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TalkingpointWarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTopicpreview:WatchavideoclipaboutthegreateststoriesstudentshaveeverreadanddiscusstheHOME-RUNbooksstudentsneedtoread.TheGreatestStoryEverReadForChinesechildren,whatstoryorstoriesarethemostpopular?WarmingupWarmingup➊Readthefirstlinesofthenovelsandanswerthequestions.MoreMoreWarmingupMoreMoreThisisatruestorybutIcan’tbelieveit’sreallyhappening.It’samurderstory,too.Ican’tbelievemyluck.MartinAmis,LondonFields(1989)Anhourand45minutesbeforeNazneen’slifebegan–beganasitwouldproceedforquitesometime,thatistosayuncertainly–hermotherRupbanfeltanironfistsqueezeherbelly.MonicaAli,BrickLane(2003)WarmingupMynameisKathyH.I’m31yearsold,andI’vebeenacarernowforover11years.Thatsoundslongenough,Iknow,butactuallytheywantmetogoonforanothereightmonths,untiltheendofthisyear.KazuoIshiguro,NeverLetMeGo(2005)Excuseme,Sir,butmayIbeofassistance?Ah,IseeIhavealarmedyou.Donotbefrightenedbymybeard:IamaloverofAmerica.MohsinHamid,TheReluctantFundamentalist(2007)MoreMoreWarmingupQuestions:Whichbeginninglooks:1mosttraditional?2leasttraditional?3mostmemorable?4leastmemorable?Nowdiscussyouranswerswithyourpartner.ReferenceWarmingupReference:1TheoneofBrickLaneseemsfairlytraditionalinthesensethatitbeginswiththebirthofsomeoneIguesstobethemaincharacter.2ThelastoneofTheReluctantFundamentalistseemsratherstrange.Wearen’tgivenmuchhelp:Someonespeaks,butnottothereader;thereissomesortofimaginedsituation.3Ifindthephrase“feltanironfistsqueezeherbelly”dramaticanditmakestheopeningsentence(fromBrickLane)memorable.4ThethirdofNeverLetMeGoisratherflat–thoughIamnotsurewhatKathymeansexactly.Warmingup➋Workinpairs.Tellyourpartnerwhichbookyouwouldmostliketoread,andwhy.Warmingup➊Check(✓)theadviceyouwouldexpectawritertogivetoareader.☐1Neverlendabooktoanyone.☐2Spendallyourmoneyonbooks.☐3Thinkaboutabookbeforeyoustartreadingit.☐4Don’treadanybookswhichareconsideredtobeimmoral.☐5Readaslittleaspossible.NowreadtheextractfromHenryMiller’sTheBooksinMyLifeandcompareyouranswerswiththewriter’s.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage27.TaskSkimming➋Check(✓)thethingsthewritersaysaboutbooks.Nowworkinpairsanddecidewhichofthestatementsyouagreewith.Books______.☐1arelivingthings☐2areeasytoobtain☐3canenrichthereader’smindandspirit☐4areareader’sfriends☐5canmakefriendsforthereader☐6shouldstayontheshelf☐7canbedangerous☐8arelikemoney☐9arealldifferent☐10arerarelyoriginalSkimming➌Choosethebestanswertothequestions.1WhatdoesMillerconsidertohavebeenanadvantageduringhiswritingcareer?(a)Tohavebeenabletoreadallthebookshewanted.(b)Tohavegrownupinaroomfullofbooks.(c)Tohavewrittenwithouttheaidofalibrary.(d)Thefactthatheneverwantedtoownanybooks.2WhatdidthreestarsonabookmeaninthepubliclibraryofMiller’syouth?(a)Youngpeopleweren’tallowedtoreadthem.(b)Theywerethemostpopularbooksinthelibrary.(c)Theywereintendedforchildren.(d)Theyweremoreexcitingthanone-starbooks.(c)(a)Skimming3WhydoesMillerhopethestarsystemstillexistsinpubliclibraries?(a)Itisanefficientsystemwhichworkswell.(b)Itdiscouragespeoplefromreadinginappropriatebooks.(c)Itmakespeopleinterestedinreading.(d)Itmakesiteasierforpeopletorecognizebooks.4Whydopeoplelendbooks,inMiller’sopinion?(a)Becausetheyfeeltheneedtosharetheirfeelings.(b)Becauseit’sthebestwaytomakeafriend.(c)Becauseit’slessriskythanlendingmoney.(d)Becauseit’snotpossibletopossessabookforever.(c)(a)Skimming5AccordingtoMiller,whatshouldyoudowhenyoufindabookyouwanttoread?(a)Pickitupandstartreading.(b)Askafriendforadviceaboutthebook.(c)Thinkaboutwhetheryoureallyneedtoreadit.(d)Onlyreaditifitisoriginal.6WhatdoesMillerespeciallyadmireaboutBlaiseCendrars?(a)Hehadaveryadventurouslife.(b)Hewasagreatwriter.(c)Heknewwhattodowithhistime.(d)Hereadaswellaswrotealot.(c)(d)Theywerealiveandtheyspoketome译文DiggingMP3MP3Backgroundinformation1Isitinalittleroom,onewallofwhichisnowcompletelylinedwithbooks.ItisthefirsttimeIhavehadtheleisureofworkingwithanythinglikeacollectionofbooks.Thereareprobablynomorethan500inall,butforthemostparttheyrepresentmyownchoice.Itisthefirsttime,sinceIbeganmywritingcareer,thatIamsurroundedwithagoodlynumberofthebooksIhavealwayslongedtopossess.Thefact,however,thatinthepastIdidmostofmyworkwithouttheaidofalibraryIlookuponasanadvantageratherthanadisadvantage.句子分析句子分析Digging译文译文MP3MP32OneofthefirstthingsIassociatewiththereadingofbooksisthestruggleIwagedtoobtainthem.Nottoownthem,mindyou,buttolayhandsonthem.FromthemomentthepassiontookholdofmeIencounterednothingbutobstacles.ThebooksIwanted,atthepubliclibrary,werealwaysout.AndofcourseIneverhadthemoneytobuythem.Togetpermissionfromthelibraryinmyneighborhood–Iwas18or19yearsofage–toborrowsucha“demoralizing”workasTheConfessionofaFool,byStrindberg,wasjustimpossible.MoreMore译文DiggingMP3MP3Inthosedaysthebookswhichyoungpeoplewereprohibitedfromreadingweredecoratedwithstars–one,twoorthree–accordingtothedegreeofimmoralityattributedtothem.Isuspectthisprocedurestillobtains.Ihopeso,forIknowofnothingbettercalculat