《E時代大學(xué)英語-視聽說教程4》 Unit 4(2007版)

UnitFourMakeaDifferencetotheWorldPartI

Warm-upPartIIIn-ClassListening

UnderstandingShortConversations

UnderstandingaLongConversation

UnderstandingaPassage

UnderstandingNewsReports

ReportOne

ReportTwo

UnderstandingaMovieClip

Speaking

Self-CheckingPartⅢ

After-ClassListening

TaskOne

TaskTwo

TaskThreeNowyouwillhearsomeexcerptsfromthespeechUnleashingYourCreativityofBillGates.Whenyouarelistening,trytounderstanditandcompletethemissinginformation.PartⅠWarm-up

I’vealwaysbeenanoptimistandIsupposethatisrootedinmybeliefthatthepowerof(1)__________________________canmaketheworldabetterplace.ForaslongasIcanremember,I’veloved(2)___________________andsolvingproblems.SowhenIsatdownatacomputerforthefirsttimeinseventhgrade,I(3)_______________.ItwasaclunkyoldTeletypemachineanditcouldbarelydoanythingcomparedtothecomputerswehavetoday.Butit(4)_______________.WhenmyfriendPaulAllenandIstartedMicrosoft30yearsago,wehadavisionof“acomputer(5)_______________andineveryhome,”creativityandintelligencelearningnewthingswashookedchangedmylifeoneverydeskPartⅠWarm-upwhichprobablysoundedalittletoooptimisticatatimewhenmostcomputerswerethesizeofrefrigerators.Butwebelievedthat(6)___________________wouldchangetheworld.Andtheyhave.Andafter30years,I’mstillasinspiredbycomputersasIwasbackinseventhgrade.Ibelievethatcomputersare(7)___________________toolwecanusetofeedourcuriosityandinventiveness—tohelpussolveproblemsthateventhesmartestpeoplecouldn’tsolveontheirown.Computers(8)_______________howwelearn,givingkidseverywhereawindowintoalloftheworld’sknowledge.They’rehelpingusbuildcommunitiesaroundthethingswecareaboutandtostayclosetothepeoplewhoareimportanttous,nomatterwheretheyare.NowyouwillhearsomeexcerptsfromthespeechUnleashingYourCreativityofBillGates.Whenyouarelistening,trytounderstanditandcompletethemissinginformation.themostincrediblehavetransformedpersonalcomputersUnderstandingShortConversations☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningcopy['k?p?]vt.reproduceormakeanexactcopyof復(fù)制；抄襲structure['str?kt??]vt.giveastructureto組織；構(gòu)成illicit[?'l?s?t]adj.contrarytoacceptedmorality(especiallysexualmorality)orconvention不正當(dāng)?shù)膔esolve[r?'z?lv]n.thetraitofbeingresolute堅決substance['s?bst(?)ns]n.thechoicestormostessentialormostvitalpartofsomeideasorexperience實(shí)質(zhì)Nowyouwillhearfiveshortconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearaquestion.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whatcouldthemandotopreventcopyingaccordingtothewoman?A.Hecouldgivemoreassignmenttothestudents.

C.Hecouldpunishthestudentswhocopy.D.Hecouldtrytogetsupportfromparents.2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

B.Theirconversationisnotinteresting.C.Themanwantsanewbrand.D.Thenewimagedoesn’thavetobecreative.B.Hecouldstructuretheassignmentinacreativeway.A.Theyhadagoodconversationjustnow.

PartII

In-ClassListening3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Therearemanygoodwaystocultivatethecreativeability.B.Travellingabroadistheonlywaytocultivatethecreativeability.

D.It’shardtounderstandpeoplefromdifferentcultures.4.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Chinesepeopleshouldn’tlikeKoreanartists.B.ChineseartistsarepopularwithKoreans.C.Koreanartistsaregoodatcreativity.

5.Whatistheusefulmethodtoencouragechildren'screativityaccordingtothewoman?A.Givingthemmorecandy.B.Offeringthemmorehelp.

D.Encouragingthemtoinventsomething.C.Theexperienceduringthetravelisbeneficialforcreativity.D.Chineseartistsshouldhavetheirownstyleandcreativity.C.Understandingtheirinterestsandencouragingthemtohaveatry.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListening1.M: Whatmakesmeangryisthatthestudentsalwayscopytheassignment.W: Ifyoustructuretheassignmentinacreativeway,youmaycurbillicitwork.Q: Whatcouldthemandotopreventcopyingaccordingtothewoman?2.M: Thesethreehourschattingwithyouhavebeenveryinteresting.Couldyoupleasetelluswhywe'rehere?W: Iwantanewbrandimage.Somethingcreative,somethingstrong.Makenomistake,somethingwithresolve！Q: Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?下一頁上一頁3.M: It'ssaidthattravellingabroadisagoodwaytocultivatethecreativeability.W: Absolutely!Becauseyouwillexperiencealotofnewthingsanddifferentwaysofdoingthingswhenyouwitnesshowpeoplefromotherculturesliveduringthetravel.Q: Whatdoesthewomanmean?4.M: KoreanartistsarereallypopularwithChinesetheseyears!W: Yes.ButjustasDanielsaid,weshouldhaveourownstyleandcreativitywithsubstanceandnotcopyothercountry'sstyleorimagejustbecauseit'spopular.Q: Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?5.M: Professor,couldyoutellmehowtoencouragechildren'screativity?W: Well,Ithinkthemostimportantthingistodiscovertheinterestofthechildren,andencouragethemtotryit.Q: Whatistheusefulmethodtoencouragechildren'screativityaccordingtothewoman?UnderstandingaLongConversation☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeninginvestment[?n'ves(t)m(?)nt]n.theactofinvesting;layingoutmoneyorcapitalinanenterprisewiththeexpectationofprofit投資；投入resource[r?'s??s]n.availablesourceofwealth;aneworreservesupplythatcanbedrawnuponwhenneeded資源，財力eventually[?'vent???l?]adv.afteralongperiodoftimeoranespeciallylongdelay最后，終于return[r?'t??n]n.gettingsomethingbackagain返回，報答wholesale['h??lse?l]adj.sellingorrelatedtosellinggoodsinlargequantitiesforresaletotheconsumer批發(fā)的；大規(guī)模的workable['w??k?b(?)l]adj.capableofbeingdonewithmeansathandandcircumstancesastheyare切實(shí)可行的initial[?'n???l] adj.occurringatthebeginning最初的ⅠNowyouwillhearalongconversation.Aftertheconversation,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Shewantstoborrowsomemoneyfromtheman.

C.Shewantstogetsuggestionfromtheman.D.Shewantstogetassuredreturnsfromtheman.2.What’sthewoman’sproblemtostartheridea?

B.Shedoesn’thaveenoughconfidenceoftheidea.C.Shedoesn’thaveenoughinterestsinit.D.Shedoesn’thaveenoughtimetodoit.B.Shewantstomakeaninvestmentwiththeman.A.Shedoesn’thaveenoughmoneytostartit.ⅠNowyouwillhearalongconversation.Aftertheconversation,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening3.Howcantheymakemoneyaccordingtothewoman?

B.Bybuyingthebagsfromtheownerattheshopandthentripletheprice.C.Byhiringalotofpeopletopaintbags.D.Bymakingbagsbythemselves.4.Howmuchdotheyneedastheinitialinvestment?A.1,000.C.10,000.D.20,000.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Thewoman’s“greatidea”comesfromhershoppingexperience.B.Thedesignofthebagwasverysimple.C.Thewomanwasinterestedinpainting.

A.Bygettingthebagsfromthewholesalemarketforalowpriceandpaintthemontheirown.B.2,000.D.Thewoman’sideaisnotworkable.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListeningJennifer: Hi,Billy.Wouldyoubeinterestedinmakinganinvestmentwithassuredreturns?Billy: Whatdoyoumean?Jennifer: IhaveanideathatIamsurewecanmakesomemoneyfrom.TheonlyproblemisthatIdon'thaveenoughmoneytostartitup.Ifyouareinterested,maybewecanpullourresourcestogether.Billy: Soundsinteresting,butIwanttohearyour"greatidea"first.Jennifer: TheotherdayIwasshoppingwithNancyandwebothwereattractedtoabag.However,theownerwaschargingtoomuchandwasunwillingtocomedownontheprice,soeventuallywegaveupthebag.ButnowthatIthinkaboutit,thedesignwasverysimpleandIcanmakesimilardesignswithmyeyesclosed.Billy: Oh,really?下一頁上一頁Jennifer: Yeah,it'sjustaclothbag.Theattractionliesinthepatternhand-paintedontheoutside.YouknowI'vebeentakingpaintinglessons.MaybenowIcanfindsomerealuseformyhobbyandgetreturnsforthemoneydadspentonmytraining.Icangetthebagsfromthewholesalemarketforalowpriceandpaintthemonmyown.Oncethebagsbecomefinishedproducts,wecantriplethepricebutstillsellthemlowerthantheusualpricetheownerattheshopwasaskingfor.Howdoesthatsound?Billy: Ithinkit'saworkableidea.Okay,Iamin.Buthowmuchdoyouneedastheinitialinvestment?Jennifer: Ihavesavedabout1,000RMB.IthinkIwillneedanother1,000RMB.ⅡListentotheconversationagain,discusswithyourpartners,andthencompletethefollowingmissinginformationbaseduponthenotesyou’vetaken.

PartII

In-ClassListeningJenniferwantsto(1)________________________withBilly.Becauseshegetsa“greatidea”tomakemoney,butshedoesn’thaveenoughmoney(2)__________________.TheideacomesfromherexperienceofshoppingwithNancy.Theywereattractedbyabagthatday,buttheowner(3)________________________andwasunwillingtocomedownontheprice,soeventuallythey(4)____________________thebag.However,shethoughtthedesignwasverysimpleandshecan(5)_____________________.Actually,shehasbeentakingpaintinglessons.Soshecangetthebagsfrom(6)_______________________foralowpriceandpaintthemonherown,andthen(7)______________butstillsellthemlowerthantheusualpricetheownerattheshopwasaskingfor.Billythinksit’s(8)________________.makeaninvestmenttostartitupchargedtoomuchgaveupmakesimilardesignsthewholesalemarkettriplethepriceaworkableideaUnderstandingaPassage☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningneighborhood['ne?b??h?d]n.asurroundingornearbyregion附近；街坊participate[pɑ?'t?s?pe?t]vi.becomeaparticipant;beinvolvedin參與，參加launch[l??nt?]vt.getgoing;giveimpetusto發(fā)起，發(fā)動workshop['w??k??p]n.smallworkplacewherehandcraftsormanufacturingaredone工場；車間prototype['pr??t?ta?p]n.astandardortypicalexample原型accessible[?k'ses?b(?)l]adj.capableofbeingreached易接近的brainstorm['bre?nst??m]vi.trytosolveaproblembythinkingintenselyabout集體討論；動腦筋；頭腦風(fēng)暴curriculum[k?'r?kj?l?m]n.anintegratedcourseofacademicstudies課程vibrate[va?'bre?t]vi.shake,quiver,orthrob;movebackandforthrapidly,usuallyinanuncontrolledmanner振動；顫動；搖擺ⅠNowyouwillhearapassage.Afterthepassage,youwillhearfivequestions.Listencarefullyandtakedownsomenecessarynotesifpossibleandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.StudentsfromStanfordUniversitydidthefollowingthingsexceptfor______.A.creatingSparkTruckB.launchingwhattheycallaneducationalbuild-mobileC.offeringworkshopstonearly3,000children2.HowmanyCaliforniacolleges’studentsjoinedtheSparkTruckinthesecondyear?A.One.B.Two.D.Four.3.Howdothechildrenstarttheircreationactivity?

B.Byfollowingthestructuresofthecollegestudents.C.Bybuildingaprototypetheyareaskedtodo.D.Bybuildingaprototypeofwhateverthey’vedreamedup.4.WhatdotheythinkisimportantaspartofacurriculumaccordingtoKuroda?A.Notbeingperfect.B.Notbeingdesigners.C.Notbeingengineers.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtriedbythechildren?A.ControllingLEGOrobots.C.Tryingoutalasercutter.D.Tryingouta3Dprinter.D.travellingaroundthecountryC.Three.A.Bybrainstormingideas.D.Thinkingcreativelyandnotbeingafraidofmakingmistakes.B.Controllingairplanes.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListeningChildreninaWashingtonneighborhoodareexcitedaboutbuildingthingstheydesigned.Theyareparticipatinginahands-onlearningworkshopofferedbySparkTruck,createdbystudentsfromStanfordUniversity.Lastyear,theylaunchedwhattheycallaneducationalbuild-mobileandtookitonatwo-monthtripacrossthecountry,offeringworkshopstonearly3,000childrenalongtheway.Now,intheirsecondyear,theywerejoinedbystudentsfromthreeotherCaliforniacolleges."Wearetryingtobringcreativityanddesignworkshopstokidsallover,andbringthemprototypetoolsandmaterials,"saidBengiKurodafromtheArtCenterCollegeofDesign,"andshowthemthatallthesethingsareaccessibletothemeveniftheydon'thavethematschool."下一頁上一頁Thechildrenstartbybrainstormingideas.Thentheybuildaprototypeofwhateverthey'vedreamedup."ImadeaflyingCyclops,justoneeye,"saidOwenWhitman,aworkshopparticipant."Ihadalotoffunmakingnewstuffandlearning...howelectricityworks.""Wearenotperfectaswearenotalldesigners.Wearenotallengineers,"Kurodasaid."Butwetrytobringinwhatwefeelisimportantaspartofacurriculum,whichisthinkingcreativelyandnotbeingafraidofmakingmistakes."ChildrengettocontrolLEGOrobots.Theycanalsotryouthigh-techtoolsincludingalasercutteranda3Dprinter,aswellastraditionalshoptools."Itisverynice,andIneverevenknewaboutlikehowthethingsvibrate,"saidFadilatAdefolaRaji,whoparticipatedintheworkshop.ⅡListentothepassageagainandcompletethefollowingmissinginformationbaseduponthenotesyou’vetaken.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.ChildreninaWashingtonneighborhoodareexcitedabout_______________theydesigned.2.Lastyear,theylaunchedwhattheycallaneducationalbuild-mobileandtookiton________________acrossthecountry,offeringworkshopstonearly3,000childrenalongtheway.3.Theyaretryingtobringcreativityanddesignworkshopstokidsallover,andbringthem________________andmaterials,andshowthemthatallthesethingsareaccessibletothemeveniftheydon’thavethematschool.4.AworkshopparticipantOwenWhitmansaidhemadeaflyingCyclops,andhehadalotoffun__________________andlearning...howelectricityworks.5.Kurodasaidtheyarenotperfectastheyarenotalldesigners.Theyarenotallengineers.Buttheytrytobringin___________________________aspartofacurriculum,whichisthinkingcreativelyandnotbeingafraidofmakingmistakes.buildingthingsatwo-monthtripprototypetoolsmakingnewstuffwhattheyfeelisimportantUnderstandingNewsReports☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeninghowling[?ha?l??] adj.veryviolent,withstrongwinds怒號的；猛烈的household[?ha?sh??ld]n.allthepeoplelivingtogetherinahouse

一家人；同住一所房子的人restore[r??st??(r)] v.tobringbackasituationorfeelingthatexisted before使恢復(fù)gusty[?g?sti] adj.withthewindblowingingusts

有陣風(fēng)在吹的；刮風(fēng)的snap[sn?p] v.tobreaksth.suddenlywithasharpnoise;tobe brokeninthisway（使喀嚓）斷裂；繃斷outskirt['a?t?sk?:t] n.apartofthecityfarremovedfromthecenter

市郊；郊區(qū)ReportOneⅠNowyouwillhearanewsreport.Afterthenewsreport,youwillhearthreequestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.Whatcausedthepowerfailure?

B.Earthquake.C.Tornado. D.Snowstorm.2.Howmanypeoplewerewoundedintheaccident?A.4,000. C.13,000. D.120.A.Strongwinds. B.Noonewasinjured.

PartII

In-ClassListeningTapescript

HowlingwindslastingtwodaysblewthroughsouthernCalifornia,fellingtreesandknockingoutpowertothousandsofhouseholdsandbusinesses.LosAngelesDepartmentofWaterandPowersaidonitsTwitteraccountthat,untilSaturdaymorning,itscrewhadrestoredpowerforover40,000customerssincestartofthegustywindofupto120kilometersperhour.Thursdaynight.LocalKABCTVreportedthat13,000householdsandbusinessesinsouthCaliforniawerestillwithoutpower,withthehardesthitareaincludingLosAngelesdowntownandHollywood,whereguststookdownatrafficlightpole,snappingitatitsbase.InAltadena,anoutskirtscityofLosAngeles,powerfulwindsbroughtdownamassive100-year-oldpinetreeearlySaturdaymorning,crushingtwoparkedcars.Noonewasinjuredandnohomesweredamagedintheaccident.GustyconditionsareexpectedtopersistinsouthernCaliforniathroughSaturday.Question1: Whatcausedthepowerfailure?Question2: Howmanypeoplewerewoundedintheaccident?ⅡListentothenewsreportagainandcompletethemissinginformationtoformcompleteanswerstothefollowingquestions.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.HowmanyhouseholdsandbusinesseswerestillwithoutpoweronThursdaynightaccordingtoLocalKABCTV?____________householdsandbusinessesinsouthCaliforniawerestillwithoutpoweronThursdaynightaccordingtoLocalKABCTV.2.WhenaregustyconditionsexpectedtopersistinsouthernCalifornia?GustyconditionsareexpectedtopersistinsouthernCaliforniathrough___________.13,000SaturdayReportTwoⅠNowyouwillhearanewsreport.Afterthenewsreport,youwillheartwoquestions.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourpossiblechoices.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.HowdoSouthKoreanstudentsfeelabouttheuniversityentranceexamination?B.Theyareindifferenttotheexamination.C.Theyfeelgreatlyencouraged.D.Theyfeelunfairlytreated.2.Whatdotheythinktheymaygetfromtheexamination?A.Theymayimprovetheirabilities.C.Theymayearnlotsofmoneyfortherestoftheirlife.D.Theymaybecomeabetterperson.

A.Theyfeelgreatpressure.B.Theymayhavemorechancesforagoodmarriageinthefuture.Tapescript

PartII

In-ClassListening

MorethanhalfamillionSouthKoreanstudentsintheirfinalyearofhighschoolrecentlytooktheuniversityentranceexamination.Manypeopleconsidersuccessonthistestthefirststeptowardagoodlife.ButSouthKoreanstudentssaytheyfeelstressedfromthepressure.Seventeen-year-oldstudentLeeJee-wooisnotreadyyettotakethetest.Buthehasastrongopinionaboutit.Hesays,“Thistestcandeterminetherestofyourlife.”SouthKoreanhighschoolstudentsspendyearsstudyingfortheuniversityentranceexamination.Peoplesaygoodscoresguaranteeentrancetoatopuniversityandthepossibilityofahigh-payingjob.Somesaygoodtestresultsevenimprovechancesforagoodmarriageinthefuture.Thetestismultiplechoice,meaningthatthestudentmaychooseamongseveralpossibleanswerstoaquestion.Someobserverssaythissystemdoesnothelpthestudentslearntothinkforthemselves.TheyalsosaySouthKoreaisnottheonlycountrytousethesetests.Question1: HowdoSouthKoreanstudentsfeelabouttheuniversityentranceexamination?Question2: Whatdotheythinktheymaygetfromtheexamination?ⅡListentothenewsreportagainandcompletethemissinginformationtoformcompleteanswerstothefollowingquestions.

PartII

In-ClassListening1.HowmanystudentstooktheuniversityentranceexaminationinSouthKorearecently?Morethan_____________SouthKoreanstudentsintheirfinalyearofhighschoolrecentlytooktheuniversityentranceexamination.2.WhatdosomeobserversthinkofSouthKorea’sexamsystem?Someobserverssaythissystem_________________thestudentslearntothinkforthemselves.halfamillion

doesnothelpUnderstandingaMovieClip☆VocabularyBand

PartII

In-ClassListeningclient['kla??nt]n.someonewhopaysforgoodsorservices客戶；顧客campaign[k?m'pe?n]n.aseriesofactionsadvancingaprincipleortendingtowardaparticularend活動crew[kru?]n.anorganizedgroupofworkmen隊，組；全體人員sign[sa?n]vi.markwithone’ssignature;writeone’sname(on)簽署；簽名Mob[m?b]n.adisorderlycrowdofpeople民眾，本文指“快閃舞團(tuán)”

PartII

In-ClassListeningⅠNowyouwillhearadialogfromthemovieStepUp:Revolutionandfillintheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.

PartII

In-ClassListeningBroadcast:Forweeksyou’vebeenasking,“whoistheMob?”TheMobisallofus.TheMobisMiami.AndMiamiis(1)______________.Ifyoutakedowntheculture,youtakedownMiami.Wehavesomethingimportanttosay.Sonowletussayitinthebestway(2)______________.(TheMobappearssuddenlyandthemembersshowanamazingdance.)Moose:Hello,Andy,myboy.I’mRobertAlexandertheThird.ButyoucancallmeMoose.BillAnderson:Moose?Moose:Ithinkit’sprettyclearthat(3)______________hassomethingtosaytoyou.Andweareheretohelpthemsayit.Sean:Mr.Anderson?There’snowaywecanstopyoufrom(4)__________________________________.Butwewantedtoshowyou(5)_____________________intheprocess.Host:Hey.I’msorryaboutthis,Bill.Thingsdidn’tquitegoasplanned.BillAnderson:Good.Becauseourplan(6)______________.Maybethere’sawaywecanbuildthingsneighborhoodupwithout(7)____________.Whatdoyousay?itscultureweknownowthiscommunitydestroyingourneighborhoodwhat’sbeinglostjustchangedtearingitdown

PartII

In-ClassListeningSean:Yeah!BillAnderson:Butwhy“Moose”?Moose:Ithinkthequestionyouhavetoaskyourselfis“Whynot‘Moose’?”BobCooper:Excuseme.BillAnderson:Notnow,Bob.BobCooper:Actually,Iwantedtotalktohim,notyou.I’mBobCooper,(8)_________________________fromfirmMr.Andersonemployed.Ihopeyoudon’tobject,but(9)__________________isactuallyNike.Sean:Yeah?BobCooper:They’relookingforsomethingdifferent,andalittlemorecuttingedgefortheirnewcampaign.Ithink(10)___________isperfect.ReadytointroduceTheMobtotheworld?Sean:Whatdoyouthink?Eddy:WhatdoIthink?WheredoIsign?ownerofthemarketingourbiggestclientyourcrew

PartII

In-ClassListeningⅡ

Nowlistentothemoviedialogagain.Readthewordscloselyafterthespeakersoastoimproveyourshort-termmemory,pronunciation,stressandintonationbyimitatingwhatyouhear.

PartII

In-ClassListeningⅢ

Nowrole-playthesevencharactersinthemovieclip.

PartII

In-ClassListeningSpeaking:HowtoPrepareandGiveaSpeech(4)SectionA:WritingYourSpeech—InputProcessReadthefollowingtipsforhowtowriteyourspeech,thentrytomakeuseofthesetipsinyourownspeech.WritetheSpeech(3)◆Preparehandoutsifyoursubjectisdetailedandtechnical.Thatway,youcancoverthemostimportantpointsinyourspeechwhilegivingtheaudienceareferenceforthemoredetailedpointsthattheycankeepforlater.◆Writeoutabriefbiographicalparagraphaboutyourself.Ifsomeonewillbeintroducingyoubeforeyourspeech,thenprovidingthecorrectinformationbeforehandwillbehelpful.

PartII

In-ClassListeningNowappreciateaspeechfromTEDbyAdamGrant:TheSurprisingHabitofOriginalThinkers.Afterwatchingthevideo,youarerequiredtoanswertwoquestionsaccordingtoyourunderstandingofthespeech.Speaking:HowtoPrepareandGiveaSpeech(4)SectionB:AppreciatingaSpeech—InputProcess

PartII

In-ClassListeningSpeaking:HowtoPrepareandGiveaSpeech(4)SectionB:AppreciatingaSpeech—InputProcessQuestion1: Whycouldn’tthepeoplewhowaituntilthelastminuteandthepeoplewhoraceindon’thaveoriginalthoughts?Question2: What’stheconclusionoftheexperimentsandtheexamplesofsomefamouspeopleandcorporations?Becausethepeoplewhowaituntilthelastminutearesobusygoofingoffthattheydon’thaveanynewideas.Andontheflipside,thepeoplewhoraceinareinsuchafrenzyofanxietythattheydon’thaveoriginalthoughtseither.It’smucheasiertoimproveonsomebodyelse’sideathanitistocreatesomethingnewfromscratch.Sotobeoriginal,youdon’thavetobefirst.Youjusthave