新编大学英语自主听力 1Unit 8

[00:00.00]Unit 8:Lesson One Holidays and Celebrations
[00:07.20]Practice One  Holidays in USA
[00:12.35]Words You Need to Know
[00:13.93]unique        originate       colonist       survive       perish
[00:38.30]turkey       feast        barbecue        ethnic         festivity
[01:00.44]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and put a tick ( ) against the names of the holidays if they are mentioned in the tape and a cross ( ) if they are not.
[01:16.14]Several holidays are unique to America. Columbus Day, which is celebrated on the second Monday in October to honor the discovery of North Americ
[01:30.29]Fourth of July, which is Independence Day; Washington's Birthday, which is celebrated on the third Monday in February to honor the first president of the Republi
[01:45.77]and Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving originates from the days of the early New England colonists who were having difficulty surviving in the New Lan
[02:01.00]Without the help of the native American Indians, the settlers would have perishe
[02:07.19]The Indians showed the colonists how to hunt wild turkeys and grow corn
[02:14.32]In the fall, the Indians and colonists gathered for a feast to honor their friendshi
[02:21.34]Today, Americans follow the tradition by inviting friends and relatives for a turkey dinner on the fourth Thursday of November.
[02:32.35]Don't be surprised if you are invited to a Thanksgiving dinner or perhaps a Fourth of July barbecue held in the back yar
[02:42.90]You may be asked to a Chinese New Year celebration, or St Patrick's Day party. The different ethnic and religious groups in the USA celebrate their own special festivities. (185 words)
[02:59.78]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and fill in the diagram according to the information you hear on the tape.Please read the tape and listen again.
[03:16.78]Practice Two  Plans for Thanksgiving Day
[03:21.20]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions, using no more than ten words.
[03:34.42]Jane:Today's November fifteenth. It's almost time for Thanksgiving.
[03:39.64]Richard:What are your plans for Thanksgiving Day?
[03:42.01]Jane:The same as usual. My aunts and uncles and cousins come to our house for dinner.
[03:47.81]Richard:Do you cook the turkey?
[03:49.39]Jane:My mother cooks it. But I prepare the vegetables. My aunts usually bring the pies.
[03:56.23]Richard:My father and I go to my married sister's every year. When my mother was alive, the whole family came to our hous
[04:04.62]The women cooked the meal, and the men washed the dishes.
[04:08.69]Jane:In our family the kids wash the dishes. The whole thing is a lot of work.
[04:14.12]Richard:Yes, but I like Thanksgiving. I was out of the country last year, and I really missed i
[04:21.14]That's one time in the year when families get together. (129 words)
[04:24.89]1)How does Richard usually spend Thanksgiving?
[04:29.68]2)Why does Richard like Thanksgiving?
[04:33.42]3)What are Jane's plans for Thanksgiving Day?
[04:37.74]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the conversation again and match the following two categories.Please read one the tape and listen again.
[04:51.53]Exercise 3:Directions:Listen to the conversation for the third time and decide whether the following statements are ture (T) or false (F).
[05:04.88]1)  Jane's aunts and uncles come to her house for Thanksgiving every year.
[05:11.87]2)  Richard's mother is dead now.
[05:15.25]3)  Richard visited his uncle on Thanksgiving Day last year.
[05:20.80]4)  Jane likes Thanksgiving more than Richard does.
[05:25.76]Practice Three Christmas in Great Britain
[05:29.54]Words You Need to Know
[05:31.20]connected     chimney      nut