1、An Advanced Audio-Visual&Speaking CoursePost ListeningWhile ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkRecapping the story drawing on your notes and global listening exercises Post ListeningWhile ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkDirections:In a group of two or four students,discuss the questions
2、 below.During your discussion,you are encouraged to draw on information from the program to support your points.At the end of the discussion,a spokesperson for the group should summarize and present the groups discussion.Discussing information and issues presented in the programPost ListeningWhile L
3、isteningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkDiscussing information and issues presented in the programWhen was the last time you ever bought a CD or cassette?Do you think what had happened to the music industry will happen to Hollywood studios?Do you think history will repeat itself?What will be the futu
4、re for the movie industry if nothing is done to stem online piracy?What will be some of the dire consequences?Suppose your were Rosso,what would you say in defense of yourself and file-swapping software?Suppose you were the CEO of Paramount,what would you say to the tens of thousands of users of P2P
5、 networks?Is Movielink a good business model?What are the odds of its winning the war against illegal downloading?Post ListeningWhile ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkUseful Expressions(I)How did those movies get on the Internet?How did that happen?On the newest computers,you can just“burn”it
6、 onto a DVD and watch it on your big screen TV.Where movies make the bulk of their money is on DVD and home videos.If you wanted a movie,you would click on the video section,and then you would type in a search phrase.Were like radio.Were advertising-supported.He is totally comfortable with putting o
7、n his site a stolen piece of material.Post ListeningWhile ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkUseful Expressions(II)But it is Rosso who has the law on his side.If the movie industry acts now and starts exploring alternatives and solutions,hopefully they wont have a problem.Theyre gonna get a ste
8、p ahead.Were gonna try and get that step back.The generally accepted estimate is that more than 60 million Americans have downloaded file-sharing software onto their computers.Id sell Grokster in a heartbeat.But in order for that to be effective,we have to stop privacy,because the most effective bus
9、iness model in the world cant compete with free.Unit 2The New Space RaceWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningWord BankBackgroundInformationContent PreviewWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBackground Notes1.Astro-Tourism2.Burt Rutan3.Paul Allen4.Lockhe
10、ed5.Boeing6.Richard Branson7.NASABackgroundInformationWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBackground NotesAstro-Tourism Also known as space tourism.The term refers to a fledging industry involving sending paying customers on a tour into the space aboard spaceships.BackgroundI
11、nformationWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningDennis Anthony Tito Dennis Anthony Tito(born August 8,1940)is an American engineer and multimillionaire,most widely known as the first space tourist to fund his own trip into space.In mid-2001,he spent nearly eight days in orbit a
12、s a crew member of ISS EP-1,a visiting mission to the International Space Station.This mission was launched by the spacecraft Soyuz TM-32,and was landed by Soyuz TM-31.Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listening In February 2013,Tito announced his intention to send a privately finan
13、ced spaceflight to Mars by 2018.Stating that the technology is already in place and that the issues that need to be overcome are only the requirements of the rigor of a 501 day trip on a psychological and physical level for the human crew.However,in November 2013,Tito and other Mars Inspiration team
14、 members admitted that their plan was impossible without significant levels of assistance and funding from NASA.Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBackground NotesBurt Rutan Elbert Leander“Burt”Rutan is an American aerospace engineer noted for his originality in designing li
15、ght,strong,unusual-looking,energy-efficient aircrafts.He is most famous for his design of the record-breaking Voyager,which was the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling,and the suborbital rocket plane Spaceship One,which won the Ansari X Prize in 2004.BackgroundInformati
16、onWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBackground NotesPaul Allen Paul Allen co-founded one of the worlds most lucrative and influential companies,the Microsoft Corporation,in 1974.Allen left the company in 1983 due to illness,and has since invested in a wide variety of projec
17、ts in the technology,entertainment,sports,and aerospace fields.BackgroundInformationWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningAnsari X Prize The Ansari X Prize was a space competition in which the X Prize Foundation offered a US$10,000,000 prize for the first non-government organiz
18、ation to launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space twice within two weeks.It was aimed to spur development of low-cost spaceflight.Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningAnsari X Prize Representatives of the X Prize Foundation symbolically presented the ten million dollar p
19、rize to Burt Rutan and Paul Allen of Mojave Aerospace Ventures on November 6,2004.The Ansari X Prize trophy is on the left.Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBackground NotesLockheed Lockheed Martin Corporation is an aerospace,electronics,and defense company based in Bethesd
20、a,Maryland.It is one of the largest companies in the aerospace industry.More than two-thirds of its products are sold to the United States government.Lockheed Martin manufactures a variety of military aircraft,including the F-117A stealth fighter bomber and the widely used F-16 Falcon fighter jet.Ba
21、ckgroundInformationWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBackground NotesBoeing The Boeing Company is the largest aerospace company in the world.It controls more than half of the global market for jet airliners and is the leading supplier of military jets and helicopters,missil
22、e systems,and aerospace technology.The company is also one of the leading exporters in the United States.BackgroundInformationWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBackground NotesRichard Branson Richard Branson is a British entrepreneur best known for his Virgin brand of over
23、200 companies.With a flamboyant and competitive style,Bransons Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways.BackgroundInformationWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBackground NotesRichard Branson A 1998 attempt at an around-the-world balloo
24、n flight by Branson,Fossett,and Lindstrand ends in the Pacific Ocean on 25 December 1998.BackgroundInformationWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningBurt Rutan and Richard Branson Richard Branson Reveals Plans For Virgin Galactic Space VehiclesWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost
25、 listeningWhile listeningBackground NotesNASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)is an agency of the United States government,responsible for the nations public space program.NASA administers the space shuttle program and a variety of other endeavors,which include improving the p
26、erformance of airplanes and rockets,conducting scientific experiments in space,and increasing international alliances for space activities.BackgroundInformationWarming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningWord BankBackgroundInformationPre-listeningQuestionsWarming upPre-listeningHomew
27、orkPost listeningWhile listeningWord BankAeronauticalBalsaBenignBirdieDepositDomeEntrepreneurEpoxyForeseeableGIncentiveKick-startNaysayoperableScrewedShuttlecockTrajectoryTrophyA heck ofAstro-tourismCarbon fabricCustom-madeFrom scratchHoly crapLow-Earth orbitOff courseSpent bulletVote of confidence
28、Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listening航空学的航空学的轻木轻木温和的，良性的温和的，良性的小鸟小鸟定金定金圆屋顶圆屋顶企业家，创业者企业家，创业者环氧树脂环氧树脂可预见的可预见的重力单位，过载重力单位，过载刺激，鼓励，动机刺激，鼓励，动机刺激（刺激（的发展）的发展）拒绝，反对拒绝，反对可使用的，可操作的可使用的，可操作的AeronauticalBalsaBenignBirdieDepositDomeEntrepreneurEpoxyForeseeableGIncentiveKick-startNaysayoper
29、ableScrewedShuttlecockTrajectoryTrophyA heck ofAstro-tourismCarbon fabricCustom-madeFrom scratchHoly crapLow-Earth orbitOff courseSpent bulletVote of confidence Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listening被涮的，被耍的被涮的，被耍的羽毛球羽毛球弹道，轨线弹道，轨线战利品，奖品战利品，奖品许多许多太空旅游业太空旅游业碳素纤维碳素纤维定做的，订制的定做的，订制的从
30、零开始从零开始哎呀！好家伙！真糟糕！哎呀！好家伙！真糟糕！低地轨道低地轨道偏航偏航强弩之末，冲力已尽的子弹强弩之末，冲力已尽的子弹信任投票，赞同信任投票，赞同 AeronauticalBalsaBenignBirdieDepositDomeEntrepreneurEpoxyForeseeableGIncentiveKick-startNaysayoperableScrewedShuttlecockTrajectoryTrophyA heck ofAstro-tourismCarbon fabricCustom-madeFrom scratchHoly crapLow-Earth orbitOf
31、f courseSpent bulletVote of confidence Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningWord Bank1.kick-start:The President has chosen to kick-start the economy by slashing interest rates.总统选择通过大总统选择通过大幅降低利率来重幅降低利率来重新拉动经济增长。新拉动经济增长。1.kick-start:The housing market needs a kick-start.房地产市场需
32、要刺激。房地产市场需要刺激。Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningWord Bank2.naysay:n&v.They will naysay any policy that includes the use of nuclear weapons.他们将反对任何他们将反对任何涉及到使用核武涉及到使用核武器的政策。器的政策。nayaye Say nay to sth.The tally was two ayes and three nays.投票结果是两票赞投票结果是两票赞成三票反对。成三票反对。Warming u
33、pPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningWord Bank3.trajectory:Spending on health is on an unsustainable trajectory.医疗支出正处于医疗支出正处于不可持续的轨道。不可持续的轨道。3.trajectory:Chinas real-estate sector has followed a similar trajectory.中国的房地产领中国的房地产领域也走过了一条域也走过了一条类似的轨迹。类似的轨迹。Warming upPre-listeningHomework
34、Post listeningWhile listeningWord Bank4.trophy:The last club to lift the trophy in successive years were ac milan in 1989 and 1990.上一个连续两年上一个连续两年举起奖杯的俱乐举起奖杯的俱乐部是部是ac米兰，在米兰，在1989和和1990年。年。4.trophy:His office was lined with animal heads,trophies of his hunting hobby.他办公室挂满了他办公室挂满了兽头，都是他业兽头，都是他业余打猎获得的战
35、余打猎获得的战利品利品Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listeningWord Bank5.from scratch:You are starting from scratch?你是白手起家的吗？你是白手起家的吗？With every new movie I feel like Im starting from scratch.每拍摄一部新的电影，每拍摄一部新的电影，我都感觉自己像在从我都感觉自己像在从头做起。头做起。6.vote of confidence:After this weeks setback,he toda
36、y faces a vote of confidence.继本周遭遇上述挫败之继本周遭遇上述挫败之后，今天他将迎来信任后，今天他将迎来信任投票。投票。Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listening航空学的航空学的轻木轻木温和的，良性的温和的，良性的小鸟小鸟定金定金圆屋顶圆屋顶企业家，创业者企业家，创业者环氧树脂环氧树脂可预见的可预见的重力单位，过载重力单位，过载刺激，鼓励，动机刺激，鼓励，动机刺激（刺激（的发展）的发展）拒绝，反对拒绝，反对可使用的，可操作的可使用的，可操作的AeronauticalBalsaBenign
37、BirdieDepositDomeEntrepreneurEpoxyForeseeableGIncentiveKick-startNaysayoperableScrewedShuttlecockTrajectoryTrophyA heck ofAstro-tourismCarbon fabricCustom-madeFrom scratchHoly crapLow-Earth orbitOff courseSpent bulletVote of confidence Warming upPre-listeningHomeworkPost listeningWhile listening被涮的，
38、被耍的被涮的，被耍的羽毛球羽毛球弹道，轨线弹道，轨线战利品，奖品战利品，奖品许多许多太空旅游业太空旅游业碳素纤维碳素纤维定做的，订制的定做的，订制的从零开始从零开始哎呀！好家伙！真糟糕！哎呀！好家伙！真糟糕！低地轨道低地轨道偏航偏航强弩之末，冲力已尽的子弹强弩之末，冲力已尽的子弹信任投票，赞同信任投票，赞同 AeronauticalBalsaBenignBirdieDepositDomeEntrepreneurEpoxyForeseeableGIncentiveKick-startNaysayoperableScrewedShuttlecockTrajectoryTrophyA heck of
39、Astro-tourismCarbon fabricCustom-madeFrom scratchHoly crapLow-Earth orbitOff courseSpent bulletVote of confidence While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost ListeningGlobal Listening 1-A2-C3-B4-D5-C6-A7-D8-D While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost Listening1.A plan to build the wo
40、rlds first airport for launching commercial spacecraft in New Mexico is the latest development in the new space race,a race among private companies and billionaire entrepreneurs to carry paying passengers into space and to kick-start a new industry,astro tourism.While ListeningPre-listeningWarming u
41、pHomeworkPost Listening2.Its a technological challenge first.And its a dream I had when I was 12,he says.Rutan started building model airplanes when he was seven years old,in Dyenuba,Calif.,where he grew up.I was fascinated by putting balsa wood together and see how it would fly,he remembers.And whe
42、n I started having the capability to do contests and actually win a trophy by making a better model,then I was hooked.While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost Listening3.On June 21,2004,White Knight took off from an airstrip in Mojave,Calif.,carrying Rutans spaceship.It took 63 minutes to
43、reach the launch altitude of 47,000 feet.Once there,the White Knight crew prepared to release the spaceship.The fierce acceleration slammed Mike Melvill,the pilot,back in his seat.He put Spaceship One into a near vertical trajectory,until,as planned,the fuel ran out.Still climbing like a spent bulle
44、t,Melvill hoped to gain as much altitude as possible to reach space before the ship began falling back to earth.While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost Listening4.Designed to be light-weight,Spaceship One can withstand the stress of re-entry because of the radical way it comes back into t
45、he atmosphere,like a badminton shuttlecock or a birdie.While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost Listening5.By September 2004,Rutan was ready for his next challenge:an attempt to win a$10 million prize to be the first to fly a privately funded spacecraft into space,and do it twice in two we
46、eks.While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost Listening6.The astronauts say that the most exciting experience is floating around in a space suit,says Rutan,showing off his own plans.But I dont agree.A space suit is an awful thing.It constrains you and it has noisy fans running.While Listeni
47、ngPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost Listening7.That rich guy is Richard Branson,the English billionaire who owns Virgin Atlantic Airlines.Branson has signed a$120 million deal with Rutan to build five spaceships for paying customers.Named Virgin Galactic,it will be the worlds first spaceline.Fligh
48、ts are expected to begin in 2008.While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost Listening8.But Rutan has another vision.The goal is affordable travel above low-Earth orbit.In other words,affordable travel for us to go to the moon.Affordable travel.That means not just NASA astronauts,but thousand
49、s of people being able to go to the moon,he says.Id like to go.Wouldnt you?While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost ListeningListen for DetailsEpisode 11-F 2-T 3-T 4-F 5-F 6-T While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost Listening The White Knight is a rather unusual looking aircraft
50、,built just for the purpose of carrying a rocket plane called Spaceship One,the first spacecraft built by private enterprise.While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost ListeningListen for DetailsEpisode 2While ListeningPre-listeningWarming upHomeworkPost ListeningListen for Details Episode 2
