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国际交流英语视听说国际交流英语视听说Unit6AfterOilBook3国际交流英语视听说国际交流英语视听说ThinkandDiscussViewingtheWorldExploringtheThemeAnalyticalListeningSharingYourIdeasEngagingFurtherListeningContent国际交流英语视听说Unit6AfterOilThinkandDiscussThinkandDiscuss1.Lookatthephoto.Howolddoyouthinkthesegaspumpsare?2.Howmuchdoyouthinkaliterofgascostwhenthesepumpswereinuse?3.Howwouldyourlifebedifferentifgasolinecosttwiceasmuchasitdoesnow?ApairofvintagegaspumpsinadesertlandscapeQuestionsThinkandDiscussExampleAnswer1Automobileswerefirstmass-producedaround110yearsago.Thepumpsdon’tlookthatold,butIthinkthepumpsareprobably70or80yearsold.1.Lookatthephoto.Howolddoyouthinkthesegaspumpsare?QuestionsThinkandDiscussExampleAnswer2Ithinkthepumpsare50or60yearsold.Gaspumpsolderthanthathadlargeglasscontainersontop.Youpumpedthegasolineintothecontainer.Thengravitymovedthegasdownahoseandintoyourcar’sgastank.1.Lookatthephoto.Howolddoyouthinkthesegaspumpsare?QuestionsThinkandDiscussExampleAnswer3Idon’tthinkthepumpsareveryold.They’vebeenoutside,sotheweatherhaswornawaythepaint.Butthedesignisfairlymodern,sotheymightbe30or40yearsold.1.Lookatthephoto.Howolddoyouthinkthesegaspumpsare?QuestionsThinkandDiscuss2.Howmuchdoyouthinkaliterofgascostwhenthesepumpswereinuse?ExampleAnswersAgallonisaboutfourliters.In1930,agalloncostabout$0.25.By1970,thepricehadgoneuptoabout$0.5.In1990agalloncostabout$1.25,andin2010,itcostabout$4.QuestionsThinkandDiscuss3.Howwouldyourlifebedifferentifgasolinecosttwiceasmuchasitdoesnow?ExampleAnswer1Mylifewouldbeverydifferentbecausemyfamilyhasacar.Myparentsuseittogotowork,togoshopping,andtogooutatnight.Ifgascosttwiceasmuch,wewouldusethecarless,andonlyfornecessarytrips.Inaddition,thepriceofmanythingswouldalsogoup,sowemightnothaveenoughmoneytobuyallthethingswebuynow.QuestionsThinkandDiscuss3.Howwouldyourlifebedifferentifgasolinecosttwiceasmuchasitdoesnow?ExampleAnswer2MylifewouldnotbeverydifferentbecauseIusuallywalkorrideabicycle.Ialsobuymostofmyfoodfromlocalfarmers,andhighergaspriceswouldn’taffectthemmuch.Idon’tbuyalotofclothing,electronics,orothergoods,sohigherpricesonthosethingswouldn’taffectmeverymuch.Questions国际交流英语视听说ExploringtheThemeUnit6AfterOilExploringtheThemeLookatthephotosandthegraphicandreadthecaptions.Thendiscussthequestions.1.Basedontheinformationinthegraphic,whatisthemajorityofoilusedfor?2.Whataresomeofthethingsoilisusedforbesidestransportation?3.WhatalternativestooilarebeingusedinChina?AfteroilExploringtheThemeInourdailylives,weuseoilforawidevarietyofthings—fromfuelforourcarstomedicinetosportsshoestoplasticbagsandwaterbottles.Manypeoplebelievethatourconsumptionofoilisreachingitspeak.Oilwillneverbeascheapandcommonasitisnow.Thisgraphicshowshowatypicalbarrelofoilisused.(1barrel=42gallonsor159liters)AfteroilExploringtheThemeMarinaWilson’saward-winningsteerweighs1,250pounds(567kilograms),andisabouttobesoldatanauction.Theredbarrelsrepresenttheamountofoilittooktoraisethesteer,includingoilforagriculturalchemicalsandmachineryaswellasthetransportationoftheanimal’sfood.AfteroilExploringtheThemeSomescientistssaywemustshifttoalternativeformsofenergytoprepareforthetimewhenoursupplyofoilwillbedepleted.Findingsubstitutesforoilwillbeapriorityforscientistsandcountriesinthecomingyears.AfteroilExploringtheThemeTheSouthBelridgeoilfieldinCaliforniahasproducedoverabillionbarrelsofoilsince1911.AfteroilExploringtheTheme1.Basedontheinformationinthegraphic,whatisthemajorityofoilusedfor?ExampleAnswersThemajorityofoilisusedfortransportation.Gasolineforcars,dieselfuelfortrucks,fuelforships,andjetfuelforplanescomprisethemajorityofoilusage.Heatingoilandoilforotherproductsmakeuponlyaroundaquarteroftheoilconsumed.AfteroilExploringtheTheme2.Whataresomeofthethingsoilisusedforbesidestransportation?ExampleAnswersBesidestransportation,oilisalsousedforheating,manufacturing,andformakingelectricity,plastics,shoesandclothing,medicines,cosmetics,andotherproducts.AfteroilExploringtheTheme3.WhatalternativestooilarebeingusedinChina?ExampleAnswersChinahasbeeninvestinglargeamountsofmoneyinrenewableenergysourcessuchassolarpowerandwindenergy.Chinaalsohasmanyhydroelectricdamsaswellasnuclearandthermoelectricpowerplants.Afteroil国际交流英语视听说AnalyticalListeningUnit6AfterOilAnalyticalListeningRonSteinberg罗恩·斯坦伯格（人名）LeilaSparks利拉·斯帕克斯（人名）Listening1AnalyticalListeningM.KingHubbert(1903_1989):afamousscientistinthefieldofpetroleumgeology.Heisfamousfordevelopingwaystocalculatethecapacitiesofoilandnaturalgasfields.金·哈伯特（美国著名地质学家）Listening1AnalyticalListeningGulfofMexico:alargebodyofsaltwateroffthesoutheastcoastoftheU.S.A.andtheeastcoastofMexico墨西哥湾Listening1AnalyticalListeningBiasreferstothepre-conceivedideaswecarrywithusbasedonourpersonalexperiencesandopinions.Anunbiasedspeaker,therefore,wouldhavenoprejudices.Thespeakerwouldbecompletelyfairandwouldconsiderallsidesofeveryissue.Intherealworld,almosteveryonehassomedegreeofbias.TobecontinuedListening1AnalyticalListeningThinkingcriticallyaboutaspeaker’sviewpointandbiaswillhelpustobetterunderstandtheinformationthatheorshepresents.Forexample,anenvironmentalistandape