UNIT 77 STEPS TO SUCCESS (Ⅱ)

Lesson 153

Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

Note-taking: Weather Bulletin

1. Melbourne
Temperature: _____________
Wind: ____________________
____________________
General Conditions:
this afternoon: __________
tomorrow: ________________
2. Situation: _______________ for Victorian coastal waters, E. of Wilson's Promontory.

Victoria
General Conditions:
today: ___________________
tomorrow: ________________
Wind: ____________________
Melbourne
General Conditions:
today: ___________________
tomorrow: ________________
Wind: ____________________
Temperature: _____________
Score: _____


Part Ⅱ Information

Vocabulary

1. dumb
2. sphere

Notes

It is common to speak of the present as the Information Age, or as the information explosion. More and more people are involved in information processing and are leaving the traditional agriculture and industry. Take the U.S. for example, about 50% of all the workers are connected with the processing of information.

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:

dumb / so much / different ways / keep up / now / before / sphere of interest / country / area /world / communications systems / pressed / physically impossible / responsible person / international events / own life / other things / informed / pick and choose / sources

Summary


Part Ⅲ A College Of Agriculture

Vocabulary

1. emeritus
2. legislation
3. exterminate
4. silage
5. legume
6. hay
7. limestone
8. geologic
9. botany
10. Wookenherd
11. Illinois
12. Iowa
13. Ohio

Notes

Opened in 1849, the University of Wisconsin is a state-supported and coeducational institute. It is so extensive that it has 13 two-year colleges located throughout the state.

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:
1. Who is Dr. Robert J. Wookenherd?
2. Where is the University of Wisconsin located?
3. Why is Wisconsin known as America's "dairy land?"
4. What caused the change of Wisconsin's major products from wheat to dairy cattle?
5. Do severe and long winters in Wisconsin create any serious problems?
6. What garden vegetable type things is the state growing?
7. What kind of university was the University of Wisconsin considered to be? When was it founded? What was its emphasis?
8. What is the function of the Agricultural Experiment Station? What kind of extension work is the station involved in?
9. Is the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin a large facility in comparison to other agricultural colleges in the United States? Please give reasons for your answer.