[英语学习]Unit1 BookV 大学英语第五册第一单元.pptVIP

Unit 1  Love of Reading Text A: One Writer’s Beginnings College English (new edition) Book V Read text A three times First time，scan the text and get the main idea and the theme in order to exactly understand the difficult point in the context and further understand the deep meaning of the text by means of CD. Second time, skim the text and analyze and find out the language difficulties and master the key expressions for the purpose of reciting and accumulating information. Third time, read through the whole text again to analyze the structure and learn about the writing techniques and appreciate the writing style based on detailed learning. Warm-up Questions Think over the following questions so as to deeply understand the theme. Do you think reading is important in life? Why or why not? Are you an ardent (enthusiastic) lover of reading? If so, how did you develop a passion for reading? What are your favorite books? Why do they appeal to you? Could you name a book or two that greatly influenced your thinking ? Explain briefly. How did the speaker develop a love for reading? Why does the speaker think it more advantageous for her children to lean from books than to learn from one teacher? Possible Answers The speaker grew up in a book-loving family where she saw a lot of reading and was read to a lot. In books children may find there are many different opinions of his /her own. By reading books children can learn to think for themselves and form their own judgment. Conclusion: Books in our early years may exert great influence on our later life, as discovered by Eudora Welty, author of text A. Background knowledge Noah Webster (1758-1843) A US educator and author, best known for his American dictionary of the English Language (1828). He also helped to establish standard American spelling of English with The Elementary Spelling Book (1783). His name is now used on many dictionaries published by different US companies. Charles Dickens (1758-1843) An Engli