新核心大学英语听说教程2unit7

Unit 7 Animal Behavior

Learning objectivesIn this unit you will: 1. learn about some animals that can communicate verbally; 2. familiarize yourself with the words and expressions related to the theme of the unit; 3. learn to use these words and expressions; 4. learn listening strategies concerning the lexical features of news reports; 5. practice listening with other non-theme-related audio and video materials; 6. learn to use the proper expressions and sentence structures to ask and/or give opinions.

Part I Theme-Related ActivitiesPart II Listening Strategies

Part III Extensive Listening Part IV Communication Skills

Part V Assessment Log

Part I Theme-Related Activities Section I News Report on Science Development

Section II News Report Section III Talk

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Lead-in questions

Lead-in questions:1. Have you ever heard that some animals can talk like humans? 2. Do you believe animals have their own languages? Can you give any illustrations how they communicate?

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Word Bank

Word Banktoddler / t dl (r)/ n. primate / pra me t/ n. bonobo / b n b / n. leek /li k/ n. precursor /pri k s (r)/ n. negativity / neɡ t v ti/ n. chimpanzee / t mpæn zi / n. gorilla /ɡ r l / n. orangutan / ræ u tæn/ n. temperament / tempr m nt/ n. connotation / k n te n/ n.学步小孩 灵长类动物 (产于非洲刚果河以南的)倭黑猩猩 [源自非洲当地语] 韭葱

前身;前期形式否定性，消极性 黑猩猩 大猩猩 猩猩 气质；性情 隐含意思；含义

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 1

Task 1 Watch the video clip and then decide whether the following statements are true or false. ____ T 1. The example of Ulindi and Luiza illustrates that bonobos’head shaking has a negative meaning.

____ T 2. Head shaking behaviors of bonobos showing negativity hadnever been observed before this study.

____ F 3. The research is based on 190 hours of recordedobservations of seven species of primates over four years. (The videos are from 190 hours of recorded observations of a few species of primates over 7 years.)

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 1

____ F 4. Bonobos and apes are the same in their use of social problem-solving strategies. (Bonobos differ from other apes because of their cooperative behavior.) ____ T 5. Further research should be conducted to confirm the finding of bonobos head shaking behavior.

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 2

Task 2 Watch the video clip a second time and then complete the following sentences.1. The mother begins shaking her head back ___________ and forth, as if to say, ―no, no, no.‖ 2. While bonobos have been observed shaking their of heads ________ __________ sideways before, it was mostly in instances play ___ . 3. Schneider suggests this could reflect a primitive _______ precursor ________ of the human head shake showing negativity ________ to another.

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 2

4. Bonobos differ from other apes in __________________ social problem-solving strategies because their emotional temperament affords ________ cooperative _________ behavior. 5. They also point out that head shaking with a negative _______ connotation has been reported in chimpanzees, but only in single-case observations . ____________________

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Task 3

Task 3 Watch the video clip again and then have a group discussion based on the following questions. After the discussion, each group will give a brief report to the class.1. Do you really think animals have languages, intelligence and feelings? Please explain. 2. If you could have a pet, what kind would you choose? Why? 3. How do you think that we human beings sometimes impose our thoughts on animals? 4. Do you know the technical terms for the different animal categories? Work with your partner and name some with the help of a dictionary. (e.g. amphibian, mammals, reptile, fish, bird, vertebrate, invertebrate, rodent, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, bugs, etc.)

【Script】

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section I 》Script

ScriptHuman mothers may yell at their toddlers for playing with their food. But what do other primates do? This bonobo mom, Ulindi, is trying to get her infant Luiza, to stop playing with a piece of leek. Eventually, she pulls it away. But the infant goes back for the leek, and the mother begins shaking her head back and forth, as if to say, “no, no, no.‖ This display, reported in a recent issue of the journal Primates was just one of many similar displays of bonobos observed by researcher Christel Schneider and colleagues at six different zoos in Europe. While

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section II 》Word Bank

Word Bankcaptivity /kæp t v ti/ n. solitary / s l tri/ adj.gland /ɡlænd/ n. sniff /sn f/ v.囚禁喜欢独处的 腺 闻；嗅

cue /kju / n. stalk /st k/ n. reclusive /r klu s v/ adj. cradle / kre dl/ v. semi- / semi/

杆(植物的)茎,叶柄 隐居的

抚育【前缀词】半

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section II 》Word Bank

poacher / p t (r)/ n. habitat / hæb tæt/ n.

偷猎者 (动物的)栖息地

thrive /θra v/ v.

茁壮成长

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section II 》Task 1

Task 1 Watch the video clip and then match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.1. reclusive 2. habitat 3. sniff 4. cradle 5. captivity a. the natural home of a plant or an animal b. to hold gently and protectively c. pretty or attractive in an endearing way d. spending a lot of time alone, usually because you like being alone e. living alone and not liking seeing or talking to others

1. e 2. a 3. g 4. b 5. h __________________________

Unit 7 》Part I 》Section II 》Task 1

6. chew7. thrive 8. remote

9. solitary10. cute

f. to bite food several times before swallowing it g. to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something h. The state of being

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