新世纪大学英语第二版综合教程第4册unit7.pdfVIP

Electronic Teaching Portfolio Book Four Unit Seven: Reading and Reflection Part I Get Started Section A Discussion ▇ Sit in pairs or groups and discuss the following questions. 1 Why do you think we need to read? 2 What do you prefer to read — poems, novels or plays? 3 What role do you think literary works play in our lives? ▆ Answers for reference: 1 Hints:  Reading broadens our horizons.  Reading enriches our knowledge.  Reading puts us in contact with the best minds of human history.  Reading enriches our experience.  Reading empowers us with knowledge.  Reading improves our character and taste.  Reading is a good pastime. 2 Some hints: a) Different people read literature for different reasons and purposes because of their different backgrounds, tastes, experiences and educational background. b) Those who prefer reading novels may think novels are more interesting and easier to read probably because novels usually have plots. They can take readers to other places and times, real or imaginary, allowing them to meet people and experience life in many different ways. A good novel makes readers think, laugh, cry or wonder. 3 Reference: Literary works play an important role in our life. They can broaden our horizons. They help us experience a kind of life which we cannot have in real life. They help us see the things which we tend to ignore in our daily life. They can also help us escape from reality. Section B Quotes ▇ Study the following quotes about reading and reflection and discuss in pairs what you can learn from them. Francis Bacon ⊙Some books are to be tasted; others to be swallowed; and some few to be chewed and digested.