英语阅读第一册

英语阅读第一册Unit1UniversityStudentLifeIn-classroomActivityTheFirstStepReadingSkill:ContextCluestoWordMeaning(p.1)ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-11.Whatiscontext?ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-11.Whatiscontext?thepartsofasentence,paragraph,discourse(语段,论著),etc.immediatelynexttoorsurroundingaspecifiedwordorpassageanddeterminingitsexactmeaning(Webster)(Textbook:contextmeans:“thewordsorsentencesbeforeoraftertheitemyoudon’tknow.”p.1)ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-1e.g.ThethemeofJaneEyreisaboutequalitybetweenmanandwoman.(Whatareservedascontextto“theme”?)ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-1e.g.ThethemeofJaneEyreisaboutequalitybetweenmanandwoman.Whatareservedascontextto“theme”?1.JaneEyre2.of3.isabout4.equalitybetweenmanandwomanReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-12.Whatisacontextclue?ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-12.Whatisacontextclue?Acontextcluereferstothehintorinformationguessedfromorprovidedbythecontexttohelpunderstandtheparticularwordorexpression.ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-1e.g.ThethemeofJaneEyreisaboutequalitybetweenmanandwoman.Whatcluesdoesthecontextprovideto“theme”?1.JaneEyre(titleofanovel)2.of(toshowgrammaticalrelationship)3.isabout(toshowgrammaticalrelationship)4.equalitybetweenmanandwoman(politicalclaim/idea)ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-1e.g.ThethemeofJaneEyreisaboutequalitybetweenmanandwoman.1.JaneEyre(titleofanovel)2.of/isabout(toshowgrammaticalrelationship)3.equalitybetweenmanandwoman(politicalclaim/idea)Whatdoes“theme”mean?Theme:centralideaofanovel(bycontext)themainsubjectorideainapieceofwriting,speech,film,etc.(Longman)ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-1Acontextcluecansometimesbeadefinitiontohelptodefineortoexplaintheunknownwordorexpression.Thiskindofclueisusuallycalleddefinitionclue.Sometimeaclueappearsintheformofexampleclue,sowecaneasilyguessthemeaningoftheunknownwordorexpressionbytheexamplesortheitems.ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-13.Whatisadefinitionclue?ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-13.Whatisadefinitionclue?Adefinitionclueistheinformationprovidedbythecontextthatareuseddirectlyorindirectlytodefinethewordorexpression.Itmayappearasadictionarydefinition,butinmostcasestheyappearinthesimplerwordsorphrases.ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaningI-1e.g.1.Linguistics,thescientificstudyoflanguage,isveryimportantforlanguagestudents.2.Motel,akindofcheaphotelforthecardrivers,makesthetravelingexpensedecreased.PracticeReadingskill:ContextCluestoWordMeaning(p.6)ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning1.Academicskillsincludeabilitytoreadwithcomprehension,intelligentuseofresources(includinglibraryresources),logicalskills,efficientstudyhabits,andtheabilitytocommunicateclearlyandfluentlyinspeakingandwritingReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning1.Academicskillsincludeabilitytoreadwithcomprehension,intelligentuseofresources(includinglibraryresources),logicalskills,efficientstudyhabits,andtheabilitytocommunicateclearlyandfluentlyinspeakingandwriting“include”usuallyshowsthatitssubjectcontainsalltheitemslistedinitsobject.ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning2.Tohaveinitiativemeanstobeabletodothingswithoutbeingtold.ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning2.Tohaveinitiativemeanstobeabletodothingswithoutbeingtold.thesubjectof“mean”isusuallyexplainedbyitsobjectDictionary:theactionoftakingthefirststepormove;responsibilityforbeginningororiginatingReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning3.Acarrelisasmalltablewith“walls”aroundthreesides.ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning3.Acarrelisasmalltablewith“walls”aroundthreesides.(Ifthepredicativeof“is”isanounornounphrase,thepredicativewillbeservedasdefinitionforthesubject.)Dictionary:asmallenclosureorspaceinthestackroomofalibrary,designedforprivacyinstudyingorreadingReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning4.Thisrevisionshouldbecumulative–addingabittothetotalatatime,coveringbrieflyalltheworkdonesofarintheterm.ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning4.Thisrevisionshouldbecumulative–addingabittothetotalatatime,coveringbrieflyalltheworkdonesofarintheterm.(Afteradash(--),usuallythereisanexplanativeelementtodefineortoexplainthewordbeforethedash.)Dictionary:increasingineffect,size,quantity,etc.bysuccessiveadditionsReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning5.Putittoaprominent,ornoticeable,placeinyourroom,orcarryitawaywithyou.ReadingSkill:ContextCluetoWordMeaning5.Putittoaprominent,ornoticeable,placeinyourroom,orcarryitawaywithyou.(Afteracomma(,)and“or”,thereisusuallyanexplanativeelementtodefineortoexplainthewordbeforethecomma.Dictionary:noticeableatonceorconspicuousIn-classroomActivityTheSecondStepWordPretest(p.3)WordPretest1.Inhighschool,hewonseveralBestStudentAwardsforhisoutstandingacademicachievements.A.philosophicalB.reasonableC.hardworkingD.scholarly(Whatarethecluestothe“academic”?)WordPretestacademic---ofcolleges,universities,etc.;scholastic;scholarlyA.philosophical---oforaccordingtophilosophyorphilosopherB.reasonable---abletoreasonC.hardworking---workinghardD.scholarly---devotedtolearningWordPretest1.Inhighschool,hewonseveralB