大学英语综合教程2-u2-Activereading-1.ppt

Learning Objectives Interpreting across paragraphs to understand argument points Identifying supporting evidence for opinions Practice linking devices Practice using different ways to express the same meaning 1 Picture Description 1. Work in pairs and describe how the people below feel. ( Seven Basic Emotions by Paul Ekman) 2. Discuss how you usually express these emotions and why. Word Association Work in pairs and fill in the blanks with the opposites. Basic emotions Advanced emotions Empathy vs. sympathy Read the definitions in Exercise 1 on page 16 and work in your group to decide whether the following feelings or actions are a result of sympathy or empathy. Write S for sympathy and E for empathy. Sympathy Vs Empathy __ sending a card to someone who is in hospital __ feeling happy because your friend has won a scholarship to a prestigious university __ trying to comfort someone who has had bad news __reacting physically when you see that someone is in pain __ collecting money to help the victims of a natural disaster __ crying at the end of a film Interview Make a mini role-play in pairs: Prediction Check ( ) the following statements about babies which you think are true. Prediction __ 1 Babies don’t feel emotions. __ 2 They only cry when they are hungry or in pain. __ 3 They cry when other babies cry. __ 4 They have a strong feeling that they exist as individuals. __ 5 They are jealous of other babies. __ 6 They sometimes try to help other babies. 2 Text organization Work in your group to complete the flow chart to get a general understanding of the text. Try to use your own words. Flow chart Timeline Complete the timeline to see how empathy developed in children. Timeline Identifying examples Identify the examples (facts) used in the text. The left-hand column refers to other children’s distress while the right-hand column empathetic reactions. Identifying examples Examples for infancy Examples for under 1