《全新版21世紀大學英語4（視聽說教程）/“十二五”普通高校教育本科國家級規劃教材》充分考慮視聽說課堂教學空間的開拓和內容的充實。在原版電影和電視中精心挑選、剪輯視頻材料，生動展示原汁原味的地道英語口語。強調主題教學的整體性，即課堂活動在縱向和橫向上力爭主題的系統化，確保循序漸進，學有所得。
《全新版21世紀大學英語4（視聽說教程）/“十二五”普通高校教育本科國家級規劃教材》語言學習和文化同化交融在一起，充分體現文化學習是外語學習重要組成部分的教學理念。
Unit One Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward All
Section One Lead-in
Section Two Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Three Cultural Assimilation
Section Four Extensive Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Five Making an Oral Presentation
Unit Two Take Care of the Earth and She Will Take Care of You
Section One Lead-in
Section Two Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Three Cultural Assimilation
Section Four Extensive Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Five Making an Oral Presentation
Unit Three Take Me to Your Heart
Section One Lead-in
Section Two Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Three Cultural Assimilation
Section Four Extensive Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Five Making an Oral Presentation
Unit Four Knowledge Is Power
Section One Lead-in
Section Two Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Three Cultural Assimilation
Section Four Extensive Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Five Making a Debate
Unit Five Swifter， Higher， Stronger
Section One Lead-in
Section Two Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Three Cultural Assimilation
Section Four Extensive Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Five Making an Oral Presentation
Unit Six Find What You Love
Section One Lead-in
Section Two Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Three Cultural Assimilation
Section Four Extensive Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Five Making an Oral Presentation
Unit Seven Science Knows No Boundaries
Section One Lead-in
Section Two Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Three Cultural Assimilation
Section Four Extensive Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Five Making a Debate
Unit Eight Finance Is for Everyone
Section One Lead-in
Section Two Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Three Cultural Assimilation
Section Four Extensive Watching， Listening & Speaking
Section Five Making an Oral Presentation
Activity 2： Watching and Listening for Main Ideas
Directions： Watch the video a second time and choose the best answer.
What caused the Vikings to use grass on their roofs?
A. The lack of money.
B. The lack of natural building resources.
C. The local religious belief.
D. The local climate conditions.
2. Why do young people continue to build their houses with traditional grass roofs?
A. Grassoroofhouses are the new fashion.
B. Grass-roof houses cost less money to build.
C. Grass-roof houses have environmental advantages.
D. It's what young people are expected to do.
3. Why did Bill Clinton visit the Faroese capital?
A. To attend a conference. B. To visit his daughter.
C. To have a vacation. D. To promote the sale of his book.
4. Whose grass-roof house was mentioned as an example in the video?
A. The President of Iceland.
B. The Prime Minister of Iceland.
C. The President of the Faroe Islands.
D. The Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands.
Activity 3： Watching and Listening for Specific InformationDirections： Watch the video again and answer the questions by filling in the blanks.
1. Why did the Vikings use grass on their roofs?
The Vikings used grass on their roofs to provide__and__insulation.
2. Why is having a grass roof a way for people on the islands to take responsibility for theenvironment?
If a house has 150 square meters of grass roofing， the grass would producefor one person per day.
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