step by step 第四册 lesson 147

UNIT 74  RADIO PROGRAMS (Ⅳ)

            Lesson 147

   Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

   Note-taking: Radio Program Reminders
   1. VOA / Fill Owen
      a. Paul Franchat: review of __________________
      b. Barry Wood: _________________
      c. Larry Martin: answering question on __________________
      d. Larry James: _____________________
      e. _________________________
   2. 0:00 _______________________
           _______________________
      0:15 _______________________
      0:30 _________________: poetry of Yevgeny yevtushenko, "Babi Yar"
              Score: _____

       Part Ⅱ  News (ABC)

      Vocabulary

   1. flare-up
   2. intermittent
   3. bushland
   4. content
   5. offset¹
   6. scheme
   7. Bruce Webster
   8. Linch
   9. Canberra

               Notes

     Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, Australia. The city was
founded in 1788 as the first penal² settlement of Australia. Its name
was taken from a cave named for Captain Cook's patron Viscount Sydney.
Sydney replaces Melbourne as the nation's largest population centre
after World War Ⅱ. It is also Australia's largest city, chief port and
main cultural and industrial centre.

        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:

(News Item 1)
Ⅰ. What happened? Where? Present condition? How serious? (Number of
people involved in fighting? Time? Area of bushland affected³?) Warning?

(News Item 2)
Ⅱ. _________________________

Ⅲ. After a cabinet meeting in _____ _____, it was announced that
manufacturers will be able to offset exports to __________________ to a
minimum of _____ by _____. A spokesman for the Ministry⁴ of Industry and
Commerce Mr Linch said the scheme was aimed at
______________________________ with the view towards eventually
______________ in Australia.

    Part Ⅲ   Colourful Canandians
        -- Margaruite Bourgeois

      Vocabulary

   1. chronicle
   2. outpost
   3. abandon
   4. stable
   5. orphan
   6. woefully
   7. ignorant
   8. appalling
   9. Notre Dame⁵ De Bonsecoeur
   10. La Monte Tildon
   11. Montreal
   12. Crois
   13. Quebec

       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.     A Profile
    Name: ______ Nationality: _____
    Family Background: ____________
    Time of Death: _____  Age: ____
    Major Contributions: __________
    _______________________________
   
Ⅱ. 1. ____________________________
    2. ____________________________
    3. ____________________________
    4. ____________________________
    5. ____________________________
    6. ____________________________
    7. ____________________________
    8. ____________________________
    9. ____________________________
    10. ___________________________

Ⅲ. Retell the story by using your own words.

1 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

2 penal   

adj.刑罚的；刑法上的

参考例句：

• I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
• He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 dame   

n.女士

参考例句：

• The dame tell of her experience as a wife and mother.这位年长妇女讲了她作妻子和母亲的经验。
• If you stick around,you'll have to marry that dame.如果再逗留多一会，你就要跟那个夫人结婚。