Active-Reading-2课后练习.ppt

Extract from Tis:A MemoirQuitQuitBook 1 Unit 11.memoir2.admirable 3.inadequate4.detect5.persecuteNew Words1.book jackets2.scribble away3.be supposed to4.in the long run5.frighten the life out of ExpressionsNew Words&ExpressionsHomeHomePost-reading ActivitiesDealing with unfamiliar wordsReading and interpretingDeveloping critical thinkingTalking pointHomeHomeP8While-reading Activities Dealing with unfamiliar words 4.Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.1.When he speaks,people notice that he sounds Irish.2.Frank McCourt had read a lot of books which was deserving respect considering he had no high school education.3.You can tell the students on the underground trains by the number of books they carry.4.The woman in the admissions office suggests that his European education is not good enough.admirable detect inadequate persecution scribble subway detectadmirablesubwayinadequateTo Be ContinuedHomeHomeBackBackP8While-reading Activities Dealing with unfamiliar words 4.Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box.5.The professor was writing very quickly in his notebook.6.Many immigrants came to America to escape extremely bad treatment because of their race,religion of political beliefs in their own countries.admirable detect inadequate persecution scribble subway scribblingpersecutionTo Be ContinuedHomeHomeBackBackP8While-reading Activities Dealing with unfamiliar words 5.Answer the questions about the expressions1.Im in heaven Does this mean(a)Im delighted,or(b)unhappy?2.ideas dont drop fully formed from the skies Does this mean that ideas(a)need to be developed with careful thinking,or(b)are immediately created through good teaching?3.in the long run Does this mean(a)at a time in the future,or(b)with a great deal of effort?4.frighten the life out of someone Does this mean(a)to make someone very ill,or(b)to make someone extremely afraid and nervous?To Be ContinuedHomeHomeBackBack1.She says The History of Education in America course will provide me with the broad cultural background I need after my inadequate European education.How does the writer feel about his European education being described as inadequate?P8 Reading and interpretingu Work in pairs.Look at the sentences from the extract and answer the questions.The writer may be exaggerating.Perhaps the woman in the admissions office did not actually say that his education was“inadequate”,but she made him feel like this.BackBackHomeHome2.All around me are students scribbling away in their notebooks and I wish I knew what to scribble myself.How am I supposed to know whats important out of all the things shes saying up there?How does he feel about being in class at the moment?Reading and interpretingHe is not sure what to write and what sort of notes to take.He has no experience of note-taking.He feels puzzled as no one has given him guidance about note-taking.BackBackHomeHome3.Some students raise their hands to ask questions but I could never do that.The whole class would stare at me and wonder whos the one with the accent.Does he feel part of the class yet?Reading and interpretingNo,he feels different because of his accent and background.BackBackHomeHome4.I could tell the girl how I read Dostoyevsky and Melville and shed be impressed and fall in love with me and wed study the history of education in America together.Do you think he has made friend yet?How does he feel about this?Reading and interpretingIt seems he has not made friends yet.Hes dreaming about a romance.He must feel like a stranger,a bit lonely.Hed like to share what he knows with someone,but he feels he cant do this in class.BackBackHomeHomeReference:I felt excited/interested/confident/anxious/shy when I first started college.1.How did you feel when you first started college?P8Developing critical thinkingu Work in and discuss the questions.2.How do you feel during lectures?3.How often do you ask questions during a lecture?Reference:I feel interested/enthusiastic/bored/unsure/confident during lecture.Reference:I prefer to ask questions after the lecture,but I think it is more effective to ask questions during the lecture.BackBackHomeHomeReference:1)Some professors welcome disagreement,they want students to think for themselves.2)Some students think they need to know a lot before they can disagree.4.Do you always agree with what the professor says?Developing critical thinking5.Do you think life in an American university is different from life in a Chinese university?Reference:Similar aspects(lecture and courses);Different aspects(food,halls of residence,student employment,sport and social activities,way of learning etc.)BackBackHomeHome P9Talking point Call home once a day.Cook your favourite food.Work in pairs.Choose the best advice about beating homesickness.Beating the homesickness blues!Here are some tips:Have familiar things around you,such as photos of your family and friends.Take lots of exercise,especially in the first few weeks.Join lots of clubs and societies.Go shopping.Check you know everyone in the rooms near your.If you dont,knock on the door and introduce your self.BackBackHomeHomeThank You!Book 1Book 1Thank youHomeHome