TextBJudgebyAppearances.ppt

Text B Judge by Appearances Book 2, Unit 6 Reading Skills Scanning steps STEP 1 Decide what information you are looking for, and think about the form it may take. For example, if you want to find out who did something, you would look for a name. STEP 2 Decide where you need to look to find the information you want. STEP 3 Move your eyes as quickly as possible down the page until you find the information you need. Scanning practice What? to describe a sociological exercise that might seem to validate a standard criticism of sociological research. When and Where? Who? during spring break from a local college downtown my friend and I the Aim to look like street people and to observe what difference that made in the way other people responded to them whether the appearance of poverty would invite prejudice on them What did they first do? They went into the bargain store of a local charity where they politely asked access to a bathroom What did they learn? People judge by appearances. Skills for Fast Reading Extensive Reading Timed Reading 10~15 min, starting time, finishing time Skim 略读 3000~4000 w/min Scan 寻读 Phrase Reading 成组视读 Many small cultural groups / live in places / far from modern cities. New Words validate valid / sound / cogent / convincing valid: (理由、论证等)有充分根据的 sound:在事实上、逻辑上有充分根据而无可非议的 cogent:正式用语，“论据有力，令人信服的” convincing:确切地以致不容怀疑和反对的 wrinkle wrinkle with age 老得皮肤皱起 conceal hide / conceal hide：不一定有“故意”的含义 conceal：常指有目的地，非常巧妙地“掩饰”或“隐瞒” hide/conceal sth. from sb. 对某人隐瞒某事 poverty live in poverty 生活贫困 mild as mild as milk / a lamb / a dove / May 性情温和 draw it mild 不要说得太过火 bargain drive a hard bargain 达成对自己有利的协议 a real bargain 买得合算 bargain with sb. about the price 讨价还价 charity be (as) cold as charity 极其冷漠无情 Charity begins at home. （谚）施舍先及亲友。 exclusive exclusive of 不计……在内 exclusive to 为……所独享、独有 scale on a large / small scale 大 / 小规模地 down-scale discourage discourage sb. from doing sth. encourage sb. to do sth. imitate intimate a