新视野大学英语第二版第一册u4课件1.ppt

3.How do you think of the tips on making a good impression given in the text? ASSIGNMENT Write a paragraph on topics given on page90,choosing one as you like. B. The main idea may be stated in the middle of the paragraph. Californians and new Englanders are both Americans. They speak the same language and abide by the same federal laws. But they are very different in their ways of life. Mobility―both physical and psychological―has made a great impression on the culture of Californians; lack of mobility is the mark of the customs and morality of New Englanders. C. The main idea may be stated at the end of the paragraph. cues therefore, thus, it can be concluded, in a word, in conclusion, to sum up, in my opinion, I believe/suggest/ think etc. cases Albert Einstein, one of the world’s geniuses, failed in his university entrance examination on his first attempt. William Faulkner, one of America’s noted writers, never finished college because he could not pass his English courses. Sir Winston Churchill, who is considered one of the masters of the English language, had to have special tutoring in English during elementary school. These examples show that failure in school does not always predict failure in life. main idea more Scientists believe that there has been life of some sort on earth for about twelve hundred million years. Such a large figure is difficult to grasp, so let us scale it down and reckon it as one hundred years. We then find that man has been on the earth for about a month, and civilized man for only seven or eight hours. So you see mankind is only at the beginning of its civilized life, and we must not expect too much. main idea Discuss the main ideas of related paragraphs in Text B Reading Skills: Practice 1. As behavioral sciences develop, however, researchers find the importance of speech has been overestimated. Although speech is the most obvious form of communication, we do use other forms of which we may be only partially