Unit_2_textanalysis讲解.ppt

Warm-up questions What do you usually read? Short stories? Novels? Newspapers? Or magazines? In Chinese or In English? The author has mentioned quite a few well-known stories and novels that have had great influence on her. Talk about a book or two (mentioned or not mentioned in the text) you have read and would like to recommend to others. Warm-up questions Do you read just for pleasure or do you read with some special purpose? Warm-up questions It is said that people in our country read far fewer books per capita annually than people in many other countries. Some people even say that there are now more people writing books than people who ever read them. What do you think of this? Is it true? If it is, how do you account for this situation? What can we do to change the situation? The text is a much shortened and adapted version of the original Structure Part Ⅰ The introduction (para. 1) I grew up in a quiet neighborhood where I developed the habit of reading as a small child. Part ⅡThe Body (para. 2-15) I was an enthusiastic reader throughout my childhood and adolescence, and in my adulthood I remain an enthusiastic reader in an unfavorable environment. III. The conclusion (paras. 16-18) Despite the decline of reading, there are still bookworms like me among ordinary people. Skimming 1. How did the author went to Saint Petersburg when she was young? 2. The quotation “It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.” is from which book? Who said it? Skimming 3 What are most Americans’ opinions towards aimless reading (reading without any particular purpose)? 4 Of the presidents mentioned in Para. 11, who supports reading? 5 What does the last sentence mean? spread 1. extent, width or expanse of sth in space（空间的）范围; 宽度;幅度 : a spread of thirty miles 三十英里的范围 the spread of a bird’s wings 鸟的翼展 2. stretch of time 连续的一段时间 a spread of 100 years 100年的时间 colonials: hou