Step I Check the homework and the recitation etc.
Step II finish off the tex t of reading on p26 and deal the language points,
1. acquire
vt. (经由努力而) 获得,学得 <知识、学问等
=To get by one's own efforts:
取得,获得:通过自我努力获得:
acquire proficiency in math. 在数学上达到熟练水平
acquire knowledge/ information, etc.
2.have a good nose for sth = have an eye for …/ have an ear for .. 有眼光/ 对..感兴趣
She has an ear fo r music .
A good reporter has a nose for news . 对……嗅觉灵敏
3.assess = make a judgement about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it
评定;判断