UNIT 72 RADIO PROGRAMS (Ⅱ)
Lesson 143
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Note-taking: Radio Program Reminders
1. VOA / Jim Tedder
Tonight: Magazine Show / Walter Guthrie
a. visit to _________________
__________________________
b. trip to __________________
__________________________
2. a. _________ in Special English: developments from
____________________
b. ______________: life in the U.S. A. -- American
____________________
c. Econ / Editor Barry Wood: view from
___________________________
d. _________________________
e. _________________________
Score: ________
Part Ⅱ News (BBC)
Vocabulary
1. tower
2. collapse
3. Linda Chalker
4. Gatwick Airport
Notes
London's Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest airport for
international travel, handling 27.8 million passengers in 1980. In the
same year, the total number of passengers handled by Gatwick, the
second major airport in London area, was about 9.8 million.
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:
(News Item 1)
Ⅰ. _________________________
Ⅱ.
Figures Relevant Information
1. _______ ____________________
2. _______ ____________________
3. _______ ____________________
4. _______ ____________________
(News Item 2)
Ⅲ. WHAT? _________________________
WHERE? ________________________
________________________
WHEN? _________________________
WHY? __________________________
__________________________
HOW? Traffic restricted to ____
__________________________
Ⅳ. Report the news to your friends.
Part Ⅲ Harvard University
Vocabulary
1. alma mater
2. sprawl
3. acclaim
4. laureate
5. congregational
6. denomination
7. endowment
8. criteria
9. divinity
10. recruit
11. modification
12. commitment
13. Pulitzer Prize
14. Protestant
15. Donald Fleming
16. Elliot
Notes
Pultizer Prizers are annual awards for achievements in American
journalism, letters, and music. the prizes are paid from the income of
a fund left by Joseph Pulitzer (a famous American newspaper publisher,
1847-1911) to the trustees of Collumbia University. They have been
awarded each year on the recommendation of an advisory board comprising
newspapermen and the president of the university.
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:
Briefings on Harvard University
Location: _________________
Size and Facilities: ______
___________________________
Faculty: __________________
Student Body: In 1636 -- _____________; today -- ___________
Curriculum: _______________
Expansion during Charles Elliot's Presidency:
1. Small college --> ______
2. Student body: __________
3. Faculty: _______________
4. Endowment: _____________
Fund: _____________________
Admission Requirement: ____
Scholarship Policy: _______
Reputation:
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. Professional and graduate schools, undergraduate program --
___________________________
4. Medical, Law, Business and Divinity Schools --
_________________________
5. _______ -- regardless of family background, region, sex, and
race
6. Outstanding graduates and teachers -- ______________________
Tradition:
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
