目录

  • 1 Unit One Social Customs (4 periods)
    • 1.1 Analytical Listening
    • 1.2 Further Listening
    • 1.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 1.4 Intercultural Reflection
    • 1.5 Assignments
  • 2 Unit Two Weather (2 periods)
    • 2.1 Analytical Listening
    • 2.2 Further Listening
    • 2.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 2.4 Intercultural Reflection
    • 2.5 Assignments
  • 3 Unit Three Social Issues (4 periods)
    • 3.1 Analytical Listening
    • 3.2 Further Listening
    • 3.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 3.4 Intercultural Reflection
    • 3.5 Assignments
  • 4 Unit Four Literature (4 periods)
    • 4.1 Analytical Listening
    • 4.2 Further Listening
    • 4.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 4.4 Intercultural Reflection
    • 4.5 Assignments
  • 5 Unit Five Eduationa (2 periods)
    • 5.1 Analytical Listening
    • 5.2 Further Listening
    • 5.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 5.4 Intercultural Reflection
    • 5.5 Assignments
  • 6 Unit Six Work (2 periods)
    • 6.1 Analytical Listening
    • 6.2 Further Listening
    • 6.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 6.4 Intercultural Reflection
    • 6.5 Assignments
  • 7 Extensive Listening Practice (2 periods)
    • 7.1 Activity for critical thinking
    • 7.2 Arrangements
  • 8 Unit Seven People (2 periods)
    • 8.1 Analytical Listening
    • 8.2 Further Listening
    • 8.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 8.4 Intercultural Reflection
    • 8.5 Assignments
  • 9 Unit Eight News (4 periods)
    • 9.1 Analytical Listening
    • 9.2 Further Listening
    • 9.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 9.4 Learning Tips
    • 9.5 Assignments
  • 10 Unit Nine Language (4 periods)
    • 10.1 Analytical Listening
    • 10.2 Further Listening
    • 10.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 10.4 Cultural Reflection
    • 10.5 Assignments
  • 11 Unit Ten History (2 periods)
    • 11.1 Analytical Listening
    • 11.2 Further Listening
    • 11.3 Supplementary Audio-Visual Practice
    • 11.4 Cultural Reflection
    • 11.5 Assignments
Assignments

I. Task 4

This is a description of the British government survey of social trends.

A. Complete the following summary of British government's statistics.

Every year the British government publishes statistics about ______________. Their findings

show definite patterns in the British way of life.

1) In most marriages there are some ____________________ between husbands and wives.

    a) Working wives sleep (on average) ____________________ than working husbands. Housewives, 

    on the other hand, sleep only about _________________ than their working husbands.

    b) Only ____________ of men do the household chores—like ________________. But they do usually 

    _____________________ and it is almost always men who ____________________ in the house.

    c) _____________ of all marriages end in divorce.

2) The two most popular ________________ in Britain are ________________ (the average family spends 

    _____________ in front of the TV set) and _______________. __________ is an especially popular activity 

    among ______________.

B. Answer the following question.

Why will Carla and Adrian's life be different from the average marriage?

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________


II. Task 7

Listening Aids

density (n.): the degree to which an area is filled with people or things

It is arguable that: used in order to give good reasons why sth. might be true


An urban planner describes two types of modern cities and cities in the future.

A. Fill in the blanks in the summary of the planner's description.

      According to the urban planner, ______________________. There seem to be two types of _______________.

1) In type one there is ___________________, and that's where you'll find the ____________. This 

is surrounded by _____________. And all around this center, low-density suburbs stretch 

________________. This is like Houston, or Calgary, or Toronto.

2) The other type is like Los Angeles—______________________. As I'm sure you know Los Angeles 

is really _________________________, each with its ______________, ______________, _____________, and 

____________ scattered everywhere. In a way it's almost one enormous suburb.

B. Answer the following questions.

1) Does the urban planner think one type is better than the other?

________________________________________________________________________

2) What kind of city will we have in the future according to the urban planner?

________________________________________________________________________


III. Task 11

This is how I realized I was getting middle-aged


Dictation

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________


IV. Listen to THREE reports on some social issues first, and then retell them in your words.

(Record your voice on your smart phone)


V. Critical Thinking

What do you think is the most serious social problem in China? Give some possible solutions. 

(3 minutes' presentation)