大学英语四 unit 1PPT课件.ppt

listening
A report about Greenland
Blake: What are you working on, Mary?
Mary: I'm finishing my paper. It's due tomorrow, Blake.
Blake: What 's the topic?
Mary: It's about Greenland.
Blake: Greenland? Hmmm….that 's part of Canada,right?
Mary: I think you need to study your world geography, Blake.
Blake: Well, isn 't it near Canada?
Mary: Yes, it's off the coast of northeast Canada, but it 's part of Denmark.
Blake: Oh, I didn 't know that. Well, what 's your paper about exactly.
Mary: In my paper, I answer the question “is Greenland really green?” In other word, is Greenland covered by a lot of plants and trees.
Blake: Is it?
Mary: What do you think?
Blake: Let 's see…Greenland is in the Arctic Circle---way up north. it 's cold,…so “is Greenland really green?”I'd answer “probably not”.
Mary: You'd be correct. It's too cold there. In the north, a lot of ground is frozen. The summers are short, so only the surface thaws.
Blake: That sounds tough.
Mary: It's hard for the construction industry. It's not easy to build in Greenland.
Blake: It sounds so harsh. Why would anyone want to go there?
Mary: There are big mountain ranges on the coast. They are great for hiking and outdoor sports. And there are a lot of animals there. You can sometimes see whales swimming in the harbor.
Blake: That sounds cool. OK, so if it's not really a green place, why it was named Greenland?
Mary: The