1、,Welcome,How can you find the passages that you are interested in as quickly as possible?,By reading the titles / headlines .,How to get the main idea of a passage without a title ?,2010年高考專題講座:閱讀理解之,How to get the main idea of a passage (without a title) ?,how to choose the best title of a passage?

2、,&,主旨大意,2005-2009年陜西閱讀理解試題分類情況,Have a discussion in pairs on “how to get the main idea of a passage (without a title)”.,Task 1:,Find the topic sentence(s)，by skimming the paragraph / passage. (1) at the beginning of it (2) at the end of it (3) at both the beginning and the end of it (4) in the middl

3、e of it,Skill 1：,1）Please underline the topic sentences of Passages A-D in 4 minutes. 2）Please share your answers with your group members if you have finished. 3) Now lets check the answers together!,Practise Now!,Task 2:,Passage A,The topic sentence is the first sentence.,English is clearly an inte

4、rnational language. It is spoken by pilots and airport control operators on all the airways of the world. Over 70 percent of the worlds radio programs are in English.,English is clearly an international language.,Passage B Some students prefer a strict teacher who tells them exactly what to do. Othe

5、rs prefer to be left to work on their own. Still others like a democratic discussion type of class. Not a single teaching method can be devised to satisfy all students at the same time.,The topic sentece is the last sentence .,Not a single teaching method can be devised(設(shè)計(jì)，制定，創(chuàng)造，發(fā)明。) to satisfy all

6、students at the same time.,Passage C,The topic sentences are at both the beginning and the end of a passage.,Life in 2035 will be different from what it is today. For one thing, you will sleep later because your job will start later in the morning. Too, machines will do most of your routine work for

7、 you. Also, you will travel to work on a moving sidewalk. Furthermore, you will talk to your friends on a picture telephone. Finally, you will take longer vacations in more distant places since transportation will be so much faster and cheaper. Certainly all of us can look forward to many new advant

8、ages in the coming 30 years.,Life in 2035 will be different from what it is today.,Certainly all of us can look forward to many new advantages in the coming 30 years.,cheaper.,Passage D If you were planning to buy a television set, the following advertisement would certainly draw your attention: “Co

9、lor TV. Only 79. Two days sale. Hurry.” However, when you go to the store ready to buy. You may discover that they are sold out. But the shop assistant is quick to tell you that he has another model. A much better set which is “just right for you” It costs 395. This sales method is called “bait(誘惑)a

10、nd switch(改變，轉(zhuǎn)變(思想、談話等)”. Buyers are baited with a sales advertisement, and then they are switched to another more expensive one. Buying things on sale needs careful consideration of the goods and the reason for the sale. 1.The paragraph could be entitled _. A. Buying A TV Set B. A Selling Method C.

11、 Buyer Beware(當(dāng)心，謹(jǐn)防) D. TV On Sale,This sales method is called “bait and switch”.,(detail) (detail) (detail),Warnings,the topic sentence is in the middle of the passage.,buy a television set,Color TV. Only 79. Two days sale,An example ( detail),1. Choose the best answers of passages E and F in 5 min

12、utes. 2. Then check your answers with your group members if you have finished. 3.Share with each other why you choose the answers if you have different opinions .,Lets do more exercises!,Task 3:,Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there ar

13、e two tests that are more important than all the others. The first is called the tank test. A modem . The most dangerous test .(全國(guó)) 71. What might be the most suitable title for the text ? A. Two Important Tests on Airplanes B. The Importance of Flying Safely C. The Danger of Testing Airplanes D. Ho

14、w Airplanes Are Made and Tested,Passage E,The topic sentence is in the first paragraph.,there are two tests that are more important than all the others.,Passage F,Reading to dogs is an unusual way. . The group says it is the first program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy(識(shí)字)in chi

15、ldren, with the introduction of Reading Education Assistance Dogs （READ）. The program was so successful that the library plans to repeal it in April, according to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager. 59What is mainly discussed in the text? AChildrens reading difficulties. BAdvantages of raisin

16、g dogs. CService in public library DA special reading program.,The topic sentences are both at the beginning and the end of a passage.,Reading to dogs is an unusual way. .,The program was so successful that the library,Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building

17、 up is a good way to use the earths space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells “moon people” would agree. Would you？ 59. What would be the best title for the text？ A. Alice Cities-cities of the future B. Space travel with H. G. Wells C. Enjoy liv

18、ing underground D. Building down, not up,(全國(guó)),Passage G,the topic sentece is in the last paragraph.,Discuss:,?,Discuss on “how a good title should be?”,“simple, complete , accurate, new” simpleeasy to understand completeInclude the main information. accurateexpress the writers opinion fully and correctly. newThe title should be fashionable, attractive and can arouse the readers interest.,Task 4:,Scan,s,c,a,n,The following sentences are often used to require the readers to find the main ide