m1unit1reading

Step1lead-inIfyouwanttotaketheOctoberGREtest,youneedtofinishthecomputer-basedAnalyticalWritingsectionbetween________.A.September,2005B.October23,2004andJune11,2005C.July1andSeptember17,2004D.June,2005TOEFL:ThenewTOEFLscoringsystemwillberevealedthisJunebytheUS-basedEducationalTestingService(ETS).ETSwilladminister(主办)thenewTOEFLtestinSeptember,2005.4GRE:Thepaper-basedVerbalandQuantitativesectionsfortheGREtestswillbeheldonJune12.TherewillbetwoGREtests,onOctober23,2004andJune11,2005.ThosetakingtheOctobertestmustfinishthecomputer–basedAnalyticalWriting(分析写作)sectionbetweenJuly1andSeptember17;thosetakingtheJune11onemustfinishthecomputer-basedsectionbetweenSeptember21,andApril29,2005.Step2Readingstrategy:SkimmingandscanningWeskimatextwhenwewanttogetthemainmeaningofit.Welookatthetitlesandheadings,thefirstandlastsentencesofparagraphsandthefirstandlastparagraphsaswellaspicturesandchartstoguesswhatthetextisabout.Whenwewanttofindcertaininformationinatextquickly,wescanthetextforkeywordsandphrases,dates,numbers,etc.wedonotneedtoreadthewholetextwordbyword.Scanthetextquicklyandanswerthesequestions.1.HowlongdidWeiHuastayinBritain?_________2.WhatwasthenameofWeiHua’sclassteacher?______________3.WhatdidWeiHuamakeinherWoodworkclass?_______________OneyearMrHeywoodSmalltableStep3FastReading:Trueorfalse()1.WeiHualikestheschoolhoursintheUK.()2.Chineseschoolsencouragestudentstoworkhard.()3.WeiHua’sfavoriteteacherwasMissBurke.()4.Britishstudentsalwayshavethesameclassroomsandclassmates.()5.Britishstudentscanonlystudytwolanguages:EnglishandFrench.()6.WeiHuaenjoyedplayingfootball.()7.WeiHuaisnowbackinManchesteragain.TTTFFTFStep4DetailedReading321DetailedinformationMainideaPar.SchoolhoursAttendingassemblyTeachersandclassmates87654HomeworkandsubjectsBritishfoodandheractivitieshope321DetailedinformationMainideaPar.SchoolhoursAttendingassemblyTeachersandclassmatesa)Wasshehappywiththeschoollife?___________b)SchoolinBritain_________around9amand__________about3:30pm.Yesstartsendsa)Whowasthegirlsittingnexttoheronthefirstday?________b)Theheadmastertoldthemabout____________________________duringassembly.a)Whowasherfavoriteteacher?__________b)Wasiteasyforhertorememberallthestudents’facesandnames?Why?__________________________Dianerules…MissBurkeNo.Becausetheyhadtomove…87654HomeworkandsubjectsBritishfoodandheractivitieshopea)Thehomeworkwasnotheavy,butwhywasitalitlechallengingforher?______________________________a)WhydidherEnglishimprovealot?________________________________a)Dostudentshavetolearnallthesubjectseveniftheydon’tlikethem?___________a)WhydidshemissChinesefoodalotatlunchtime?___________________________b)Sheusuallyplayedontheschoolfield.Sometimes___________________________.Sometimes_______________________a)Shefeltluckyandhopes____________________________BecauseallthehomeworkwasinEnglishBecausesheusedEnglisheverydayand…NoBecauseBritishfoodisverydifferent.SheplayedfootballwiththeboysShejustrelaxedunderatreeorsatongrrass.togobacktostudyinManchesteragain.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Sheusedtogetupat8aminChina.B.whattheheadmastertoldthemsoundedlikewhatsheusedtohearinherschoolinChina.C.shewassuchagoodcookthatshelikedcookingBritishfood.D.Shedidn’tlikeHistoryorArt,soshechoseWoodwork.2.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.HerEnglishimprovedalotassheusedEnglisheveryday.B.SchoollifeintheUKisbusyandbitter.C.ShehadawonderfulexperienceinaBritishschool.D.ShewashappywiththeBritishschoolhours.Step5Multiplechoice3.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningto“Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomeforfree”?A.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomewithoutpayingmoney.B.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhomefreely.C.Icoulde-mailmyfamilyandfriendsinmyfreetime.D.Icouldbefreetoe-mailmyfamilyandfriendsbackhome.4.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto______.A.tellusthatshedoesn’tlikeschoollifeinBritainB.excitemorestudentstostudyabroadC.improveherEnglishD.introduceherexcitingandhappylifeinBritain5.Shefeltluckybecause________________.A.shecouldgetupanhourlaterthanusualB.theheadmastertoldthemtoearnrespectbyworkinghardandachievinghighgradesC.shehadbeengivenagoldenopportunitytostudyinBritainandmethelpfulandfriendlyteachersandstudentsD.sheimprovedherEnglishRetellthepassageaccordingtotheform.Step6321DetailedinformationMainideaPar.SchoolhoursAttendingassemblyTeachersandclassmatesbehappywith/start/endDiane/theheadmaster/rules/thebest/wayMissBurke/move87654HomeworkandsubjectsBritishfoodandheractivitieshopeabitchallengingimprovedropmiss/desserts/play/relaxManchesterNowadays,moreandmoreyoungstudentsaregoingabroadtostudy.Whateffects(影响）willthenewschoollifehaveonthem?Step7Discussion:Advantages:1.widentheirview2.improvetheirEnglish3.Learntobeindependentandcooperatewithothers4.learnaboutforeigncustomsandculture5.lettheforeignerslearnaboutchinaandattractthemtoinvestinChina6.learnadvancedtechnologyDisadvantages:1.costalotofmoneyandcauseaheavyburdentotheirparents2.feelhomesick3.formbadhabits4.stayinaforeigncountryandrefusetocomebackStep8:HomeworkRecitethefirsttwop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