1、,To be at home with previewing skills,To decode Text B through previewing it,To derive knowledge from Text B,To learn how to write a letter in English,Teaching Objectives,Warming-Up Activities,Text B Decoding (T-Decoding),Knowledge Deriving (K-Deriving),Further Development,Contents,Cultural Backgrou
2、nd,Topic-centered Study of New Words,Spot Dictation,Warming-up Activities,Cultural Background,Steve Jobs (1/3),Steve Jobs (1955-2011) was an American entrepreneur and inventor. He was the co- founder, chairman, and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. Jobs also served as chief executiv
3、e of Pixar Animation Studios. He became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, after the acquisition of Pixar by Disney. On August 24, 2011, Jobs announced his resignation from his role as Apples CEO.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Cultural Background,Steve Jobs (2/
4、3),On Oct. 5, 2011 he died at age 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer (胰腺癌). Steve Jobs was one of the giants of the information age, and his influence will be felt for decades to come. From developing the Apple II to founding Pixar, to inventing the iPod, iPad, iPhone and so much more, he
5、 put his stamp on everything from the computer to the music industries.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Cultural Background,Steve Jobs (3/3),Jobs changed forever the way we think about and use technology. President Obama said, “Steve was among the greatest of American innovatorsbrave enough to thin
6、k differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it.” Apple said the company had “lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being”.,Word Study,Spot Dictation,Jotter,才能,Topic-centered Study of New Words,Topic?,Fathers Wishe
7、s,学习,Learning,友谊,才能,Friendship,Talent,吸引 (v.),engage,拥抱 (v.),embrace,激发 (v.),stimulate,智力的,intellectual,纽带,bond,诚挚的,genuine,直觉,instinct,有把握的,secure,旧框框,stereotype,单纯,innocence,兴旺 (v.),blossom,好奇心,curiosity,灵活性,flexibility,潜能,potential,方法,approach,培养 (v.),cultivate,演化 (v.),evolve,Background,Spot Dict
8、ation,Jotter,capacity,Topic-centered Study of New Words,As a mind of tolerance is, so is the man of great _. Their friendship sprang up from their first contact and _ in time of adversity. Tom yielded to _ and opened the letter addressed to his roommate. The moment you _ the challenge you stood the
9、chance of achieving success. Most of us desire to be _ from financial worry.,capacity,blossomed,curiosity,embraced,secure,Background,Spot Dictation,Jotter,Topic-centered Study of New Words,Sad to say, his son has inherited none of his artistic _. The company is intended to exploit the _ of the Inter
10、net to the fullest. A good education is designed to _ students intellectually. What she promised to do sounds _ but remains to be seen. The Internet _ so much interest of the students that many of them failed to finish their studies.,talents,potential,stimulate,genuine,engaged,Background,Spot Dictat
11、ion,Jotter,Spot Dictation,Suppose you are thinking about attending college in the United States, but perhaps you might not be ready for a university with a four-year program. About 88,000 _ students have found a solution. They are attending U.S. community colleges. Such colleges are sometimes called
12、 _ colleges. They offer two years of education above the _ or high school level.Community college students can choose from subjects like _, computer sciences or _.,international,junior,secondary,medical assistance,law enforcement,Background,Word Study,Jotter,Spot Dictation,At the end of their study
13、program, they receive a document of completion, called a _.Other students work toward an associate degree in traditional _ subjects like Science or History. Some students with associate degrees _to attend a four-year college or university. They may have only two years of study left before they recei
14、ve a _ degree.Many _ agree that saving money is a good reason to consider a community college.,certificate,academic,move on,Bachelors,educational experts,Background,Word Study,Jotter,Text B Decoding (T-Decoding),Reading Skill Previewing,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Further Discussion over the
15、 Topic,Reading Skill Previewing,Previewing means that we get an idea of what the reading material is about without actually reading the main body of the text.,What does previewing mean?,Text Decoding,Discussion,Jotter,Reading Skill Previewing,It can activate our prior knowledge; It can help set our
16、reading goals; It can help study important words; It can help predict the content, which in turn leads to an improved comprehension of the reading material.,What can the skill “previewing” do for us?,Text Decoding,Discussion,Jotter,Reading Skill Previewing,Step I: Read the title and the subtitles if
17、 there are any. As you read the title, ask yourself:“What is the main idea of the article?” “What kind of information will I learn from this article?”“ What do I already know about this topic?”,What steps to follow to acquire the skill?,Text Decoding,Discussion,Jotter,Reading Skill Previewing,Step I
18、I: Read the first paragraph. As you read the first paragraph, continue thinking about the material and ask yourself: “Does the first paragraph give me any more specific information about the article?” “Can I figure out the central idea of the article from this paragraph?”,Text Decoding,Discussion,Jo
19、tter,Reading Skill Previewing,Step III: Read the last paragraph. As you read the last paragraph, ask yourself:“What has the writer summarized?”“Did I make a correct prediction about the central idea?” “What are the main ideas or main arguments of the article?”,Text Decoding,Discussion,Jotter,Reading
20、 Skill Previewing,Step IV: Read the first sentence of each paragraph if the article is not very long. Most of the time, the first sentence of a paragraph is the topic sentence; in other words, it tells the main idea of that paragraph. Ask yourself:“What may be the main idea of this paragraph?”,Text
21、Decoding,Discussion,Jotter,Reading Skill Previewing,Title of Text A: Toward a brighter future for all In practice, when you read it, you might ask yourself:“What is the passage about?” “Who is the author?” “Who is the audience?”,Example: What does the title of Text A tell you?,Text Decoding,Discussi
22、on,Jotter,Reading Skill Previewing,By reading the first paragraph and the last paragraph, you should be able to answer those questions. For the first paragraph shows that it is a president who welcomes freshman students; whereas the last paragraph talks about opportunities and responsibilities.,What
23、 information can you get from the first and last paragraphs of Text A?,Text Decoding,Discussion,Jotter,Reading Skill Previewing,By reading the first sentences of paragraphs 2-7, you may have figured out that the president may talk about something students may not expect in the university, including
24、unique as well as unpleasant experiences of college life, courses available, and his expectations of the students.,What can you derive from the first sentences of paragraphs 2-7?,Text Decoding,Discussion,Jotter,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,The title “What we wish”, coupled with the topic “Fre
25、sh Start” of this unit, tells us the central idea of the letterParents expectations of their child who is about to go to college.,What can the title “What we wish” tell us?,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,From the first paragraph, we know that the father is happy that his child is going to college and
26、will have new exciting challenges as well as experiences, during which s/he will grow in incredible ways.,What does the first paragraph tell us?,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,From the last paragraph, we know the fathers expectations of his child “Approach the colle
27、ge years with passion, make the most of your time, let your talents evolve to their fullest potential, and become a great thinker.”,What does the last paragraph tell us?,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,From the first sentence of paragraph 2, we know that the father i
28、s sad to see his child depart for college, though the moment is what he has been looking forward to.,What does the first sentence of paragraph 2 tell us?,Read the whole paragraph to verify our prediction.,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Whats the meaning of the sente
29、nce “You have turned our greatest challenges into our greatest pride”?“How to parent you with love and discipline was once the biggest challenge to us and you now have become our greatest pride.”,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,From
30、 the first sentence of paragraph 3, we know that in the eyes of the father, college is the most important time of ones life, as it transforms one into a self-motivated learner.,What does the first sentence of paragraph 3 tell us?,Read the whole paragraph to verify our prediction.,Text Decoding Throu
31、gh Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Whats the meaning of the sentence “This is the heart of scholarship: moving from teacher-taught to master-inspired, on over to the point where you become a self-learner.”?“The most important part about learning is that you move from simply learning from
32、teachers to getting inspiration from masters, and then to becoming a self-motivated learner.”,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,From the first sentence of paragraph 4, we know that the father encourages his child to select such course
33、s as help him/her develop interest and improve his/her intellectual ability.,What does the first sentence of paragraph 4 tell us?,Read the whole paragraph to verify our prediction.,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Whats the meaning of the sentence “Steve Jobs said tha
34、t in college, your passion will create many dots, and later in your life you will connect them.”?,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,“Steve Jobs said that in college, your passion will guide you to learn a lot of new and seemingly unco
35、nnected things; but later, those unconnected things will become connected into the beautiful pattern of your life and career.”,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Whats the meaning of the sentences “Enjoy picking your dots. Be assured t
36、hat one day, you will find your own meaningful career, and you will connect a beautiful curve through those dots.”?,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,“Enjoy learning new things. Be confident that someday you will find a profession tha
37、t you think is meaningful, and that you will be successful by making use of the things you learned.”,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,From the first sentence of paragraph 5, we know that the father likes his child to do his/her best
38、rather than to care too much about what grades to earn.,What does the first sentence of paragraph 5 tell us?,Read the whole paragraph to verify our prediction.,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Whats the meaning of the sentence “You know that we always want you to do y
39、our best, but dont let the pressure of grades get to you.”?“You should know that we always want you to try your best, but we dont want the pressure of grades to upset you.”,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Whats the meaning of the se
40、ntence “It is better that your greatest effort earns a lesser grade than that no effort earns you a decent or higher grade.”?“It is better that you try your best without achieving the highest grade than that you do not work hard but still get a good or higher grade.”,Removal of barriers to our readi
41、ng,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Removal of barriers to our reading,Whats the meaning of the sentence “Grades in the end are simply letters fit to give the vain something to boast about, and the lazy something to fear.”?,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,the vain
42、: those too proud of their appearance, ability, or achievement,“In the end, grades are just letters, only something for the vain to show off, and for the lazy to be afraid of.”,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,From the first sentence of paragraph 6, we know that the father attaches more weight to how hi
43、s child forms and strengthens bonds of friendship with others.,What does the first sentence of paragraph 6 tell us?,Read the whole paragraph to verify our prediction.,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Whats the meaning of the sentence “You will form bonds of friendship
44、 that will blossom over many decades.”?“The friendship you form at college will grow and develop in the following many decades.”,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Removal of barriers to our reading,
45、Whats the meaning of the sentence “Give others the benefit of the doubt, and dont reduce anyone to stereotypes.”?,reduce sb. to sth.: force sb. into a particular unpleasant state or situation,“Even though you may not be so sure, you should treat people as if they are nice and honest; and dont form a
46、 premature and fixed idea about people.”,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Whats the meaning of the sentences “Nobody is perfect; as long as others are genuine, trust them and be good to them. They will give back.”?“Nobody is perfect. You should trust others and treat them nicely as long as they are hone
47、st and sincere. They will do the same to you.”,Removal of barriers to our reading,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,From the first sentence of paragraph 7, we know that the father reminds his child that youth is something one does not understand until it is gone, somet
48、hing worthy of treasuring so as to keep strong in body and beautiful in mind.,What does the first sentence of paragraph 7 tell us?,Read the whole paragraph to verify our prediction.,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Previewing,Discussion,Jotter,Text Decoding Through Previewing It,Removal of barriers to our reading,Whats the meaning of the sentence “A healthy body and a sound mind are the greatest instruments you will ever possess.”?,instrument: sth. that is used to get a particular result,“A healthy body and a healthy mind are the most important things you will have in your life.”,
