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Listening (P23) Discussion Students work in pairs to have a discussion according to the following questions: Q1. Which planet is said to be the most similar to the earth? Q2. Suppose people can live on it. What should people consider?

Listening 1. First read the words and phrases, then listen and tick what you hear:

space creatures living on another planet new discoveries why a space station spin how to get water on Mars Comets houses in a town on Mars Martian creatures atmosphere and gravity

The new town called: “Wonder world” will provide a _______area for people to ___ in with a special air ______. The town will make sure there is enough _____by collecting some from ______the planet’s surface. After use, this water will be 2. Listen to tape again and fill in the blank. covered live supply water under

_______ and ______ so that it can be used as ____to water crops and provide clean ________water. Everyone will put their ____ water in special tanks and _______ will have to go to the ____ in special places. ________will clean this dirty water so it can be used_____. If people live on Mars, they may become ____or _______. rain dirtyanimals toilet again drinking Bacteria rich famous cleaned recycled

Li Qiang is interviewing Walker Hiller on the space station about his idea for building a new town called “Wonderworld” on Mars. Listening Text CAN PEOPLE REALLY LIVE ON MARS?

LQ: Well, Mr Hiller! Why did you think of building a new town on Mars? WH: It sounds astonishing, doesn’t it? I imagine that it’ll be difficult and the atmosphere, gravity, and climate will have to be just like the earth or nobody will travel there.

LQ: Can you imagine how that’ll be achieved? WH: Yes, I think so. The atmosphere’s too hot and has no oxygen. So people couldn’t breathe Mars’ air and live. We’ll make a covered area for people to live in with a special air supply.

LQ: Is it likely you can find and use water to keep the climate similar to that on the earth? WH: Perhaps. We hope there’s water under the planet’s surface. People will have to collect all the used water so it can be cleaned and recycled as rain. Then it can be used again to water plants and crops and provide clean drinking water.

LQ: Yes. I suppose everyone will have to put their dirty water in special tanks. Even animals will have to be trained to go to the toilet in special places. WH: Yes, I suppose so. LQ: So is it likely that bacteria will clean the water?

WH: Well, that’s a possibility. LQ: I wonder if the houses can be made strong enough against the gravity on Mars? WH: Yes, they can. The dimpods will provide special building material. LQ: Still life sounds quite uncomfortable. So what’s the advantage of going to live on Mars?

WH: There will be opportunities for scientific work and to look for gold or other metals. So people may become rich or famous. LQ: How healthy will the people be, I wonder?

Listening (P55) Listening Read the words and phrases first, then listen and tick what they hear.

self-cleaning fibers that sense humidity( 湿度 ) uses body heat uses water vapor uses water special material fibers that grow larger low humidity means summer larger fibers in winter

Where will the quilt work best? It will work best in ___________ winters and _____________ summers. cold and dry hot and humid

Country Suitable climate Possible area to sell quilt? Why? London, UK humid all year round good in the winter for London but not all year because the quilt would not be cool enough in the summer

Country Suitable climate Possible area to sell quilt? Why? Toronto, Canada Very cold, dry winters good in the winter for Toronto

Country Suitable climate Possible area to sell quilt? Why? Cape Town, South Africa hot, dry summers No, not humid enough in the winter for the quilt to work.

country Suitable climate Possible area to sell quilt? Why? Mombassa ( 蒙巴萨 ), Kenya ( 肯 尼亚 ) hot, humid summers ideal in the summer as a cool quilt.

country Suitable climate Possible area to sell quilt? Why? Yakutat ( 亚 库塔特 ), North USA very cold, dry winters ideal in the winter as it works well in the winter.

Country Suitable climate Possible area to sell quilt? Why? Amsterdam, Holland humid throughout the year; not too cold or hot climate not extreme enough for the quilt to work well.

Country Suitable climate Possible area to sell quilt? Why? Athens, Greece hot, humid summers and damp cool winters good in the summer but too hot for the winter.

Listening Text (P55) THE THINKING QUILT Zoe newman, a talk-show host on Capital Radio, is talking to Mr Xiao Feng about his new invention.

ZN: Hello, everyone. I heard, Mr Xiao Feng, that you have invented something that’ll be really useful in everyday life. XF: Yes, indeed. It’s a bed quilt that thinks. It changes according to the humidity in the air. If it’s hot, it cools you down and if it’s cold, it warms you up.

ZN: How does it do that? XF: Well, the fibers in the quilt sense the humidity or the amount of water vapor in the air. This is a reliable guide to the room temperature in Beijing. Very little humidity generally means it’s cold. So the quilt fibers become bigger

and fill the quilt. They trap the air and produce a very thick, warm cover for the person in bed. ZN: So you mean the fibres can measure the amount of water in the air and then change and become larger? XF: Yes. They actually grow thicker and spread out.

ZN: So you have to wait for the humidity to change before your quilt will cool you? XF: Right! As the humidity rises the quilt fibers change again. They gradually lie flatter in the quilt. The air leaves and the quilt becomes thin and light. So it’s cooler in bed. ZN: Is it heavy?

XF: No. We made the material especially light. ZN: It sounds wonderful! But will it work everywhere in the world? Could you sell it aboard?

XF: I ’ ve thought about that and I don ’ t know. I really need some help. It will clearly be very useful in North China because It ’ s cold and dry in winter and hot and humid in summer. But it may not be the same in America, Europe or Canada.

ZN: I was wondering about Africa and the Caribbean. XF: Maybe your listeners have some good ideas. If they do, perhaps they would like to get in touch.

ZN: Oh, yes. Please contact us if you have any ideas. Meanwhile look out for the thinking quilt in your nearest department store … [voices fade out]

Listening (P59) Students work in pairs to discussion: 1. Suppose you live undersea and happen to come across disaster( 灾 难 ).What should you do? 2. How will you deal with the problems that you meet, if you are the designer of the undersea city?

True or False: 1. The problem happened about two months ago. 2. The air machines were making a very loud noise. 3. The solid steel doors to the city was open and the backup system worked well. F F F

4. A screen broke during an undersea storm and stopped the machine. 5. At last the designer solved the problems. 6. The families had plenty of stored oxygen, so they did not noticed that there was something wrong with their city. T T T

ProblemCauseAction taken 1. Air machine was not making a loud noise Screen broke during an undersea storm Replaced screen.

ProblemCauseAction taken 2. Steel doors to the city would not open; backup system also failed to work. Problem with the air machine. Repaired air machine so the doors worked again.

DANGERS OF UNDERSA LIVING Li Qiang is interviewing the designer of Saturation City, William Lee, about how he saved Saturation City from disaster. Listening Text

LQ: When did this problem happen? WL: About three months ago. The first families had moved in and I was just going to check that they had everything they needed. LQ: And what was the first thing you noticed?

WL: Well, when I stepped off the shuttle- submarine the air machines should have been making a very loud noise but they weren’t. LQ: So that was your first hint something was wrong?

WL: Yes. Then I found the solid steel doors to the city wouldn’t open. However, even then I wasn’t too worried as there is a backup system in case things go wrong. When that didn’t work either, I realized we had a big problem.

LQ: Did you tell the families straight away? WL: No. first I looked at the air machine to see if I could repair it. Almost immediately I found the cause of the problem. LQ: What was it?

WL: A screen broke during an undersea storm and stopped the machine. Luckily I had another screen in my tool-box. I quickly fixed it so the air machine was as good as new.

LQ: Did it solve the problem? WL: Yes, fortunately it did. When I repaired the air machine the doors began to open. Of course I went inside to check on the families. They were fine. They had plenty of stored oxygen and had not noticed anything.

LQ: And for what you did, they made you a hero? WL: Yes, they did. But I think it was really because it made them feel safer in the city. They knew people were there to look after them.

LQ: Well, that ’ s a very modest answer. I think they recognized your devotion to duty.Thank you and goodbye, Mr Lee, medal holder of the Red Star, First Class.

Homework 1. Ss write an advertisement of the kind of quilt according to the listening material given. 2. Ex1 P56, Ex5 P57.