reading skill Finding out Word Meanings阅读技巧 词汇含义

FindingoutWordMeanings

DecideYourChoice

Discusswithyourpartner:I.FindingoutWordMeaningsInhowmany

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

防波堤

q2.Byhelpingwords(辅助词):thatis,

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

e.g.Key

Unabletomakedecisionsorchoices优柔寡断

q3.BytheoppositeofthewordJanewastalkingwithotherswhileElizaremainedreticentallthetime.e.g.Key

Unwillingtotalkaboutwhatyoufeel有保留的；沉默的lintel

q4.ByyourownexperienceThedoorwassolowthatIhitmyheadonthelintel.

e.g.Key

Apieceofwoodacrossthetopofadoor门楣5.Bysentencesbeforeorafterthe

sentencee.g.Key

havinggreatdeterminationorfirmness坚定的，果断的b.

beingaloneandawayfromotherpeople孤独a.Iamaresoluteman.OnceIsetupagoal,

Iwon’tgiveitupeasily.b.Afterspendingthreeweeksinthewoods,

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

amagazinewhichcomesoutatregulartimes

期刊，杂志

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.作为网上学习的一部分，与人分享生活、工作及学习经验。7.跟上课程进度。6.三思而后答。5.把批判性思维和决策作为网上学习的一部分。4.认真对待课程。3.说出你的困难。2.能通过书写进行交流。II.DiscusstheImportanceofEachQualityandRearrangetheListinOrderofImportance.ParaphraseTranslationExplanation1.Whileregularschoolsstillexist,thevirtualclassroomplaysanimportantroleintoday’slearningcommunity.(L1)

Paraphrase

Thoughthereareregularschools,thevirtualclassroomhasaveryimportantpositionintoday’seducation.Note:while+asentencePractice:虽然常规的学校仍然存在，但虚拟课堂在今天的教学领域中起着重要的作用。Decidethemeaningof“while”inthefollowing:WhileIwaslisteningtotheradio,otherroommateswereplayingcomputergames.EnglishisunderstoodallovertheworldwhileTurkish（土耳其语）isspokenbyonlyasmallnumberofpeople.Whilesheisapleasantgirl,shecanbeverydifficulttoworkwith.与……

同时用来表示对比或相反的情况=although尽管2.Thisforumforcommunicationremovesthevisual

barriersthathinder

somestudentsfromexpressingthemselves.(L9)

Paraphrase

Asaplatformforcommunication,theonlinemethoddoesn’trequirepeopletoseeeachother.Sosomestudentswon’tfeelitdifficulttoexpresstheirideas.

这一交流场所消除了一些学生自我表达的视觉障碍。3.Inthevirtualclassroomnearlyallcommunicationiswritten,soitiscriticalthatstudentsfeelcomfortableexpressingthemselves.(L14)

Paraphrase

Intheonlineclassroom,peoplecommunicatewitheachotherbywriting,soitisveryimportantthatstudentsdofeelateaseinwritingtoexpresstheiropinions.Note:Itiscriticalthat+主语+(should)+do/bedone…虚拟课堂的交流几乎都是书面形式，因而很重要的一点是在书面交流中要让学生感到很舒服。

e.g.

Itiscriticalthatyou(should)keepupwiththeprogressofanonlinecourse.

跟上网络课程的进度十分重要。Otherwordswiththesameusage:Itisimportant/necessary/essential/decisive/vital/that+主语+(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人们开始认识到计算机在我们生活中起着越来越重要的作用。KeyPeoplehavecometounderstandthatcomputersareplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleinourlife.I.WordUsing2.expand(L2)

v.

①causetogrowlarger

Translation

ThecompanyhasexpandeditsoperationsinAmerica

bybuildingafactorythere.Key这家公司在美国建立了一家工厂，从而扩大了在美业务。近形词：expendv.花费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犯错误suicide自杀anoffence犯罪murder谋杀近形词limitn.限制、界限summitn.顶点submitv.使服从、顺从admitv.承认omitv.省略、遗漏limitpermitv.允许transmitv.传播，传输

6.challenge(L46)

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

challengern.挑战者challengingadj.引起挑战性兴趣的

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