Title: An Introduction of the Mid-term Exam and the Plan for Extensive Reading IV
1An Introduction of the Mid-term Exam and the
Plan for Extensive Reading IV
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- I. For each italicized word or expression, choose
the best meaning below. Pay attention to some
context clues, which can be of help to your
understanding. -
- (20 points)(Word Pretests from Units 1, 2, 3,
and 5, and from Lecture One)
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- II. Select five of the given words to fill in the
corresponding blanks in their correct forms. (10
points) -
- (Refer to Vocabulary Building on P24 in the
textbook)
4- III. Find out the modifier or modifiers of the
word underlined. (10 points) - Example The man drinking severely from the
bottle is broke-hearted for the loss of his
dreams. - a. severely b. drinking severely from the
bottle c. from the bottle d. crying - The correct answer is b
- (From Lectures 3 and 4, and the corresponding
quizzes )
5- IV. Find the core parts (the subject, predicate
verb and object or predicative) of the main
clause in each sentence. (10 points) - Example Animals which do not have to hunt for
their food often get lazy. - a. Animals do not have to hunt. b. which do
not have to hunt c. Animals get lazy. d. Which
get lazy. c - (From Lectures 3 and 4, and the corresponding
quizzes )
6- V. Cloze (20 points) (From CET 4)
- VI. Reading Comprehension (30 points)
- (Two passages, five questions for each one
from CET 4 and the other from Section B in the
textbook)
7Objectives (????)
- This course is designed to help you better
understand English writing of different types for
various purposes, and the aim will be achieved by
training you to grasp a relatively large
vocabulary, a good knowledge of grammar, a wide
scope of knowledge, and develop sound reasoning.
Great importance is attached to the development
of ability to learn.
8 Topics Covered (????)
- Word understanding
- Context clue (?????)
- Sharpen your observation (?????)
- Exercise your imagination (?????)
- Classification and regularity finding (????????)
9 Topics Covered (????)
- Sentence structure analysis (????)
- Core part identification (????)
- Subordinate clause identification (????)
- Modifier identification (???????)
- Coordinator identification (??????)
10 Topics Covered (????)
- Appositive identification (?????)
- Substitution (??)
- Phrase reading (????)
- Key word reading (?????)
113. Teaching Plan (????)????????
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- Lecture One Basic ideas about this course
- Lecture Two Observation, imagination,
classification and regularity finding - Lecture Three Sentence structure I
- Lecture Four Sentence structure II
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- Lecture Five Sentence structure III
- Lecture Six Understanding substitution and It
- Lecture Seven Phrase reading
- Lecture Eight Key word reading
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- Lecture One Reading Strategies (on Page 3)
- Lecture Two Education (on Page 19)
- Lecture Three Body Language (on Page 34)
- Lecture Four History (on Page 65)
- Lecture Five Space (on Page 99)
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- Lecture Six A Revision of Sentence Structure
- Lecture Seven Exercises for Sentence Structure
Analysis - Lecture Eight A Revision of What You Have Learnt
for the Whole Semester
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- Lecture One Basic ideas about this course
- What is extensive reading?
- What are the process of, and difficulties in
reading comprehension? - What need to be done for extensive reading?
- Context clue (????????)
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- Context clue (????????)
- 1. John was always talkative, but Tom remained
taciturn. - 2. In a beehive there are three kinds of bees
the queen, the drones and the worker bees. - 3. Botany is the scientific study of plants
zoology is the scientific study of animals.
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- Lecture Two Observation, imagination,
classification and regularity finding - Observation
scenic dissimilarity identification facial
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- Lecture Two Observation, imagination,
classification and regularity finding - Observation
scenic dissimilarity identification facial
scene similar identify face
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- Lecture Two Observation, imagination,
classification and regularity finding - Imagination Guess the meaning of
- cross out the name on the list
21Can you think of another word which begins with
cross?
- Crossroads place where two roads meet and cross
22- What is the shape of a cross?
23- How about the meaning of cross out a name?
James Bond
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- Lectures Three, Four and Five Sentence structure
- Basic sentence pattern (????)
- Core part identification (????)
- Subordinate clause identification (????)
- Modifier identification (???????)
- Coordinator identification (??????)
25A Summary of Sentence Structure
- I. Basic Sentence Pattern (????)
- SV (??)
- SVC (????/??)
- SVO (???)
- SVOiOd (??????)
- SVOCo (?????)
26A Summary of Sentence Structure
- II. Core part identification (?????)
- 1.What can be a subject?
- 2. What can be a predicate verb (????)?
27Exercise
- Find out the subject and predicate verb in the
sentences below, and pay attention to the head
words and their modifiers and translate them. - 1. The importance of reading aloud and of
rewriting again and again can hardly be
overestimated (??).
28- The importance of reading aloud and of rewriting
again and again can hardly be overestimated (??). - SV The importance can hardly be overestimated
- head word modifier the importance of reading
aloud and of rewriting again and again (n prep
n) - ??????????????????????
29- 2. The company set up by a wealthy man will raise
the wages for the workers who work hard but get
little.
30- 2. The company set up by a wealthy man will raise
the wages for the workers who work hard but get
little. - SVO The company will raise the wages.
- head word modifier the company set up by a
wealthy man (n done) - the workers who work hard but get little (n
clause) - ??????????????????????????
31- 3. The new gas stove in the kitchen which I
bought last week has a very efficient oven (??).
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- 3. The new gas stove in the kitchen which I
bought last week has a very efficient oven (??). - SVO The new gas stove has a very efficient oven.
- head word modifier the new gas stove in the
kitchen (n prep n) - the gas stove which I bought last week (n
clause) - ??????????????????????????
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- 4. Efforts to meld Europes patchwork of
financial services into an efficient and unified
whole keep running into protectionist roadblock
thrown up by Germany, France, Spain and other
countries.
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- 4. Efforts ?to meld Europes patchwork ?of
financial services ?into an efficient and unified
whole ?keep running into protectionist roadblock
?thrown up by Germany, France, Spain and other
countries. - Core partsEfforts keep running into roadblock.
35A Summary of Sentence Structure
- III. Modifier identification
- 1. The modifier preceding its head word
- 2. The Modifier following its head word
- 1) n (head word)prepn
- i) n (head word)prepn
- ii) n (head word)prepnprepnprepn
- 2) ndoing
- 3) nto do
- 4) ndone
- 5) nclause
36- 1. The book on the desk on the floor in the
classroom in that building is a nice one.
the classroom in that building
the floor in the classroom in that building
the desk on the floor in the classroom in that
building
the book on the desk on the floor in the
classroom in that building
The book on the desk on the floor in the
classroom in that building is a nice one.
37- 2. The number of protons (??) in the nucleus
(???) of any atom tells us the name of the
element.
38- The number of protons (??) in the nucleus (???)
? ? - of any atom tells us the name of the element.
- ?
??????n (head word)
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39A Summary of Sentence Structure
- IV. Subordination
- Subordinate and main clauses
- Subordinators
- The types of subordinate clauses
- i) Nominal clause
- Subject clause (????)
- Object clause (????)
- Predicative clause (????)
- Appositive clause (?????)
40- Adjective clause
- Restrictive clause (?????)
- Non-restrictive clause (??????)
41- 1. I listened to the radio waiting for my
favorite song when I was young. - I listened to the radio waiting for my favorite
song (main clause) - when I was young (subordinate clause)
- 2. Though he had little fortune, he died a very
happy man.
Though he had little fortune (subordinate
clause) he died a very happy man (main clause)
42Why shall we recognize subordinate clause and
main clause?
- 1. The main idea lies in the main clause.
- 2. Understanding will be confused if the
relationship between them is not made clear. - 3. To recognize the main clause can save you a
lot of time in reading and figuring out the main
idea. - 4. Improve your reasoning power while you are
choosing between what is important and what is
less important.
43- However much United States voters may agree that
there is waste in government and that the
government as a whole spends beyond its means, it
is difficult to find broad support for a movement
toward a energy-saving state.
44- However much United States voters may agree that
there is waste in government and that the
government as a whole spends beyond its means, it
is difficult to find broad support for a movement
toward a energy-saving state.
The main idea it is difficult to find broad
support for a movement toward an energy-saving
state. (main clause)
45A Summary of Sentence Structure
- V. Coordination
- Identify coordinators
- Identify coordinated units
46Exercise
- People are walking along the path lined by tall
trees and on the big square where doves are
wandering. -
47Exercise
- 1. People are walking along the path lined by
tall trees and on the big square where doves are
wandering. - Obviously, and is here to connect on.
- We can say on is B here.
- Then which is A?
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A along
Walking along the path and on the square
48- 2. Lacking information about energy use, people
tend to overestimate the amount of energy used by
equipment, such as lights, that are visible and1
must be turned on and2 off and3 underestimate
that used by unnoticeable equipment, such as
water heater.
are visible and1 must be turned
on and2 off
overestimate (??) and3 underestimate (??)
49Appositive
- I have a wife, a companion (??) for life, who has
shown me more courage than I ever knew. - a companion for life a wife
- The neighbor boys, the twins, were excellent
baseball players. - the twins boys
50- 3. The doctor helped two patients, the boy with
the broken leg and the girl with a burned arm. -
- 4. Our neighbors, the Smiths and the Greens, are
moving next week. -
51- 3. The doctor helped two patients, the boy with
the broken leg and the girl with a burned arm. - the boy and the girl patients
- 4. Our neighbors, the Smiths and the Greens, are
moving next week. - the Smiths and the Greens neighbors
52Substitution
1. The paper of this page looks white because it
sends back to our eyes all the colors in the
light that reach it. ????????????????????????????
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mmatically)
53- 2. So it seems possible that family reunions will
continue to be popular, a little bit different
from those of our ancestors but in fact with many
things in common. But can we be sure of this? - ?????????????????????,?????????????,??????????????
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54Phrase reading
When you phrase read it should feel like this
Your eye should move and stop, move and stop.
Each time your eye stops, or fixates it should
see a meaningful phrase. Phrase reading will
improve your comprehension and help you read
faster
55- When you phrase read it should feel
like this. Your eye should
move and stop, move and stop.
Each time your eye stops, or fixates,
it should see
a meaningful phrase.
Phrase reading will improve
your comprehension and help
you read faster
56Key word reading
There was airline hijacking in Los Angeles. Among
the passengers fifty-two are hostages and four
are hijackers. The identity and the purpose of
the hijackers are still unknown.
57Key word reading
There was airline hijacking in Los Angeles. Among
the passengers fifty-two are hostages and four
are hijackers. The identity and the purpose of
the hijackers are still unknown.
58Key word reading
AIRLINE HIJACKING LOS ANGLELES. 52
HOSTAGES. FOUR HIJACKERS. IDENTITY AND
PURPOSE UNKNOWN.
59Wish you good luck!