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9999 學年度第一學期學年度第一學期
英文閱讀英文閱讀 (( 一一 ))Reading (1)Reading (1)周美智老師周美智老師
日四技應外一甲日四技應外一甲
9999 學年度第一學期學年度第一學期
英文閱讀英文閱讀 (( 一一 ))Reading (1)Reading (1)周美智老師周美智老師
日四技應外一甲日四技應外一甲
Interactions 1Chapter 1
Academic Life Around the World
“Education is not preparation for life;
education is life itself.” - John Dewey, U.S.
Connecting to the Topic1. What do you think some of the benefits are to studying in
another country?2. In some places classrooms are very formal, in others they
are informal. Which do you prefer? Why?
Reading Skills and Strategies
• Recognizing reading structure • Recognizing main ideas• Recognizing supporting details• Recognizing topics• Getting meaning from context
Critical Thinking Skills
Synthesizing and discussing ideas from a reading Summarizing a reading Predicting the content of a reading Drawing conclusion Analyzing internet information on
higher education
Vocabulary Building• Getting meaning from context: definitions and italics 1. international student = _________________ 2. postsecondary = ______________________ 3. developing nations = ___________________ 4. private schools = ______________________ 5. citizens and immigrants = _______________
• Identifying words with similar meaning 1. country nation software culture 2. students atmosphere learners class members 3. teaches instructors professors undergraduates
• Guessing words from context• Focusing on high frequency words
Language Skills
• Stating preferences and identifying reasons for preferences
What do you like about your student life? 1. housing 2. transportation 3. activities 4. kinds of schools 5. charges and payments 6. teaching and learning styles 7. facilities 8.Services
Focus on Testing
• Summarizing1. Expresses an idea that is truly in the reading2. Expresses the idea accurately3. States a main idea or only a supporting detail
Chapter 2Experiencing Nature
“ A change in the weather is sufficient to recreate the world and ourselves.”
- Marcel Proust
Connecting to the Topic1. Do you find that your mood changes depending on the
weather?2. Have you noticed any changes to the climate during your
lifetime?
Reading Skills and Strategies
• Identifying cause and effect Types of Weather (Cause) Effects on People (Effects)
strong winds strokes, heart attacks, ____, ____ sudden _____ changes cold, flu, ____, ____
• Recognizing titles and paragraph topics
• Identifying main ideas• Recognizing supporting details
Critical Thinking Skills
• Distinguishing between beliefs and scientific facts• Summarizing information in
paragraph• Synthesizing and discussing ideas
from the reading
Vocabulary Building• Getting meaning from the context from
parentheses and words with similar meanings
1. This word means “the air around the earth.” It is the _____.
2. Some examples of kinds of atmosphere conditions are sun, wind, ____, ___, ____, and _____.
• Recognizing words with the same or similar meanings
• Matching vocabulary items with examples
Language Skills
• Understanding weather reports; comparing weather conditions
• Stating and explaining opinions Take notes on today’s temperature and other weather
conditions. Which weather seems the most pleasant to you? Why or
Why not?
Focus on Testing• Finding main ideas and vocabulary
clusters Relating Vocabulary Clusters to Main Ideas
1. List three words in this reading’s vocabulary cluster for thunderstorm
2. List three words or phrases in this reading’s vocabulary cluster for train
3. List one phrase in this reading’s vocabulary cluster for hurricane
Chapter 3Living to Eat, or Eating to
Live
“ To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting.”
- Edmund Burke
Connecting to the Topic1. What do you think the title mean?2. Think of a holiday in your culture. What special foods
do people prepare and eat on that day?
Reading Skills and Strategies
• Recognizing reading structure: main-idea questions for paragraph topics
• Recognizing one-or-two-sentence statements of the main idea
1. ____ The word diet has two basic definitions- “usual food choices” and “an eating plan.”
2. ____Fast food has very little variety around the world. It is always hamburgers, hot dog, and fried chicken. But the atmosphere of fast-food chains varies a lot in different countries.
• Matching paragraph titles with topics
Critical Thinking Skills
• Evaluating and comparing advice and opinions about food
• Summarizing paragraphs
Vocabulary Building• Getting meaning from context:
italics and punctuation Clues 1. a person’s or group’s usual food choices or habits: _____
2. an eating plan with only certain kinds or amounts of food: _____
3. prepared items from inexpensive restaurants, snack bars, or food stands:_____
4. another word for worldwide: _____
• Recognizing vocabulary categories
Language Skills• Making diet choices based on person
al preferences and culture• Finding and following recipes
Focus on Testing• Understanding schematic tables:Personal reasons for choosing a Diet Item/ cultural
reasonsfor choosing a Diet Item
Chapter 4In the Community
“ The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
- Saint Augustine of Hippo
Connecting to the Topic
1. What and who do you think makes up a community2. What kinds of laws (rules) do communities usually have?
Reading Skills and Strategies
• Identifying paragraph and whole reading topics
• Identifying main ideas by asking questions
• Using punctuation to recognize supporting details
• Skimming for topics and main ideas
Vocabulary Building
• Getting the meaning from context: finding illustrations of words
• Recognizing words with similar meanings and meaning categories
• Recognizing nouns and verbs • Finding definitions of vocabulary
items