英语阅读课课件-predicting

ReadingSkill:PredictingReadingSkill:PredictingDoesreadingmeanstartingatthebeginningandgoingwordbyword,stoppingtolookupeveryunknownvocabularyitem,untiltheend?Ifyouransweris“yes”,thenyouarerelyingexclusivelyonyourlinguisticknowledge.Readingisa“guessinggame”.Reading–Guessing/Predicting–Reading–Proving/DisprovingWhatis“predicting”?Thinkinginadvanceaboutwhattoberead.Whyis“predicting”soimportant?1.Itenablesustobeawareofourgoalinreading.2.Itactivatesschemata:thatis,itcallsintomindanyexperiencesandassociatedknowledgethatwealreadyhaveaboutthetopicandthetext.3.Ithelpsustofocusinthereadingprocess.4.Itimprovescomprehension.HowtoPredict?1.BeforeReading:(1)Usingtheskillof“Previewing”,predictwhatinformationyoumayfindinthetext,beforeyoubegintoreaditindetail.Forexample,afterlookingatthetitle,youcanaskyourselfwhatyouknowanddonotknowaboutthesubjectbeforeyoureadthetext.Oryoucanformulatequestionsthatyouwouldliketohaveansweredbyreadingthetext.Theseexerciseswillhelpyoufocusmoreeffectivelyontheideasinatextwhenyouactuallystartreading.(2)Usingknowledgeofthesubjectmattertopredictaboutcontent;(3)Usingknowledgeabouttheauthortopredictaboutwritingstyleandcontent.e.g.ActingagainstthewillofAlfredNobel(from)DeathontheNilebyAgathaChristie2.While-readingUsingpriorknowledgeofthesubjectandtheideasinthetextto(1)predictaboutthemeaningsofunknownwords;(2)predictabouttheideaofthefollowingsentencesandparagraphs;(3)predictaboutthetexttypeandpurpose,writingstyle;(4)checkcomprehensionBenJonson’sremarkonShakespeare:ThouartaMoniment,withoutatombeAndartalivestill,whilethyBookedothliveAndwehavewitstoread,andpraisetogive.Youareamonument,withoutatombAndarealivestill,whileyourbookdoesliveAndwehavewitstoread,andpraisetogiveInordertopredict,youmust…1.havealargevocabulary2.havealargeinformationbase3.knowaboutculturalbackground4.knowaboutwritersandwritingstyles5.knowabouttexttypesExampleI,likemanylittlegirls,dreamedofbeingaballetdancer.Ipracticedhardandatage13,IwashiredasanapprenticebytheMinnesotaDanceTheatre,alittleballetcompanyinmyhometownofMinneapolis.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappentotheauthor?Didshehavetotrainhard?Didshebecomeafamousdancerinhertown,theninhercountry,thenallovertheworld?Wasthereanaccidentthatforcedhertogiveupdancing?Obviouslyshedidn’thavemuchschooleducation.Couldherlackofeducationaffectherlaterlife?Idancedtofulfilladream,andthemoneycaninhandy.Mymotherwastryingtoraisefivechildrenwhileworkingasasingerinanightclub.The$50aweekIearneddancingpaidformyfood,busfareandballetoutfits.That’showIhelpedmymom–byjustpayingformyself.Itmademefeelgood.Ihavenodoubtthatresponsibilityleadstoself-respect.Theauthor’slifewasratherself-sufficient.Isitexpectedornot?Whatisthemeaningof“handy”?Didshegotoschoolandkeepdancingatthesametime?Whathappenednextwhenshegrowtobeanadult?Couldthepoint“thatresponsibilityleadstoself-respect”bethethemeofthepassage?WhenIwas17ImovedtoPhiladelphiatostudywiththePennsylvaniaBallet.ThreeyearslaterIwenttoNewYorkCity,andeventuallypursuedanactingcareer.Itseemtheauthorbecameanactress.Wasshesuccessful?Whowasshe?Inwhatfilmshassheeveracted?SupportingmyselfatanearlyagewasthebesttrainingforlifeIcouldpossiblyhavereceived.Istillconsidermyselfatrouperandhaveyettomissadayofwork.ItakemoreprideinthefactthatIcanalwaysbecountedupthanIdoinhowmuchIearnorhowwell-knowIam.Whatisthemeaningof“trouper”and“haveyettomissadayofwork”?Whatisthethemeofthestory?Whilereadingtheparagraph,wemayhaverecalledourownchildhoodexperiences,suchasourdreams,ourlearningexperiences,etc.Howweassociatedtheparagraphwithourownexperiencescouldhaveinfluencedwhatpredictionswemade.Itdoesn’tmatterwhatpredictionswecouldhavemade.Thepointis:keepguessingwhilereading.WordFormation:n.suf.-hood:a.state,nature,condition:nationhoodb.status,identity,rank,qualification:priesthoodb.agroupsharingaspecifiedstateorquality:neighborhoodc.aperiodoftimeofbeing…:childhood(1)KnighthoodwasanidealinmedievalEurope.(2)Iwaslesscapablethanheoftellingtruthfromfalsehood.(3)Herwidowhoodcondemnshertoalonelyoldage.(4)Hisauntiselectedtherepresentativeofthewholesisterhoodofnurses.a.state,nature,condition:friendshipb.rank,status,oroffice:leadershipc.art,skill,orcraft:craftsmanshipd.acollectivebody:membership(1)IfyourLordshipwillgivemetime,Iwillproducetheevidence.(2)Marriageisbasedoncomradeship.(3)TheDailyEchohasareadershipofovertenmillion.(4)horsemanship,swordsmanship,penmanship-ship:a.state:marriageb.place:cottagec.amount:postage(1)Themotherprovidesemotionalanchoragefortheentirefamily.(2)Fortunately,itsvoltagehasnotbeenexceeded.(3)Thewasher（垫圈）forpreventingleakageisbroken.(4)Thetonnageoftheshipis25.-age:(1)Iamfullofgratitudetoyouforhelpingme.(-grat-:pleasing,thankful)(2)Themagnitudeoftheepidemicwasfrightening.(-magni-:big,large,great)(3)Hehasanaptitudeforlanguages.(apt:fitted)(4)Welacktheconfidencetotakeastrongstandandthecertitudetoconvinceothers.(-cert-:certain)(5)Thefinitudeofthismethodshouldn'tbeneglectedwhileusingit.(-fini-:limit,bound)-tude:thestateof…