英语高级视听说.ppt

Tasks for Unit 7 Background Information Old Faithful is a cone geyser located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name. The geyser, as well as the nearby Old Faithful Inn, is part of the Old Faithful Historic District. Vocabulary geyser n. A natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air. 间歇泉 erupt n. To force out or release something, such as steam, with violence or suddenness. 喷发 spring n. 泉, 源 spout n. A continuous stream of liquid. 水柱, 喷流 Keys for Spot Dictation 1. famous 2. 65 3. regular 4. spring 5. pressure 6. 175 7. ground 8. strange 9. column 10. impressive Task 2: Micro-listening Listen to This/Book II/ Lesson 7 Vocabulary dishearten v. To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of. 使...气馁, 使...沮丧, 使...失去勇气 phone-in n. 〈广播、电视〉听众热线电话直播节目 extract n. A passage from a literary work; an excerpt. 摘录 Vocabulary periodical n. A publication issued at regular intervals of more than one day. 期刊 deposit v. To give as partial payment or security. 押付定金 biography n. An account of a persons life written, composed, or produced by another. 传记 Vocabulary catalogue n.目录 paperback n. A book having a flexible paper binding. 平装本 Cultural Notes Tahiti The largest of the Society Islands in the south central pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. It has an area of 1,005 square kms with a population of 116,000 in 1983. Long Conversations Passage Listening —Exercise 7 Vocabulary oral presentation n. 口头表述 sneak adj. 秘密的,暗中进行的 pseudoscience n. 假科学, 伪科学 phrenology n. The study of the shape and protuberances of the skull, based on the now discredited belief that they reveal character and mental capacity. 颅相学 Vocabulary skull n.颅骨，头盖骨 pulp n. 纸浆 lignin n. 木质素 life expectancy n. 寿命 comprise vt. To consist of; be composed of. 包含, 由...组成 symphony n. 交响乐, 交响曲