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1、_ scanning scanning_ exercises exercises47i. what is scanning?i. what is scanning?reading skills scanning is to locate a specific item of information or to tell where we can get that information. scanning is particularly useful in reading newspapers or advertisements. it is also possible to use this

2、 reading skill to find some particular information in any kind of reading materials.471.decide what information you are looking for, and think about the form it may take. 2.next, think about where you would be likely to get the information and move your eyes quickly.3.stop reading when you have got

3、the right information.steps to scan:steps to scan:reading skills47 1. how many chinese people find it difficult to fall asleep? lying in bed counting sheep is not a solution to falling asleep, especially for people engaged in continual mental labor. the fear of not being able to fall asleep brings a

4、nxiety and insomnia, explained the experts. a recent national survey among 10,455 chinese people showed 27.3% of the subjects admitted they have sleeping problems. reading skillsii. exercisesii. exercises472. what kind of music can audience enjoy at the festival? the 2004 midi modern music festival

5、will take place on oct. 1 to 4 at beijing international sculpture park. audience can watch 45 bands playing various music styles including rock, folk, blues, hip-hop and jazz. sponsored in 2000, it was at first a showcase for students of the music school. now the festival has expanded into an outdoo

6、r festival for young and little-known bands to perform their unique style.reading skills47_ question answeringquestion answering47the author holds a doubtful attitude. 1. what is the authors attitude towards the opinion that geniuses spring up out of nowhere? (para. 1)question answeringquestion answ

7、eringtipstext study472. what are the two kinds of parent style that parents take up towards their children? (para. 4)the supportive and the stimulating. text studytips473. what are the four groups in the study? (para. 6)one with supportive parents; one with stimulating parents;one whose parents have

8、 both;one whose parents offer nothing.text studytips47 4. how much time a day does a father in holland spend in conversation with his children? how about in america? (para. 10)11 seconds in holland andless than one minute in america. text studytips47. 5. which is more important to childrens developm

9、ent according to the author: the biological or the environmental factors? (para.15)the environmental factors such as better parenting and educationaltechniques. text studytips4747 1. spring up out of nowhere as if touched by the finger of god. 2. steering them toward certain fields and pushing them

10、to work hard, 3.the children who fared best were those whose parents were both supportive and . 4. , children pick up not only language skills but also adult habits and styles of thought. practicenotes to the textactive expressionsfind out the active expressions:find out the active expressions:47not

11、es to the textactive expressionsout of nowherepushfarepick up happen or appear suddenly press, drive or impel sb. to do do; get along gain; learn a skill471. 突然冒出了一辆汽车。2. 我们得老是催他做作业。3. 你考得怎么样？4. 她到法国居住后很快就学会了法语。notes to the textactive expressionstranslationtranslation471. a car seemed to appear out

12、of nowhere.2. we always have to push him to do his homework.3. how did you fare on your exam?4. she soon picked up french when she went to live in france.notes to the textactive expressionsreferencereference471.pressure from parents results in children suffering fatigue rather than becoming geniuses

13、. rather than与其(不如); 不是(而是)notes to the textfocus studypractice 47 与其说他是教师不如说他是作家。translationtranslationnotes to the textfocus studykeykey he is a writer rather than a teacher. 与其让约翰干这件事，我宁可自己动手。 rather than john do it, id prefer to do the job.472. while the study is not yet complete, the children a

14、ppear to have been given a long-term advantage. while 当 的时候；尽管；虽然notes to the textfocus studypractice 47 他上大学时是戏剧协会会员。translationtranslationnotes to the textfocus studykeykey while at college, he was a member of the dramatic society. 他虽受人尊敬，但并不被人喜爱。 while respected, he is not liked. 47word usingword

15、 usingold to newold to newchinese to englishchinese to english47 1. spring up to appear or develop quickly and/or suddenly在曾是沙漠的地方出现了很多城镇。towns spring up where it was a desert.i. word usingi. word usingkeykeywords and expressionsword using472. look into to examine案子正在调查中，如果有什么情况我们会书面向他们报告。the case i

16、s being looked into; when we have anything to report well write to them.keykeywords and expressionsword using473. fascinate v. to attract or interest someone very muchwhat has ever fascinated you?i am (was) fascinated by(i am fascinated by rock music; i was fascinated by collecting stampsuse ituse i

17、ttipstipswords and expressionsword using474. identify v. to discover or notice the existence of something专家们正在检查机器，但是毛病还未找到。experts are examining the machine but the cause of the problem has not yet been identified.translationtranslationkeykeywords and expressionsword using475. go out of ones way to

18、 make a special effort to do somethinguse the phrase to describe a situation.he went out of his way to make me feel at home.(i went out of my way to pass the exam.) tipstipsuse ituse itwords and expressionsword using476. device n. new invention or means of doing sth. 我在车上装了一个能自动开启车库门的装置。i have fitte

19、d a device to my car which opens the garage door automatically.translationtranslationkeykeywords and expressionsword using477. pick up to get information or a skill by chance 你在哪儿养成这个习惯？where did you pick up this habit?translationtranslationkeykeywords and expressionsword using478. have a head start

20、 to have an advantage over others 电子行业竞争非常激烈，日本走在了前面。electronics is a very competitive business and japan has a head start. translationtranslationkeykeywords and expressionsword using479. in question under consideration or discussion看到那位被谈论的妇女走进商店，他感到很吃惊。he was surprised to see the woman in question

21、 enter the shop.translationtranslationkeykeywords and expressionsword using4710. count v. to have value or importance; matterwhat counts in your life?happiness counts much in my life.keykeywords and expressionsword usinguse ituse it(i believe that health counts more than money.) 4711. far from not at all我们对选举结果一点也不满意。we are far from happy with the results of the election.translationtranslationwords and expressionsword using