新视界综合教程2 Unit 1 Reading_across_cultures.ppt

Leading-in,Readingcomprehension,Vocabulary,Culturalawareness,Discussion,Readingacrosscultures,Leading-in,ReadthetextquicklyandidentifythenameforthefollowingdiagramsgivenbyRobertKaplan.,Scanning,A.EnglishB.SlavC.OrientalD.RomanceE.Semitic,Leading-in,Scanning,FindouttheexpressionsusedtodescribethethoughtpatternsgivenbyRobertKaplan.,Straighttothepoint,Backtrackingandreturningtothepoint,Approachingtothefocusgraduallyasifmovingarounditincircles,Strayingfromthepoint,Frequentlyincludingirrelevantideas,Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.,WhatideadidRobertKaplanhave?Whoseworkwashelookingat?Whichstudentswent“straighttothepoint”intheirwriting?Whichstudentsdidnt?WhywasKaplansideacriticized?Whatcanbesaidinfavouroftheidea?,Readingcomprehension,click,click,click,click,click,click,Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.,Back,RobertKaplanthoughtthatpeoplefromdifferentcultureshavedifferentthoughtpatterns.,1.WhatideadidRobertKaplanhave?,Readingcomprehension,2.Whoseworkwashelookingat?,Back,Hewaslookingattheworkofnon-nativestudentsathisuniversityinCalifornia.,Readingcomprehension,3.Whichstudentswent“straighttothepoint”intheirwriting?,Back,NativespeakersofEnglish.,Readingcomprehension,4.Whichstudentsdidnt?,Back,Non-nativeEnglishspeakers.,Readingcomprehension,5.WhywasKaplansideacriticized?,Back,Becauseitwasthoughttobetoosimplistic,basedoninsufficientevidenceandwasbiasedinfavourofKaplansownculture,assumingthatithadthe“mostefficient”approach.,Readingcomprehension,6.Whatcanbesaidinfavouroftheidea?,Back,ItremindsusthatmasteringEnglishrequiresunderstandingofahigherleveloforganizationthanthesentencelevel,andthatpeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundshavedifferentwaysofcommunicatingtheirideas.,Readingcomprehension,1.systematic2.origin3.illustrate4.criticism5.simplistic,Vocabulary,6.insufficient7.bias8.device9.figurative10.classify,putforwardinfavourofinparticular,Vocabulary,adj.doneaccordingtoacarefulplanandinathoroughway有系统的；有计划的；有条理的,例句,翻译,释义,systematic,Back,他们收集资料的方法条理性不够。,Thewaytheyvecollectedtheirdataisnotverysystematic.,Words,例句,翻译,科学是经验的系统分类。,Scienceisthesystematicclassificationofexperience.,例句,翻译,释义1,n.C,U(oftenpl)thecountry,race,orsocialsituationthatsomeonecomesfrom出身；血统,origin,Thomashasnotforgottenhishumbleorigins.,她想掩盖其上层阶级的出身，但她的口音却让她露了馅儿。,Words,Shetriestohideherupper-classorigins,butheraccentgivesheraway.,例句,翻译,托马斯没有忘记自己卑微的出身。,Theoriginoftheinfectionisstillunknown.,传染源依然不明。,释义2,n.Ctheplaceormomentwheresomethingbeginstoexist来源；起源；开端,例句,翻译,origin,Words,Back,真题,Thecollegecantraceitsoriginsbacktothe18thcentury.,这所学院的渊源可追溯至18世纪。,例句,翻译,Oneofthemostinterestingofallstudiesisthestudyofwordsandwordorigins.(Jun.1994,CET4,VocabularyandStructure),TheprocessisillustratedinFigure4.,该过程如图4所示。,释义,vt.toshowwhatsomethingislike,orshowthatsomethingistrue举例说明；阐明；表明,例句,翻译,illustrate,Words,Letmegiveanotherexampletoillustratethisdifficultpoint.,我再举个例子来说明这一难点。,例句,翻译,Back,释义,n.Ucommentsthatshowthatyouthinksomethingiswrongorbad批评；批判；指责,criticism,Back,例句,翻译,Itsnotunusualforpoliticianstoattractcriticism.,政治家遭到批评是常见的事。,Words,真题,Criticismandself-criticismisnecessaryinthatithelpsustofindandcorrectourmistakes.(Jun.1998,CET4,VocabularyandStructure),例句,翻译,Plansforthenewroadhavedrawnfiercecriticismfromlocalpeople.,修建新公路的计划受到了当地人的强烈指责。,释义,a.treatingsomethinginawaythatmakesitseemmuchsimplerthanitreallyis过于简单化的,例句,翻译,Back,这些图形有点过于简单的。,Thegraphicsaresomewhatsimplistic.,例句,翻译,对经济政策问题幼稚而简单化的处理方法,anaiveandsimplisticapproachtoeconomicpolicy,Words,simplistic,释义,a.(fml)notenough不充足的；不充分的,例句,翻译,例句,insufficient,Thereareinsufficientfundsinyouraccount.,您的账户金额不足。,Theresourcesavailablearequiteinsufficientforthetask.,现有的资源根本不足以完成这一任务。,翻译,Words,Back,释义,vt.(usupassive)toinfluencesomeonesopinions,decisionsetcsothattheybehaveinanunfairway使有偏见,例句,翻译,Back,他的固执使老板对他产生了偏见。,Hisstubbornnessbiasedtheemployeragainsthim.,Words,bias,例句,翻译,他一开始就对这个人有偏见。,Hewasbiasedagainstthepersonfromthebeginning.,释义1,n.C(fml)awaythatawriter,artistetccreatesaparticulareffectormakespeoplehaveaparticularreaction（作家、艺术家等的）手法,例句,翻译,device,Metaphorisacommonliterarydevice.,隐喻是一种常用的文学手法。,Words,例句,翻译,CaoXueqinusesdreamsasadevicetofillinthecharactersbackgrounds.,曹雪芹通过梦境来介绍人物的背景。,释义2,n.Camachineorpieceofequipmentthatdoesaparticularthing器械；设备；装置,例句,翻译,例句,Back,她发明了一种在下雨时能自动关窗的装置。,Sheinventedadevicethatautomaticallycloseswindowswhenitrains.,Apagerisasmall,electronicdeviceforsendingmessages.,翻译,寻呼机是一种用来发送信息的小型电子装置。,Words,真题,ThisisanewdevicewhichwillsoonbetestedinanexperimentalcarinJapan.(Jan.1999,CET4,ListeningComprehension),device,释义,a.ifyouusewordsinafigurativeway,youusethemnotintheirnormalliteralmeaningbutinawaythatmakesadescriptionmoreinterestingorimpressive比喻的；借喻的,例句,翻译,figurative,Back,油灯象征着知识。,Anoillampisafigurativerepresentationofknowledge.,例句,翻译,“我的爱人像一朵红红的玫瑰”是比喻用法的一个例子。,“Myloveislikeared,redrose”isanexampleofthefigurativeuseoflanguage.,Words,释义,vt.toputpeopleorthingsintoparticulargroupsaccordingtothefeaturesthattheyhave把分类；把分级,例句,翻译,例句,classify,Alibrarianclassifiesbooksaccordingtosubjectmatter.,图书管理员把书按照学科分类。,Athirdofthepopulationhasbeenclassifiedaspoor.,三分之一的人口被划为穷人。,翻译,Words,They(foxes)areofficiallyclassifiedasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.(Jan.2002,CET4,ReadingComprehension),真题,Back,释义,tosuggestsomethingorofferanidea,opinion,reasonetc,especiallysothatpeoplecandiscussitormakeadecision提出（想法、观点、理由等）,例句,翻译,putforward,Back,他在会上提出了一个很好的建议。,例句,翻译,诸位有什么意见，欢迎提出来。,Youarewelcometoputforwardyourviews.,Words,Heputforwardaverygoodsuggestionatthemeeting.,释义,supportingapersonoranidea,proposaletcthatyoubelieveisright支持；赞同,例句,翻译,Thoseinfavouroftheproposal,pleaseraiseyourhands.,支持这项提议的请举手。,Words,例句,翻译,Iwasnotinfavourofwhatisbeingdonehere.,我并不赞成眼下正在做的这件事情。,infavourof,Back,释义,especially尤其；特别,例句,翻译,例句,inparticular,Aongallthemerchandise,Iwasinterestedinthecottonpieceinparticular.,在所有商品中，我对棉布特别感兴趣。,Hisstatementreferstopeopleingeneral,nottoanyoneinparticular.,翻译,他的发言是泛指一般情况，并不是特别针对谁。,Words,Back,DoyouthinkthereisanytruthinKaplansOrientalthoughtpattern?Doyouthinkthereisanytruthintheotherthoughtpatterns?Wereyoutaughttowriteinaparticularway,ortouseaparticularstyle?WhenyouwriteinEnglish,howdoyouplanandstructureyourwriting?,Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.,Discussion,Ithinkso.SpeakersorwriterswithanOrientalthoughtpatterntendtoputtheirkeypointlast,andtogivelotsofbackgroundinformationandexplanationsatthebeginningandmiddlepartsoftheirwriting.Idontagreewiththeidea.Itseemstomeallthepatternsmentionedinthepassagecouldexistinoneculture,althoughsomepeoplemaypreferonepatternratherthananother.,1)DoyouthinkthereisanytruthinKaplansOrientalthoughtpattern?,Back,Discussion,2)Doyouthinkthereisanytruthintheotherthoughtpatterns?,Back,IthinkitmightbetruethatthereareotherthoughtpatternsbecausesometimesIcanunderstandeverywordinanarticleorreport,butIstillfindithardtofollowitslogicandunderstandwhatitistryingtosay.,Discussion,Ithinkso,especiallywhenwewereinprimaryandsecondaryschools.,3)Wereyoutaughttowriteinaparticularway,ortouseaparticularstyle?,Back,Discussion,Idodrawupaplan.Iusuallytrytofollowthepatte