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Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language FocБайду номын сангаасs
Here are some sentences and structures that you might find useful in discussing the above questions. • Human beings are essentially the same everywhere. • All human beings have the need to eat, to have shelter, and to work. They also need to love others and be loved. • We, people of the world, are one big family, for together we exist, and together we try to make the world better for all. • The world is made beautiful by the rich variety of cultures of different countries and races.
Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
2 . D o y o u t h in k p e o p le a ll o v e r t h e w o rld a re la rg e ly s im ila r? W h y o r w h y n o t ? F ro m m y p e rs p e c t iv e , p e o p le a ll o v e r t h e w o rld a re b o t h la rg e ly s im ila r a n d a m p ly d is s im ila r. B y s a y in g t h a t a ll p e o p le in t h e w o rld a re la rg e ly s im ila r, I m e a n t h a t t h e c o m m o n a s p ira t io n s o f a ll h u m a n it ie s a re n e a rly t h e s a m e , i. e . p u rs u in g p e a c e , s t a b ilit y , d e v e lo p m e n t , c o m m o n p ro s p e rit y , j u s t ic e a n d h a rm o n y , a ll o f w h ic h a re lo f t y g o a ls t o b e re a liz e d t h ro u g h c o n c e rt e d e f f o rt s g lo b a lly . B y s a y in g t h a t p e o p le a ll o v e r t h e w o rld a re a m p ly d is s im ila r, I m e a n t h a t t h e ir a p p ro a c h e s o f re a c h in g t h o s e
Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
• Contacts between cultures promote understanding among the peoples of the world. • With the rapid development of transportation means and the information technology the world is getting smaller and smaller. • Although people in different countries have different traditions, they all seem to celebrate certain days such as New Year’s Day, Mother’s Day, Children’s Day, Labor Day, etc. • Birthdays are observed by many people throughout the world.
Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
• In some cultures, birthdays are seldom celebrated / never observed. • As people grow older birthdays are no longer that important, for each birthday reminds them that they are turning a year older. Everyone likes being young, not old. It’s human nature.
Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
• Here in China we regard the first and every tenth birthday as very important since they represent important stages of our lives. • To the young the eighteenth birthday is probably the most important. From then on they have the right to vote / are regarded as adults. • In most families, birthdays are celebrated with a lot of fun and food / are important occasions for both the birthday person and the other members of the family / mean presents and noodles.
Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
1 . In w h a t s e n s e d o y o u t h in k w e c a n re g a rd t h e w o rld w e liv e in a s O n e W o rld ? A s f a r a s I a m c o n c e rn e d , I t h in k t h e d e v e lo p m e n t o f t h e In t e rn e t t e c h n o lo g y h a s s h o rt e n e d t h e g e o g ra p h ic a l d is t a n c e a m o n g p e o p le a ll o v e r t h e g lo b e . T h is in c re a s in g in t e rc o n n e c t e d n e s s a m o n g p e o p le in d if f e re n t re g io n s , c o u n t rie s a n d e v e n c o n t in e n t s h a s g ra d u a lly re n d e re d t h e w o rld w e liv e in a s O n e W o rld , in w h ic h p e o p le o f d if f e re n t b a c k g ro u n d s c a n c o m m u n ic a t e w it h e a c h o t h e r in n o t im e a t a ll. T a k e o n lin e e d u c a t io n a s o n e e x a m p le , s in c e t h e re is n o t im e a n d s p a c e lim it a t io n s in a n o n lin e c la s s a n y m o re , a C h in e s e s t u d e n t c a n e n ro ll in
Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
5. Do you consider your birthday one of the most important days in your life? Why or why not? 6. Which birthday do you think is more important, your 18th, 20th, or 21st? Why? 7. Which of the birthday celebrations you’ve had is the most memorable to you? Can you describe it?
UNIT 1
One World
Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
Questions for Discussion
1. In what sense do you think we can regard the world we live in as one world? 2. Do you think people all over the world are largely similar? Why or why not? 3. Are you interested in the traditions of other peoples in the world? Describe some of them. 4. What are the traditions of birthday celebration in some English-speaking countries such as Britain and the U.S.? How do they differ from the Chinese ones?
Unit 1 One World
Pre-listening Task Language Focus
• In China, special noodles are served in honor of the birthday person. The noodles are extra long to symbolize longevity / a long life. • In some other cultures, people celebrate birthdays with a cake topped with lighted candles, the number of which represents how old the birthday person is turning. • Cakes, lights, and candles are often associated with the celebration of a person’s birthday in many Western countries.
