E英语视听说教程2教师手册 Unit 2

E 英语视听说教程 2教师手册 Unit 2 1/7 Unit 2 Nature speaks Pronunciation Scripts 1 1 stop 2 still 3 species 4 spring 5 skunk 6 skull 7 strange 8 strawberry 2 1 student 2 steal 3 spokesman 4 spoiled 5 skin 6 skirt 7 strap 8 strategy Answers 2 1 student 2 steal 3 spokesman 4 spoiled 5 skin 6 skirt 7 strap 8 strategy Listening to communicate Conversation 1 Scripts Jason:Hi,Li Ping.I learned a riddle in Chinese culture class today.It goes like this:What leaves live in the mountains,die in the pot,are stored in the jar and come back to life in the cup?Do you know what leaves they are?Li Ping:Tea leaves,Jason.Do you know that tea leaves have been popular since the Ming and Qing dynasties?Jason:Yeah,my teacher told us that.Li Ping:Besides,tea was first discovered and drunk in China.Here,people have been drinking tea for thousands of years.Jason:Interesting.So,do you drink tea every day?Li Ping:Yes.Tea can keep me healthy and stop me from getting ill.Jason:Nice.Ive also learned from my teacher that tea culture is an important part of Chinese culture.Li Ping:Correct.On special days,Chinese people use tea to express respect for other people.In daily lives,we simply make a pot of tea and enjoy ourselves.Answers 1 1.C 2.B 3.C 2 1.stored 2.discovered 3.healthy 4.respect E 英语视听说教程 2教师手册 Unit 2 2/7 Conversation 2 Scripts W:Charles,did you travel from New York to Alaska?M:Yes.W:What is it like going from a big city to a place in the wilderness?M:I really enjoyed it.W:So,you are a person who loves nature.M:Exactly.Actually I had problems when I came back.I missed the silence.Here,there is so much noise all the time,and I just couldnt stand it.W:I feel the same.I also miss the quietness of the small town where I grew up.M:Neither of us is a city person.W:No.Would you like to move back to Alaska?M:Id love to.I miss nature.W:I know how it feels.Maybe someday I will move back to the small town where I grew up.Its a cozy town.M:Sounds good.Answers 1 1.A 2.D 3.B 2 2,6 Act-out Answers Conversation 1 1)Im sorry to hear that 2)I know how it feels Conversation 2 1)Im so happy for you 2)I understand the pride 3)how excited I am for you,too Listening to explore News report Scripts China has recently included Five-Animal Exercises(Wu Qin Xi)on its list of national cultural heritages.Wu Qin Xi is a set of exercises where people copy the way animals move.The five animals in Wu Qin Xi are tiger,deer,bear,monkey and crane.As part of traditional Chinese martial arts,Wu Qin Xi has a history of nearly 2,000 years.Hua Tuo is widely believed to have developed the first complete set of exercises.These exercises can help people live longer by preventing them from E 英语视听说教程 2教师手册 Unit 2 3/7 getting ill.Wu Qin Xi is easy to do,fun to practice,and helps people keep healthy.As a result,it is still practiced today by many people,not only in China,but in many other countries in the world.Answers 1 1.D 2.C 3.B 2 1.traditional 2.developed 3.longer 4.easy Passage 1 Scripts Michael Jackson,the“King of Pop”,showed great concern in some of his songs over the problems of nature,including“Earth Song”and“Heal the World”.“Earth Song”was his first song about environment and animal health,happiness and safety.In the MV of“Earth Song”,Michael Jackson sang for the sake of the environment,the wild animals and peoples homes.In“Heal the World”,he expressed his idea that humans should do something good to make up for the bad things they have done to nature.Michael Jackson loved nature deeply.He once said he could even feel Planet Earths pain.Thats why he called on people to protect nature and earth,where we all live,with his huge influence.As a result of his efforts,more and more people have been taking eco-friendly actions.Answers 1 1.D 2.B 3.A 2 1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F Passage 2 Scripts Humans are often inspired by nature to create modern technology,the science about which is called bionics.It shows that man and nature are closely related to each other.For example,human beings were inspired by birds to build the airplane;radar was invented thanks to bats;fireflies helped people invent brighter bulbs;humans learned to make ships and underwater boats from studying the way fish and dolphins move through water.In addition to animals,plants also act as great inspiration.For example,people drew inspiration from lotus leaves which dont stick to anything and made paint which doesnt get wet or dirty;the invention of raincoats came from studying an oak tree.Bionics has played a huge role in mans daily lives,and people are learning more every day.Humans will possibly be closer to nature in the near future.E 英语视听说教程 2教师手册 Unit 2 4/7 Answers 1 1.A 2.C 3.D 2 A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2 Sharing your ideas Key for reference:What is the invention?Airplane Who invented it?Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered and piloted flight in history.When and where was it invented?Near Kitty Hawk,North Carolina,on December 17,1903.How was it invented?The Wright brothers were fascinated with science and mech