听力策略ListeningStrategy1.docVIP

新闻报道文体特征： 根据西方新闻理论，通常由三部分组成。1.标题 (headline) 2.导语 (lead) 3.正文 (body) 结构特点： 1）倒金字塔结构---倒叙法 ( the invented pyramid form) e.g. Five people died, two were missing and at least 18 were injured on Wednesday when an Italian patrol vessel collided with a dinghy filled with refugees crossing the Adriatic Sea from Albania, authorities said. The victims were believed to be Albanians from either Albania or Kosovo, said authorities from Italy’s Tax Police Division, which, along with the coast guard, patrols the nation’s coast. The cause of the collision was not immediately known. Three Albanians believed to smuggle the refugees were arrested a few hours after the accident. Practice: (Unit 3 Sec. E) Directions: Listen to the following news recordings twice and list the main facts in the order they are presented. 1) A rebel mortar attack on a civilian area. 2) The denial of rebel claims. 3) Casualties on the part of the government troops. 4) The government’s claim to have thwarted a rebel attack on strategic areas. 5) Victory claims made by the rebels. A.( ) → B ( ) → C ( ) → D ( ) → E ( ) 2. 1) A snowstorm hit Thursday. 2) Casualties from the snowfall. 3) A bad power cut in western New York. 4) The intensity of the snowfall. A. ( ) → B ( ) → C ( ) → D ( ) 3.1) A comparison of the shape of the new craft and that of earlier models. 2) The craft’s name and mission. 3) Difference between the new craft and the old shuttles. 4) NASA offers a contract to Lockheed Martin for a new manned spacecraft. Tape script Sri Lankan officials say government forces have killed at least 40 Tamil Tigers and wounded 70 during a rebel attack on strategic areas in the country’s northeast. Military officials say 5 government troops were also killed in the fighting early today around the port of Trincomalee. The rebels say they overrun 4 military outposts, but authorities in Colombo say the rebels have made no territorial gains. Rebels also fired mortar shells into a civili