英語閱讀技巧1understandingthemainidea.ppt

Part I of Unit III:,Understanding the Main Idea,Step I Basic Skills,1.Definition of main idea,The core,wick,Main idea is like the core of an apple or wick of a candle.,The main idea is:,the central idea the most important idea giving purpose and direction. other sentences explain, develop or support it.,A paragraph,a basic unit of meaning,topic sentence,Supporting details or minor ideas,Main idea,Explained, developed and supported by,1.top it off: to be still worse 尤其是，更槽糕的是 2. give sb the cold shoulder: be indifferent to sb 對某人冷淡,a topic sentence is the first sentence (sample 1 in the book). the end, especially when a difficult or unpopular idea is discussed (sample 2 in the book). the middle (sample 3 in the book). not stated at all, just implied and hinted at (sample 4 in the book).,Language points:,1. Sample 2: the Grand Canyon Flagstaff 科羅拉多大峽谷 旗桿城 The Phoenix Big Surf 鳳凰城 大浪城 Sun City Old Tucson 太陽城 老塔克遜城,Sample 3: Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler 福特、通用、克萊斯勒汽車公司 Sample 4: waterfront tuna Perch 水邊地, 濱水區(qū) 金槍魚 鱸魚 v. 暫棲 catfish Salmon bass 鯰魚 大馬哈魚 鱸魚 gamefish 野生魚,Step II Exercises,Passage 1: ABD Bowling soccer football 保齡球 （美式）足球 （英）足球 basketball volleyball tennis 籃球 排球 網(wǎng)球 baseball softball table tennis 棒球 壘球 乒乓球 handball hockey golf 手球 曲棍球 高爾夫球,Cricket ice hockey rugby 板球 冰球 橄欖球 grounder polo billiards/ pool 滾球 馬球 臺球 badminton Beach Volleyball 羽毛球 沙灘排球,Passage 2: CCA Passage 3: BDB 強化食品 膨化食品 油炸食品 Fortified food puffed food fried food 灌裝食品 腌制食品 干貨 canned food preserved food dried food 壓縮餅干 ships bread, pilot biscuit hard tack 海鮮類 主食 Sea food staple food 零食糖果類(Snack Foods and Confectionery): Biscuits crackers Cookies 點心 咸餅干 小甜餅干 muffins Pretzels popcorn 松餅 焦鹽脆餅條 爆玉米花,nuts peanut potato chips 果仁 花生 炸馬鈴薯片 corn chips crisps bun 炸玉米片 各式洋芋片 小圓面包,圈 Pancake French fries ice cream cone 薄烤餅 炸薯條 圓筒冰淇淋,Passage 4: CAA Bubonic plague淋巴鼠疫 Passage 5: BDA Food stamp食物票 Medicaid醫(yī)療補助 Passage 6:ACD Passage 7: ADCA salt flat 鹽堿灘, 鹽堿地，干荒盆地 Passage 8: ACD Bait and switch上鉤調(diào)包誘售法,Passage 9: CDDC Passage 10: ACD Passage 11: BCD Passage 12: BCD Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是發(fā)明之母。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure 防重于治。 Dont count your chickens before they are hatched. 別過早樂觀。 Passage 13: CDA,Passage 14: CAB Be of the opinion: have the same opinion Social security benefit 社會保障福利 Passage 15: DBD feel overwhelmed 筋疲力盡，傷心 Passage 16: BADD Spill: dont cry over the spilled milk 覆水難收 Laugh it off 對一笑了之 Passage 17: DCA,Passage18: ADBCCB Castilian famili