Lesson 154

   Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
 
    Spot Dictation: A Successful Teacher
    A: Do you think anybody can be trained to be a teacher ...?
    B: No.
    A: Or do you think  ...
    B: No, I don't. I think it's a ...
    A: ... you have to be a born ...
    B: ... chemical thing ...
    A: ... a born thing, or ...
    B: Well, I think there are _____ some people that are marginal 
_____ can be adequate teachers, but _____ think the really good 
teachers -- _____ kind of a ... I think _____ a gift that you have. 
_____ mean, I -- There are ... there are teachers _____ I know that I 
... I swear _____ somebody sat down with them _____ day and worked with 
them _____ materials, and technique and approach _____ kids, it would 
never work. _____ would never work. They just _____ have that -- 
whatever it is -- _____ internal kind of thing.
    A: Can _____ define any of that? I _____ ...
    B: Oh ...!
    A: What sort of specific uh -- _____ there certain personality ...
    B: Well, I _____ you ... you ... I think you have _____ be -- No, I 
can't even _____ that ...! My ... in my value _____, okay ...? My bias 
is that _____ best teachers are people that _____ extroverted, okay?
    A: Uh-huh ...
    B: ... that are fairly _____ people ...
    A: Gregarious ...?
    B: Gregarious.
    A: Uhm ...
    B: Uh ... but not _____, loud -mouth gregarious ...
    A: Uh-huh ...
    B: ... just ... uh ... like people, _____ still sensitive. In other 
words, _____ not so full of their _____ energies that are outgoing ...
    A: Uh-huh.
    B: ...that _____ not paying attention to what's _____ on. So, it's 
kind of _____ combination there. ... Uh ... but I think _____ of them 
-- The best teachers _____ know are kind of extroverted _____, and they 
really like kids ... !
                  Score: _____

    Part Ⅱ  At The Party

      Vocabulary

   1. documentary
   2. presumably
   3. best seller
   4. editorial
   5. Adrian
   6. Claire
   7. Giles

              Notes

     Human beings have long been connected with and are sometimes 
dependent upon wildlife. The term "wildlife" mainly refers to animals 
with backbones, including mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. But 
not until the 1930s had wildlife conservation developed as a science 
and profession.

       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. How many people are involved in the conversation? Who are they?
    2. What are the relationships between them? 
    3. What is the weather like when the party is held?

Ⅱ. films / wildlife films / social documentaries / life in mining 
villages / publishing / children's books / interview / book / editorial 
side / Sales Department / film college

         Summary

    David         Claire


     Part Ⅲ  Why Go Into Medical Profession

      Vocabulary

   1. formular
   2. lame duck
   3. Sheffield
   4. Reading

               Notes

    The phrase "lame duck" was first used in American politics, to 
describe an elected office-holder who has weakened power during the 
period between the new election and the inauguration of a successor. 
This phrase, as used in the dialogue, is now widely used to depict any 
ineffective and helpless person.

      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:
 
    Major Points

   1. doing languages for A level at first, seeing no great future, 
changing over to scientific subject
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           Summary