step by step 4 lesson 142
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. ___________________________
