Lesson 82 Part Ⅰ
Lesson 82
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Abbreviations :Some International Organizations
1. EEC _______________,also known as the Common Market, is an economic union formed in 1958. Its full members are Belgium, Denmark, France, West Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.
2. OAU _________________________ was formed in 1963 by 30 African countries to co-ordinate cultural, political, scientific and economic policies and to end colonialism in Africa.
3. PLO ____________________ was formed in 1964 at the first Arab sumrnit meeting. Yasser Arafat has been the Chairman of PLO since 1968.
4. OAS ____________________ was formed in 1948 with its headquarters in Washington D.C.
5. IMF ____________________ is an autonomous body affiliated with the United Nations. Its headquarters is in Washington D.C.
6. FAO ____________________ was established in 1945 as an autonomous organization related to. the United Nations. Its headquarters is in Rome.
7. WHO ____________________ is a specialized agency of the United Nations. WHO was formed in 1948, with its headquarters in Geneva.
8. EFTA ____________________ was created in 1960 to reduce customs duties and quantitative restrictions on industrial products between members. Member countries are Austria, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Switzerland. Finland is an associated member.
Score: _____
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Lesson 82 Part Ⅱ News
Lesson 82
Part Ⅱ News
Exercises:
(News Item 1)
Ⅰ. This news item is about a large in the U. S.
Ⅱ. Two gunmen have stolen about ________ from ____________. The robbery took place _______and was discovered _______.
(News Item 2)
Ⅲ. This news item is about the ban on .
Ⅳ. 1.____________________________________
2._______________________________________
3._______________________________________
4._______________________________________
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Lesson 82 Part Ⅲ
Lesson 82
Part Ⅲ Science Report
----“Lease-Graft”
Exercises:
Factory in Space
Name: Lease-craft
Designer and Builder: Sherchild Industries
Launching Vehicle:____________________________________
Structure and Function: It measures ________________________. Two flat objects ________________. These objects _________________________.
Way of Communication: It has its ____ to communicate with scientists on earth.
Advantage of the Environment for Factory Operation:
Many things can be done more easily in _________________________.
Management: It can be controled by ____________________________.
Work Force: ____ will work in the space factory. All the work is done by ___________________________________________________________.
Maintenance: The shuttle astronauts will _________________________.
Transportation: The shuttle astronauts will carry ________to the space factory and bring ___________________back to earth.
Possible Products: ____, ____, and parts for ______________________.
Lesson 82 Part I
Lesson 82
PartⅠ Warming-up Exercises
Abbreviations: Some International Organizations
Training Focus:
Identifying abbreviations: names of organizations In following news stories, we often come across abbreviations. Some of them are so commonly used that they are rarelyspelt out in full. This practice offers an opportunity for the students to identify abbreviations and at the same time provides them with some relevant information.
Directions: You are going to hear eight abbreviations and some information about them. Listen carefully and write down in full the corresponding names of these organization.
Key:
1. The European Economic Community
2. The Organization of African Unity
3. The Palestine Liberation Organization
4. The Organization of American States
5. International Monetary Fund
6. Food and Agricultural Organization
7. The World Health Organization
8. European Free Trade Association
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Lesson 82 Part II News
Lesson 82
Part II News
Ex. Ⅰ
Directions: Complete the summary for News Item 1.
Key: robbery of money
Ex. Ⅱ
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the information you get from the news.
Key: (see tapescript)
Ex. III
Directions: Complete the summary for News Item 2.
Key: hand-guns in San Francisco
Ex. IV
Directions: Answer the questions you hear on the tape.
1. Will owning a shot-gun be considered a crime in San Francisco?
2. According to the new law in San Francisco, only police are permitted to own hand-guns. Is that right?
3． What kind of. punishment could be given to citizens of San Francisco if they don't give their guns to the local police within the next 90 days ?
4. What are opponents of the law doing?
Key: (see tapescript)
Tapescript:
News (1'21")
News Item 1
New York
Police say two gunmen have stolen about $ 8,000,000 from a money transport service. The robbery took place Sunday night and was discovered Monday morning. Officials said it was the largest robbery of money in United States history.
News Item 2
The United States
A new law in San Francisco, California makes owning a handgun a crime. Citizens of San Francisco must give their guns to local police within the next 90 days or they could be sentenced to 90 days in jail. The ban on hand-guns in San Francisco permits only police, store owners and a few others to own hand-guns. The ban does not affect rifles and shot-guns. Opponents of the law say it violates the constitutional right to have arms, and they are taking court action to try to have the law ended.
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Lesson 82 Part III Science Report ---- “ Lease-Craft ”
Lesson 82
Part III Science Report
----“Lease-Craft”
Ex.
Directions: Complete the report with the information you get from the tape.
Key: Launching Vehicle: Space shuttle
structure and Function: four and one half meters on each of its four sides / extend about 22 meters from the satellite / collect sunlight and change it into electrical power
Way of Communication: own system
Advantage of the Environment for Factory Operation: the weightless environment of space
Management: scientists on earth
Work Force: No people / mechanical equipment
Maintenance: visit the factory every few months to make sure it is working normally and to fix it if necessary
Transportation: equipment and supplies / the finished products
Possible Products: Pure drugs / rare metals / Computers and other electronic equipment
Tapescript :
Science Report (3'46 ")
----“Lease-Craft”
The United States Space Agency and a private company have announced plans to develop a satellite that could become the first factory in space. Sherchild Industries will design and build the satellite called“least-craft.” The American space shuttle will put the satellite into earth orbit in 1987. Lease-craft will measure about four and one half meters on each of its four sides. Two flat objects will extend about 22 meters from the satellite. These objects will collect sunlight and change it into electrical power. The satellite will have its own system to communicate with scientists on earth and it will be able to hold very large and heavy objects. Many things can be done more easily in the weightless environment of space than on earth. So companies could pay to use lease-craft to do these jobs. The companies could have special equipment placed on the satellite. It then could operate as a factory to make products. The space shuttle will carry equipment and supplies to the orbiting space factory. And the shuttle will bring the finished products back to earth. The shuttle astronauts will visit the orbiting factory every few months to make sure it is working normally and to fix it if necessary. But no people will work in the planned space factory. All the work will be done by mechanical equipment controlled by scientists on earth. Among the products the factory could make are extremely pure drugs. This can be done by using an electric current to separate impure substances from drug mixtures. This works best in space, because there is no gravity to slow the separation of chemicals. An American company has sent special equipment on four space shuttle flights to test this method of making pure drugs in space. The company is planning to establish a permanent drug factory in space sometime in the 1990s. Other companies are considering plans for making certain rare metals in space. They also could make parts for computers and other electronic equipment. Scientists say lease-craft could operate in space for more than ten years. Sherchild Industries says it hopes to have ten such factories in space by the year 1992.
