新世纪大学英语(第二版)综合教程第4册Unit7.docxVIP

v1.0可编辑可修改 v1.0可编辑可修改 PAGE PAGE # Electro nic Teachi ng Portfolio Book Four Unit Seve n: Read ing and Reflecti on Part I Get Started Sectio n A Discussi on Sit in pairs or groups and discuss the follow ing questi ons. Why do you think we n eed to read What do you prefer to read — poems, no vels or plays What role do you thi nk literary works play in our lives An swers for refere nee: Hi nts: Readi ng broade ns our horiz ons. Readi ng en riches our kno wledge. Readi ng puts us in con tact with the best minds of huma n history. Readi ng en riches our experie nee. Readi ng empowers us with kno wledge. Readi ng improves our character and taste. Readi ng is a good pastime. Some hi nts: Different people read literature for different reasons and purposes because of their differe nt backgro un ds, tastes, experie nces and educati onal backgro und. Those who prefer readi ng no vels may thi nk no vels are more in teresti ng 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 experienee life in many differe nt ways. A good novel makes readers thin k, laugh, cry or won der. v1.0可编辑可修改 v1.0可编辑可修改 PAGE PAGE # Refere nee: Literary works play an important role in our life. They can broaden our horizons. They help us experienee 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. Sectio n B Quotes ■ Study the follow ing quotes about readi ng and reflect ion and discuss in pairs what you can learn from them. Francis Baco n OSome books are to be tasted; others to be swallowed; and some few to be chewed and digested. —Francis Bacon In terpretati on: There are different ways of reading books. To taste a book, one can read it in a state of relaxatio n. To swallow a book one can glide his eyes across the lines of a book. To chew or digest a book one should rea