1、Developing ideasreading Unit 3 Times change!目录contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIPost-readingIPre-readingPre-readingLook at the messages and answer the questions.1.Which message is easier to understand?Which message do you prefer?Why?2.Which way do you use t
2、o send messages?Pre-reading Look at the title and predict the authors attitude towards emojis.Your predition:Emojis:a new language?The author may be skeptical about emojis as a new language.IIFast readingFast reading Learning to learnWhen you give your opinion,your argument will be stronger if it is
3、 supported by evidence.Evidence can come from primary sources,such as original documents and interviews,or secondary sources,such as books and magazines.Fast readingRead the passage quickly and decide the following statement is True(T)or False(F)1.The author uses emojis for communicating with friend
4、s from text messages to emails,blogs and other social media networks.()2.In 1999,emojis have 1,600 simple designs.()3.Emojis,as a new language have clear advantages over traditional languages,including writing and speaking.()FFFFast readingRead the passage carefully and decide the following statemen
5、t is True(T)or False(F)4.The author supports the main idea of paragraph 7 by giving an example.()5.Some educators worry about the negative effect on our traditional languages.()TTFast readingChoose the authors purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.1.To guide readers to use emojis prop
6、erly.2.To discuss the development and influence of emojis.3.To criticise the increased use of emojis.4.To entertain readers with examples of how emojis have been used.Fast readingChoose the authors purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.The author introduces the topic of emojis through
7、 examples,then introduces the origin and development of emojis,and explains the application of emojis in daily life.Finally,the article discusses the future development of emojis.We can see from the passage that the author intends to discuss the development and influence of emojis.IIIIntensive readi
8、ngIntensive readingRead the passage carefully and answer the following questions.1.Do you think the Shakespeare series with emojis is an effective way to encourage young readers to read the classics?Give your reasons.2.What do you think about the way people use emojis?3.What lifestyle changes does e
9、ach reading passage in this unit focus on?What is the common message conveyed in both passages?Intensive readingRead the passage carefully and answer the following questions.I dont think so.Just as many people say,these new versions of Shakespeare series have taken away the heart and soul of Shakesp
10、eares plays.1.Do you think the Shakespeare series with emojis is an effective way to encourage young readers to read the classics?Give your reasons.Intensive reading2.What do you think about the way people use emojis?Emojis occasionally used in daily conversation are really vivid and interesting in
11、conveying our feelings.But if we only use emojis to communicate,it sometimes may be very hard for us to understand and it is also a waste of time spending so much time finding proper emojis to express ones feelings.Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.Intensive readingThe fi
12、rst passage focuses on changes of peoples reading habits,while the second passage focuses on changes of the way we communicate.Both passages convey changes of our lives and society in which we live.3.What lifestyle changes does each reading passage in this unit focus on?What is the common message co
13、nveyed in both passages?Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.Post-readingPerhaps people will one day choose to communicate in pictures,and forget how to write properly.Post-readingWork in groups.Give a talk about the sentence from the passage.Do you agree or disagree with it
14、?(For example,I disagree with it)Post-readingWork in groups.Give a talk about the sentence from the passage and make notes.Reasons Evidence Its inconvenient for us to use pictures.Pictures can be confusing when using them.Language pointsV 1.attempt n.&vt.尝试;努力;试图Language points:Wordsmake an attempt/
15、attempts to do/at doing sth.尝试/试图做某事in an attempt to do sth.试图做某事at the first attempt 首次尝试attempt to do sth.尝试做某事They made no attempt to escape.他们没有企图逃跑。2.advantage n.优点;有利因素Language points:Wordstake full advantage of 充分利用have an advantage over 胜过，优于advantages and disadvantages 利与弊at a disadvantage
16、处于不利地位 competitive advantage 竞争优势His height gives him a clear advantage.他的身高使他具有明显的优势。3.adaptation n.改编本，改写本；适应Language points:Wordsadapt v.使适合,使适应;改编adapt to.适应adapt oneself to.使自己适应或者习惯于adapt.from.根据改写(改编)adaptable adj.能适应的;可修改的Dont worry.He only needs a period of adaptation.不要担心，他只是需要一段适应期。4.tend
17、ency n.趋势Language points:WordsThere is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.雇主雇用临时职员有增加的趋势。have a tendency to do sth.有做某事的倾向tend to/towards 趋向/倾向于tend to sb./sth.照料，照看某人/某事tend to do sth.易于/往往会做某事 1.search for _ 2.be limited to _ 3._ 增加，添加 4._ 拿走，带走 5._ 关注，聚焦于 6._ 不同意 7._ 换成 搜索搜索限
18、于限于Language points:Important lexical chunksadd totake awayfocus ondisagree withchange into 1.The word“emoji”comes from Japanese,literally meaning“picture character”.Language points:Important sentencesParaphrase:The word“emoji”develops from a Japanese word,and it means“picture character”.literally me
19、aning“picture character”是现在分词短语的伴随状语，它所表达的动作或状态是伴随着句子谓语的动作而发生或存在的。例如：Students went away,running and laughing.The boy sat in front of the farmhouse,cutting the branch.2.When first introduced in Japan in 1999,emojis were limited to 176 simple designs.Language points:Important sentences“When first intr
20、oduced in Japan in 1999”为过去分词短语作时间状语，动词 introduce 与其逻辑主语 emojis 构成被动的关系。该结构相当于状语从句When emojis were first introduced in Japan in 1999.例如：When heated,ice will be changed into water.3.With a smiling or sad face added to a message or post,your reader can“see”your facial expression while reading your wor
21、ds.Language points:Important sentencesParaphrase:When you use a smiling or sad face in a message or post,your reader can“see”your facial expression while they are reading your words.3.With a smiling or sad face added to a message or post,your reader can“see”your facial expression while reading your
22、words.Language points:Important sentenceswith sth done 结构在句中作状语，a smiling or sad face与 add 之间是被动关系，所以 add 用过去分词形式。例如：With the homework finished,she went shopping.You can enter the room with your phone powered off。Language points:Important sentencesa.with+名词(或代词)+现在分词With the crowds cheering,they dro
23、ve to the palace.b.with+名词(或代词)+过去分词She had to walk home with her bike stolen.c.with+名词(或代词)+形容词I like to sleep with the windows open.3.With a smiling or sad face added to a message or post,your reader can“see”your facial expression while reading your words.Language points:Important sentencesd.with+
24、名词(或代词)+介词短语With the children at school,we cant take our vacation when we want to.e.with+名词(或代词)+副词The boy stood there with his head down.f.with+名词(或代词)+动词不定式With no one to talk to,John felt miserable.3.With a smiling or sad face added to a message or post,your reader can“see”your facial expression
25、while reading your words.4.The intention of these adaptations is to make the classics more accessible to young readers.Language points:Important sentencesParaphrase:The purpose of these adaptations is to make the classics easier for young readers to understand and appreciate.accessible 作为形容词，在本句为“易懂
26、的”。be accessible to意为“易得到的；易使用的”。例如：She wants to write science books that are accessible to general audiences.(易懂的)Computers should be made readily accessible to teachers and pupils.（易得到的）5.But this makes others,especially educators,worry that we are losing the ability to communicate properly using
27、the written word,or even the spoken word.Language points:Important sentences“that we are losing the ability to communicate properly using the written word,or even the spoken word.”that 引导的从句作 worry 的宾语，其中不定式“to communicate”作名词 ability 的后置定语；“using the written word,or even the spoken word”为现在分词短语作方式状
28、语。5.But this makes others,especially educators,worry that we are losing the ability to communicate properly using the written word,or even the spoken word.Language points:Important sentences翻译：但这让其他人，尤其是教育工作者，担心我们正在失去正确使用书面语言，甚至口头语言进行交流的能力。6.After all,how many of us today would rather send a message
29、 packed with emojis than make a telephone call?Language points:Important sentencesParaphrase:Anyway,how many of us today prefer sending a message full of emojis to making a telephone call?would rather do.than do.结构，意为“宁愿做 而不愿做”。Language points:Important sentences例如：I would rather do it immediately t
30、han stay up late.She would rather do it by herself than have him help her.a message packed with emojis 中 packed with emojis 作后置定语修饰前面的 a message，意为“一条都是表情符号的信息。”6.After all,how many of us today would rather send a message packed with emojis than make a telephone call?HomeworkVIHomework1.Review the vocabulary and the language points of the text.2.Master how to give your arguments and offer evidence in support of your arguments.
