UNIT 68 POPULAR SCIENCE (Ⅰ)
Lesson 135
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Note-taking: Inventions
The words you may need for your note-taking in this drill: gasoline
/ barometer / Polaroid / pendulum / Diesel / dynamite / kaleidoscope /
harpsichord
Invention Inventor
_________ Gottieb Daimler
_________ Evangelista Torricelli
_________ Edwin Herbert Land
_________ Christiaan Huygens
_________ Rudolph Diesel
_________ Alfred Bernhard Nobel
_________ Sir David Brewster
_________ Bartolomeo Cristofori
_________ Elias Howe
_________ Christopher Sholes
nationality Occupation Year
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Score: ____
Part Ⅱ Ecology
Vocabulary
1. cross-examine
2. plutonium
3. planet
4. induce
5. alleged
6. outweigh
7. valid
8. legitimate
9. disinfectant
10. shampoo
11. advocate
12. parody
13. Pat Chapman
14. Lewis Carroll
15. Whitehaven
16. Windscale
Notes
Pollution means contamination of the environment as a result of the
activities of man. The term pollution refers primarily to the fouling
of air, water, and land by wastes. In recent years, it has come to
signify a wider range of disruptions to environmental quality. And
people are more and more concerned with "visual pollution," "air
pollution," "noise pollution," "thermal pollution" and so on.
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
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Exercises:
Ⅰ. 1. ______________________
2. ______________________
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3. ______________________
4. ______________________
5. ______________________
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6. ______________________
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Ⅱ. "You are _____, Friend Scientist, " the public said, "and are
_________, using millions of ________ in ___________. We really don't
think that you are __________. Your are __________, Friend Scientist,"
the public said, "and we don't, think ___________ to develop _______
which would blow us _______________ and finish __________________."
Part Ⅲ The Rainbow Valley Atomic Power Plant
-- Pros And Cons
Vocabulary
1. boon
2. sentinel
3. foot the bill
4. the lion's share
5. utility
6. radioactive
7. potential
8. Sanders
9. Vera Moss
Notes
Nuclear technology has not yet developed a safe method for
disposing of nuclear wastes. The development of nuclear fusion (whose
and products are harmless) has so far been hindered by the difficulties
of containing the fuels necessary to initiate and sustain fusion.
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. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____
4. _____ 5. _____
Ⅱ. Project Being Discussed: construction of ___________
Approximate Location:
______________________
Expected Time of Completion:
______________________
Claimed Benefits:
______________________
Cost: ________________
Financial Source:
______________________
Public Concern:
______________________
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Spokesman's Assurance:
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