Unit3-on readingVIP

上海外语教育出版社南京信息工程大学刘杰海 新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材 修订版 综合教程第六册 第2版 电子教案 Cover Unit3OnReading Contentspage Contents LearningObjectivesPre readingActivitiesGlobalReadingDetailedReadingConsolidationActivitiesFurtherEnhancement Learningobjectives LearningObjectives Rhetoricalskill discussionononepointKeylanguage grammarpointsWritingstrategies sentencesininvertedsequenceTheme enjoymentofreading Pre R pictureactivation PictureActivation Pre questions Doyoufindreadingenjoyable Pre R pre questions 1 1 Readingissoimportanttousthatalmosteveryoneisinvolvedinsomekindofreadingsometimes Asawayofdiversion readingisusuallyrelaxingandenjoyable However canreadingalwaysbeanenjoyableexperience Ifnot whenandwhy PictureActivation Pre questions Opentodiscussion Pre R pre questions 2 2 Agoodbookwillevokesympathyinitsreaders hearts givethemsomeenlightenmentandevenmaychangetheirlives Howcanwedefineagoodbook Describesomeofthebooksthatyouconsidergood PictureActivation Pre questions Opentodiscussion G R textintroduction Inthisessay theauthorfocuseshisdiscussionexclusivelyononepoint Readingshouldbeenjoyable Withneatlyknitteddevelopmenttheauthorapproachesthethemefromtwoperspectives whattoread fromParagraph1toParagraph3 andhowtoread fromParagraph4toParagraph6 Accordingtohim bothshouldfitthereader sownfancy TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R CN GeorgeEliot GeorgeEliot Paragraph2 Englishwriter pennameofMaryAnnEvans 1819 1880 HernovelsincludeAdamBede 1859 TheMillontheFloss 1860 andMiddlemarch 1871 1872 TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R CN AdamBede AdamBede Paragraph2 InspiredbyananecdotetoldtoGeorgeEliotbyheraunt AdamBedeisnotableforitsextraordinarilyrealisticcharactersandconvincingdepictionofEnglishrurallife completewiththeearthyDerbyshiredialectofthetitlecharacter Whenitwasfirstpublished in1859 thebookearnedpraiseforitsnuancedandunflinchingdescriptionofayoungwoman sfallfromgraceandforAdam ssimplerighteousness TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R Authorbio 1 W SomersetMaugham 1874 1965 Britishnovelist oneofthemostpopularwritersinEnglandinthe20thcentury isnotedforhisclarityofstyleandskillinstorytelling Hisbest knownworksincludeOfHumanBondage 1915 TheMoonandSixpence 1919 Ashenden or TheBritishAgent 1928 andCakesandAle or TheSkeletonintheCupboard 1930 TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R Authorbio 2 Readingandourlife classifications知性阅读 readingforinformation 愉悦阅读 pleasurereading 疗愈阅读 healingreading 从书中我纾解 寂寞的情绪 读 天方夜谭和爱丽丝梦游仙境 并从其篇章中寻到 痛苦的避难所 毛姆 TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R structure 1 TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure Part1 Para1 definesthescopeofthispassage Part2 Para2 specifiesthereaderswhoareeligibletoreadthebooks Part3 Para3 touchesonthecriterionofbookselection G R structure 2 Part4 TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure Para4 therelationshipbetweenintellectualpleasureandthehabitofreading Part5 Para5 theauthorcontinueshisdiscussiononthehabitofreading Part6 Para6 discussionofanimportantreadingskill skipping DR p1a text ONREADINGW SomersetMaugham1 ThefirstthingIwanttoinsistonisthatreadingshouldbeenjoyable Ofcourse therearemanybooksthatweallhavetoread eithertopassexaminationsortoacquireinformation fromwhichitisimpossibletoextractenjoyment Wearereadingthemforinstruction andthebestwecanhopeisthatourneedforitwillenableustogetthroughthemwithouttedium Suchbookswereadwithresignationratherthanwithalacrity ButthatisnotthesortofreadingIhaveinmind DetailedReading DR p1b text ThebooksIshallmentioninduecoursewillhelpyouneithertogetadegreenortoearnyourliving Theywillnotteachyoutosailaboatorgetastalledmotortorun buttheywillhelpyoutolivemorefully That however theycannotdounlessyouenjoyreadingthem DetailedReading DR p2a text 2 The you Iaddressistheadultwhoseavocationsgivehimcertainleisureandwhowouldliketoreadthebookswhichcanwithoutlossbeleftunread Idonotaddressthebookworm Hecanfindhisownway Iwishtodealonlywiththemasterpieceswhichtheconsensusofopinionforalongtimehasacceptedassupreme Weareallsupposedtohavereadthem itisapitythatsofewofushave Buttherearemasterpieceswhichareacknowledgedtobesuchbyallthebestcriticsandtowhichthehistoriansofliteraturedevoteconsiderablespace yetwhichnoordinarypersoncannowreadwithenjoyment DetailedReading DR p2b text Theyareimportanttothestudents butchangingtimesandchangingtasteshaverobbedthemoftheirsavouranditishardtoreadthemnowwithoutaneffortofwill Letmegiveoneinstance IhavereadGeorgeEliot sAdamBede butIcannotputmyhandonmyheartandsaythatwaswithpleasure Ireaditfromasenseofduty Ifinisheditwithasighofrelief DetailedReading DR p3a text 3 NowofsuchbooksasthisImeantosaynothing Everymanishisownbestcritic Whateverthelearnedsayaboutabook howeverunanimoustheyareintheirpraiseofit unlessitinterestsyou itisnobusinessofyours Don tforgetthatcriticsoftenmakemistakes thehistoryofcriticismisfulloftheblundersthemosteminentofthemhavemade andyouwhoreadarethefinaljudgeofthevaluetoyouofthebookyouarereading This ofcourse appliestothebooksIamgoingtorecommendtoyourattention DetailedReading DR p3b text Wearenoneofusexactlylikeeveryoneelse onlyratherlike anditwouldbeunreasonabletosupposethatthebooksthathavemeantagreatdealtomeshouldbepreciselythosethatwillmeanagreatdealtoyou ButtheyarebooksthatIfeelthericherforhavingread andIthinkIshouldnotbequitethemanIamifIhadnotreadthem AndsoIbegofyou ifanyofyouwhoreadthesepagesaretemptedtoreadthebooksIsuggestandcannotgetonwiththem justputthemdown theywillbeofnoservicetoyouifyoudonotenjoythem DetailedReading DR p3c text Nooneisunderanobligationtoreadpoetryorfictionorthemiscellaneousliteraturewhichisclassedasbelles lettres IwishIknewtheEnglishtermforthis butIdon tthinkthereisone Hemustreadthemforpleasure andwhocanclaimthatwhatpleasesonemanmustnecessarilypleaseanother DetailedReading DR p4a text 4 Butletnoonethinkthatpleasureisimmoral Pleasureinitselfisagreatgood allpleasure butitsconsequencesmaybesuchthatthesensiblepersoneschewscertainvarietiesofit Norneedpleasurebegrossandsensual Theyarewiseintheirgenerationwhohavediscoveredthatintellectualpleasureisthemostsatisfyingandthemostenduring Itiswelltoacquirethehabitofreading Toacquirethehabitofreadingistoconstructforyourselfarefugefromalmostallthemiseriesoflife DetailedReading DR p4b text Almostall Isay forIwouldnotgosofarastopretendthattoreadabookwillassuagethepangsofhungerorstillthepainofunrequitedlove buthalfadozengooddetectivestoriesandahot waterbottlewillenableanyonetosnaphisfingersattheworstcoldinthehead Butwhoisgoingtoacquirethehabitofreadingforreading ssake ifheisbiddentoreadbooksthatborehim DetailedReading DR p5a text 5 ItismoreconvenienttotakethebooksofwhichIamnowgoingtospeakinchronologicalorder butIcanseenoreasonwhy ifyoumakeupyourmindtoreadthem youshoulddosointhatorder Ithinkyouwouldbemuchbetteradvisedtoreadthemaccordingtoyourfancy nordoIseeevenwhyyoushouldreadthemonebyone Formyownpart Ifinditmoreagreeabletoreadfourorfivebookstogether Afterall youaren tinthesamemoodononedayasonanother norhaveyouthesameeagernesstoreadacertainbookatallhoursoftheday DetailedReading DR p5b text Wemustsuitourselvesinthesematters andIhavenaturallyadoptedtheplanthatbestsuitsme InthemorningbeforeIstartworkIreadforawhileabook eitherofscienceorphilosophy thatrequiresafreshandattentivebrain Itsetsmeofffortheday Lateron whenmyworkisdoneandIfeelatease butnotinclinedformentalexerciseofastrenuouscharacter Ireadhistory essays criticismorbiography andintheeveningIreadanovel DetailedReading DR p5c text Besidesthese IkeeponhandavolumeofpoetryincaseIfeelinthemoodforthat andbymybedsideIhaveoneofthosebooks toorarelytobefound alas whichyoucandipintoatanyplaceandstopreadingwithequanimityattheendofanyparagraph DetailedReading DR p6a text 6 UponlookingbackonwhatIhavewritten InoticethatIhavemorethanoncesuggestedtoyouthatyouwouldbewisenowandthentoskip IthinkallthebooksIhavementionedareimportantenoughtobereadthoroughly buteventheyaremoreenjoyableifyouexerciseyourrighttoskip Changeoftastehasrenderedcertainpartsofevengreatworkstedious Wenolongerwanttobebotheredwiththemoraldissertationsofwhichtheeighteenthcenturywassofond norwiththelengthydescriptionsofscenerywhichwerefavouredinthenineteenth DetailedReading DR p6b text Whenthenovelbecamerealisticauthorsfellinlovewithdetailforitsownsake andittookthemalongtimetodiscoverthatdetailisinterestingonlyifitisrelevant Toknowhowtoskipistoknowhowtoreadwithprofitandpleasure buthowyouaretolearnitIcannottellyou foritisatrickIhaveneveracquired Iamabadskipper Iamafraidofmissingsomethingthatmaybeofvaluetome andsowillreadpagesthatonlywearyme DetailedReading DR p6c text whenonceIbegintoskip Icannotstop andendthebookdissatisfiedwithmyselfbecauseIamawareIhavenotdoneitjustice andthenIamapttothinkthatImightjustaswellneverhavereaditatall DetailedReading DR p1Analysis Paragraph1AnalysisInthisparagraph theauthordefinesthescopeofthispassage hisdiscussionwouldexcludethosebooksthatbringtediumandboredom sincethemaintopicisclearlystatedinthebeginning readingshouldbeenjoyable DetailedReading DR p2Analysis Paragraphs2AnalysisAfterdefiningthescopeofhisdiscussion theauthorgoesontospecifythereaderswhoareeligibletoreadthebooksinhismind Thenhemovesontothefirsttopic theselectionofbooksforreading Inthisparagraphtheauthorpointsoutaproblemwithsomemasterpieces thatis changingtimesandchangingtasteshaverobbedthemoftheirsavour anditisnolongerenjoyableforustoreadthemtoday DetailedReading DR p3Analysis Paragraphs3AnalysisWithhiscommentsonmasterpieces theauthornaturallytouchesonthecriterionofbookselectioninthisparagraph Theauthorinsiststhatthereaderisthefinaljudgeofwhatbooksseemgoodtohim her becausethesamebooksmayhavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeople Thisviewisstrengthenedbytherhetoricalquestionattheendofthisparagraph whocanclaimthatwhatpleasesonemanmustnecessarilypleaseanother DetailedReading DR p4Analysis Paragraphs4AnalysisInthisparagraph theauthorexpoundsontherelationshipbetweenintellectualpleasureandthehabitofreading Hebelievesthat intellectualpleasureisthemostsatisfyingandthemostenduring andtheacquisitionofthehabitofreadingmustbebasedonpleasurablereading DetailedReading DR p5Analysis Paragraphs5AnalysisInthisparagraphtheauthorcontinueshisdiscussiononthehabitofreading Accordingtohim thishabitvariesfrompersontopersonandshouldbetailoredtothereader sownfancy DetailedReading DR p6Analysis Paragraphs6AnalysisThisparagraphisdevotedtothediscussionofanimportantreadingskill skipping Thisisthetrickwhichtheauthorhimselfhasneveracquired DetailedReading DR Question p1 Paragraph1 QuestionWhatkindofbookswouldbeexcludedfromtheauthor sdiscussion DetailedReading Excludedfromtheauthor sdiscussionarethosebookswhichofferinstructionstofulfillutilitarianpurposessuchasgettingadegreeorearningaliving DR Question p2 1 Paragraph2 Questions1 Whoaretheeligiblereadersofthebooksintheauthor smind DetailedReading Accordingtotheauthor theyareadultswhohaveleisuretimetoreadandwouldliketoreadthebooks DR Question p2 2 Paragraph2 Questions2 Whatistheauthor sopinionaboutmasterpieces DetailedReading Theauthorisverycautiousonthematter Ontheonehand hebelievesthatthoseacknowledgedmasterpiecesareimportanttostudents Ontheotherhand herealizesthatallmasterpiecesdonotnecessarilyprovideenjoyablereading becausechangingtimesandchangingtasteshaverobbedthemoftheirsavour Readingthesemasterpiecesdemandsaneffortofwill whichhasbeenprovedbytheauthor sownexperience DR Question p3 Paragraph3 QuestionWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthecritics commentsonabookandhisownrecommendedbooks DetailedReading Accordingtotheauthor thereadershouldnotbeaffectedbycritics commentsonbooks Inhisopinion thereadershouldnotreadabookunlessthebookitselfinterestshim her Astohisownrecommendedbooks theauthorsaysthattheywillbeofnoservicetothereaderifhe shedoesnotenjoythem Bothcasesconformtothethematicstatementatthebeginningoftheessay DR Question p4 Paragraph4 QuestionWhat accordingtotheauthor isthebenefitthehabitofreadingcouldbringabout DetailedReading Thehabitofreading accordingtotheauthor providesthereaderwitharefugefrommostmiseriesinlife DR Question p5 Paragraph5 QuestionWhatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesaysthat Wemustsuitourselvesinthesematters DetailedReading Theauthormeansthatweshouldfollowourmoodinthesematterssinceone smoodandeagernessmaynotbethesameononedayasonanother oratallhoursoftheday DR Question p6 1 Paragraph6 Questions1 Why accordingtotheauthor isitimportanttoskipwhilereading DetailedReading Althoughallthebookstheauthorrecommendsareveryimportant readingwillbemoreprofitableandenjoyablewhenonelearnshowtoskip becausechangingtasteshaverenderedcertainpartsofevengreatworkstedious DR Question p6 2 Paragraph6 Question2 Whatistheauthor sexperienceofskippinginreading DetailedReading Theauthorhimselfhasnotyetacquiredthetrickofskipping Oncehebeginstoskip hecannotstop Consequently heisalwaysafraidofmissingsomethingvaluableandhasasenseofguilt Thatmakeshimabadskipper LPT ofcoursetherearemanybooksthat DetailedReading Ofcourse therearemanybooksthatweallhavetoread eithertopassexaminationsortoacquireinformation fromwhichitisimpossibletoextractenjoyment Paraphrase Ofcoursetherearemanybooksthatarenotinterestingatall Inspiteofthat westillhavetoreadthembecausetheycanhelpuspassexaminationsorprovideuswithnecessaryinformation LPT extract DetailedReading extractvt extractionn toremoveasubstancefromanothersubstancetogetsomethingfromsomeonewhodoesnotwanttogiveittoyou e g Theyusedtoextractironorefromthissite Thetoothwaseventuallyextracted Theextractionofmineralshasdamagedthecountryside Shemarried inMalaysia amanofIndianextraction LPT enableustogetthroughthem DetailedReading enableustogetthroughthemwithouttedium Paraphrase enableustofinishourreadingwithoutgettingbored LPT suchbookswereadwithresignation DetailedReading Suchbookswereadwithresignationratherthanwithalacrity Paraphrase Wereadsuchbooksbecausewehaveto notbecauseweloveto LPT resign DetailedReading resignvt resignationn tostateformallythatyouareleavingajobpermanently e g Sheshowedanattitudeofquietresignationtoherfate aresignedlook expression tone We regoingtobelateagain hesaidresignedly LPT alacrity DetailedReading alacrityn withalacrity quicklyandwithenthusiasm e g TheUnitedNationshasactedwithalacrityanddeterminationinthiscrisis Heacceptedtheinvitationwithalacrity LPT thathowevertheycannotdounlessyou DetailedReading That however theycannotdounlessyouenjoyreadingthem Paraphrase Thewords they and them refertobooks Theword that referstowhathasbeenmentionedintheprecedingsentence i e theywillhelpyoutolivemorefully Thenormalorderofthesentenceshouldbe However theycannotdothatunlessyouenjoyreadingthem LPT Iwishtodealonlywiththemasterpieces DetailedReading Iwishtodealonlywiththemasterpieceswhichtheconsensusofopinionforalongtimehasacceptedassupreme Paraphrase Iwishtodealonlywiththebooksthathavebeenacceptedbyeveryoneasgreatworks LPT consensus DetailedReading consensusn agreementamongallthepeopleinvolved e g Thegeneralconsensusintheofficeisthathe suselessathisjob Couldwereachaconsensusonthismatter Let stakeavote Thevoters consensuswasthatthemeasureshouldbeadopted LPT supreme DetailedReading supremeadj mostimportant ormostpowerful e g Shewasawardedamedalforshowingsupremecourage bravery Forme dietingrequiresasupremeeffortofwill LPT towhich DetailedReading towhichthehistoriansofliteraturedevoteconsiderablespace Paraphrase onwhichscholarsofthehistoryofliteraturewritealotofcriticalpapersandcommentsonthem LPT theyareimportanttothestudents DetailedReading Theyareimportanttothestudents butchangingtimesandchangingtasteshaverobbedthemoftheirsavouranditishardtoreadthemnowwithoutaneffortofwill Paraphrase Thosebooksaregoodonesandtheyareimportanttothestudents butwiththechangingoftimes people sattitudesandtastestowardsthesetypesofbooksalsochanged Sonowstudentsmaynotlikethemverymuchandtheyneedtomakeagreatefforttoreadthem LPT putmyhandonmyheart DetailedReading putmyhandonmyheart Paraphrase Puttingone shandonone sheartisasignofbeinghonestandsincere andisoftenusedtogetherwithaverbaloathorsolemnclaim LPT rob DetailedReading robvt totakemoneyorpropertyillegallyfromapersonorplace oftenusingthreatsorviolence e g Theyrobbedthecompanyof 2million Theyrobbedherofherprofessionalstanding LPT NowofsuchbooksasthisImeantosaynothing DetailedReading NowofsuchbooksasthisImeantosaynothing Paraphrase Thenormalsentenceordershouldbe NowImeantosaynothingofsuchbooksasthis Theword this referstoGeorgeEliot sAdamBedeintheprecedingparagraph LPT whateverthelearnedsayaboutabook DetailedReading Whateverthelearnedsayaboutabook howeverunanimoustheyareintheirpraiseofit unlessitinterestsyou itisnobusinessofyours Paraphrase Eventhoughmanyscholarshighlypraiseabook youdon thavetoreaditatallifyoudon tfinditinteresting LPT unanimous DetailedReading unanimousadj aunanimousdecision vote agreementetcisonethateveryoneagreeswithandsupports e g Thejuryreturnedaunanimousverdictofguiltyafterashortdeliberation Afteralengthydiscussionwereachedaunanimousdecisionontheproposal Thenewformathasunanimoussupportandcouldbeintroducednextseason LPT donotforgetthatcriticsoftenmake DetailedReading Don tforgetthatcriticsoftenmakemistakes thehistoryofcriticismisfulloftheblundersthemosteminentofthemhavemade andyouwhoreadarethefinaljudgeofthevaluetoyouofthebookyouarereading Paraphrase Eventhemostfamouscriticsmakealotofmistakesaboutbooks ashasbeenprovedthroughoutthehistoryofcriticism Inthefinalanalysis onlyyou thereader areinapositiontomakejudgmentsabouthowvaluableabookistoyou LPT blunder DetailedReading blundern acarelessorembarrassingmistake e g Awomandiedofararediseaseyesterdayaftershewasinfectedasaresultofahospitalblunder Imadeabitofablunderbygettinghisnamewrong Policeblunderedbynotreleasingmoredetailsaboutthecasetofocuspublicinterest LPT theywillbeofnoservicetoyou DetailedReading theywillbeofnoservicetoyou Paraphrase theywillnotbehelpfultoyou LPT themiscellaneousliterature DetailedReading themiscellaneousliteratureothervarietiesorgenresofliterarywriting LPT Belles lettres DetailedReading Belles lettres Paragraph3 plural aFrenchwordreferringtoliteraryworksthatarebeautifulandpleasinginanartisticway ratherthanbein