新核心大学英语B版听说2Unit7教程.ppt

Unit 7 Animal Behavior In this unit you will: 1. learn about some animals that can communicate verbally; 2. familiarize yourself with the words and expressions related to the theme of the unit; 3. learn to use these words and expressions; 4. learn listening strategies concerning the lexical features of news reports; 5. practice listening with other non-theme-related audio and video materials; 6. learn to use the proper expressions and sentence structures to ask and/or give opinions. Learning objectives Part I Theme-Related Activities Part II Listening Strategies Part III Extensive Listening Part IV Communication Skills Part V Assessment Log Part I Theme-Related Activities Section I News Report on Science Development Section II News Report Section III Talk 1. Have you ever heard that some animals can talk like humans? 2. Do you believe animals have their own languages? Can you give any illustrations how they communicate? Lead-in questions: Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Lead-in questions Word Bank toddler /ˈtɒdlə(r)/ n. 学步小孩 primate /ˈpraɪmeɪt/ n. 灵长类动物 bonobo /ˈbəʊnəˌbəʊ/ n. (产于非洲刚果河以南的)倭黑猩猩 [源自非洲当地语] leek /liːk/ n. 韭葱 precursor /priːˈkɜːsə(r)/ n. 前身;前期形式 negativity /ˌneɡəˈtɪvəti/ n. 否定性，消极性 chimpanzee /ˌtʃɪmpænˈziː/ n. 黑猩猩 gorilla /ɡəˈrɪlə/ n. 大猩猩 orangutan /ɔːˌræŋuːˈtæn/ n. 猩猩 temperament /ˈtemprəmənt/ n. 气质；性情 connotation /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃn/ n. 隐含意思；含义 Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Word Bank Task 1 Watch the video clip and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 1 1. The example of Ulindi and Luiza illustrates that bonobos’ head shaking has a negative meaning. 2. Head shaking behaviors of bonobos showing negativity had never been observed before this study. 3. The research is based on 190 hours of recorded observations of seven species of primates over four years. (The videos are from 190 hours of recorded observations of a few spec