u1 the middle eastern bazaar.ppt

石玉 Tel: Email: cynthia3379_cn@126.com Time allocation of teaching periods In this semester, 9 units of book one will be learnt in total 32 teaching periods: Lesson 1,2,4,5,6,9,10,11,12. Special requirements 1. To attend the classes on time 2. To close your mobile phones 3. To get my permission if you want to leave for a moment while having a class 4. To tell me directly if you have any suggestions for my lectures. 5. To do presentation each time. (2 students each time) 6. To preview each unit beforehand by finding certain information about the background knowledge ,looking up and identifying the English meanings of new words and fulfilling the exercises related to what have been learnt in class. Teaching Focus for Advanced English 1. Background information 2. Detailed text analysis 3. Questions for discussion 4. Rhetorical devices 5. Critical Reading of the text 6. Paraphrase some sentences and words The word “Paraphrase” The definition: Paraphrasing is using your own words to express someone elses ideas while still preserving the main ideas of the original source What to paraphrase? 1. the difficult words and expressions in the original sentence 2. dialogues (esp. in plays) 3. implied meanings of the author’s 4. long and involved statements 5. figures of speech (修辞) Lesson one The Middle Eastern Bazaar Where is Middle East ? The area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to North Africa and eastward to Iran。 What occurs to you when the term Middle East is mentioned?  veiled women men in robes or turbans（长袍和穆斯林头巾） Muslins The mosque 清真寺 Camels Petroleum Pyramids Gulf wars Jerusalem Jerusalem (Holy City)… Why is the Middle East a hot area? Because of its rich oil resources, several wars have broken out there, including the Gulf War, the war between Iran and Iraq, the war between Iraq and the United States, etc. What is bazaar? A market consisting of a street lined with shops