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SectionB2TomasterthereadingskillTounderstandthetextTopracticethephrasesandpatternsTolearntoconductasurveyObjectivesFindingmywaybackhome3UnitDiscoveryofanewlifestageWarming-upReadingskillsTextstudyComparativestudyContentsUnitprojectFindingmywaybackhomeSectionBWarming-upLead-inBackgroundinformationFindingmywaybackhomeSectionB1.Howdoesthemanonthebusfeelnowandwhy?WatchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestionsVideoWatchingTipsTips2.Whatdidthemanaskhislovetodointheletterandwhathappensintheend?Lead-inBackWatchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestionsLead-inTipsLead-inHisheartisfilledwithuncertaintyandanxietybecausehedoesn’tknowwhetherhislovewillaccepthimornotafterthreeyearsofimprisonment.Heissoanxiousthatheevenasksthebusdrivertolookforhimbecausehecouldn’tbeartoseewhathemightsee.1.Howdoesthemanonthebusfeelnowandwhy?WatchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestionsLead-in2.Whatdidthemanaskhislovetodointheletterandwhathappensintheend?WatchavideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestionsThemanaskedhislovetotieayellowribbonaroundtheoldoaktreetoshowthatshestillwantshim.Tohisgreatsurprise,hislovetiesahundredyellowribbonsaroundtheoldoaktreetowelcomehimhome,whichisrespondedwithcheerofallthepassengers.Tips1.WhatistheAmericanDream?TipsBackgroundinformation2.DoyoungpeopleinAmericavaluestabilityasmuchastheoldgenerationsdid?Tips1.WhatistheAmericanDream?BackgroundinformationTipsTheAmericanDreamisanationalethosoftheUnitedStates,asetofidealsinwhichfreedomincludestheopportunityforprosperityandsuccess,andanupwardsocialmobilityachievedthroughhardwork.InthedefinitionoftheAmericanDreambyJamesTruslowAdamsin1931,“lifeshouldbebetterandricherandfullerforeveryone,withopportunityforeachaccordingtoabilityorachievement”regardlessofsocialclassorcircumstancesofbirth.2.DoyoungpeopleinAmericavaluestabilityasmuchastheoldgenerationsdid?BackgroundinformationTipsFromabout1946tothe1960speopleenjoyedastableeraafterWorldWarII.Mostpeoplemarriedyoung,settleddown,hadchildrenandchasedtheso-calledAmericanDreamwhichwasdefinedbymaterialpossessionsandacomfortablelife.Today’sworld,however,ismarkedbyglobaleconomicinstabilitiesandfasterthaneverturnoverandchanges.Foryoungpeoplenow,mobilityisamoredesirablegoalthanstabilityandthebestmeasureofsuccessisone’sabilitytoadapttoinstability.ReadingskillsPresentationoftheskillReadingskillpracticeFindingmywaybackhomeSectionBTomakelanguagemoreinterestingandentertaining,weoftenuseexpressionswhicharenotliterallytrue.Forexample,weusefigurativelanguageinspeakingandwriting.Figurativelanguageislanguagethatcompares,paintsapictureforthereaders.Figurativelanguagecanbeconfusingifitisunderstoodliterally.Theabilitytorecognizeandinterpretorexplainfigurativelanguagecanhelpusfullyunderstandawriter’spoint.PresentationoftheskillUnderstandingfigurativelanguagePresentationoftheskillDifferentwaysofusingfigurativelanguage1.Simile(明喻/直喻):afigurativeexpressionwhichdirectlycomparesonethingtoanotherbyusingthewordsasorlike,suchasaswhiteassnow.UnderstandingfigurativelanguagePresentationoftheskill2.Metaphor(暗喻):afigurativeexpressioninwhichthecomparisonisonlyimplied,withoutusingas,likeandthelike.3.Personification(拟人化):afigurativeexpressionwhichcomparesnon-humanthingstohumans.UnderstandingfigurativelanguagePresentationoftheskillNow,let’stakealookatthefollowingexamplesfromTextA:1.Todaywehaveanequivalentneedtorecognizeanewphaseoflifethatcomesafterhighschoolgraduation,continuesthroughcollege,andthenleadstostartingafamilyandhavingacareer,theso-calledodysseyyears.(Para.4)UnderstandingfigurativelanguagePresentationoftheskill2.Nationsaroundtheworldhavewitnessedsimilartrendstowarddelayingmarriageandspendingmoreyearsthanevershiftingbetweenhighereducationandsettlingdownwithacareerandfamily.(Para.10)3.Ifyou’realittlelatewithyourgoals,don’tfeellikeafailure!Staystrong,bepositive,andkeepfocused!Somedayyouwilllookbackandwonderatthevastchangesasyoupassedthroughtheodysseyyears.(Para.12)UnderstandingfigurativelanguagePresentationoftheskillThefirstoneisametaphorbecauseitcomparesthenewphaseoflifetoTheOdyssey,awell-knownancientGreekpoemthatdepictstheGreekheroOdysseusandhislongjourneyhome;bothcontainalongjourney.Thusthefigurativemeaningisobviousthoughnotdirectlysaid.UnderstandingfigurativelanguagePresentationoftheskillThesecondoneispersonificationbecausethesentencecomparesnon-humanthings(nations)tohumans(onlylivingthingscanwitness).Thethirdoneisdefinitelyasimilesinceitcomparesthefeelingto“failure”directlyusingthewordlike.UnderstandingfigurativelanguageReadingskillpracticeThefollowingsentencesarefromTextB.Explaintheunderlinedfigurativelanguageandalsoindicateinbracketswhichparticularwayisused.1“DearDad,”Iwrote,“Iwanttocomehomefrommyexile.”(Para.1)Explanation:_________________()2Likeavolcanoerupting,Isnapped.(Para.3)Explanation:_________________()UnderstandingfigurativelanguageReadingskillpractice3Thetruckdriversmiledandsaid,“Lookatthat,wouldyou!Justlikeinafairytale!...”(Para.28)Explanation:_________________()4Fourbamboocanechairsaresittingontheporch,withlightedlampsineveryoneofthem,andanoldman,a