阅读unit-1--reading-2-revised

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工

程

学

院

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年至

年

第

学期

第

周

星期

课题名称（含教材章节）

：

Unit 1 Generation

教学目的和要求：

to get the main idea of the passage;

to tell the topic, the main idea, and the supporting details of the text;

to learn about the history of music;

教学重点：

to distinguish the topic, the main idea and the specific details;

教学难点：

finding the main idea of the text in limited time;

教

学

内

容

（

要

点

）

Text I: The Law vs. the Piano

Text II: Bricklayer

’

s Boy

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Part I: Reading Skill: Finding the Main Idea

to

tell

the

difference

between

the

topic,

the

main

idea,

and

the

supporting details of reading materials

A topic

is the subject the passage is about. It is the subject of a reading

passage.

It

is

usually

expressed

in

words

or

phrases.

A

title

of

a

reading passage may be a topic;

an issue that is discussed may be

a

topic. To find the topic of a piece of writing, you ask

“

What or who

this passage is about?

”

the answer will be the topic.

The main idea

is

the author

’

s point;

it is

also called

the controlling

idea,

the

core,

or

the

central

focus

of

a

piece

of

writing.

It

is

the

writer

’

s opinion, judgment, or idea about the topic. It is the controlling

idea

that

the

writer

wishes

to

prove

or

explain.

It

is

the

reason

or

purpose for the author to write the passage, or the author

’

s viewpoint

on the subject.

The supporting details

are the proof or explanation that supports the

general

concept.

The

main

idea

is

a

generalization,

whereas

the

supporting details are more specific.

Part II: Text learning

Text A:

The Law vs. the Piano

Pre- reading questions for discussion:

1. What do you think is generation gap?

A

generation gap

or generational gap, is a difference of opinions

between

one

generation

and

another

regarding

beliefs,

politics,

or

values. In today's usage,

gap between younger people and their parents and/or grandparents.

for reference:

Generational

consciousness

is

another

way

of

distinguishing

among

generations

that

was

worked

on

by

social

scientist

Karl

Mannheim.

Generational

consciousness

is

when

a

group

of

people

become mindful of their place in a distinct group identifiable by their

shared interests and values. Social, economic, or political changes can

bring awareness to these shared interests and values for similarly-aged

people

who

experience

these

events

together,

and

thereby

form

a

generational

consciousness.

These

types

of

experiences

can

impact

individuals'

development

at

a

young

age

and

enable

them

to

begin

making

their

own

interpretations

of

the

world

based

on

personal

encounters that set them apart from other generations.

2. How do you cope with generation gap?

3. What are most musicians and music lovers concerned about?

While-reading: the topic and the main idea of each paragraph

1)

Father

’

s decision: Father decided that one of his children took over

his business.

2)

Susie

’

s 1

st

reaction: Susie did as her father arranged at first

3)

Susie

’

s 1

st

change: Susie disliked law.

4)

5)

6)

7)

Susie

’

s decision: Susie decided to take piano lessons

Susie

’

s 2

nd

change: Susie extended her piano practicing

Susie

’

s 2

nd

reaction: Susie was forced to do what her father guided

Father

’

s anger: Father was angry for Susie refused to do what he

had arranged

8)

A compromise: father and Susie compromised.

9)

A champagne party: father thought that he won.

10)

Susie

’

s intension: actually Susie wanted to be a concert pianist.

11)

Father

’

s pity: Father never did admit that Susie was a reasonalbe

woman.

Language points:

1)

vs.: abbr. of versus; prep. Used to say that two people or teams are

playing against each other in a game or fighting a court case;

against; fighting or competing with someone or something

e.g. The match tonight is China vs. Japan.

2)

amazed: very surprised

e.g.

Many

visitors

were

amazed

to

see

that

the

city

had

undergone

such great changes withing so short a period of time.

3)

suspect:

to

think

that

something

may

not

be

true

or

that

it

is

unlikely; believed to be likely;

e.g. We suspected that he was the murderer even before we were told.

4)

be accustomed to: be used to;

to

make

oneself

become

used

to

something;

if

you

are

used

to

something, you have done it or experienced it many times before and

it no longer seems as surprising, difficult, etc.

e.g. My eyes became accustomed to the dim lighting.

5)

secure: safe;

not in danger of being harmed;

Protected from danger;

e.g. The child felt secure near its parents.

6)

well-meaning: well-intentioned;

intending to be helpful, but often not being helpful

and making the situation worse;

e.g. Their sympathy was well- meaning but ineffective.

7)

compliment:

something

that

you

say

or

do

in

order

to

praise

someone or to show that you admire them;

expressions of praise and admiration

e.g. That

young man is always ready to pay compliments to a pretty

young lady.

Topics for discussion/Questions for thought