大学英语第三册unit09

Listening
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Part 1 Ask If It Is OK to Discuss a Topic?
Part 2 For or Against?
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Part 3 Do People Have Emotions? Part 4 Possible Solutions to Global Problems
4. He is ________ lowering the voting age. for
5. She is ________ censorship of TV programs. for
Part 3 Do People Have Emotions?
Listen to the passage and check whether each statement is true (T) or false (F).
for 1. She is ________ prohibiting smoking indoors.
against 2. He is __________ compulsory military service.
3. She is ________ raising the driving age. for
Agenda
Lesson 1 Lesson 2
UNIT GOALS
1. Know if it is Ok to discuss topic
2. Propose solutions to global problems 3. Debate the pros and cons of issues 4. Write about social or ethic issues
4. Zhuangzi explains that natural emotion is universal because it includes neither loving nor not loving.
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Part 4 Possible Solutions to Global Problems
3 Passage 1 Job Approval Poll
Passage 2 Red Cross Red Crescent: A Global Solution
3 Passage 3 An Environmental Design Competition
Passage 1 Job Approval Poll
1. Sam wants to call San-Chi because ____________________________. he needs some cultural advice talk about politics 2. Sam wants to know whether it is appropriate to _______________________ at the dinner table. it would not be cool to argue with them 3. San-Chi says it is an acceptable topic but ________________________________ if you do not agree with what they say.
Exercise A
Check each whether statement is true (T) or false (F).
T F
1. Cheryl thinks the government should spend more money on □ cooking schools.
2. Bob thinks the government should spend more money on the military. □
T F
1. Zhuangzi believes that all people should have emotions.
2. Huizi believes that since they are called people they should have emotions.
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3. Huizi claims that people should not let their likes and dislikes harm their original natures.
Passage 2 Red Cross Red Crescent: A Global Solution
Listen to the passage and check whether each statement is true (T) or false (F).
T 1. The organization encourages people to do military service. 2. Red Cross Red Crescent works on solutions for local and global issues. 3. Every year, help is provided to about 30 million people who are victims of natural disasters or political stuggles and violence. 4. The organization works with people before and after progress. 5. With this organization, people can not afford to prepare for emergencies. □ □ □ □ □ F □ □ □ □ □
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3. Marie thinks the government should spend more money on education.
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Exercise B
Answer the following questions.
1. Who does not want to discuss politics? Why?
4. Since Sam tends to be a little opinioned, San-Chi advises him to talk about something else _______________________.
Part 2 For or Against?
Listen to people’s opinions about controversial issues. Then complete each statement with for or against.
Extended Exercises
Checkpoint
Lesson 1
3
Lead-in Listening
3
Speaking Reading
3
Writing
Lead-in
Sitcom: Can We Please Avoid Discussing Politics?
3
Exercise A Exercise B
3
New Words Phrases and Expressions
3
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
Proper Names
Part 1 Ask If It Is OK to Discuss a Topic?
Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with what you hear.
Listen to the news report and answer the following questions.
1. What is the topic of President George W. Bush’s latest political speech? The topic is on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks. 2. How much has the Presiden’t job approval risen in a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll since July? The president’s job approval rating rose to 45 percent in a new Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times poll, a jump of 5 percentage points since July. 3. According to the job approval poll, which party is considered to be more competent for handing the situation in Iraq? Republicans.
Students from Portland State University in Oregon will create a web site as a teaching tool for the local public schools. The 3___________ site will explain how the interactive world is connected environmentally. Students from the University of Massachusetts will explore a possible cancer treatment 4_________________________.Their work will involve compounds found in green tea. And another winning team is from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The students will 5___________ building materials made from natural compounds and work with plastics that can be 6___________. The team will develop and test new product recycled designs.