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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,A Guide to USA,Listening Practice,Task 1:Song,Enjoy,This Land is Your Land,.,Task 2:Sense of Poverty in New york,-How do you define poverty?How do you quantify that?,-Its a great question.Its hard to quantify depends where you live,what your,1,_,is,how many kids you have,all that.Its a gray area.But we went out here in New York and ask some folks on the streets,just to get a sense of what they think a family of four has to make to fall below that poverty line.Take a listen to their wide,2,_,of answers.,1.Fill in blanks with what you hear.,2.Group discussion:How do you define poverty?,I would say anything less than 60,000 dollars a year would be poverty for a family of four.,Income probably 40,000,45,000 dollars a year.,I would say 15,000 to 20,000.,3_,-You see,all over the board,there,the actual answer,Brook,this shocked me.22,050 dollars a year for a family of four.Thats according to the 2009 number when you look at medicate,4,_,food stamp,s.,That is what goes into,5_,what benefits people get that fall below the poverty line.The,6_,hasnt changed in 40 years no matter how,the,economy has changed,no matter how the job picture has changed.I doesnt,factor in,critical,7_,like housing and your medical expenses until the Obama,8_,has just announced their development in new way to look at poverty.And its gonna include those essentials.Heres why they say its so important.Take a listen.,-The administration has basically proposed to produce a,9_,poverty measure that will be produced next to the official measure,and will not replace it anyway,but will give us a second lens,another way to look at some of these issues.,-And thats really important given this economy.Now,Brook,lets be clear here.This isnt gonna change how Federal dollars are,10_,to people that fall below the poverty line.But its gonna inform policy-makers,give them a clear picture of just whats going on in this country.Were gonna get the first numbers from the new calculation.Itll come on the fall,Brook.,Key to Task 2,1.,situation,2.range,3.,I think a family making 80,000 dollars for a family of four is below poverty line.,4.welfare,5.determining,6.formula,7.expenses,8.administration,9.supplementary,10.allocated,Task 3:Movie watching,John Adams,(October 30,1735 July 4,1826)was an American politician and political philosopher and the second president of the United States(17971801),after being the first vice President of the United States(17891797)for two terms.He was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States.,Adams came to prominence in the early stages of the American Revolution.As a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress,he played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence,and assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.As a representative of Congress in Europe,he was a major negotiator of the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain,and chiefly responsible for obtaining important loans from Amsterdam bankers.,Watch the first part of the movie(1138”)and answer the following questions.,1.Why did John Adams have to go to Europe?,2.What was his wifes attitude towards his leaving?What do you think of his wife?,Task 3:Movie watching,Part II(1138”1820”),Who did their ship encounter?What was the result?,Task 3:Movie watching,Part III(203410),1.How was John Adams performance at the beginning of the banquet?,2.What do you think of his overall performance?,3.What kind of person do you think John Adams was?,4.What do you think of Dr.Franklins selling national flags?,Task 3:Movie watching,Task 3:Movie watching,Part IV(35204845”),1.Why did the letter from Philadelphia say?,2.Discuss the different diplomatic styles of Dr.Franklin and John Adams.Which do you prefer?,Task 3:Movie watching,Part V(5150”-),Why were the Dutch unwilling to lend America loans?,Task 4:IELTs listening,Task 4:IELTs listening,Work behavior differences are due to:,personality,22 _,Effects of diversity on companies:,Advantage:diversity develops 23 _,Disadvantage:diversity can cause conflict,Task 4:IELTs listening,Task 4:IELTs listening,Task 4:IELTs listening,Task 4:IELTs listening,Thanks for your attention!,
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