99 學年度第二學期 英文閱讀 ( 二 ) Reading (2) 周美智老師 日四技應外一甲

Interactions 1 Chapter 6 Cultures of the World “No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive. ” - Mahatma Gandhi Connecting to the Topic 1. What is your definition of culture? 2.Other than languages, why do you think people from different cultures sometimes have misunderstandings?

Reading Selections 1. Cross-Cultural Conversation : (A) understanding reading structure: conversation in paragraph form (B) understanding the point (C) recognizing supporting detail : opinions (D) discussing the reading 2. Clues to World Cultures : (A) summarizing an anecdote: paraphrase or retell the story in your own words. (B) discussing the reading (C) talking it over: some statements about cultural attitudes and customs

Reading Skills and Strategies Reading structure: conversation in paragraph form In the reading, the speaker talk about different definitions of the concept of culture. Recognizing supporting detail: opinions there’re diverse opinions and views about the value and importance of their various concepts of culture Understanding anecdotes

Critical Thinking Skills Interpreting and discussing anecdotes An anecdote is a very short story with a humorous or interesting point. The descriptions of cultural situations tell what happened to create cross-cultural misunderstanding or learning, Summarizing an anecdote

Vocabulary Building Understanding new vocabulary in context: two meanings of culture- a society’s achievements in the arts, science or government; the values, beliefs, and customs of a society. Recognizing nouns, verbs, and adjectives Ex. Our class discussed the definition of modern culture, but there were a lot of opposing (adjective) views. The main opposition (noun) came from Carmel. She opposes (verb) everything we said! Understanding adverbs of manner

Language Skills Recognizing and discussing cultural attitudes and customs Researching and reporting on unfamiliar cultures Do an Internet search about a culture that you don’t know well. You can use a search engine and type in the country’s name and the word culture. It can be anything like food, language, sport, music, types of greetings, gestures, money, architecture.

Focus on Testing Practicing vocabulary questions For each passage in the reading section, there will be two or three direct vocabulary Ex. Which of the following is closest in meaning to concerns as it is used in Paragraph A? (A) worries (B) goals (C) interests (D) branches

Chapter 8 Entertainment and the Media “ In the age of television, image becomes more important than substance.. ” - Samuel I. Hayakawa Connecting to the Topic 1.Do you think watching TV can influence the way people act and feel? If so, how? 2.What are some popular TV shows? Why do you think they are popular?

Reading Selections 1.How the Visual Media Affect People A) benefits of the Visual Media B) media replaces other activities C )the effects of TV on the mind D) the effects of violence in the media E) dissatisfaction with normal living F) boredom with real life G) disadvantage of the media: addiction 2. Media Stories A) story plot A B) story plot B C) story C D) story plot D

Reading Skills and Strategies Recognizing reading structure: using an outline Understanding the point and recognizing supporting details Putting events in order

Critical Thinking Skills Completing an outline with reading material- What is the topic? What are the two main subtopics about the topic? Classifying different types of stories Adventure or action/ crime or mystery/ authentic history/ serious drama/ suspense or horror/ science fiction or fantasy/ comedy/ animated carton/ musical/ biography or people’s personal experience

Evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of the media What are your preferences? Number your preferences and explain reasons. Compare your choices with your classmates’ preferences. Summarizing a story A reading section or paragraph that describes a plot is most often organized in time order

Vocabulary Building Understanding suffixes (nouns, adverbs, adjectives) The noun suffixes presented are –ance, -ence, -ity, -ment, - ness, and –sion or –tion. The adjective endings are –ant or –ent, -able or –ible, -ive, - ous,-ic, and –al The adverbs ended in –ly or –ward(s) Understanding word families Word families are groups of related words of various parts of speech.

Language Skills Retelling a story plot Discussing and justifying media choices Persuading others to watch a particular show

Focus on Testing Focusing on comparison and contrast Recognize the similarities in and the differences between two stories.