reading skill Finding out Word Meanings閱讀技巧 詞匯含義

FindingoutWordMeanings

DecideYourChoice

Discusswithyourpartner:I.FindingoutWordMeaningsInhowmany

wayscanyouguessthemeaningsofnewwords?q1.Bydefinition(定義)Theharbor(港口)isprotectedbyajetty—awallbuiltoutintothewater.e.g.Key

防波堤

q2.Byhelpingwords(輔助詞):thatis,

meaning,suchas,or,likewise...Janeisindecisive,thatis,shecan’tmakeuphermind.

e.g.Key

Unabletomakedecisionsorchoices優(yōu)柔寡斷

q3.BytheoppositeofthewordJanewastalkingwithotherswhileElizaremainedreticentallthetime.e.g.Key

Unwillingtotalkaboutwhatyoufeel有保留的；沉默的lintel

q4.ByyourownexperienceThedoorwassolowthatIhitmyheadonthelintel.

e.g.Key

Apieceofwoodacrossthetopofadoor門楣5.Bysentencesbeforeorafterthe

sentencee.g.Key

havinggreatdeterminationorfirmness堅(jiān)定的，果斷的b.

beingaloneandawayfromotherpeople孤獨(dú)a.Iamaresoluteman.OnceIsetupagoal,

Iwon’tgiveitupeasily.b.Afterspendingthreeweeksinthewoods,

Henrywastiredofsolitude.6.ByexamplesSelectanyoftheseperiodicals:Times,NewsweekorReader’sDigest.e.g.Key

amagazinewhichcomesoutatregulartimes

期刊，雜志

A.Compoundwords

oversee=over+seelandmark=land+markthroughout=through+outsetback=set+backdownloadrunawaymotorcyclefeedback...Anymore?7.BywordpartcluesPrefixMeaningExamplesmis-in-,im-,il-,ir-re-un-dis-wronglynot,withoutagain,back

notnot

misunderstandincorrect,illiterateimpossible,irregularreturn,replayunlike,unusualdislike,dissatisfyB.PrefixesandSuffixesSuffixMeaningExamples-ful-less-able-ion,-tion-ness-mentfullofwithoutthatyoucandosth.to(suffixinnouns)fruitful,handfulcareless,hopelessmovable,washablecommunicationkindnessassignmentmisprintunfitrewritepeacemakerillogicalmisleadrestlessacceptabledishonest

GuesswhatImean?II.DecideYourChoice1.Themoreyouexposeyourself

tonewwords,themorewordsyou’lllearnbyseeinghowthey’reused.A.putyourselfincontactwithB.showyourselfuptoC.revealyourselfto2.Whetheryou’restillinschooloryouheadupacorporation(公司),thebettercommandyouhaveofwords,thebetterchanceyouhaveofsayingexactlywhatyoumeanandofunderstandingwhatothersmean.A.areatthefrontofB.areinchargeofC.workfor3.Learningtherootsofwordsallowsustopickupwholefamiliesofnewwordsatatime.A.collectB.improveC.learnD.receive4.Shouldyouuseyournewwordsonfriends?Careful—itdependsonthesituation.Youknowwhenawordsoundsnaturalandwhenitsoundsstuffy.A.rudeB.impoliteC.unpleasantD.tooformal5.Aristophanessaid,“Bywords,themindisexcitedandthespiritelated.”A.filledwithjoyB.cleanedC.liftedD.cleanedupDiscusstheImportanceofEachQualityRearrangetheListinOrderofImportance

PuttheSevenQualitiesintoChineseI.Translation:1.

Beopen-mindedaboutsharinglife,work,and

learningexperiencesaspartofonlinelearning.2.Beabletocommunicatethroughwriting.3.Bewillingto“speakup”ifproblemsarise.4.Taketheprogramseriously.5.Makecriticalthinkinganddecisionpartofonline

learning.6.Beabletothinkideasthroughbeforereplying.7.Keepupwiththeprogressofthecourse.1.作為網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)的一部分，與人分享生活、工作及學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。7.跟上課程進(jìn)度。6.三思而后答。5.把批判性思維和決策作為網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)的一部分。4.認(rèn)真對(duì)待課程。3.說出你的困難。2.能通過書寫進(jìn)行交流。II.DiscusstheImportanceofEachQualityandRearrangetheListinOrderofImportance.ParaphraseTranslationExplanation1.Whileregularschoolsstillexist,thevirtualclassroomplaysanimportantroleintoday’slearningcommunity.(L1)

Paraphrase

Thoughthereareregularschools,thevirtualclassroomhasaveryimportantpositionintoday’seducation.Note:while+asentencePractice:雖然常規(guī)的學(xué)校仍然存在，但虛擬課堂在今天的教學(xué)領(lǐng)域中起著重要的作用。Decidethemeaningof“while”inthefollowing:WhileIwaslisteningtotheradio,otherroommateswereplayingcomputergames.EnglishisunderstoodallovertheworldwhileTurkish（土耳其語）isspokenbyonlyasmallnumberofpeople.Whilesheisapleasantgirl,shecanbeverydifficulttoworkwith.與……

同時(shí)用來表示對(duì)比或相反的情況=although盡管2.Thisforumforcommunicationremovesthevisual

barriersthathinder

somestudentsfromexpressingthemselves.(L9)

Paraphrase

Asaplatformforcommunication,theonlinemethoddoesn’trequirepeopletoseeeachother.Sosomestudentswon’tfeelitdifficulttoexpresstheirideas.

這一交流場(chǎng)所消除了一些學(xué)生自我表達(dá)的視覺障礙。3.Inthevirtualclassroomnearlyallcommunicationiswritten,soitiscriticalthatstudentsfeelcomfortableexpressingthemselves.(L14)

Paraphrase

Intheonlineclassroom,peoplecommunicatewitheachotherbywriting,soitisveryimportantthatstudentsdofeelateaseinwritingtoexpresstheiropinions.Note:Itiscriticalthat+主語+(should)+do/bedone…虛擬課堂的交流幾乎都是書面形式，因而很重要的一點(diǎn)是在書面交流中要讓學(xué)生感到很舒服。

e.g.

Itiscriticalthatyou(should)keepupwiththeprogressofanonlinecourse.

跟上網(wǎng)絡(luò)課程的進(jìn)度十分重要。Otherwordswiththesameusage:Itisimportant/necessary/essential/decisive/vital/that+主語+(should)+do/bedone...Example:Itisimportantthatstudents(should)

attendalltheclasses.PracticeDecideyourchoice:1.Itisvitalthatsomeimmediateactions_______.a.mustbetakenb.willbetakenc.betaken2.It’snecessary________thedictionaryintime.a.thathereturnedb.thathereturnc.thathereturnsMatchingGameWordUsingOldtoNew1.playarolein...(L1)haveapositionorrolein

Translation人們開始認(rèn)識(shí)到計(jì)算機(jī)在我們生活中起著越來越重要的作用。KeyPeoplehavecometounderstandthatcomputersareplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinourlife.I.WordUsing2.expand(L2)

v.

①causetogrowlarger

Translation

ThecompanyhasexpandeditsoperationsinAmerica

bybuildingafactorythere.Key這家公司在美國(guó)建立了一家工廠，從而擴(kuò)大了在美業(yè)務(wù)。近形詞：expendv.花費(fèi)3.beawareof/that(L3)

havingknowledgeorunderstandingof

Useit

Doyouthinkthateveryoneisawareofhis/

herweaknesses?e.g.Hewassodeepinhisreadingthathewasn’t

awarethathisfatherhadentered.4.requirement(L31)

n.

sth.thatisneededornecessaryUseitWhataretherequirementsofyourparentsforyou?Arethereanyrequirementsforyoutograduatefromtheuniversity?Tipworkhard/don’tsmoke/…;passCETBand4/passalltheexams

5.commit(L36)

v.①decidetouseforaparticularpurpose

②todosth.wronge.g.Alargeamountofmoneyhasbeencommittedtothisproject.Collocation

commitmistakes犯錯(cuò)誤suicide自殺anoffence犯罪murder謀殺近形詞limitn.限制、界限summitn.頂點(diǎn)submitv.使服從、順從admitv.承認(rèn)omitv.省略、遺漏limitpermitv.允許transmitv.傳播，傳輸

6.challenge(L46)

v.questionthetruth,rightnessof...e.g.Thisnewdiscoverychallengedtraditionalbeliefs.Relatedwords

challengern.挑戰(zhàn)者challengingadj.引起挑戰(zhàn)性興趣的

6.challenge

n.

sth.thattestsstrength,skill,or

ability

UseitIsitachallengeforyoutostudyEnglishwell?Whyorwhynot?Tip

Ithinkit’sachallengebecause...

Idon’tthinkitisachallengebecause...a.aphysicalobjectthatkeepstwoareas,peopleapartb.conditionsinwhichpeoplelivec.agroupofpeoplelivingtogetherd.perfect,eintobeing,happen__environment__community__barrier__ideal__absolute__arisebcadefII.Matchthewordswiththedefinitionprobableverynecessaryveryimportantunusualgiveordermakesth.strongerawayofconsideringsth.likelyessentialvitaluniqueinstructreinforceperspectiveIII.OldtoNewSolutionstoLearningProblemsTheQualitiesforSuccessfulClassroomLearningFindout:(Pairwork)I.FindoutSolutionstoLearningProblems.Step1:DescribeproblemsinlearningEnglish.Step2:Makesuggestions.Step3:Decidewhichadvicebestsuitsyourproblem.Tips1Tips2Tipsfordescribingyourproblems:

—Ialwaysfeelitdifficultto...—It’snoteasyformeto...—Iwasfrus