step by step 第四册 lesson 149

UNIT 75 RADIO PROGRAMS (Ⅴ)

            Lesson 149

   Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

   Note-taking: Radio Program Reminders
  
   1. 23:30 ________________________
       0:00 ________________________
       0:09 ________________________
       0:15 ________________________
       0:30 ________________________

   2. Meridian¹ tomorrow 23:30:
      a. examining work of David Cox
      b. playwright² Michael Abensetts talking about his latest play
_______________________
      c. meeting young organist  who won competition in
_______________________

   Today:
   01:00 __________________________
   01:10 ______________________: critic / writer Claire Tomalin talking
about Katherine Mansfield and the new collection of her work
              Score: _____

       Part Ⅱ  News (ABC)
 
      Vocabulary

   1. carp
   2. fishery
   3. division
   4. spawn³
   5. hatch
   6. stunt⁴
   7. barrier
   8. monitor
   9. Philip Cadwalader
   10. Stan Barrett
   11. Murray
   12. Rodgers Lake

                Notes

    Hollywood, a community of the city of Los Angeles, South
California, is the centre of the U.S. movie industry. Its first film
was made in 1911. Television, radio, and recording⁵ companies are also
located there. Hollywood is also famous for its cosmetics⁶ industry.

         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 project? Who developed the method? Kind of fish experimented
on? Where to spawn? And hatch? How long in tanks? Dr. Cadwalader's
opinion?


(News Item 2)
Ⅱ. _________________________

Ⅲ. A Hollywood stunt man has become ______ to _____________. Stan
Barrett, ____, reached the speed of almost _________ in his 60,000
horse-power ________. The run across ________________ of Rodgers Lake
in California was monitored by United States air force ______________.

   Part Ⅲ   Fame In The Name
           -- Shubanakadi

      Vocabulary

   1. sturdy
   2. akadi
   3. Micmac
   4. Iroquois
   5. Shubanakadi
   6. Wawa
   7. Lake Superior
   8. Quabaquid Bay
   9. New Brunswick
   10. Prince Edward Island
   11. the Maritimes
   12. Trakadi

               Notes

    The Micmac Indians live mainly in Canada' Maritime⁷ Provinces. In
Eastern Woodlands culture, the Micmacs are expert canoeists. Although
once hunters and fishermen, they now derive⁸ income from agriculture.

       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. 1. _______________________
       _______________________
    2. _______________________
    3. _______________________
       _______________________
    4. _______________________
       _______________________
    5. _______________________
       _______________________

Ⅱ. Retell the story by using your own words.

1 meridian   

adj.子午线的；全盛期的

参考例句：

• All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度。
• He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.他现在正值智力全盛期。

2 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。

3 spawn   

n.卵，产物，后代，结果；vt.产卵，种菌丝于，产生，造成；vi.产卵，大量生产

参考例句：

• The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
• These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。

4 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

5 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

6 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

7 maritime   

adj.海的，海事的，航海的，近海的，沿海的

参考例句：

• Many maritime people are fishermen.许多居于海滨的人是渔夫。
• The temperature change in winter is less in maritime areas.冬季沿海的温差较小。

8 derive   

v.取得；导出；引申；来自；源自；出自

参考例句：

• We derive our sustenance from the land.我们从土地获取食物。
• We shall derive much benefit from reading good novels.我们将从优秀小说中获得很大好处。