Listening and vocabularyPre-listening 1. Prediction Look at the words in the box. What do you think the listening passage is about? Why do you think so?neighbourhoodneighbourhood committee committee organisationorganisation join club unemployed survey information join club unemployed survey information household population occupationhousehold population occupationprofessionalprofessional manual workermanual workerVocabulary1. neighborhood 街坊；四邻街坊；四邻 e.g. She is liked by the whole neighborhood.2. committee 委员会委员会 3. organization 组织的活动组织的活动; 组织组织, 机构机构, 系统系统4. join: become a member of sth 参参 加某组织加某组织 join a club 参加俱乐部参加俱乐部 join in 参加（活动参加（活动) take part in 参加参加(讨论讨论, 活动活动, 游游 戏戏, 游行游行, 庆祝在活动中起积作庆祝在活动中起积作用用 attend出席出席5. unemployed 为被雇佣的，失业的为被雇佣的，失业的6. survey v. 仔细全面的观察（某物）仔细全面的观察（某物） 测量；勘察测量；勘察 调查调查 n. 意思同上意思同上7. occupation n. 工作，职业工作，职业8. professional adj. 专业的专业的 a professional football player9. manual adj. 手的，手工的，手制的手的，手工的，手制的 manual labour 体力劳动体力劳动Whats the passage about?Its about a neighborhood group.Listen to the whole passage and discuss:Now listen to Part 1. Then get information to fill in the form below.Name: Mr Yangbirthplace: job: His job is to _ the neighbourhood. For example, they started _ for children and theyve begun _, where people watch the houses and streets. The streets are safer _.NanchangNanchangwork for an work for an organisationorganisation called called “the “the neighbourhoodneighbourhood committee” committee”look aftera holiday cluba neighbourhood watchas a resultListen to part 1 again and fill in the blanks.1.And you work for an organization called “_”, is that right?2.2. Yes , Ive worked for it for _ years.3.3. Our job is _ _.the neighborhood committeefourto look after theneighborhood4. Weve started _ for children.5. And weve begun _ _, where people _.a holiday club a neighborhood watchwatch the houses and streetsNumber of householdsNumber of manual workers Total population Number of shop workers Number of professional peopleNumber of adults in employmentNumber of office workersNumber of students 85028003225173781831400280Listen to Part 2 and complete the chart.Listen to Part 2 and complete the chart.Work in groups. Share with each other your opinions about the neighbourhood committee in your area. Your talk may include the following questions. 1.What do you know about the committee?2.How have they helped people?3.Would you like to be on the committee when you are older?4.What have you done to help in your neighbourhood?There are many many stars in the sky, some stars are very large and some are comparatively small.He sat down at his desk and put a sheet of paper into his typewriter.Read these sentences and pay attention to the stress.句子中比较重要的词应读得重些，其他词句子中比较重要的词应读得重些，其他词则可以读得轻一些，这就是所谓的则可以读得轻一些，这就是所谓的句子重句子重音音。通常句子中重读的词有通常句子中重读的词有名词、动词名词、动词（除（除to be，to have，助动词和情态动词外），助动词和情态动词外）形容形容词、副词、数词、疑问代词和指示代词、词、副词、数词、疑问代词和指示代词、疑问副词、名词性物主代词、反身代词疑问副词、名词性物主代词、反身代词等等等。而等。而冠词、连词、介词和人称代词冠词、连词、介词和人称代词等一等一般不重读。般不重读。 Stressed words in sentencesListen to the extract form Listening and vocabulary activity 2. Underline the stressed words in each sentence.Interviewer: Mr Yang, youre from Nanchang, arent you? And youve lived there all your life, is that right?YangarentallliferightYang Hua: Yes. I was born in this street.Interviewer: Really! And you work for an organisation called “the neighbourhood committee”, is that right?Yang Hua: Yes, Ive worked for it for four years now. its been very interesting. I wasin thisReally workorganisationneighbourhood committeeYesworkedfour yearsinterestingChoose the correct answers according to the listening passage in Listening and vocabulary activity 2.1. Am I right in thinking (that)? means _. (a) Is it true that? (b) I believe that2. A great many things means _. (a) a lot of things (b) great things3. To do well means _. (a) to be successful (b) to be healthy4. As a result means _. (a) because of this (b) We have had good results(a)(a)(a)(a)5. Congratulations! means _. (a) youve done something very good (b) very interesting6. Its fascinating means _. (a) Its strange (b) Its very interesting7. We make it (1,400) means _. (a) Well make (1,400) things (b) We think the answer is (1,400)(a)(b)(b)