Task-based Reading

—任务型阅读

大桥高级中学高三英语备课组

Tree-shaped

Net-shaped

Spider-shaped 　

Diagram completingDiagram completing

Tree shaped

Net-shaped

Ways that people have counted throughout history

Spider- shaped

I. 做“任务型阅读”时，需特别注意：

三 审

1 、一审大题 弄清答题要求，尤其关注“注意”后的具体要求：属三种情况中哪一种；答题时，要始终按这要求做。

2 、二审表格 认真研究表格及其中内容，弄懂其横向、纵向的类别规律和表达方式。

3 、再审细节 任务型阅读题为主观性试题，答题一定要符合规范，需重点检查： 1 ）句子结构、同类或同栏表达是否一致 2 ）大小写、单复数、词形变化是否准确 3 ）拼写是否正确、字迹是否清楚等

II. Practical and

effective skills

2.Find information for the title in Para 1 首段找标题信息

3.Follow key words to look for detailed information 找准关键词，顺藤摸瓜找信息

1.Get the main idea and the outline 清楚大意， 明白框架

5.Remember some high-frequency words & learn to use them 套用高频词汇

4. Catch the contrast information in the chart 用好对比表达信息

Examples of some

high-frequency words

similarity/difference/characteristic

problem/phenomenon/cause/reason/effect/consequence

advantage/disadvantagepositive/negative

dos/don’ts/percentage/aspect/behavior

activity/measure/solution/suggestion/tip/advice/opinion/method

information/knowledge/instruction/introduction/purpose/attitude

A clear understanding of the material, including the topic, the main ideas of different parts; A careful analysis of the structure of the material; A close study of the diagram to know what the task is and to look for hints from the blanks

Before filling

While filling Clear handwriting is the first step; Correct spelling and good grammatical knowledge is the basic step; Ability to summarize is important; Looking around for hints is necessary; Learning to infer and expressing in another way is a skill.

1. Is it possible for the police to find the lost boy?

Is there any __________ that the police will find the lost boy?

possibility

Practice 1

2.To achieve success, you need to have a clear aim and strong determination.

If you are to succeed , you should be___________.determined

conversion method

3. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were depressed until we were in high school.

we never experienced __________when we were in childhood.depression

the transformation of words ( 词的转化 )

possible

possibly

possibility

impossible

luck

lucky

luckily

unluckily

Practice 1 conversion method

Change the following into adjective form (discussion with classmates)

create peace friend change consider

creative peaceful friendly changeable considerate

develop invent honest real decide able

development invention honesty reality decision ability

Change the following into noun forms

Practice 2(Use another word to express the same meaning as the one in the passage)

Synonym method

1.Children act more like adults than they used to.

2.An opinion is someone’s idea of what happened.

→Children today behave as if they were adults.

An opinion is someone’s idea of what went on.

Match the following synonyms :

sight

scenery

create

produce view

opinion method

way

selection

choice cause

reason

Practice 3 _________ method

1.Footprints are one of the few pieces of hard evidence supporting the idea that there is Yeti.

2.Footprints are one of the few pieces of hard evidence that support the existence of Yeti.

Paraphrase

Practice 4 comprehension method

1. E-mail has changed the speed with which we exchange information. In minutes, you can contact another person who shares your hobby. →E-mail has also enabled us to exchange information at a _____ speed than traditional communicative methods.

higher

Practice 4 comprehension method2.The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever. Parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well ________ of teaching them how to be confident, happy and clever.

instead

Snoring( 打鼾 ) is a common problem not only to adults but to children. It may prevent persons from getting enough sleep. It may also prevent air from reaching the heart and lungs during the sleep. But for most persons, snoring affects relations with another person who must sleep in the same room.

Stopping air reaching the hearts and lungs Affecting personal relationship

effects Preventing enough sleep

Practice 5 conclusion method

概括性词

effects / results

reasons/causes

advice/suggestions/opinions

advantages / disadvantages

differences / similarities

purpose / aim / goal

comment / assessment

异同起因

目的

用途特征建议

评价

feature/characteristic/function

优劣

效用

结论 conclusion

After filling

Check closely and correct the

mistakes if any .

Spelling

Verb form

Single or plural noun

Capital letter