1、必修4,A Material World,Before the class,You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class, not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.,Id like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel

2、 or learn something.,Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.,Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.,You are supposed to be engaged in the material and in whatever it is that we are discussing in class, not neces

3、sarily thinking about getting down every word that I say.,Id like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something.,Words review,Read the explanation and speak out the word it explains.,漢語(yǔ)是我們的母語(yǔ)，我們從學(xué)英語(yǔ)開(kāi)始，就是用漢語(yǔ)來(lái)解釋和記憶英語(yǔ)的。變“用漢語(yǔ)解釋和記憶英語(yǔ)”為“用英語(yǔ)解釋和記憶英語(yǔ)

4、”。避免了將英語(yǔ)轉(zhuǎn)換為另一種語(yǔ)言漢語(yǔ)所帶來(lái)的不便和時(shí)間耗費(fèi)。不但提高了效率，而且久而久之，有可能在頭腦中建立起兩種思維系統(tǒng)，即在在漢語(yǔ)思維之外，還可以逐步建立起獨(dú)立的英語(yǔ)思維系統(tǒng)。,用英語(yǔ)解釋和記憶英語(yǔ)，本身就是在學(xué)習(xí)和運(yùn)用英語(yǔ)，對(duì)提高英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)感和英語(yǔ)的閱讀理解能力和綜合運(yùn)用能力很有好處。是一舉多得的好方法。真正做到了用英語(yǔ)品味英語(yǔ)，越品越有味；用英語(yǔ)理解英語(yǔ)，理解更準(zhǔn)確。鑒于本環(huán)節(jié)初次嘗試此種設(shè)置，可能有些學(xué)生對(duì)英語(yǔ)解釋不能完全理解，為降低難度，英文解釋后面可進(jìn)一步演示中文解釋，學(xué)生可再通過(guò)中文解釋回顧早讀課中已預(yù)習(xí)過(guò)的單詞，進(jìn)一步加深記憶。,an enjoyable event or exp

5、erience gives you pleasure,to control or influence sth. directly, or to decide what will happen; to make a strong decision,vt. 確定，決定,determine,adj. 使人快樂(lè)的,enjoyable,adj. 舊的，用過(guò)的，二手的,second-hand,vt. 使憂慮；與相關(guān),concern,not new; having been used in the past by someone else,to cause worry to someone; to be i

6、mportant to someone or to involve someone directly,pleased,adj. 高興的，滿意的,adj. 勤奮的,hardworking,n. 寢室，宿舍,dormitory,贈(zèng)送；泄露（秘密）,give away,always doing a lot of work,a large building at a college or university where students live,happy or satisfied,to give sth. to someone without asking for payment; to tel

7、l people sth. secret, often without intending to,to not do sth. that you were going to do, or to stop doing sth. before you have completely finished; If a student drops out, they stop going to classes before they have finished their course,adj. 知道的，意識(shí)到的,aware,退出，退學(xué),drop out,n. 商人，實(shí)業(yè)家,businessman,kno

8、wing that sth. exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing,a man who works in business, esp. if he has a high position in a company,wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need,a piece of equipment which burns fuel or uses electricity in order to heat a place,n. 爐子,stove,un

9、able to speak or act in the usual way because of having had too much alcohol,a person who writes news stories or articles for a newspaper or magazine or broadcasts them on radio or television,adj.（酒）醉的,drunk,journalist,n. 新聞工作者，記者,adj. 貪婪的，貪心的,greedy,n. 爆玉米花,popcorn,n. 香煙,cigarette,seeds of maize th

10、at are heated until they break open and become soft and light, usually flavoured with salt, butter or sugar,a small paper tube filled with cut pieces of tobacco, which people smoke,n. 決心要做的事,resolution,a promise to yourself to do or to not do sth.,not polite; offensive or embarrassing,adj. 粗魯?shù)?，無(wú)禮的,r

11、ude,vase,n. 花瓶,n. 扶手椅,armchair,n. 地毯,carpet,a comfortable chair with sides that support your arms,(a shaped piece of) thick woven material used for covering floors,a container for holding flowers or for decoration,objectives,To find out the specific information by scanning,To guess the meaning of th

12、e words through the context,To practice the use of phrasal verbs with give, go and drop,Who is he?,Guessing Game,He is a Mexican businessman. He is the richest person in the world in 2012. He is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex.,Carlos Slim,He is an American bu

13、siness magnate, investor, and former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft. He was the wealthiest overall from 1995 to 2009.,Bill Gates,He is widely regarded as one of the most successful investors in the world. Often introduced as legendary investor, Warren Buffett, he is the primary shareholder, c

14、hairman and CEO of Berksheire Hathaway.,Warren Buffett,What kind of life do they live?,Do they have any worries?,Would you like to be a millionaire? Why or why not?,Think about,living a comfortable life,How much do you know about a millionaires life?,big house,jewelry,expensive cars,luxury brands,路易

15、威登,愛(ài)馬仕,古琦,香奈兒,軒尼詩(shī),Why?,An ex-millionaire! Charles Gray is a real person from the USA. Years ago he was a university professor and a millionaire. But now, he doesnt want to be a millionaire any more.,Reading Tips,在閱讀時(shí)，要注意綜合運(yùn)用略讀(skimming)與掃讀(scanning)這兩種方法。,Skimming and scanning,Skimming and scanning

16、are two fast reading skills to help to browse text and extract the key points. The skills require practice, but once you have got the hang of them youll find you can get through a substantial amount of reading in quite a short time. These reading methods make it easier for you to grasp large amounts

17、 of material, especially when youre previewing. They are also useful when you dont need to know every word.,略讀(skimming)只看文章標(biāo)題、下標(biāo)題以及每個(gè)部分或者段落第一行，關(guān)注文章中反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的關(guān)鍵詞。 略讀時(shí)，要用充足的時(shí)間讀懂段落的第一句和第二句，因?yàn)榈谝痪渫窃摱蔚闹黝}句(topic sentence)，而第二句往往是對(duì)前句的延伸(extension)或進(jìn)一步的解釋(explanation)。,通過(guò)略讀把握文章大意,運(yùn)用掃讀(scanning)迅速瀏覽從第三句開(kāi)始的后面部分

18、,搜尋作者對(duì)開(kāi)頭兩句的支持句(supporting sentences),并同時(shí)注意文章中間是否有轉(zhuǎn)折詞(transition),因?yàn)檫@些詞常常會(huì)把文章的思路逆轉(zhuǎn)或加入其它重要的信息。當(dāng)讀到段落的最后一句時(shí),我們又要使用略讀,這時(shí)必須再次放慢速度(slow down your pace)直到完全消化作者對(duì)段落的小結(jié)(conclusion),因?yàn)樵撔〗Y(jié)有可能與主題句截然相反或引導(dǎo)讀者進(jìn)入下一個(gè)段落。,通過(guò)掃讀尋找特定信息或特定詞組,Reading strategy,skimming,scanning,a general idea,certain information,titles and he

19、adings,the first and last sentences of paragraphs,the first and last paragraphs,pictures and charts,Scan the text for key words and phrases, dates, etc.,Do not need to read the whole text.,for general ideas,Skimming,Choose the best answer.,Which of the following is true about Charles Gray? He is a c

20、ollege professor. He was a millionaire. He is a farmer. He is a rich businessman.,Skimming,Reading Comprehension I,for specific information,Scanning,True , False or No Information ?,Reading Comprehension II,Scanning,1. Charles Gray was a rich businessman. 2. He hasnt got a stove in his dormitory. 3.

21、 He has got a vegetable garden.,4. Charles gave his money away to poor people. 5. People thought he was drunk when he gave away small bank notes in the street. 6. He was happier when he was rich.,Ex-millionaire Charles Gray (1) 16 years ago: He was a college professor. He had and . Today: He lives i

22、n with furniture. He has a small garden with a few . He grows some and a few . He gets clothes and other things from .,Read and complete,$ 2 million,a small dormitory room,second-hand,fruit trees,vegetables,flowers,charity shops,a huge six-bedroom house,Reading Comprehension III,Scanning,Ex-milliona

23、ire Charles Gray (2) His attitude to the change: He _ it. He _ the lifestyles of a rich man. He _ being a person who had _ in a world where _ people had _. He _ _ all his money to charities. He _ that there were _ hungry people in the world. He decided to _ and discovered that having only a little m

24、oney _.,appreciates,everything,nothing,drop out,makes you free,was pleased to give up,was tired of,many,was aware,a lot of,made the choice to give,away,Match the verbs from the text with the correct meanings.,to give away to drop out to give up to go back,to return to stop doing something to change

25、or leave a lifestyle d) to give someone something you dont need,3,How do you understand the sayings about money? Money talks. Money is not everything. Money doesnt grow on trees.,Voice your opinion,注：另附word文檔，點(diǎn)此鏈接,Some millionaires continue to be (1) _ about money, so they work hard to get richer and then make sure that they never (2) _ all that money. Other people (3) _ their backs on money and find different (4) _ to be happy in their lives. Charles Gray is one example.,Fill in the blanks.,concern