Step-by-Step3000第一册第10课

Book1Unit10HappyNewYear1.PartIandPartII1stsessionPartIWarmingupⅠ.VocabularyandbackgroundknowledgeforSectionA:1.millennium:[mi'leniəm]aperiodof1000years,orthetimewhenaperiodof1000yearsends一千年，千禧年2.chime:thesoundmadebyasetofbells钟声3.prospective:likelytobe;would-be可能的，预期的4.gala:英['ɡa:lə]或美['ɡeilə]aspecialpublicoccasionatwhichthereisalotofentertainment,usuallyintheformofavarietyofperformances盛会5.countdown:theactofcountingbackwardstozero;ashortperiodoftimeleadingtoanimportantevent倒计时6.fanfare:aloudshortpieceofmusicplayed,usuallyonatrumpetandtointroducethearrivalofsomeoneimportant喇叭或号角嘹亮的吹奏声7.Kiribati:基里巴斯共和国，西太平洋一群岛国8.Hanoi:thecapitalcityofVietnam河内9.Bangkok:thecapitalcityofThailand曼谷10.NelsonMandela:纳尔逊•曼德拉themostprominentleaderinthestruggleofSouthAfricanblacksagainstapartheid[ə'pa:tait](种族隔离政策)Ⅱ.KeystoA:Theworldhasenteredthe21stcentury.Herearesomebriefreportsof“HappyNewMillennium”celebrations.Nowlistenandenjoy.Supplythemissingwords.1.Theworldisgreetingtheyear2000withmuchcelebration.ThefirstnationtocelebratewasKiribatiinthePacificOcean.2.InChina,PresidentJiangZeminglitafiretorepresentthousandsofyearsofChinesecivilization.ThetraditionalChineseNewYearbeginsinFebruary.3.Russiacoveringtwocontinentswillhavetheworld’slongestNewYearcelebrations.4.FormerSouthAfricapresidentNelsonMandelasaysheishopingforasaferandmorecaringworldinthenextcentury.TheformerPresidentalsosaidsciencehasgiventheworldnewwaystomeettheneedsoftheworldpopulation.5.WelcomefromLondon.WelcomefromBBCWorldServicetothe21stcentury.Theyear2000hasarrivedinBritainwhenthechimesofLondon’sBigBensignaledmidnight.HugecrowdscheeredasspectacularfireworksdisplayswentalongseveralkilometersoftheThames.6.WelcometothePacific,welcometoMillenniumIsland.VeryshortlyweandthetinyRepublicofKiribatiwilltaketheworld’sveryfirststepintotheyear2000.7.NewZealandisgreetingthenewmillenniumwithfireworksandparties.Astheclockstruckmidnight,thousandsofpeoplebravedrainshowerstoattendmidnightcelebration,fireworksandconcerts.8.InAustraliaafireworkdisplaylituptheskyoverSydney’sfamousharboratthestrokeofmidnight.Earlier,thenewcenturybeganits24-hourmarcharoundtheglobeinthetinySouthPacificislandnationofKiribati.9.JoyouscelebrationstookplaceacrossAsiatocelebratetheturnofthecenturyandthestartofthenewmillennium.InHongkong,tensofthousandsofpeoplestartedtheNewYearattheracetrack,whereahorseracebeganjustaftermidnight.10.Morethan3,500peoplelinedSingapore’sOrchardRoadtocheerthenewcenturywhilehundredsofballoonswerereleasedinthesky.11.InVietnam,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecrowdedthestreetsofHanoiandHuzhimingCity.12.TwothousandcouplesfromaroundtheworldgatheredinThailandtodaytomarktheNewYearwithamasswedding.Theday-longceremonybeganinthemorningwithgroomsmeetingtheirprospectivebridesandexchanginggiftsintheconventioncenterinthecapitalofBangkok.13.SouthKoreaPresidentannouncedthebirthofthefirstSouthKoreanbabyofthemillennium.14.InJapan,millionsofpeoplewishedforgoodfortuneintheYearoftheDragon.InTokyo’swaterfrontarea,10,000peopleenjoyedagalacountdowntotheNewYear.15.Peopleacrosstheworldarewelcomingtheyear2000withfanfareandcelebration.Thespectaculardusk-to-dawnlightshowismarkingthebeginningofthenewcenturyatthePyramidsinEgypt.16.Justoveranhourago,millionsofpeopleinwesternandcentralEuropewelcomedtheNewYearwithfireworksandopenairparties.Ⅲ.KeystoB:1-5ViennaAnkaraMadridBangkokColombo6-10WarsawLondonRangoonMexicoCityBrussels11-15BerlinMoscowRomeKampalaWashingtonIV.TapescriptofB:Knowledgeaboutnamesofcountries,theircapitalsandsomeothercitiesorareasisimportantinnewsstories.Thisdrillisforpracticeinidentifyingplacenamesandsomecapitalsandtheircountries.V.VocabularyandbackgroundknowledgeforSectionC:1.respond:reactto;beaffectedby作出反应2.identify:select,notice,recognizeorspecify识别,鉴别VI.KeystoC:1-h2-e3-a4-d5-b6-g7-e8-j9-f10-iVII.TapescriptofC:ManystudentslacktheabilitytorespondquicklytotheEnglishpronunciationofsomeplacenames.Therefore,theyneedrepeatedpracticeinidentifyingplacenames.PartIIChineseNewYearⅠ.Vocabulary:1.zodiac:['zəʊdiæk](astrology)acirculardiagramrepresentingthe12zodiacalconstellationsandshowingtheirsigns[天]十二宫图,黄道带2.domesticate:makefitforcultivation,domesticlife,andservicetohumans驯养,教化3.insulation:amaterialthatreducesorpreventsthetransmissionofheat/sound/electricity绝缘4.manufacture:producenaturally制造,加工5.insecticide:achemicalusedtokillinsects杀虫剂6.pharmaceutical:[fa:mə'su:tikl]药物;制药(学)的7.heartvalve[vælv]心脏瓣膜8.nominate:proposeasacandidateforsomehonor提名9.charity:anactivityorgiftthatbenefitsthepublicatlarge慈善10.chauvinist:['ʃəʊvinist]沙文主义者，盲目的爱国者11.bacon:backandsidesofahogsaltedanddriedorsmoked咸肉,熏肉II.Keystothispart:KeystoA1:1.F2.T3.F4.TKeystoA2:1.February18th2.for9,000years/since9,000yearsago3.heartvalves4.one5.pigracingKeystoA3:1.B2.A3.C4.A5.CKeystoA4:domesticated/skin/glue/drugs/nominated/charity/fly/out/bacon/thoughtfulIII.TapescriptofA:I’mapig,mysonisarabbit,Ihavesnakesfordaughters,andmywife,believeitornot,isadragon!DoIliveinazoo?No,ofcoursenot!IamtalkingaboutourChinesezodiacsigns.Dependingontheyearofyourbirth,eachpersonhasa