step by step 第四册 lesson 154

Lesson 154

   Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

    Spot Dictation: A Successful Teacher
    A: Do you think anybody can be trained to be a teacher ...?
    B: No.
    A: Or do you think  ...
    B: No, I don't. I think it's a ...
    A: ... you have to be a born ...
    B: ... chemical thing ...
    A: ... a born thing, or ...
    B: Well, I think there are _____ some people that are marginal
_____ can be adequate teachers, but _____ think the really good
teachers -- _____ kind of a ... I think _____ a gift that you have.
_____ mean, I -- There are ... there are teachers _____ I know that I
... I swear _____ somebody sat down with them _____ day and worked with
them _____ materials, and technique and approach _____ kids, it would
never work. _____ would never work. They just _____ have that --
whatever it is -- _____ internal kind of thing.
    A: Can _____ define any of that? I _____ ...
    B: Oh ...!
    A: What sort of specific uh -- _____ there certain personality ...
    B: Well, I _____ you ... you ... I think you have _____ be -- No, I
can't even _____ that ...! My ... in my value _____, okay ...? My bias¹
is that _____ best teachers are people that _____ extroverted², okay?
    A: Uh-huh ...
    B: ... that are fairly _____ people ...
    A: Gregarious³ ...?
    B: Gregarious.
    A: Uhm ...
    B: Uh ... but not _____, loud -mouth gregarious ...
    A: Uh-huh ...
    B: ... just ... uh ... like people, _____ still sensitive. In other
words, _____ not so full of their _____ energies that are outgoing ...
    A: Uh-huh.
    B: ...that _____ not paying attention to what's _____ on. So, it's
kind of _____ combination there. ... Uh ... but I think _____ of them
-- The best teachers _____ know are kind of extroverted _____, and they
really like kids ... !
                  Score: _____

    Part Ⅱ  At The Party

      Vocabulary

   1. documentary
   2. presumably
   3. best seller
   4. editorial
   5. Adrian
   6. Claire
   7. Giles

              Notes

     Human beings have long been connected with and are sometimes
dependent upon wildlife. The term "wildlife" mainly refers to animals
with backbones⁴, including mammals, birds, reptiles⁵, and amphibians⁶. But
not until the 1930s had wildlife conservation developed as a science
and profession.

       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. How many people are involved in the conversation? Who are they?
    2. What are the relationships between them?
    3. What is the weather like when the party is held?

Ⅱ. films / wildlife films / social documentaries / life in mining
villages / publishing / children's books / interview / book / editorial
side / Sales Department / film college

         Summary

    David         Claire


     Part Ⅲ  Why Go Into Medical Profession

      Vocabulary

   1. formular
   2. lame⁷ duck
   3. Sheffield
   4. Reading

               Notes

    The phrase "lame duck" was first used in American politics, to
describe an elected office-holder who has weakened power during the
period between the new election and the inauguration⁸ of a successor.
This phrase, as used in the dialogue, is now widely used to depict⁹ any
ineffective and helpless person.

      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:

    Major Points

   1. doing languages for A level at first, seeing no great future,
changing over to scientific subject
   2. __________________________
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           Summary

1 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

2 extroverted   

a.性格外向的

参考例句：

• Do you think you are introverted or extroverted? 你认为你性格内向还是外向？
• Are you introverted or extroverted? 你个性内向还是外向？ 来自轻松英语会话---联想2000词(上)

3 gregarious   

adj.群居的，喜好群居的

参考例句：

• These animals are highly gregarious.这些动物非常喜欢群居。
• They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.它们是群居鸟类，会集群觅食。

4 backbones   

n.骨干( backbone的名词复数 )；脊骨；骨气；脊骨状物

参考例句：

• Why do hummingbirds and gorillas both have backbones? 为什么蜂鸟和大猩猩都有脊骨？ 来自辞典例句
• Simply adding bandwidth to the Internet backbones is not an answer. 只是简单的在互联网骨架上增加带宽是应付不了的。 来自互联网

5 reptiles   

n.爬行动物，爬虫( reptile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Snakes and crocodiles are both reptiles. 蛇和鳄鱼都是爬行动物。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Birds, reptiles and insects come from eggs. 鸟类、爬虫及昆虫是卵生的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 amphibians   

两栖动物( amphibian的名词复数 )； 水陆两用车； 水旱两生植物； 水陆两用飞行器

参考例句：

• The skin of amphibians is permeable to water. 两栖动物的皮肤是透水的。
• Two amphibians ferry them out over the sands. 两辆水陆两用车把他们渡过沙滩。

7 lame   

adj.跛的，(辩解、论据等)无说服力的

参考例句：

• The lame man needs a stick when he walks.那跛脚男子走路时需借助拐棍。
• I don't believe his story.It'sounds a bit lame.我不信他讲的那一套。他的话听起来有些靠不住。

8 inauguration   

n.开幕、就职典礼

参考例句：

• The inauguration of a President of the United States takes place on January 20.美国总统的就职典礼于一月二十日举行。
• Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration.3位著名的男高音歌手在总统就职仪式上演唱。

9 depict   

vt.描画，描绘；描写，描述

参考例句：

• I don't care to see plays or films that depict murders or violence.我不喜欢看描写谋杀或暴力的戏剧或电影。
• Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle,lovable creatures.儿童图书常常把农场的动物描写得温和而可爱。