Lesson 142
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Phonetics: Contraction, Liaison and Weak Form 1. A: What _____ _____ think? _____ _____ alright? B: Well, I think _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ higher. A: There? B: No, _____ _____ _____ ... no that's too much ... _____ _____ _____. A: There? B: Left _____ _____ _____ ... just _____ tiny _____ more. Um... that's fine. A: Will you _____ _____, please, while I _____ _____ _____ _____. B: O.K. _____ got it. You _____ let go now. 2. A: _____ the job these days? _____ _____ going O.K.? B: Not very. In fact _____ leaving soon. _____ found another job, in Canada, so _____ _____ see you again for some time. A: Canada! _____ _____ long way away! _____ better start saving _____ _____ visit ... 3. A: I can't decide what to do today ... B: Well _____ go swimming ... A: _____ _____ think _____ _____ _____ cold for that? B: Then why _____ _____ go _____ _____ walk _____ _____hills? _____ _____ very good _____ _____, you know. Score: _____
Part Ⅱ News (VOA) Vocabulary
1. batter 2. barge 3. tanker 4. isolate 5. downgrade 6. trigger 7. landslide 8. mudslide 9. Bess 10. Gujarat 11. Mount Fujiyama
Notes
A cyclone is a severe tropical storm, or an atmospheric circulation of winds rotating clockwise or counterclockwise. A tropical cyclone formed over the North Atlantic Ocean is called a hurricane, while one formed over the Pacific Ocean a typhoon. The high winds, coastal flooding and torrential rains associated with cyclones may cause enormous damage.
Student Evaluation
My general Impression Content: ____ helpful _____ adequate ____ inadequate Level Of Difficulty: ____ easy ____ fair ____ difficult My Major Problems ____ understanding meanings ____ selecting major points ____ organizing facts ____ retaining concepts My Comprehension Score __________________________
Exercises: Ⅰ. (News Item 1) Event: __________________ Speed: __________________ Place: __________________ Time: ___________________ Estimated Deaths: _______ Destruction: ____________ Rescue Work: ____________
Ⅱ. (News Item 2) What natural disaster? How serious? Hit where? How many deaths? Injuries? What destruction?
Part Ⅲ Trophies For The Handicapped
Vocabulary
1. trophy 2. hardware 3. donate 4. handicap 5. cripple 6. Bobby Crimm 7. Lansing 8. Michigan
Notes
The first recorded bicycle race was held on May 31, 1868, when Napoleon Ⅲ of France offered a gold medal to the winner of a 2-km race at the Parc de St. Cloud in Paris. James Moore, an Englishman living in Paris, took the prize.
Student Evaluation
My general Impression Content: ____ helpful _____ adequate ____ inadequate Level Of Difficulty: ____ easy ____ fair ____ difficult My Major Problems ____ understanding meanings ____ selecting major points ____ organizing facts ____ retaining concepts My Comprehension Score __________________________
Exercises: Ⅰ. Resume Name: ________________________ Age: ______ Weight: ______ Residence: ___________________ Experience in Sports: ______________________________ Sports Associations: 1. Member of _________________ 2. Member of _________________ Awards: 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ Honor: Praise from __________________ for _______________________
Ⅱ.1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________ 4. ___________________________ 5. ___________________________ 6. ___________________________ |