step by step 第三册 lesson 87

UNIT 44 RADIO PROGRAMS ( Ⅳ ) Lesson 87 Part Ⅰ

UNIT 44  RADIO PROGRAMS (Ⅳ)

 

Lesson 87

Part Ⅰ  Warming-up Exercises

WHAT in the News Lead ?

1. At least 53 persons, mast¹ of them children, _____ Saturday in a bus accident in the central part of France.

2. An American man ________ by crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the smallest boat.

3. Athletes from all over Asia ________ at the 9th Asian Games in New Delhi.

4. China says its economy __________ because of the government's new economic program.

5. A private American group says trade between the UnitedStates and China _____________________________________________________.

6. More than 200,000 British railway workers _______throughout the country Monday.

7. The UN General Assembly ____________________________.

8. Japan's cabinet _____________________________________.

 

Score: ____

Lesson 87 Part Ⅱ

Lesson 87

Part Ⅱ  News

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ. Model:

1. Lebanon: Conference on Lebanon's national unity²

2. The United Security Council's decision to keep UN

Nations: peace-keeping force in Southern Lebanon

3. Tokyo: Japan's plan to lower import taxes

4. Beijing: Possible Sino-U.S. cooperation in developing nuclear energy

Ⅱ. 1. Foreign Minister Ali Sallen has asked the international peace-keeping force to ________________________________

2. Troops from ________ form the United Nations force in southern Lebanon. It is separate from ________________in Beirut.

3. Japan plans to lower import taxes by ____ on more than ____ products.

4. China already has held talks with ____ on ____ ____. China is negotiating³ ____ with to ____ ________________________.

Lesson 87 Part Ⅲ

Lesson 87

Part Ⅲ                      Words And Their Stories

----Dutch Treat

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ. 1. Dutch treat:

__________________________________

2. Dutch bargain:

___________________________________

3. Dutch courage:

__________________________________

4 . to talk Dutch (double Dutch, high Dutch):

_________________________________

5. Dutch uncle:

__________________________________

Ⅱ.1. Why is the word “Dutch” often connected with some hostile expressions ?

2. When could you use the phrase “I will talk to him likea ‘Dutch uncle?’”

 

1 mast   

n.船桅，桅杆，旗杆，天线杆

参考例句：

• Flags are flying at half-mast across China.全中国将半旗。
• The sails were flapping against the mast.帆拍打着桅杆。

2 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。

3 negotiating   

n. 谈判 动词negotiate的现在分词

参考例句：

• They were coerced into negotiating a settlement. 他们被迫通过谈判解决。
• We want to get all the parties back to the negotiating table. 我们想把有关各方拉回到谈判桌上来。