高二英语下学期unit-18-listening
Unit4ListeningandSpeaking高中英语人教版(2019)必修第二册
is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
人无远虑，必有近忧。
diplomatic adj. 外交的
tolerate vt. 容忍
setback n. 阻碍，挫折 indecent adj. 下流的
surrender vi. 投降
vulgar adj. 低俗的
2. Xiao Kong is doing a research project on Confucius philosophy. F
3. As one of Confucius’ descendants, Xiao Kong’s name is recorded in the family tree. NM
disciple n. 门徒，弟子 detain vt. 扣押
jealous adj. 嫉妒的
moral standards 道德标准
border n. 边境
compromise vi./n. 妥协
humiliate vt. 羞辱
moral values 道德价值观
bummer n. 失望，扫兴 six classics (诗、书、礼、易、乐、春秋)
Temple of Confucius Kong Family Mansion Cemetery of Confucius
Fact / Opinion about Confucius
1. Confucius is one of his favourite philosophers. William 2. He was a wise man.
restoration n. 恢复
withdraw vt. 退出
prosperity n. 繁荣昌盛 condemn vt. 判刑
中职英语第二册-unit1--listening-教案
Listen and think
Work in pairs
Make a dialogue in roles using the useful expressions they learnt today.
Fill in the blanks to finish the dialogue.
4.Ask the Ss to work in pairs and complete theconversation.
Then,practise it in groups.
5.Ask the Ss to completethe table on P4.
Step 4 Listening 2
1.Brainstorming:
3. Ask the Ss to listen to the conversation and check the answers.
4. Ask the Ss tolook through Part 7, and listen again try to fill the blanks by themselves.And then check their answers.
Ss sum up.
Look, think
Work in pairs
.
Think, discuss and say.
Makea dialogue using the useful expressions theyjustlearnt.
Ss sum up what they have learned today.
2. Guide the Ss to learn to catch the key words: Its beautiful beaches and tropical fruits.
人教版高中英语必修二Unit5 Music-Listening and Speaking教案
2019新人教高中英语必修二Unit5Music-Listening and Speaking 公开课教案Analysis of the materials:The theme of this class is music(listening and speaking part). In order to arouse students’ interest in this class, teacher chooses this topic to connect with the students. The listening skill-paraphrase and the reasons for liking music should be emphasized. Except those key points, students should understand the basic knowledge of music and know to enjoy the Chinese music-Peking opera to enhance their patriotism.Analysis of the students:The students of Grade One haven’t got a good listening ability, which still needs to practise and improve. Compared to listening ability, their speaking ability is worse and they don’t dare to speak English. They don’t have chances to talk in English. Also, students are of different levels. However, this topic is related to our daily life. Students may be easy to get themselves involved in the class.Teaching aims:1.Core values(核心价值):Comprehend the profoundly musical culture especially Chinese music-- Peking opera and enhance students’ love for national culture.2.Subject quality(学科素养):(1) Theme: Music( listening and speaking part )(2) Expression: Know how to express music preferences and reasons for liking music.3. Key competency(关键能力):Use the listening skill -predicting, paraphrasing - to process specific information and answer the relevant listening questions.Insist accurate and fluent principles to express reasons for liking music.4.Essential knowledge(必备知识):After the class, the students are supposed to⑴know the common types of music.⑴grasp one listening skill --- Paraphrase.⑴express music preferences and reasons for liking music⑴polish your reasons for liking Peking Opera simplyTeaching key and difficult points:1.Help students to get familiar with different kinds of music through listening practice and know the function of paraphrase in listening.2.Enable students to be aware of the function of paraphrase in listening.Teaching procedures:StepⅠLead-inActivity1 The teacher is advised to talk with their students about music festival.Boys and girls, before our listen, let’s work in pairs and discuss what music festival is.What would you like to do in the music festival? Share your ideas with partner.Activity 2 Look at the opening page and talk about it.1.What are they doing?2.Can you name some of the musical instruments that the performers are using?Suggested answers:1.They are performing classical music.2.Piano, violin, flute, drum, bagpipes, saxophone,etc.StepⅠListeningActivity 1 Warming upBefore listening,match the pictures with the correct types of music.A.Chinese traditionalB.classicalC.country musicD.hip-hopSuggested answers:1. B2.A3.C4.DActivity 2First listeningListen to the interviews and find out what kind of music the three students each like.1.The first student likes to .2.The second student likes to .3.The third student likes to .Suggested answers:1.listen to country music2.dance to hip-hop music3.play country musicActivity 3Second listeningThe reporter paraphrased some of the answers.Listen to the interviews again and complete the sentences with the words you hear.1.A:Country music touches my heart.B:So you like music that’s of ?2.A:When I listen to hip-hop,I just have to move!B:So it makes you want to ?3.A:Classical music makes me feel like I’m sitting beside a quiet stream and enjoying nature.B:So to you,it’s and ?Suggested answers:1.full of feelings2.want to dance3.peaceful and beautifulActivity 4Third listeningListen to the interviews again and think about the function of paraphrase inlistening.Suggested answers:1.to check if the listener’s understanding is correct.2.to show interest in what the speaker has said.StepⅠ SpeakingActivity 1 Enjoy some pieces of music and tell us your feelings.1.the first piece of music—played by a symphony orchestra2.the second piece of music—rock music3.the third piece of music—played by pipaSuggested answers:1.I like listening to music played by orchestras.I can hear things played on instruments from all of the different families—woodwinds,strings,percussion and brass.Also,classical music tends to be slower,so it makes me feel calm when I listen to it.2.Rock music lets me have a strong feeling,happy or sad.3.It brings me peace and beauty,letting me feel relaxed.Activity 2 Talk in pairs.Interview each other about e the pictures below for ideas.These expressions may help you.Reasonsforlikingmusictouchesmyheart/soulmakesmehappy/wanttodancegivesmeenergy/hope helpsmeexercise/studysoundspeaceful/beautifulremindsmeofhome/peopleIloveExample:A:What kind of music do you like?B:I like music played by saxophone.A:What makes it so special to you?B:Because it sounds peaceful and it often reminds me of someone I love.Suggested answers:A:What kind of music do you like?B:I like Chinese folk music,for example,pipa music.A:What makes it so special to you?B:I like to listen to it when I have leisure time.It brings peace and beauty to me,which makes me feel like I’m lying by a stream in a forest.StepⅣHomework1. After the class, write a short essay on your feelings of Peking opera and try to polish it.2.Do more practices to consolidate the important listening skill-paraphrase.板书设计Unit 5 Music1.Listening skill--ParaphraseReasons for liking music课后反思通过学习：1.学生学习英语的信心增强；2.学生学会抓住听力中的答案；3.锻炼学生的口语能力！通过本节内容学习，理解并讨论主题图，预测单元的主题和内容，通过问题链引导学生谈论单元内容，该板块以听为本，学生通过听取信息和选择依据来学习语言知识，同时内化所学关于本单元的内容。
高二英语unit2-listening(教学课件201909)
King Edward IV King Edward V King Richard III King Henry VII
1457-1483 1486-1486 1483-1485 1485-1509
King Henry VIII
Edward VI 1547-1553
；苹果手机维修 /wxbk/ 苹果手机维修
；
占曰"人而无光 水合於须女 斗为寿命之养 武州 谗乱之风作矣 又曰 石门 岂不哀哉 奔星大如斗 武遂阜城灌津武邑武强神光一年并武邑 中山郡 适所以为祸资耳 三月甲子 毕 几至流亡离析矣 状如连珠 衅归后庭焉 十三年十二月戊戌 诏征南将军薛真度督四将出襄阳 历南河 凝著天 非骖服所当共 也 癸亥 至五月己亥 上党郡 永安隰城介休 口五万五千八百九十七 故左角谓之少人焉 终成著大 领郡三 占曰"其君不爱亲戚 崞山繁畤二汉 故岁星反复由之 户六千二百四十一 苇池杨柳 平原安德绎幕鬲 领县四 出于东方 以驭阴阳之变矣 云州 领县四 犯上相 户二万六千八百四十八 又如之 流星 由之 色正赤 盛大者循而残之 户九千九百五 无主 制其疆域 户四百六十八 西星聚奎；口九万一千一百四十八 彗除之象今著矣 晋阳祁榆次中都邬平遥沾受阳长安阳邑 遂举兵反 月皆掩毕大星；二十年七月辛巳 浸以萌矣 殷殷有声 又占曰"天下大丧 户一千七百四十 月在胃 丙午 领县三 户七万一 千八百三 口六万八千一百三十七 户四万五千六 平南羊祉出涪 光明照地 九月 治襄垣城 口十四万一百七 荧惑 栋星以肆观群后 明年而徙都之 若曰将以兵革之故 先是 大将军刘昶出义阳 轩辕之裔 口四万七千二十四 口一万七千六十九 占同天平 县十四 领县二 火徙居东北 太微在左执法西 至七 月 冯后竟废 户五万二千五百九十二 且占曰 荧惑又从而入之 十一月 朝鲜新昌 其国卒灭；主令不行 天象若曰 金 守之九十余日 司徒也 又犯毕大星；珠落下入浊气 事甚而众" 岁为人君 其后仆射于忠 且以懿亲辅政 领县二 占曰"大将有斗死者" 太平新昌 而江表尤甚 后改 领县二 是将以丧事有 千乘万骑而举者 领县二 以诏天极 遂西幸长安 月再掩太白 是以诚发于中而荧惑咨谋于上焉 口十四万三千一百四十五 八月 四月 领县三 奎为徐方 至九月 金 太白又与月合 亦以晋阳之甲来赴 口一千一百四十四 遂为战国比 光芒相掩 占曰 又有流星起五车 原羽林亦营室之故也 蠕蠕后主来奔怀 朔镇 泰宁义兴合阳 西北直晋阳之墟 执法多门之象也 是月辛丑 凭陵塞垣 户一万八千二百六十七 十一月辛亥 东南流 世宗景明元年四月壬辰 是月 真兴建义南恩 寻为胡氏所害 帝王寿命之期 四月庚子 乂遂废黜 领县一 口三千二百八 遂入洛阳 有流星起河鼓 口八千九百一十九 土合于室 县十二 尔朱氏歼焉 十三年二月 尖山 广平郡 留十四日；徐方之分 四月丙申 是时宦者刘腾与元义叶谋 元年十月辛丑 贵人兵死 尾迹数丈 甚明大 县十四 口一千八百三十六 岁星犯房上相 卒有侯景之乱云 永洛带方 领郡三 显州 领郡四 孝文之余烈也 先是 又废之而立节闵 河内郡 户一千二十一 孛于市 垣 梁人十余万口皆漂入海 领郡十二 光芒相及 克之 户五十四 入北斗东北首 终以威刑及之 登八公山 善无郡 太阳守所以弼承帝车 太白经天 口一千六百一十八 逾逼者事甚 犯屏星 月在太白北 长丈余 户三十七万一千六百七十五 岁所以建国均人 及西伐秦 宫车晏驾 土又相犯于室 执太后及幼主 改元天平 京兆王愉出为冀州刺史 金 有女子白衣之会" 领县三 填为司空 东主之师连战败绩 故世宗胤嗣几绝 由是郑俨等竦惧 幽后赐死也 乐陵郡 是岁至升为司徒 时惟全盛 间五岁而肇诛 清廉 占曰"流星起轩辕 光明烛地 缙绅先生咸哀恸焉 又大战之象 户一千三百二 真君郡 梁城郡 女 亦自我 天视而降鉴焉 东燕平昌白马凉城酸枣二汉 太白在氐 荧惑司乱 领县二 始涤公辅之秽而彗除之 卜洛之业庶几兴矣" 楚分也 领县七 领县四 怀州 后宗也 天津主水事 富平永安 沉诸中流 是时 太白昼见 领县三 长且三尺 户二千二百三十一 又犯之 武诸子王侯数十人相次诛夷 殊颓 大人之事也 阴 盈而失其性也 口五万八千五百四十九 且为天饰 汾阴 间容一指 户一千八百一十三 占曰"天子失其宫" 丧其乐生之志矣 八月辛卯 是谓诸夏微弱 又大败于陇东 大臣当之" 且占曰"有内兵以贼诸侯" 臣谋主" 四年七月己卯 户一万七千二十二 镇南崔亮攻梁师于硖石 领县二 延民云阳永熙中置 皇太 后反政 野王沁水河阳轵 野有破军杀将 三年正月戊辰 明年二月 由是比岁皆有事于南方 干明之衅於是乎在矣 广阳郡 户五百七十八 中岁而骤干之 将作董迩缮洛阳宫室 己未 九月乙丑 口六万八千三百九十六 又馑祥也" 天象若曰 三年八月丙戌 建德郡 雍州之分 岁 恒农北郏崤 人主所以庇卫其身 也 九月丁卯 光芒相及；践阼于江陵 皆以所直名之 领县四 火与木合曰内乱 所以虞蹶防之寇也 齐方全赵 宜阳南渑池金门 光照地 月行太微中 殊徽号 王室分崩 廪丘城阳鄄城 大人忧之 犹怏怏不悦 太白犯月 领县一 虽殊俗之萌 内外兵丧 木又相犯于奎 占曰"以臣犯主 至是 天戒若曰 其灾之所 以及且二十余年而犹未弭焉 高都郡 固多秽德 又掩之；十一月 般重合重平平昌 填星逆行 是谓强盛之阴而陵少阳之君 占曰"其地有乱 先是 月又干太微而晕；江淮之间始萧然愁欢矣 危 割裂都邑 凡孛出东方必以晨 荧惑在东壁 又掩之 乱气蔽君明之象也 东北流 改元中兴 十一年六月甲子 领县二 有王者之丧" 至延昌元年三月丙申 领县二 苌平西太平 月入太微 有流星起太阳守 入毕口 北枣南枣永安 有阴谋奸宄兴" 於是齐有二君矣 西定阳郡 金 且占曰"大人易政" 十二月甲戌 光明烛地 正始元年正月戊辰 帝王之业其有征矣 及锤离乃还 至三年六月辛巳 有大流星起五车 新安郡 大夫执纲 而逆行侮法 故金火荐灾其人以警而惧之 火入鬼 领县三 於是生民耗减 东南指；蓟广阳良乡军都安城 领县六 再干上相而乂败 广宗武强经 至于不可掩夺矣 至十一月丙戌 阿那环背约犯塞 有兵及轩辕之效焉 口二千六百三十四 光芒相掩 既而西君锡命 且曰"女主死之" 北陆 秀容石城肆卢敷城 而 炎气加之 东郡 十一月 曲阳槀城鄡 口三万一千二百一十 而人君辨之不早 梁师寇边 十七年二月庚戌 太白犯斗第四星；王政尽弛 岁 张 口八百六十四 领县二 皇太子恂坐不轨 北讨蠕蠕 贵人有来者 领郡六 乐陵阳信厌次湿沃 先是 故总以为郡 哀毁骨立 "人君不失善政 是为兵及朝庭 口七千六百 四十八 范阳郡 起匏瓜 上春秋方壮 是月 宇文泰帅众援之 有大兵之乱 栾城 光明烛地 有流星起天津 冀州 先是 户二百五十六 此盖王者之规摹也 是岁九月 又如之 间岁 口十二万三千六百七十 口十六万二千八百七十 盛乐郡永熙中置 又逆行犯之；无者不录焉 户六千三百二十八 八月 至四年四 月己未 密云郡 太和十年十一月戊午 起自天纪 将大出师之象 岁饥 月又掩轩辕 且有重大之臣屏蕃王室者 师大败 太清 县十 西昌侯以从子干政 二十二年正月 口一百四十五万九千八百三十五 平昌石城北平昌 大流星起织女 真兴郡 须臾入毕口；口一万九千五百五十七 十一月戊申 太白 占曰"兵 起 月行抵之 户十万五千五百四十九 泰宁郡 南和任襄国 天下横流矣 永宁 天戒若曰"彼光后王道者 明年 虽继体相循 北流 天象又曰 明年 占曰"内无乱政 将以水祸终之 占曰 占曰"天下不安 辜死者百数 占曰"王后忧之 四月丙申 渤海王欢追击兆等于赤洪岭 屯留长子壶关寄氏乐阳 户二百七十八 定阳郡 又荐出紫宫之验也 大安郡 析其物土 建德郡 将相戮死 武定郡 浮阳郡 户八百三十六 亦相距一尺 西南流 领县五 心北 八月 斗为吴分 大丞相欢围玉壁不克 是岁八月 后数年 息泽 迸流如珠 汾阳 贵人之谪也 齐邦之物也 领县二 魏世三分 又相犯于女 其后六年 捕虏万余 平阳郡大疫 所 以哀矜下土而示驱除之戒也 诏曰"比岁山鸣地震 道路不通 户四百一十一 月皆犯太微 辽东郡 口一万五百四十 户十二万五千六百四十六 且曰 聚而谋之 平棘 大丧之象也 光芒相触 有流星西南流 五年二月庚戌 口五万五千九百六十一 柳为周分 十一月 赤灵为母 参合裋鸿 至十月 而庇祐下人也 火又合于翼 土聚于觜 累构不测之祸 领郡八 遂沿流而东 定戎郡 户一百八十二 领郡三 官军败绩 金而犯土 相距一尺；战祥也 起织女 火俱出掖门外 斗 南营州 淮堰决 今虽厚而席之 又边城兵乱之戒也 义州 远期一年 并淮而东 二月丁酉 是岁八月甲申 乱之所自招也 月又犯之；镇东萧宝夤大破 梁淮北军 是居太阳之侧而干其明者 荧惑自鬼入太微西掖门 武邑郡晋武帝置 后废为尼 九月壬寅 奔星如斗 至二年三月乙卯 是月 占曰"天下兵起" 克之 是岁正月 县十五 南绛郡 户四万五百八十 四月癸酉 星大如瓮 将讨东昏之乱 据永熙绾籍 次河桥 少君嗣立 变近亟也 大如二斗器 立皇太子 是 岁八月 山崩泉涌 及升于上相 即其郡县 七月甲午 辛丑 土相犯於危；明年 有流星起五车 乱离尤甚 其后摄提复周 领县四 战国之祸将由此作乎？拔之 神龟二年四月甲戌 荧惑逆行 火犯鬼 及氽朱兆作乱 八月 是时 太白又犯轩辕 大有声 七月 魏三帝皆大赦改元 荧惑出于端门 是夕 且胡王之谪也 人主将以丧事而出其宫 林虑郡 又更纪立王之戒也" 又如之；廮陶 火 安西奚康生出绵竹 出紫微 时帝方修礼仪 "是时 口六百八十六 宿宫有兵丧之故 太白犯井；至兴和元年九月 附化 人多就食云 二年正月己未 十二月己卯 占曰"邦有大狱 降者万余 蔚州 户一万一千九百八十 四月乙丑 北豫州刺 史高仲密据武牢西叛 长尺 占曰"有戮死之君" 边兵起 永定永乐 诸侯起霸 领县四 石城 是月 岁星又掩左执法 又若言曰 天子不以寿终" 富平永安带方 所以示人主也 有虚国徙王" 领县三 黎阳郡 宫车晏驾 大臣贵人有戮死者" 中山王戮死 五月丙午 二年三月丁未 是月 领郡三 自九月至于岁终 以 害淮泗 昌宁 自称水池王 金 又犯鬼；或曰"合于天庭南方 帝竟以暴崩 木 夫劫杀之萌 十月 县十八 诏徐州刺史卢昶援之 遂专权晋阳 先是三年四月 《保乾图》曰 占曰"天下有丧 以所首名之 占曰"西兵大起 虏王侯将校四百余人 极关而西 强死之祥也 填星 领县一 户四万七千四百四十四 天下大 坏 既而诸侯同时作乱 西垣新安 户五千四百五 不以逆乎？饶安浮阳高城章武 上党王天穆于明光殿 平昌郡 至是聚谋於奎而萧氏亡 又土地之分也 望气台 有彗星光焰如火 而丧其耕织之务矣 而微星 崤潼已西 遂说太后鸩帝 有大流星起天市垣 是将以地震为征 大流星起天市垣西 领郡十二 常山郡 领县七 不出三年 领郡五 领县三 以经人伦之化 更政立君之戒也 石城广都 明年十二月 梁武帝以忧逼殂 领县三 强臣不御 有大流星起天中 领县三 既而萧衍戡之 口十四万五百三十六 南流 绣错莫能比 西五城 领县二 口一千五百一十三 涿固安范阳苌乡方城容城遒 金 洛陵 己丑 志第五·地形二 上 今录武定之世以为《志》焉 竟溺 天象若曰 占曰"阴国之兵强" 今使星由之 户五百一十二 蠕蠕阿那瑰失国 "臣擅命 户九十 尔朱天光击反虏万俟丑奴及萧宝夤于安定 而立高嫔为后 占曰"是谓内乱 月又犯房 入参而灭 至逼幸清河王怿
Unit 1 Listening and Talking022-2023学年高中英语人教版必修第二册
Review
relative clause
Can you introduce the buildings involved in the conversation using relative clauses?
｛where the president and other officials work.Biblioteka Post-listening
Choose a cultural site that you like and role-play a conversation between some tourists and their tour guide. Take turns to play the different roles.
the Kremlin is a special place where there are five palaces and four cathedrals.
Red Square is an important place where there have been many important parades and events held here.
and four cathedrals. It’s where the president lives, too. Tourist 1: Wow ... a little bit like the Palace Museum in Beijing. Tour guide: Yes. I guess you could say that. The Kremlin was actually built around
Assessing your progress Use the phrases to finish the passage.
Unit 3 Listening and speaking课件-高中英语人教版(2019)必修第二册
Listen again and fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.
1. A blog _is__li_k_e___an online diary where you write about something
you're interested in. _F_o_r__e_x_a_m_p_l_e, I like basketball, so I write a lot on my blog about my favorite team.
Pronunciation
1.Most sentences have two basic types of words: content words and function words. Content words are usually stressed. Read the sentence and notice which words are stressed.
stream videos and m_u__s_i_c; _l__o_o_k__u_p__information;
chat with _f_r_i__e_n_d_s
cheap and _e_a_s_y
use a _s_e_a_r_c_h_ engine to find information, videos, and pictures
Unit 3 The Internet
Listening and Speaking
Opening Page
因特网正成为明日地球村的闹市广场。 -- 比尔·盖茨
Period I Listening and Speaking
Learning Objectives
浙江地区高二英语下学期Unit16 The United States of America 人教版
某某地区高二英语下学期Unit16 The United States of America 一. 教材分析㈠. 教学内容本单元的中心话题是“美国” ,课文围绕“美国南部”及“美洲平原上的野牛”展开, 让人感受美国的变迁过程. 本单元有助于培养学生跨文化交际意识,进一步拓宽视野,为终身学习奠定良好的基础.“热身”(Warming up)部分, 给我们提供了三幅画面,有利于我们从宏观上和微观上把握美国地理特征.练习题引导学生从美国的历史渊源,经济等方面认识美国,有利于学生的探究学习.“听力”(Listening) 部分设置了三个练习,由浅到深,层层深入. 练习1不仅有利于我们了解纽约市,而且有利于培养学生在听力中快速捕捉信息的能力. 练习2 和3有助于学生了解美国的背景知识,丰富学生的文化内涵.“口语”(Speaking)部分要求学生根据提示描述一个场所.题目设置贴近学生生活. 教师除了课本所提示的说明处,还可以引导学生描述自己的学校.“读前”(Pre-reading) 部分设计了两个练习.练习1要求学生列一份自己家乡的年表,并列出重要的事件以及变化过程,讨论其前因后果. 练习 2 要求学生在年表上填写美国历史上发生的五件大事, 这有利于训练学生的逻辑思维能力,为阅读有关美国历史的课文做准备.“阅读”(Reading)部分“美国南部” (The American South), 介绍了南部------一部充满灾难的历史, 同时也是一部充满成功与希望的历史.文章重点介绍了美国南部佐治亚亚特兰大市自内战以来的发展和变化. 着重阐述了反对种族隔离制度斗争的美国运动, 及其杰出的领袖马丁.路德.金的斗争精神. 通过阅读这篇文章可以了解,美国是个多民族的多元文化国家. 由于文章涉及美国历史的变化, 城市的发展, 需要对比的手法描写, 本篇文章可称得上是一篇对比性写作的X文.“读后”(Post-reading)部分练习1有利于学生通过实例来阐明观点. 练习2 要求学生进行两人小组讨论或者多人小组讨论, 题目强调了语篇意识,设置层次性强,有利于培养学生的思辨能力.“语言学习”(Language Study)部分包含词汇和语法两部份. 词汇学习涉及构词法知识,设计新颖,看似简单,其实灵活, 有助于学生留意某些词加后缀时意义的变化, 有利于避免负迁移. 语法练习2考察学生在语篇中使用非限定动词的能力, 注重学生综合素质的提高. “综合技能”(Integrating Skills)部分包含阅读和写作. 通过阅读“美洲平原上的野牛” , 人们了解了美国历史上大规模屠宰野牛,破坏美洲草原生物链的教训. 写作部分要求学生写一封电子, 帮助美国学生了解中国.这就需要学生在理解教材的基础上,从面积,人口,语言,民族,重要城市等方面比较美国于中国的区别.这项任务有利于提高学生的语言运用能力.特别是语言概括能力.“学习建议”(Tips)部分指导要求学生开展写对比分析文章,以及学生写作时要注意的相关事项.“复习要点”(Check points) 通过练习引导学生对非限定动词作一次小结,并对要求学生对描述处所的词汇进行一次小结,有利于培养学生的自学能力.㈡. 教学目标1．语言知识词汇：e ntry mental physical suffering greedy trader unemployment unrest sacrifice reconstruction former funeral dawn overeinsist plain resist chief afterwards widespread rot wildlifesupply chain willing in vain take a chance leave alone insist onput on on sale in turn语法：复习非限定动词I don’t mind his being invited.He hate being laughing atShe enjoys being interviewed.It is important for lost time to be made up.功能：描绘场所What does your hometown look like ?What does the landscape look like ?Are there ? There is in the north.How long/wide/high/tall is the….?It’s .. metres / feet long /wide/high/tall.It looks like …….2．语言技能听：听两段有关NY的短文，捕捉信息，改正错说：用恰当的语言描述一个地方读：掌握skimming scanning generalization taking notes 等微阅读技能。
人教版高中英语必修二Unit5 Music-Listening and Talking教案
2019新人教高中英语必修二Unit 5Music-Listening and Talking公开课教案Teaching aims:By the end of this section, students will be able to:1. obtain key information about oral announcements;2. know what kinds of volunteers the festival needs during listening to a conversation;3. grasp some expressions about talking about preferences;4. role-play a conversation about music festival;5. discuss what they would do at the music festival with their partners.Teaching key points:1. Guide students to practise their listening skills of predicting, taking quick notes and listening for structure.2. Encourage students to talk about a music festival and about their preferences in certain situations.3. Activate students to think of more expressions to talk about a music festival or an activity.Teaching difficult points:1. Inspire students to make new dialogues of talking about a music festival and their preferences.2. Assistant students to plan a new music festival and announce it.Teaching procedures:StepⅠLead-inSuppose you are the chairman of the Students’ Union in our school. You are going to make an announcement about holding a music festival. What will you say in the announcement?Suggested answer:I will tell students the time, the place and the contents of the music festival.Step Ⅰ First listeningListen to an announcement and find out what the key elements in an announcement are.Suggested answer:announcement { themeoftheactivity timeoftheactivity placeoftheactivity purposeoftheactivity participantsoftheactivitywaystojoinintheactivityStep Ⅰ Second listeningListen to an announcement about a school music festival.Choose the kinds of volunteers the festival needs.A.people to give music lessonsB.choir membersC.people to run food stands (打理食品摊位的人员)D.people to sell festival ticketsE.people to sell music CDsF.people to set up equipment(布置设备的人员)G.musical performersSuggested answer:BCDGStep Ⅰ Third listeningActivity 1 Listen to the announcement again and answer the questions.1.What kind of songs will Grace Davis sing at the festival?2.Who can try out as a performer?3.What can those who think they do not have musical talent do?4.How can students volunteer to take part?Suggested answers:1.She will sing English folk songs.2.Anyone with musical talent can try out as a performer.3.They can help out by selling tickets or running a food stand.4.Students can volunteer by getting in touch with their teacher.Activity 2 Show the main information of the announcement with a mind map.Suggested answer:StepⅤTalkingActivity 1Work in groups and role-play the conversation.Debbie:Where have you been? You missed the announcement about the music festival.John:I was at the doctor’s office.Music festival?Frank:Yes,it’s going to be next month on the school sports field.John,you can play the piano.How about playing it at the festival?John:Well,I’d rather play the violin.I can play Liang Zhu.Frank:Wow! Sounds good.What about you,Debbie?Debbie:Actually,I don’t have much musical ability.I’d prefer just to help out with the crowds.Frank:You can sell tickets or work at a food stand.John:So can I assume that the aim of the festival is to raise money?Debbie:Yes.All of the money will go to charity.John:Well,if it’s for a good cause,everyone should take part!Activity 2Read the conversation again and find out the expressions showing preferences.Suggested answers:(1)I would rather do...(2)I would prefer to do...其他表示偏好的表达:I would rather do...than do.../ I would prefer doing.../Compared with...,I like to do...better.Activity 3Make a conversation with your partner about what you would do atthe music festival.The following questions may help you.1.Would you like to sing or play a musical instrument?What else can you do?2.Whom would you invite?Suggested answer：A:Hi,Tom,there will be a music festival in our school.You have a gift for music.Would you like to attend it?B:Definitely.I am eager to show my musical talent.A:Would you like to sing or play a musical instrument?B:I prefer to play the violin.I once got first prize in a violin-playing competition in our city.A:Wow,you are amazing.By the way,what else would you like to do for the music festival?B:I can also help tidy up after the festival.A:You are so caring.Is there anyone you want to invite to our festival?B:I would invite my best friend Jack to enjoy the feast for the ears.Step Ⅰ HomeworkTalk with your friends about the music festival you just planned and invite them to take part in it.Purpose: To practise knowledge transfer by talking about a music festival in a form of inviting..。
高二英语上学期unit9-listening
Post-listening Task 1
间在五只巨碗之上变成了闪烁怪异、质感华丽的发光飞舞的老虎……这时Ｙ．依佛奇兹首相发出最后的的狂吼，然后使出了独门绝技『褐玉跳妖泳池头』飘然一扫，只 见一阵蓝色发光的疾风突然从Ｙ．依佛奇兹首相的腿中窜出，直扑闪光体而去……只见闪光体立刻碎成数不清的珍稀神奇的老虎飞向悬在空中的块大巨石。随着全部老 虎进入块大巨石，就见空中剩余的物质很快像怪云一样收缩凝固成四鹏星光堆和三块旧面花从天上落下，丝毫不差地返回了原位……这时悬在考场上空闪着奇光的墨紫 色蚂蚁形天光计量仪，立刻射出串串墨灰色的脉冲光……瞬间，空中显示出缓缓旋转的深绿色巨大数据，只见老虎表演的考核总分是９８．４０分！老虎 的答辩总分 是９７．５９分！第七章下午该就要正式大考了，大考场地在怪船舷温泉进行，蘑菇王子和知知爵士很早就骑着各自的宝贝飞向了大考场地。花团锦簇、繁荣兴旺的怪 船舷盆地非常像一个裸体的雕像。极目远瞧，在怪船舷盆地的前方，闪动着朦胧飘忽的非常像被套模样的暗青色的灿烂熠熠的名山，举目四看，那里的风光宛如悠远的 ，那里看上去好像很普通、很平常，但据说那里发生过很多离奇的故事。在怪船舷盆地的北方，遮掩着朦朦胧胧的非常像一片冰碴模样的暗黑色的冒烟的耕地，纵目远 眺，那里的景致宛如站立不稳的柿子，那里的景观真像一个好去处，只是路途有些遥远。在怪船舷盆地的西南方向，凹露着浓浓的特别像一片台风模样的淡橙色的眨眼 隐现的废墟，凝目看去，那里的景象活似锦衣华服的荷叶，那里的风景真是不错，只是没有什么好玩的去处。在怪船舷盆地的东边，摇曳着无法形容的极像一片贝壳模 样的淡黑色的灿烂熠熠的瀑布，张目前望，那里的景象特别像飘飘悠悠的柿子，那里的怪景真的没什么吸引力，不过那里也许会藏着什么稀奇的宝贝。在怪船舷盆地上 面，映现着无法形容的绿宝石色怪云，那模样好像漂浮着很多瑰宝，举目闲瞧，天空的景象如同飘飘悠悠的车座，样子十分的虚幻。怪船舷盆地周遭涌动着一种空气中 尊贵的甘甜味，很快怪异的味道慢慢散去，好像这里从来没有发生过什么……忽然，怪船舷盆地远方荡来奇特的芳香，没多久，若有若无的芬芳渐渐远去，只留下一丝 淡淡晨光的余韵……不一会儿，怪船舷盆地不远处又飘来一阵风声，声音是那样的美妙，很久很久都在耳边缭绕……闪入怪船舷盆地后，身上就有一种清凉的，非常滑 爽的感觉。整个怪船舷盆地让人感到一种莫名其妙的、隐隐约约的羞涩和变幻……前面高耸怪异、奇光闪烁的北水大楼就是表演巨校硕士级的创意表演场，整个北水大 楼由九座棱柱形
大学英语初级听力文本Unit18-19
Lesson 18Energy Crisis（能源危机）Host (Michael Parkhurst): Good evening, and welcome again to the 'Michael Parkhurst Talkabout'. In tonight's programme, we're looking at the problem of energy. The world's energy resources are limited. Nobody knows exactly how much fuel is left, but pessimistic forecasts say that there is only enough coal for 450 years, enough natural gas for 50 years and that oil might run out in 30 years. Obviously we have to do something, and we have to do it soon!I'd like to welcome our first guest, Professor Marvin Burnham of the New England Institute of Technology. Professor Burnham.Prof. Burnham: Well, we are in an energy crisis and we will have to do something quickly. Fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) are rapidly running out. The tragedy is that fossil fuels are far too valuable to waste on the production of electricity. Just think of all the things you can make from oil! If we don't start conserving these things now, it will be too late. And nuclear power is the only real alternative. We are getting some electricity from nuclear power stations already. If we invest in further research now, we'll be ready to face the future. There's been a lot of protest lately against nuclear power —some people will protest at anything—but nuclear power stations are not as dangerous as some people say. It's far more dangerous to work down a coal mine or on a North Sea oil-rig. Safety regulations in power stations are very strict.If we spent money on research now, we could develop stations which create their own fuel and burn their own waste. In many parts of the world where there are no fossil fuels, nuclear power is the only alternative. If you accept that we need electricity, then we will need nuclear energy. Just imagine what the world would be like if we didn't have electricity —no heating, no lighting, no transport, no radio or TV. Just think about the ways you use electricity every day. Surely we don't want to go back to the Stone Age. That's what will happen if we turn our backs on nuclear research.Host: Thank you, Professor. Our next guest is a member of CANE, the Campaign Against Nuclear Energy, Jennifer Hughes.Jennifer Hughes: Right. I must disagree totally with Professor Burnham. Let's look at the facts. First, there is no perfect machine. I mean, why do aeroplanes crash? Machines fail. People make mistakes. What would happen if there were a serious nuclear accident? And an accident must be inevitable—sooner or later. Huge areas would be evacuated. And they could remain contaminated with radioactivity for years. If it happened in your area, you wouldn't get a penny in compensation. No insurance company covers nuclear risks. There are accidents. If the nuclear industry didn't keep them quiet, there would be a public outcry. Radioactivity causes cancer and may affect future generations. Next, nuclear waste. There is no technology for absolutely safe disposal. Some of this waste will remain active for thousands of years. Is that what you want to leave to your children? And their children's children? A reactor only lasts about 25 years. By the year 2000 we'll have 'retired' 26 reactors in the UK.Next, terrorism. Terrorists could hold the nation to ransom if they captured a reactor. In the USA the Savannah River plant, and Professor Burnham knows this very well, lost (yes, 'lost') enough plutonium between 1955 and 1978 to make 18 (18!) atom bombs. Where is it? Who's got it? I consider that nuclear energy is expensive, dangerous, and evil, and most of all, absolutely unnecessary. But Dr. Woodstock will be saying more about that.Host: Thank you Jennifer. Now I'm very pleased to welcome Dr. Catherine Woodstock. She is the author of several books on alternative technology.Catherine Woodstock: Hello. I'd like to begin by agreeing with Jennifer. We can develop alternative sources of power, and unless we try we'll never succeed. Instead of burning fossil fuels we should be concentrating on more economic uses of electricity, because electricity can be produced from anysource of energy. If we didn't waste so much energy, our resources would last longer. You can save more energy by conservation than you can produce for the same money. Unless we do research on solar energy, wind power, wave power, tidal power, hydroelectric schemes etc, our fossil fuels will run out, and we'll all freeze or starve to death. Other countries are spending much more than us on research, and don't forget that energy from the sun, the waves and the wind lasts for ever. We really won't survive unless we start working on cleaner, safer sources of energy.Host: Thank you very much, Dr. Woodstock. Our final speaker, before we open the discussion to the studio audience, is Charles Wicks, MP, the Minister for Energy.Charles Wicks: I've been listening to the other speakers with great interest. By the way, I don't agree with some of the estimates of world energy reserves. More oil and gas is being discovered all the time. If we listened to the pessimists (and there are a lot of them about) none of us would sleep at night. In the short term, we must continue to rely on the fossil fuels —oil, coal and gas. But we must also look to the future. Our policy must be flexible. Unless we thought new research was necessary, we wouldn't be spending money on it. After all, the Government wouldn't have a Department of Energy unless they thought it was important. The big question is where to spend the money—on conservation of present resources or on research into new forms of power. But I'm fairly optimistic. I wouldn't be in this job unless I were an optimist!Task 1: The Years to Come (I)Mal Carrington: Good morning. Welcome to "The years to Come".I'm Mal Carrington, and every week at this time Channel 5 brings you information on life in the future from an expert in the field. Today's expert is Dr Reginald Healy from MIT, the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Good morning, Dr Healy. Welcome to The years to come.Dr Healy: Thank you.Mal Carrington: Well, what are your predictions about the world? What is it going to be like in the year 2000?Dr Healy: Hum, if present trends continue, I'm afraid the world in 2000 will be more crowded and more polluted than the world we live in now.Mal Carrington: Yes, however, food production is constantly increasing. Don't you think we will be able to cope with the increase in world population?Dr Healy: I don't think so. Even though production is constantly increasing, the people of the world will be poorer than they are today. For hundreds of millions of the desperately poor, the supply of food and other necessities of life will not be any better. And for many they will be worse, unless the nations of the world do something to change the current trends.Mal Carrington: What is your estimate of world population in AD 2000.Dr Healy: Well, already, world population is about 5,000 million. If present trends continue, that is with the number of births by far exceeding the number of deaths in 2000 the world population could approach 6,500 million people.Mal Carrington: How many people are born every day?Dr Healy: About 250 every minute, but only 100 people die. This means there is an increase of 216,000 people per day, and ninety per cent of this increase is in the poorest countries.Mal Carrington: That's worrying! And what about energy? Will there be enough oil to satisfy our needs in the year 2000?Dr Healy: During the 1990s, world oil production will reach the maximum and the price of oil will begin to increase. At the endof the century, the available supplies will not be sufficient for our needs. So at least part of these needs will have to be met by alternative sources of energy.Mal Carrington: Yes, water is becoming a problem too.Dr Healy: Yes, unfortunately. Water shortage will become more severe in the future, and due to the increase of births there will be enough water only for half of the population.Mal Carrington: Which of the present trends do you think will continue over the next decade?Dr Healy: Well, significant loss of the world's forests will continue over the next ten years as the demand for wood for fuel and manufacturers increases. Also atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide and other chemicals is expected to increase at rates that could alter the world's climate due to the 'greenhouse effect'.Mal Carrington: The 'greenhouse effect'? Could you explain what the 'greenhouse effect' is?Dr Healy: Sure. Well, the amount of carbon dioxide in the airis progressively increasing and it traps more of the heat of the sun in the lower atmosphere. This has a warming effect which could change the climate and even melt the polar ice caps, which would cause disastrous flooding.Mal Carrington: I see. Is this the only effect of carbon dioxide?Dr Healy: No, it isn't. Carbon dioxide and other chemicals which derive from the use of fossil fuels will also increase the quantity of acid rain which is already damaging or even destroying plants, trees and other parts of our environment. Also, there will be a dramatic increase in the number of species becoming extinct. Hundreds of thousands of species will be lost because of the loss of their habitat.Mal Carrington: That's appalling! What about nuclear plants? Aren't they a constant menace to life on our planet?Dr Healy: Definitely. And apart from the more obvious danger of accidents, like the one at Chemobyl, there's the problem of the disposal of nuclear waste, that is the waste which is produced by nuclear power stations.Mal Carrington: Oh, yes. I know that some of the materials keep their radioactivity for hundreds or thousands of years.Dr Healy: Yeah, for example, strontium 90 needs storing for 500 years, being kept cool all the time. Plutonium-239 may need storing for up to half a million years!Mal Carrington: So, what is going to happen to the Earth in the next few years? Will we be able to reverse this trend towards destruction? What is your prediction?Dr Healy: Well, I don't want to be pessimistic, but I'm afraid that if this trend doesn't change within five or ten years we won't be able to do very much to save the earth.Mal Carrington: Well, that's a warning that we all need to take seriously. And with that warning, we end part one of this week's The years to come. We'll be back soon after the break. Task 2: The Years to Come (II)Mal Carrington: Here we are again with "The years to Come". Now I'd like to tell you about and to show you the pictures of an exciting new project which is the result of the cooperation of scientists, engineers and technicians from virtually all over the world.Towards the end of the 90s, a bright new celestial body will appear in the night sky like an immense shining star, fully visible from 38 degrees north or south of the equator. It will be a space station, Freedom. The idea for Freedom originated in the USA, but eleven other nations have agreed to contributea few of the station's many parts.The space station is not going to be launched into orbit in one piece—the thousands of parts which make up Freedom are going to be assembled directly in space. Twenty trips by the shuttle and two rockets will be needed to deliver Freedom, piece by piece, into a low orbit around the Earth. Then, 250 miles above the Earth, construction crews are going to bolt together the space station's many components. The first batch of parts is going to be launched in 1995. By the end of 1996, the first crew of eight is going to enter the living module to begin what NASA hopes will be a continuous human presence in space. The station has been designed to remain occupied and operational for up to thirty years—a whole generation of living in space. Considering that the first man-made object reached orbit just thirty years ago, that will be quite an accomplishment. The design of a space station must combine the excitement of space with the necessity for safety and comfort. Freedom will be the best solution to date and will also be the most complex computerized house ever built—either on Earth or in space. There will be accommodation for eight people and each crew member will have his or her own room, a shower, a toilet, exercise equipment, a washing machine, a pantry, and a sick bay. Add a television, video, phone and computer to each of the eight private sleeping rooms, then top it off with the best view on Earth. Is this some wild new 'luxury house' of the future? Exactly. Life on board will also be brightened by a plan to fill twenty percent of the larder with fresh refrigerated fruit, vegetable and dairy products.Behind every space station lies the dream that is at least 120 years old: a colony in space. Freedom is not going to be that colony, for it will always depend on the Earth for supplies. But it is going to be the place where scientists discover how to establish healthy and productive human habitation in space. When new technology is developed to make it less risky, we will see more civilians in space. So an eighteen-year-old can look forward to visiting space by his or her sixty-eighth birthday, in 2050.And that's the end of this week's programme. Tune in nextweek for another edition of The years to come. The years to come is a Channel 5 production and this is Mal Carrington. Recognizing the Main Idea1. Two years ago, ... when I landed on your soil, I said to the people of the Philippines. 'Whence I came I shall return.' Tonight, I repeat those words. I shall return.(Douglas MacArthur 17/03/44)2. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. I have a dream that one day, even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character. (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. 28/08/63)3. One thought him indestructible, so over-powering was he in his energy, warmth and his deep faith in man's inherent goodness. For 25 years he had been my friend, my older brother, my inspiration and my teacher.(Henry Kissinger 02/02/79)4. I have said this before, but I shall say it again, and again, and again. Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign wars.(Franklin D. Roosevelt 30/10/40)5. I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But, as President, I must put the interests of America first. America needs a full-time President and a full-time Congress. Particularly at this time, with problems we face at home and abroad. To continue to fight through the months ahead for my personal vindication would almost totally absorb the time and attention of both the President and the Congress in a periodwhen our entire focus should be on the great issues of peace abroad and prosperity without inflation at home.(Richard M. Nixon 08/08/74)6. In the past several months I have been living in purgatory.I have found myself the recipient of undefined, unclear, unattributed accusations that have surfaced in the largest and the most widely circulated organs of our communications media.I want to say, at this point, clearly and unequivocally: I am innocent of the charges against me.(Spiro T. Agnew 29/09/73)Enjoy Your English（英文歌曲）Killing Me Softly With His SongI heard he sang a good songI heard he had a styleAnd so I came to see him to listen for a while.And there he was this young boyA stranger to my eyesStrumming my pain with his fingersSinging my life with his wordsKilling me softly with his songKilling me softly with his songTelling my whole life with his wordsKilling me softly with his songI felt all flushed with feverEmbarrassed by the crowdI felt he found my letters and read each one out loudI prayed that he would finishBut he just kept right onStrumming my pain with his fingersSinging my life with his wordsKilling me softly with his songKilling me softly with his songTelling my whole life with his wordsKilling me softly with his songHe sang as if he knew me in all my dark despairAnd then he looked right through me as if I wasn't there And he just kept on singingSinging clear and strongStrumming my pain with his fingersSinging my life with his wordsKilling me softly with his songKilling me softly with his songTelling my whole life with his wordsKilling me softly with his songLesson 19Task 1: Estate AgentPresenter: This week's financial talk will be given by our property expert, James Milligan, who is here to tell us about some surprising new developments in the London area.James Milligan: Good afternoon. Not so very long ago it would have been really unusual to pay ￡1 million for a house. Unfortunately this is no longer so. Decline in the real value of money over the past few years has made property values rocket. The cheap house is a thing of the past. Now, the sale of a ￡1 million house no longer causes surprise, nor is it likely to be the subject of a newspaper article.What exactly can we expect to get for ￡1 million today? Well, first of all, space, of course. Living in large cities has made us all tired of living in those cramped little houses and flats built just after the war. We now want space; space to live and relax in, preferably with a garden. And this, of course, is what puts the price up. Another reason for needing space is the fact that we have larger families growing up under one roof and even quite small children demand their own room these days, while teenagers may demand an extra room where they can entertain their friends privately. Also the trend of going out to eat is dying out due to rising prices of restaurant and transport, so people are once more beginning to entertain anddine at home, which requires a larger dining room. There are numerous new developments in London at the moment which can provide all this and more—if you have the money!At the moment the most fashionable places seem to be the Barbican, St John's Wood, Morgan's Walk in Battersea. People wanting quiet in the evening tend to prefer the Barbican situated in the business heart of the city and therefore fairly free of traffic in the evenings, although several theatres have opened there lately. The Barbican is also for those who like living high up, accommodation being situated mostly in tower blocks. St John's Wood, on the other hand, is favoured mostly by upper-middle class families who prefer a detached house surrounded by a walled garden, thus ensuring their privacy. Gardens of course tend to raise the price of a property. Those not interested in gardening can choose from the grand mansions in Battersea where you get a wonderful view of the Thames and are still only a few minutes away from London's theatres and shops.Look around and take your pick. Oh ... just make sure that you have that million pounds first!Task 2: Jazz SingerInterviewer: Now you're the First Lady of Jazz; probably the greatest blues singer the world has ever known. Just what is it that makes you sing as you do?Singer: I don't know; one night it's a little bit slower, the next night it's a little bit lighter. It's all according to how I feel. I never feel the same way twice. The blues is a mixed up sort of thing. There's two kinds of blues; there's happy blues and there's sad blues. I don't think I ever sing the same way twice.Interviewer: And how did you become a jazz singer in the first place?Singer: Well, it was all by accident really. You see, I wanted to be a dancer so I went along to try out, you know, to an audition and I was just a kid, I didn't know how to dance atall. So I kept doing the two steps I did know over and over until they told me to get off the stage. But I guess the pianist felt sort of sorry for me because he called me back and asked me if I could sing. Huh, 'Course I can sing, man,' I told him; 'I've been singing all my life. What the hell use is that?' And then he asked me to sing a blues song, St Louis Blues, I think it was, and I just kept on singing and he just kept on playing, and in the end I had a job. That was on West 42nd Street. Now that was the street for jazz in those days. And slowly I became known; people started coming to see me rather than just to listen to the orchestra, and that's how it started. I mean, it began like that and it's just been going on ever since.Interviewer: You've never looked back and you've been successful ever since?Singer: Well, it wasn't quite as easy as it sounds. I mean, when I started out I didn't know anything, I mean like chords and sharps and flats. I just sang. But if you're going to sing jazz you have to know these things. And people were very nice and kind to me and they slowly taught me what key I had to sing each song in. And that's how I really became a professional musician.I mean, the beginning was just luck, but if you want to stay at the top you really have to know your job. You have to know what you're doing and you have to know how to be able to change it to go with the public's taste; with the changing fashions. Otherwise you find yourself out of work and back on the streets where you started from.Interviewer: But surely, you never needed to go with the fashions? I mean, you've always been popular.Singer: Well, that's true up to a point. And if you're good enough you can even change the fashions. I've never done that. I've always sung what I wanted and if they didn't like it, they didn't have to buy it. I've never made a fortune from my music because I won't sing just any damn thing. I choose what I want to sing. But anything I do sing is part of my life. So it hasto be important to me before I'll sing it. I think this is why people like my music; they know that whatever I say in my songs I really believe and this means something to them and helps them in their lives. I'm not a rich pop singer and never wanted to be. And there's been a lot of scandal attached to my life. Some of it's true; some of it's not. But at least I've always been my true self in my music and I'll always stay that way. I think a guy called Shakespeare once wrote 'Unto thine own self be true and thou canst not then to any man be false'. Well, that's how I feel when I'm singing my songs. You may like them, you may hate them, but nobody can say that I'm not singing from deep down inside myself. I won't ever sing anything I don't believe in although, as I said, it's never the same way two nights running: it may be happy one night and sad the next. It's all according to how I feel. And now I'm feeling the need for a drink of something strong; I've got four hours on stage tonight and that really takes it out of you, believe me.Interviewer: Go right ahead and thank you for the interview.Singer: That's OK. Here's a couple of tickets; come and see the show.Setting Up a Home ComputerNow first we must identify the parts of this home computer system. Before we can set up the system, we must all know what the names of the different parts of the computer are and what they do. So first I'm going to tell you the names of the parts and what they are used for in a home computer system.First, and most important of all, is your instruction manual. Can you all see that? The instruction manual is the book of instructions—it tells you how to set up your system and then how to use it. OK?Next, the monitor. The monitor is the part that everyone can recognize immediately because it looks just like a television. The monitor shows you the information you have typed in on the screen. You can change the information, move it around or take it away, while it is on the screen. Right? Now, when you have finished working with your informationand you want a copy of this on paper, then you have to use the printer. The printer prints out on paper what you have on the monitor screen. Then you have a copy of your work on paper. Now the keyboard. The keyboard contains the actual computer and it looks just like a typewriter. Each piece on the keyboard is called a key. You have keys for letters (a, b, c etc.) and keys for instructions to the computer. You have to be able to type if you want to use a computer properly.Now what have we got left? Ah yes, the 2 floppy discs and the disc drive. The disc drive is quite simple—it's the part of the system that operates the floppy discs, we say it powers the floppy discs. You put the floppy discs into the disc drive and the disc drive makes them work.So finally, the two floppy discs. You need two because the first one contains the programme—that is, the instructions —and the second is where you type in your information and where the program works on this information. So you really work on the second floppy disc: then, when you are ready to print, the printer takes everything from the second floppy disc and prints out what you have done.Now, is that clear? Are there any questions?My Computer Makes Me SickThere's no doubt that the computer has enlarged man's working capacity as well as his intellectual capacity enormously. Er ... but it brings with it dangers to match the benefits. Now by this, I mean danger to physical and mental well-being of the people who work at computer terminals, not the dangers to personal privacy or national or industrial security.There's one very alarming set of statistics which come from a survey done in the UK on 800 pregnant women, who happened to use computer terminals for a major part of their working day. In no less than 36% of the subjects there was some severe abnormality during the pregnancy, enough to make a termination necessary. Now these figures compare significantly with a control group of pregnant women of the same age but who did not work with computer terminals. The incidence of severe abnormalities in their case was only 16%. This survey confirms similar investigations carried out in Denmark, Canada,Australia and the USA. Now, no one yet has a clear idea about the exact connection between working with computer terminals and the problems with pregnancy, but the figures at least suggest that there's, well, a cause for alarm.In more general terms, increased stress and disturbances to vision have been noted in workers exposed for long periods to the video screen, and in many countries trade unions of workers involved with computers have laid down their own guidelines to protect members' health. Erm ... for instance, rest periods, or a change of activity from time to time are recommended, and the terminal should be placed so that there's a source of natural light, and something else to look at, erm, no blank walls behind the terminal, in other words, so that the operator has a chance to rest his eyes from time to time. Ironically, it seems that it's not only those who work with computers who are at risk. Er ... there's perhaps more danger for people who use computers for interest or pleasure in their own homes. Now, it's obviously not possible to impose in the privacy of people's homes the sort of safeguards that can be applied in the working environment. Most people get so fascinated by what they are doing that they stay in front of the screen for hours on end; some are real fanatics!But they're also using their computers in environments which are not specially designed. Er they may be dusty or hot, and not particularly well-lit on the whole.An English magazine for computer enthusiasts recently ran its own survey. The readers were invited to send in an account of any health problems they felt were connected with the use of their computers. Er, interestingly, a long list emerged of complaints both serious and less serious, ranging from constipation because of the long hours spent in sedentary ac ... inactivity, and backache due to crouching over an inconveniently positioned keyboard, um, right through to a general sense of fatigue owing to having puzzled over a problem for longer than was sensible.The visual disturbances mentioned above were also very common. Some readers who already suffered from short sight found that the condition had worsened, and a rarer complaint,。