新野大学英语读写第一册第4单元课件B1U4SECTION A(河北大学

1Unit4HeroesofourtimeFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSHEBEIUNIVERSITYSectionBAhero’saspirationLead-inInspiringyourthoughtsEnhancingyourskillsFulfillingyourtaskLead-inLead-in1.Doyouwanttobeamanlikeoneofthem?Why?TaskTalkingaboutheroLead-in2.Cananordinaryperson,likeyouandme,beahero?1.Ofcourse!Becausetheyaresuperheroesandhavesuperpower.Theycanhelppeoplewhoareinneed.2.Ithinkweordinarypeoplecanbeherotoobecauseeveryonecanhavesomeheroicqualitiesorcanperformaheroicact.Lead-inInspiringyourthoughtsReadingskillIn1990MicrosoftreleaseditsfirstversionofWindows.Thiswasabreakthroughinoperatingsoftwareasitreplacedtextinterfaceswithgraphicalinterfaces.Itsoonbecameabestsellerandwasabletocapturethemajorityoftheoperatingsystemmarketshare.In1995Windows95wasreleased,settingnewstandardsandfeaturesforoperatingsystems.ThisversionofWindowshasbeenthebackboneofallfuturereleasesfromWindows2000tothelatestXPandVista.NeverthelessthesuccessofMicrosoftincorneringvariousaspectsofthesoftwaremarkethasledtoseveralantitrustcases.In1998USvMicrosoft,Microsoftcameclosetobeingbrokenupintothreesmallerfirms.HoweveronappealMicrosoftwereabletosurviveasasinglefirm.InspiringyourthoughtsNowreadthefollowingpassagequicklyandfillintheblanks.Task1Skillinstruction1.In1990Microsoftreleaseditsfirst___________________.2.In1995__________wasreleased,settingnewstandardsandfeaturesforoperatingsystems.3.In1998USvMicrosoft,Microsoftcameclosetobeingbrokenupinto__________smallerfirms.versionofWindowsWindows95threeInspiringyourthoughtsScanningisatechniquethatcanhelpyouquicklygaininformationfromabook,magazine,newspaperorwebsitewithouthavingtoreadeveryword.Inparticular,itisveryusefulforfindingaspecificname,statistic,date,orfact.Itcansaveyoutimebyallowingyoutoefficientlygatherinformationwhichmaybescatteredthroughoutalongpieceofwriting.Ithelpsyoutoresearchinapurposefulway.InspiringyourthoughtsWhatisscanning?Scanningistolocatespecificinformation.Decideexactlywhatinformationyouarelookingforandwhatformitislikelytotake.Decidewheretolooktofindtheinformation(usesomekeywords).Moveyoureyesquicklydownthepageuntilyoufindtheinformationyouneed.Thenreaditcarefullytoanswerthequestion.Whenyoufindwhatyouneed,donotreadfurther.InspiringyourthoughtsHowtoscan?ReadTextBandscanforanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Inwhichmonthdidthestorytakeplace?November.2.Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?IntheDaltonRiver.3.Whatisthenameofthehero?Jonda.4.Whatisthenameofthewomansaved?Sandy.InspiringyourthoughtsTask2SkillpracticeInspiringyourthoughtsReadingcomprehensionThispassageisapieceofnarration.Ittellsamovingstoryofapoliceofficer’ssavingawomaninacarwithtroubles.WhattypeofwritingisTextB?Whatstorydoesittell?InspiringyourthoughtsTask1GlobalunderstandingofthetextTextBissuchanarrative.Narrativesarestories,mainlyincluding：descriptionsofsettingsdescriptionsofcharacterssectionsofdialogueAnarrativeisastory;itisanaccountofasequenceofevents,usuallyinchronologicalorder.Task2UnderstandingagoodnarrativeInspiringyourthoughtsThestoryitselfshouldbeinterestingandlively.Outstandingnarrativeswill“show”ratherthan“tell”,allowingreaderstoseeapicturethatisnotexplicitlymadebutproperlyarranged,bytimesequenceorspacesetting.InspiringyourthoughtsGeneralrulestonarrateastory:InspiringyourthoughtsStructureofanarrationBeginningDevelopmentClimaxEndingOfficerJondadrovethecaronthewindingroadinthefierceNovemberrain.ThebigcarslippedofftheroadintotheDaltonRiver.HalfofthebigcarwassubmergedintheriverandSandy,thedriverofthebigcar,wasdrownedwiththewateruptoherchest.JondasavedSandyandthebigcarwasswallowedbythewater.Inspiringyourthoughts1.WhydidJonda’spulsequickenwhileshewasdriving?2.WhydidJondafailtosavetheteenagermanyyearsago?3.Aftershefailedtosavetheteenager,Jonda______.4.WhatcausedthecaraheadofJondatoslipintotheDaltonRiver?Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.Trytousesignalwordstohelpyou.InspiringyourthoughtsTask3Detailedunderstandingofthetext5.WhatdidJondameanby“Thisistoomuch,toofamiliar”(Para.5)?6.WhydidJondahavetoworkquicklywhenshewastryingtosaveSandy?7.WhydidSandyaskJondatotellhergrandchildrenthatshelovedthem?8.WhydoesJondafeelshehasmuchtobegratefulfortoo?Inspiringyourthoughts1.Becausethecaraheadwasintrouble.2.Becausethecarwasonfireandshecouldnotgetnearit.3.becameverysensitivetosignsofpotentialaccidents.4.Thecarfailedtostopatthewarningsign.5.Thisremindedheroftheterribleaccidentinvolvingthatteenager.6.Becauseshecouldcollapsesoon.7.Becauseshethoughtshewasgoingtodie.8.BecauseshegotridoftheguiltyfeelingbyhelpingSandy.Inspiringyourthoughts1.DoyouthinkthatpoliceofficerslikeJondashouldbeblamedforfailingtosavevictimsofaccidents?Whyorwhynot?2.Whatcanonebenefitfromhelpingothers?3.Doyouthinkitworthwhiletogiveone’sownlifeforotherpeople?Why?Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.InspiringyourthoughtsTask4Criticalthinking1.No,Idon’tthinkso.Althoughitisthedutyofpoliceofficerstosavevictimsinaccidents,theyshouldnotbeblamedforfailingtosavethevictimsonsomeoccasions.Itwouldbeunfairtoblamethemassituationsmaybecomeoutoftheircontrol.Sometimestheythemselvesmaygetinju