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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
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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
