1、 Reading Skills Reading Skills Text Study Text Study Notes to the Text Notes to the Text Words and Expressions Words and Expressions Idea Sharing Idea Sharing Making InferencesMaking Inferences ExercisesExercises41 Reading between the lines means makinginferences about the writers ideas from what is
2、written and from what is not written.412.Connect ideas and draw conclusions from the reading passage.3.Test what you have understood between the lines.Reading Skills41ExampleThey develop a style that agents market aggressively to hasten popularity,and their ride on the express elevator to the top is
3、 a blur.(Para.3)Question:Why is a rise in popularity like a ride on an express elevator?Possible answer:Because it is something you cannot control.Also,it is fast and not very enjoyable.Reading SkillsHere is an example taken from Text A.Here is an example taken from Text A.41II.ExercisesII.Exercises
4、Guess the possible answers to the questions between Guess the possible answers to the questions between the paragraphs.the paragraphs.Reading SkillsI was a black and was looked down on because of the ugly shadow of racism in1976.KeyKey1.How was“I”related to the ugly shadow of racism in 1976?41KeyKey
5、It means that the man was different from others for he was honest and paid debts.Reading Skill2.What does“They broke the mold when they made that man”mean?41Reading SkillKeyKeyThe farmers attitude toward me changed when he learned that I was the son of an honest man who was different from other blac
6、ks.3.The farmer first gave“me”an amused,cynical look and then nodded at“me”in a neighborly way.What does that imply?41Reading SkillKeyKeyBecause American social morality has changed for the worse.4.Why does America need to restore a sense of shame in its neighborhoods?KeyKeyBecause people believe in
7、 honesty and this helps me in my life.5.Why does a good name pave the way for“me”?41 Role PlayRole Play41 Role Play Role PlayWork with your group members.Role-play the whole text according to the time sequence.There are 4 roles in the short play:I,my father,Buck Davis and a middle-aged farmer Text S
8、tudyAttention:Attention:You must cover the main information in Text B,especially the authors opinion on a good name.41 Main Points:Main Points:One summer day my father sent me to do sth.On the road to the shop The things I liked to do at the age of 16 Situation of racism in the year of 1976 What hap
9、pened at Davis Brothers General Store My father won a good fame among the people.I benefited a lot from fathers good name.The crisis of fame in todays America.lack of a sense of fame increasing violent crime vanishing signs of civility and respectText Study The good name passed on.41 Focus Study Foc
10、us Study Active Expressions Active Expressions41 I.Active ExpressionsI.Active ExpressionsPracticeNotes to the TextActive ExpressionsFind out the active expressions:Find out the active expressions:1.One summer day my father sent me to buy some wire and fencing to put around our barn to pen up the bul
11、l.2.I often stopped there on my way to bathe and cool off for a spellnatural air conditioning.3.“I need to put this on credit.”My brow was moist 4.They simply shrug off the rewards of a good name.41Notes to the TextActive Expressionspen upcool offon creditshrug off shut an animal or a person in a sm
12、all area become cooler after being very hot buying something and paying for it later treat something as unimportant and not worry about itActive ExpressionsActive Expressions411.流感令他一个星期都呆在家里。2.我冲了个澡,凉快凉快。3.他想知道这家商店是否可以赊帐。4.很明显,他们已从上周失利的沮丧中走了出来。Notes to the TextActive ExpressionsTranslationTranslati
13、on411.The flu kept him penned up at home for a week.2.I took a shower to cool myself off.3.He wanted to know whether the store sold goods on credit.4.Theyve clearly shrugged off the disappointment of last weeks defeat.Notes to the TextActive Expressions411.At 16,I liked nothing better than getting b
14、ehind the wheel of our truck and driving into town on the old mill road.sb.like nothing better than doing某人最喜欢做Notes to the TextFocus StudyII.Focus StudyII.Focus Study41 在国外留学期间,他最喜欢参加各种研讨会。TranslationTranslationNotes to the TextFocus StudyKeyKey While studying abroad,he liked nothing better than pa
15、rticipating in various symposium.现在的年轻人最喜欢做的事情就是打网络游 戏了。These young men like nothing better than playing online games.412.We had an interest in how one another behaved and our own actions as well,lest we destroy the name my father had created.主句,lest+省略掉should的从句唯恐,恐怕 Notes to the TextFocus Study41
16、他小心翼翼,唯恐被敌人发现。TranslationTranslationNotes to the TextFocus StudyKeyKey He was very cautious lest he(should)be discovered by his enemy.他们低声细语,怕被别人听见。They speak in whispers lest they(should)be heard.41 Word Using Word Using OldOld to to NewNew Chinese to English Chinese to English41 1.a fact of life a
17、n unpleasant situation that exists and must be accepted现在大规模的失业似乎是生活中的现实。Mass unemployment seems to be a fact of life nowadays.I.Word UsingI.Word UsingTranslationTranslationKeyKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using412.enquire into to try to find out the truth about something他们调查了消费者的投诉。They enquired int
18、o the complaints by consumers.TranslationTranslationKeyKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using413.open a/the door to to make something possibleWords and ExpressionsWord Using这本书打开了通向一些最令人兴奋的发现的大门。This book opens the door to some of the most exciting findings.TranslationTranslationKeyKey414.with ease fair
19、ly easily;without difficulty她在400米赛跑中轻松获胜。She won the 400m race with ease.TranslationTranslationKeyKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using415.keep ones word to do what one has promised to doHave you ever kept your word or broken it?I always keep my word because I once broke my word because TipsTipsUse It
20、Use ItWords and ExpressionsWord Using41 6.intent n.U what one intends to do他对她怒目而视,明显是要吓唬她。He glared at her with clear intent to frighten her.TranslationTranslationKeyKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using417.induce vt.to cause something,especially a mental or physical change他们的突然成功带来了不真实的感觉。Their sudde
21、n success induced a sense of unreality.TranslationTranslationKeyKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using418.melt away to gradually disappear我突然为他感到可怜,我的愤怒慢慢地消失了。I suddenly felt sorry for him and my anger melted away.TranslationTranslationKeyKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using419.meanwhile ad.during the sam
22、e period of time when sth.else is happening我是在8月28日完成这项工作的,与此同时一件有趣的事发生了。I finished the job on August 28th,and meanwhile a very interesting event took place.TranslationTranslationKeyKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using4110.hold up to support someone or something and stop them from falling down是合作与相互理解
23、支撑起了这样一个体系。It is cooperation and mutual understanding that hold up the system like this.TranslationTranslationKeyKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using41II.Old to NewII.Old to Newmake sb.laugh or smile a relaxed feeling pull or lift sth.heavy act in a particular wayrepair supply or provide sth.amuseamus
24、ereliefreliefheaveheavebehavebehaverestorerestorefurnishfurnishWords and ExpressionsOld to New41a moral or legal dutycause sth.extremelygradually disappearpolite behaviorobligationobligationinduceinduceexceedinglyexceedinglymeltmeltcivilitycivilityWords and ExpressionsOld to New41III.Chinese to Engl
25、ishIII.Chinese to English (生活的)现实 把关起来赊购(组织、制度等)瓦解使可能a fact of lifepen upon credit fall apart open a door toWords and ExpressionsC to E41一个饱经风霜的男人舒了一口气羞耻感吸毒满不在乎a weathered mangive a sigh of reliefa sense of shamedo drugsshrug offWords and ExpressionsC to E41 News&DiscussionNews&Discussion41ZhouZheng
26、long,a54-year-oldfarmerfromShaanxiProvince,wassupposedtohavephotographedthetigerwithadigitalcameraonOct.3rd,2007.Lateron,theShaanxiForestryBureauclaimedthesephotoswererealandawardedZhou20,000yuan.Idea SharingNews about Tiger News about Tiger Zhou Zhou 41However,theShaanxiprovincialgovernmentfinallya
27、cknowledgedatapressconferencethatZhouZhenglong,whowasbelievedtohavephotographedararely-seenSouthChinatiger,hadfabricatedhisphotos.Idea SharingFaked!News about Tiger News about Tiger Zhou Zhou 41DiscussionDiscussion Why did Zhou make a faked picture?Why did the Shaanxi Forestry Bureau claim the news without further investigation?How to build a good fame?Idea Sharing41To TaskTo HorizonThe End of Section B