step by step 第四册 lesson 124

 Lesson 124

    Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

    Instruction-following: Square or Circle?
  
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  3.               4.
  5.               6.
  7.               9.
  9.               10.

                    Score: ______

Part Ⅱ  Services For Elderly People

      Vocabulary

   1. borough
   2. pension
   3. ample
   4. handicraft
   5. carpentry
   6. Merry Ward¹ Centre
   7. Camden

               Notes

    The number of "senior citizens" (old people) is constantly
increasing in the U. K. and in some other countries. Although there is
much talk about old people's special needs and measures are taken to
meet these needs, much more remains² to be done.

       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:

           Outline
Ⅰ. Retirement³ Courses
    A. Time and length of courses
       1. Time _______________
       2. Length of each course
          _____________________
    B. Prospective⁴ students
       1. _____________________
       2. _____________________
    C. Tuition
       1. _____________________
       2. _____________________
    D. Programmes
       1. _____________________
       2. _____________________
       3. _____________________

Ⅱ. Senior Citizens' Club
    A. Time ___________________
    B. Membership
       ________________________
    C. Membership fee
       ________________________
    D. Activities and services
       1. _____________________
       2. _____________________
       3. _____________________
       4. _____________________
       5. _____________________

     Part Ⅲ  Why The Problem?

      Vocabulary

   1. vandalism
   2. mug (v.)
   3. bash up
   4. desecrate
   5. raid
   6. revolt
   7. outlet
   8. gear to
 
                Notes

    The term vandalism comes from the word "Vandal" -- one of the
several groups of Teutonic tribes who helped to destroy the Roman
Empire.
    In 455, the king of Vandals occupied Rome. Looting continued for 14
days and large numbers of valuable things were said to have been
destroyed.

        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. What is vandalism? What is mugging?
   
Ⅱ. 1. _____ Vandalism and mugging are common in modern society.
    2. _____ Vandalism and mugging are mostly committed by teenagers.
    3. _____ During the Second World War there was no crime of any kind
in the streets of London although the city was in complete darkness
every night.
    4. _____ At that time, vandalism and mugging were unknown and
people were preoccupied⁵ by the more terrible dangers of air raids.
    5. _____ All the people, old and young, were busy with the war
effort and there was no sympathy for those who were idle.
    6. _____ Nowadays some people commit such acts as vandalism and
mugging  because they have nowhere to  release their energy.
    7. _____ Every responsible citizen should condemn⁶ the young
people's behaviour so as to reduce crimes.
    8. _____ Society is to blame. It's society's responsibility to help
young people and create in them a sense of belonging.

1 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

4 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

5 preoccupied   

adj.全神贯注的，入神的；被抢先占有的；心事重重的v.占据（某人）思想，使对…全神贯注，使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)

参考例句：

• He was too preoccupied with his own thoughts to notice anything wrong. 他只顾想着心事，没注意到有什么不对。
• The question of going to the Mount Tai preoccupied his mind. 去游泰山的问题盘踞在他心头。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。