听力入门Unit 1.ppt

Unit 1 Happy New Millennium! Part I Warming Up Vocabulary: chime the sounds made by a set of bells 钟声 millennium a period of 1,000 years 千禧年 prospective likely to be or become 未来的，预期的，盼望中的 gala an occasion of planned enjoyment or special public entertainment 庆祝，盛会 countdown the act of counting backwards in seconds to zero 倒计时 fanfare a short loud ceremonial piece of usually trumpet music played to introduce a person or event 吹奏，嘹亮的喇叭声 Kiribati 基里巴斯（西太平洋上一共和国） Vietnam 越南 (Vietnamese) Hanoi 河内 Bangkok 曼谷(Thailand) Egypt 埃及(Cairo开罗) The world has entered the 21st century. Here are some brief reports of “Happy New Millennium” celebrations. Now listen and enjoy. Supply the missing words. 2. Chinese New Year 3. Russia (Moscow) 4. South African 5. Britain (London) (BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation) 7. New Zealand (Wellington) 8. In Australia (Canberra) (Sydney, Melbourne) 9. Asia/In Hong Kong 10. Singapore (Singapore) 11. In Vietnam (Hanoi) 12. Thailand (Bangkok) 13. South Korean (Seoul) 14. In Japan (Tokyo) 15. Egypt (Cairo) 16. Europe Part II The time ball Vocabulary: install to set (apparatus) up, ready for use 安装 observatory a place where scientists watch natural objects and events (esp. the moon, stars, etc.) 天文台 revive to come or bring back into use or existence 重新使用，再次利用 sweep to move quickly and powerfully 横扫，扫荡 viable able to succeed in operation 可行的 hoist to raise ( a flag, etc.) 升起 gravity 重力 mechanism a machine 机械 aluminum 铝 flavor a particular quality or characteristic 特色，特点 sponsor to pay for a show, broadcast, sports events, etc., usu. in return for advertising 主办，发起 Greenwich 格林威治（位于英国伦敦东南部，为本初子午线所经之地，原设有英 国皇家格林威治天文台） Miami 迈阿密（Florida, 佛罗里达州东南部港市） Atlanta 亚特兰大（Georgia, 美国佐治亚州首府） (Houston, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, Seattle Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, New York) A. Listen to some statements about the time ball. Fill in the blanks with what you