1、视听说英语2 听力文本 Unit 4 Scripts NotesUnit 4 FestivalsPart II LISTENING AND SPEAKINGLesson A / ListeningSCRIPTTrack 4-1F:There are lots of festivals happening around the world this summer. Here to tell us about two of his favorites is culture and travel blogger, Sanjay Patel. Wele to the show, Sanjay.M:Hi
2、, Vanessa. Its great to be here.F:So, tell our listeners about some of the festivals happening this summer.M:Well, theres lots going on. Two of my favorites are kind of unusual. One is the Mud Festival in South Korea. Its from July 14th to the 24th. The other is Tomatina. It happens on the last Wedn
3、esday in August in a small town in Spain. Both of these summer festivals are a lot of fun.F: So, tell us first about the Mud Festival. M: Well, it takes place near a popular beach. The mud in this area is good for your skin. F: So what happens at the festival?M: People wear shorts or swimsuits. Then
4、 they put mud all over their bodies. The mud is cool, which feels good on a hot July day.F: Thats it?M: No, theres lots more to do. You can go swimming in a big mud pool or play mud games. You can also have a mud massage. The festival lasts for ten days and there are lots of activities.F: Do many pe
5、ople go to the Mud Festival?M: Yep, over two million many from other countries.F: Now what about Tomatina? Its a big food fight, right?M: Yeah. People throw tomatoes at each other for an hour. F: So the festival is only an hour long? That seems kind of short.M: Oh, no. The main event the tomato thro
6、wing is only one part of the festival. Theres also a cooking contest and a parade. There are also fireworks at the end. Thousands of people e from all over the world to enjoy the fun.1. go on: 发生2. kind of: 有点儿；有几分3. take place: 发生；举行4. be good for: 有益于；对有好处5. all over: 到处，浑身ConversationSCRIPTTrack
7、42A: Which festival do you like?B: I like Tomatina. Its a festival in Spain.A: Really? When is it?B: Its a summer festival. Its held in August.A: Yeah? What happens there?B: People throw tomatoes at each other.Lesson B / Listening 1SCRIPTTrack 4-3Festival in the desertGeneral Information:For three d
8、ays every January or February, people of the Sahara desert e together for this festival of traditional culture. They meet and celebrate with song, dance, poetry, and other cultural traditions.Dont Miss:During the day:The camel races (The fastest and most beautiful win prizes.)sword fighting and othe
9、r conteststhe arts shows and presentations by local peopleAt night: performances by local and global musiciansWhat to Bring:There are no hotels, so youll need a sleeping bag, tent, food, and water. It is very hot in the daytime so bring lightweight clothes. However, it can be cold at night, so bring
10、 a sweater or warm jacket for the evening.Getting There:Youll need a truck or camel to get to the festival. Its about two hours from the town of Timbuktu, Mali. It is also a good idea to use a local guide. This person can drive to the festival and help you during your stay.1. get to: 到达Listening 2SC
11、RIPTTrack 4-41:A:Hi. This is Aya. Leave a message and Ill call you back. Thanks.B: Hi Aya. This is Maria from English 102. You know the festivals project were working on together? I have an idea. How about doing our project on the Festival in the Desert? We can interview our classmate Moussa; hes fr
12、om Mali and he knows about this festival. What do you think? 2:A:Hi. This is Erik. Please leave me a message, and Ill get back to you. B: Hey Erik; its Manny. We talked about driving to the North Beach Festival tomorrow, but the festival is going to be crowded. What about taking the bus instead? Let
13、 me know.3:A:Hello, this is Kira. Leave me a message after the beep. Thanks. B: Kira, its Lisa. Im leaving for the Outside Lands Music Festival in ten minutes. Lets meet at the main entrance of the festival at 12:30, okay? See you there. 1. leave a message: 留言2. get back to: 回复3. leave for: 动身去SCRIP
14、TTrack 451.B: Hi, youve reached Maria. Leave a message after the beep.A: Hi Maria; its Aya. I got your message. I think doing the project on the Festival in the Desert is a great idea. We can talk more tomorrow in class. See you then.2.B: This is Manny, but Im not here at the moment. Please leave a
15、message after the beep.A: Manny, its Erik. Taking the bus tomorrow sounds good. See you at eleven oclock.3.B: Youve reached Lisa. Please leave a message and Ill get back to you as soon as I can.A: Hey Lisa; its Kira. You want to meet at 12:30? Sorry, but I wont be able to meet you then. I wont arriv
16、e until after 2 oclock.Listening SkillsSCRIPTTrack 46In the English-speaking world, it is customary to sing the song “Happy Birthday to You to the birthday person. Do you know that it was originally written as a song to greet students in the morning? Two American kindergarten teachers, Mildred Hill
17、and her sister Patty Hill wrote the song. In 1893, Mildred, who studied music, came up with the melody and Patty added some lyric to it and the song became “Good Morning to All, which they sang every morning to their students. And the lyrics ran like this: “Good morning to you. Good morning to you.
18、Good morning, dear children. Good morning to all.Later the title of the song was known as “Good Morning to You when it was used for children to sing to their teacher. And the third and fourth lines became “Good morning, dear teacher. Good morning to you.In 1924, the song appeared in a book of music
19、edited by Robert Coleman. And a second verse, “Happy Birthday to You, was added to it. But it is unclear who supplied the words to the second verse.This second verse quickly became more popular than the first, and within a short time of the books publication, the song was known to all as “Happy Birt
20、hday to You. And by mid-1930s it was used frequently in movies, radio shows, and Broadway musicals without the Hill familys permission. A third sister, Jessica Hill, decided to act on behalf of her elder sisters. She filed a suit to prove that “Happy Birthday to You was their song with different lyr
21、ics. She won in 1934, and now every time “Happy Birthday to You is sung publicly, the Hill family gets paid.PART III VIDEO SCRIPTNarrator: India is a land known for its beauty and color.In late fall, the temperature cools down, and, for 5 days, Hindus in India and all over the world celebrate the vi
22、ctory of good over evil, light over darkness. They call this time Diwali, the festival of lights. For many, the holiday begins before sunrise, at the flower market.Here, flower sellers sell beautiful jasmine flowers. The lovely smells fill the air. People will use these flowers to decorate their hom
23、es.But they must go early because by sunrise, all the flowers will be sold out.Another traditional Diwali decoration is the Rangoli. These beautiful shapes are drawn on the floor using colored sand, and surrounded by candles.The sand takes the shape of a lotus flower, which means “wele!Diwali is als
24、o all about sharing. Neighbors bring each other plates of tasty holiday snacks. Later in the day, families e together to visit the temples. They wear colorful, new clothes.In the evening, the cities e alive.Shops are open on Diwali. Many go to town to buy new clothes made from colorful Indian silks.
25、Diwali Participant: “So, this is an occasion for all of us to rejoice and be with the family and enjoy all the good things in life. So we buy good clothes and make good food.Narrator:And outside the stores, the city is filled with lights.Today, during Diwali, modern lights of every color, shape, and
26、 size shine all over India. Some cities also have amazing fireworks shows, like this one in Delhi. The fireworks fun continues in the home, late into the night.For this year, the Diwali celebrations are ing to an end. And theyre going out with a bang.1. cool down: 温度下降；冷却2. be sold out: 售完3. take the shape of: 呈形状；以形式出现4. e together: 集合5. be filled with: 被充满6. e to an end: 完毕
