pre-reading activities text analysis expressions & patterns summary paragraph writingexercises

Pre-reading Activities

Text Analysis

Expressions & Patterns

Summary

Paragraph WritingExercises

I. Pre-reading Activity

What problems do you have in trying to learn English in your middle school? Do you think the computer can help you in learning English? Why ?

What other things do you think we can gain through English language learning?

What problems do you have in trying to learn English in your middle school? Do you think the computer can help you in learning English? Why ?

What other things do you think we can gain through English language learning?

Have you ever heard of Online learning?

Online learning often takes place on the Internet. In an online lesson, the computer display material in respond to a learner’s request. The computer asks the learner for more information and appropriate material based on the learner’s input. The material can be as simple as traditional lessons and their tests that are transcribed into a computer program.

For one thing, I have more freedom to set the pace of study for myself. For another, I could select the material to my taste or based on my English level. And best of all, I have more chances to exchange ideas with native speakers, without much worry about making mistakes.

Advantages

ShortagesOnline learning is not easier than regular classroom study; it requires much time, commitment and discipline to keep up with the flow of the course.

I. Text Analysis

Experience: difficult but rewarding

At college On-line learningIn junior

middle schoolIn senior

middle school

I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

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The author presents the reader his own language learningThe author presents the reader his own language learningExperiences for different stagesExperiences for different stages

Part I (Para. 1)

Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.

Explanation( 释义法 )

difficult

rewarding

Main idea ?

Devices for developing it ?

frustrating

well worth the effort

II. II. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing ItText Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It

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Part II (Para.2-4)

My different experiences with the regular course in junior and senior middle schools and at college

Cause and Effect ( 因果法 )

Main idea ?



Exercise X

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Part III (Para.5-7)

My experiences with the online course helped me reap the benefits of hard work.

Deduction ( 演绎法 ) (para. 7)

General statement: St. 1 of Para. 7Specific statements: St. 2-5 of Para.7Conclusion: St. 6-7 of Para. 7

Main idea ?



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Part IV(Para.

8)

Learning English brings me benefits: the value of hard work, insights into other cultures, new ways of seeing things, ability to bridge the gap between different cultures.

Induction( 归纳法 )

Main idea ?Main idea ?

Devices for developing it ?Devices for developing it ?


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reward frustrate junior positive senior former unlike intimidate opportunity online communication medium

phone modem access technology participate virtual commitment discipline minimum assignment notebook embarrass

screen continual continually finally reap benefit insight culture communicate favorite activity gap

• Phrases and Expressions• be well worth sth./doing sth.• not only…but also…• far from• a couple of• get access to• keep up with• feel like sth./doing sth• give up• reap the benefits of• come across• trade…for• participate in• now that• reach out to >>>more>>>more>>>more>>>more

III. Expressions and Patterns

1.1. to be well worth sth/doingto be well worth sth/doing

Not everything in life is wellNot everything in life is wellWorth Worth our risk.our risk.生活中并非一切事情都值得我们去冒险。生活中并非一切事情都值得我们去冒险。

这份报告很值得一读这份报告很值得一读This report is well worth reading.This report is well worth reading.

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2. not only… but also… 不仅．．．而且．．． only, not only 放在句首，句序倒装

Only in this way can you hope to finish the work. 只有用这种方法你才有望完成这项工作。 Not only did we enjoy the film, but we also had a wonderful time. 我们不仅看了电影，而且玩得很愉快。

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3. far from 一点都不 Her husband is far form (being) handsome.　他的丈夫谈不上英俊．

Far from (being) angry, she is very happy.

她一点都不生气，很快乐．

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比较： a pair of

4. a couple of 　两三个　 I saw a couple of children playing in the garden.　我看见两三个孩子在花园里玩耍

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5. get access （ n. ） to (prep.) 　可以使用，可以获得 Through online learning we get access to many new patterns of thinking. 通过网上学习我们接触到许多新思维模式。 access to: 接近某人或某物的权利或机会　　　　接近或进入某地的方法或通道The only access to that building as guarded by the soldier.He was not allowed access to his young brotherWho was in prison.

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6. keep up with To keep up with the flow of world trade, China decided to join WTO. 为了跟上世界贸易的进程，中国决定加入世贸组织。比较 : come up with 提出

7.feel like doing Could we stop playing cards?I feel like having a rest.

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8. reap the benefits of 获得益处Online chatting made it possible for me to reap the benefits of English learning.网上聊天使我能尝到学英语的甜头。

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９．拿什么都不换 not to trade(exchange / give) sth for a

nythingHe decided to trade his car for a truck.他决定用他的小汽车换一辆卡车trade on: make use ofHe traded on his kindness.。What impressed us most in that disaster was their readiness to give their lives for the public health.

III. Expressions & Patterns

在那场灾难中给我们印象最深的是他们随时准备用自己的生命换得大众健康的精神

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10. now that 既然，由于Now that John has arrived, we can begin ourEnglish class.既然约翰来了我们可以上英语课了。

11. reach out to With the introduction of the internet , we canreach out to our friends by email.由于因特网的使用，我们可以通过电子邮件与朋友联系。

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A friend in need is a friend in need.

We must reach out to those in need.伸出援助之手帮助有困难的人。

Learning a foreign language is one of the most frustrating yet most ____________ experiences for me. My experience _____ English began in _______ middle school. Because of a patient teacher and his _______ method, I was _____ to study English and stayed at the ____ of my class. While in ______ middle school, however, the __________ of my teacher totally drained me of the __________ to say anything ___ English. That state lasted _____ I went to college, where unlike the problem I came

IV. Summary

withjunior

positive eagertop

seniorimpatience

eagerness inuntil

rewarding

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______ in the senior middle school, my class was very large and some students spoke better than I did. So, once ______, although for different _______, I was _______ to speak and felt that my English would _____ at the same level forever. Only when I took the _______ course and participated in the _______ classroom study did I come to reap the _______ from English learning. To begin with, such an experience taught me the _____ of hard work. Besides, it

IV. Summary

againreasons afraid

stay

onlinevirtual

benefits

value

across

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gave me _______ into another culture, thus keeping my mind _____ to new ways of seeing things. And best of all, it enabled me to make an _________ of ideas across cultures.

IV. Summary

insightsopen

exchange

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V. Paragraph Writing

topic sentence

… developing sentences …

conclusion sentence

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1) As one of my most rewarding experiences, chatting online has brought a lot of benefits to my life. 2) For one thing, it helps me avoid nervousness and embarrassment I used to feel in regular talks. 3) Unlike the face-to-face conversation, it offers me much freedom in time to think out my ideas and prepare them well before posting them on the screen. 4) For another,

Reference model:

Chatting Online —My Most Rewarding Experience


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it adds no little to the improvement of my English. 5) Through online chatting, I have more chances to speak with native speakers, thus bathing myself in the sea of genuine English. 6) The most valuable result of chatting online is that it gives me insights into other cultures and keeps my mind open to better ways of seeing things. 7) Now I tend to see things from a more objective


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perspective. 8) In short, there is not anything in my free time that is more beneficial than chatting online.

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VI. Exercises

Vocabulary IIIVocabulary III

1. embarrass 1. embarrass 2. Discipline2. Discipline3. access3. access4. positive4. positive5. commitment5. commitment6. frustrate6. frustrate7. intimidate7. intimidate8. reap8. reap

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VI. Exercises

Structure VStructure V

Climbing to the top of the tower, we saw a beautiful sight.

Not wanting to meet John there, he refused to attend the party.

Turning to the right, you will find a path leading to the cottage.

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VI. Exercises

It rained for two weeks, completely ruining our holidays.

Staring into space, the small girl felt frustrated at what the teacher asked her.

Structure VStructure V

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1. He not only easily accepts other people’s opinions, but he is also patient.

Not only does he easily accept other people’s opinions, but he is also patient.

Rewrite the following sentences by using inverted ( 倒装 ) order.

VI. Exercises--Structure

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3. We not only lost all our money, but we also came close to losing our lives.

Not only did we lose all our money, but we also came close to losing our lives.

2. She not only sings beautifully but also dances wonderfully.

Not only does she sing beautifully but she also dances wonderfully.


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5. Smith not only learned the Chinese language but also bridged the gap between his culture and ours.Not only did Smith learn the Chinese language but also bridged the gap between his culture and ours.

4. Through an online course we not only learned the technology but we also learned to communicate with friends in English.Not only did we learn the technology through an online course but we also learned to communicate with friends in English.


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VI. Exercises

Translation VIITranslation VII

1.We can reap a lot from the rewarding experience of communicating with native speakers of English.

2.With the mayor’s help, we were at last allowed access to those people who suffered from the traffic accident.

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VI. Exercises

3.Bob and Frank didn’t get along well with each other. It was embarrassing that they were to work in the same department.4.As a boy, I used to intimidate my sister into crying by telling her that a wolf was coming.

5.It is not easy to do scientific research; it requires time, energy and money as well as discipline and commitment.

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