牛津译林版 必修五unit1 Reading in U1M5.pptxVIP

Reading in U1M5桂东一中 李宇平2019年7月20日 The reading passage is made up of two letters written to a magazine advice columnist ([?k?l?mn?st] 专栏作家). Two students are asking the columnist for advice because they have both fallen out with [（与某人）吵翻，闹翻] their best friend. We are expected to gain some insight (洞悉；了解) into the problems that can exist between friends. We should practise and reinforce [?ri:?n?f?:s] our reading comprehension skill and improve our other skills by fully participating in all the activities. The Reading strategy in this unit teaches us students how to understand feelings in a text. We are expected to improve their reading comprehension skill after studying the reading strategy. Reading strategy: reading to understand feelings Letters to an advice columnist often describe a problem the writer has strong feelings about, like an important event or an experience the writer cannot forget. Usually, the writer is very honest in writing what he/she thinks and feels. For example, in the first paragraph of the first letter, the writer writes about her feelings: ‘I feel betrayed bymy friend Hannah’. She goes on to talk about the problem and how it affected her: ‘I felt so ashamed’ and ‘l was so upset that I felt like crying’. By reading the letters , it is possible to find out just how the writer feels about the problem and even think about what advice to give him/her.A. Read the following two letters quickly and answer these questions.1. Are the writers of the two letters feeling happy or sad? 2. What grade did Sarah[?s??r?] get on the math quiz?They’re feeling sad.She got a D.3. In Andrews[??ndru:] opinion, why did his team lose the match?Because his friend Matthew [?m?θju:] was playing badly in the match.C1. How well did you understand the two letters? Answer the questions below. Read letters again if you are not sure about the answer. P41. What did Sarah think about the math quiz?She thought it was quite easy.2. What did Sarah tell Hannah [?h?n?] in the