step by step 第四册 lesson 153

UNIT 77  STEPS TO SUCCESS (Ⅱ)

           Lesson 153

   Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

   Note-taking: Weather Bulletin

   1. Melbourne
      Temperature: _____________
      Wind: ____________________
            ____________________
      General Conditions:
      this afternoon: __________
      tomorrow: ________________
   2. Situation: _______________ for Victorian coastal¹ waters, E. of
Wilson's Promontory².

      Victoria
      General Conditions:
      today: ___________________
      tomorrow: ________________
      Wind: ____________________
      Melbourne
      General Conditions:
      today: ___________________
      tomorrow: ________________
      Wind: ____________________
      Temperature: _____________
                    Score: _____


     Part Ⅱ  Information

      Vocabulary

   1. dumb
   2. sphere

               Notes

     It is common to speak of the present as the Information Age, or as
the information explosion. More and more people are involved in
information processing and are leaving the traditional agriculture and
industry. Take the U.S. for example, about 50% of all the workers are
connected with the processing of information.

      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:
   
    dumb / so much / different ways / keep up / now / before / sphere
of interest / country / area /world / communications systems / pressed
/ physically³ impossible / responsible person / international events /
own life / other things / informed / pick and choose / sources

              Summary


   Part Ⅲ  A College Of Agriculture

      Vocabulary

   1. emeritus
   2. legislation
   3. exterminate
   4. silage
   5. legume
   6. hay
   7. limestone
   8. geologic
   9. botany
   10. Wookenherd
   11. Illinois
   12. Iowa
   13. Ohio

                Notes

     Opened in 1849, the University of Wisconsin is a state-supported
and coeducational institute. It is so extensive that it has 13 two-year
colleges located throughout the state.

       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:
   1. Who is Dr. Robert J. Wookenherd?
   2. Where is the University of Wisconsin located?
   3. Why is Wisconsin known as America's "dairy land?"
   4. What caused the change of Wisconsin's major products from wheat
to dairy cattle?
   5. Do severe and long winters in Wisconsin create any serious
problems?
   6. What garden vegetable type things is the state growing?
   7. What kind of university was the University of Wisconsin
considered to be? When was it founded? What was its emphasis?
   8. What is the function of the Agricultural Experiment Station? What
kind of extension work is the station involved in?
   9. Is the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin a
large facility in comparison to other agricultural colleges in the
United States? Please give reasons for your answer.

1 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 promontory   

n.海角；岬

参考例句：

• Genius is a promontory jutting out of the infinite.天才是茫茫大地突出的岬角。
• On the map that promontory looks like a nose,naughtily turned up.从地图上面，那个海角就像一只调皮地翘起来的鼻子。

3 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。