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国际交流英语视听说B4U4-公务员考试 国际交流英语视听说 Book 4 Unit 4 Tradition and Progress 国际交流英语视听说 Content Think and Discuss Exploring the ThemeAnalytical Listening Sharing Your IdeasViewing the World Engaging Further Listening 国际交流英语视听说Unit 4 Tradition and Progress Think and Discuss Think and Discuss Questions1. What is interesting or surprising about this photo?2. What does the word progress mean to you? 3. What traditions are important to you? What would happen if these traditions disappeared? A man in Alaska uses a laptop computer while sitting on a snowbank. Think and Discuss Questions 1. What is interesting or surprising about this photo? Example Answers It’s interesting that a man in a very remote place is using modern technology. It’s surprising that he seems quite comfortable in such a cold, outdoor setting. Think and DiscussExample Answers Questions 2. What does the word progress mean to you? To me, the word progress means moving forward or improving. It might refer to technological progress, for example, more and more people have Internetaccess; political progress, for example, a government is becoming less corrupt and more just; or perhaps personal progress, for example, someone is becoming more educated or getting a better job. Think and Discuss Questions 3. What traditions are important to you? What would happen if these traditions disappeared?Example Answers Some of the Chinese cultural traditions like celebrating the Chinese New Year and the Moon Festival in autumn are important to me. If these traditions disappeared, I wouldn’t feel as full. I would miss feeling connected to my family and my culture. 国际交流英语视听说Unit 4 Tradition and Progress Exploring the Theme Exploring the Theme猎采集者 monastery n. 寺院 Tradition and Progress hunter-gatherer n. (依靠打猎捕鱼和采集果实为生的)狩 Exploring the Theme Tradition and Progress A | Look at the photos and read