Listen to Earth (P24)

宁波诺丁汉大学附属中学
贺晓云

Task 1  Title-based predictions
 
1. Who do you think will listen to the earth?
2. Does our Earth talk or speak?
No. But maybe it is a personification. The earth suffers a lot, and now it is trying to attract our attention.
3. If not, what sounds does the Earth make, which we could hear?
4. Predict the content of the passage: It is about ____？____.
    A. environmental problems         B. the NCP epidemic
    C. technological advancement    D. seismic noise reduction

Task 2  True or False
1. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the earth has become silent.
2. Seismologists are scientists who study the noise humans make, such as construction work and traffic.
3. Thomas Lecocq, a scientist in Belgium, found seismic noise has been reduced by around 30 percent to 50 percent since mid-March.
4. The reduction in background noise poses a challenge to seismologists' research.
(KEY: FFTF)

Task 3  Scanning and skimming
1. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the earth has become silent. 

 
2. Seismologists are scientists who study the noise humans make, such as construction work and traffic. 张冠李戴
 
3. Thomas Lecocq, a scientist in Belgium, found seismic noise has been reduced by around 30 percent to 50 percent since mid-March.
 
Task 4  Filling the blanks Para5-8
 
 
Summarize the main idea:
Similar findings of four different teams of scientists' point to one conclusion: _______________. (KEY: less seismic noise)

4. The reduction in background noise poses challenges to seismologists' research.
 
Summarize the main idea:
The writer quotes different people's findings to __________the current phenomenon. 
(KEY: confirm)
 
The writer ends this passage in a/an _____ way.
 A. ironic                 B. metaphoric      
 C. humorous                D. comparative
(KEY: C)

 
1. Who do you think will listen to the earth?
2. Does our Earth talk or speak?
No. But maybe it is a personification. The earth suffers a lot, and now it is trying to attract our attention.
3. If not, what sounds does the Earth make, which we could hear?
4. Predict the content of the passage: It is about ________. 
    A. environmental problems         B. the NCP epidemic
    C. technological advancement    D. seismic noise reduction
(KEY: D)