新标准大学英语视听说
Book2-Unit6
Contents:
1
Inside-view
2
Outside-view
3
Listening In
4
Presentation
Lead in (1): Guess the sport event
Watch the video clip and tell
what event is reflected.
The University Boat Race
Click here for information
The Boat Race, also known as the University
Boat Race and The Oxford and Cambridge
Boat Race, is a rowing race in England
between the Oxford University Boat Club and
the Cambridge University Boat Club.
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The boat race is between two eights, one from
each university. Members of both teams are
traditionally known as blues and each boat as
a "Blue Boat", with Cambridge in light blue and
Oxford dark blue.
Cambridge
Blues
Oxford Blues
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The race demands skill and teamwork. All the
rowing must be technically correct and at the
right pace, rowing in time with all the others.
How are the above pictures relevant to the
University Boat Race?
Click the following for how.
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1
3
4
River Thames
The race is rowed each spring on the Thames
in London.
the second longest river in
the United Kingdom and the
longest river in England
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Sponsorship
The Boat Race has been
sponsored since 1976, with the money spent
mainly on equipment and travel during the
training period.
The business process outsourcing company
Xchanging became title sponsor
in November 2009, so the 156th
Race next April(2010) will be
known as The Xchanging Boat
Race.
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Boat race course
The course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6,779 m)
from Putney to Mortlake; it is sometimes referred
to as the
Championship
Course, and follows
an S shape, east to
west.
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The University Boat Race Stones
They are two small stone markers on the
southern bank of the River Thames in west
London, one at Putney Bridge and the other at
Mortlake, the start and finish points of the
Championship Course. The stones are marked
"U.B.R" for University Boat Race.
The University Boat Race Vocabulary
rowers/ oarsmen (划手)
cox (舵手)
stern (船尾)
stroke
heavyweight eights
Celebrities from the University Boat Race
Rowing Champions from Oxford
Andrew Lindsay was a
member of Britain's
triumphant eight-man
rowing team who rowed for
Oxford in 1997, 1998, 1999
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Four times Olympic gold
medalist Sir Mathew
Pinsent rowed for Oxford
in 1990, 1991, and 1993
Rowing medalist from Cambridge
Olympic rower Kieran West
rowed for Cambridge in 1999,
2001, 2006, 2007
Atlantic Boat Race
The toughest rowing race might be the annual
Atlantic Boat Race – 4,727 kilometres from the
Canary Islands to Antigua in the West Indies.
British Olympic rowing gold medalist, James
Cracknell, completed the 2005 race with a
partner in just 49 days.
on your way
Yes, got it!
No problem.
Listen up!
Chill out!
I can’t bear to look!
Create your own sentences using
Everyday English expressions.
Work in pairs and act out the conversation.
Student A Ask where Student B is going.
Student B Say that you’re going to a sports
event and invite Student A.
Student A Explain that you’re too busy but
you’d like to come later. Ask
where Student B will be.
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Student B Sympathize with Student A and
give directions. Explain that you
/your team won the last match.
Student A Congratulate Student B.
Student B Express concern that you / your
team may not win the next
match.
Student A Reassure Student B.
Please refer to the functional
expressions on page 65
Look at the photos. What do they tell you
about the rules and features of Tae Kwon
Do?
Example answer
punch
The photos show that
Tae Kwon Do
practitioners can use
kick
their hands to punch
helmet
and legs to kick. They
wear a helmet and
padded clothing
to protect their
bodies. They
appear to be
very disciplined
in their practice. padded clothing
Read some facts about Tae Kwon Do. There
are two false facts. Which are they?
1 Tae Kwon Do is one of the
world’s most popular martial arts,
with practitioners all over the
world.
2 It became an official Olympic
event in 2000.
3 It’s the only martial art which is an
Olympic event.
4 Tae Kwon Do originated thousands of
years ago, but the modern rules were
formulated in 1955.
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It combines fighting techniques, self-defence,
physical exercise, meditation and
philosophy.
Using your hands and arms is forbidden.
The colour of the belt shows the rank of the
practitioner, and the highest rank is black.
Men, women and even young children are
all practitioners of Tae Kwon Do.
Language and Culture
Martial art is a sport that is a traditional Asian
form of fighting with a very similar objective:
defend oneself or others from physical threat.
Watch the videos and identify
the following martial arts.
Karate
Judo
Chinese
Kong Fu
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Taekwondo
Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art, of which
the name means methods or art (Do) of
striking with foot (Tae) and hand (Kwon).
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Ranks of Tae Kwon Do
Belts color:
white
yellow
green
blue
Senior ranks
(black belts)
Junior ranks
red
The ranks below black belt are referred to as Kup in
Korean and the levels of black belt as Dan in Korean.
The black belt levels are further segmented by title like
Instructor, Master, Grandmaster and Great Grandmaster.
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Awarding of Tae Kwon Do ranks
Tae kwon do belt system ranks are earned
and awarded based on two factors:
 Skill level
 Time training at that level.
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Vocabulary learning 1: Use the following
words to describe the pictures.
smack flexibility alternatively
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New energy source
Reading aloud by roles
1)Work in pairs.
2) Read the transcript
meaningfully according
to the roles.
3) Volunteer groups are
welcome to read to the
class.
Fun game: retell the joke
1. Work in pairs. Each of
you will get a card with
one part of a joke
about martial arts.
2. Read and then retell
your part of the joke to
your partner.
Card A
There was this little guy sitting in a bar, drinking his beer,
minding his own business when all of a sudden this
great big dude comes in and — WHACK!! — knocks
him right off the bar stool and onto the floor. The big
dude says, "That was a kung fu chop from China." The
little guy thinks "GEEZ," but he gets back up on the stool
and continues what he was doing when all of a
sudden — WHACK!! — the big dude knocks him down
AGAIN and says, "That was a karate chop from Japan."
The little guy, not wanting any trouble, and thinking this
guy is nuts, gets up off the floor, grabs his beer and
moves a few seats further down the bar, and continues
to sip at his beer.
Ready to retell?
Card B
All of a sudden, —WHACK!! —without warning, he feels
this foot kick him upside the head and he goes
sprawling to the floor once again. The big dude says
with a smile, “That’s kickboxing from Thailand.” The little
guy, having had enough of this gets up, brushes himself
off and quietly leaves. He had been gone for about an
hour when he returned, and without saying a word,
walks up behind the big dude and — WHACK!!! —
knocks the big dude off his stool and lays him out cold!
The little guy looks at the bartender and says, “When
he comes to, tell him that’s a crowbar (铁棍) from Sears
(公司名)."
Ready to retell?
c. Northern lights from Panther Dancer as
they come round the bend. Northern lights
by a short head. Panther Dancer on the
stand side. And it’s Northern Lights from
Panther Dancer. Northern Lights kicking
down the slope. And Northern Lights is
pulling away. And at the line it’s Northern
Lights from Panther Dancer, second by a
length, and Ragtime Boy third…
horse racing
d. Lillee bowls (投球) to Botham outside off
stump. And it’s a glorious stroke (击球) from
Botham. He’s hit that over the boundary at
mid-wicket (球门中间一柱) for six. And that
brings up Botham’s century. The fastest
century in test history. A truly remarkable
innings (局) from the great all- rounder.
cricket
e. Charlton plays the ball to Hurst. He’s not
offside. Hurst shoots. Some people are on
the pitch. They think it’s full-time. It is now.
They’ve won!
football
Write your own TV commentary after watching
the match (or one part of it ) by Shen Xue and
Zhao Hongbo.
Language Tips >>>
Volunteers are welcome to comment on the
competition with the video playing on.
Language Tips
Pair figure skating
• throw jumps, in which the man 'throws'
the woman into a jump
• lifts, in which the woman is held above
the man's head in one of various grips
and positions
• pair spins, in which both skaters spin
together about a common axis
spins, jumps, footwork (步法), moves on ice,
rotations, lifts, spirals (螺旋转步)
Look at the photo and answer the questions.
ice pick 冰锥
1 What activity do you
think it is about?
2 Do you agree that this
activity is a sport?
pitons 登山钉 (pieces of
metal to fix into rock or ice)
climbing boots
spikes 钉鞋
This is mountain climbing in winter or in icy
conditions.
Yes, it’s a recognized sport, but we can see
that it’s dangerous. Personally, I wouldn’t
want to try this. I notice the ropes which
show that the climber is not alone and I
suppose no one would do this sport unless
they were part of a group. Obviously, they
would need to be very fit and trained.
 Watch the trailer of a movie on mountain
climbing (or mountaineering) and tell what
you know from it about the movie.
Reference >>>
 Watch it a second time and try to restore
the main story.
Reference >>>
Prediction of the main story
Two adventurous mountain climber went to
climb a dangerous icy mountain. They met
some problem. One is hanging in the midair
bound through a rope with his partner, who cut
the rope thinking he was dead. Dramatically
he did not die but tried to survive the extremely
tough situations and came to tell us what
happened.
Passage 2
Vocabulary Learning
The rope binds (捆) him to the mountain.
crevasse
/void
risky (危险
的)
LiuXiang is in agony
(痛苦) for his injury.
What an astonishment!
The left behind by war!
难以想象吗？
frostbitten crops
Language and Culture
Touching the Void is a documentary film
about Joe Simpson and Simon Yates’
disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb
the 6,344 metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in
the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
The film combines
documentary footage of
interviews conducted with
Simpson, Yates and with a
reenactment performed by
actors.
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Siula Grande (拉格兰峰) is a mountain in the
Cordillera Huayhuash, in the Peruvian Andes
(秘鲁的安第斯山脉). It is 6344 m high and has
a subpeak Siula Chico 6260 m high.
Andres scenery
Siula Grande
Language and Culture
An extreme sport (action
sport and adventure sport) is
a popular term for certain
activities perceived as having
a high level of inherent
danger and that are countercultural. These activities often
involve speed, height, a high
level of physical exertion, and
highly specialized gear or
spectacular stunts (特技).
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Extreme sports
categories
Air sports
Land sports
Take a look at
what they are.
Water sports
Reference >>>
Supplementary Oral activity:
Make your movie review
Procedures: pair work
 Read a movie review (Click here to read
the review) and judge whether it is a good
review for those who want to see the movie.
Reference
 Identify movie types from their reviews.
1. An all-action movie with great stunts and a
real cliffhanger of an ending that will have
you on the edge of your seat.
2. Set on a star cruiser in the distant future, this
film has great special effects.
3. A hilarious new film, about two unlikely
lovers, which will have you laughing out
loud.
Refer to the following types.
thriller, romance, animation, sci-fi, horror, drama
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Refer to the following types.
thriller, romance, animation, sci-fi, horror, drama
4. Based on a novel by Jane Austen, this new
adaptation by William Jones has been filmed
on location at Harewood House in Hampshire.
5. A fantastic new computer-generated
cartoon, featuring the voice of Eddie Murphy
as the donkey.
6. This new film will scare you to death.
a thriller; a sci-fi film; a romantic comedy
a costume drama; an animated film; a horror film
 Produce your own review for your favorite
movie. You can also find a partner who
shares your favorite movie.
Reminder:
 Don’t include a spoiler, or give too much of
the story away!
 Use some of the movie vocabulary as well
as some extreme adjectives.
 Volunteers are welcome to report your
movie review.
Titanic is simply one of the best films ever made.
Directed by James Cameron it tells the story of the
passengers on the first, and last, voyage of the Titanic.
It stars Kate Winslet as Rose, a first-class passenger,
and Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack, who’s travelling
third-class. They meet, fall in love, and then the boat
hits an iceberg. The special effects are incredible, it
really feels like the biggest ship ever built is sinking.
The film is over three hours long but it’s a gripping
story with interesting characters and the time passes
quickly. Like many of the first-class passengers Rose
survives the disaster – the film is her memory of the
voyage – but Jack dies in the icy water. I really
recommend this film – it’s fantastic – just make sure
you watch it on the big screen and not at home!
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The review tells us who lives and who dies.
This is called a spoiler as it spoils the film for
the viewer and is something that should be
avoided in a good review.
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Titanic is both a love story, a romance, and
a disaster film.
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horror
thriller
adventure
detective
science fiction
animation
action
musicals
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What is the difference between the following?
1. A film and a movie
2. An arthouse film and a blockbuster
3. A co-star and an extra
4. A cameraman and a projectionist
5. The cinema and the pictures
6. The cast and casting
A pass
A penalty
A shot at goal
football + rugby
football + rugby + (marginally) golf
football + rugby (marginally) In
rugby, players have a kick at goal
Breaststroke(蛙泳) swimming
A stadium
football + rugby + baseball + tennis
+ (marginally) golf
A net
tennis (players hit the ball over the
net) + football (players when
scoring a goal kick the ball into
the net)
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A length of the pool
Topspin (上旋)
A course
A backhand(反手)
A serve(发球)
A fairway (平坦球道)
A base
swimming
tennis
golf (generally 18 holes = a
course)
tennis
tennis (hit a ball to start to
play)
golf (the central area of the
long approach to the
green (球穴区) in golf)
baseball (there are three
bases and the home plate
in a baseball diamond)
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A corner(角球)
A club(球杆)
A racquet
A home run
Offside(越位)
A court
A scrum(混战)
Goggles(泳镜)
A try
A match
A smash(扣球)
A bat
football
golf
tennis
baseball
football + rugby
tennis
rugby
swimming
rugby在对方球门线后
以球触地得分
football + tennis + golf
tennis
baseball
B: Match the sport in the column on the left
with the word connected with the sport in the
column on the right.
rowing
sailing
fishing
skiing
cricket
hockey
athletics
squash
snooker
boxing
cue
stick
skis
rod
yacht
gloves
track
oar
bat
racquet
Rowing - oar
Sailing - yacht
Fishing – rod
Skiing - skis
Cricket – bat
Hockey – stick
Athletics - track
Squash - racquet
Snooker – cue
Boxing - gloves
C. Fun word game: which is the odd word out?
a. a ball, a shuttlecock, a puck, a basket
b. score, miss, goal, pass, shoot
c. a bat, a ball, a racquet, a club
d. a court, a pitch, a match, a course
e. strong, jump, stretch, throw
a. a basket: all the others are balls.
b. a goal: all the others are verbs often
used to describe things you do in football.
c. a ball: all the others are things you hit a
ball with.
d. a match: all the others are the places
where you play a match.
e. strong: all the others are verbs describing
things you do when playing sport.
D: Match the phrases in the left column with
one of the three sports in the right column.
See next page
1. He scored a goal.
2. He served at deuce.
3. The defender passed to the striker.
4. She chipped in from the edge of the green.
5. He missed a penalty.
6. She hit the ball across court.
7. She lined up a putt.
8. She took a corner.
9. He drove the ball down the middle of the
fairway.
10. He hit a beautiful backhand down the line.
11. He fouled him.
12. It’s match point.
13. They kicked off.
14. He was two under par.
15. It was thirty-love.
16. They won one-nil.
Golf
Tennis
Football
(Soccer)
Lead-in questions
What do you think are the
occupations of the richest people
in the world?
Click here for information.
Look at these two statements and think which
you agree with.
A.Great sportsmen and sportswomen
should be paid as much as film stars.
B. Sport is for amateurs. No one should
expect to be paid.
Holding an informal discussion
Get into groups of four and hold an informal
discussion to express your opinions.
Reminder:
 Please refer to the functional expressions in the
box on page 70.
 Make sure everyone in the group has a chance
to give opinions.
Get prepared individually to talk about the
following question:
Which of the following sportspeople
deserve to earn large sums of money? Why?
 NBA players
 Olympic athletes
 Premier League football players
(click for more)
 professional tennis players
Formula One drivers (click for more)
Reminder:
Make a note of your opinions.
Holding an informal discussion
Work in groups of four and exchange opinions
to the above question.
Reminder:
 Please refer to the functional expressions in the
box on page 70.
 Make sure everyone in the group has a chance
to give opinions.
Click here for facts.
Language and Culture
The Masters Tournament (美国名人赛)
is one of the four major championships
in professional golf and scheduled for the
first full week of April. The Masters is held each
year at the same location, Augusta National Golf
Club, a private golf club in the city of Augusta,
Georgia, USA.
One of the traditions
of the tournament is
to award a green
jacket to the winner
of each tournament.
Forbes ranking of the 10 richest people (2010)
1. Carlos Slim (Mexico) - $53.5 billion,
telecommunications
2. Bill Gates (USA) - $53 billion, Microsoft
3. Warren Buffett (USA) - $47 billion, Berkshire Hathaway
4. Mukesh Ambani (India) - $29 billion,
petrochemicals, oil and gas
5. Lakshmi Mittal (India) - $28.7 billion, steel
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6. Larry Ellison (USA) - $28 billion, Oracle
7. Bernard Arnault (France) - $27.5 billion, LVMH
8. Eike Batista (Brazil) - $27 billion, mining, oil
9. Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $25 billion, retail
10.Karl Albrecht (Germany) - $23.5 billion,
supermarkets
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Top five Richest Sportsman
Number 1
Tiger Woods
(USA, Golf):
71,5 million euros
Number 2
Phil Mickelson (USA, Golf):
38,0 million euros
Number 3
David Beckham (Eng, football):
32,4 million euros
Number 4
LeBron James
(USA, Basketball):
30,4 million euros
Number 5
Kimi Räikkönen (Fin, Formula 1):
28,7 million euros
Further discussion in groups:
1. Do the facts fit in line with your
predictions about the payments
for sportspeople? Why the
difference if any?
2. What are required of
sportspeople to get high salaries
apart from the skillfulness at the
sports they are involved in?
Language and Culture
The Premier League is an English professional
league for association football clubs. At the
top of the English football league system, it is
the country's primary football competition.
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Formula One is the highest class of auto racing
sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de
l'Automobile (FIA).
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