Unit Three Can Time Move backward(英语听力教程第三.pptVIP

Unit 3 Can Time Move backward? Part Ⅰ Getting ready If you read a clock, you can know the time of day. But no one knows what time itself is. We cannot see it; we cannot touch it; we cannot hear it. We know it only by the way we mark its passing. Despite of all our success in measuring the smallest parts of time, time itself is still one of the great mysteries of the universe. A. The following words and phrases will appear in this unit. All of them are related to time. Listen carefully and study the definitions. Part Ⅰ Getting ready 1. a quarter: fifteen minutes 2. half :thirty minutes 3. set: put to the right time 4. be off: be slow 5. sharp: exactly at the stated time 6. local time: the time system in a particular part of the world 7. kill time: spend time doing nothing in particular in order that it seems pass more quickly 8. get on: become old 9. standard time: the time which is officially used in a country or a part of a country 10. daylight-saving time: the time set usually one hour later in summer so that there is a longer period of daylight in the evenings Part Ⅰ Getting readyWe can use a clock or a watch to mark the passing of time. But what time is it now? Clocks in different parts of the world do not show the same time at the same time. A You are going to hear five statements about time difference. Complete the following sentences. 1. When it is in Tokyo, it is in New York and in Hong Kong. 2. When it is in Melbourne, it is in Denver and in Baghdad. 3. When it is in Singapore, it is in Miami and in Honolulu. 4. When it is