ExtensivereadingExtensivereadingRevisionWriteanemailorapostcardtoafriendtellinghimabouttheplacewhereyouareonholiday.TheplaceIwouldliketovisitwouldbeMars.IonlyknowthatitistheclosestplanettotheEarth,anditisthemostsimilartotheEarth.AlthoughMarsisthefourthclosestplanettothesun,itisstillmuchcolderthantheEarth.LikethesatellitespicturesshowedthatMarshaslotsofcraters,andscientistsspeculatethatperhapsMarsusedtobeliketheEarthbillionsofyearsago.IthinkthereismoretoMarsthanwhatthescientistsbelieve.IbelievethereislifeonMars.PerhapsthedefinitionoflifeonMarsisdifferentfromtheEarth.Itcouldbethatthelifetheredoesnotneedoxygen,butotherkindsofgases.Iwouldimaginethatlifemaynotbeactive,becauseMarshasbeenhitbymeteoritesandthesurfacehasbeenverymuchbombarded.SoIpresumethelifethatstillexistwouldnotbelikelifeonEarth.Ihavenoideawhattheweatherwouldbelike,butIcanpresumeitwouldbeverycold,sinceMarsismuchfurtherfromthesunthantheEarth.Asforitsspecialfeatures,IthinkifonestandsonthesurfaceofMars,wecanseethewholeuniverseclearerthanontheEarth.Andperhapsit’samilliontimesmorebeautifulthantheEarth.IhopeonedaywecanhavemoreexplorationonMarsandsolvethemystery.Listeningonpage46MardiGras(狂欢节)的由来是在于天主教徒在复活节之前会有斋戒的仪式,通常在MardiGrasDay会有连续二星期的庆祝活动。MardiGrasisatraditionalholidaycelebratedinmanyofthesouthernstatesoftheUSA.ItisthebiggestcarnivalinAmerica.ThemostfamouscelebrationtakesplaceinNewOrleans,Louisiana.Thepeoplethereenjoythiscelebrationbygoingtoparadeswheretheycatch“beads,cups,andtrinkets”thatareallthrownfromfloats.TheofficialcolorsforMardiGrasarepurple,green,andgold.Thesecolorswherechosenin1872bytheKingofCarnival,Rex.Hechosethesecolorstostandforthefollowing:purplerepresentsjusticegreenstandsforfaithgoldstandsforpowerpartiesNameofradioprogramme__________________Interviewer’sname__________Traveller’sname____________Placetobediscussed_____________Completethenotes.Traveller’sTalesTomPriceMandyLongNewOrleans1.WhichpartoftheUnitedStatesisitin?InthefarsouthoftheUSAontheMississippiRiver,notfarfromtheGulfofMexico.Answerthequestions:2.Whichkindofclimatedoyouthinkitwouldhave?Hotandhumid,butwarmandpleasantintheevening.3.Whatisthisplacefamousfor?MardiGrasandjazz.4.Wheredidtheancestorsofthepeoplelivingtherecomefrom?Africa,SouthandCentralAmerica,Europe.AnswerkeyforExercise3:1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.FTFTTFTTTHotandhumidWhathappenedonthesedates?1812_______________________________1857_____________________________________LouisianabecameastateoftheUSA.ThefirstMardiGrascelebrationwasheld.TickthegraphbelowthatbestdescribesthepopulationofNewOrleans.ListeningTaskonpage501.Haveyouheardthiskindofmusicbefore?Ifso,where?2.Whatdoyoucallthismusic?3.Wheredoesitoriginallycomefrom?Whendiditbegin?4.Whatraceandnationalityfirstdevelopedthistypeofmusic?5.Doyoulikethismusic?Givereasonsforlikingordislikingit.Lookatthepicturesanddiscusswhatyouthinkishappening.Acoffinisbeingcarriedbyahorse-drivencart,andmanypeoplearemarchingbehindit.JazzfuneralThereisabrassband,withsomepeopleblowingtrumpets.Manypeoplearedancinginthestreet,andsomeofthemareholdingumbrellas.brassmusicalinstrumentwithabrightringingtone;personwhoplaytheinstrumentconsistingofahollowroundframe;ceremonyofburying,burningdeadpeople;trumpet:drummer:funeral:boxholdingadeadbody;v.walkassoldiersdo,withregularstepsofequallength;n.pieceofmusicwrittenformarchingto;...
