Lesson 150

    Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

Phonetics: Contraction, Liaison and Weak Form
  
1. A: _____ _____ this room -- it's _____ _____ here.
   B: Thank you.
   A: You've _____ _____ Jim, I suppose.
   B: _____ _____ doing well.
   A: I'm afraid _____ _____.
   B: Jim _____ _____ be bottom of the class.
   A: But next term I think _____ see _____ _____. I'm optimistic.
   B: Last time I came I remember you said ...
   A: 'I'm optimistic, 'yes. But this time _____ especially so. Now ... 
Tea? Jam? _____ _____ strawberry?

2. A: Avril _____ _____, _____ _____.
   B: _____ _____.
   A: _____ obviously have to cancel all engagements. Cancel our 
holiday. Cancel everything.
   B: Don't cancel anything _____ _____ _____ her.
   A: Dr. Gale examined her. _____ _____ considered medical opinion 
_____ ... 
   B: Avril is your wife now. _____ _____ my girl and ...
   A: You know her very well, of course, but ...
   B: _____ _____ _____ come. _____ _____ won't cancel anything.
   A: _____, _____ _____ go to Paris by myself, certainly.
   B: I don't think _____ _____, Anthony.
           Score: ______

      Part Ⅱ  News (ABC)

      Vocabulary

   1. supervise
   2. contingent
   3. dust bowl
   4. Hackney's Transport
   5. Grant Conley
   6. Gill Forr
   7. Rhodesia
   8. Salisbury
   9. Brisbane
   10. Queensland
   11. Caracas

                Notes

    Queensland is a northwest states of Australia with Brisbane as its 
capital. The state comprises the entire northeastern part of the 
Australian continent. Almost half of Queensland's residents live in the 
Brisbane metropolitan area. There are more than 8,000 a borigines in 
the state, it produces sugar cane, cotton, wheat and tropical fruits.

      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. Departure of _____________
       __________________________
    2. Fear of __________________
       __________________________
    3. Completion of ____________
       __________________________
    4. Admission of _____________
       __________________________ 

Ⅱ. 1. __________________________
       __________________________
    2. __________________________
       __________________________  
    3. __________________________
       __________________________  
    4. __________________________
       __________________________  

   Part Ⅲ   Fame In The Name
           -- Wawa

      Vocabulary

   1. paddle
   2. wing
   3. nesting ground
   4. plaintive
   5. precaution
   6. motel
   7. Ojibway
   8. Algama Mining Company
   9. James Dunne
   10. Sault Ste. Marie

               Notes

   1. Maritime Provinces in Canada include Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, 
and Prince Edward Island.
   2. Ojibway Indians are one of the largest tribes north of Mexico. In 
Canada alone, there are about 60,000 Ojibway Indians. They now pursue 
various occupations in the country.

       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. ________________________
       ________________________
    6. ________________________
       ________________________
    7. ________________________
       ________________________

Ⅱ. Retell the story by using your own words.