新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程Book3-Unit4 Section B-Traveling solo– A blessing overall!.pptx

; Section B Traveling solo  – A blessing overall!;Inspiring your thoughts;;;Reading skill;What is thesis statement?;Basic ideas of looking for the thesis statement;We have learned the skills of finding the main ideas of paragraphs in B1U8. Work in groups to find the main idea of each paragraph in Text A.;The underlined parts are key terms. Para. 1: Traveling is a burdensome series of running and waiting, and after countless hours, finally getting there. Para. 2: Why do we travel? Para. 3: We travel because we need to. Para. 4: Most travel is decidedly optional. Para. 5: We have to re-think the overall purpose of traveling.;Para. 6: A bit of distance, however, helps loosen the cognitive chains that imprison us. Para. 7: Traveling allows us to expand the circumference of our “cognitive inputs”. Para. 8: The renaissance of creativity appears to be a side effect of difference. Para. 9: We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret cornerstones of creativity. ;Here, let’s look at Text A again. Paragraph 9 answers the question raised in Paragraph 2, reaching a conclusion which ideally serves as the thesis statement of this essay: We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret cornerstones of creativity.;Looking for the thesis statement of Text B with the skills we’ve learned.;The underlined parts are key terms. Para. 1: You’re ready to travel. Para. 2: Maybe you haven’t traveled much. Para. 3: Unfortunately, right from the onset, none of your friends share that dream. Para. 4: For me, to travel alone came naturally.;Para. 5: Solo traveling is strange, and even considered inconceivable or reckless by many people. Para. 6: Solo traveling has been sometimes a blessing, sometimes a curse. Para. 7: Another experience in Taiwan. Para. 8: There has also been the downside of those not-so-pleasant experiences. ;Para. 9: I’ve been irritated and perplexed many times. Para. 10: Having a c