1、To derive knowledge from Text BTo be at home with the reading skill concernedTo decode Text B through application of the reading skillsTo be better at listening,translating,and writingCultural Background1.Warming-up ActivitiesTopic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseSpot DictationK-DerivingFur
2、ther Dev.T-DecodingA.Cultural Background K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotter The term“feminism”refers to movements and ideologies that are aimed at promoting equal rights and equal opportunities for women.A person who advocates or supports the
3、 rights and equality of women is referred to as a“feminist”.Feminism(1)A.Cultural Background K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterFeminists advocate womens rights in various fields such as contract law,property,and voting,in addition to promotin
4、g physical integrity,autonomy,and reproductive rights.They have brought great changes to societies.Feminism(2)A.Cultural Background K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterWomen today in many countries have won the rights to vote,to earn equal pay,
5、to decide whether to have children,and to own property.Feminism(3)A.Cultural Background K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterFeminist activists also work to protect women and girls from all forms of domestic violence,sexual harassment,and sexual
6、 assault.In addition,they strive for workplace rights and fight against discrimination against women.Feminism(4)A.Cultural Background The term refers to people who left England in the early 17th century to seek religious freedom in North America.The first Pilgrims were a group of some 100 people who
7、 set sail from England in September 1620.Pilgrims(1)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background They landed on the shores of Cape Cod,in present-day Massachusetts,in November of the same year.They settled in Plymouth and founded t
8、he first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England.These original settlers are known as the Pilgrim Fathers,or simply as the Pilgrims.Pilgrims(2)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background The United States Senate is a legi
9、slative chamber in the bicameral legislature of the United States,and together with the House of Representatives makes up the U.S.Congress.The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S.Constitution.Senate(1)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot
10、 DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background Each state,regardless of population,is represented by two senators who serve staggered six-year terms.The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol,in Washington,D.C.The House of Representatives convenes in the south wing of
11、the same building.Senate(2)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background Segregation is the separation of humans into ethnic or racial groups in daily life.It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant,drinking from a wa
12、ter fountain,using a public toilet,attending school,goingSegregation(1)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background to the movies,riding on a bus,or in the rental or purchase of a home or of hotel rooms.Segregation itself is define
13、d by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance as“the act by which a(natural or legal)personSegregation(2)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background separates other persons on the basis of one of the enumerated groun
14、ds without an objective and reasonable justification,in conformity with the proposed definition of discrimination.As a result,the voluntary act ofSegregation(3)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background separating oneself from ot
15、her persons on the basis of one of the enumerated grounds does not constitute segregation”.According to the UN Forum on Minority Issues,“The creation and development of classes andSegregation(4)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Bac
16、kground schools providing education in minority languages should not be considered impermissible segregation,if the assignment to such classes and schools is of a voluntary nature”.Segregation(5)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Ba
17、ckground Trophy wife is an informal term for a wife,usually young and attractive,who is regarded as a status symbol for the husband,who is often an older and wealthy“sugar daddy”.The term trophy husband is the male equivalent.Trophy Wife(1)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot Dic
18、tationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background Referring to a spouse as a trophy wife usually reflects negatively on the character or personality of both parties.For the husband,it has a connotation of narcissism and desire to impress others,and that the husband wouldTrophy Wife(2)K-DerivingF
19、urther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background not be able to attract the sexual interest of the attractive woman but for his wealth or position.It can also be used to imply that the trophy wife in question has little personal merit besides her
20、 physical attractiveness,does veryTrophy Wife(3)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterA.Cultural Background little of substance beyond remaining attractive,requires substantial expense for maintaining her appearance and is in some ways synonymous
21、 with the term“gold digger”.Trophy Wife(4)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingWord StudyWord StudySpot DictationSpot DictationJotterJotterB.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot DictationSpot DictationK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-Decoding附录以往时代取代(v.)驱逐(v.)手工艺品古怪的
22、缠在一起的打通王权推翻(v.)竞选歧视拘留;监禁文盲的司法程序投票权满足(v.)处女处死其现状固有信条其本质引发殖民化隔离discriminationsdetentionexecutionIts statusilliteratevirginjudicial processcolonizesegregation性别障碍voting ballottunnel throughIts essencequenchelectoral raceoverthrowmighty thronecoiled up withgender barrier暴动Inherent dogmaqueerartifactappe
23、ndixbygone epochdisplaceejectprovocationinsurgency1.Any _ against the wheel of progress in history turned out to be in vain.insurgency2.The teenagers were _from the bar because they were under the legal age for alcohol.B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseejectedK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-D
24、ecodingBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot DictationSpot Dictation3.It is far from _ to send a message to a stranger online nowadays.queer4.It is not easy to _ an idea that is deeply rooted in a culture.B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseoverthrowK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgr
25、oundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot DictationSpot Dictation5.At every stage of our growth,we may stop to _ our curiosity for something queer.quenchB.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot DictationSpot Dictation6.The new law all
26、ows the police to _ suspects for protective reasons.detain7.Once the relations have been defined,you can _ the transformation on actual models.B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseexecuteK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot DictationSpot Dictation8.This hy
27、pothesis may _ those interested in control theory to probe into the issue.provoke9.This way can _ the developers from access to the database so that its security is improved.B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UsesegregateK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot
28、 DictationSpot Dictation10.Judges judgment,once _ up with the ways of the world,is less likely to remain impartial.coiledB.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot DictationSpot Dictation1.When foretelling a harvest year amid
29、 the scent of rice flowers,we listened to _ frogs.a chorus of2.Her smile was so magical that it aroused _warmth Id long pined for.B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their Usea ghost ofK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot DictationSpot Dictation3.There is _ differ
30、ence between success and failure,i.e.a watershed between happiness and sadness.a world of4.They had _ a time talking her into entrusting her lifelong happiness to their friend.B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their Usea devil ofK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterS
31、pot DictationSpot Dictation5.These design works brought _ imagination,a sense of movement,and oriental features to visitors.a wealth ofB.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundJotterJotterSpot DictationSpot DictationBackgroundBackgroundWord
32、 StudyWord StudyJotterJotterC.Spot Dictation Abigail Adams was like a modern woman,even though she lived in_.She strongly _the American Revolution,womens rights and education.She worked to get _ for girls.colonial timesK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingSpot Dictation(1)supportedpublic schoolingC.Spot
33、DictationShe was a smart businessperson during a time when women in the U.S.could not even own property.Abigail Adams and her husband,John Adams,were also strong voices against _ at a time when owning another person was _in the U.S.slaverySpot Dictation(2)legalK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgro
34、undBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterC.Spot DictationUnlike some of Americas other founders including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson John and Abigail Adams did not own any slaves.Journalist and author Cokie Roberts has written several books about women in the early days of the U.S.,i
35、ncluding“Ladies of _.”libertyK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterSpot Dictation(3)C.Spot DictationShe says Abigail Adams is best known for this phrase:“Remember the ladies.”“When the men were meeting in Philadelphia to think about creating a new countr
36、y,_ from the British,she wrote to her husband and said,breaking awaySpot Dictation(4)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterC.Spot DictationWell I suppose we will have to have _ of laws and when you write those laws,remember the ladies,because all men wou
37、ld be _ if they could.And those have become some of the most famous words in the English language,or the American English language.Remember the ladies.”a new codeSpot Dictation(5)tyrantsK-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterC.Spot Dictation Roberts adds
38、that nobody knows exactly what Abigail was arguing for at the time.She thinks Abigail,who was a strong supporter of womens rights,was probably arguing _ legal rights for women.in favor ofSpot Dictation(6)K-DerivingFurther Dev.T-DecodingBackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterWarming-UpK-
39、DerivingFurther Dev.2.Text B Decoding(T-Decoding)Reading Skill Reading for Supporting DetailsText Decoding through Finding Supporting DetailsSummary of Text BFurther Discussion over the TopicA.Reading Skill Reading for Supporting DetailsWarming-UpK-DerivingFurther Dev.Text DecodingText DecodingDiscu
40、ssionDiscussionJotterJotterSummarySummaryWhat are supporting details?Supporting details are specific facts,evidence or ideas used to develop,expand,and support the more general main point of a paragraph.You should provide enough supporting details in your paragraphs so the reader can easily understa
41、nd what you are trying to communicate.What can the“supporting details”do for us?They give information about the development of the main idea of the paragraph;They can help to support the main idea of the paragraph;They can help enrich the main idea of the paragraph and make it clearer;They can make
42、the argument stronger,more interesting,and easier to understand.Warming-UpK-DerivingFurther Dev.Text DecodingText DecodingDiscussionDiscussionJotterJotterSummarySummaryA.Reading Skill Reading for Supporting DetailsHow can we identify the supporting details of a paragraph?We can make it through ident
43、ification of its main idea first.Affected with the western way of thinking the linear way of thinking,a paragraph typical of Western writing starts with the main idea or the topic sentence followed by supporting details,as shown in the structure of a paragraph:Warming-UpK-DerivingFurther Dev.Text De
44、codingText DecodingDiscussionDiscussionJotterJotterSummarySummaryA.Reading Skill Reading for Supporting Details Main Idea(main point)Supporting Details(reasons/examples)Conclusion(restates the main idea)Warming-UpK-DerivingFurther Dev.Text DecodingText DecodingDiscussionDiscussionJotterJotterSummary
45、SummaryA.Reading Skill Reading for Supporting Details But to the structure above,there are also many exceptions in which the main idea is located in the middle or at the end of a paragraph,as stated in Unit 2 of this book.How can we identify the supporting details of a paragraph?There is another obv
46、ious clue that can help us locate the supporting details in a paragraph:Supporting details usually consist of specific and concrete information,e.g.facts,statistics,examples and anecdotes(轶事),rather than general or abstract ideas.Warming-UpK-DerivingFurther Dev.Text DecodingText DecodingDiscussionDi
47、scussionJotterJotterSummarySummaryA.Reading Skill Reading for Supporting DetailsHow can we identify the supporting details of a paragraph?Example:The bodies of the men I knew were twisted and wounded in ways visible and invisible.Heavy lifting had given many of them spinal problems and appalling inj
48、uries.Some had broken ribs and lost fingers.Racing against conveyor belts had given some ulcers.Their ankles and knees ached from years of standing on concrete.SomeWarming-UpK-DerivingFurther Dev.Text DecodingText DecodingDiscussionDiscussionJotterJotterSummarySummaryA.Reading Skill Reading for Supp
49、orting Detailshad partial vision loss as the glow of the welding flame damaged their optic receptors.There were times,studying them,when I dreaded growing up.All around us,the fathers always seemed older than the mothers.Men wore out sooner,being martyrs of constant work.Only women lived into old ag
50、e.(Para.2,Text A)Warming-UpK-DerivingFurther Dev.Text DecodingText DecodingDiscussionDiscussionJotterJotterSummarySummaryA.Reading Skill Reading for Supporting DetailsExplanation:To identify the supporting details,we must locate the main idea of the paragraph.Through top-down reading,we can figure o
