文档介绍：College English: Listening and Speaking Course 1
Unit 11: Culture
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Unit 16: Culture
Communicative Function :
Talking About Similarity and Difference
PART A
Unit 16: Culture
Listening Task
Text : Fireworks
B
PART
Unit 16: Culture
Additional Listening :
Warm Colors and Cool Colors
C
PART
Unit 16: Culture
Home Listening ( 1 ) :
Punctuality
Home Listening ( 2 ) :
Runaway Children
PART D
Unit 8: Employment
Part A
Communicative Function
Talking About Similarity and Difference
In talking about people or things, we often touch upon their similarities and differences. This part focuses on various ways to express these in English.
Part A
Listen to the dialogue. Notice the similarities and differences between the celebration of the Spring Festival in China and Christmas in the West. plete the answers.
Similarities: Both festivals are a time for_____________________.
Differences: On the Eve of the Spring Festival, the Chinese are
a. having___________________;
b. TV's____________________;
c. setting off_____________.
On Christmas Eve most Americans are
a. decorating__________________;
b. placing
family reunion
New Year's Eve's dinner
firecrackers
presents under the tree .
Christmas trees
Spring Festival Special
Part B
Exercise 1:
Listen to the tape once and choose the right answers to the following questions.
two of the following are the main topics of the passage you have just heard?
a. A sweetheart's kiss producing fireworks.
b. A fierce argument between lawyers in a courtroom.
c. The custom of exploding fireworks on special days in many countries.
d. The origin of fireworks.
e. The traditions of different countries in the world.
f. The way people celebrate their national holidays.
g. Various meanings of the word "Fireworks". h. The size of fireworks.
2. When was the passage written?
a. Just before the American National Day.
b. Just before the Australian National Day.
c. Just before the French