新核心大学英2语Unit6.pptVIP

Unit 6 Skyscrapers In this unit you will: 1. learn how architects designed more secure skyscrapers after the 911 attack and listen to a news report on a high tech house; 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 some news listening strategies concerning the grammatical features of news report; 5. practice listening with other non-theme-related audio and video materials; 6. learn the expressions and sentence structures commonly used in asking for/giving advice. Learning objectives Part I Theme-Related Activities Part II Listening Strategy Part III Extensive Listening Part IV Communication Skills Part V Assessment Log Part I Theme-Related Activities Section I News About Science Development Section II Science Report Section III Science Report Is it a must for a city to have skyscrapers? Do you like to study or work in a skyscraper? Lead-in questions: Unit 6 》Part I 》Section I 》Lead-in questions Word Bank helicopter /ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)/ n. 直升飞机 icon /ˈaɪkɒn/ n. 象征；图符 death trap 危险场所；危险建筑物 resume /rɪˈzuːm/ v. 再继续；重新开始 innovative /ˈɪnəveɪtɪv/ adj. 革新的；创新的 outrigger /ˈaʊtrɪɡə(r)/ n. (承力外伸)支架；外伸叉架；伸臂梁 truss /trʌs/ vt. 束紧；用桁架支撑 modular /ˈmɒdjələ(r)/ adj. 模块化的；组合的 stabilize /ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/ v. 使安定；使坚固 Unit 6 》Part I 》Section I 》Word Bank Task 1 Watch the video clip and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Unit 6 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 1 1. At the time of this report, the World Trade Center ranked third among the world’s tallest buildings. 2. Leslie Robertson and Saw Teen Sea work in an office near the World Trade Center. 3. Leslie Robertson designed the World Trade Center. (The World Trade Center ranked fourth.) T F ____ ____ T ____ 4. Leslie Robertson thinks that he can forget the experience of 911. 5. Leslie Robertson discarded his original ideas for the con