UNIT3LifemomentsUnit1TracesofthepastOpeningupListeningtotheworldSpeakingforcommunicationFurtherpracticeinlisteningWrappingupLearningobjectivesFuntimemakearadioprogramonunusualexperiences4Learningobjectivestalkaboutunusualexperience1listenfortime-ordersignalwordsandexpressions2makephonecalls3Openingup1Readthequestionsandaddthreemorequestions.1Haveyouevertraveledabroad?2Haveyoueversleptinatentinthewoods?3Haveyouevermetamoviestar?4Haveyoueverbeentoafestival/footballmatch/rockconcert?5Haveyoueverclimbedahighmountain/riddenahorse/missedthetrain?6Haveyouevermadeagiftforyourmotheronherbirthday?Openingup2Taketurnstoaskandanswerthequestionsabove.Youmayusethefollowingpattern.A:Haveyoueverclimbedahighmountain?B:Yes,Ihave./No,Ihaven’t,butI’dliketogotoone./No,Ihaven’tandIdon’tfeellikegoing.ListeningtotheworldSharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworld1Watchapodcastforitsgeneralidea.ThepeopleinthepodcastmainlytalkabouthowtheyfeelaboutLondonandthemostexcitingthingstheyhavedoneinLondon.2WatchPart1andanswerthequestions.1WhydoesFinnlovelivinginLondon?Becausethere’ssomuchtodo.2Whatspecificreasonsdoeshegive?Hehasbeentolotsofinterestingplacesbutthere’salwayssomethingnewtoexperience.3Whatquestiondoesheaskpeopletoanswer?HowdoyoufeelaboutLondon?Listeningtotheworld3WatchPart2andmatchthestatements.ACHBGFD12345678EAdditionalNotestheSouthBank:anareaofLondon,locatedalongsidethesouthbankoftheRiverThames.ItisknownasaplaceforartsandentertainmentandstretchesfromtheDesignMuseumintheeasttotheLondonEyeinthewest.ItnowformsamajortouristdistrictincentralLondon.Listeningtotheworld3WatchPart2andmatchthestatements.Listeningtotheworld4WatchPart3andfillintheblanks.1)exciting2)amazingconcert3)incredible4)thetheater5)thebestplace6)different7)comparedto8)playfootball9)interestingthings10)thebestthing11)tickets12)cultureandsportAdditionalNotesWaitingforGodotanabsurdistplay(荒诞剧)bySamuelBeckett,inwhichtwocharacterswaitendlesslyandinvainforthearrivalofsomeonenamedGodot.ThetwomensaythattheyknowGodot,butinfact,theyhardlyknowhim;andtheyadmitthattheywouldnotrecognizehimiftheyweretoseehim.Tokilltime,theyeat,sleep,talk,argue,sing,playgames,andexercise.Godot’sabsence,aswellasvariousotheraspectsoftheplay,hascausedmanydifferentinterpretations.Theplaywasvoted“themostsignificantEnglishlanguageplayofthe20thcentury”.Listeningtotheworld4WatchPart3andfillintheblanks.Listeningtotheworld5Discussthequestions.1Whichcitydidyouvisitrecently?Whatwasthemostexcitingthingyoudidthere?Recently,IvisitedBeijing.Beijingisawonderfulcitywithmanygreatthingstodoandsee.IwenttotheNationalCenterforthePerformingArts(国家大剧院)toseeafamousmusical.Itwasawonderfulshow.AndIvisitedtheBird’sNestandtheWaterCube,twoimportantvenues(场馆)ofthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.IalsowenttotheTian’anmenSquare,theForbiddenCity,theTempleofHeaven,PekingUniversity,andtheSummerPalace.ButthemostexcitingthingIdidtherewasvisitingtheGreatWall–theviewwasbreathtaking!Listeningtotheworld5Discussthequestions.1Whichcitydidyouvisitrecently?Whatwasthemostexcitingthingyoudidthere?Yes,IhavebeentoLondon.Ilovedit.Themuseumsarewonderful,especiallytheBritishMuseum,whichwasestablishedin1753andisoneofthelargestandmostcomprehensivemuseumsintheworld.IalsoenjoyedridingintheLondonEye,agiantobservationwheelontheSouthBankoftheRiverThames.•No,Ihaven’tbeentoLondon.IfIhaveachancetogotoLondon,IwouldliketoseeplacesIhaveheardsomuchabout,suchasTowerBridge,TowerofLondon,BuckinghamPalace,BigBen,andWestminsterAbbey.IwouldalsoliketotaketheTubeastheLondonundergroundistheoldestundergroundrailwaynetworkintheworld.Besides,Ihopetovisitsomeofthe2012LondonOlympicGamesvenues.ListeningtotheworldSharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworldListeningskillsAdditionalTipsListeningfortime-ordersignalwordsandexpressions1.Prepositionalphraseswithin,on,at,from...to,by,forplustimeareverycommonphrasesoftimeorder:•inMarch;in2008;intherainyseason;inthemorning/afternoon/evening;intheearly1940s•atChristmas;atThanksgiving;attheendoftheyear;atthebeginningofclass•fromMondaytoFriday;from2012to2014;from5o’clockto9o’clock•bythefifthday;bynextweekend;bytheendoflastyear•forabout10minutes;forthreehours;formorethantwodaysListeningtotheworldListeningskillsAdditionalTips(continued)2.Someexpressionscansignaltheorderofeventsinspecificsituations,buttheyarenotfixedphraseslikeassoonasorintheend.Youcancreateyourownsignalexpressionsbasedonthecontext.Forexample:twoyearsago;fromthattimeon;attheageof16;notlongafterthat;afewminutesbeforewelefthome.Listeningtotheworld1Readthestatementsaboutaman’sexperience.Numberthemintheorderyouthinktheymighthappen.BEFOREyoulisten2CheckyouranswersinExercise1.a-d-h-e-b-g-c-fListeningtotheworld3Listentothetalkagainandanswerthequestions.WHILEyoulisten1Wheredidithappen?InAustralia.2Whydidthemanthinkhewasabitstupid?Becausehedecidedtogofurtherafterherealizedhedidn’tknowwherehewas.3Howdidthemanfeelwhenhesawthewilddogscomingtowardhim?Reallyfrightened.Listeningtotheworld3Listentothetalkagainandanswerthequestions.WHILEyoulisten4Whatadvicedidthemanrememberfromhisguidebook?Don’tmove,anddon’