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UNIT 78 STEPS TO SUCCESS (Ⅱ)
Lesson 155
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Note-taking: Weather Bulletin
1. Wind: ______________________
General Conditions: ________
Temperature:
mini. tonight ______________
maxi. tomorrow _____________
4:00 _______________________
Humidity: __________________
2. Situations: ________________
General Conditions:
New York-->Florida: ________
Ohio River-->Gulf Coast:____
Southern States: ___________
Texas: _____________________
Rocky Mountain Region:
____________________________
Arizona and Desert Southwest:
____________________________
Score: _______
Part Ⅱ Forecasting The Weather
Vocabulary
1. depression
2. patch
3. the Midlands
4. the Hebrides
Notes
Forecasting weather by scientific methods did not begin until the
19th century, when telegraph was invented and many countries agreed to
exchange weather reports according to a prescribed plan. Later advances
in weather forecasting were achieved as a result of the invention of
the rediosonde and radar, accompanied by the use of computers and
weather satellites.
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:
Areas
Weather Conditions
1. In the south-west:
_________________________
_________________________
2. Around London and the south-east:
_________________________
_________________________
3. In the Midlands:
_________________________
_________________________
4. North Wales:
_________________________
_________________________
5. South Wales:
_________________________
6. In the north-east:
_________________________
_________________________
7. In Scotland, south of Edinburgh:
_________________________
_________________________
8. In the very north of Scotland and the Hebrides:
_________________________
_________________________
9. In Northern Ireland:
_________________________
Part Ⅲ Way Down Under
Vocabulary
1. turnout
2. seal
3. expedition
4. vegetation
5. frigid
6. penguin
7. finback
8. admiral
9. paperback
10. Nathanial Palmer
11. Richard Evelyn Byrd
12. Antarctica
13. Scandinavia
Notes
The southernmost continent Antarctica ranks the fifth as far as
area is concerned. But its ice sheet is virtually enormous, covering
almost all of the continent and extending over the encircling ocean. If
released by melting, this amount of water would cause the sea level to
rise more than sixty meters worldwide.
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. Subject of the Lecture:
____________________________
Time of Discovery of the Continent:
____________________________
Name of Discover:
____________________________
Response to the Discovery:
____________________________
____________________________
Weather Conditions:
____________________________
____________________________
Vegetation: ________________
Animals: ___________________
Best-Known Explorer:
____________________________
Purpose of International Treaty:
____________________________
Ⅱ. Summarize the lecture in your own words. |