanword“Blitzkrieg,”whichmeans“l(fā)ightningwar.”Languageand

CultureConversation1LondonBridgeistheoldestrivercrossinginLondon,spanningtheRiverThamesbetweenBoroughHighStreetinSouthwarkandKingWilliamStreetintheCityofLondon.Itwasrebuiltmultipletimes,fromtimbertostoneandconcreteandsteel.Thecurrentbridge,whichopenedin1973,replacedaseriesofearlierbridgesatthesamelocation.Thebridgeisalsoknownforitsroleinthenurseryrhyme“LondonBridgeIsFallingDown.”Languageand

CultureConversation1TowerBridgeisamovablebridgecompletedin1894.Thetwobascules(orleaves)ofthebridgecanberaisedtoallowshipstopassunderneath.Thebridgeconsistsoftwotowersthataretiedtogetherattheupperlevelbytwohorizontalwalkways,whicharedesignedtowithstandthetensionforcesexertedbythesuspendedsectionsofthebridge.It’snotonlyafunctionalbridgebutalsoatouristattractionwithamuseumandaglasswalkwaythatofferspanoramicviewsofthecity.Languageand

CultureConversation1

JanetandAndyareatSouthwark,London.WatchConversation1.Check(?)thetruestatementsandcorrectthefalseones.11BothLondonBridgeandTowerBridgecanbeseenfromSouthwark.2TowerBridgeisstillraisedregularlythesedays.√×TowerBridgeisn’traisedregularlythesedays.Conversation1

3SouthwarkwasbombedduringtheBlitz.4Thesedays,Southwarkisanindustrialareaforstoringcargo.5TheRiverThamesisoneofthecleanestcityriverstoday.√×It’satrendyplacetolivenow.√Conversation1ReadthefollowinglinesfromConversation1.Thenwatchtheconversationagainandanswerthequestions.21

Janet:It’sjustlikeI’veseenitinthefilms!WhatdoesJanetmean?ShemeansthatshehasneverseenthescenicspotsinLondoninperson,andsheisdeeplyimpressedbythetwobridges.Conversation12

Andy:It’sonlyabout120yearsold.WhydoesAndyuse“only”?Andyuses“only”to“showoff”that120yearsisnotparticularlyoldforaLondonneighborhood,relativetootherhistoricallandmarksorbuildingsinLondon.Conversation13

Andy:…allthetraffichadtowaitfortheshipstopassthrough

thebridge.Anyway,justthissideofLondonBridgewere

lotsofwarehouses…WhydoesAndyuse“anyway”?Andyuses“anyway”togobacktoapreviousthreadoftheconversation.Conversation14

Andy:That’sright.AndevenwhenIwasakid,Irememberthat

manyofthebuildingswerestilldamaged.WhydoesAndyuse“even”?Andyuses“even”toshowitissurprisingthatmanybuildingshaven’tbeenrepairedyearsaftertheyweredamaged.Conversation2pile

n.

堆；疊；摞loan

n.

貸款creditcrunch

n.

信貸緊縮Vocabularysuburb

n.郊區(qū)；近郊gangn.一群年輕人Conversation2Acollege,intheU.K.,isaneducationalinstitutionthatoffersstudentsqualificationsbelowthelevelofauniversitydegree,oftenintheskillstheyneedtodoaparticularjob.Atacollegeoffurthereducation,studentscanstudyforAlevels.Languageand

CultureConversation2AlevelsareBritishnationalexamstakenmostlyattheageof18intheschool-leavingyear.Studentsneedgoodresultsintheseexamstogotouniversity.“A”levelisshortfor“Advanced”level.Languageand

CultureConversation2AndytellsJanetabouthischildhoodinLondon.WatchConversation2andchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.31WhatdoesatypicalLondonsuburblooklike?A.Ithasbighouseswithyards.B.It’sfilledwitholdbuildingsandshops.C.Ithaslotsofflatsaroundabusinessdistrict.D.It’ssurroundedbyopen,greenspaces.√Conversation22HowoldisthebuildingwhereAndygrewup?A.Nearly20yearsold.B.About30yearsold.C.About80yearsold.D.Nearly100yearsold.√Conversation23HowdidAndygotoschoolwhenhewasakid?A.Byschoolbus.B.Onfoot.C.Inhisparents’car.D.Bybicycle.√Conversation24WhatmadeAndy’sparentsproudofhim?A.HedidverywellinhisAlevels.B.Hewasthefirstinhisfamilytogotouniversity.C.Hewenttothecollegethattheyattended.D.Hefoundagoodjobafterhegraduated.√Conversation25WhatisAndycuriousabout?A.WhetherJanethasabrotherorsister.B.WhetherJanetishomesickinLondon.C.HowJanetspentherchildhoodinChina.D.HowJanet’sparentsaredoingbackhome.√Conversation2WatchConversation2againandfillinthemissingexpressions.4Janet:It’sverydifferentfromthepartsofLondonIknow.Andy:1)

_____________Southwarkisthatit’satypicalsuburbofLondon……

Janet:

Andwheredidyougotoschool?Andy:2)

__________.Yes,itwasaboutamileawayfromhere…Anyway,3)

__________?Janet:Youweretellingmeaboutyourschooldays.ThethingaboutLetmeseewherewasIConversation2Andy:4)

__________.Anyway,IstayedatschooluntilIwas16,andthenIwenttoacollegeoffurthereducation……Andy:Andwhataboutyou?Janet:Oh,itwasatypicalchildhoodinAnshan,5)

___________totell.…Andy:Oh,6)

_______.Doyoumindwaitinghereforaminute?Letmegouptomyflatandgetmyresearch,andthenyoucantellmeaboutitwhilewe’reonourwaybacktothestudio.

That’srightnothingmuchhangonConversation2Janet:OK.Andy:Backinaminute…Nowworkinpairsanddiscussiftheycanbeexpresseddifferently.EverydayEnglishCompletethefollowingconversationswiththecorrectcoloredexpressionsinthebox.5…youcanseeforyourself,it’satrendyplacetolivenow.Thatsoundsrevolting!Oh,itwasatypicalchildhoodinAnshan,nothingmuchtotell.ButIhavenoideawhatatypicalchildhoodislikeinChina.Oh,hangon.Doyoumindwaitinghereforaminute?EverydayEnglishSeeforyourself.Thisexpressionisusedtoencouragesomeonetoobserveorexperiencesomethingdirectlyasameansofprovingtothemselvesthatitistrueoraccurate.Itimpliesthatonecanmaketheirownjudgmentorformtheirownunderstandingbasedonfirsthandexperience.EverydayEnglishThatsoundsrevolting!Thisexpressionisanexclamationthatexpressesastrongnegativereactiontotheinformationthathasbeenmentionedorsuggested.EverydayEnglishNothingmuchtotell.Thisexpressionisacolloquialwaytoconveythatthereisn’tmuchofinterestorimportancetoshareaboutaparticularsituationorexperience,suggestingthattheywereeithermundaneornotparticularlymemorable.EverydayEnglishIhavenoidea.Thisexpressionindicatesthatthespeakeriscompletelyuninformedorlacksanyknowledgeaboutaspecifictopicorquestion.EverydayEnglishHangon.Thisexpressioniscommonlyusedtoasksomeonetoholdonorwaitforashortperiodbeforeproceeding.It’safriendlywaytorequestorgrantabriefperiodofpatienceordelay.EverydayEnglish1A:Soyoureallythinkmeditationmakesyouhappier?

B:Absolutely!Tryitand

_____________.2A:Idon’tknowwhatthesenumbersmean.Doyou?

B:

_______.I’mjustfinishinganemail,thenI’lltakealook.Hangonseeforyourself3A:HeySarah,it’sbeenawhile!Howhaveyoubeen?

B:Oh,hiMike.Justtheusual–work,chores,andsomedowntime.

__________________.NothingmuchtotellEverydayEnglish4A:Thenewrestaurantissellingfriedinsectsassnacks.

B:Friedinsects?

__________________!5A:I’vebeenhavingtheseheadaches,Doctor.

____________what’scausingthem.

B:Don’tworry.Let’sdoafewtestsfirst.ThatsoundsrevoltingIhavenoideaActitoutWorkinpairsandactouttheconversation.6Youhaveaninternationalstudentinyourclasswhoisafriendofyours.Whentheypostedachildhoodphotoontheirbirthday,itsparksaconversationbetweenyoutwoaboutchildhoodexperience.RefertotheFunctionallanguageboxforsupport.YoucanalsouseexpressionsintheEverydayEnglishbox.ActitoutSetting:Discussingchildhoodexperiences.Topic:Childhoodexperiencesofpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Identity:Youandaninternationalstudentwhoisyourfriend.Purpose:Toshareanddiscusschildhoodmemories.Tostrengthenthefriendshipbyunderstandingeachother'sbackgrounds.Tofosterculturalexchangeandmutualunderstandingthroughpersonalstories.ActitoutFunctionallanguageElaborating

?Whathappenedwasthat…?Thethingabout…is…Expressingadmirationforsomething?I’mreallyimpressed.?It’s/That’samazing!?That’sfascinating!?Wow!That’ssocool!Resumingastory?Anyway,…?WherewasI??Youweretellingmeabout…ActitoutSampleconversationAChinesestudent(A)andaninternationalstudent(B)aretalkingabouttheirchildhoodexperiences.A: Hey,happybirthday!Isawthatchildhoodphotoyouposted.It’ssocute!B: Thanks!It’sfrommyelementaryschool’sCulturalDay.Wehadtodressupintraditionalclothes.ActitoutA: Oh,that’ssocool.

Ihavenoidea

whatthatwaslike.MyschoolhadaScienceDaywherestudentscreatedmodelsbasedonscientificprinciplesandparticipatedinhands-onexperiments.B: Thatsoundslikeagreatinitiative.Anyway,ourschoolhadalotofemphasisongroupactivitiesandlearningaboutourlocaltraditions.A:

That’sfascinating.

Myschoolfocusedmoreonstudiesandsports.SampleconversationActitoutSampleconversationB: That’sokay.Differentschoolshavedifferentfocuses,andthat’swhatmakesthemunique.Speakingofwhich,Ihavenoidea

whatyourschool’sSportsDaywaslike.Didyouparticipateinanyevents?A: Oh,yes!Iwaspartoftherelayraceteam.Wepracticedforweeks,anditwassoexcitingonthedayoftheevent.B: Thatsoundsfun!WehadTraditionalSportsDay,sincetraditionalgamesareanimportantpartofourculture.ActitoutA: Really?Likewhat?B: Well,forexample,hurling.It’satraditionalIrishsportplayedwithasmallballandawoodenstick,combiningelementsoffieldhockey,lacrosse,andbaseball.A: Thatsoundsamazing!Thethingabout

sportsis

thattheycannotbeseparatedfromculture.Let’ssee,IcanfindavideoofourSportsDayifyou’reinterested.B: Sure,I’dlovetoseeit.AndIcanshowyousomevideosfromourculturalevents,too.SampleconversationActitoutA: Great!Let’sexchangethosevideos.It’sfascinatingtofigureoutwhereIwasinthevideos

and

howdifferentyetsimilarourchildhoodschoolexperienceswere.SampleconversationViewingandunderstanding2Warmingup1Higher-orderthinking3Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.Warmingup1Inyouropinion,whatroledoesadiseasesurveillancesystemplaywithregardtopublichealth?Howcanithelpwithmedicaldevelopmentsandwhatchallengesdoesitbring?2Haveyoueverexperiencedmedicalmisinformation?Whyismisinformationabigprobleminpublichealth?WarmingupDiseasesurveillancesystemplaysacrucialroleinpublichealth.Firstly,itallowsfortheearlyidentificationofdiseases,preventingoutbreaksfromescalating.Secondly,surveillancesystemscollectvitaldataondiseaseprevalenceandmonitortrendsovertime,helpingpublichealthofficialsprepareforandrespondtodiseaseseffectively.1

Inyouropinion,whatroledoesadiseasesurveillancesystemplaywithregardtopublichealth?Howcanithelpwithmedicaldevelopmentsandwhatchallengesdoesitbring?ReferenceanswersWarmingupIntermsofmedicaldevelopments,adiseasesurveillancesystemcanprovideresearcherswiththedatatheyneedtostudydiseases,theirvectors,andtheirimpactsonpopulations,andofferinsightsintothemosteffectivetreatmentsandpreventivemeasures.Moreover,effectivediseasesurveillancesystemcancontributetotheimprovementofdiagnostictoolsbyidentifyingnewstrainsorvariantsofdiseases.ReferenceanswersWarmingupHowever,diseasesurveillancesystemsalsobringchallenges.Theycanraiseprivacyissues,andthegreatvolumeofdatageneratedcanbeoverwhelming.Thus,itiscriticaltoensuretheaccuracyandreliabilityofthedatacollected.ReferenceanswersWarmingupIhavecomeacrossinstancesofmedicalmisinformation.Therearemisleadinghealthadviceorincorrectinformationaboutdiseasesandtreatmentsonsocialmediaplatforms.Forexample,Ioncesawanarticletitled“TakinghighdosesofvitaminCcanpreventthecommoncold.”Thisisacommonmisconception.ThehumanbodycannotabsorbexcessiveamountsofvitaminC,andthereisnoscientificevidencethatitcanpreventcolds.2

Haveyoueverexperiencedmedicalmisinformation?Whyismisinformationabigprobleminpublichealth?ReferenceanswersWarmingupMisinformationposesabigprobleminpublichealth.Ontheonehand,peopleoftenmakehealthdecisionsbasedontheinformationavailabletothem.Ifthatinformationisincorrect,itcanleadtopoorchoicesthatmayharmtheirhealth.Ontheotherhand,medicalmisinformationcanerodepublictrustinhealthcareprovidersandinstitutions,complicatingeffortstopromotehealthybehaviorsandencouragevaccination.Itcanevencauseunnecessaryanxietyandfearamongthepublic,particularlyduringhealthcriseswhenaccurateinformationiscritical.ReferenceanswersScanthecode.WatchthevideoandcompletetheactivitiesonUcampus.ViewingandunderstandingVocabularypandemicn.大流行?。晃烈遱urveillance

n.監(jiān)視；監(jiān)察meteorologist

n.氣象學家flun.流感virusn.病毒mortalityn.死亡率；死亡數(shù)contagiousa.（疾?。┙佑|傳染的germn.病菌；細菌

outbreakn.（戰(zhàn)爭或疾病的）爆發(fā)，突然發(fā)生

persead.本身；就本身而言vaccinatev.給……接種疫苗1

Watchthevideoandcompletethefollowingnotes.ViewingandunderstandingThefutureofpublichealthMainidea:Publichealthreliesonaneffectiveinfrastructureaswellasmanaginginformation.I.InfrastructureDefinition:Inpublichealthterms,infrastructurereferstothestructuresnecessaryfora1)____________tohandledifferenthealthissues.healthsystemViewingandunderstandingDiseasesurveillance:Amajorpartofpublichealthinfrastructure?Definition:Itisasystemusedtotrackandanalyzediseaseemergence,levels,andspread2)_____________.?Casestudy:Oneofthefirst3)________________ofdiseasesurveillancedatesbacktothemid-1600swithJohnGraunt’sanalysisoftheLondonBillsofMortality.?Recentdevelopment:Ithasevolveddramatically,includingcrowd-sourced4)__________,Googlesearches,airlinetravelhistory,andevensewageanalysis.inapopulationrecordedinstancestrafficdataI.InfrastructureViewingandunderstandingII.Information?Problem:Publichealthexpertsarefacingabattleagainstmisinformation.?Cause:Manyplatformspromotenovelinformationthat5)_______________ratherthanpresentingtheplaintruth.?Solution:Buildingandmaintainingtrust6)____________isimperativetocountermisinformation.Itrequiresactivecommunityengagement,andclear,7)______communicationatthelocallevel.inspiresemotionswiththepublicconcise2

Watchthevideoagain.Check(√)thetruestatementsandcorrectthefalseones.1Theterm“infrastructure”referstothephysicalstructuresthatsocietyneedstooperate.2JohnGrauntusedapopulationapproachtoidentifypatternsindiseaseandmortality.Viewingandunderstanding√×Infrastructureincludesbothphysicalthingsandlesstangiblethings,liketelecommunicationandeducationsystemsthatsocietyneedstooperate.3Ratesofcontagiousdiseasestendedtobestablethroughouttheyearinthemid-1600s.4Peoplearemorelikelytosharesensationalinformationonlineevenwhenitisfalse.Viewingandunderstanding×ThescientistJohnGrauntnotedthatwhileratesofchronicdiseaseswereprettystable,contagiousdiseasestendedtosurgeorfalldependingonneighborhoodortimeofyear.√5Thenarratorbelievesmostpeoplewouldtrusthealthexpertsduringahealthcrisis.Viewingandunderstanding×Thenarratorbelieveshealthexpertsneedtoworkwithcommunitiestobuildtrustforsuchsituations.Higher-orderThinkingSensationalbutfakehealthscienceonlinehastrickedmanypeopleintoadoptingharmfulbeliefs.Workingroups.Designasocialmediacampaigntoraiseawarenessofpseudosciencesopeoplecanavoidthiskindoftrap.Thefollowingstepsareforyourreference.Higher-orderThinking?Selectanengagingformat–beitquizzes,polls,videochallenges,etc.–andbranditwithacatchytitle.?Pickahealthsubjectanduseaspecifichashtagtomakeitatrendingtopic.?Giveparticipantsanexample.Remembertodebunkcommonhealthmisconceptions,highlighttheirrisks,andoffertipstorecognizesuchfalsehoods.?Shareyourcampaigndesignandexamplewiththeclassinthespiritoftakingacollectivestandagainsthealthmisinformation.Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersOurcampaign,#HealthHacksUnveiled,incorporatesinteractivequizzestochallengeandcorrectwidespreadhealthfalsity.Wefocusonnutritionalmyths,employing#Nutri-FactsNowtounifyourmessage.Kickingoffwithavideodebunkingthemyththat“carbsaretheenemy,”weclarifymisconceptions,underscorepotentialhealthrisksfromextremediets,andequipouraudiencewithskillstoevaluatehealthclaimscritically.Throughengagingcontentandcredibleinformation,Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersweaimtoempowerindividualstomakeinformedhealthdecisionsandjoinourmovementagainstmisinformation.Newsreport12PassageHigher-orderthinking3NewsreportVocabularyinfectious

a.

（疾?。﹤魅拘缘模ㄓ戎竿ㄟ^空氣）continent

n.

大洲；大陸Marburgvirus

馬爾堡病毒Tanzania

坦桑尼亞（東非國家）vigilant

a.

警惕的Listentothenewsreportandcompletethefollowingactivity.NewsreportChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothenewsreport.11WhatisthemainreasonforstrengtheninghealthsecurityinAfrica?A.Healthissuesindenselypopulatedareas.B.Limitedhealthcooperationbetweencountries.C.There-emergenceofinfectiousdiseases.D.Thespreadofnewdiseasevariants.√Newsreport2WhatdoestheDirectoroftheAfricaCDCurgethepublictodo?A.Getregularhealthchecks.B.Reportinfectionstoauthorities.C.Strengthentheirimmunesystems.D.Getthelatestvaccinations.√Newsreport3WhatistheAfricaCDCdoingtoenhancehealthsecurity?A.Launchingfive-yearhealthplans.B.Constructingmorehospitals.C.Providingfreehealthinsurance.D.Introducinghealthcarecurriculums.√Passagefiltration

n.

過濾；濾清transmission

n.

傳播；傳染prevalence

n.

流行；盛行stimulate

v.

刺激；促進VocabularyListentothepassageandcompletethefollowingactivities.Writedowncluesthatcanhelpyouunderstandthefollowingwordsaccordingtothepassage.2

Passagetuberculosis:disposal:bacterium:sanitation:amajorglobalhealthcrisis;canbespreadbycoughingandsharingcupsthecauseoftuberculosisremovegarbageandwasteMainidea:Pandemicshaveledtoimprovementsininfrastructureandtheadoptionofhealthierhabits→improved“sanitation”Contextclue:Moreandmorepeoplerealizedthedangerofdrinkingfromthesamebottleorspittinginpublicspaces.Whenlisteningtoalectureinaparticulardiscipline,youmightcomeacrosswordsyoudon’tknow.Insteadoffocusingontheprecisedefinitionoftheseunknownwords,youcanusecontextcluesandpriorknowledgetoworkoutthemeaning.Firstly,usethetopicandthemainidea(oftenmentionedatthebeginningofthelecture)tomakeeducatedguessesaboutthemeaningofunfamiliarwords.Forexample,youmayinferthata“pandemic”referstosomewidelyspreadinfectiousdisease

sincetheUnderstandingthenewwordsinalisteningcontextListeningskillScanthecodeandlearnmoreaboutthisskillonUcampus.Passagelecturementionsdisruptivepublichealtheventsandusesthediseaseoftuberculosisasanexample.Secondly,payattentiontocluessuchassynonyms,antonyms,examples,orexplanationsthatthespeakerprovides.Forexample,youcanguessthemeaningoftheword“filtration”fromtheclueinthenextpartofthesentence–“filtrationsystemswereintroducedtocleanupwatersupplies.”ListeningskillPassageChoosethebestanswertoeachquestionaccordingtothepassage.3Passage1Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Thedisruptivepowerofpandemics.B.Theimpactofpandemicsonhealthcaresystems.C.Theimportanceofgoodhygieneforpublichealth.D.Thesciencebehinddiseasepreventionandcontrol.√Passage2WhatdidtheNewYorkCityHealthDepartmentdotoreduce

tuberculosisinthe1890s?A.Itintroducedregularwasteremoval.B.Itupgradedwaterinfrastructure.C.Itlaunchedacampaigntoraisehealthawareness.D.Itrestrictedtravelindiseaseareas.√Passage3Whichformalscienceemergedfromcombattingdisease?A.Thestudyofdemography.B.Thestudyoftheimmunesystem.C.Thestudyoftheenvironment.D.Thestudyofclimate.√Passage4WhichinnovationfromThomasEdison’slabcontributedto

diseasecontrol?A.Shortfilms.B.Theelectricpen.C.Theelectriclightbulb.D.Thealkalinestoragebattery.√Higher-orderThinkingWorkingroups.Lookatthefollowingtableaboutsocietalchangestriggeredbypandemics.Exploremoreaspectsandcompletethetable.

?

Enhancedgarbagedisposalsystems

?

Improvedwaterfiltrationsystems

U.S.

infrastructure

improvements

duringthetuberculosis

pandemicin

the

late

19thcentury

?Centralized

public

health

education

campaigns

?

Improveddisease

preventionknowledge

Handsanitizingand

maskwearing

duringtheCOVID-19

pandemicInfrastructureChangesExamplesHealtheducationandawarenessAspectsHigher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersSocietalchangesbroughtaboutbypandemicsAspectsChangesExamplesScientificresearch?

NewdisciplinesemergedduringthestudyofpandemicsThestudyofclimateemergedfromcombatingtuberculosis.Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersDigitaltechnology?

Widespreadadoptionofremoteworkandlearning?

DevelopmentoftelemedicineandotherremotehealthcareservicesDuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,manycompaniesandeducationalinstitutionsadoptedremoteworkandremotelearningmodels,promotingtheapplicationanddevelopmentofdigitaltechnologies.Higher-orderThinkingReferenceanswersCommunitysupportandsolidarity?

Formationofvolunteergroupsandorganizations?

StrengthenedcommunitybondsDuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,manycommunityworkersdispensedmedicineandmasksforresidents.TraditionalChinesemedicineasabridgebetween