Lesson 156
Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises
Spot Dictation: The Temperature Check
Last winter we had kind of a, uh, cold winter and I was home in
bed _____ one night and listening _____ my radio. And, uh, _____ disc
jockey who ... was _____ of an interesting guy _____ would ... he would
pay _____ and talk to his _____ audience, uh, announced that it _____,
uh, about eight degrees outside _____ radio station.
And then _____ went on to say _____ he was a little _____ about the
temperature in _____ rest of the city _____ if people were up, _____
didn't they check their _____ and ... and call in to _____ station,
tell him how _____ it was where they _____, and then he would _____ it
to everybody else _____ to his program.
And ... well, _____ was sort of comfortable _____ I didn't get up,
_____ I ... kept listening to _____ radio station and couple _____
minutes later somebody called _____ and it was a _____ of funny little
old _____. We could hear her _____, of course, over the _____.
And she said, "Well, _____ checked my temperature and _____ normal
just like always ... _____ -eight point six."
Score: _____
Part Ⅱ Fight For Quieter Environment (Ⅰ)
Vocabulary
1. abatement
2. intensity
3. tooth and nail
4. complainant
5. incidentally
6. convene
7. Concord
8. Cobble
9. Zurich
Notes
Noise intensity is measured in decibel units. Subjected to 45
decibels of noise, the average person cannot sleep. Hearing damage
begins at about 85 decibels. Exposure to excessive noise can cause
hearing loss, lack of sleep, irritability, heartburn, indigestion,
ulcers, high blood pressure, and possible heart disease. But noise is
now recognized as a controllable pollutant that can yield to abatement
technology.
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:
Q: 1. Could you tell us some of the aims of your Society?
A: 1: ______________________
Q: 2. Is there any particular source of noise that you are concerned
with or are fighting against?
A: 2: ______________________
______________________
Q: 3. Is there anything that private people can do about noise or is
it something that has to be dealt with by the governments or by the
authorities?
A: 3: ______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
Q: 4. Is there anything we can do to actually reduce the noise or is
it just a matter of stopping it getting worse?
A: 4: ______________________
______________________
Q: 5. Is noise abatement a worldwide movement?
A: 5: ______________________
______________________
______________________
Part Ⅲ Fight For Quieter Environment (Ⅱ)
Vocabulary
1. discotheque
2. habitue
3. decibel
4. disc jockey
5. rip up
6. zoom
7. crackle
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:
Q. 6: What do you think of the noise in discotheques?
A. 6: ______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
Q. 7: What steps are being taken to prevent this problem?
A. 7: ______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
Q. 8: What sort of noises you personally dislike most?
A: 8: ______________________
Q: 9: Are there any sorts of noise that you enjoy?
A: 9. ______________________
______________________
Q. 10: Are there any artificially created noises that you enjoyed?
A: 10: _____________________
