大学英语阅读1课件

Unit 1阅读1SummarisingIn the fall of our final year, our mood changed. The relaxed atmosphere had disappeared, and the peer group pressure to work hard was strong. Meanwhile, at the back of everyone's mind was what we would do next after graduation. As for me, I wanted to travel, and I wanted to be a writer. I braced myself for some resistance to the idea from my father, who wanted me to go to law school, and follow his path through life.However, he supported what I wanted but he made me think about it by watching the crabs。

The cage was full of crabs. One of them was trying to escape, but each time it reached the top the other crabs pulled it back In the end it gave up lengthy struggle to escape and started to prevent other crabs from escaping. By watching crabs, my father told me me not to be pulled back by others, and to himself betterget to know难句分析1．… and we all started to get our heads down … (Para 1)我们开始埋头学习。

Modern College English (Third Edition) Intensive Reading 1 Tutoring CoursewareI. IntroductionModern College English (Third Edition) Intensive Reading 1 is a courseware designed for college English learners to improve their reading skills. Through intensive reading, students can understand the text deeply, master the language points and grammar, andenhance their reading ability. The courseware consists of four parts: text analysis, language points and grammar, reading skills and exercises.II. Text Analysis1. OverviewThis text is a passage from a novel called "The Little Prince" by French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery. It is about a little prince who came from a distant asteroid, and he was looking for a friend. The passage tells the story of the littleprince's encounter with a fox.2. StructureThe passage is divided into two parts. The first part is about the little prince's encounter with the fox and the second part is about the fox's advice to the little prince.3. VocabularyThe passage contains a lot of new words and phrases, such as "asteroid", "lonely", "tame", "secret", "wise", "foolishness","friendship", "bond", "essential", "understand", "treasure", "tenderness", "wisdom", "heart".4. Key SentencesThe key sentences in the passage are:"The little prince tamed the fox and they became friends.""It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.""It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important."III. Language Points and Grammar1. GrammarThe passage contains some grammar points, such as the present perfect tense, the past perfect tense, the passive voice, the modal verbs, the comparative degree and the superlative degree.2. VocabularyThe passage contains some new words and phrases, such as "asteroid", "lonely", "tame", "secret", "wise", "foolishness", "friendship", "bond", "essential", "understand", "treasure", "tenderness", "wisdom", "heart".IV. Reading Skills1. SkimmingSkimming is a reading technique used to quickly identify the main idea of a text. By skimming the passage, we can get an overview of the text and get a generalidea of what it is about.2. ScanningScanning is a reading technique used to quickly find specific information in a text. By scanning the passage, we can quickly find the key words and phrases that are related to the main idea of the text.3. InferenceInference is a reading technique used to make inferences about the text based on the information given. By makinginferences about the text, we can get a better understanding of the text and draw conclusions about the main idea.V. Exercises1. Fill in the blanksThe passage is about a __________ prince who came from a distant __________ and was looking for a __________. The little prince __________ the fox and they became __________. The fox said that it is only with the __________ that one can see rightly; what is __________ is invisible tothe eye.Answer: little, asteroid, friend, tamed, friends, heart, essential2. Multiple choiceWhat is the main idea of the passage?A. The little prince meets a foxB. The fox teaches the little prince a lessonC. The importance of friendshipD. The power of loveAnswer: C. The importance of friendship。

Lesson1 Half A Day Lesson 1 –Half a Day Sentence Paraphrase 1 There are some exceptions to this reaction2 Were there no air on the earth there would be no life on it3 In no case should we waste our time4 There goes the bell5 Away hurried the customers back to 18 Lesson 1 –Half a Day Sentence Paraphrase 19 Then there was a band announcing the opening of a circus with clowns and weight lifters walking in front 17 Then there was a band that was announcing the opening of a circus The clowns and weight lifters were walking in its front Withndoing construction is used adverbially modifying announcing More examples To be continued on the next page Lesson1 –Half a Day Sentence Paraphrase 1 He stood there with a stick in his hand with n prep2 Paul soon fell asleep with the light still burning with n participle3 She cant go out with all these dishes to wash with n to do4 He was lying on the bed with all his clothes on with n adv The end of Sentence Paraphrase Lesson 1 –Half a Day Part Five ENTER Extension Oral Work Quiz Writing Lesson 1 –Half a Day Lesson 1 – Half a Day I Oral Work List Group discussion Memorable quotes Debating Lesson 1 – Half a Day I Oral Work If you had only half a day left to live what would you most want to do List the top five things you would do and give us your reason Suppose the narrator found his home at last What would happen afterthat Work in groups Make up your own story of Half a Day and perform it Tell your funny stories about your first day at schoolBrainstorm in groups The end of Group discussion Lesson 1 –Half a DayI Oral Work Education has for its object the formation ofcharacter SpencerHerbert Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance W Durant Education makes a people easy to lead but difficult todrive easy to govern but impossible to slave H P Brougham How do you understand the following quotes Translation Tobe continued on the next page Lesson 1 – Half a Day I Oral Work教育以造就人的品质为其目标斯宾塞英格兰哲学家教育是一个逐步发现自己无知的过程杜兰特美国历史学家散文家教育使一个国家的人民容易领导但是难于驱使容易治理却不可奴役布罗厄姆英国政治家 The end of Memorable quotes Lesson 1 – Half a Day Howdid the boy feel the first day he went to school What happened the firstday at school How did the boy like school life Was school life just a matterof playing and fooling around What did he see on his way home Text AnalysisFurther discussion on the text The end of Further Discussion Lesson 1– Half a Day Writing Devices Now observe the following paragraphcarefully What strikes you most I did not know what to say The gatewas now closed Some of the children burst into tears The bell rang A ladycame along followed by a group of men The men began sorting us into ranksWe were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surroundedby high buildings from each floor we were overlooked by a long balconyroofed in wood Para 11 The great use of short and simple sentencesTo be continued on the next page Lesson 1 – Half a Day Writing DevicesMore examples I walked a few steps then came to a startled halt Good LordWhere was the street lined with gardens Where had it disappeared to Whendid all these cars invade it And when did all these people come to reston its surface How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover itssides And where were the fields that bordered it High buildings had takenover the street was full of children and disturbing noises shook the airPara 17 Good God I was in a daze My head spun I almost went crazy Para18 Why did the author prefer to use short and s。