Unit 2 Nature speaks Pronunciation
Scripts
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1 stop
2 still
3 species
4 spring
5 skunk
6 skull
7 strange 8 strawberry
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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 Chine 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. I’ve also learned from my teacher that tea culture is an important part of Chine culture.
Li Ping: Correct. On special days, Chine people u tea to express respect for other people. In daily lives, we simply make a pot of tea and enjoy ourlves.
Answers
1 1.C 2.B 3.C
2 1. stored 2. discovered 3.healthy 4.respect
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 misd the silence. Here, there is so much noi all the time, and I just couldn’t stand it.
W: I feel the same. I also miss the quietness of the small town where I grew up.大耳朵图图简笔画
M: Neither of us is a city person.
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W: No. Would you like to move back to Alaska?
M: I’d 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. It’s a cozy town.
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M: Sounds good.
Answers
1 1. A 2. D 3. B
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Act-out
Answers
Conversation 1
1)I’m sorry to hear that
2)I know how it feels
Conversation 2
1)I’m 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 Exercis (Wu Qin Xi) on its list of national cultural heritages.
Wu Qin Xi is a t of exercis 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 Chine martial arts, Wu Qin Xi
has a history of nearly 2,000 years. Hua Tuo is widely believed to have developed the first complete t of exercis. The exercis can help people live longer by preventing them from
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, t he “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 people’s homes.
In “Heal the World”, he expresd his idea that humans should do something good to make up for the bad things they have done to nature.
Michael Jackson loved natu re deeply. He once said he could even feel Planet Earth’s pain. That’s 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 cloly 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 don’t stick to anything and made paint which doesn’t get wet or dirty; the invention of raincoats came from studying an oak tree.
Bionics has played a huge role in man’s daily lives, and people are learning more every day. Humans will possibly be clor to nature in the near future.
1 1. A 2. C 3. D
2A-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 mechanics, and read about aeronautics and decided to pursue their dream of building the world’s first heavier-than-air and controlled airplane. In 1899, they designed their first aircraft, a small and biplane glider flown as a kite. After they made the first successful flight, the Wright brothers continued to develop their fixed-wing flying machines. In 1909, the brothers founded the Wright Company to build and market their airplane.
What is it in nature that inspired the invention?
Birds in flight. The Wright brothers thought that the key elements of a flying machine were the wings, power lift and control. They had spent a lot of time obrving birds in flight, and noticed that when birds soar into the wind, the air flowing over the curved surface of their wings created lift. Birds change the shape of their wings to move and turn skillfully. They believed that they could u this tec
hnique.
How has it been benefiting humans?
The Wrights ud science to create one of the greatest cultural forces in human history. It has been benefiting the world greatly: It allows people to e the world and it creates millions of jobs across the globe. It is often the fastest way to get from one place to another, especially when long distances are involved. It helps us save a lot of time, so we can do more things.
What are the disadvantages, if any, of the invention?
There are flight delays; shorter flights can often take longer than driving, especially if they're not direct; airline travel is costly compared with other methods of travel; it can cau air pollution, thus being not quite eco-friendly.
Viewing to know幽默笑话大全爆笑到肚子疼
Scripts
Some call me Nature. Others call me Mother Nature. I’ve been here for over four and a half
bil lion years, 22,500 times longer than you. I don’t really need people, but people need me. Yes. Your future depends on me. When I thrive, you thrive. When I falter, you falter, or wor. But I’ve been here for eons. I have fed species greater than you. And I have starved species greater than you. My oceans, my soil, my flowing streams, my forests. They all can take you or leave you. How you choo to live each day, whether you regard or disregard me doesn’t really matter to me. One way or the other, your actions will determine your fate, not mine. I am Nature. I will go on. I am prepared to evolve. Are you?
繁星流动
Answers
Pre-viewing
1 Nature has oceans, soil, streams, rivers, and forests. For humans, almost everything they
need for survival and thriving is provided by nature: food, water, medicine, materials for shelter, and even natural cycles such as climate. And beyond such physical goods, the natural world provides less tangible, but just as important, gifts in terms of beauty, art, and spirituality.
2For the development of human society, especially the development in industry, humans have overu
d the natural resources and done damage to Nature. Nature is increasingly weakened by human activities. Conquently, the environment is deteriorating day by day. In the whole world, deforestation, climate change, pollution, extinction of animal and plant species are obrved. All this, in return, will do harm to human s’ survival.
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1 D
2 1 Nature 2 wor
3 leave
4 determine
Post-viewing
Yes, I agree. To survive, humans should protect Nature. Becau of deforestation, climate change, pollution, extinction of animals and plants, it ems that humans have little time left to survive on our dear planet earth. However, it is not too late: Some measures and behaviors can be adopted to protect Nature:
∙Conrve water and energy;
∙Try to eat locally (and it’s often cheaper);
∙U recyclable shopping bags instead of plastic bags;
∙Choo products without plastic packaging;
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Further listening
Conversation
Scripts
Andy: I feel sleepy in class, Sophie. But you’re always energetic and you work well. How can you stay that way?
Sophie: Nothing special, Andy. I just drink a cup of coffee before class.
Andy: Surely coffee can do that!
Sophie: Yes. Speaking of coffee, do you know the story about where coffee comes from? It tells us
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