1、English Reading (1),Brief introduction to English reading course and unit 1,Step I. Significance and Types of Reading,Question: Whats the importance of reading? Answers: To cultivate language sense To increase vocabulary and ways to express To help writing To enrich us with culture, information and
2、knowledge etc.,Question: How many types of reading? What are they? Answer: Two. 1. intensive reading (Comprehensive integrated English course) 2. extensive reading.,Step II. Features of the Textbook,Variety in contents: it ranges from politics to economy, from culture to history, from novel to poems
3、 and so on. Knowledgeable Material: it can help Ss broaden vision and learn a lot of information in various fields. Brief texts Abundant practicable and useful exercises,Step III. Arrangements of the Textbook,7 volumes: Book 1 focuses on all kinds of important basic reading skills and relevant exerc
4、ises under the guide. Book 2-4: each book has 40 passages and relating exercises in order to develop Ss general reading ability in timing reading. Book 5 is commentary reading. Book 6 is newspaper reading. Book 7 is appreciative reading.,Step IV. Requirements for Students,1. Dont be late and dont be
5、 absent in class. Call the roll(点名) on irregular. 2. Dont apply dictionary in class, just guess the meaning of the unknown words. It can be permitted that you use it after class to consult the unknown words. 3. Finish the exercises after class. 4. Persist with reading outside of class.Magazine, news
6、paper: 21 Century, China Daily， Beijing Review，Crazy EnglishEnglish FilmsThe original novels,Please finish at least one novel this term and write reading reports: 2 pieces one month and turn in at the end of every month. Main idea of the parts youve read Beautiful sentences Comment on them,英语专业必读小说,
7、The Bible British Literature英国文学 1Hamlet by William Shakespeare 哈姆雷特莎士比亚著 2Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 鲁宾逊漂流记 丹尼尔.福著 3Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift 格列佛游记斯威夫特著 4Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 傲慢与偏见简.奥斯汀著 5A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 双城记查尔斯.狄更斯著 6Vanity Fair by William Makepe
8、ace Thackeray 名利场萨克雷著 7Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte 简爱夏洛蒂.勃朗特著 8Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte 呼啸山庄艾米莉.勃朗特著,9Tess of the Durbervilles by Thomas Hardy 德伯家的苔丝 托马斯.哈代著 10. Jude the Obscure (by Thomas Hardy) 无名的裘德 哈代著 11.Lucky Jim-Kingsley Amis 幸运的吉姆 12.Alices Adventures in Wonderland-Lewis Carroll
9、爱丽丝梦游仙境 13.Rebecca-Daphne Du Maurier 蝴蝶梦 14.Lord of the Flies-William Golding 蝇王 15.Sons and Lovers-D.H.Lawrence 儿子与情人,American Literature美国文学,1、The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 红字 霍桑著 2、The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 哈克贝利.芬历险记马克.吐温著 简称赫 克是美国文学中的珍品,也是美国文化中的珍品3、The Portrait
10、 of a Lady by Henry James 贵妇画像亨利.詹姆斯著4.Moby Dick by Herman Melville 白鲸麦尔维尔著 5.Martin Eden by Jack London 马丁.伊登 杰克.伦敦著6.The Great Gatsby by F.S. Fitzgerald 了不起的盖茨比菲茨杰拉德著,7.The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 老人与海海明威著 8.The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 愤怒的葡萄斯坦贝克著 9.The Sound and the Fury
11、by William Faulkner 喧嚣与骚动 10.Catch 22 by Joseph Heller 第二十二条军规约瑟夫.海勒著著 11. Uncle Toms Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe) 汤姆叔叔的小屋 斯陀夫人著 12 The Color Purple (Alice Walker) 紫色 爱丽思沃克著 13. Death of a Salesman (by Arthur Miller) 推销员之死 阿瑟米勒著）,14.Theodore Dreiser-Sister Carrie嘉莉妹妹 15.Ralph Ellison-Invisible Man隐
12、形人 16.Margaret Mitchell-Gone with the Wind 乱世佳人 17.Toni Morrison-The Bluest Eye 最蓝的眼睛 18.Vladimir Nabokov-Lolita 洛丽塔 19. Edith Wharton-The Age of Innocence 纯真年代 20.Richard Wright-Native Son土生子,5. Your usual performance accounts for 30% of your final examination. Your attendance Your performance in c
13、lass your grade in reading reports Your score in quiz such as vocabulary quiz etc.,Step V. Word Study- Context Clues,Questions: In the course of reading, do you know the meaning of every word? How can you know the unknown word? By guessing? How to guess?No 2 ways to guess the meaning:1) context clue
14、s2) word analysis: stems and affixes,2.Fast-reading the text and questions,1). Whats context clue? Context clue refer to the sentence and the paragraph in which a word occurs. Use your knowledge of grammar & your understanding of the authors ideas.,2). How to guess the meaning of an unknown word fro
15、m the context clues? A. Use the meaning of other words and the whole sentence to reduce the possible meanings. Please guess the meaning :My unmarried aunt, a 40-year-old spinster, has no kid. My unmarried uncle, a 40-year-old bachelor, has no kid.,B. Use grammar and punctuation clues which point to
16、the relationships among the various parts of the ma, colon, semicolon ect Semicolon: used between 2 coordinate clauses not linked by a conjunction Eg, No one is born with knowledge; knowledge must be taught and learned.Three causes have been given for the failure: poor planning, insufficient manpowe
17、r, and the shortage of material. Comma: to introduce an explanation, a summary, or an appositive,C. Use general or common knowledge of the world.The earth moves around the sun. D. Be satisfied with a general idea about the unfamiliar word; the exact definition or synonym is not always necessary.Ther
18、e is a bird, egret, on the tree E. Learn to recognize situations in which its not always necessary to know the meanings of the word.Parents should resume responsibility to rear a child.,3. Samples:,1.I remove the _from the shelf and began to read. (book, magazine, newspaper, novel) 2.Bob is a thief;
19、 he would _the gold from his grandmothers teeth and not feel guilty. (steal, take) 3. Our uncle was a_, an incurable wanderer who could never stay in one place. (traveler, drifter, roamer, nomad),4.Unlike his brother, who is truly a handsome person, Hogartty is quite _. (ugly, homely, plain) 5.But s
20、urely everyone knows that if you step on an egg, it will _. (break,crack) 6.Tom got a new _for his birthday. It is a sports model, red, with white inside and bucket seats (car),4.Explanations of corresponding exercises,Ex 1: ABCAA BBBCB 2) destitute: be destitute of = be devoid of, be lacking inLive
21、 in complete destitution. 生活一贫如洗。Institute, prostitute, destiny, destination 4). Maim: make sb become a handicap 5). Decrepit: made weak by age or hard use, decayedDeceive, deception, deceptiveReceive, conceive, perceive, receipt,6). Circuitous: circuitous s:kju:its a.迂回的，间接的circuit s:kit n.电路，线路；环行
22、，环行道 circular s:kjul a.圆形的；循环的 n.通知，通告 circulate s:kjuleit v.(使)循环；(使)流传，传播 circulatory system 循环系统 9). Prospector: 探矿者，勘探者Spectacle, inspect, spectator, aspect, retrospect, respect,Ex 2: AAABC BACBA 1). Lush: A lush scent; lush fruit; the lush sounds of an orchestra. 美妙的气息; 赏心悦目的水果; 管弦乐队悦耳的乐声 2) pe
23、rilous: dangerous The action of Japanese governments purchasing Diaoyu island is very perilous. Yellow peril 黄祸,6. Scrumptious: deliciousWhat a scrumptious meal! 多香的饭菜! Scrum: (橄榄球赛中)双方球员争球,混乱，争夺 Scrump: vt (在果园里)偷, 偷窃 Dump vt.倾倒, 抛弃, 倾销, 抛售,倾卸,计转储 vi.倾倒, 突然落下 n.垃圾场, 军需供应站 pump n泵 vt.(用泵)抽(水)，泵送，打气
24、clump n. 丛, 块, 沉重的声音v. 用沉重的脚步行走, 丛生, 使成簇 stump n.树桩;残余部分 vi.笨重地走 vt.使为难 plump: fat,8）rural: of the country Antonyms: urban, metropolitan, municipal 9)outlaw: people who violates the law out-noun:outside, outlook, out-patient, outline, outskirt out-adj: outlandish, outstanding,outrage out-verb: outwe
25、igh, output, outplay, outflow, outlet, outlive, outgrow,Ex 3: ABCAB CABAB 3). Expire: pass away, ceaseinspire perspire Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety- nine percent perspiration. 天才的百分之一是灵感，百分之九十九是血汗。respire: SARS severe acute respiratory syndrome,4) resume: begin sth again or continue
26、after stopping for a timeAssumePresume Ex 4: CCABA CABBC 3) infant baby泛指的是14岁的小孩 newborn指1个月或不到3个月的 infant指3个月1岁的 toddler指14岁的 4) prudent: adj.谨慎的, 有远见的, 精明的Prudent housekeeping 精明治家,6)freighter货船 冷藏货船 集装箱运输船 refrigerated freighter container freighter bulge freighter 散货船 Barge大型游船, 平底货船,大舱容的游览船,驳船
27、tank barge 油气 船 油驳船 ; 船 油驳 ; 平底油船 ; 罐柜驳 mining barge 船 矿业 采矿驳船 ;,货船 渡船,渡轮 渔船 cargo boat ferry, ferryboat fishing boat 木筏 游艇 油轮 raft yacht tanker rowing boat canoe knu vessel 划艇 小船,独木舟 船战船 巡逻艇 轻护航舰 battleship patrol boat frigate 潜水艇 炮舰 驱逐舰submarine gunboat destroyer 巡洋舰 航空母舰 cruiser aircraft carrier,
28、7)altitude Aptitude attitude latitude longitude Ex 5 BACBA BBACA 1)aquatic sports 水上运动 aquarium kwerim aquaplane n.水族馆；养鱼池 n. 驾浪滑水板 vi. 乘滑水板滑水 3)imminent: approaching, forthcoming, impending6) provoke: arouseVok voc: to call Invoke Revoke 恳求，求助 vt.撤销，取消，废除 Evoke Convoke 唤起，引起 vt. 召集(会议),8） avert: vt
29、.防止，避免；转移(注意力等) Vert: to turn Divert 转移 Invert 颠倒 Extrovert 外向的 Introvert 内向的 Pervert误用, 歪曲, 曲解, 败坏 Revert恢复, 回复, 归还 Subvert推翻, 颠覆, 毁灭, 使败坏 averse不愿意的-aversion adverse adj.不利的, 逆向的, 有害的 adversity 逆境，不幸 diversify 使多样化 controversial有争议的，争论的,9）synopsis: summary Syn-: same Synthetic 合成 Syndrome 综合症 Sync
30、hronize 使 同步 Synonym 同义词-antonym反义词 Synergy协同作用 10) impromptu speech: off-hand speech,Ex 6: CBABC BACCAEx 7: BACCB CAACC 9) plump: euphemism of fat,Farting: break windOld man: senior citizenThe pregnant: expecting woman,Ex 8:,ravenous: very hungry, starved, voracious, famished, gluttonous hazy: mist
31、y, unclear vague: unclear, indistinct, uncertain, fuzzy manifested: showed, embody, express,display,Ex 9:,toll: rate/ number. Death toll: casualty wretched: poor/ bad/ unhappy/ hard/ bitter, miserable, pitiful, pathetic famished: very hungry shreds: pieces rash: careless, reckless, hasty, imprudent,
32、 impetuous, brash,futile: useless, ineffective, fruitless, vain refrain: hold oneself from, avoid, prevent oneself. Withhold, restrain, inhibit, abstain drab: dark, not bright, cheerless. Dull, monotonous drowsy: sleepy. To compare with dowry pillion: seat behind the driver,Ex 10,gear: clothes, suit
33、, coat orient: direct. New oriental school新东方学校 rage: anger, wrath, frenzy, fit, craze, fury ingesting: eating, take food into stomach. swallow, digest detrimental: harmful grimy: dirty, dusty, greasy,7)hallucination: imagination, delusion, fantasy, illusion 8)incessantly: continuously. Constantly, ceaseless, continual, perpetual 9)tease: make fun of, laugh at. Badger, annoy, bother, jest, irritate, banter 10)sagacious: wise. Sage: holy manSavant: experience profound learned intellectual.,Thank you!,
