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Lesson11IncreasingYourAttentionSpanUnitFourTechniquesforEfficientReadingMostpeoplecankeeptheirmindsononetopicforalimitedperiodoftime.Thisiscalledtheirattentionspan.Youcanincreaseyourattentionspanbyusingthetechniqueslistedbelow:1.Setgoalsforyourselfandreadwithapurpose.Ifyouarelookingforspecificinformationasyouread,itwillbeeasiertokeepyourattentionfocusedonthematerial.So,beforeyoubegintoreadatextinEnglish,decidewhatyouintendtoaccomplishduringthatsessionandabouthowmuchtimeitwilltake.2.Varyyourreading.Itiseasytotireofreadingaboutaparticularsubjectifyouspendtoolongonit.Toovercomethisproblem,workonseveraldifferentassignmentsonaneveningratherthanfinishoneassignmentcompletely.Thevarietyofsubjectmatterswillprovideaneededchangeandmaintainyourinterest.Evenwhenyouarestudyingthesamematerial,youcanreaditseveraltimesinsteadofgoingslowlysentencebysentence,paragraphafterparagraph.Instead,trytoreaditseveraltimes,varyingthespeedandfocusofeachreading.3.Readwithacriticaleye.Keepingacriticaleyewhilereadingcanhelpyoutobealertandtoremembermoreofthecontent.4.Combinephysicalandmentalactivities.Readingisprimarilyamentalactivity.Becausetherestofyourbodyisnotinvolvedinthereadingprocess,itiseasytobecomerestlessorfeelaneedtodosomething.Activitiessuchashighlighting,underlining,makingmarginalnotes,orwritingsummaryoutlinesprovideanoutletforphysicalenergyservingasusefulstudyaids.PracticeofReadingTechniques1.ActiveformakingpredictionsandconnectionsinreadingselectionA.a)Findoutwhattheselectionisabout,whatthemostimportantmessageintendedbytheauthoris.b)Identifythelogicalstructureofthearticle,i.e.howheorganizeshismainideasintosections.2.Beforeplungingrightintothetext,howyouwillreadtheselectionanddotheexercisesoftheselectionorthetaskslistedabove.Forexample,youmaydecidetoreadselectionAatleasttwice.Thefirsttime,readitextensivelyfocusingmoreonansweringthecomprehensionquestions.Thenreaditintensivelyfocusingmoreonthelogicalstructure.Andsoon.3.Writetheproceduresandallocatetimeforeachsteportask.Now,startreading.(Whenyoufeelbored,sleepy,orconfused,notedownthetimeyou’vebeenconcentrating,andcheckwhatyouhavedone.)Lesson11ACaseforMaleDishwashingReadingSelectionACATALOGUEAbouttheAuthorWarm-upActivitiesLanguagePointsKeysAbouttheAuthorPageSmith,christenedCharlesPageWardSmith,wasbornSeptember6,1917inBaltimoreMD,thesonofEllenWestSmithandWilliamWardSmith.AbouttheAuthorHeattendedGilmanSchoolandreceivedhisBAinEnglishPhilosophyfromDartmouthin1940.AftergraduationheenteredthecivilianconservationcorpswithagroupofDartmouthandHarvardfriendswiththeintentionofmakingtheCCCapermanentagencyofthegovernmentforconservationandreclamation.SmithwasdraftedintotheArmyoftheUnitedStatesinthefirstdraftcall.Heservedwiththe29thinfantrydivision,attendedInfantryOfficers'SchoolNumber10atFortBenningGeorgiaandafterbeingcommissionedwasaninstructorattheInfantrySchool.AbouttheAuthorOnJuly11th,1942SmithmarriedEloisePickardofDurham,NorthCarolina.FromFortBenningSmithwasassignedtothecommandofCCompany,10thMountainDivision.WoundedatMountBelvedereinthelaststagesoftheItalianCampaign,SmithresumedhiseducationdoinggraduateworkatHarvardandreceivinghisPhDinAmericanHistoryin1951.AbouttheAuthorAfterafellowshipattheInstituteofEarlyAmericanHistoryandCulture,SmithwasappointedassistantprofessoratUCLA.In1964SmithandhisfamilycametoSantaCruztohelpstartthenewcampusoftheUniversityofCalifornia.SmithsaervedasProvostofthefirstcollege,Cowell,from1964to1969.Afterhisresignationasprovostin1969SmithservedasprofessorofHistoricalStudiesuntilhisretirementin1973.AbouttheAuthorSmithistheauthorofovertwentybooks,amongthemtheawardwinningbiographyofJohnAdamsmostrecentlyKillingtheSpirit:HigherEducationinAmericaDemocracyonTrial:TheEvacuationandRelocationoftheJapaneseAmericansinWorldWarIIOldAgeIsAnotherCountry:ATravelersGuideHeissurvivedbyfourchildren;EllenDavidson,AnneEasleyandEliotSmithofSantaCruzandCarterSmithofNahantMassandsevengrandchildrenandonegreatgrandchild.Smithandhiscolleague,PaulLeefoundedtheWilliamJamesAssociationandtheCitizensCommitteefortheHomelessAbouttheAuthorEtching(PageSmith)EtchingofPage'sHandwithEgg(PageSmith)Warm-upActivities1.RecentlyinChina,moreandmorewomen,someofwhomarewell-educated,choosetobeaprofessionalhousewife.Ifyouareagirl,wouldyouliketobecomeoneofthem?Whyorwhynot?Ifyouareaboy,wouldyoulikeyourfuturewifetostayathomeortoworkoutside?Why?2.Doyouthinkahusbandshouldhelpwiththehousework,evenifhiswifedoesnothavesomeoutsidejob?LanguagePoints[intransitivealways+adverb/preposition,transitivenotinprogressive]usedtotalkaboutwhatsomethingsuchasastoryorsongconsistsof流传；用某种措辞表达(line1,para.2)①据说我祖父在战斗中救了上尉的命。Thestorygoesthatmygrandfathersavedhiscaptain'slifeinbattle.②论据是这样的。Theargumentgoeslikethis.③歌中这样唱到：我们需要播撒一些幸福。Weneedto'spreadalittlehappiness',asthesonggoes.1.goLanguagePointsingood,badetccondition,oringood,badetchealth处于良好/不良状况(line1,para.3)①他们是疲劳了，但健康状况并无不佳。Theyweretired,butnotinbadshape.②房子的外部很好。Theoutsideofthehousewasingoodshape.③我队竞技状态良好。Myteamisingoodshape.2.ingood/bad/pooretcshape④他的经济状况越来越窘迫了。Hewasgettinginprettypoo