全新版大学英语听说教程4答案unit1

UNIT1OneWorldUnit1OneWorldPartA_1_aLanguageFocusQuestionsforDiscussion1.Inwhatsensedoyouthinkwecanregardtheworldweliveinasoneworld?2.Doyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldarelargelysimilar?Whyorwhynot?3.Areyouinterestedinthetraditionsofotherpeoplesintheworld?Describesomeofthem.4.WhatarethetraditionsofbirthdaycelebrationinsomeEnglish-speakingcountriessuchasBritainandtheU.S.?HowdotheydifferfromtheChineseones?Pre-listeningTaskUnit1OneWorldPartA_1_b5.Doyouconsideryourbirthdayoneofthemostimportantdaysinyourlife?Whyorwhynot?6.Whichbirthdaydoyouthinkismoreimportant,your18th,20th,or21st?Why?7.Whichofthebirthdaycelebrationsyou’vehadisthemostmemorabletoyou?Canyoudescribeit?LanguageFocusPre-listeningTaskUnit1OneWorldPartA_1_demo_aLanguageFocusPre-listeningTask1.InwhatsensedoyouthinkwecanregardtheworldweliveinasOneWorld?AsfarasIamconcerned,IthinkthedevelopmentoftheInternettechnologyhasshortenedthegeographicaldistanceamongpeopleallovertheglobe.Thisincreasinginterconnectednessamongpeopleindifferentregions,countriesandevencontinentshasgraduallyrenderedtheworldweliveinasOneWorld,inwhichpeopleofdifferentbackgroundscancommunicatewitheachotherinnotimeatall.Takeonlineeducationasoneexample,sincethereisnotimeandspacelimitationsinanonlineclassanymore,aChinesestudentcanenrollinUnit1OneWorldPartA_1_demo_bLanguageFocusPre-listeningTask2.Doyouthinkpeopleallovertheworldarelargelysimilar?Whyorwhynot?Frommyperspective,peopleallovertheworldarebothlargelysimilarandamplydissimilar.Bysayingthatallpeopleintheworldarelargelysimilar,Imeanthatthecommonaspirationsofallhumanitiesarenearlythesame,i.e.pursuingpeace,stability,development,commonprosperity,justiceandharmony,allofwhichareloftygoalstoberealizedthroughconcertedeffortsglobally.Bysayingthatpeopleallovertheworldareamplydissimilar,ImeanthattheirapproachesofreachingthoseUnit1OneWorldPartA_2_aPre-listeningTaskLanguageFocusHerearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumightfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.•Humanbeingsareessentiallythesameeverywhere.•Allhumanbeingshavetheneedtoeat,tohaveshelter,andtowork.Theyalsoneedtoloveothersandbeloved.•We,peopleoftheworld,areonebigfamily,fortogetherweexist,andtogetherwetrytomaketheworldbetterforall.•Theworldismadebeautifulbytherichvarietyofculturesofdifferentcountriesandraces.Unit1OneWorldPartA_2_bLanguageFocus•Contactsbetweenculturespromoteunderstandingamongthepeoplesoftheworld.•Withtherapiddevelopmentoftransportationmeansandtheinformationtechnologytheworldisgettingsmallerandsmaller.•Althoughpeopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferenttraditions,theyallseemtocelebratecertaindayssuchasNewYear’sDay,Mother’sDay,Children’sDay,LaborDay,etc.•Birthdaysareobservedbymanypeoplethroughouttheworld.Pre-listeningTaskUnit1OneWorldPartA_2_cLanguageFocus•InChina,specialnoodlesareservedinhonorofthebirthdayperson.Thenoodlesareextralongtosymbolizelongevity/alonglife.•Insomeothercultures,peoplecelebratebirthdayswithacaketoppedwithlightedcandles,thenumberofwhichrepresentshowoldthebirthdaypersonisturning.•Cakes,lights,andcandlesareoftenassociatedwiththecelebrationofaperson’sbirthdayinmanyWesterncountries.Pre-listeningTaskUnit1OneWorldPartA_2_dLanguageFocus•HereinChinaweregardthefirstandeverytenthbirthdayasveryimportantsincetheyrepresentimportantstagesofourlives.•Totheyoungtheeighteenthbirthdayisprobablythemostimportant.Fromthenontheyhavetherighttovote/areregardedasadults.•Inmostfamilies,birthdaysarecelebratedwithalotoffunandfood/areimportantoccasionsforboththebirthdaypersonandtheothermembersofthefamily/meanpresentsandnoodles.Pre-listeningTaskUnit1OneWorldPartA_2_eLanguageFocus•Insomecultures,birthdaysareseldomcelebrated/neverobserved.•Aspeoplegrowolderbirthdaysarenolongerthatimportant,foreachbirthdayremindsthemthattheyareturningayearolder.Everyonelikesbeingyoung,notold.It’shumannature.Pre-listeningTaskUnit1OneWorldPartB_1_a_1columnassumeMuslimListeningTasksn.aregularseriesofarticlesinanewspaperormagazinewhichiswrittenbythesameperson,knownasacolumnist,onaparticularfieldofinterest,suchaspolitics,theater,etc.专栏（文章）v.tosuppose假定，假设n.穆斯林SpeakingTasksWordBankExercise2Exercise1LanguageandCulturalNotesUnit1OneWorldPartB_1_a_2(be)dedicatedtoShaheenHagPatCaneTorontoTurkeyintendedtobeusedforoneparticularpurpose专用于（人名）（人名）abigcityinSECanada多伦多（加拿大东南部港市）arepublicinWAsiaandSEEurope土耳其（西亚国家）ListeningTasksSpeakingTasksWordBankExercise2Exercise1LanguageandCulturalNotesUnit1OneWorldPartB_1_a_3SenegalBangladeshArgentinaNorwayarepublicinWAfrica塞内加尔（西非国家）arepublicinSAsia孟加拉国（南亚国家）arepublicinSAmerica阿根廷（拉美国家）akingdominNEurope挪威（北欧国家）ListeningTasksSpeakingTasksWordBankExercise2Exercise1LanguageandCulturalNotesUnit1OneWorldPartB_1_b_11.BackgroundinformationTherearenumeroustraditions.Familyhistory,culture,languageandeconomicstatusareallfactorsthataffectthewayapersonobservestheanniversaryofhisorherbirth.Twoofthemostsignificantfactorsthroughouthistory,however,havebeengeographiclocationandreligiousbeliefs.ThetraditionofbirthdaycelebrationsstartedinEuropealongtimeago.Itwasfearedinthosedaysthatevilspiritsweremorelikelyt