新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程4（思政智慧版）河北大学编B4U5 Section B.pptx

4Unit5WhyculturecountsFOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSHEBEIUNIVERSITY

SectionBCulturemakesthebusinessworldgoroundLead-inInspiringyourthoughtsEnhancingyourskillsFulfillingyourtask

InspiringyourthoughtsEnhancingyourskillsFulfillingyourtaskLead-inLead-in

TaskTalkingaboutproblemsincross-culturalcommunicationDescribethefollowingpictureandtrytoexplainit.Lead-in?Needtoiletdesperately.?Long,politeandindirectexpressionsdon’twork.?Importanceofusingrightexpressionsattherighttime.?DoastheRomansdo.

EnhancingyourskillsFulfillingyourtaskLead-inInspiringyourthoughtsReadingskillReadingcomprehension

InspiringyourthoughtsReadingskillFindingoutwordmeaningsTaskStep1Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestion.Whatwillyoudowhenyoumeetsomeunfamiliarwordsinreading?? First,wemaytrytoguessthemeaningoftheunfamiliarwordbasedonsomecontextualclues.?Second,wecanlookitupinthedictionarytocheckourguessing.? Third,wemaymakeasentencewiththisnewword.Thefirststepisforgeneralreading.Thesecondthirdstepsareforspecificwordlearningandvocabularyenlarging.

InB1U7,wehavelearnedfivetypesofcontextualcluestowordmeanings:synonyms,antonyms,definition/explanation,examples,andwordanalysisbasedonroots,prefixes,andsuffixes.Guessthemeaningsofthewordsinblueinthefollowingsentencesandsharewithyourpartnerhowyouidentifythemeanings.1. Desalination,ortheremovalofsaltfromseawater,isamethodofprovidingfreshwaterforbusiness,homeandagriculturaluse.2. Astheymovedwestward,theyfacedmanyadversities,suchasscarcefood,extremeweather,andloneliness.Definition/explanationExamplesInspiringyourthoughtsReadingskillStep2

3. Cell-phone?readinghasbecomeubiquitous;it’scommontoseepeoplereadthroughacell-phoneinthesubwaytrain.

4. Mysisterthinksit