Unit 12

Leisure Time

Part I Warming up

Task A: The dates of birth and dates of death of ten famous composer

Training Focus: Dates

Vocabulary composer: a person who writes music, espe

cially classical musicingenious: (of a person) very clever and skilful, or (of a thing) cleverly made or planned and involving new ideas and methods:

心灵手巧的 ; 善于创造文明的 ; 足智多谋的 The ingenious boy made a radio set for him

self. 这个聪明的男孩自己做了一台收音机。

renowned: famous The region is renowned for its outstanding

natural beauty.celebrated: famous for some special quality or ability:

a celebrated opera singer/city/novelprominent: very well known and important:

She had access to some very prominent people.

她能接近一些名人。 The government should be playing a more

prominent role in promoting human rights.

Key 1. Mar. 21, 1685 Jan. 28, 1750 2. Feb. 23, 1685 Apr. 14, 1759 3. Jan. 27, 1756 Dec. 5, 1791

4. Dec. 17, 1770 Mar. 26, 1827 5. Jan. 31, 1797 Nov. 19, 1828 6. Feb.3, 1809 Nov. 4. 1847

7. Mar. 1, 1810 Oct. 17. 1849 8. Oct. 22, 1811 July 31, 1886 9. Oct. 25, 1825 June 3. 1899 10. May 7, 1840 Dec. 6, 1893

Task 2. Radio programs Training focus: selecting information Vocabulary: pensioner: a person who receives a

pension, especially the government pension given to old people:

Students and pensioners are entitled to a discount.

disc: a circular flat object: The dog's name was engraved on a little

metal disc attached to its collar.

interval: a period between two events or times, or the space between two points:

We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month.

There's often a long interval between an author completing a book and it appearing in the shops.

tune: to move the controls on a radio or television, etc. so that it receives programs broadcast from a particular station:

Press this button and the video will automatically tune itself to the next channel.

6:00 My favorite disc 8:00 9:00 9:15 Old People Talking 10:00 10:30 the Middle East Scotland 11:00 12:00 A service

Part II The new Star War movies

Phantom

Menace

Task A Star Wars of 1999 Focus: Selecting information and takin

g down notes Vocabulary: 1. episode: one of the single parts into

which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio

2. phantom: a spirit of a dead person believed by some to visit the living as a pale, almost transparent form of a person, animal or other object; a ghost:

幽灵 ; 鬼魂 A phantom coach is said to pass through th

e grounds of this house when there's a full moon.

I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.

我不由自主地盯着她看 , 好像她是一个幽灵。

menace: something that is likely to cause harm: Drunk drivers are a menace to

everyone. Dogs running loose are a public

menace. galaxy: one of the independent groups of stars

in the universe

series: a number of similar or related events or

things, one following another: She gave a series of lectures at Warwick

University last year on contemporary British writers.

warrior: soldier, usually one who has both experience

and skill in fighting, especially in the past critic: someone whose job is to give their opinion

about something, especially films, books, music, etc:The play has been well received by the critics.

1. What’s the title of the new Star Wars movies?

The Phantom Menace. 2. Who produced the movie? The American filmmaker George Lucas. 3. What are all the Star Wars movies about? They are all about the fight between goo

d and evil. 4. What technology did the filmmaker use t

o create unusual creatures in this movie? Computer technology.

5. What unusual things can one see in this film?

Beautiful underwater cities, space vehicles, armies of mechanical men and unusual natural wonders.

Task B. Listen again and pay attention to the numbers

1. B. 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B

Part III The man with the horn Task A: A passage about Louis Satchm

o Armstrong---a famous jazz musicians in the U.S.

Focus: selecting information 1. Where was Louis from? b. New Orleans 2. What kind of family was he born into? c. A poor family

3. Who knew Louis? c. many people 4. What music did he play? a. Jazz music 5. When did he play? a. After he became an adult. 6. What is Louis Armstrong most famous for? c. His wonderful jazz music 7. What brings Louis and other people

together? c. Music 8. What does the story “The man with the

horn” mainly tell us? a. It tells us of the famous jazz musician

Louis Armstrong.

Task B: Listen again and fill in the blanks with the adjectives that describe Louis Armstrong’s music.

slow / sweet fast / hot high / low strong /exciting wonderful

Part IV Short talks on listening skills

Letting Things Go—Speed and Vocabulary.

Pre-listening discussion What is your difficulty in listening

comprehension? What strategies do you usually use

to overcome the difficulty?

Key control; sort; on the page; working

out; a whole section; fail in a position; repeat; vocabulary; stop; its context; barrier; miss; lost determination; rephrase; a half-

missed point; the gap ahead of ; incompleteness