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1、Unit 8Listening Course (3),Section One Tactics for Listening,Part 1 Spot Dictation,Vocabulary:,1.rapacious: taking by force 掠奪 2.rigorous: acting with rigor 3.scrutiny:close observation詳細(xì)審查,Once upon a time, allor almost allbusinesses were (1) and rapacious, sparing a thought for their (2) or the en

2、vironment only in order to (3) how to exploit them. Then bosses found their (4) , guided (or sometimes forced) by (5) or critics from the (6) world. They discovered the idea that companies should not exist only to make a profit but to (7) . Thus corporate social responsibilities (CRS) got its (8) as

3、 a business fashion, and it is now hard to find a firm that has not (9) an earnest,Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.,greedy,workers,work out,consciences,customers,non-profit,serve society,start,come up with,(10) about its relations with the wider world. CSR is closely

4、linked with the principles of “Sustainable Development” in proposing that enterprises should be obliged to make decisions based not only on the financial factors but also on the social and environmental consequences of their activities. Issues like environmental damage, improper treatment of workers

5、, and faulty production leading to customers inconvenience or danger, are highlighted in the media. Some investors and investment fund managers have begun to take account of a corporations CSR policy in making investment decisions. Some,statement,consumers have become increasingly sensitive to the C

6、SR performance of the companies from with they buy their goods and services. These trends have contributed to the pressure on companies to operate in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable way.,Part 2 Listening for Gist The passage is about in downtown Dickson, Tennessee, a group

7、of retail merchants have banded together to win back their customers who have been attracted to shopping areas in the neighboring big city,Section Two Listening Comprehension,maisonette: apartment theatre: operation theatre delivery suite:待產(chǎn)室,Part 1 Dialogue Having Their Babies at Home,midwife: a pe

8、rson who is trained to assist women in childbirth staphylococcal: 由葡萄 球菌引起的,Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions. What is a birthing unit? Its like a little maisonette, a home in the hospital.,2. Why do some hospitals introduce these birthing units? Because its still a very smal

9、l proportion of mothers who are now choosing to have their babies at home at the moment and the birthing unit is set up as a bedroom and a kitchen and the woman can actually walk around in comfort and just pretend its her own home.,3. Why is it safe to have a baby in a birthing unit? Because its so

10、close by to the theatre and delivery suites that if anything should go wrong and did go wrong they could be moved around quite quickly and safely.,4. What are the risks involved in having a baby at home? Something may go wrong during the delivery and that would be quite devastating. 5. What are the

11、risks involved in having a baby in hospital? There could be a particularly resistant staphylococcal infection running around the hospital.,Part 2 Passage Bridging Generations,Background information: FGP: Foster Grandparent Program,Vocabulary: cynical: people who believe all people are motivated by s

12、elfishness憤世嫉俗的人 vivacious: animated; lively 活潑的，快活的 anticipate: to expect expressions or utterance to 發(fā)泄,recipient: one that receives or is receptive 容納者，容器 vent: to give often forceful,Discussion: Do you anything about social security in the US?,Sentence Dictation,1. Senior today are better educat

13、ed, healthier, and more vivacious than at any time in our nations history.,2. They are active, energetic, and willing and can meet many program needs through their volunteer efforts.,3. Because they are living longer than ever before, seniors can anticipate up to 30 years of productive activity afte

14、r retirement.,4. When choosing where and how to volunteer, seniors should pick the type of activity that best suits their personal goals as well as the needs of the recipients.,5. We want to help them embrace the world with their numerous gifts and talents, instead of the world embracing them with h

15、andcuffs and incarceration.,Detailed Listening : Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.,1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._,C,A,C,C,A,D,D,D,Exercise D: After-listening discussion,1. What do Bowers and Gross say about their goals of this program? B

16、owers and Gross say their goals as foster grandparents are to serve as role model; make appropriate referrals for resources; teach respect with language and dress; share ways to manage anger, conflict, and anxiety; support successful transitions to mainstream schools, job training, and employment ;

17、and provide sincere love and understanding.,Section Three News,News Item 1,Vocabulary: molecule mlikjul : n. the smallest unit into which any substance can be divided without losing its own chemical nature, usually consisting of two or more atoms分子；微小顆粒hydroxyl haidrksil : n.羥基，氫氧基,spectrograph spek

18、trur:f : n. a graphic or photographic representation of a spectrum光譜儀；攝譜儀,Exercise ASummary The news item is about water discovery on the moon.,Exercise B: complete the following chart.,Water pretty much all over the moon, though more toward the poles, and concentrated at the lunar surface.,Data fro

19、m an American instrument flying on an Indian satellite, and confirming data from two other spacecraft.,Its unclear whether theyre seeing water or hydroxyl.,That data comes not from examining the rocks on the moon directly, but from analyzing spectrographs of the light reflected from the moon. Differ

20、ent chemical have different spectrographic signatures, but those of water and hydroxyl are very similar.,Controversy,Reasons for different opinions,News Item 3,Background Information,Russias Baikonur base in Kazakhstan: It is the worlds first and largest operational space launch facility. It is loca

21、ted in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan. It is leased by the Kazakh government to Russia (currently until 2050) and is managed jointly by the Russian Federal Space Agency and the Russian Space Forces. 拜科努爾航天發(fā)射場,Vocabulary: Entrepreneur ntrprn: : a person who organize, operates, and assumes the risk

22、for a business venture a space capsule企業(yè)家 Capsule kpsju:l : a space capsule太空艙 stem cell: 干細(xì)胞,blanket: covering all conditions or instances dub: to honor with a new title or description授予稱號 ailing: performing below an expected standard 境況不佳的,Exercise A: complete the news summary. The news is about t

23、he first spaceman from Africa and his adventure with astronauts.,The Soyuz rocket lifted off on schedule at Russias Baikonur base in Kazakhstan. Aboard was the ships commander, an Italian Air Force pilot and South African Internet entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth. The 28-year-old multimillionaire had

24、trained for eight months and spent a reported $ 20 million to fulfill his childhood dream of going into space. Members of his family watched the launch with big smiles and tears of joy.,Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.,The Soyuz will fly to the International Space Station

25、, where it is expected to dock on Saturday. The crews main mission is to deliver a new Soyuz capsule for use as an escape vehicle if needed. Mark Shuttleworth is also to conduct experiments on how animal stem cells react in zero gravity. He is the first African to go into space and has been dubbed t

26、he “Afronaut” by many back home.,News Item 3,International Space Station,International Space Station: it is an internationally developed research facility that is being assembled in low Earth orbit. On-orbit construction of the station began in 1998 and is scheduled for completion by late 2011. Ares

27、: The Greek war god, son of Zeus and Hera.阿瑞斯（戰(zhàn)神） Orion: A giant and hunter who was changed into a constellation at his death.俄里翁（希臘神話人物）,Vocabulary,panel: a group of people with skills or specialist knowledge who have been chosen to give advice or opinions on a particular subject 專家組 beefed-up: str

28、engthened加強(qiáng)的，增強(qiáng)的,Exercise A: complete the news summary. The news item is about NASAs plan about the future of manned spaceflight.,Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.,1. When does NASA plan to retire the Space Shuttle? NASA plans to retire the Space Shuttle in 2010. 2. Why di

29、d NASA hold meetings with an independent review panel commissioned by President Barack Obama? In order to evaluate the future of manned space flight.,3. What did part of the meeting focus on? It focused on the next generation spacecraft that would replace the Space Shuttle Orbiter. 4. What is the Co

30、nstellation program about? It is a beefed-up Apollo-like initiative. It uses a rocket, called Ares, to put a single-use spacecraft, called Orion, into orbit, and eventually back to the moon.,5. What is another option favored by the president panel? Another option favored by the presidential panel is

31、 extending the life of the Space Shuttle through 2014, keeping it flying missions until a new spacecraft is ready for flight. 6. What is the panel also reviewing? It is also reviewing an extension to the proposed life of the International Space Station, currently scheduled to end its mission by 2015

32、.,Section Four Supplementary Exercises,Part 1 Feature Report A. Directions: Listen to the news report and complete the summary. This news item is about the call for the creation of a separate scientific discipline devoted to the study of fires. B. Directions: listen to it again and choose the best a

33、nswer to complete each sentences. 1. C 2.B 3.A 4. D 5.C 6.A 7. D 8. B,Part 2 Passage Girls Life,B. Sentence Dictation 1. In ninth grade, a boy put donuts on my chair so Id sit on them. The pranks really got to me, and Id go home in tears. 2. My parents became super strict and homeschooled me, which

34、I hated since I was already so isolated. 3. I tried many diets, but nothing worked. Finally, I accepted being fat. 4. My stomach was cut down to the size of an egg, and recovery was painful for a few days. 5. Although stomach stapling may be a surgical option for someone who is severely obese, it is definitely no miracle cure for being overweight.,C. Detailed Listening,1. Because she dev