新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案 Unit 9x

新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案Unit9Unit9History'sMysteries
UnitGoals
Talkabouttheout—of—the-ordinaryPrentatheoryaboutapastevent
DiscusshowbelievableastoryisEvaluatethetrustworthinessofnewssource
WriteaboutonemysteriousphenomenonLesson1
Lead-in
On-the-StreetInterview:Idon'tbelieveeverythingIread—A.CheckeachstatementTrueorFal.
Fal2.Fal3.True4.Fal5.True
BeUinformationfromthevideogmenttocompleteeachntence.
Script
Part1[H=malehost;J=ProfessorJohnMorgan,England]H:OurguesttonightisJohnMorgan,professor
ofRussianhistoryatCambridgeUniversity.ProfessorMorgan,themurderofCzarNicholasHandtheroyalfamilyofRussiain1918isoneofthegreatmysteriesofthetwentiethcentury.Tellusthebasicstoryofwhathappened.
Well,in1917,duringtheRussianRevolutionwiththeendoftheRussianmonarchytheczar'sfamilywasmovedfromSt.PetersburgeasttotheUralMountains,suppodlyfortheirprotection.Therewas,ofcour,theczar...hiswifeAlexandra...andtheirchildrenfourdaughtersandason,Alexei,whowould
havebeenthenextczarandalsothefamilydoctorandveralrvants.Accordingtothestory,lateoneevening,theywereallbroughtintoaroomandtoldthattheyweregoingtohavetheirphotographtaken.Buttotheirsurpri,soldierssuddenlycameintotheroomfiringgunsandtheentirefamilywasmurdered.
H:Andwhatmakesthisstorysuchanenduringmystery?
J:Welltobeginwith,until1991atleast,noonehadeverfoundthebodies.Storiesspreadabouthowtheson,Alexei,andmaybealsoAnastasia,theyoungestdaughter,hadescapedtheexecutionandwerestillalive.SeveralwomenclaimedtohavebeenAnastasiathemost
famouspersonwhoclaimedtohavebeenAnastasiawasanAnnaAnderson,inBerlinin1920.Manypeoplefoundherstoryverybelievable,includingothermembersoftheRussianroyalfamily.AnnaAndersonorAnastasia,ifyoubelievedherdiedintheUnitedStatesin1984.
TeachingSuggestions
Pre-listening:AskWhoarethepeople?(theRussianroyalfamily)ElicitfromtheclassanyinformationthattheyknowabouttheRussianroyalfamily.
Havestudentsreadthetitle,lookatthemapandphotos,andreadthecaptions.
Firstlistening:Havestudentslistenforinformationaboutwhathappenedtotheroyalfamilyandwhyitisamystery.Thenhavestudentsdiscussinpairs.
Secondlistening:Havestudentslistentoconfirmorcorrecttheiranswers.(Possiblerespon:Theyweremurdered.Itisamysterybecauthebodiesweren'tfounduntil1991,andAlexeiandAnastasiaweresaidtohaveescaped.SeveralwomenhaveclaimedtobeAnastasia.)
Toreview,havevolunteerssharetheiranswerswiththeclass.
Languagenote:Ifnecessary,explainthefollowing:enduring(lastingforalongtime);czar(rulerofRussiabefore1917).
Culturenote:TheOctoberRevolutionof1917putanendtotheabsolutemonarchiesthatruledRussiaforcenturies.Aftertherevolution,thecountrywasnamedUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics(USSR)undertheleadershipofVladimirLenin,thefirstdictatoroftheUSSR.Yekaterinburg(onthemap)iswherethefamilyisbelievedtohavebeenmovedandthenkilled.
D.NowlistentoPart2.
Whathappenedin1991,andwhatfactsdiditemtoprove?Whyisitstillamystery?
RearchersfoundninebodiesintheUralMountains.Medicaltestingshowedthatfiveofthemweremembersoftheroyalfamily.Butthebodiesofthesonandoneofthedaughterswerestillmissing.
ScriptPart2
H:ProfessorMorgan,youmentionednoonehadacluewherethebodieswereuntil1991.Tellusaboutthat.
J:Well,peopleassumedthatthebodiesmusthavebeenlostforever,until1991,whenrearchersfoundninebodiesintheUralMountains.ThroughmedicaltestingtheywereabletoconfirmthatfiveofthebodieshadtohavebeenCzarNicholas,hiswife,andthreeoftheirfourdaughters.
H:Thatmust'vebeenprettyexcitingnewsforalotofpeople.
J:Nodoubtaboutit.Andtheywereabletoconcludethattheotherfourbodiesweredefinitelynotmembersoftheczar'sfamily.Instead,itwasbelievedthattheyweremostlikelythebodiesofthedoctorandthreeofthervants.Butthebodiesoftheson,Alexei,andonedaughterwerestillmissing.
H:Well,whataboutAnnaAnderson,whoclaimedtobetheirdaughter,Anastasia?Wouldn'therstoryhavebeenprovablethroughmedicaltestingtoo?
J:Yesanditwas.Aftertheyfoundthebodiesoftheroyalfamilyin1991,medicaltestingonAnnaAnderson'sbodyprovedthatshewasnotamemberoftheroyalfamily.Asamatteroffact,itprovedthatshewasn'tevenRussian!
H:Howdoyoulikethat!Well,that'sonemysterysolved.
J:Right.Butjustwhenwethoughtthemysteryofwhathappenedtotheirbodieswassolved,ateamofscientistshaverecentlyarguedthattheresultsofthemedicaltestingdoneontheninebodiesinthe1990swashighlyquestionablepoorlydoneandfulloferrors,
anditmightnothaveprovedwithoutadoubtthatthebodiesweretheroyalfamilyafterall.
H:Well,Iguesssomemysteriesjustneverdie,dothey?
J:Notthisone.Itmightjustbeanunsolvableca.
H:Well,thankyouProfessorMorgan.Thatwasveryinteresting.
J:Thankyouforhavingme.
TeachingSuggestions
Havestudentslistenfortheanswerstothequestions.Askthemtotakenoteswhiletheylisten.
Toreview,callonvolunteerstosharetheiranswerswiththeclass.
Option:Ontheboard,write:
Theresultsofthemedicaltestingin1991arebecau.
AnnaAnderson'sstorycouldhavebeenthroughmedicaltestingif.
ProfessorMorgansaysthemysterymightbebecau.
HavestudentscompletethefirstblankwithanadjectivefromExerciAandthecondblankwiththeirownideastomakealogicalntence.Reviewasaclass.(Possiblestatements:1.questionable,alotoferrorsweremade;2.provable,ithadbeenproperlydone;3.unsolvable,proofofwhatactuallyhappenedmayneverbefound)
E.Completeeachstatement,accordingtothelistening.ListentoPart2againifnecessary.
a2.b3.a4.aTeachingSuggestions
Havestudentscompletethestatementsindividuallyandcompareanswerswithapartner.
Ifnecessary,havestudentslistenagaintoconfirmorcorrecttheiranswers.
Inpairs,havestudentssupporttheiranswerswithinformationfromthelistening.
Reviewasaclass.Havestudentssupporttheiranswers.Forexample,1.ThecorrectanswerisAbecauAlexei'sbodyhasneverbeenfound,sothereisnoproofthathewaxecuted.
Option:Togivestudentsachancetoexpresstheirpersonalopinions,havethemspeculateaboutthemysteryofRussia'slastroyalfamilyinsmallgroups.Askstudentstosupporttheirviews.Encouragetheuofperfectmodalsinthepassivevoiceforspeculatingaboutthepast.Tofinish,callonafewvolunteerstosharetheirspeculationswiththeclass.
SpeakingSpeculateAbouttheOut-of-the-ordinary
A.ConversationSnapshotTeachingSuggestions
Beforestudentsreadandlisten,havethemlookatthephotoandpredictwhatthewomenaretalkingabout.
Topromptstudents,askWhatisthewomanontheleftlookingat?(herwatch)Howmanyplatesarethereonthetable?(three)Whatdoyouthinktheyaretalkingabout?(Possiblerespon:thepersontheyarewaitingfor)
Afterstudentsreadandlisten,checkcomprehensionbyaskingWhoarethewomenwaitingfor?(Stacey)Dotheyknowwhyshe'slate?(no)Whatmighthavecaudherdelay?(thetraffic)
Havestudentsreadandlistentothewaystosay“Idon'tknow."Pointoutthattheyareallinformalwaystosaythatyoudon'tknowsomething.Beatsmeisveryinformal,butitisnotoffensive.
Languagenote:Theout-of—the-ordinaryissomethingthatisdifferentfromwhatisusualorexpected.I’11betmeansthatyou'realmostsuresomethingistrue.
RhythmandIntonationPracticeTeachingSuggestions
Havestudentsrepeatchorally.Makesurethey:
令pronouncethecontraction'dinShesaidshe'd...
令urisingintonationforDoyouthinksomethinghappened?
令ufallingintonationforWhyelwouldshebelate?
令uemphaticstressforsureinI'msureit'snothing,forI'HinI'11betshe's...,forelinWhyel…,andforcan'tinIcan'timagine.
令uthefollowingstresspattern:
rSTRESSPATTERN
・■I••■.・••—•IwonderwhereStaceyis.Shesaidshe'dbeherebyten.•・—I••■■•
Doyouthinksomethinghappened?・,・Beatsme.
Well,Kmsureit'snothingJHbetshe'sstuckintraffic.•■••・You'reprobablyright.•一•••■■
Whyelwouldshebelate?♦•A:Ican'timagine.
B.IndirectSpeechwithModalsTeachingSuggestions
HaveavolunteerreadtheRemembernoteandtheexampleoutloud.Writetheexampleontheboard: