新视野大学英语4课件unit2 section B

JiangsuUniversityofScienceandTechnologyUnitTwoSectionBThePoliticalCareerofaFemalePolitician-2-ReadingSkillsTextComprehensionLanguagePoints123UnitThreeTestYourself4-3-MixtureofFactandOpinionReadingSkillsAswelearnedinBook1,Book2andBook3,it’sveryimportanttotellthedifferencebetweenfactsandthewriter’sopinionsinthecourseofreading.Butmoreoften,writersmixfactsandopinionsevenwithinthesamesentence.-4-1.Testthewriter’sopinionbyaskingwhetheradifferentopinionispossible.2.Lookforwordsthatinterpretone’sopinionssuchaspretty,ugly,handsome,dangerous,evil,attractive,well-dressed,good,etc.I.TipsforDistinguishingFactsfromOpinionsReadingSkills-5-Examples:ReadingSkills“____”(opinion)“____”(fact)1.Certainlymiddle-classaudiencesdid;theworkingclassaudiencesweremorelikelytoclapforacharacterwhorevoltedagainstauthority,usinghiswickedlittlecanetotripitup,oraimingtheheelofhisbootforawell-placedkickatitsbroadrear._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-6-ReadingSkills2.It’sarelieftoknowthatlifeeventuallygaveCharlieChaplinthestablehappinessithadearlierdeniedhim.___________________ButthisoneisbasicallyfactualbecauseChaplindidgetmarriedinhis50’sashislastmarriage.-7-II.ExerciseReadingSkillsDirections:InthefollowingsentencesfromPassageB,pickoutthewordsthatpresentfactsandthosethatpresentopinions.SelectFforeachsentencethatbasicallyrepresentsafact;SelectOforeachstatementofopinion.1.____Yet,sixmonthsago,shedidamostrevolutionarything:SheranformayorofEmbu,Kenya,andwon.2.____Ms.Mbogo’svictorywasevenmoresurprisingbecauseshewasvotedinbyhercolleaguesontheDistrictCouncil,allmen.FF-8-ReadingSkills3.____ForthethousandsofwomeninthisfarmingareatwohoursnortheastofNairobi,Ms.MbogosuddenlybecameasymboloftheincreasinglypowerfulpoliticalforcewomenhavebecomeinKenyaandacrossAfrica.4.____Oneveteranfemalepoliticalactivistsaidthatmanywomenhadnotbeentaughtthebasicsofpoliticalparticipation.5.____Yet,politicalactivityamongKenyanwomenisnotanewphenomenon.OFO-9-ReadingSkillsTextComprehensionLanguagePoints123UnitThreeTestYourself4-10-1.WhowasAgathaMuthoniMbogo?Tips:RanformayorofEmbu,Kenya,andwon.BecameasymboloftheincreasinglypowerfulpoliticalforcewomenhavebecomeinKenyaandacrossAfrica.TextComprehensionQuestionAnsweringgeneralidea-11-2.Whatdidshedoin1992?In1992,runningfortheEmbuCouncilTextComprehensionBeginningofMs.Mbogo’sdream:3.Whatwereherdifficultiesandobstacles?littlemoneynopoliticalexperienceridiculousquestionsaboutherpersonallifemisunderstandingamongthetown’swomendeeplyheldculturaltraditions-12-4.What’sthebackgroundofherelection?Manywomenhadnotbeentaughtthebasicsofpoliticalparticipation;SomepoliticalactivityamongKenyawomenMenstillhavetheupperhand,andnoKenyawomanhaseverheldacabinetpost.TextComprehension-13-5.Whatareherstepstosuccess?TextComprehensionMs.Mbogo’sroadtosuccess:WinninghercouncilseatDecliningaspotonaso-called“awoman’scommittee”andjoiningthetownplanningcommitteeChallengingEmbu’smayorandwinningwith7to6votes-14-6.What’sherachievement?TextComprehensionCommentsonherandherwinning:DonorgroupsarenowfundingprojectsinEmbuinearnest—foranewmarket,a200-bedsectionfornewmothers,adormitory-stylehome…7.Whatarethecommentsonit?WarmlywelcomedbythemenofEmbu;likedbymostpeopleofEmbu;arefreshingchange…-15-ReadingSkillsTextComprehensionLanguagePoints123UnitThreeTestYourself4-16-参加市议会竞选的人比以往都多。Morepeoplethaneverbeforearerunningforthecitycouncil.runfor:offeroneselfforelectionto(agroup)orfor(aposition)(使)竞选例句返回短语more-17-你付了这个人多少钱来暗中监视你丈夫？Howmuchdidyoupaythemantospyonyourhusband?spyon:watchsecretly监视例句返回短语-18-他们很爱惜自己的好名声。Theyareveryjealousoftheirgoodreputation.jealous:a.1.tryingverycarefullytokeepsth.,orextremelycarefulinprotectingsb.orsth.惟恐失去的，小心守护的例句返回单词more-19-jealous:a.2.unhappyandangrybecausesb.hassth.onewants,orbecauseonethinkshemighttakesth.妒忌的例句返回单词Totellthetruth,IgetabitjealousoftheotherpeoplewhocomeandseeMarie.-20-无论何时她与儿子发生冲突,她总是占上风.Wheneverconflictsarosebetweenherandherson,shehadtheupperhand.havetheupperhand:have/gettheadvantageorcontrolover占优势,占(······的)上风，胜过例句返回短语-21-他们打算拆除这家旧医院，建造一幢办公大楼。Theyaregoingtoteardowntheoldhospitalandbuildablockofoffices.teardown:removeorpulldownroughly撕下，拆毁例句返回短语-22-按照惯例，不满8周岁的儿童很少作为证人被传唤。Inpractice,childrenundertheageofeightarerarelycalledaswitnesses.witness:n.onewhoseessth.happenandisabletodescribeittootherpeople;onewhogivesevidenceinacourtoflaw目击者；证人例句返回单词more-23-2.这所大学多年来已经经历了相当大的变革。2.Thisuniversityhaswitnessedquiteafewchangesovertheyears.1.人们已经多次在伦敦的赛场上看到如此丑陋的场面。1.SuchuglysceneshavebeenwitnessedatLondongroundsmanytimes.witness:v.seesth.happen,esp.acrimeoraccident,becauseofbeingpresentwhenithappens目击，见证例句返回单词-24-如果你看到他们的系统，相形之下我们的系统就太过时了。Whenyoulookattheirnewsystem,oursseemsveryold-fashionedbycontrast.in/bycontrast:usedtoemphasizethatsth.isclearlydifferentfromsth.else对比之下，相比之下例句返回短语-25-现在我要比以前更努力地学习英语，每星期要比学生们超前一章。NowIshallhavetostudytheEnglishlanguageinearnest,keepingonechapteraheadofthestudentseachweek.inearnest:seriouslyandsincerely