1、Extensive Reading,阅读1课程要求,英语阅读(1)是英语专业本科一年级第一学期开设的阅读课程。实际课堂教学时间非常有限(16-18学时),因而要求学生大力加强课外阅读,通过增加阅读量来补充扩大词汇量。,Introduction of the course,18 units 4 reading skills:Context clue to word meaning (I, II) Understanding sentences Distinguish topic from main idea,Every unit:,Section A: word pretesttextexerc
2、ises Section B: Fast reading Section C: Supplementary reading,Reading in English Learning,Listening Speaking(Vocabulary)Reading Writing,Input,Output,Pre-reading tasks Reading Skill: Context Clue to Word Meaning 1,Definition ExampleRestatementGeneral knowledge,Are the following words new to you?,chry
3、santhemum; lintel; rodent; wan; arithmetic; resolute; forfeited; pillion; pediatrician; glaucoma; noxious ; laundromat,Examples,A. Definition 1. Professor Wang is resolute, namely, once he sets up a goal, he wont give it up easily. 2. The official has forfeited his property by his crime, losing it a
4、nd giving it up, because he has broken the law. 3. The medical student has determined to become a pediatrician, i.e., a doctor specializing in the care and diseases of children.,B. Example 1.Rodents, such as rats, mice and squirrels, are plant-eating animals. 2. In the park, we can see a variety of
5、flowers: roses, carnations, tulips, and the yellow chrysanthemum is especially eye-catching. 3. Mary is now studying glaucoma and other diseases of the eye.,C. Restatement 1. The child had a wan look. He was so pale and weak that we thought he was ill. 2. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a noxious gas, which
6、 can cause death. 3. During their stay in New York, they took their laundry to the Laundromat, where the public may wash their clothes in coin-operated machines.,D. General Knowledge 1. The door was so low that the 1.9-meter man hit his head on the lintel. 2. Tom got on the motorbike, his girlfriend
7、 sat behind him on the pillion and they roared off into the night. 3. A special arithmetic course is going to be set up to teach these children how to add, multiply, subtract or divide simple numbers.,Unit 1 University Student Life,Teaching Objectives and Requirements,By the end of this unit you wil
8、l be able to: 1.understand how can you be a good college student; 2.understand how to get the best value for time. 3.understand the meaning of the new words and expressions in Text I and Text II and use some correctly; 4.use the suffix ize and ly;,CONTENTS,Pre-reading tasks,Task 1: Introduction of s
9、ome names of colleges and universities,Universality of science and technology Medical university Normal university Teachers college Agricultural university Institute/college of finance and economics Institute of chemical engineering,Junior college (US a college that offers programmes that are two ye
10、ars long) Community college(a college that is mainly for students from the local community and that offers programmes that are two years long, including programmes in practical skills),Harvard,MIT,West Carolina university,Stanford,UCLA,Task 2 Warm-up questions,1. What kind of university do you expec
11、t? 2. What is your feeling of leaving home and being on your own? 3. What is your plan for this 4- year university life?,While-reading tasks,1.Background Knowledge,The Life in the university is both challenging and colorful. The students devote most of the weekdays to courses, both compulsory and op
12、tional. You must spend most of your spare time reading reference books and drafting the papers as academic requirements demand. And also you should learn how to play and make friends in the college. You can attend many clubs and social organizations but you should know what you really want. Otherwis
13、e you will lost and waste your time,Background Knowledge,University life is extremely important in a students life. Through a few years learning, you acquire lots of knowledge and experience from the teachers. Your attendance at various lectures, your activities in clubs or other social organization
14、 and your exchange of ideas with the fellows -all these open up a new vista for you, foster your ability to work independently and help you to intellectual maturity. University life will pave the way to your successful career.,Word Pretest academic: scholarly accomplishment: achievement demonstrate:
15、 show dedicated: devoted diverse: different fad: fashion for a short period validity: foundation humility: modesty,2. Key Points and Difficult Points in Teaching,3. Questions for the text,Q1: How do you understand the sentence: “the modern definition does not suggest that the person does anything ot
16、her than attend”? Q2 Which definition college and university professors prefer? Q3: What do the four As stand for? Q4: What is the fifth A? Can it include all the four As mentioned before?,Q5: what are the other qualities of a good student should include? Q6: How do you understand “ Critical habit o
17、f mind”? Q7: Describe each quality clearly by your own words Q8: How do you interpret this sentence: work to be educated, not merely trained?,. Words to know,1. intelligent: showing this ability 2. fluent: able to speak, read or write a language, esp. a foreign language, easily and well adv. fluentl
18、y,3. comprehensive: including all or almost all the items that may be concerned 4. occur: to happen 5. rationally: based on reason other than emotions 6. objective: not influenced by personal feelings, considering only facts. Evaluate: to form an opinion of the amount or quality of sth.,7. critical:
19、 involving making fair, careful judgments about the good and bad qualities of sb./sth. Adv. critically 8. self-centered: tend to think only about yourself and not thinking about the needs or feelings of other people. 9. validity: the state of being logical and true 10. humility: the quality of not t
20、hinking that you are better than other people,Useful expressions,1. other than: except 2. stand out from: to be easily seen, to be noticeable 3. to ones liking: to ones favorite 4. add up to: to lead to a particular result 5. assign exercise 6. see through: be aware of e.g. the lie 7. work to be edu
21、cated, not merely trained.,4.structure,You have 2 minutes to scan the text again and discuss the following question: whats the structure of the text?,Structure: I. What being a university student means II. What makes the student stand out from the rest of the classthe four Asother qualities,Reading
22、comprehension(fast reading) (p6) Key: F T F T F F T F,自由词素词根词素前缀 派生词缀粘附词素词缀 后缀曲折词缀,Morpheme 词素,词素是最小的语法单位,也是最小的语义单位。 词素分为两大类:自由词素(Free Morpheme) 和粘附词素(Bound Morpheme) 1)自由词素指本身意义完整,并能作为“简单词(Simple Word/ Morpheme Word)” 而单独使用的词素,e.g. boy, girl, kind, cruel, take,etc.a.自由词素可以充当词根(Root) 加上词缀(Affix)构成派生
23、词(Derivative). 例如: kind: kindness, unkind, unkindness, kindly friend: friendly, friendship, friendless, unfriendly, unfriendliness,b. 自由词素还可以跟其它自由词素相结合,构成复合词(Compound Word). 例如: book: bookmark, bookworm, bookshop, bookstall take: intake, take-over, take-off, takeaway, undertake2) 粘附词素粘附词素本身意义不完整,不能单
24、独使用,必须粘附在自由词素或其它形式上才能表示出意义。主要功能是在够刺伤充当词缀,即屈折词缀(Inflectional Affix) 和派生词缀(Derivational Affix).,a. 屈折词缀在现代英语中寥寥可数,包括:名词复数标记-s/-es; 名词属格标记:-s; 第三人称动词单数现在时标记-s/-es; 动词过去时标记-ed;-ed分词和-ing分词标记-ed,-ing; 形容词和副词比较级和最高级的标记-er,-est等。 b. 派生词缀可分为前缀(Prefix)和后缀(suffix),能和词根搭配构成派生词。例如: 前缀 后缀 前后缀 anti-war Marxist un
25、lucky postwar movement co-existence pan-African careless inappropriateness co-exist carelessness pre-liberation,动词性词缀,英语中的动词性词缀数量不多,既有前缀,也有后缀:-en, -ify, -ize/ise, be-, en-, in-, out-, over-, 等,如: blacken, lengthen, widen, quicken, sharpen, deepen, broaden, strengthen, hasten beautify, amplify, simpl
26、ify, purify Modernize, hospitalize, apologize, familiarize, visualize, idealize, finalize, realize, criticize Befall降临于, bemoan哀叹、抱怨, encourage鼓励, enlarge扩大, inflame着火, imperil危及, outrun胜过, outlive比经久, overflow泛滥, overcome克服,After-reading task,Reflection Questions and Assignment Discuss the question
27、: “What is the goal of university education?” with classmates after class and prepare to present the ideas in the next class. Be familiar with the campus English vocabulary on page 8-9 and write a short passage to describe your impression of your campus life in the last few days. Use some of the wor
28、ds. 3. Read Text II Culture Shock: A Fish out of Water of Unit 2 and prepare a short speech to introduce the five phases of culture shock.,Debate,Topic 1: Much of what is taught in college nowadays are a waste of time. Topic 2: College is a preparatory place for students to enter the society.,Thank You!,