Lesson 142

   Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

   Phonetics: Contraction, Liaison and Weak Form
   1. A: What _____ _____ think? _____ _____ alright?
      B: Well, I think _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ higher.
      A: There?
      B: No, _____ _____ _____ ... no that's too much ... _____ _____
_____.
      A: There?
      B: Left _____ _____ _____ ... just _____ tiny _____ more. Um...
that's fine.
      A: Will you _____ _____, please, while I _____ _____ _____ _____.
      B: O.K. _____ got it. You _____ let go now.
   2. A: _____ the job these days? _____ _____ going O.K.?
      B: Not very. In fact _____ leaving soon. _____ found another job,
in Canada, so _____ _____ see you again for some time.
      A: Canada! _____ _____ long way away! _____ better start saving
_____ _____ visit ...
   3. A: I can't decide what to do today ...
      B: Well _____ go swimming ...
      A: _____ _____ think _____ _____ _____ cold for that?
      B: Then why _____ _____ go _____ _____ walk _____ _____hills?
_____ _____ very good _____ _____, you know.
                Score: _____

     Part Ⅱ  News (VOA)
  
      Vocabulary

   1. batter
   2. barge
   3. tanker
   4. isolate
   5. downgrade
   6. trigger
   7. landslide
   8. mudslide
   9. Bess
   10. Gujarat
   11. Mount Fujiyama

               Notes

     A cyclone is a severe tropical storm, or an atmospheric
circulation of winds rotating clockwise or counterclockwise. A tropical
cyclone formed over the North Atlantic Ocean is called a hurricane,
while one formed over the Pacific Ocean a typhoon.
    The high winds, coastal flooding and torrential rains associated
with cyclones may cause enormous damage.

      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. (News Item 1)
    Event: __________________
    Speed: __________________
    Place: __________________
    Time: ___________________
    Estimated Deaths: _______
    Destruction: ____________
    Rescue Work: ____________

Ⅱ. (News Item 2)
    What natural disaster? How serious? Hit where?
    How many deaths? Injuries? What destruction?

 Part Ⅲ  Trophies For The Handicapped

      Vocabulary

   1. trophy
   2. hardware
   3. donate
   4. handicap
   5. cripple
   6. Bobby Crimm
   7. Lansing
   8. Michigan

              Notes

    The first recorded bicycle race was held on May 31, 1868, when
Napoleon Ⅲ of France offered a gold medal to the winner of a 2-km race
at the Parc de St. Cloud in Paris. James Moore, an Englishman living in
Paris, took the prize.

       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.           Resume
   Name: ________________________
   Age: ______     Weight: ______
   Residence: ___________________
   Experience in Sports:
   ______________________________
   Sports Associations:
   1. Member of _________________
   2. Member of _________________
   Awards:
   1. ___________________________
   2. ___________________________
   3. ___________________________
   Honor:
   Praise from __________________ for _______________________

Ⅱ.1. ___________________________
   2. ___________________________
   3. ___________________________
   4. ___________________________
   5. ___________________________
   6. ___________________________