21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册unit3-B篇.pptx

21stCenturyCollegeEnglish:Book2Unit3TextBAMulticulturalPerson

Unit3:TextBPre-readingactivityExtensiveReadingExercisesSummary

UnderstandingIdiomaticExpressionsThemeaningofidiomaticexpressionscanbeveryhardtoguess.Wordformationcluesdon’talwayshelp,andcanevenmisleadusentirely!Buteffectivereadersdon’tgiveuponthefirsttry.Theykeepreading,insearchofcontextclues–examples,explanations,contrastsorparallelphrases–thatcanhelpthemfigureoutthemeaningofidiomaticexpressions.Pre-readingActivitiesPre-readingexercise

Pre-readingActivitiesBeforeyoureadthenextarticle,practiceyourskillsinferringthemeaningofsomenewwordsandidiomaticexpressions.Usingwhatcluesyoucan,matcheachofthewordsandexpressionslistedbelowontheleftwithitsbestdefinitionontheright.Thenscanthearticleuntilyouhavelocatedeachwordorphrase(they’vebeenunderlinedtohelpyoufindthemfaster),andlookforcontextcluestochecktheaccuracyofyourinferences.

Pre-readingActivities1) beturnedoffbysb./sth.2) chancesare3) forge4) crucial5) windupdoing6) probeJ) dislikesth.,beoffendedbysth.G) probablyK) createbyhardworkD) vital,criticalI) dointheend,afterhesitation,discussion,etc.B) investigateorexamineverythoroughly

Pre-readingActivities7) makethecall8) fallforsth.9) likeabullinachinashop10) atthat11) rightandleft12) swallowone’sprideC) makethedecisionA) befooledbysb./sth.F) causingalotoftroubles,damages,etc.H) tooE) ineverysituation,ateveryopportunityL) accepthumiliation

AMulticulturalPersonGunnarBeeth1Amulticulturalpersonissomeonewhoisdeeplyconvincedthatallculturesareequallygood,enjoyslearningtherichvarietyofculturesintheworld,andmostlikelyhasbeenexposedtomorethanonecultureinhisorherlifetime.2 Youcannotmotivateanyone,especiallysomeoneofanotherculture,unti