英语听力入门-Unit4.ppt

Unit 4;Part I Warming Up Training focus: Select information: “What, who, how” in news items. News Item 1 Pre-listening questions: The Mount Everest: A mountain of the central Himalaya Mountains on the border of Xizang (Tibet) and Nepal. The highest elevation in the world. Does any one know how high the Mount Everest is? 8844 meters high.;The National Geographic Society （国家地理协会） was founded in the USA on 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. Its purpose is to advance the general knowledge of geography and the world among the general public. To this end, it sponsors exploration, and publishes a monthly magazine, National Geographic. ;What is the precise height of Mount Everest according to National Geographic Society’s latest measuring? 29, 035 feet, seven feet taller than was thought when it was last measured in the 1950. ;Item 2 climatologist: a scientist who deals with climate and their phenomena 气候学家 tropical热带的;位于热带的 subtropical:亚热带的 temperate:温带的 crop yield: 农作物产量;What is the likely impact of climate change according to the new research? Damage to crops in low-lying coastal regions could be worse than previously thought.;Item 3. desertification: the process of becoming desert (as from land mismanagement or climate change) 沙漠化 What is the title of the conference in northern Brazil? The 3rd United Nations conference on Desertification ;Item 4. deformity: when a part of the body has not developed in the normal way or with the normal shape 畸形(或残缺)的部分[C] a deformity of the hand 手的畸形 ;salamander:蝾螈 ;amphibian: an animal, such as a frog, which lives both on land and in water but must lay its eggs in water两栖动物 reptile species:an animal that crawls or moves on its belly (as a snake) or on small short legs (as a lizard) 爬行动物;爬虫类;World Conservation Union（世界自然保护联盟）: international organization founded in 1948 to encourage the preservation of wildlife, natural environments, and living resources. ;Wh