课件24张PPT。Unit 1 A land of diversity listening & speaking
What kinds of places would you like to tour around if you have the opportunity ?Task 1City with historical attractions Desert with incredible plant life Mountainous areas with breathtaking natural
scenery Sea view with white beach A video about the spectacular scenery of California George is on holiday in the United
States and he is touring around
California. He is telephoning his friend
Christie. Before listening, look at the
pictures and go over the exercises below.
Guess what might be included in their
conversation.Pre-listening----prediction (1m)Joshua Tree National ParkTask 2 listen to get some words 1. Listen to the listening material and set down the words you can hear as many as possible
2. Read the words aloud to the other members at the same timeTask 3 Listening----(5m)Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.Where did George’s tour start and in which direction has he been travelling?
What surprised George about California?
Why did George have the wrong idea about California before he went there?
Why are there so many different kinds of music, food and art in California?Listening tipsIt’s unnecessary to hear all the words while you must concentrate on the question vocabularies which are marked by wh- forms :
where when who why what Where did George’s tour start and in which direction has he been travelling?What surprised George about California?Why did George have the wrong idea about California before he went there? Why are there so many different kinds of music ,food and art in California?Where did George’s tour start and which direction has he been travelling?What surprised George about California?He started in northern California, and he has been travelling south.The facts that not everybody is rich, not everybody lives on the coast, and the desert in California is not like the rest of the climate of California, surprised him.Why did George have the wrong idea about California before he went there?Why are there so many different kinds of music, food and art in California?He had watched too many American movies.Many people from different countries moved to California. They brought their own customs, culture and food. They kept them up and so produced the large variety of food, music, customs, art and cultural activities.Listen to the tape again and fill in the blanks.Task 4 Listening---- filling the blanks (5m)Dear Christie,
I’m here in Joshua Tree National Park, in______________. Have been travelling around the state of California for three weeks now. Very different from what I have seen in _________________. Not everyone is ____ and not everyone lives near the ____________. First travelled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part. They grow everything here including _______, ___________, _____, and fruit. Cattle too. southeasternAmerican moviesbeach/coastrichcottonvegetablesnutsThen travelled further __________ into mountains and _______. Californians are very friendly, and they are from many different ______and cultures. Every culture has its own ________, _______, food and art. Most interesting.
Wish you were here. Give my love to Paula.
Yours,
GeorgesoutheastdesertracesfestivalmusicSpeakingMaking a good conversation
We need questions and comments to
show our respect and interest for the
speaker . Encouraged by our questions or
comments , the speaker will talk more with
fun.
Giving comments
Speaking task:Cool!Really?Oh, I see/ that’s all right.I wish I could see it for myself.……Speaking (4m)That’s terrific!Task 5 Micro –conversation 微对话 Talk about traveling to some places in face to face conversation. 涡阳老子庙 Guoyang Laozi Temple The following sentence patterns are helpful for you: That’s interesting / terrific / marvelous / cool / lovely ________
Really?
How do you feel about____ (architecture/surroundings/souvenirs…)
It seems to me …because…
Sounds good.
I see.
Sorry to interrupt/for interrupting, but…Role-play
Act out the conversations you made with
your partnersSurf the Internet to find more information of California and finish the exercises on your workbook.Homework