unit 1学术英语阅读课件

of background information that a specialist would not expect to read, not very technical) ✓ The style of writing (relatively short sentences, short paragraphs)
Step 2: Read the italicised parts of the text. (including Introduction, Conclusion, plus Heading and Subheadings)
Step 3: Discuss with your team members which is an appropriate choice and why.
finish.
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1 Task introduction Economics focus: on the move
• Task 1-1.1 Step 1: Read the text with a purpose.
What is the purpose of this task? (Try and find the intended reader)
✓ What has been justified once more to be of great importance during the new era of globalisation ? International movement of labour
✓ What does a recent study say in terms of this issue？
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Clues for Task 1.2
Questions to consider: ✓ What is the name of this jounal/magazine?
The Economist
✓What section does this text belong to?
Finance and Economics
approach;
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Economics focus & Immigration
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Text 1
Economics focus: On the move
Economic analysis sheds light on the history of immigration and on its future
English for Academic Study: Reading
Session 2
Xin Zhao
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Quick review
➢Aims of learning this course; ➢Reasons of reading and academic reading; ➢Reading strategies (Techniques) ➢Mix of Top-down & Bottom-up teaching
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Key words
✓ economics ✓ history of immigration ✓ future ✓ migration of workers ✓ economic change ✓ international movement of labour ✓ restrict migration ✓ economic factors ✓ liberal immigration regime
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1 Task introduction Economics focus: on the move
• Task 1-1.2
Step 1: Read the text with a purpose. What is the purpose of this task? (Try and predict the contents and guess the
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1 Task introduction Economics focus: on the move
• Task 1: Deciding if a text is useful • Encourage students to read selectively to
achieve the reading purpose; • Discourage students from reading from start to
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cast/shed/throw light on sth
• Something or someone that casts/sheds/throws light on a situation provides an explanation for it or information which makes it easier to understand
✓What is the date of publication?
May 12, 2001
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Task 1.2 Identifying the Main Topic
✓ What is the biggest cause of economic change? Migration of workers
organisation of the text.)
Step 2: Read the italicised parts of the text again. (including Introduction, Conclusion, plus Heading and Subheadings)
Step 3: Highlight the key words from these parts;
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Task 1.1 Who is the intended reader?
Possible reasons: ✓ The source of the text (The Economist) ✓ The type of information (fairly superficial, quite a lot