英语听力入门3000Unit1.doc

Step by Step 3000 (3) PAGE PAGE 7 Unit1.World News: International Relations Contents: 1. News reports 2. Anti-piracy mission 3. Speeches Goals: 1. To train students to recognize key words and phrases in listening 2. To develop students’ ability to identify significant information in listening 3. To train students to summarize the materials through listening Teaching methods: Students’ listening; group discussion; teacher’s instruction Duration: 90 minutes Warming up A. Words: radical thorough or complete; drastic 彻底的; 完全的; 激烈的: radical reforms, changes, etc 彻底的改革﹑ 改变等 guerrilla ?[guer·ril·la || g?r?l?] n. soldier who engages in irregular warfare (usually a member of a loosely organized band of soldiers which utilizes hit-and-run methods to fight the enemy) deplete reduce greatly the quantity, size, power or value of (sth) 大量削减（某物）的数量﹑ 能力或价值; 消耗: Our stock of food is greatly depleted. 我们的食物储备已消耗殆尽. * This expense has depleted our funds. 这笔花费已使我们的资金所剩无几. * a lake depleted of fish, ie with many of the fish gone 几乎无鱼的湖. Uranium chemical element, a heavy grey radioactive metal used as a source of nuclear energy 铀. allay / ??le?; ?ˋle/ v [Tn] (fml 文) make (sth) less; relieve 减轻; 缓和: allay trouble, fears, suffering, doubt, suspicion 减轻烦恼﹑ 恐惧﹑ 苦难﹑ 疑惑﹑ 嫌疑. disquiet: anxiety The strength of the dollar is causing considerable disquiet on the Stock Exchange. 美元表现坚挺在证券交易所中引起很大的不安. ammunition: supply of bullets, bombs, etc. fired from weapons 弹药 Kosovo科索沃 塞尔维亚共和国（Serbia）东南部的一个自治省，南部与阿尔巴尼亚（Albania）和马其顿（Macedonia）毗邻。 Serbia 和Macedonia属前南斯拉夫联邦成员共和国（Yugoslavia），后宣布独立,位于欧洲 Kuwait State of Kuwait, monarchy in northeastern Arabia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf Listening. Listen to some news and fill in the missing words or phrases. After-listening. Ask individual students to give the answers. Check the answers. 1. Defense Secretary , a radical change 2. mothers, gathered, gun control laws 3. fighting, forces, guerrillas 4. a bomb hit milita