Reading(1)：SirCliveSinclair.pptx

1、I. Identification(识别) of the topic sentence(主题句), supporting sentences(支撑句) and clue words(线索词).,Among the four sentences, the topic sentence is _. 1. a. Leave the kids crying alone. b. I act like Im looking at somewhere else. c. This is how I stop my kids from the tantrum(发脾气). d. You dont feed his

2、 need, and he wont yell.(Steve Talk Show),topic sentence,main idea,Complete the sentence with proper clue words. 2.Having your head wrapped is cool, _ men dont like that when dating.(Steve Talk Show),but,Clue words,main idea,Strategies for Finding the Main Idea,Among the four sentences, the topic se

3、ntence is _.,3. A. Hearing the latest rumor(传言)can make a person feel important. B. Gossip gives us the satisfaction. C. Similarly, hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the“in group.” D. In other words, gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging. (2016浙

4、江A篇),Strategy1: Look for _ to get the main idea.,the topic sentence,supporting sentences,A. ManyNativeAmericansvaluesilenceandfeelitisabasicpartof communicatingamongpeople B. Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among different people. C. Nurses shou

5、ld recognize cultural construction of silence so that a patients silence is not interrupted too early.(2016全国1 D篇) Topic sentence: _.,4. Practice: Write down the topic sentence in your own words.,Themeaningofsilencevariesamongculturalgroups.,5. Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts s

6、ay the way you design your home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you. Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your diet plan. Open the curtains and turn up the lights. Mind the colors. Dont f

7、orget the clock or the radio. Downsize the dishes. (2015全国,B),5. What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Is Your House Making You Fat? B. Ways of Serving Dinner C.Effects of Self-Consciousness D.Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?,Whats the relationship between some ways and open,mind, dont forg

8、et?,illustration(例证),_ _,Words that show illustration(例证):,for example; such as; for instance; once; including; several kinds of; five steps; a series of.,Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts an

9、d the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, researchers are discovering new rules. By tracking peoples e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.,6. What can be a

10、 suitable title for the text? A. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide B .Online News Attracts More People C. Reading Habits Change with the Times D. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks,6. Underline the topic sentence and choose the best title.,. Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting

11、 or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad. They needed to be aroused(激发) one way or the other, and they preferred good news to bad. The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared, as Dr. Berger explains in his n

12、ew book, Contagious: Why Things Catch On.(2016全国D篇),Bad news sells. If it bleeds, it leads. No news is good news, and good news is no news. Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers. But now that information is being spread and monitored(监控) in different ways, res

13、earchers are discovering new rules. By tracking peoples e-mails and online posts, scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.,6. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Sad Stories Travel Far and Wide B .Online News Attracts More People C.

14、 Reading Habits Change with the Times D. Good News Beats Bad on Social Networks,6. Practice: Underline the topic sentence and choose the best title.,What relationship does but show in a paragraph?,contrast(对比),_ _,Words that show contrast(对比)：,but, however, yet, while /though, or /otherwise, instead

15、, nonetheless(但是), still, on the contrary, in contrast.,Ireland has had a very difficult history. The problems started in the 16th century when English rulers tried to conquer(征服) Ireland. For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English. Finally, in 1921, the British government wa

16、s forced to give independence to the south of Ireland. The result is that today there are two “Irelands”. Northern Ireland, in the north, is part of the United Kingdom. The republic of Ireland , in the south , is an independent country. （2011安徽卷 D）,7. What does the author tell us in paragraph 1? A.

17、How the Irish fought against the English. B. How Ireland gained independence. C. How English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. D. How two “Irelands” came into being.,7. Underline the topic sentence and choose the best title.,What relationship does result show in a paragraph?,cause and effect(因果),_,Wo

18、rds that show cause and effect(因果)：,therefore, as a result, result, lead to, due to, effect, because of, since, Find/suggest that.,Strategy2: Use _to lead you to the main idea.,Words that show illustration(例证):,Words that show contrast(对比)：,clue words,A. Famous musicians recently gathered to celebra

19、te the first annual International Jazz Day. B. Jason Moran hopes to widen the audience for jazz, make the music more accessible. C. Last year, Moran worked on a project that arranged Fats Wallers music for a dance party. D. Many people are exploring the future of Jazz. （2017全国卷IC篇）,8.Circle topic-re

20、lated words in four sentences and guess the main idea is_.,Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle named the Transition has two seats, four wheels and wings

21、 that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per

22、gallon.(2017全国IIC篇) Topic-realted words:_,9. Circle topic-related words and choose the best title.,9. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? A. The basic data of the Transition. B. The advantages of flying cars. C. The potential market for flying cars. C. The designers of the Transition.,The

23、vehicle;Transition;1,400;70;115;23;5;35,III Summary,Strategy 1. _ Strategy 2. _ Strategy 3. _,Look for the topic sentence.,Use clue words.,Circle the topic-related words.,illustration/contrast/cause and effect,IV Group work,Arrange the following sentences in correct order and guess the main idea. Ch

24、oose a person to report it.,_a.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandfor otherwords. _b. So codes must be changed frequently. _c. For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.” _d. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. _e. Itisveryhardtobreakacode(密码)withoutthecodebo