InmyrecenttravelstoWestAfrica,Icametoseehowmuchinneedsomanypeopleareinthispartoftheworld.Infectiousdiseaseandpovertykillmorepeoplethanthosewhodieinthecontinuingbloodyconflicts.Weliveinaworldfilledwithconditionsthatcryoutforotherstohelp.
WhatcanyoudoinaworldthatneedssuchhelpServingandvolunteering,whetherinyourcommunityorinadevelopingcountryoverseas,isawonderfulwaytofillrealhumanneeds.Beinginvolvedinservingothersandtruehumanitariancausescanofferyouexperienceandcontactwithothersthatwillhelpyouthroughtherestofyourlife.Thebiggestbenefitisthatyouhaveadirectimpactonhelpingotherhumanbeings.
Weshouldrememberthatservingtheneedsofthedespondentofthisworldisaveryworthycause.Doinggood,oneactatatime,onepersonatatime,isanimportantpartofbeingalightinaworldofdarknessandpreparingforagreatercauseinthefuture.
Listentoitforthesecondtimetoanswerthefollowingquestions.
Listentoitforthethirdtimetochecktheanswerstothequestions.
II.Listeningforcontent
1.Listeningtoaconversation
AListentoaconversationbetweenWilburandSharontalkingaboutHabitatforHumanity.Aftertheconversation,somequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwatwassaid.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiventoeachquestionyouhear.
humanityn.kindness,compassion人道，慈爱
civica.relatingtothepeoplewholiveinatownorcity公民的，市民的
virtuousa.morallyexcellent道德高尚的
refectionn.manifestation,representation反映
persistenta.continuallyrecurringtothemind持久的，不断的
Teachingtips
ProvidestudentswithsomebackgroundinformationaboutHabitatforHumanityInternational.
HabitatforHumanitylnternational(HFHI),generallyreferredtoas"HabitatforHumanity"orsimply“Habitat”,isagrassrootsmovement.Ithasreliedontheexpertise,commitmentandspiritofvolunteerstohelpendimpoverishedhousingworldwideHabitatsworkisaccomplishedbyaffiliates—independent,locallyrun,non—profitvolunteergroups.EachaffiliateisrunbyaboardofdirectorsandcoordinatesallaspectsofHabitathomebuildinginitsarea.Theaffiliateselectsprospectivepartnerfamiliesandsuitablebuildingsites.Itorganizesfundraisinganddonationsofmaterials,houseconstructionusingvolunteersand,whereappropriate,paidspecialistconstructionworkers,aswellasmortgagerepayments.
Asksomequestionstogetstudentsfamiliarwiththebackgroundoftheconversation.
——DoyouknowanythingaboutHabitatforHumanity
——Isthereanyorganizationlikethisinyourhometown
——Wouldyouliketovolunteeranyservicesforsuchanorganization
Theskillpractisedhereislisteningforspecificinformation.Letstudentslistentotheconversation,completethetaskandthenchecktheanswerstogether.
Audioscript&key
Wilbur:Sharon,1knowyouwereintroducedtoHabitatforHumanityseveralyearsago.Tellmesomethingaboutit.Iamveryinterestedinit.
Sharon:Oh,Wilbur,that'squiteanexperience.Itchangedmylifealot.Ihavehadthechancetoworktogetherwithmanyotherpeople.Theyenjoyhelpingothers,andsomearedrivenbyahighercallingtoleadpeoplewhodesiretohelp.
Wilbur:ThatisreallyauniqueopportunitytoexpressourcivicobligationsanddesiretohelpourfellowAmericans.AmIright
Sharon:Ofcourse,right.Anycountrythattakesvolunteeringforthegoodofothersasavirtuousactivitywoulddothesame,aslongastheyhavethewaysandmeanstodoso.
Wilbur:Yes,lcanunderstandthat.Byofferingservicetopeopleinneed,weareinthebusinessofprotectingourcountryandthefreedomswebelievein.weareareflectionofsociety.
Sharon:Yeah!Iagreewithyouthere.Ifeverybodycoulddotheirshareforhumanitariancauses,ourworldwillbecomeabetterplacetolive.
Wilbur:YouknowwhatDr.MartinLutherKingJr.oncesaidaboutdoinggoodforothers
Sharon:What'sthat
Wilbur:Hesaid,Life'smostprofoundandpersistentquestionis:Whatareyoudoingforothers
Sharon:Great.Then,whatareYOUgoingtodoforothers
Wilbur:Oh,thatiswhyIcometoyouforinformation.I’drallyliketodonatewhatlcanfor
peopleinthehurricane-strickenareas.
Sharon:Good!Ifeelhonoured.WhatelsecanIdoforyou.
1、WhatwasWilburinterestedin
A)FindingaplacetoliveinHabitatforHumanity.
B)WorkingtogetherwithSharoninHabitatforHumanity.
C)GettinginformationaboutHabitatforHumanity.
D)FindingajobinHabitatforHumanity.
2.WhatcanbeinferredaboutSharon’sexperiencewithHabitatforHumanity
A)Itbroughtaboutalotofchangesinherlife.
B)Itofferedherachancetomakeotherfriendsthere.
C)Itwasahighercallingforhertohelpothers.
D)Itarousedherdesiretoleadpeoplethere.
3.HowdoesWilburcommentonSharon’sexperience
A)It'sasocialactivityforvolunteerstodogoodforothers.
B)It'sauniquechancetoperformacitizen'sdutytohelpothers.
C)It'sagoodwayforpeopletohelpfellowAmericans.
D)It'sameansforacountrytodogoodforitsownpeople.
4、WhatisSharon'sunderstandingofherworkwithHabitatforHumanity
A)Toservepeopleinneedistoprotecthercountry.
B)Tobelieveinfreedomisareflectionofsociety.
C)Todoone'ssharéforothersistomakeourworldbetterplacetolive.
D)Todogoodforothersislife'smostprofoundandpersistentquestion.
5.WhydoesSharonfeelhonoured
A)BecauseWilburchosetoaskherfortheinformationneeded
B)BecauseWilburwilldonatemoneytotheorganizationsheworksfor.
C)Becauseshecandonatesomemoneytothehurricane—strickenareas.
D)BecauseshecandosomethinggoodforotherstogetherwithWilbur.
Explainthepassagetothestudentsandthenchecktheanswerswhilelisteningtothepassageforathirdtime.
empathetica.showingreadycomprehensionofotherpeople'sfeelingsandproblems
充满同情的
eg：Mydoctorissuchanempatheticlistener—IfeelthatshereallyunderstandshowIfeel.
probev.toenquireintoclosely调查，探究
eg：Idonotwanttoprobetoodeeplyintoyourpersonalaffairs.
Thepolicequestionedhimforhours,probingforanyinconsistenciesinhisstory.
acknowledgev.toadmitsomething承认
eg：Heacknowledgedthathehadbeenatfault.
Historiansgenerallyacknowledgedherasageniusinherfield.
Sheisusuallyacknowledgedtobeoneofourbestartists.
AnActofCaring
ByMikeTeeley
Iwasbeinginterviewedbyaseniormanagerforamajorinsurancecompany.IhonestlysaidthattheprincipalreasonformyinterviewwiththemwasmyneedtokeepmyfamilyinBoston.Mywifeof26yearshadrecentlydied.AjobinBostonwouldhelpmereducetheextremepainofthelossformy16-year-olddaughter,sinceitsimportanttokeepherinherpresentschool.
Icouldstillbarelytalkaboutthelossofmywife.Brucetheinterviewer,waspolitelyempathetic,buthedidn’tprobeanyfurther.Heacknowledgedmylossand,withgreatrespect,movedontoanothersubject.
Afterthenextinterview,Brucetookmetolunchandaskedmetotakeawalkwithhim.Hetoldmethathe,too,hadlosthiswifeof20years.Inhissharing,Irealizedthathehadexperiencedthesamepainasmineapainalmostimpossibletoexplaintosomeonewhohadnotlostalovedone.Heofferedhisbusinesscardandhomephonenumberandsuggestedthat,shouldIneedsomeonetotalkto,Ishouldfeelfreetocallhim.WhetherIgotthejobornot,hewantedmetoknowthathewasthereifIeverneededhelp.
Fromthatoneactofkindness,whenhehadnoideaifwewouldeverseeeachotheragain,hehelpedourfamilydealwithoneoflife’sgreatestlosses.Heturnedthenormallycoldbusinessinterviewprocessintoanactofcaringandsupportforanotherpersoninatimeofextremeneed.
1、WhatdoweknowaboutBruce,theinterviewer
A)Hewaswellmanneredwhentalkingwiththespeaker.
B)Hewasabletosharethespeaker'sfeelings.
C)Hewasnotgoodataskingprobingquestions.
D)Hewasrespectfulofthespeaker'sopinions.
2.WhydidBruceofferthespeakerhisbusinesscardandhomenumber
A)Totellthespeakerwhereheworked.
B)Totellthespeakerwherehelived.
C)Totellthespeakerthathecouldcallhimfreeofcharge.
D)Totellthespeakerthathewasalwaysreadytoofferhelp.
3.WhatistheimplicationofBruce’skindness,accordingtothespeaker
A)Oneactofkindnesscanmakepeoplewanttomeetagain.
B)Oneactofkindnesscanhelpafamilyhandlesomelosses.
C)Oneactofkindnesscanbringwarmthtothoseinneed.
D)Oneactofkindnesscanturnacoldbusinessinterviewintoasuccess.
ListentothepassagecarefullyanddotheexercisesinpartA.
5minutesorsoaregiventothestudentstoorganizetheirideasandpreparetopresenttheiropinionswithwhattheyhavelearnedfromthelisteningmaterial.
Headstart:anadvantagethathelpyoutobesuccessful有利的开端
Parkinson’sdisease:aseriousillnessinwhichyourmusclesbecomeveryweakandyourarmsandlegsshake帕金森氏病
Spinalcord:thethickstringofnervesenclosedinyourspinebywhichmessagesaresenttoandfromyourbrain脊髓
ChristopherReeve:1996DemocraticNationalConventionAddress
Thankyouvery,verymuch.
well.1justhavetostartwitha1)challengetothePresident:Sir,Ihaveseenyourtraingoby.andIthinkIcan2)beatit
I’llevengiveyouaheadstart.
Andoverthelastfewyearswehaveheardalotaboutsomethingcalledfamilyvalues.Andlikemanyofyou,Ihavestruggledto3)figureitwhatthatmeans.Andsincemyaccident,l’vefounda4)definitionthatseemstomakesense.Ithinkitmeansthatwereallfamily.
Andthatweallhavevalue.
Now.ifthat’strue,ifAmericareallyisafamily,thenwehaveto5)recognizethatmanymembersofourfamilyarehurting.Andjusttotakeoneaspectofit,oneinfiveofushassomekindof6)disability.YoumayhaveanauntwithParkinson’sdisease,aneighbourwithaspinalcordinjury,orabrotherwithAIDS,andifwe’rereally7)committedtothisideaoffamily,we’vegottodosomethingaboutit.
Nowfirstofall,ournationcannot8)toleratediscriminationofanykind.Andthat’swhytheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActissoimportant.
Itmustbehonoredeverywhere.ItisaCivilRightsLaw9)thanistearingdownbarriers,bothinarchitectureandinattitude.
Itspurpose-itspurposeistogivethedisabledaccessnotonlytobuildingsbuttoeveryopportunityinsociety
Now,Istrongly,believeournationmustgiveusitsfullsupporttothecaregivers10)whoarehelpingpeoplewithdisabilitiesliveindependentlives.
Detailedlistening,andexplainsomewordsandsentencestructurestothestudents.
III.SpeakingCommunication
B.Readthefollowinginformationandthendiscussthequestionsbelowwithyourgroupmembers.
IV.Follow-up
Listeningtoshortconversations
Listenandgettheanswerfromthegiven4choices.(Key:ACCCD)
1.W:Mark,what'swrongwithyouYoulooksotired.
M:Oh,thepartywassoexciting,Icouldn’tgotosleepafterthat.Alice,Iexpectedtosee
youatthepartyyesterday.
W:IfIhadknownthatyouweregoing,Iwouldhavegone.
Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman
A)Shedidn’tgotothepartyyesterday.
B)Shedidn’trememberseeingthemanattheparty.
C)Sheleftthepartybeforethemanarrived.
D)Shedidn’twanttoseetheman.
2.M:Hi,Mom.ThisisJack.IjustgotbackfromtheGrandCanyon.Thetripwasreallygorgeous.
W:Didyouhavetowaitverylongbeforetheplanetookoff
M:Nosoonerhadwegotontheplanethantheenginestarted.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean
A)Theydidn’thaveenoughtimetogettheirseatsontheplane.
B)Thepilothadtroublestartingtheengine.
C)Theenginestartedassoonastheygotontheplane.
D)Theyweredelayedattheairport.
3.M:Professor,couldIarrangetotakeamake-upexamIwon’tbeabletocometoclassonthedayofthetest.
W:Andwhyisthat,Jason
M:Well...mydad’shavingsurgerythatday,andIwanttobethereatthehospital.
W:Oh,I’msorrytohearthat.Ihopeitallgoeswell.Certainly,wecanworksomethingoutabouttheexam.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean
A)Jasonwillhavetoworkalittleharder.
B)She'scertainhecanworkonsomethingelse.
C)Jasoncantakethetestonanotherday.
D)Jasoncanskipthetestandwonthavetomakeitup.
4.M:Theycalledmethismorningsayingthattheycouldn’thireme.Youknowthat’smy
fourthinterviewthismonth.I’mbeginningtothinknobodywillemployme.
W:ComeonTom,youjusthavetobepatient.
M:It’sjustsohardtobepositivewhenIkeepgettingdoorsslammedinmyfaceallthetime.
W:Iknowhowyoufeel.Butkeepyourchinup.Thenextjobyougoforcouldbetheone.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply
A)Comeontimeandyoucouldbeemployednexttime.
B)Bepositiveaboutpeopleslammingdoorsinyourface.
C)Cheerupandyouwouldbeabletogetajobsoon.
D)Keepyourchinupandbeproudofyourself.
5.M:ThisisthelasttimeIwilldriveyourmotheranywhere!I’venevermetaworseback
seatdriverinmylife!
W:Honey,Mumsbeennervousjustgettingbehindawheeleversincethatguyranintoher.
M:Thatdoesn’tgivehertherighttocriticizemydrivingthewholeway!Honestly!Nexttimeyouneedtotakeyourmothersomewhere,domeafavouranddriveheryourself,OK
Q:Whywasthemanannoyed
A)Hehadaworsedriverinthebackseatofhiscar.
B)Hegotverynervouswhensittingbehindthewheel.
C)Hecannotdrivethemotheranywherenexttime.
D)Hewascriticizedbythewoman’smotheralltheway.
Listeningtoalongerconversation
senatorn.amemberofasenate参议员
blastv.toblowsomethingupwithexplosives爆炸
missionn.animportantjobdonebyamemberoftheairforce,armyorbyaspacecraft任务，使命
versionn.aparticularformorvariantofsomething版本
takecharge:totakecontrolofasituation,organization,orgroupofpeople控制
couchpotato:anidlerwhospendsmuchtimeonacouch(usuallywatchingtelevision)常坐沙发看电视的懒人
Hilary:Justin,lookatthisheadline,“TheOldestManinSpace”!
Justin:Whatdoesitsaythere,Hilary
Hilary:JohnGlenn,astronautandformerUnitedStatessenator,blastedintospaceonanine-daymission,36yearsafterhebecamethefirstAmericantoorbittheEarth.Nowheholdstherecordforbeingtheoldestmaninspace77yearsold.
Justine:wow,whatamiracle!IwishIcoulddothesamething.Butwhydidwesenda77-year-oldmanintospace
Hilary:ScientistshopeGlen’sshuttletripwillleadtofurtherspaceresearchonhowandwhyweage.
Justin:Soundsconvincing.Thenear-weightlessenvironmentofanorbitaroundtheEarth
resemblesaspeeded-upversionoftheagingprocess.
Hilary:IthinkMr.Glennisashiningexampleofwhatsocialscientistshavelearnedabout
aginggracefully.
Justin:Yes,ofcourse.Hissecondshuttletripisofgreatsocialimportance.Atleastweknowthatatretirementoranadvancedagewecanhaveasecondadulthoodwithopportunityfornewambitions.
Hilary:That'swheretherealvalueofthetriplies.Insteadoflettinglifepushusaround,we
canbegintotakecharge.Whatdoyouchoose,JustinPassiveagingorcontinuedmaturity
Justin:Comeon,Hilary.Don’tlookatmethatway.I’mnotgoingtobeacouchpotato.
Fromnowon,l’lldoalltherightthings.Exercise,watchmydiet,mysaltintake,andnothavetoomuchtodrink.
Hilary:Great!We'vegottomakeourpresentlivesfullerandmoreworthwhile.
ShaquilleO'NealwastheNBARookieoftheYearin1992-1993,andhassincereceivedAll-Starteamstatusonandoffthecourts.HeplaysasafreeagentfortheLosAngelesLakers(1996),andhisclosephysicalproximitytoHollywoodhasmadeitselfknowninhiscareer.Listentothereportforthefirsttimetogetthegeneralideaofit.
NYCDimsLightstoSaveBirds
Injuniorhighschool,Igrewmuchtallerthanmostofmypeers.Beingsotallmademeuncomfortable.Inordertokeepthefocusoffmyunusualheight,Iwouldplaypracticaljokesonotherkidsatschool.Beingoneoftheclassclownsgavemeawaytothinkthatthejokesweredirectedatothers,andnotatme.
Oncebeforeagymclass,IputICYHOTinthegymshortsofoneofthekidsonthebasketballteam.Notonlywasheterriblyembarrassed,buthealsohadtogototheschoolinfirmary.Ithoughtitwasfunny,butitendedupthatnoonethoughtitwas-leastofallmyfather.
MyparentsalwaysremindedmeaboutTheGoldenRule:totreatothersasIwouldliketobetreated.Manytimes,IwasdsciplinedforthehurtfulwayIwastreatingothers.MyfriendswerelookinguptomebecauseIwastall,butwhatdidtheysee
Myparentswantedmetobeadecenthumanbeing.Theytaughtmetosetmyowngoals.andtobeabigmaninmyheartandactions,aswellasinmybody.IhadtoquestionmyselfwhetheritwasimportanttobethekindofpersonmyfatherbelievedIwasinside.Iknewinmyhearthewasright.
OnceIfocusedonbeingthebestthatIcouldbeatbasketballandbecamealeaderintheme,Itookmyresponsibilitytosetagoodexamplemoreseriouslybecauseofmyfather’sadvice.Inowpassitontoyou.
“Bealeader.Shaq,notafollower.Sincepeoplealreadyhavetolookuptoyou,givethemgoodreasontodoso."
Key
1.[T]Injuniorhighschool,ShaquilleO'Neal’sunusualheightmadehimfeeluncomfortable.
2.[F]OneoftheclassclownsplayedpracticaljokesonShaqatschool.
3.[T]Shaq'smischiefterriblyembarrassedoneofthekidsonthebasketballteam.
4.[T]Likeotherpeople,Shaq'sfatherdidnotthinkitwasfunnytoputICYHOTinonekid'sgymshorts.
5.[F]Shaqfelthurtwhendisciplinedbyhisparents.
6.[T]Shaq'sparentswantedtheirsontobebigmorally,mentallyandphysically.
7.[F]Shaqquestionedwhetherhisparentsexpectationswereright.
8.[T]Hisfather'sadviceencouragedShaqtobethebestinhiscareer.