Practical English (2) ： Advanced Instructor: Dr. Yi-Cheng Huang Course Code: A School of Management Time: 09:20-12:10 Date: May 05, 2008

Course Description of Today 1. Section I and II: Chapter 1, Unit 8 (Human Adaptation to Space) 2. Section III: Personal Presentation ( 宇燦、 瑞堂、沛雯、人允、冠任、淑婷 and 黃 謙 ) 3. Roll Call

Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 1 adaptation (adapt): adaptation is the act of changing something or changing your behavior to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation 2 spread out (spread) 3 renown (n): a person of renown is well known, usually because they do or have done something good 4 astrophysics (astrophysicist): the study of the physical and chemical structure of the stars, planets, and other nature objects in space

Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 5 Steven Hawking (see photo) 6 Stanley Kubrick (see photo) 7 sustain: if something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement (a formal use) 8 realistic: if you are realistic about a situation, you recognize and accept its true nature and try to deal with it in a practical way 9 portrayal: the act of portraying

Steven Hawking

Stanley Kubrick

Vocabulary: Paragraph 1 10 Yuri Gagarin (see photo) 11 atmosphere: (a) a planet ’ s atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it; (b) the atmosphere of a place is the air that you breathe there; (c) the atmosphere of a place is the general impression that you got of it; (d) if a place or event has atmosphere, it is interesting

Yuri Gagarin

Vocabulary: Paragraph 2 1 astronaut: a person who is trained for traveling in a spacecraft 2 physiological (physiology): pertaining to living bodies (humans, animals, and plants) 3 ailment: an illness, especially a lasting condition 4 gravity-free 5 distinguish: to see or understand differences, to discriminate 6 nausea: a feeling of sickness that may cause one to vomit

Vocabulary: Paragraph 2 7 deprived (adj): prevented from having basic rights or necessities (deprive (v): if you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them or you prevent them from having it) 8 distribution: giving or dealing out of something 9 fluid: a fluid is a liquid (a formal use) 10 puffy: if part of someone ’ s body, especially their face, is puffy, it has a round, swollen appearance

Vocabulary: Paragraph 2 11 bulge (n, v), bulging (adj): if you say that something is bulging with things, you are emphasizing that it is full of them 12 vein: the thin tubes in your body through which your blood flows towards your heart (vs. artery)

Vocabulary: Paragraph 3 1 duration: the time that something continues or exists 2 disorder: a sickness or disturbance of the mind or body 3 atrophy: to become weak; to lose size and strength 4 essential: something that is essential is extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation or activity 5 mineral, calcium

Vocabulary: Paragraph 3 6 exposure: the state of being unprotected 7 radiation 8 hazard: a hazard is something which could be dangerous to you, your health or safety, or your plans or reputation 9 intense: to describe something that is very great or extreme in strength or degree 10 galactic bodies (galaxy) 11 at risk of (something)

Vocabulary: Paragraph 4 and 5 1 psychological (psychology) 2 confined: a confined space or area is a small and enclosed by walls 3 unmanned (manned): unmanned vehicles do not have any crew and are operated automatically or by remote control 4 unveil (veil): if you unveil a plan, your introduce it to the public 5 permanent: something lasts forever

Vocabulary: Paragraph 6 and 7 1 orbit 2 pose: if something poses a problem or danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger 3 NASA

Assignment for Next Week Submit your reading list! Please Preview Chapter 1, Unit 10 (Homeschooling: A Better Way to Learn?) Please Prepare for Your Personal Presentation (At Least 5 Minutes): （盛倫、 舜介、怡伶、國峰、祐瑩、竹涓 and 林 翰）

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