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Listening (P23)
Discussion
Students work in pairs to have a discussion
according to the following questions:
Q1. Which planet is said to be the most
similar to the earth?
Q2. Suppose people can live on it. What
should people consider?
Listening
1. First read the words and phrases, the
n listen and tick what you hear:
space creatures
living on another planet
new discoveries
why a space station spin
how to get water on Mars
Comets
houses in a town on Mars
Martian creatures
atmosphere and gravity
The new town called: “Wonder world” w
ill provide a _______area for people to ___
in with a special air ______. The town will
make sure there is enough _____by collecti
ng some from ______the planet’s surface.
After use, this water will be
2. Listen to tape again and fill in
the blank.
covered
live supply
water
under
_______ and ______ so that it can be used
as ____to water crops and provide clean __
______water. Everyone will put their ____
water in special tanks and _______ will hav
e to go to the ____ in special places. ______
__will clean this dirty water so it can be use
d_____. If people live on Mars, they may be
come ____or _______.
rain
dirty animals
toilet
again
drinking
Bacteria
rich famous
cleanedrecycled
Li Qiang is interviewing Walker Hiller o
n the space station about his idea for bui
lding a new town called “Wonderworld”
on Mars.
Listening Text
CAN PEOPLE REALLY LIVE ON MARS?
LQ: Well, Mr Hiller! Why did you think
of building a new town on Mars?
WH: It sounds astonishing, doesn’t it? I i
magine that it’ll be difficult and the
atmosphere, gravity, and climate wil
l have to be just like the earth or
nobody will travel there.
LQ: Can you imagine how that’ll be
achieved?
WH: Yes, I think so. The atmosphere’s
too hot and has no oxygen. So people
couldn’t breathe Mars’ air and live.
We’ll make a covered area for
people to live in with a special air
supply.
LQ: Is it likely you can find and use water to keep the climate similar to that on the earth?
WH: Perhaps. We hope there’s water under the planet’s surface. People will have to collect all the used water so it can be cleaned and recycled as rain. Then it can be used again to water plants and crops and provide clean drinking water.
LQ: Yes. I suppose everyone will have to
put their dirty water in special tanks.
Even animals will have to be trained
to go to the toilet in special places.
WH: Yes, I suppose so.
LQ: So is it likely that bacteria will clean t
he water?
WH: Well, that’s a possibility.LQ: I wonder if the houses can be made
strong enough against the gravity on Mars?
WH: Yes, they can. The dimpods will provide special building material.
LQ: Still life sounds quite uncomfortable. So what’s the advantage of going to live on Mars?
WH: There will be opportunities for
scientific work and to look for
gold or other metals. So people
may become rich or famous.
LQ: How healthy will the people be, I
wonder?
Listening (P55)
Listening
Read the words and phrases first, then
listen and tick what they hear.
self-cleaning
fibers that sense humidity(湿度 )
uses body heat
uses water vapor
uses water
special material
fibers that grow larger
low humidity means summer
larger fibers in winter
Where will the quilt work best?
It will work best in ___________
winters and _____________ summers.
cold and dry
hot and humid
CountrySuitable
climate
Possible area to sell
quilt? Why?
London
, UK
humid a
ll year r
ound
good in the winter fo
r London but not all
year because the quil
t would not be cool e
nough in the summer
CountrySuitable
climate
Possible area to
sell quilt? Why?
Toronto,
CanadaVery cold,
dry winters
good in the
winter for T
oronto
CountrySuitable
climate
Possible area to
sell quilt? Why?
Cape Town,
South Africa
hot, dry s
ummers
No, not humid
enough in the
winter for the
quilt to work.
countrySuitable
climate
Possible area to
sell quilt? Why?
Mombassa
(蒙巴萨 ),
Kenya (肯尼亚 )
hot, humid
summers
ideal in the s
ummer as a c
ool quilt.
countrySuitable
climate
Possible area to
sell quilt? Why?
Yakutat
(亚库塔特 ), North
USA
very cold, d
ry winters
ideal in the wi
nter as it wor
ks well in the
winter.
CountrySuitable
climate
Possible area to
sell quilt? Why?
Amsterdam,
Holland
humid thro
ughout the
year; not to
o cold or ho
t
climate not extre
me enough for t
he quilt to work
well.
CountrySuitable
climate
Possible area to
sell quilt? Why?
Athens,
Greece
hot, humid su
mmers and da
mp cool winte
rs
good in the su
mmer but too
hot for the win
ter.
Listening Text (P55)Listening Text (P55)
THE THINKING QUILT
Zoe newman, a talk-show host on Ca
pital Radio, is talking to Mr Xiao Fe
ng about his new invention.
ZN: Hello, everyone. I heard, Mr Xiao Feng, that you have invented something that’ll be really useful in everyday life.
XF: Yes, indeed. It’s a bed quilt that thinks. It changes according to the humidity in the air. If it’s hot, it cools you down and if it’s cold, it warms you up.
ZN: How does it do that?
XF: Well, the fibers in the quilt sense
the humidity or the amount of
water vapor in the air. This is a
reliable guide to the room
temperature in Beijing. Very
little humidity generally means
it’s cold. So the quilt fibers
become bigger
and fill the quilt. They trap the air a
nd produce a very thick, warm cover
for the person in bed.
ZN: So you mean the fibres can measure
the amount of water in the air and th
en change and become larger?
XF: Yes. They actually grow thicker and
spread out.
ZN: So you have to wait for the humidity t
o change before your quilt will cool y
ou?
XF: Right! As the humidity rises the quilt
fibers change again. They gradually
lie flatter in the quilt. The air leaves
and the quilt becomes thin and light.
So it’s cooler in bed.
ZN: Is it heavy?
XF: No. We made the material
especially light.
ZN: It sounds wonderful! But will it
work everywhere in the world?
Could you sell it aboard?
XF: I’ve thought about that and I
don’t know. I really need some
help. It will clearly be very useful
in North China because It’s cold
and dry in winter and hot and
humid in summer. But it may not
be the same in America, Europe
or Canada.
ZN: I was wondering about Africa
and the Caribbean.
XF: Maybe your listeners have some
good ideas. If they do, perhaps
they would like to get in touch.
ZN: Oh, yes. Please contact us if you
have any ideas. Meanwhile look
out for the thinking quilt in your
nearest department store…
[voices fade out]
Listening (P59) Students work in pairs to discussion:
1. Suppose you live undersea and happe
n to come across disaster(灾难 ).Wha
t should you do?
2. How will you deal with the problems t
hat you meet, if you are the designer o
f the undersea city?
True or False:
1. The problem happened about two
months ago.
2. The air machines were making a very
loud noise.
3. The solid steel doors to the city was open
and the backup system worked well.
F
F
F
4. A screen broke during an undersea
storm and stopped the machine.
5. At last the designer solved the
problems.
6. The families had plenty of stored
oxygen, so they did not noticed that
there was something wrong with
their city.
T
T
T
Problem Cause Action taken
1. Air
machine was
not making
a loud noise
Screen broke
during an
undersea
storm
Replaced
screen.
Problem Cause Action taken
2. Steel doors to
the city would
not open;
backup system
also failed to
work.
Problem
with the
air mach
ine.
Repaired air
machine so t
he doors wo
rked again.
DANGERS OF UNDERSA LIVING
Li Qiang is interviewing the designer of
Saturation City, William Lee, about how
he saved Saturation City from disaster.
Listening Text
LQ: When did this problem happen?
WL: About three months ago. The first
families had moved in and I was
just going to check that they had
everything they needed.
LQ: And what was the first thing you
noticed?
WL: Well, when I stepped off the shuttle-
submarine the air machines should
have been making a very loud noise
but they weren’t.
LQ: So that was your first hint
something was wrong?
WL: Yes. Then I found the solid steel
doors to the city wouldn’t open.
However, even then I wasn’t too
worried as there is a backup system
in case things go wrong. When that
didn’t work either, I realized we
had a big problem.
LQ: Did you tell the families straight a
way?
WL: No. first I looked at the air
machine to see if I could repair it.
Almost immediately I found the
cause of the problem.
LQ: What was it?
WL: A screen broke during an
undersea storm and stopped the
machine. Luckily I had another screen
in my tool-box. I quickly fixed it so the
air machine was as good as new.
LQ: Did it solve the problem?
WL: Yes, fortunately it did. When I
repaired the air machine the doors
began to open. Of course I went
inside to check on the families. They
were fine. They had plenty of stored
oxygen and had not noticed
anything.
LQ: And for what you did, they made
you a hero?
WL: Yes, they did. But I think it was
really because it made them feel
safer in the city. They knew
people were there to look after
them.
LQ: Well, that’s a very modest answer.
I think they recognized your devo
tion to duty.Thank you and goodb
ye, Mr Lee, medal holder of the R
ed Star, First Class.
Homework
1. Ss write an advertisement of the kind
of quilt according to the listening mat
erial given.
2. Ex1 P56, Ex5 P57.