1、Traces of the pastUNIT 11ppt课件Unit 1 Traces of the pastOpening upListening to the worldSpeaking for communicationFurther practice in listeningWrapping upLearning objectivesFun time2ppt课件conduct an interview4Learning objectivestalk about past events and their impacts on the present1listen for specifi
2、c information2keep a conversation going33ppt课件swimmingOpening up1 Add more activities to each word web below.goshoppingto the gymto the cinemago fora walka meala tripa cup of coffee4ppt课件a soap operaOpening up1 Add more activities to each word web below.watchTVa basketball gamea DVD movieplaytennisa
3、 computer gamethe pianogolf5ppt课件Opening up2 Compare your answers and discuss. Do you like going to the cinema? Did you go to the cinema last weekend?6ppt课件Listening to the worldSharingListeningViewing7ppt课件Listening to the worldSharing1 Watch a podcast for its general idea.The people in the podcast
4、 mainly talk about whether they go out a lot and what they did when they went out last night.2Watch Part 1 and fill in the blanks.1) busy2) friends3) university4) social life8ppt课件Listening to the world3Watch Part 2 and match the statements.1 A2 E3 B4 D5 C6 FSharing9ppt课件Listening to the world4 Watc
5、h Part 3 and fill in the blanks.1) danced2) view of the river3) fun4) drink5) west6) delicious meal7) house8) televisionSharing10ppt课件Additional NotesPiccadilly Circusa crossroads and public space in London. It is close to major shopping and entertainment areas in Londons West End.Listening to the w
6、orldSharing4 Watch Part 3 and fill in the blanks.11ppt课件Additional NotesTom Stopparda British playwright. He is regarded as one of the most important contemporaryplaywrights in the English language.Arcadia a 1993 play by Tom Stoppard concerning the relationship between past and present and between o
7、rder and disorder and the certainty of knowledge. It has been cited by many critics as the playwrights finest play.Listening to the world12ppt课件Listening to the world5Discuss the questions.1 Do you go out a lot? Why or why not? Yes, I go out a lot with my friends. It can help me relax. No, I dont go
8、 out a lot because I have no time.2 Where do you like going? I like going to shopping malls. / I like to go to museums and art galleries.Sharing13ppt课件Listening to the world5Discuss the questions.3 What did you do last weekend? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not? I went shopping with my best friend la
9、st weekend. Yes, I enjoyed it because I had a good time with my friends. No, I didnt enjoy it because there were too many people in the store.Sharing14ppt课件Listening to the worldSharingListeningViewing15ppt课件Listening to the world1Discuss the questions.ListeningBEFORE your listenI admire my mother m
10、ost.She loves me so much that she would do everything for me. At the same time, she always encourages me to be independent and try my best to do what I like.Live and work with pleasure this is what I have learned from her.16ppt课件Listening to the worldListeningListening skillsAdditional TipsListening
11、 for specific informationlisten for the important details you needu e.g. listen to a weather forecast expect to hear the information about the temperature, description of the weather, such as clear, sunny, cloudy, overcast, rainy, hot, cold, windy, snow, storm, and chances of rain / snow 17ppt课件List
12、ening to the worldIts partly sunny this afternoon. Temperatures will remain 10 to 15 degrees with highs at 22 degrees. The chance of rain is 20 percent. Tomorrow morning, it will be mostly cloudy. Low temperatures will drop to 8 degrees in the suburbs, but the downtown area will see a high of 25 deg
13、rees. But there will be showers tomorrow night.ListeningListening skillsExerciseListen to a weather forecast and note down the numbers showing the temperature. 18ppt课件Listening to the world2 Read the statements, listen to an interview and fill in the blanks. Pay special attention to the time express
14、ions and numbersListeningWHILE your listen1 19622 fourth3 19904 199619ppt课件Listening to the world3Read the introduction about Baruti, listen to the interview again and fill in the blanks.ListeningWHILE your listen1) teacher2) cleaned houses3) lost4) visited5) work6) his wife7) in his own words20ppt课
15、件Listening to the world4 Discuss the questions.ListeningAfter your listen1 What can you learn from Mother Teresas words “I can do no great things, only small things with great love”? Small things can make a great difference.21ppt课件Listening to the world4 Discuss the questions.ListeningAfter your lis
16、ten2 What is your favorite book? What do you like about it? My favorite book is Steve jobs. The book is based on a vast amount of interviews. Through the book, readers can not only read about the life of the legendary Steve Jobs, but also have a genuine view of his personality.3 What childhood exper
17、ience did you have that had a great impact on your present life?22ppt课件Listening to the worldSharingListeningViewing23ppt课件Listening to the world1Read the program information and answer the questions.ViewingBEFORE your view1 Who is Carlos Acosta? A famous ballet dancer.2 Where is he from? Havana.3 W
18、hat are the three things he will talk about in the program? His home country, family and childhood.24ppt课件Listening to the world2 Watch the video clip and number the events.ViewingWHILE your viewachfdegb25ppt课件Additional Notesbreakdancer one who does breakdancing.Breakdancing is a style of street da
19、nce that originated as a part of hip-hop culture among African American and Latino youths in New YorkCity during the early 1970s.Listening to the worldViewing26ppt课件Listening to the worldViewing3 Watch the video clip again and fill in the blanks.WHILE your view1) home2) country3) relatives4) foreign
20、er5) speak6) passed on7) heat8) sea9) happiness27ppt课件Listening to the worldViewing4 Discuss the questions.AFTER your view1 Is your attitude to your hometown similar to Carlos Acostas to Cuba? What do you think about your hometown? My attitude to my hometown is similar to Carlos Acostas to Cuba. I l
21、ove my hometown for its beautiful garden, nice people and delicate lifestyle.28ppt课件Listening to the worldViewing4 Discuss the questions.AFTER your view2 Did your parents make you take up a hobby such as playing the piano, practicing calligraphy ( 书法) or playing table tennis when you were a child? D
22、id you like it at that time? How do you think about it now?29ppt课件Speaking for communicationRole-play1 Listen to a conversation and answer the question.Isabel: went for a walk with her boyfriend Marek: played football and cleaned his flat2Listen to Part 1 and fill in the blanks.1) It was great2) Hes
23、 a football player3) It was really beautiful30ppt课件Speaking for communicationRole-play3Listen to Part 2 and check the answers.1 And you?3 What did you do?5 Really?7 Where did you play?10 I dont believe you!31ppt课件Additional TipsKeeping a conversation going Asking questions is one of the important wa
24、ys to keep a conversation going, which shows that genuinely interested in what the other says. Here are some different kinds of questions that you can ask.Speaking for communicationRole-playSpeaking skillsWhat What did you do last weekend? What is your plan for this weekend? What do you think about
25、the new movie?Who Who did you spend your last weekend with? Who else went to your party?Where Where did you go last weekend? Where do you recommend me to go for this weekend?32ppt课件Speaking for communicationWhy / Why not Why is the museum a great place to visit? Why didnt you go to sing karaoke with
26、 us?When When did you go skiing? When will you go camping?How How did you like the concert / the book? How did you manage to get to the top of the mountain?Really?Is that so? Really? You went to see the musical Cats? You think the book is very touching. Is that so?Do you / Could you Do you have a pl
27、ace to recommend? Could you tell me something about the museum?Are you going to / Will you . Are you going to have picnic with us? Will you go fishing this Saturday?33ppt课件Speaking for communicationRole-play4Complete the conversation.1) great2) people were there3) interesting4) nice5) did you leave6
28、) with Jane / by taxi7) I was very tired8) Surely you would be9) didnt get up until 11 this morning34ppt课件Speaking for communicationRole-play5 Role-play the situations.Situation 1Seeing a movie1 What did you do last weekend?2 Where did you see the movie?3 Who did you go with?4 How much did it cost?5
29、 How did you like the movie?6 What was the movie about?7 Who was the director?8 Who were the actors in the movie?1 I went to see the movie 2 I saw the movie in the 3 I went with 4 I paid for the ticket.5 It was 6 It was about 35ppt课件Speaking for communicationRole-play5 Role-play the situations.Situa
30、tion 2Going out for dinner1 What did you do last weekend?2 Who did you have dinner with?3 Where did you have dinner?4 How much did it cost?5 What did you eat?6 How did you like the food?1 I went out for dinner 2 I was with 3 I had dinner in 4 It cost me .5 I had 6 It was 36ppt课件Speaking for communic
31、ationGroup discussion1 Listen to an interview and answer the questions.1 Where was the writer born? in a small town in the northeast2 When did he write his first novel? in 1993 when he was only 223 When did he make the film Lost in the Forest? in 20084 When did he start making films? in 20035 How lo
32、ng did he stay in Brazil? for 7 yearsGet ideas37ppt课件Speaking for communicationGroup discussion2 Listen to the interview again and check the answers.Interviewer1 Could you tell us about your childhood?4 You wrote your first novel just one year after you left college, didnt you?5 Is that period of yo
33、ur life related to your later career in any way?7 That sounds interesting.Get ideasInterviewee9 Yes, of course.10 Thats a good question.38ppt课件Speaking for communicationGroup discussion3 Work in groups of four. Read the introduction and underline the pieces of information that you all think are impo
34、rtant or interesting.Discuss and organize ideas4 Choose Hamilton or Shakira as a guest for your interview. Decide the roles of each member in your group: interviewer, Hamilton or Shakira, and two audience members.39ppt课件Speaking for communicationGroup discussion5 Prepare for an interview.Discuss and
35、 organize ideasStudent A: the interviewer1 When were you born?2 When did you fall in love with racing competition?3 How did you get into the world of racing?4 What honors have you won?5 What else are you interested in besides car racing?An interview with HamiltonStudent B: Hamilton1 born in 19852 in
36、 1991 father bought me a radio-controlled car3 at the age of 10 told McLaren team boss that I wanted to race for them; less than three years later signed to their Young Driver Support Program4 set numerous records and finished second in 2007; won the World Championship in 20085 other activities: foo
37、tball40ppt课件Speaking for communicationGroup discussion5 Prepare for an interview.Discuss and organize ideasAn interview with ShakiraStudent A: the interviewer1 When did you write your first song?2 When did you start to get involved in your career as a musician?3 What are your most important albums?4
38、 What other activities are you engaged in besides your music career?Student B: Shakira1 at the age of 8 wrote my first song2 in the early 1990s first album was released3 important albums: Pies Descalzos success in Latin America; Laundry Service success in the English-speaking world4 other activities
39、: helps others; founded the Barefoot Foundation, a non-government organization to provide education opportunities for poor children around Colombia and the other parts of the world41ppt课件Speaking for communicationGroup discussion5 Prepare for an interview.Discuss and organize ideasAdditional TipsJob
40、 interview questions One of the most important parts of getting ready for a job interview is to prepare responses for the typical interview questions you will be asked. You dont need to memorize an answer, but do think about what youre going to say so youre not put on the spot during the job intervi
41、ew. Your responses will be stronger if you prepare in advance and have a sense of what you want to play up during your interview.42ppt课件Speaking for communicationTop 10 interview questions:u What is your greatest strength? u What is your greatest weakness? u Why are you leaving or have left your job
42、? u Tell me about yourself. u Why do you want this job? u Why should we hire you? u How do you handle stress and pressure?uDescribe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it. uHow do you evaluate success?uWhat are your goals for the future? 43ppt课件Speaking for communicationBonus q
43、uestions:u How do you handle success?u How do you handle failure?u Do you work well with other people?u What are your salary expectations?uWhat can you do better for us than the other applicants?Reference: http:/ for communicationGroup discussion6 Present the interview.Present ideasChecklistp Ask pr
44、oper questions to get the information I need.p Ask follow-up questions to get extra information.p Give clear answers to the interviewers questions.pGive extra information in answering the interviewers questions.p Speak loudly enough in the interview.45ppt课件Further practice in listeningShort conversa
45、tions1 Q: Where does the conversation probably take place? B At home.2 Q: What does the woman think is very surprising? A Jack Kilby is not very well-known.3 Q: What does the man say about Charlie Chaplins films? B Charlie Chaplins films are very creative.4 Q: Which invention does the man think chan
46、ged the world most? D The light bulb.5 Q: What does the man mean? D Bob should have performed better.46ppt课件Further practice in listeningLong conversations1 Q: What does the man suggest that the woman do this weekend? D Take her cousin to see a new Harry Potter movie.2 Q: Where did J. K. Rowling com
47、e up with the idea for Harry Potter? B On a train.3 Q: What are J. K. Rowlings future plans? C She hasnt said anything about her future plans.4 Q: What are the two speakers mainly talking about? D An interview with J. K. Rowling.47ppt课件Further practice in listeningPassage 11 Q: What happened when St
48、ephen tried to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator? D He spilled the milk over the kitchen floor.2 Q: What did Stephens mother do when she came into the kitchen? D She cleaned up the mess with him.3 Q: What did Stephens mother teach him later? B How to carry a milk bottle.4 Q: What did Ste
49、phen learn from this experience? A Mistakes can become learning opportunities.48ppt课件Further practice in listeningPassage 21) programs2) very3) decisions4) doing laundry5) Obviously6) choices7) ruining8) get used to9) opportunities10)step back49ppt课件Wrapping upUse the following self-assessment check
50、list to check what you have learned in this unit.OKNeeds workI can talk about past events and their impacts on the present. I can listen for specific information. I can keep a conversation going by asking follow-up questions, giving extra information and making comments.I can prepare questions for a
