新视界大学英语综合教程unit7Activereading.ppt

Text Organization General- to- particular pattern I. Introduction Reasons II. Reasons Mathematical / psychological III. Specific bad luck 1 Specific bad luck 2 Introduction /Lead in (1-3) Raise questions 1. Do you ever get the impression that you were born unlucky? 2. What might be the rational explanation? II. The definition of badness (4-6) Neutral ← Reasons for bad things happening in three (7-10) 1. The most important of allDuration and memorability (Paras 7-8) 2. tendency (Para 9)look for examples which confirm and ignore those which don’t. 3. Rational explanation Probability and independence (Para 10) Match the examples with the type of events 1, burst water pipe 2. car accident 3. lose wedding ring 4. be redundant 5. drop a precious vase A. sth might happen when you feel depressed B. memorable and unfortunate event C. event that confirms the bad luck theory D. unlucky event that makes people suffer depression Key 1B 2,3C 4D 5A Specific Examples Specific bad luck 1Map reading misfortunes Specific bad luck 1The lights are always red when Im in a hurry Judging statements (I) 1. The chance of picking a destination which is close to the edge of the map is much higher than you expect. 2. People always forget the number of times the road doesn’t land awkwardly. Judging statements (I) 3. 30% of the map page is duplicated because of selective memory. 4. Map reading misfortune is a typical selective memory. Judging statements (II) 5. The relative frequency of red and green lights on a journey is another example of selective memory. 6. Traffic light is simplified as being like tossing a coin, with a 50% chance of being red. Judging statements (II) 7. Red lights come up not so often when the driver is not in a hurry. 8. Red lights are forgotten immediately while green lights stick in people’s minds. Key 1-4√√×√ 5-8 √√× × Number the statements in a correct order 1. As with coincidence, in bad luck, ther