新核心大学英语B版听说教程2Unit7.ppt

1. We learn from the recent research that animals do _________. A. change their mood B. speak different languages C. think and feel D. break human barriers Listen to the report and then do the following exercise. √ Unit 7 》Part III 》 I News Reports 》II 2. What did Herb Terrace and Nate Kornell train monkey to do? A. To talk. B. To gamble. C. To share. D. To think. 3. What do researchers call monkey behavior that shows self-awareness? A. Consciousness. B. Humanlike behavior. C. Self-reflective behavior. D. Monkey metacongnition. √ Unit 7 》Part III 》 I News Reports 》II √ 【Script】 Script Unit 7 》Part III 》 I News Reports 》II woolly /?w?li/ adj. 毛茸茸的；长毛的 mammoth /?m?m?θ/ n. 猛犸象 extinct /?k?st??kt/ adj. 绝种的,灭绝的 extinction /?k?st??k?n/ n. 灭绝；消灭 millennia /mi?leni?/ n. (m?llennium n.千年的复数) Durham University (英国)达勃姆大学 dinosaur /?da?n?s??(r)/ n. 恐龙 take over 占领；接管 graze /ɡre?z/ v. 吃草；放牧 Word Bank Unit 7 》Part III 》 I News Reports 》III roam /r??m/ v. 闲逛，漫游 munch /m?nt?/ v. 津津有味地嚼 prehistoric /?pri?h??st?r?k/ adj. 史前的 herbivore /?h??b?v??(r)/ n. 食草动物 mega- /?meɡ?/ pref. (前缀)大；百万 species /?spi??i?z/ n. 种类 plight /pla?t/ n. 境况；困境 food for thought 发人深思的事；值得思考的东西 induce /?n?dju?s/ v. 引起；导致 rhinoceros /ra??n?s?r?s/ n. 犀牛(常用简略形式rhino，读 [?rain??]) Unit 7 》Part III 》 I News Reports 》III Notes Unit 7 》Part III 》I News Reports 》III 》Notes 1. What caused the extinction of mammoths? 2. What can be expected of today’s large herbivores? Listen to the news report and then answer the questions orally afterwards. Compare what you have said with the reference answers provided. Starvation because of global warming. _______________________________ Unit 7 》Part III 》 I News Reports 》III They could suffer a similar fate to the woolly mammoths. _____________________________________________ 3. Many endangered species are now on the verge of extinction because of climate change and human behavior, what do you thi