step by step 第四册 lesson 145

UNIT 73  RADIO  PROGRAM (Ⅲ)

            Lesson 145

   Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

   Note-taking: Radio Program Reminders
   1. VOA / Breakfast Show / Fill Owen
      a. _____________________
      b. report on ___________
      c. El Greco's exhibit of his work at _____________________
      d. _____________________
      e. _____________________
   2. a. _____________________
      b. Viewpoint: __________
         _____________________
      c. NEA President Mary Futrelle: fight for _______________________
               Score: ______

       Part Ⅱ  News (BBC)
  
      Vocabulary

   1. intercept
   2. cardboard
   3. dynamite
   4. defuse
   5. upsurge
   6. manoeuvre
   7. deployment
   8. Saudi Arabia
   9. kuwait
   10. Qatar
   11. Bahrain
   12. Oman
   13. the United Arab Emirates

       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? ____________________
    Addressed to WHOM? _______
    Intercepted² by WHOM ______
    WHERE? ___________________
    WHEN?  ___________________
    HOW? _____________________

Ⅱ. Report the news to your friends

(News Item 2)
Ⅲ. Event: ____________________
    Participants:
    1. Countries: _____________
       ________________________
       ________________________
    2. Number of Soldiers: ____
    3. Armed Vehicles: ________
    Significance: _____________
    ___________________________

   Part Ⅲ  Ingrid Bergman

      Vocabulary

   1. toll
   2. autobiography
   3. celebrity
   4. Hollywood
   5. Ingrid Bergman
   6. Cicely
   7. Bing Crosby
   8. Cary Cooper
   9. David O. Selznick
   10. Gene¹ Bernkoff

               Notes

    Bing Crosby (1904 - 77) was an American singer and film actor. His
crooning voice was much heard on radio and records. His film Going My
Way won him an Academy Award (Oscar) as best actor.
    Gary Cooper (1901 -61) was an American film actor. His films
include Mr Deeds. Goes to Town, For Whom the bell Tolls³ and  High Noon
(1952, Academy Award).
     David O. Selznick (1902 - 65) was an American film producer. After
founding Selznick International Pictures in 1936, he made such films as
Gone with the Wind, Rebacca and  The Third Man.

       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:

               Summary

    The famous ... Ingrid Bergman died of ... at her home in ... on her
... She was a favorite of the director .... She was trained at .... In
1939, producer David O. Selznick .... She starred with Bing Crosby in
..., with Gary Cooper in ..., and she brought a dignified⁴ intensity⁵ to
countless⁶ other roles.
    Ingrid Bergman had remarkable⁷ strength of character. According to
Gene Bernkoff, when she first came to Hollywood, she was told she had
to ..., She said, "..., If you've made a mistake ...," But this doesn't
mean that she was cold. Gene Bernkoff found her to be ... she had ever
known. Gene met her three weeks before her death. Her attitude then was
fascinating. She knew ... she was, but she ....
    "If you gave me my life to live over again and I had the memory of
what I had passed, then ... If I don't know what happened, ..." This
was Ingrid Bergman.

1 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

2 intercepted   

拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻

参考例句：

• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

3 tolls   

（缓慢而有规律的）钟声( toll的名词复数 )； 通行费； 损耗； （战争、灾难等造成的）毁坏

参考例句：

• A man collected tolls at the gateway. 一个人在大门口收通行费。
• The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum. 长途电话费数目相当可观。

4 dignified   

a.可敬的，高贵的

参考例句：

• Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。
• He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。

5 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

6 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

7 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。