UNIT 76  STEPS TO SUCCESS (Ⅰ)
  
            Lesson 151
 
   Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
 
    Note-taking: Weather Bulletin
 
   1. Model: 
      Situation: warm / humid S.E. air stream affecting S. China coast
      Wind: light /variable, mainly from S.E.
      General Conditions: CY (cloudy) first, M (mist) + F (fog), sunny 
periods later
      Temperature: maxi. 24℃
                   6:00  19℃
      Humidity: 95%
   2. Wind:  ____________________
      General Conditions: _______
      Temperature: 
         mini. tonight __________
         maxi. tomorrow _________
         4:00  __________________
      Humidity: _________________
                     Score: _____

     Part Ⅱ  The Movie Director

      Vocabulary

   1. incomprehensible
   2. artistic
   3. eliminate
   4. elaborate
   5. figure out
   6. idiot

       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. People usually ... the movie director's English.
       a. praised   
       b. copied
       c. criticized
       d. didn't understand
    2. The director disagreed with the assistant director about the ... 
for one scene.
       a. set
       b. color
       c. lighting
       d. expense
    3. The assistant director thought the director meant to ... the 
set.
       a. find
       b. remove
       c. paint
       d. elaborate
    4. The director really told the assistant director to ... on the 
set.
       a. remove the scenes
       b. add some artistic touches
       c. put more light
       d. spend less money
    5. The assistant director ... the director's pronunciation of the 
word "illuminate".
       a. laughed at
       b. corrected
       c. admired
       d. misunderstood

Ⅱ.   The story is about a ... who had a problem with .... Once when he 
was making a movie, his assistant and he disagreed about .... The 
assistant thought that ..., but the director said ... . The director 
had wanted the assistant to ..., but instead, the assistant had ....

 Part Ⅲ  The Future Of Communications

      Vocabulary

   1. forum
   2. global
   3. evolution
   4. teleconference
   5. vice versa 
   6. panel
   7. potential
   8. obsession
   9. synthesize
   10. microcomputer
   11. Xerox
   12. Jonathan kern
   13. Zimbabwe

                Notes

     Futurology is the study of social trends in society in order to 
forecast the future. Most futurologists are social scientists who try 
to estimate what the society of the year 2000 or 2100 may be like. In 
the Next 200 years, Herman Kann forecasts a future with stable 
population, rising standard of living, and unlimited energy sources.

      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:

   The Fourth General Assembly of the World Future Society
   Sponsor: __________________
   Nature of the Organization: 
   ___________________________
   Participants:
       1. Number: ____________
       2. Occupations: _______
   Number of Exhibits: _______
   Meeting Place and Time: 
   ___________________________
   Theme of the meeting: 
   ___________________________
   Discussion Subjects:
       1. ____________________
          a. effective communications across _______________
          b. possibility of ______ among nations through communications
          c. adoption of _________________
       2. ____________________
          a. _________________ 
          b. video teleconferencing
          c. _________________
          d. _________________
      3. _____ of new communications technology: potential benefits and 
problems -- most important aspect of program
          a. medical education through  satellites
          b. _________________
          c. _________________