1、Epidemics,Explained,Review,Words and expressions,单词回顾,学生早读时已预习过本单元单 词,可利用几分钟时间带学生 快速回顾温习。对单词的熟练 度越高,阅读的速率也越高。,prohibit acute routine tissue adaptation mourn thorough,vt.禁止 adj. 严重的 n. 常规 n. 组织 n. 变化 vt&vi 感到悲痛 adj. 彻底的,cancer wipe out urban rebuild trial pause statistics symptom,n. 癌症 彻底毁灭 adj.城市的 v
2、t. 重建 n. 实验 n. 停顿 n. 统计资料 n. 症状,press parallel foresee carrier prescription tablet underline,n. 新闻界 n. 平行线 vt. 预见 n. 带菌者 n. 处方 n. 药片 vt. 表明重要性, 强调,systematic teamwork faith pill,adj.系统化的 n. 协作,配合 n. 信心 n. 药片,Most bird flu viruses can only infect other birds. However, bird flu can pose health risks t
3、o people.,The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 3060 percent of Europes population.,Spread of Black Death,Do you still remember SARS ?,What did you feel when SARS was spreading?
4、,Whats the outcome of SARS ?,objectives,To get the main idea of the passage about epidemics by skimming,To talk about the future of medicine with the words and expressions,To get the specific information by scanning,Expressions: prohibit sb from doing have faith in stopin ones track,Words: cancer wi
5、pe urban rebuild prohibit acute statistics sympotom routine press adaptation foresee underline,Skimming and scanning,Skimming and scanning are two fast reading skills to help to browse text and extract the key points. The skills require practice, but once you have got the hang of them youll find you
6、 can get through a substantial amount of reading in quite a short time. These reading methods make it easier for you to grasp large amounts of material, especially when youre previewing. They are also useful when you dont need to know every word.,略读(skimming)只看文章标题、下标题以及每个部分或者段落第一行,关注文章中反复出现的关键词。略读时
7、,要用充足的时间读懂段落的第一句和第二句,因为第一句往往是该段的主题句(topic sentence),而第二句往往是对前句的延伸(extension)或进一步的解释(explanation)。,通过略读把握文章大意,运用扫读(scanning)迅速浏览从第三句开始的后面部分,搜寻作者对开头两句的支持句(supporting sentences),并同时注意文章中间是否有转折词(transition),因为这些词常常会把文章的思路逆转或加入其它重要的信息。当读到段落的最后一句时,我们又要使用略读,这时必须再次放慢速度(slow down your pace)直到完全消化作者对段落的小结(con
8、clusion),因为该小结有可能与主题句截然相反或引导读者进入下一个段落。,通过扫读寻找特定信息或特定词组,Reading strategy,skimming,scanning,a general idea,certain information,titles and headings,the first and last sentences of paragraphs,the first and last paragraphs,pictures and charts,Scan the text for key words and phrases, dates, etc.,Do not ne
9、ed to read the whole text.,Reading Tips,阅读时,可根据阅读任务的不同,综合运用略读(skimming)与扫读(scanning) 。提高快速阅读水平。,for general ideas,Skimming,Read the text to find how the passage develop?,In order of time In order of spaceIn order of logicIn order of place,Use the strategies to match the five paragraphs with gaps.,A
10、B C D E,Paragraph 3 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 8 Paragraph 10 Paragraph 12,for specific information,Scanning,North Africa The Mid East Europe,50 % of the population,In the 1330s,Asia Europe,one half of the population,1918,The Spanish Flu,50 million people,2002,SARS,China Vietnam Singapore,Fill out the ta
11、ble.,Match epidemics with correct statements,Justinians Plague,a. one of the earliest on record b. one of the key causes of the fall of an empire c. the most acute worldwide Epidemic,The Black Death,less populated areas being less severely affected b. the most acute worldwide epidemic c. perfect con
12、ditions being provided for the disease to spread,The Spanish Flu,also called the Great Flu Epidemic b. the most acute Epidemic c. struck near the end of World War I d. more death of the flu than that in the war,SARS,most people having no natural defenses against the disease b. yet , it has been forg
13、otten by history c. completely new to physicians,6. Match the words from the passage with their meanings.,Vocabulary: Synonyms,1 trial 2. prohibit 3. pause 4. tendency 5. acute 6. statistics 7. routine 8. press 9. tablet 10. thorough,complete data delay habit media pill prevent severe test trend,7.
14、Complete the sentences with these words.,mourn faith symptoms prescription systematic tissue,The doctor wrote out a _ for my medicine.When someone dies, it is natural to _.I have a lot of _ in Jim. Im sure hell do the right thing.,prescription,mourn,faith,4. Tell me your _ and I will try to tell you
15、 what disease you have. 5. If you study in a _ way, you wont leave anything out. 6. The SARS virus affects lung _.,cancer,symptoms,systematic,Now 2 mins to test your spelling.,Spelling Bee,1. English-Chinesecancer, urban, rebuild, trial, unite, pause,acute, statistics, symptom, routine, press 2. Chi
16、nese-English彻底毁灭;终止,消灭;禁止;彻底的,细致的;信心,When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.,注:另附word文档,点此链接,Fill in the blanks,Meanwhile, governments worldwide have also _ the fact that _ and _ medical research on Bird Flu needs to lead to a _ as soon as possible. Countries will need to work
17、together to do this as the SARS _ proved how teamwork among naions can save lives. With all the international effort being made, we have to have _ that there will be solutions in time to _ a Bird Flu epidemic _ _ _.,underlined,thorough,systematic,cure,epidemic,faith,stop,in,its,tracks,Homework,1. Retell the text in ten sentences.,2. Read the discursive essay on P41. 3. Think about how to write an essay.,Thank you!,