UNIT 78 STEPS TO SUCCESS (Ⅱ)

Lesson 155

Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

Note-taking: Weather Bulletin

1. Wind: ______________________
General Conditions: ________
Temperature:
mini. tonight ______________
maxi. tomorrow _____________
4:00 _______________________
Humidity: __________________

2. Situations: ________________
General Conditions:
New York-->Florida: ________
Ohio River-->Gulf Coast:____
Southern States: ___________
Texas: _____________________
Rocky Mountain Region:
____________________________
Arizona and Desert Southwest:
____________________________
Score: _______

Part Ⅱ Forecasting The Weather

Vocabulary

1. depression
2. patch
3. the Midlands
4. the Hebrides

Notes

Forecasting weather by scientific methods did not begin until the 19th century, when telegraph was invented and many countries agreed to exchange weather reports according to a prescribed plan. Later advances in weather forecasting were achieved as a result of the invention of the rediosonde and radar, accompanied by the use of computers and weather satellites.

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:

Areas
Weather Conditions

1. In the south-west:
_________________________
_________________________
2. Around London and the south-east:
_________________________
_________________________
3. In the Midlands:
_________________________
_________________________
4. North Wales:
_________________________
_________________________
5. South Wales:
_________________________
6. In the north-east:
_________________________
_________________________
7. In Scotland, south of Edinburgh:
_________________________
_________________________
8. In the very north of Scotland and the Hebrides:
_________________________
_________________________
9. In Northern Ireland:
_________________________

Part Ⅲ Way Down Under

Vocabulary

1. turnout
2. seal
3. expedition
4. vegetation
5. frigid
6. penguin
7. finback
8. admiral
9. paperback
10. Nathanial Palmer
11. Richard Evelyn Byrd
12. Antarctica
13. Scandinavia

Notes

The southernmost continent Antarctica ranks the fifth as far as area is concerned. But its ice sheet is virtually enormous, covering almost all of the continent and extending over the encircling ocean. If released by melting, this amount of water would cause the sea level to rise more than sixty meters worldwide.

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. Subject of the Lecture:
____________________________
Time of Discovery of the Continent:
____________________________
Name of Discover:
____________________________
Response to the Discovery:
____________________________
____________________________
Weather Conditions:
____________________________
____________________________
Vegetation: ________________
Animals: ___________________
Best-Known Explorer:
____________________________
Purpose of International Treaty:
____________________________

Ⅱ. Summarize the lecture in your own words.