Reading Skills Identify the Writer’s Purpose.ppt

Reading Skills: Identify the Writer’s Purpose 3 clues for readers to identify the kinds of writings: informational writing: facts and evidence but not opinions or judgments persuasive writing: emotional appeals with opinions and arguments, evaluating language(good/bad, right/wrong, horrifying/wonderful, etc. Texts written to entertain: informal, simple structure New words and Expressions in Text B Key words expressions of B.doc Ceremony: 奥运会开幕式；颁奖典礼 The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games; the award ceremony Include 包括 exclude 不包括；把……排除在外假如你想保持身材苗条，有一些食物是应该排除在你的饮食之外的。 There are some foods that you should try to exclude from your meals if you want to stay slim. Beneath: I took oof my shoes and felt the soft grass beneath my bare feet. 我脱掉鞋子，感觉赤脚下柔软的青草。 Respective: 各自的My wife and I are going to visit our respective mothers. 我和我妻子打算去看望我们各自的母亲。 Conquest n. Conquer v.: 征服；占领 The Normans conquered England in 1066. 诺曼人于1066年征服了英格兰。 Whistle: 吹口哨；口哨声The referee whistled and the game was over. 裁判吹响了口哨，比赛结束了。 Approximate: Underground: The cables all run underground.An underground publicationunderground activities 电缆都铺在地下。 地下出版物 地下活动 Spur: 激励；刺激The government cut the interest rates to spur demand. The coach spurred his players to fight harder. 政府削减利率来刺激需求。 教练鞭策他的队员们更加努力地拼搏。 Equivalent: 相当的；相等的At the very beginning, many Chinese words, such as dim sum and litchi, have no English equivalents. 最初，一些中文单词在英语里并没有对应词。 Pray: 祈祷；祈求Many western people don’t go to the church to pray now.We are praying for a fine day. 我们祈求一个好天气。 Accuse: 指责；控告The middle-aged man has been accused of murdering his wife.The girl accused her boyfriend of not being generous. 这个中年男子被指控谋杀了他的妻子。 女孩指责她的男朋友不够大方。 Optimistic 乐观的 Pessimistic: 悲观的She was very depressed and pessimistic about the future.His conclusions in this respect were generally pessimistic. 她很沮丧，对将来很悲观。 他在这方面的结论总的来说很悲观。 Reckon: 估计；计算Prices are reckoned to have increased by 20% during November.My pay is reckon