新标准大学英语视听说 Book2-Unit6

新标准大学英语视听说 Book2-Unit6

Contents: Inside-view 1 Outside-view 2 Listening In 3 4 Presentation

Lead in (1): Guess the sport event Watch the video clip and tell what event is reflected. The University Boat Race Click here for information

The Boat Race, also known as the University Boat Race and The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club. >>>

The boat race is between two eights, one from each university.Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a "Blue Boat", with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford dark blue. Cambridge Blues Oxford Blues >>>

The race demands skill and teamwork. All the rowing must be technically correct and at the right pace, rowing in time with all the others.

How are the above pictures relevant to the University Boat Race? Click the following for how. 2 1 3 4

River Thames The race is rowed each spring on the Thames in London. the second longest river in the United Kingdom and the longest river in England Back

Sponsorship The Boat Race has been sponsored since 1976, with the money spent mainly on equipment and travel during the training period. The business process outsourcing company Xchanging became title sponsor in November 2009, so the 156th Race next April(2010) will be known as The Xchanging Boat Race. Back

Boat race course The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6,779 m) from Putney to Mortlake; it is sometimes referred to as the Championship Course, and follows an S shape, east to west. Back

The University Boat Race Stones They are two small stone markers on the southern bank of the River Thames in west London, one at Putney Bridge and the other at Mortlake, the start and finish points of the Championship Course. The stones are marked "U.B.R" for University Boat Race.

The University Boat Race Vocabulary rowers/ oarsmen (划手) cox (舵手) stern (船尾) stroke heavyweight eights

Celebrities from the University Boat Race Rowing Champions from Oxford >>> Andrew Lindsay was a member of Britain's triumphant eight-man rowing team who rowed for Oxford in 1997, 1998, 1999 Four times Olympic gold medalistSir Mathew Pinsent rowed for Oxford in 1990, 1991, and 1993

Rowing medalist from Cambridge Olympic rower Kieran West rowed for Cambridge in 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007

Atlantic Boat Race The toughest rowing race might be the annual Atlantic Boat Race – 4,727 kilometres from the Canary Islands to Antigua in the West Indies. British Olympic rowing gold medalist, James Cracknell, completed the 2005 race with a partner in just 49 days.

Everyday English on your way Yes, got it! No problem. Listen up! Chill out! I can’t bear to look!

Practice Everyday English Create your own sentences using Everyday English expressions.

Work in pairs and act out the conversation. Student AAsk where Student B is going. Student BSay that you’re going to a sports event and invite Student A. Student AExplain that you’re too busy but you’d like to come later. Ask where Student B will be. >>>

Student BSympathize with Student A and give directions. Explain that you /your team won the last match. Student ACongratulate Student B. Student BExpress concern that you / your team may not win the next match. Student AReassure Student B. Please refer to the functional expressions on page 65

Look at the photos. What do they tell you about the rules and features of Tae Kwon Do?

Example answer punch The photos show that Tae Kwon Dopractitionerscan use their hands topunchand legs tokick. They wear ahelmetand padded clothing to protect their bodies. They appear to be very disciplined in their practice. kick helmet padded clothing

Read some facts about Tae Kwon Do. There are two false facts. Which are they? 1 Tae Kwon Do is one of the world’s most popular martial arts, with practitioners all over the world. 2 It became an official Olympic event in 2000. 3 It’s the only martial art which is an Olympic event. 4 Tae Kwon Do originated thousands of years ago, but the modern rules were formulated in 1955. >>>

It combines fighting techniques, self-defence, physical exercise, meditation and philosophy. Using your hands and arms is forbidden. The colour of the belt shows the rank of the practitioner, and the highest rank is black. Men, women and even young children are all practitioners of Tae Kwon Do.

Language and Culture Martial art is a sport that is a traditional Asian form of fighting with a very similar objective: defend oneself or others from physical threat. Watch the videos and identify the following martial arts. Chinese Kong Fu Karate Judo Taekwondo >>>

Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art, of which the name means methods or art (Do) of striking with foot (Tae) and hand (Kwon). >>>

Belts color: white yellow green blue red Ranks of Tae Kwon Do The ranks below black belt are referred to as Kup in Korean and the levels of black belt as Dan in Korean. The black belt levels are further segmented by title like Instructor, Master, Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster. >>>

Awarding of Tae Kwon Do ranks • Tae kwon do belt system ranks are earned and awarded based on two factors: • Skill level • Time training at that level. >>>

Vocabulary learning 1: Use the following words to describe the pictures. smack flexibility alternatively >>>

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Reading aloud by roles • Work in pairs. • 2) Read the transcript meaningfully according to the roles. • 3) Volunteer groups are welcome to read to the class.

Fun game: retell the joke • Work in pairs. Each of you will get a card with one part of a joke about martial arts. • Read and then retell your part of the joke to your partner.

Card A There was this little guy sitting in a bar, drinking his beer, minding his own business when all of a sudden this great big dude comes in and —WHACK!! —knocks him right off the bar stool and onto the floor. The big dude says, "That was a kung fu chop from China." The little guy thinks "GEEZ," but he gets back up on the stool and continues what he was doing when all of a sudden —WHACK!! —the big dude knocks him down AGAIN and says, "That was a karate chop from Japan." The little guy, not wanting any trouble, and thinking this guy is nuts, gets up off the floor, grabs his beer and moves a few seats further down the bar, and continues to sip at his beer. Ready to retell?

Card B All of a sudden, —WHACK!! —without warning, he feels this foot kick him upside the head and he goes sprawling to the floor once again. The big dude says with a smile, “That’s kickboxing from Thailand.” The little guy, having had enough of this gets up, brushes himself off and quietly leaves. He had been gone for about an hour when he returned, and without saying a word, walks up behind the big dude and —WHACK!!! —knocks the big dude off his stool and lays him out cold! The little guy looks at the bartender and says, “When he comes to, tell him that’s a crowbar (铁棍) from Sears (公司名)." Ready to retell?

c. Northern lights from Panther Dancer as they come round the bend. Northern lights by a short head. Panther Dancer on the stand side. And it’s Northern Lights from Panther Dancer. Northern Lights kicking down the slope. And Northern Lights is pulling away. And at the line it’s Northern Lights from Panther Dancer, second by a length, and Ragtime Boy third… horse racing

d. Lillee bowls (投球) to Botham outside off stump. And it’s a glorious stroke (击球)from Botham. He’s hit that over the boundary at mid-wicket (球门中间一柱) for six. And that brings up Botham’s century. The fastest century in test history. A truly remarkable innings (局) from the great all- rounder. e. Charlton plays the ball to Hurst. He’s not offside. Hurst shoots. Some people are on the pitch. They think it’s full-time. It is now. They’ve won! cricket football

Write your own TV commentary after watching the match (or one part of it ) by Shen XueandZhao Hongbo. Language Tips >>> Volunteers are welcome to comment on the competition with the video playing on.

Language Tips • Pair figure skating • throw jumps, in which the man 'throws' the woman into a jump • lifts, in which the woman is held above • the man's head in one of various grips and positions • pair spins, in which both skaters spin together about a common axis spins, jumps, footwork (步法), moves on ice, rotations, lifts, spirals (螺旋转步)

Look at the photo and answer the questions. ice pick 冰锥 1 What activity do you think it is about? 2 Do you agree that this activity is a sport? pitons 登山钉(pieces of metal to fix into rock or ice) climbing boots spikes 钉鞋

This is mountain climbing in winter or in icy conditions. Yes, it’s a recognized sport, but we can see that it’s dangerous. Personally, I wouldn’t want to try this. I notice the ropes which show that the climber is not alone and I suppose no one would do this sport unless they were part of a group. Obviously, they would need to be very fit and trained.

Watch the trailer of a movie on mountain climbing (or mountaineering) and tell what you know from it about the movie. Reference >>>

Watch it a second time and try to restore the main story. Reference >>>

Prediction of the main story Two adventurous mountain climber went to climb a dangerous icy mountain. They met some problem. One is hanging in the midair bound through a rope with his partner, who cut the rope thinking he was dead. Dramatically he did not die but tried to survive the extremely tough situations and came to tell us what happened.

Passage 2 Vocabulary Learning crevasse/void The rope binds (捆) him to the mountain.

risky (危险的) What an astonishment! The left behind by war! LiuXiang is in agony (痛苦) for his injury.

难以想象吗？ frostbitten crops

Language and Culture Touching the Void is a documentary film about Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’ disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985. The film combines documentary footage of interviews conducted with Simpson, Yates and with a reenactment performed by actors. >>>

Siula Grande (拉格兰峰) is a mountain in the Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Peruvian Andes (秘鲁的安第斯山脉). It is 6344 m high and has a subpeak Siula Chico 6260 m high. Andres scenery Siula Grande

Language and Culture An extreme sport (action sport and adventure sport) is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger and that are counter-cultural. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear or spectacular stunts (特技). >>>

Take a look at what they are. Reference >>>

Supplementary Oral activity: Make your movie review • Procedures: pair work • Read a movie review (Click here to read the review) and judge whether it is a good review for those who want to see the movie. Reference

新标准大学英语视听说 Book2-Unit6