1、Listening,Unit 1,Workbook,1 Before you listen to the tape discuss in pairs what theories you know of on the origin of species that existed before Darwins idea. Then have a class discussion and see how many different theories you are familiar with.,2 Charles Darwin developed his view new theory to re
2、place the Western idea of the origin of species. Listen to the tape for the first time and write it down.,3 Listen to the tape again and fill in the information in the chart.,God,From the Bible,By collecting evidence,The theory of evolution that animals developed from earlier species,Six days,God ma
3、de them,Millions of years,Developed from monkeys,4 Answer these questions.,1 What made Charles Darwin change his mind and explain his new theory?,After twenty years Charles Darwin changed his mind and explained his new theory because another biologist also had the same idea. The two of them worked t
4、ogether.,2 What was the public reaction to his book The Origin of Species?,The public reaction to the new theory was very fierce. (Everybody was forced to take sides in the debate between the biologists and the Christian Church. Even the Prime Minister of the day, Benjamin Disraeli, was asked his op
5、inion. He said “Is man an ape or an angel? Now I am on the side of the angels.“),4 How did he handle the criticism?,He particularly upset all the followers of the Christian church who believed that the Bible came directly from God and therefore every word must be true.,He handled the criticism with
6、tact and patience.,3 Who did he upset? Why did he upset them?,The year is 1860. Fred Jones (F J) is interviewing Charles Darwin (CD) for a newspaper.,WHERE DID HUMANS COME FROM?,Listening text,FJ: Hello, Mr Darwin, Im your interviewer, Fred Jones. Today Im very glad youve come from London to talk to
7、 me. Now, Mr Darwin, I hear you have a new theory. What is it?,CD: My theory of evolution states that all animals originally came from other earlier species. It took millions of years. In the old idea, the Bible assumed that God made all creatures and plants in six days. FJ: I see. What about human
8、beings?,CD: Well. I think people come from monkeys. FJ: That mustve upset Christians, I suppose. CD: Indeed, it upset all the Christians who believe that God made animals including people in six days.,FJ: Why did you change your mind in 1858 and publish your idea nearly twenty years after you though
9、t of it?,I knew there would be a lot of trouble with the Christian church. So I spent twenty years collecting evidence that my theory was correct.,CD: Well, in that year an unknown biologist wrote to me with the same idea. So I knew that I couldnt keep quiet any longer. But I wanted to be fair. So t
10、he two of us explained our ideas together in an important meeting in London. The next year I published On The Origin of Species where I explained all my ideas fully and included all my evidence.,FJ: Did many people think you were wrong? CD: Yes. It was as bad as I had feared. Church leaders thought
11、I was wrong and told everyone to ignore my ideas. They said I was a bad Christian. Political leaders took sides. Many of them called me bad names and thought my ideas were,F J: What did you do? CD: I tried to behave well. For example: one day a girl asked me if I believed our ancestors were monkeys.
12、 I said I did. Then she asked where she came from.,shocking. My family suffered a lot. It made my wife very upset.,I looked at her She was very beautiful. “Id like to think that you came from a particularly beautiful family of monkeys.“ I said. She laughed. FJ: It sounds as if you dealt with the cri
13、ticism well. Were you ever sorry that your idea was made public?,CD: Sometimes. But I knew that my observations over twenty years proved my idea was correct.,F J: So, twenty years of collecting evidence was a good example of perseverance and a true commitment to your theory. Thank you for talking to
14、 us (fade out),Now you are expected to tell a story using one of these four pictures. In your plan you should include three parts: The beginning should include the names and relationship of all the characters. It should also explain where,Talking,In your plan you should include three parts: The begi
15、nning should include the names and relationship of all the characters. It should also explain where the story starts and what the problem is. The middle should set out the ways in which the main character deals with ail tile problems that he / she meets.,After planning the story but before telling i
16、t students can make a collection of useful and powerful verbs that are alternatives for more ordinary over-used ones.,The end resolves the situations and ensures a happy end to the story.,Below are some alternatives:,Sample story,ITS NOW OR NEVER!Sam was very tired but he could see the top of the mo
17、untain ahead. It had been two days since they began the climb to the top. At first he had felt excited and full of anticipation at the thought of climbing such a high mountain but now he just felt tired,and weary. He was in his sixties. He wanted to stop climbing, lie down and go to sleep. As he sta
18、ggered slowly at the back of the group he heard his brother, Fred, calling to him.,“Its not far now! Come on, Sam. You dont want to come so far and not succeed. What will you tell your grand- children?” Sam smiled and lifted his head. The top of the mountain appeared closer now. Perhaps he could mak
19、e it if he only kept going. It was now or never to the top!,That must mean that the bus was coming. Meimei took her wallet from her bag. She stood there helplessly as she saw there was no money in her wallet. She was not going to get there in time and she would miss her mother who was eager to see h
20、er Meimei began to cry as the bus started and moved away towards the city.,What was she going to do? Just then a motorbike drew up beside her. It was her neighbour, Wang Yi. “Whats the matter, Meimei?” she asked. When Meimei told her, Wang Yi moved fast. “Get on,” she said. “III take you home.” They
21、 drove fast along the road, passing the bus as it slowly climbed up the hill and arrived at her home ahead of it.,“How can I ever thank you?” whispered Meimei gratefully. “Its my pleasure,” said Wang Yi. “Give my love to your mother and tell her that I hope Ill have a wonderful daughter like you one
22、 day.” Meimei smiled for the first time that afternoon. “I certainly will,” she said. “I shall be in plenty of time now.”,Using words and expressions,1 Complete the passage with the words provided below in the correct form.,Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey written by Homer. He rejected t
23、he_ life of a Greek king and made a _to help another Greek leader,cosy,commitment,Menelaus, get his wife back. But the war dragged on and on and he was away from his family for ten years. During this time the fortunes of the war were so_ that no one could predict who would win.,changeable,Odysseus b
24、ecame tired of the war and the _ in Troy. He _wanted to return home, so when the Greek kings had their _ weekly meeting he,delay,urgently,regular,grasp,suggested that they _an opportunity to trick the Trojans. The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pr
25、etended to leave _ their ships as if they were,aboard,_ by the length of the war. The Trojans_ their Gods for their good fortune and prepared to celebrate. That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army.,discouraged,blessed,The Trojans awoke to the _ of their
26、 warning bell announcing a Greek victory. So the war ended but the _ of the Trojan people was only just beginning.,boom,punishment,我建议你做出这个决定，因为这是合法的。(advocate),3 Translate these sentences into English,using the words in brackets.,I would advocate that you make this decision because it is legal.,He
27、was extremely bored during the film show because it was so silly.,在电影放映过程中他感到极端无聊，因为那部电影是那么愚蠢可笑。(bored),那块肉散发出一股臭味，因为它变质了。(give off),That meat is giving off a bad smell because it is bad / rotten.,If you say it is true, you must swear you are telling the truth.,She is an admirable person who always
28、puts other peoples needs first.,如果你说那件事是真的，你得发誓 保证你是在说实话。(swear),她是一位值得尊敬的人，她总是把别人的需求放在第一位。(admirable),1 My failure in that exam was so painful that I stopped myself from remembering it until many years later when I could consider it more rationally. 2 This is an ancient kind of camp fire for cookin
29、g.,4 Replace the underlined phrases with words similar in meaning from this unit.,blocked (it) out,oven,3 That kind of behaviour is not considerate and makes me feel upset.4 The water in my bath is extremely cold so it is uncomfortable for me to get into it.,selfish; discouraged,freezing,Homework,Review the usage of attribute of English. 2. Preview the reading material following.,
