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ackgroundWarmingupUnit2Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWarmingupHowReadingChangedMyLifeUnit2WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesHasyourlifeeverbeensignificantlychangedbyanyparticularbook?Whatdoesreadingmeantoyou?WarmingupQuestions/Activities3.HowhastheInternetchangedpeople’swayofreading?4.Howdoyouaccountforsuchchanges?Check-onPreviewPleasedefinethefollowingwordsintheirrespectivecontext.…asmallbutsatisfyingspreadofcenter-hallcolonials…(para.1)…allthosegreathouses,withtheirhighceilingsandhighdrama…(para.2)Americaisalsoanationthatprizes

sociabilityandcommunity…(para.11)…akindofcareerismintheUnitedStatesthatsanctionedreading…(para.12)WarmingupCheck-onPreview

Whatdoyouknowaboutthefollowingnovels?

WarmingupMiddlemarchALittlePrincessAnnaKareninaGonewiththeWindRebeccaJaneEyreATaleofTwoCitiesMoby-DickPrideandPrejudiceKillaMockingbirdALittlePrincessInVictorianEnglandlittleSaraCrewe'swidowedfatherissenttotheBoerWar.WhenheisreportedkilledtheevilheadmistressatherboardingschoolturnsSaraintoaservant.Shesufferswithdignityuntilhershell-shockedfatherreturns.WrittenbyEdStephanThestorysetsintheEnglandruledbyQueenVictoria.Sara(ShirleyTemple)isalittlegirlwhodoesn'thaveanythingintheworldbutherfather,CaptainReginaldCrew(IanHunter).Wartimesrun,andCaptainCrew'ssenttofightwiththeBritisharmytoAfrica,tofightagainsttheboers.Sara'sworriedaboutherfatherandshe'safraidofhissecurity.Thegirlisregisteredinanexclusiveseminaryforgirls,onlyforaperiodoftime,untilCaptainCrewreturnsfromAfrica.AmandaMinchin(MaryNash)isthestrictwomanthatrunstheseminary,butSaramakesfriendshipwithakindyoungteacher,Rose(AnitaLouise)andwithahorseinstructor,Geoffrey(RichardGreene).So,Sara'slifeatMinchinSeminaryisveryhappy,buteverythingtherehasamonetarycost,eventhebirthdaypartyandthepresentsthatMissMinchinsetsupforthegirl.WhenSaraknowstheterriblenoticeaboutCaptainCrew'sdeath,thegirlfeelsdevastatedandalltheprivilegeswillendup,becausethere'snomoneytopayforthat.MissMinchintellstoSarathatshecanstay,butinadarkandcreepyatticandshe'llhavetoworkasaservantofallherfriends.ButthefriendshipwithaniceIndianservantfromthenexthouse(CésarRomero)andwiththeotherservantgirl,Beckyattheseminary,willmakemuchpleasantthethingsforSara,whokeepsthehopethatherfatherisstillalive.WrittenbyAlejandroFrias

ObjectivesUnderstandinwhichwaysreadinghaschangedtheauthor’slife.Discussthemeaningofreading.Identifytheproblemsfacingreadingandworkonpossiblesolutions.WarmingupBackgroundAuthorHowReadingChangedMyLifeUnit2

AnnaQuindlen

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AnnaQuindlenisaUSjournalist.Andshehasalsowrittenmanynovels,shortstoriesandpoems.AndsheisborninPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania

in1953.

Inaddition,sheisthethirdwomanthatwriteeditorialsforNewYorkTimes.AndshehaswonThePulitzerprize.Thepresenttextisanabridgedversionoftheoriginal.Detailsabouttheauthor

JoindinNewYorkTimes

andstartedhercareerinNewsindustrywhenshewas18yearsold.1977-1985,workedinNewYorkTimes1985,leftNewYorkTimestoborehertwobabies.1988,sheboreadaughter.1989,backtoworkin

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towriteeditorialsforthefamouscolumn

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Andin1993,herarticlesarepublishedinabook,then,thisbookwonagreatsuccessinthelaterthreemonths.18th,may,2009,shequitherjobin

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Novals:ObjectLessons（主題課程）OneTrueThing（親情無價(jià)）(hasoncebeenadoptedintoafilm)BlackandBlue（黑與藍(lán)）Others:HowReadingChangedMyLife（閱讀如何改變了我的生活），TheTreeThatCametoStay（大樹留下來）,HappyEverAfter（永遠(yuǎn)幸福快樂）BackgroundAuthorAnnaMarieQuindlenAnnaQuindlentheJournalistTheNewYorkTimescolumnistuntil1994PulitzerPrizeforCommentaryin1992Newsweekcolumnist1999-2009AnnaQuindlentheNovelistFull-timenovelistsince1995Authoroffivebest-sellingnovels,threeofwhichmadeintomoviesHerLifeThePulitzerPrizeisaU.S.awardforachievementsinnewspaperjournalism,literatureandmusicalcomposition.ItwasestablishedbyHungarian-AmericanpublisherJosephPulitzerandisadministeredbyColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity.AccordingtotheadministratorsofthePulitzerPrizethecorrectpronunciationofthenameshouldsoundliketheverbpull,asin"Pullit,sir"Prizesareawardedyearlyintwenty-onecategories.Intwentyofthese,eachwinnerreceivesacertificateandaUS$10,000cashaward.Thewinnerinthepublicservicecategoryofthejournalismcompetitionisawardedagoldmedal,whichalwaysgoestoanewspaper,althoughanindividualmaybenamedinthecitation.BackgroundHerWorksAuthorAcriticofthefast-pacedandincreasinglymaterialisticnatureofmodernAmericanlifeSomequotes:Ifyoursuccessisnotonyourownterms,ifitlooksgoodtotheworldbutdoesnotfeelgoodinyourheart,itisnotsuccessatall.Youcannotbereallyfirst-rateatyourworkifyourworkisallyouare.1.Wanderv釋義：towalkslowlyaroundortoaplace,oftenwithoutacleardirectionorpurpose游蕩；閑逛例句：Severalchildrenwanderaimlesslyaroundthestreet.Keywords1.Abatev釋義:tograduallybecomeormakesomethingbecomelessstrong減弱；使減弱例句：Nothingcouldabateherrage(憤怒）.2.Couchv釋義：tobeexpressedinaparticularway表達(dá)；措辭例句：Hiscriticismiscouchedinatactful(圓滑的）way.3.Equivalenta&n釋義1：equalinvalue,amount,meaningandsoon相等的例句1：Silenceissometimesequivalenttopermission.釋義2：somethingthatisequaltosomethingelse對等物例句2：Breathingsuchpollutedairistheequivalentofsmokingtencigarettesaday.4.Ethosn釋義:thesetofmoralideasandattitudestypicalofacertaingrouporsociety道德觀例句:Thewholeethosofthehotelisofferexcellentservice.KeywordsfrigategableKeywords5.Installmentn釋義1：oneofthepartsofastoryoraTVplay一節(jié)；一集例句1：Wearelookingforwardtothenextinstallmentofhisnovel.釋義2：apaymentofthepartsofadebtatregularintervals分期付款例句2：Wepaidforthehouseininstallments.6.Interiorn&a釋義1：theinnerpareorinsideofsomething內(nèi)部例句1：Theinteriorofthecarisverygrand.釋義2：insideorindoors內(nèi)部的例句2：Theinteriorwallswereallpaintedblue.7.Literacyn釋義：theabilitytoreadandwrite讀寫能力例句：Theworkersarerequiredtohavethebasicliteracyskills.8.Luren&v釋義1：somethingthatattractspeople,orthequalityofbeingattractive誘惑力例句1:Lifeinbigcitiesisaluretomanycountrymen.釋義2:topersuadesomebodytodosomethingwrongordangerousbypromisingthemareward誘騙例句2:Thelittlegirlwasluredintoacarbutmanagedtoescape.mockingbirdottoman9.Perplexeda釋義：confusedandworriedbysomethingthatonedoesnotunderstand迷惑的例句：Thestudentslookedathim,perplexed.10.Plummetv釋義1：tofallsuddenlyandquicklyfromahighlevelorplace暴跌；速降例句1：Theirexportearningsplummetedinthefirstquarterofthisyear.

11.Prancev釋義1：tomovewithhighsteps騰跳例句1:Thosehorsespranced.釋義2：tomovequicklywithexaggerated(夸張的）steps，ofteninaconfidentway闊步行走例句2：Thelittlewasprancingaboutinhernewclothes.Keywords12.Seducev釋義：topersuadesomebodytodosomethingbymakingitseemveryattractive.例句：Cleveradvertisingwouldseducemorepeopleintosmoking.13.Slingv釋義1：tothroworputsomethingsomewhereinacarelessway隨意亂扔或亂放例句1：Heslunghissuitcaseontohisbed.釋義2：tohangsomethingloosely吊；掛例句2：Sheslunghercoatoverherdeskchair.Keywords14.Snobberyn釋義：theattitudesandbehaviorofpeoplewhoaresnobs.勢力行為例句：Theman’ssnobberytowardsthosewhohavemuchmoneymakeshisgirlfriendupset.15.Solitarya釋義1：donealonewithotherpeople單獨(dú)的；獨(dú)自的例句1：Ilikelongsolitarywalksaftersupper.釋義2:akindofstatewithoutotherthingsorpeople孤獨(dú)的;孤零零的例句2：Herparentsliveinasolitaryfarm.釋義3：enjoyingbeingaloneorspendingalotoftimealone喜歡獨(dú)處的例句3：Heisasolitarypersonwhodislikestotalktoomuch.Keywords16.Sprawlv釋義1：tositorliewithone’sarmsandlegsstretchedinarelaxedorawkward(尷尬的；不合適的）way伸開四肢的坐或躺例句1:Thetiredlittlegirlsprawledonherbed.釋義2:tospreadoutoverawideareainanuntidyway雜亂無序的拓展例句2：Thesmalltownsprawlsformilesineachdirection.Keywordstrolley

tunakeyPhrases1.commitsth.tomemory把……學(xué)好記牢例句：WemustcommitthesecondbachelorinrelationtoEnglishtomemory.2.bringsb.orsth.tolife使更有趣；使更生動(dòng)例句：ThenewteacherreallybringEnglishtolifeforus.3.notinthelest一點(diǎn)也不例句：tobefrank,Iamnotinthelestinterestedinswimming.4.paylipservicetosth.口頭上贊成例句:Wemustadmitthatlotsofpeoplearoundusjustpaylipservicetoenvironmentprotection.KeyPhrase5.besuspiciousofsb.orsth.感覺……可疑例句：Theycalledthepolicewhentheybecamesuspiciousofhisbehavior.6.interferewithsth.干預(yù)；妨礙例句：Thetrafficnoiseinterferewithmywork.7.attheheartofsth.……的關(guān)鍵例句：Whathesaidwasattheheartoftheproblem.8.spursb.orsthon鞭策……；激勵(lì)……例句：Ourteamhasbeenspurredonbytherecentsuccess.KeyPhrase

9.givewayto被……取代例句：Thegrasslandshasbeengivenwaytothemanyhighbuildings.10.seetoitthat…務(wù)必……；確保……例句：Iseetoitthatallthevegetablesherearefresh.11.takethemeasureof…摸清……底細(xì)例句：Itonlytookafewmeetingsforcommitteetotakethemeasureoftheabilityofthenewchairman.12.layclaimtosth.聲稱對……的擁有權(quán)例句：Ifthelandreallybelongstoyou,whydidn’tyoulayclaimtoit.KeyPhrase13.havehadone’sday日漸衰落例句：Shehashadherdayasasuperstar.14.portraysb./sth.as將……描寫成……；表現(xiàn)為……例句：Thepresidentlikestoportrayhimselfasafriendofworkingpeople.15.outofprint絕版；不在印行例句：Thedictionaryhasbeenoutofprintforfiveyears.KeyPhraseDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeTextAnalysisHowReadingChangedMyLifeUnit2TextAnalysisThemeQuestionsforthinking:Whatdoesreadingmeantotheauthor?Whatkindofattitudestowardreadingbothertheauthor?Whatkindofattitudedoestheauthoradvocate?TextAnalysisStructure1Paras.1-9Readinghasbeenanimportantpartofmylife.2Paras.10-15Acrisisfacedbyreading.3Paras.16-18Thereisstillhopeforreading.Wheredidtheauthorspendherchildhood?Whydidtheauthoralwaysfeelthatsheoughttobesomewhereelse?Whywasit“astiffandawkwardlunch”?Whatdidthisshowabouttheauthor?HowshouldtheauthorhavebenefitedfromreadingthesixnovelsinParagraph2?Whatdidreadingmeantotheauthorwhenshewasyoung?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Discussion6.WhatwerethefeaturesofVictorianEngland?

peace,prosperity,refinedsensibilitiesandself-confidenceTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Discussion7.Whydoestheauthormentionthesethreenovels?8.Whatarethecommonfeaturesofthesethreenovels?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Discussion9.Whydidtheauthorpreferreadingtoplaying?Traveledacrossthephysicalworld;Traveledintomyownspiritualworld:identity,aspiration,morality→Booksaremyperfectisland!

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Discussion10.Whydoestheauthorread?Tripstootherworlds;Journeyintomyownworld;Perfectisland(alonetonotalone);Home,sustenance,greatinvinciblecompanionSimplybecauseshelovesreading!

Whydoyouread?Doyoueverreadsimplybecauseyoulovereading?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:DiscussionPerhapsrestlessnessisanecessarycorollaryofdevotedliteracy.(para.5)Questionsforthinking:Inwhatwayswastheauthorrestless?Doyouagreewiththisstatement?HowdoyouunderstandMarkTwain’ssaying,“Almostallofthewritersare‘a(chǎn)ddicts.’”?PartI:ParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis2.Therewaswaking,andtherewassleeping.Andthentherewerebooks,akindofparalleluniverseinwhichImightbeanewcomerbutwasneverreallyastranger.(para.7)Questionsforthinking:Whydidtheauthorparallelwaking,sleepingandreading?

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Paraphrasewandertheworldcommitsthtomemory

Hecommittedthenotesofthatmeetingtomemoryandthenburnedthem.aspiretosth;aspiretodosth

Differentpeopleaspiretodifferentthings.MaryisambitiousenoughtoaspiretoconversationalfluencyinChineseintwomonths.Weaspiretobethebestwithinourfield.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&Expressions(1)Word-formation:undersungunderestimated underdeveloped underdoneunderfunded undermannedundernourishedunerpaid

underpopulated underusedunder-+pastparticiple:notenough

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&Expressions(2)Fillintheblanks.Inonecornerofthelivingroom______aclubchair.Iusedto_______onit,readingwithmyskinnylegs___________oneofitsarms.Ofcourse,Ihadclearmemoriesofnormalchildhood,______therocksinthecreekthat____________Naylor’sRunto_______forcrayfishandlayingpenniesonthetracksofthetrolleyandrunningto_____themwhenthetrolley___________.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Exercisesatsprawlslungoverliftingtrickledthroughsearchfetch

hadpassed1.Whatbiasdopeoplehaveagainstthosewhoreadmuch?Lazy,Aimlessdreamer,Loner,Arrogant2.WhatisthesomethingintheAmericancharacterthatishostiletotheactofaimlessreading?ReadingisnothingmorethanatoolforadvancementSociabilityandcommunityGo-out-and-get-goingethosAdmirationofmenofactionPragmatictraditioninAmericacharacter→Pragmatism

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:DiscussionPragmatismKeytenetsofpragmatismPrimacyofpracticeConcretethinkingratherthanconceptualizationNaturalismScientificmethodsSkepticismProminentfiguresCharlesSandersPeirce,WilliamJamesandJohnDeweyTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis3.WhycananexecutivelearnfarmorefromMoby-Dick?4.Whatdoyouthinkofbooksonsuccess?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Discussion5.Whatareliteraryprofessionals’opinionsofreading?ReadtoaddressproblemsGoodandworthyreadingvs.badandtrivialreadingWhatistheauthor’sattitude?→

Careerismvs.ReadingTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:DiscussionCareerismReadonlyifthereissomepointtoitPhilosophyorEnglishmajorscan’tdomuchwithwhattheylearnReadforpurposeanddoggedself-improvementReadingReadforthefunofreadingitselfIntellectualpursuitsfortheirownsakeReadforpleasure,spurredonbyinteriorcompulsionTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis6.Whatarethetraitsoftherealclanofthebook?ReadnottojudgethereadingofothersbuttotakethemeasureofourselvesLovereadingforreading’sownsakeTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:DiscussionpaylipservicetoPeoplepaylipservicetotheirdreamsoffreedom,butmanyfeelfrightenedbyit.seetoitthat

Weshouldseetoitthatallworkdoneconformstohighstandards.PartII:Words&Expressions(1)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysissuspectv.

(para.10)suspectsbofItisperfectlyallright,becausethepolicehadnotsuspectedhimofrobbery.suspect

adj.(para.12)Delegatesevacuatedthebuildingwhenasuspectpackagewasfound.besuspiciousof(para.11)

Twoofficersonpatrolbecamesuspiciousoftwomeninacar.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&Expressions(2)1.Whatisthe“l(fā)ivelysubcultureofcharacters”?2.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyquoting“UntilIfeared