College english, Book I Unit 1 How to Improve Your Study Habits
College English, Book I How to Improve Your Study Habits Unit 1
Background Information Organization of the Text Introtuctory Exercise Text New Word reading Intensive Study Exercise Check-up Assignment
➢ Background Information ➢ Organization of the Text ➢ Introtuctory Exercise ➢ Text & New Word Reading ➢ Intensive Study ➢ Exercise Check-up ➢ Assignment
Background Information Intelligence and IQ Hobbies habits Skimming scanning 10 Tips for Getting Good Grades
▪ Intelligence and IQ ▪ Hobbies & Habits ▪ Skimming & Scanning ▪ 10 Tips for Getting Good Grades Background Information
Background Information Intelligence is a person's capacity to (1)acquire knowledge (i.e. learn and understand),(2 )apply knowledge (solve problems), and(3 )engage in abstract reasoning. It is the power of one's intellect, and as such is clearly a very important aspect of one's overall well-being. Psychologists have attempted to measure it for well over a century Intelligence Quotient (IQ)is the score you get on an intelligence test. Originally, it was a quotient (a ratio): IQ= MA/CA X 100 [MA is mental age, CA is chronological age Today, scores are calibrated against norms of actual population scores
Background Information Intelligence is a person’s capacity to (1) acquire knowledge (i.e. learn and understand), (2) apply knowledge (solve problems), and (3) engage in abstract reasoning. It is the power of one’s intellect, and as such is clearly a very important aspect of one’s overall well-being. Psychologists have attempted to measure it for well over a century. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is the score you get on an intelligence test. Originally, it was a quotient (a ratio): IQ= MA/CA x 100 [MA is mental age, CA is chronological age]. Today, scores are calibrated against norms of actual population scores
Background Information 100 120 130 22% 67° 16.1% 229 Under 70 mentally retarded--2.2/ 70-80 borderline retarded --6.7% 80-90 [low average]--16.1% 90-110 averag e]-50 110-120 high average] -.1% 120-130| superior]-6.7% Over 130 very superior)--2.2%
Background Information • Under 70 [mentally retarded] -- 2.2% • 70-80 [borderline retarded] -- 6.7% • 80-90 [low average] -- 16.1% • 90-110 [average] -- 50% • 110-120 [high average] -- 16.1% • 120-130 [superior] -- 6.7% • Over 130 [very superior] -- 2.2%
Background Information 2. Hobbies Habits ypes of Hobbies Amateur and ham radio Amateur △ tronomy Beachcom bing Bell ringing Birding Books Bubbles Candlemakins Cloud watching Collecting Crafts Electronics Games Gardening Genealogy Handwriting analysis Homebrewing Jet Engines Juggling
2. Hobbies & Habits Background Information Types of Hobbies •Amateur and Ham Radio Amateur Astronomy Beachcombing •Bell Ringing Birding •Books Bubbles •Candlemaking Cloud Watching •Collecting Crafts •Electronics Games •Gardening Genealogy •Handwriting Analysis Homebrewing •Jet Engines Juggling
Background Information 2. Hobbies habits Habit is an effect of repeated acts and an aptitude to reproduce them, and may be defined as"a quality difficult to change, whereby an agent whose nature it is to work one way or another indeterminately, is disposed easily and readily at will to follow this or that particular line of action. Rickaby, Moral Philosophy
2. Hobbies & Habits Background Information Habit is an effect of repeated acts and an aptitude to reproduce them, and may be defined as “a quality difficult to change, whereby an agent whose nature it is to work one way or another indeterminately, is disposed easily and readily at will to follow this or that particular line of action.” (Rickaby, Moral Philosophy)
Background Information 略读( Skimming) 略读又称跳读,或浏览,是一种“全景式”地通览全文,指以 尽可能快的速度阅读,迅速获取文章大意或中心思想。它是一种常 用的速读技巧,是帮助读者扼要地摄取信息的最有价值的阅读方法, 其目的是要求读者通过进行有选择地阅读,跳过某些细节,抓住文 章的大概,从而加快阅读速度。浏览的关键是要抓住文章的开头和 结尾以及各段的关键词和主题句,读者还可以根据文章的难易程度 和需要达到的目的,不断灵活地调整阅读速度。普通读者的浏览速 度可以是每分钟300-500字,能力强的读者可以超过1000字
Background Information 略读(Skimming) 略读又称跳读，或浏览，是一种“全景式”地通览全文，指以 尽可能快的速度阅读，迅速获取文章大意或中心思想。它是一种常 用的速读技巧，是帮助读者扼要地摄取信息的最有价值的阅读方法， 其目的是要求读者通过进行有选择地阅读，跳过某些细节，抓住文 章的大概，从而加快阅读速度。浏览的关键是要抓住文章的开头和 结尾以及各段的关键词和主题句，读者还可以根据文章的难易程度 和需要达到的目的，不断灵活地调整阅读速度。普通读者的浏览速 度可以是每分钟300-500字，能力强的读者可以超过1000字
Background Information 寻读( Scanning 寻读指的是快速地扫视所读的文章以寻找所需要的信息。寻读 的目的是要从读物中迅速查获读者所需要的某一个或几个信息,例 如在车站寻找某次列车或汽车的运行时刻,在机场寻找某次班机的 飞行时刻,在图书馆査找书刊的目录等都可以采用这种方法。与略 读相比,寻读带有明确的目的性,是有针对性地去选择问题的答案 略读是在读者事先对材料一无所知的情况下进行的,而寻读是读者 对材料比较熟悉后进行的。例如在字典中寻找一个字时,读者事先 就知道了要找的字,并且知道字典是按照字母顺序排列的,因此, 按照字典上方的标示词,再按照字母顺序,读者很快就能査到所需 单 般说来,寻读材料主要分以下几类:1)工具书:百科全书 字典等;2)飞机、火车等的时刻表;3)报刊、杂志;4)广告、电 视节目等;5)电话薄、索引;6)说明书、备忘录等
Background Information 寻读(Scanning) 寻读指的是快速地扫视所读的文章以寻找所需要的信息。寻读 的目的是要从读物中迅速查获读者所需要的某一个或几个信息，例 如在车站寻找某次列车或汽车的运行时刻，在机场寻找某次班机的 飞行时刻，在图书馆查找书刊的目录等都可以采用这种方法。与略 读相比，寻读带有明确的目的性，是有针对性地去选择问题的答案。 略读是在读者事先对材料一无所知的情况下进行的，而寻读是读者 对材料比较熟悉后进行的。例如在字典中寻找一个字时，读者事先 就知道了要找的字，并且知道字典是按照字母顺序排列的，因此， 按照字典上方的标示词，再按照字母顺序，读者很快就能查到所需 单词。一般说来，寻读材料主要分以下几类：1）工具书：百科全书、 字典等；2）飞机、火车等的时刻表；3）报刊、杂志；4）广告、电 视节目等；5）电话薄、索引；6）说明书、备忘录等
Organization of the Text Main idea of each part
Organization of the Text • Main Idea of Each Part