英语听力入门第一册第十二单元.doc

Uint12
Leisure time
Objectives
You will hear the dates of birth and the dates of death of ten world posers. Listen carefully
Listen to a radio announcer describing the programs on tonight. Pay attention to the time and names of the programs. Complete the chart below.
In this section you are going to hear a passage about one of the most popular movies in 1999 – Star Wars. While listening, take down some notes. Then answer the following questions with the help of the notes you’ve taken.
Part 1 warming up
A.
Key words
Composer
Be born
Die
Vocabulary
Composer
A person who writes music
Ingenious
Showing cleverness at making or inventing things
Renowned
Well known to the general public or to a limited group of popele for a particular quality, skill, inventionm etc.
Celebrated
Well-known; famous
Prominent
Of great importance, fame, etc
You will hear the dates of birth and the dates of death of ten world posers. Listen carefully.
Johann Bach, a famous poser, was born on March 21, 1685 and died on January 28, 1750.
e Handel, a well-known German-born poser, was born on February 23, 1685 and died on April 14, 1759.
January 27, 1756 and died on December 5, 1791.
December 17, 1770 and died on March 26, 1827.
January 31, 1797 and died on November 19, 1828.
February 3, 1809 and died on November 4, 1847.
March 1, 1810, and died on October 17, 1849.
October 22, 1811 and died on July 31, 1886.
October 25, 1825 and died on June 3, 1899.
May 7, 1840 and died on December 6, 1893.
B.
Key words
Play
Disc
An account of travel
Service
Talk
Pop music
VOCABULARY
Pensioner
A PERSON who is receiving an amount of money paid regularly, esp. by a govt pany, to someone who can no longer earn (enough) money by working, esp, because of old age or illness.
One who receives a pension.
领退休金或抚恤金的人
One who is dependent on the bounty of another.
靠补助金生活的人
disc
Disk; a record for playing on a record player
唱片〈计〉磁盘(= disk; ic disk)
〈计〉光盘(= compact disc; o