《新交际英语 听力教程4》教师用书Unit 4 Science and Technology.pdf

Unit4ScienceandTechnology

Session1

Overview

ContentsListeningfocusesSpeakingfocuses

Topic1:Whatisscience?Listeningforgist

Topic2:GMfoodListeningforgistTalkingaboutand

Listeningforspecificjustifyingopinions

information

Listeningforlanguage

Topic3:DesignerbabiesListeningforgistTalkingaboutand

Listeningforspecificjustifyingopinions

information

Listeningforlanguage

Topic4:ThebodyclockListeningforgistTalkingaboutplans

Listeningforspecific

information

Listeningforlanguage

Topic1Whatisscience?

(1’46”270words)10mins

Task1Warm-up

Teachingtip:

Thesetwoquestionsarewhatthevideowilltalkabout.Havingstudentsanswerthemwillwell

preparethemfortheensuinglistening.Abriefcheckofseveralstudents’answersissuggested.To

savetime,thepairdiscussionpartmaybeskipped.

Task2Listeningforgist

Keys:

1.Whatisscience?

1)Scienceiscuriosityinaction.

2)Scienceislookingforanswerssothatyoucanmakebetterquestions.

3)Scienceisaprocess.It’sasetofruleswefollowtotestandfalsifyideas.

4)Scienceisaninvitationtoasktheworldhowitworks.

5)Scienceisamethodofthought.Soitreferstohowyoudothingsratherthanwhat

answerweget,amethodofthoughtthatseekstoexplainthephysicalworld.That

doesn’tmeanitactuallywillexplain,becausemaybetheexplanationyouarelooking