2lst Century College English: Book 2 Unit 8: Text A Unwritten Rules
Unit 8: Text A Unwritten Rules 21st Century College English: Book 2
Unit 8 TextA e Lead-in activities Text Organization Reading and Writing skills Language points Guided practice Assignment
Unit 8: Text A • Lead-in Activities • Text Organization • Reading and Writing Skills • Language Points • Guided Practice • Assignment
Lead-in Activities Warm-up Questions l. How do you define“ unwritten rules”? Can you name some of them? 2. Are there situations when it's okay to break the rules? Are there rules it's never okay to break, even when you're alone
Warm-up Questions Lead-in Activities 1. How do you define “unwritten rules”? Can you name some of them? 2. Are there situations when it’s okay to break the rules? Are there rules it’s never okay to break, even when you’re alone?
Text organization The structure of Text a I. The author takes an event in restaurant as an example to reveal a common phenomenon people are governed by some unwritten rules and customs, which makes a civilization Para. 1-5 II. The author provides more examples to illustrate his ideas Para.6-9 l. Conclusion: A conclusion: There are many rules that we all obey and we wont think about them until rare person violates them. But they are necessary parts in a civilization Para. 10
I. The author takes an event in restaurant as an example to reveal a common phenomenon－ people are governed by some unwritten rules and customs, which makes a civilization. II. The author provides more examples to illustrate his ideas. III. Conclusion: A conclusion: There are many rules that we all obey and we won’t think about them until rare person violates them. But they are necessary parts in a civilization. The structure of Text A Para. 1-5 Para. 6~9 Para. 10 Text Organization
Reading writing skills 1. Reading Skill: Distinguishing between facts and opinions in reading materials The ability to tell the difference between facts on the one hand and the writer 's opinions or interpretations on the other is a crucial comprehension skill. Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what the case is, and they are usually based on direct evidence. Opinions, on the other hand, are statements, of belief, judgment or feeling. Opinions, of course, are often based on facts but they also involve the writers personal interpretation of the facts which may or may not match your interpretation of them. The biggest difficulty in distinguishing fact from opinion, however, may arise when you agree with the writers opinion When we believe something very strongly, it's easy to mistake our opinions for facts So critical reading involves careful examination of our own beliefs as well as the author’S
Reading & Writing Skills 1. Reading Skill: Distinguishing between facts and opinions in reading materials. The ability to tell the difference between facts on the one hand and the writer’s opinions or interpretations on the other is a crucial comprehension skill. Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what the case is, and they are usually based on direct evidence. Opinions, on the other hand, are statements, of belief, judgment or feeling. Opinions, of course, are often based on facts－ but they also involve the writer’s personal interpretation of the facts, which may or may not match your interpretation of them. The biggest difficulty in distinguishing fact from opinion, however, may arise when you agree with the writer’s opinion: When we believe something very strongly, it’s easy to mistake our opinions for facts! So critical reading involves careful examination of our own beliefs as well as the author’s
Reading writing skills 2. Writing Skill: Learn to write paragraphs based on rhetorical questions. Rhetorical questions are questions that the writer asks in order to make a point, not because s/he doesnt know the answer. On the one hand. the writer already knows or thinks s/he knows how most people will answer these questions. On the other hand, the writer answers his own rhetorical questions. Example Have you ever had a brilliant idea that you never told anyone about Too many of us neglect our own moments of genius because we dont have enough confidence When you hear the word"genius", do you automatically think it refers to someone else Probably-and thats the biggest barrier to being a genius yourself
Reading & Writing Skills 2. Writing Skill: Learn to write paragraphs based on rhetorical questions. Rhetorical questions are questions that the writer asks in order to make a point, not because s/he doesn’t know the answer. On the one hand, the writer already knows or thinks s/he knows how most people will answer these questions. On the other hand, the writer answers his own rhetorical questions. Example: Have you ever had a brilliant idea that you never told anyone about ? Too many of us neglect our own moments of genius because we don’t have enough confidence. When you hear the word “genius”, do you automatically think it refers to someone else ? Probably—and that’s the biggest barrier to being a genius yourself
Intensive Study Intensive Study · Difficult sentences Key words, phrases usages Comprehension exercises
• Intensive Study • Difficult sentences • Key words, phrases & usages • Comprehension exercises Intensive Study
Intensive Study Unwritten rules Bob greene The restaurant was almost full. a steady hum of conversation hung over the room; people spoke with each other and worked on their meals 2 Suddenly, from a table near the center of the room, came a screaming voice: Damn it, Sylvia
Unwritten Rules Bob Greene 1 The restaurant was almost full. A steady hum of conversation hung over the room; people spoke with each other and worked on their meals. 2 Suddenly, from a table near the center of the room, came a screaming voice: “Damn it, Sylvia....” Intensive Study
Intensive Study 3 The man was shouting at the top of his voice. His face was red, and he yelled at the woman sitting opposite him for about fifteen seconds. In the crowded restaurant it seemed like an hour all other conversations in the room stopped, and everyone looked at the man He must have realized this, because just as suddenly as he had started, he lowered his voice and finished whatever it was he had to say in a tone the rest of us could not hear
3 The man was shouting at the top of his voice. His face was red, and he yelled at the woman sitting opposite him for about fifteen seconds. In the crowded restaurant, it seemed like an hour. All other conversations in the room stopped, and everyone looked at the man. He must have realized this, because just as suddenly as he had started, he lowered his voice and finished whatever it was he had to say in a tone the rest of us could not hear. Intensive Study
Intensive Study It was startling precisely because it almost never happens; there are no laws against such explosions, and with the pressures of our modern world you would almost expect to run into such things on a reqular basis. But you don't; as a matter of fact, when I thought it over I realized that it was the first time in my life i had witnessed such a demonstration. during all the meals Ive had in restaurants, I had never seen a person start screaming at the top of his lungs
4 It was startling precisely because it almost never happens; there are no laws against such explosions, and with the pressures of our modern world you would almost expect to run into such things on a regular basis. But you don't; as a matter of fact, when I thought it over I realized that it was the first time in my life I had witnessed such a demonstration. During all the meals I've had in restaurants, I had never seen a person start screaming at the top of his lungs. Intensive Study
