大学英语泛读lesson-2the-winter课件.ppt

1、LOGOUnit 24.The Winters Snow1As an old saying goes,“A person can be fired because the company doesnt like your shoes.”一个人可以被解雇,因为公司不喜欢你的鞋子。It means that its very important to be right dressed in work.2Oh my God!Crazy!3商务形象礼仪视频观看商务形象礼仪视频观看4Comprehension of the textvUse only one sentence in each parag

2、raph to best describe its main idea.(For para.6-9,10-13,16-19 and 20-21 try to sum up the main idea together)vOrganization of the passage.vAnswer some questions5 Read for the main ideaYou will not locate any topic sentences,so you must read the details very carefully and make up a common or most imp

3、ortant ideas(which the author wants to convey).StatedImpliedYou can find the topic idea in a paragraph,often appearing at the beginning or end of the paragraph.6Main idea for paragraphsvPara.1:In winter the streets in the country are covered with snow,but it was warmer in London.vPara.2:Thomas trave

4、lled every day by train between his office in London and his home in the suburb.vPara.3:Thomas took great care with his appearance and he was a proper gentleman in the eyes of the railway men.7Main idea for paragraphsvPara.4:Thomas was ashamed to walk around London in his dirty shoes.vPara.5:Thomas

5、decided to do something to improve his appearance.vPara.6-9:Thomas worked out a plan to solve the problem with the help of Fred,the railwayman.vPara 10-13:Thomas plan worked well and he was satisfied.vPara 14:Thomas was invited to dinner and went to bed late that night.8Main idea for paragraphsvPara

6、 15:Thomas awoke late the next morning and hurried to the station in his old shoes.vPara.16-20:Thomas was in time for the train.He threw the shoes out to FredvPara.21-22:Thomas made a terrible mistake:he had forgotten to put his clean shoes in the bag.9Organization of the passagevPlease divide this

7、passage into four parts according to the plot of story development division basis.(Lead-in cause process result)10Organization6-134-51-314-22Lead-inCauseProcessResult 11vPart1:makes brief introduction to Thomas,the main character,who cares much about his appearance,and his working circumstances.vPar

8、t 2:explains the reason why Thomas had to take some measures to improve his appearance:the winter snow made his shoes too dirty to be worn during working time.12vPart3:states the process of the story:Thomas found his measures were successful and satisfying in avoiding the problems of dirty shoes.vPa

9、rt 4:gives the result of the story when a surprising event happened one day:Thomas forgot to bring along his clean shoes while having thrown away his dirty ones to the railwayman.13Answer some questionsvTry to retell the story in your own words.14Exercises 1)英格兰南方下了几天大雪，地上积雪有几英寸厚。2)托马斯凯林顿在伦敦一家事务所工作，

10、可是他的家在伦敦以南40英里苏塞克斯郡的一个叫希尔帕克的小镇。3)凯林顿向来注重仪表。15 4)有些人发现凯林顿的鞋子很脏，这让他有点害臊。5)当晚凯林顿应邀赴宴，与老朋友们共度了几小时的愉快时光。6)没时间去候车室了，可是他总不能穿着笨重破旧的拾掇花园时穿的鞋子在伦敦大街上到处逛游，或是坐在办公桌旁办公吧。161)deep 2)notice 3)collect 4)thick 5)are catching6)placed 7)follow 8)care 9)heavy 10)turn 17v1)We went to bed that evening around 10:30 as usual

11、.2)She left her kid with a friend and went to town.3)The walls in our house are only a few inches thick.4)The German base from which they had been attacked lay about sixty kilometers to the west of the front line.18v5)Although being early may mean wasting a little time,this will be less than if you

12、miss the train and have to wait an hour or more for the next one.6)I had been told that the hotel was not beautiful but you were better fed there than in any other place in London;and that was what I wanted then.19The easiest way to guess the meaning of an unknown word is by looking at its“definitio

13、n”,which is given in the sentence by a clue that comes right after or before it.These clues include:Context Clues(2)Reading Skill Focusdash comma,Punctuationsbe said torefer tobe known asthat isbe calledmeanbeClue WordsDefinition Clues20Context Clues(2)Reading Skill FocusIn sentences there are usual

14、ly phrases or clauses that repeat the idea of the unknown word.In other words,the phrase says the same thing as the unknown word.The unknown word may follow these clues:Restatement/Synonym Cluesdash comma,brackets()comma,Punctuationsthat is to saythat isin other wordsorClue Words21To dribble a ball

15、is to bounce it along with one hand.A.Guided PracticeReading Skill FocusSample 1ClueClueClue word:is从“is”这个定义线索可以推断出“to bounce it along with one hand”(用一只手拍球)就是“dribble”这个词的意思22Spontaneously,that is,without planning,the students lifted the teacher onto their shoulder.A.Guided PracticeReading Skill F

16、ocusSample 2ClueClueClue word:that is从“that is”这个重述/同义线索可以分析出“without planning”就是“spontaneously”这一词的意思“自发地”231.An illustrator is a person who makes pictures in a book or magazine.2.She was aggrieved,or wronged,by the unfair review.Reading Skill FocusB.Lets TryFigure out the Chinese meaning of the un

17、derlined words using the clue words.illustratorillustrator插图画家clueclueisaggrievedaggrieved委屈clueclueor243.Democracy is a form of government in which the people effectively participate.4.People who study the stars are called astronomers.Reading Skill FocusB.Lets Trydemocracy democracy 民主clueclueisast

18、ronomerastronomer天文学家clueclueare called 255.X-ray therapy,that is,treatment by use of X-ray,often stops the growth of a tumor.6.A shape made of three straight lines is known as a triangle.Reading Skill FocusB.Lets Trytherapytherapy疗法cluecluethat istriangletriangle三角clueclueis known as26Reading Skill

19、 FocusB.Lets Try7.Winter snows didnt melt and just kept piling up.After a time,glaciers,or slowly moving rivers of ice,formed over many parts of the Earth.8.The principalmoney he put in his savings account to earn interestwas safe,even though the bank was closed by the police.glacierglacier冰川clueclu

20、eorprincipalprincipal本金clueclue（dash）27Reading Skill FocusB.Lets Try9.A disease that can be spread from one person to another is said to be contagious.10.He has no concept of what is ethicalno idea of what is right and wrong.contagiouscontagious传染的clueclueis said to beethicalethical道德的clueclue（dash）

21、28Word Formation后缀(suffix)是加在单词或词根后面的构词成分，一般起到改变词性的作用。Suffixvariation,duration,p r e s e n t a t i o n,limitation,aspiration,information,i m a g i n a t i o n,consideration(added to a verb to form a noun)an action condition,process or consequence due to action构成名词,表示行为、情况、状态、行为的过程、结果，或由行为而产生的事物-atio

22、nstrength,length,width,depth,truth,growth,warmth(added to an adjective or verb to form a noun)an action,state or quality构成抽象名词，表示行为、性质、状态、情况-th ExamplesMeaningSuffix29Suffixe m b o d i m e n t,entertainment,advertisement,movement,statement(used to form nouns)an action or process or its result 构成名词，表示行为、行为的过程或结果-ment recipient,correspondent,patient,president,resident(added to a verb to form a noun)a person performing the stated action 构成名词，表示某一动作的实施者-ent ExamplesMeaningSuffix30