Unit 8 Two Boxes of Gold.ppt

TwoBoxesofGold I ExtensivereadingUnit8Book1 Learningobjectives Inthisunityouwill figureouttheassumptionsandcluesthathelpustofindtherealcriminalinthisdetectivestorylearntoguessmeaningsofwordsfromcontextlearntousesomeimportantwordsandphrasesinthetexttakeatestonfastreading Unitoverview Pre readingdiscussion Backgroundinformation Textanalysis Post readingdiscussion Notestothetext Exercises Readingskills Pre readingdiscussion Haveyoueverreaddetectivestories Canyoushareonedetectivestoryyouhaveread Canyoubrainstormsomewordswhichcanshowyourfeelingswhilereadingdetectivestories ManypopulardetectivestorieshavebeenmadeintoTVseries likeSherlockHolmes Inyouropinion what sthedifferencebetweenreadingdetectivestoriesandwatchingTVseries Backgroundinformation SherlockHolmes Firstappearedinpublicationin1887 SherlockHolmesisafictionalcharacterwellknownforhisintellectualprowess astuteobservationanddeductivereasoningskillsinsolvingdifficultcases HewascreatedbyScottishauthorandphysicianSirArthurConanDoyle ConanDoyle 1859 1930 SirArthurIgnatiusConanDoylewasaBritishwriterandphysician mostnotedforcreatingthefictionaldetectiveSherlockHolmesandwritingstoriesabouthimwhicharegenerallyconsideredmilestonesinthefieldofcrimefiction ConanDoyle 1859 1930 HolmeswaspartiallymodelledonhisformeruniversityteacherJosephBell In1892 inalettertoBell Doylewrote ItismostcertainlytoyouthatIoweSherlockHolmes roundthecentreofdeductionandinferenceandobservationwhichIhaveheardyouinculcateIhavetriedtobuildupaman ConanDoyle 1859 1930 Heisalsoknownforwritingthefictionaladventuresofasecondcharacterheinvented ProfessorChanllenger andforpopularisingthemysteryoftheMaryCeleste Hewasaprolificwriterwhoseotherworksincludefantasyandsciencefictionstories plays romances poetry non fictionandhistoricalnovels Textanalysis Determiningthemainidea Themainideaofthetextisthat Herbert askedbyhisbosstocarrytwoboxesofgoldtoNaples metMajorBaxterandLevison andheaskedthemtoaccompanyhimuntiltheygottoLyonsHerbert carryingtwoboxesofgoldtoNaples wasfollowedbyMajorBaxterandLevisonmysteriouslyasfarasFortRougeHerbert undertakingtheurgenttaskofcarryinggoldtoNaples metMajorBaxterandLevisononthewaywhobecamehistravelingcompanionsHerbert goingtoNaplesonsomeurgentbusiness madefriendswithMajorBaxterandLevisonwhoofferedhelpwheneverheneeded While readingquestions Whosentthetelegram Whatwasthetelegramabout WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr Schwarzmoor Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont Whathappenedwhentheywere32kilometersawayfromLyonsonthetrain Textstructure Part1LeavingforItaly Whosentthetelegram Whatwasthetelegramabout Part1LeavingforItaly Whosentthetelegram Thetelegramwasfromhispartner Mr Schwarzmoor Part1LeavingforItaly 2 Whatwasthetelegramabout StartforItalyatonceonimportantbusinessStartfromLondonBridgeCatchDovernightboat Part2Receivingtheurgenttask WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr Schwarzmoor Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox Part2Receivingtheurgenttask WhatwasHerbertaskedtodowhenhemetMr Schwarzmoor HewasaskedtotakesomegoldtoNaples Part2Receivingtheurgenttask Whatkindoftheboxesdidtheyusetocarrythegold Whatwasthepasswordtoopenthebox MadeofironCoveredwithleatherFastenedwithletter locksPasswords Masinisa Cotopaxo Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes 3 DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions Whathappenedwhentheporterstriedtocarrytheboxesbeforetheywereonboard Whilethesecondboxwasbeingcarrieddown oneoftheportersslipped HewouldhavefallenintothewaterifhewasnotcaughtbyamaninfrontofHerbert Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions 2 Howmanysimilarboxeswereontheshipaltogether DidthemananswerthequestionfromMr Levisonaboutthecontentoftheboxes FourLeathercovers letter locksandallNo hedidnotreply Part3Meetingtravelingcompanions 3 DidtheyseeeachotherwhentheyreachedParis HesawMr Levisoninacarriagewhenhewascrossingtheroad ButMr Levisondidn tseemtonoticehim Part4BeginningtobesuspiciousoftheMajor WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont Whathappenedwhentheywere32kilometersawayfromLyonsonthetrain 25 可编辑 Part4BeginningtobesuspiciousoftheMajor WhydidLevisonlookveryangrywhentheMajormethimandthemaninarestaurantatDromont Levisonwantedtohavesomechampagnewithhim Whenheorderedanotherbottleofchampagne Levisondidn twantthewaitertoopenthebottle Hedidithimself Maybehewantedtoputsomepoisoninthewine Part4BeginningtobesuspiciousoftheMajor 2 Whathappenedwhentheywere32kilometersawayfromLyonsonthetrain AwheelbrokenHavingtowaittwohoursandtakealltheluggageoffontoanothervan Notestothetext resemblance Para 22 Line3 uncountableandcountable Ifthereisaresemblancebetweentwopeopleorthings theyaresimilartoeachother 相似之处 类似之处e g TherewasaremarkableresemblancebetweenhimandPete 他和皮特之间有着惊人的相似之处 Ourtourpricesborelittleresemblancetothoseintheholidaybrochures 我们的旅游报价和那些度假手册里的价格相去甚远 drawup Para 30 Line2 cometoastop停下e g Wesawatruckdrawinguptoourbuilding 我们看到一辆卡车开到我们楼前停住 Shedrewupherhorseatthetopofthehill 她在小山顶上突然把马勒住 keepout Para 49 Line3 preventfromentering使留在外面e g Danger Keepout 危险 禁止入内 Thisnoticeshouldkeepunwantedvisitorsout 这条启事能把闲人拒之门外 Theyshutthedoorandmeanttokeepusout 他们关上门 存心不让我们进去 workout Para 52 Line2 Ifyouworkoutasolutiontoaproblemormystery youmanagetofindthesolutionbythinkingortalkingaboutit 想出 得到 解决方法 解 谜 e g Negotiatorsareduetomeetlatertodaytoworkoutacompromise 谈判人员定于今天晚些时候进行会谈 商定一个折中方案 Ittookmesometimetoworkoutthecauses 我花了一些时间才弄清此事的起因 due Para52 Line4 adjective Ifsomethingisdueataparticulartime itisexpectedtohappen bedone orarriveatthattime 到期的 预期的 预定到达的e g Theresultsaredueattheendofthemonth 预计月底会有结果 ThefirstpriceincreasesareduetocomeintoforceinJuly 第一批提价预计将在7月开始执行 breakdown Para 54 Line4 uncountableandcountable Ifacarorapieceofmachineryhasabreakdown itstopsworking 故障e g Heroldcarwasunreliable sothetripwasplaguedbybreakdowns 她的旧车老不听使唤 一路上总是出故障 Ifyoustoponthehardshoulder waitforthepoliceorbreakdownservice 如果你的车坏在路肩上了 就得等警察或修理站来帮忙 Onecannotbetoocareful Para25 Line1 越小心越好 再小心也不为过Cannot toomeansimpossibleforacertainstateoractiontobemorethanshouldbeortobebeyondwhatisdesirable e g Asfarasoilenergyisconcerned wecannotbetoofrugal 就石油能源而言 我们愈节省愈好 Itsmellssoofoinons Para29 Line1 到处都是洋葱味 smellof haveasmelllikethatof somethingcausingthesmell e g Theairsmellsofpaint 空气中有一股油漆味 Wecutforpartners Para47 Line1 我们分了伙儿 cutfor choosefromapackofplayingcardstoseewhoshallbeorhavesomethinge g Theycutforpartnersandthenbeganthegame 他们分好了伙然后开始游戏 Post readingdiscussion Herberthadaterribledreamonthetrain Whatdidthedreamsuggest Whichofthetwowasmoresuspicious MajorBaxterorLevison Giveyourreasons Readingskills GuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext II Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues ExamplecluesAnexamplecontextclueisawordoraphrasethatillustratesadifficultwordratherthandefinestheword Youcanusetheexampletofindoutthecorrectmeaningofanunfamiliarword GuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext II Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues Examplecluese g Hisjoyousexclamationashecompletedanexperiment Isn titamazing gainedhouseholdcurrency Thedashfollowing anexperiment indicatesthattherewillfollowanexamplethatdescribes exclamation Theillustrationof exclamation is Isn titamazing Thus themeaningofexclamationis wordsexpressingsuddensurprise GuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext II Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues Cluesofwordassociatione g Theofficerorderedthesoldierstofireattheenemy Fire meansa toletsomeonegofromajobb toshootatc red hotflames GuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext II Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues Cluesofwordassociatione g Theofficerorderedthesoldierstofireattheenemy Thesentencecontainstwocluestothemeaningof fire First fireisaverb Second thesentencetalksaboutwar theword officer soldiers and enema helpyoutounderstandthis GuessingMeaningsofWordsfromContext II Herearetwomoretypesofcontextclues Cluesofwordassociatione g Theofficerorderedthesoldierstofireattheenemy Youcanimmediatelyeliminatethechoice red hotflames sinceitisanounreferringtoablaze Althoughthechoice toletsomeonegofromajob isaverbanswer itreferstobusiness andhasnologicalconnectionwiththeideaofthesentence Thechoice toshootat thattalksaboutfightingisthecorrectanswer PracticeA Underlinetheexamplecluesandwritethemeaningofthewordontheline 1 Icantracemyancestrythroughmyparents grandparents andeventomygreatgrandparents ancestrymeans 2 AnOlympiadisaperiodof4yearsthatbeginsinaleapyear 1960 1964 1968 andsoon aleapyearmeans forefathers ayearthatcontains366days PracticeA Underlinetheexamplecluesandwritethemeaningofthewordonthel