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College English Reading Course Book I Nov. 2002 Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,Extensive Reading (for students of 2006):,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,2,Unit 3 Text 7 The Fun They Had (15 minutes),1. General Comprehension of the text 1) What kind of school did Margie attend? 2) What are the reasons Margie admired her grandfathers grandfather? 3) Do you prefer the present school or the future school described in the text? 4) Do you think computers will completely take the place of teachers in the future?,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,3,2. Writing Style of the Text: Science Fiction,What is fiction? Fiction is a story created from an authors imagination. Fiction differs from biographies, histories, and other nonfiction, which are created entirely from facts. Forms of fiction: novels, short stories, dramas and narrative poems,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,4,Key Elements of Fiction: Setting Characters the literal meaning Plots Theme the deeper meaning The Fun They Had The author Issac Asimov describes childrens education in the next century which is quite different from what it is today. But is this type of education desirable in every way? Thats what he makes us think about.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,5,3. Reading Skills,1) Using Word Part clues to guess word meanings: Recognizing more prefixes and suffixes. See textbook (pages 4849) and do the exercises (pages 4950) 2) How to read a text It is advisable to read a text at least twice: the first time, to obtain a general impression of the text, and then a second time to concentrate on the important details. Sometimes a third reading is necessary to check items that caused difficulty.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,6,3) Reading for major details In Units 1 and 2, we discussed how to identify topics and main ideas. But the main idea does not give you all the information you need. Facts and details appear within the paragraphs you read and help develop the main ideas of the paragraphs. These facts and details may paint a more complete picture, may give examples to help you understand the ideas better, may prove a point, or may show0w the idea relates to other ideas.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,7,It is also obvious that not all facts in a paragraph have the same importance. Details that give major information about the main idea, however, are very important. Small or less important details help round out the paragraph and often hold our attention to make the material we are reading more interesting. Still, we may ignore small details if our goal is a clear and quick understanding of what weve read.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,8,So, when we are looking for the major detail of a paragraph, we have, first, to learn to read for the main idea of the paragraph. When we have found all the facts and details that help to add up to the main idea of the paragraph, we can separate the major detail from less important details.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,9,Now look at the following paragraph Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) was diagnosed in the United States in the late 1970s. Since then, AIDS has killed more than 204,000 Americans - half in the past few years alone. Another 185,000 of the one million infected with the HIV virus are also expected to die. Main idea: AIDS was found in the States. Major detail: AIDS has killed more than 204,000 since being identified.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,10,4. Useful Expressions,ponder 深思；仔细考虑 look back (on)回顾,追忆 head 在加标题 crinkly 起皱的 be through with 结束 be good for 值得, 适于 scornful 轻蔑的 send for 派人去请 dial slot punch code 老式电脑的打孔编码,gear blank out 出毛病 look at with superior eyes 用非常高傲的/瞧不起的眼神看 loftily dispute be adjusted to适应,调节 nonchalantly have sth. tucked beneath ones arm proper fraction,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,11,Text 8 Todays Technology Could Seem Goofy Tomorrow (15 minutes),1. General Comprehension 1) What pieces of technology back in the 1930s and 40s does the author mention have become goofy today? 2) According some folks in the tech industry, what technological breakthroughs of today are going to seem goofy 60 years from now? 3) What do you predict will go out of style？ 4) What are the causes of the changes?,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,12,2. Suggested division of the passage:,The text can be divided into three parts: Part I: Paragraphs 1-3 : The interesting phenomenon that some older inventions considered revolutionary during their era have become goofy today. Part II: Paragraphs 4-12: Technological breakthroughs of today that could seem goofy tomorrow. Part III: Paragraph 13: Uncertainty about tomorrows technology.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,13,3. Useful Expressions,vibrant companies bizarrely奇异地；怪异地 cube steak 肉块 VCR videocassette recorders rectangular 矩形的 wire cable 有线电缆 live with 忍受(不愉快的事) unsightly ugly cellular phone mobile phone hit the market,inexplicably dropped calls be the equivalent of dial-up internet service provider be embedded with be immune to bathroom appliances not to mention venture capitalist nanometer have a profound impact on,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,14,Text 9 A Short Biography of the Long Life of Benjamin Franklin (15 minutes),1. General Comprehension of the text 1) Why is Benjamin Franklin considered one of the most important figures in United States history? 2) Talk briefly about the achievements he made in his life. 3) Why didnt he get rich from his discoveries as a scientist? 4) What do you admire most about Benjamin Franklin?,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,15,2. Useful Expressions,founding father a wide variety of compassion name after work with ones hand set sb. off to at the head of turn sb./sth. over to apprentice autobiography No pains, no gains.,Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. be curious by nature observant demonstrate conduct an experiment attach to receive a shock of electrical current lightening rod household goods,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,16,2. Useful Expressions,chemical fertilizer dispose of for free lay the groundwork for dispatch put extreme hardships on be removed from once and for all serve on a committee put an end to,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,17,3. Paraphrase and translation:,1) so he was turned over to his older brother, James, to become an apprentice and learn to be a printer. (Line 27) Paraphrase: . so he was sent to his older brother James and as an apprentice, he learned printing. 因此他被送到哥哥詹姆士处做徒弟、学印刷。,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,18,2) Because no other author had attempted such a detailed account of his or her own life, Benjamin Franklin is said to have invented (or at least popularized) the autobiography. (Line 41) Paraphrase: As he was the first person trying to write about his own life in such detail, he was considered as the inventor of autobiography. 由于在他之前从没有人尝试过如此详细地叙述自己的生活，有人说是本杰明富兰克林发明了(至少是普及了)自传。,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,19,3) Whenever Benjamin Franklin the scientist made a scientific discovery, Benjamin Franklin the inventor tried to think of practical ways to use what he learned. (Line 75) Paraphrase: Benjamin Franklin was a scientist and an inventor. Whenever he made a scientific discover, he would put it into practical use. 富兰克林既是科学家又是发明家，无论何时有了科学发现，他都会尽量想出各种实用的办法应用学到的知识,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,20,4) He represented the colony of Pennsylvania in negotiations with Native Americans and worked hard to make sure that Native Americans were treated fairly. (Line 111) Paraphrase: As a representative of the colony of Pennsylvania, he negotiated with Native Americans and made great efforts to guarantee fair treatment for them. 他代表宾夕法尼亚殖民地与美洲土著部落人谈判，并且力争让土著人确实受到公平待遇。,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,21,5) An angry Franklin left England in 1775, convinced that the British rulers had to be removed from the colonies once and for all. (Line 134) Paraphrase:Franklin was so angry that he left England in 1775, believing that the British rulers must be driven out of the colonies forever. 1775年，富兰克林带着满腔的愤怒离开了英国。他坚信，必须把英国统治者永远赶出殖民地。,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,22,6) “Gentlemen,“ he said, “we must now all hang together, or we shall most assuredly hang separately.“ (Line 145) hang together: unite as one 他说：“先生们，我们必须团结在一起，要不然我们就必定会被分别绞死。”,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,23,7) Some of Franklins last writings were attacks against slavery, calling it, “this detestable traffic in the bodies and the souls of men.“ (Line 169) Paraphrase: In some of his last writings, Franklin criticized slavery as a hateful trade of human bodies and souls. 富兰克林的一些晚期作品抨击了蓄奴制度，并称其为对人类肉体和灵魂进行的可恶的买卖。,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,24,Unit 4 Reading Skills,1. Using Word Part clues to guess word meanings: Recognizing more compounds and blends. See textbook (page71) and do the exercises (pages 7172) 2. Increasing your word power. A good vocabulary is indispensable to anyone who wishes to be a good reader. Then, how improve your vocabulary. Here are some useful suggestions . Put them to immediate use and your vocabulary will expand day by day.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,25,1) Look and listen for new words. Keep your eyes and ears open, for words that you do not know. You will see them in reading. You will hear them in talking with other people, in watching movies, and in listening to radio or television programs. 2) Write down your new words. Get yourself a pocket notebook and label it, “My Vocabulary Notebook.“ Carry this notebook with you. In it, write down every new word that you see or hear. Do this immediately. If you wait, you may forget the new word.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,26,3) Find the meanings of new words. In the dictionary, look up the meanings of the new words that you have written in your vocabulary notebook. At the right of each word, write the dictionary definition or meaning that applies to the word as it was used in what you read or heard. 4) Make the new words your own. Use each new word in talking with your friends or classmates. Pronounce the word accurately. Also, use this word in what you are writing. Spell the word correctly. In speaking or writing, be sure that you use. the word as it should be used.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,27,5) Enter several new words in your vocabulary notebook each day. Keep building your word power. At the end of the week, quickly review the new words you entered during the seven-day period just ended. This review will help you remember the meanings of these words.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,28,Text 10 Are You Trying Real Hard? (15 minutes),1. General Comprehension of the Text 1) What do you know about Jim Crow laws and Ku Klux Klan? 2) Why was the mother determined to send her son to Chicago? 3) What does the author mean by saying “Not a day passes that I dont feed off the bread of her spirit”? 4) What sort of character does the authors mother have? 5) What influence does the mother have on the son?,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,29,Related Information,Jim Crow Laws Jim Crow refers to practices, institutions, or laws that result from or support segregation of blacks from whites. The term came into common use in the 1880s, when racial segregation was made legal in many parts of the Southern United States. The term originally referred to a black character in a popular song composed in the 1830s. However, most of these laws were declared invalid in the 1950s and 1960s.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,30,Related Information,Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan is a group of white secret societies who oppose the advancement of blacks, Jews, and other minority groups. Ku Klux Klan, also called the KKK or the Klan, is active in the United States and in Canada. It often uses violence to achieve its aims. Ku Klux Klan has had four major periods of activity: (1) the mid-1860s to the early 1870s, (2) 1915 to 1944, (3) the late 1940s to the early 1970s, and (4) since the mid-1970s.,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,31,2. Useful Expressions,sharp memory tower over on a rampage make it hang in the balance shift into a higher gear scramble up with a will of steel hold ones head high take sth. seriously have a cross word catch sb. doing sth.,life of toil and humiliation stakeon redouble ones efforts wear on amount to stand in the unemployment lines to pledge ones tangible asset put sb. on ones personal payroll feed off,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,32,Text 11 Jim Lovell: An Astronauts Story (15 minutes),1. General Comprehension 1) How did Jim Lovell become an astronaut? 2) How do you comment on his aeronautical career? 3) What impresses you most about him?,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,33,2. Useful Expressions,be placed on an alternate list uncharted territory try out manned space flight duration orbiting vehicle touch down,an overriding task lunar landing leave footprints in the soil of focus on further ones knowledge about,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,34,Text 12 Only Daughter (15minutes),1. General Comprehension 1) What can you learn about a Mexican father from the passage? 2) What is her fathers attitude toward women and what life had he expected her to lead? 3) Why did her father agree to send her to college? 4) In what way did she made her father proud of her in the end? 5) What do you think contributed to the authors success as a writer?,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,35,2. Useful Expressions,find ones own identity contradict stereotype for sb.s sake feel it beneath sb. to do sth. would-be,in retrospect be meant for nostalgia let go load with short-order cook mute button remote control,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,36,Key to the Exercises,Key to Text 7, Unit 3 : The Fun They Had I. 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A II. 1他们翻着发黄起皱的书页，读里面的文字真是有趣。这些文字本应该在显示屏上移动，而不是静止不动的。 2我认为地理部分的进度调得有点太快。 3汤米用非常高傲的(瞧不起的)眼神看着她。 4但我母亲说，老师必须适应它教的每一个男孩和女孩的智力，而且必须对每个小孩采用不同的教学方法。 5他吹着口哨离开了，腋下夹着那本沾满灰尘的旧书。,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,37,Reading: I. 1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. A 14. A II. 1. comparable 2. sensible 3. selfish 4. wisdom 5. classify 6. apologized 7. regardless 8.“slightly 9. agreement 10. kindness,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,38,Key to Text 8, Unit 3 : Todays Technology Could Seem Goofy Tomorrow,I. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F II. 1一些生机勃勃的公司潜心地研究着当时热门而现在看起来过时而又古怪的技术。找到这些公司曾经发来的信函特别有趣。 2. 这就是生活中我们不得不忍受的事情之一，何况我们也不知道有什么更好些的事，就好像19世纪人们对马在都市大街上发出啪啪声无可奈何一样。 3. 对，我们的后代可能会说：很久以前，在那技术落后的黑暗世纪里，一些很大的公司制造了这些接收性能糟糕、莫名其妙地掉线、只能用声音交流、而且常常导致汽车交通事故的装置。,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,39,4毫无疑问，到2061年，技术专家们已经完善了像纸张一样的书页。这种书页含有能像电脑显示屏一样变化的电子墨水o 5. 现有的概念商品首先由工厂生产，再运到几千英里之外，然后放到商场货架上希望有人购买今后似乎会被人认为是毫无希望的浪费时间和精力。,Extensive Reading- Units 3 & 4, Book 1,40,Key to Text 9, Unit 3: A Short Biography of the Long Life of Benjamin Franklin,I. 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D