then guess the meanings. (c)Third Time:Read the whole passage word by word and sentence by sentence so as to master the new linguistic forms and the content. Simultaneously use dictionaries to check your guessing in Step(b) Do the exercises if necessary. (d)Fourth Time:Closely read the whole passage again to figure out the author's intentions,attitudes,implied meanings,and ect. 4.Textbooks Vs.Outside Reading (a)Textbooks (i)Strong Points:The texts are well written and carefully selected;they use formal language,and are of wide genres.They introduce language points step by step,and their difficulties gradually increase.The texts are especially useful for building a sound basic knowledge about English. (ii)Weak Points:The texts have limited vocabulary size;only reading these texts is hard to form good reading habits. (b)Outside Reading (i)Strong Points:They can enlarge your vocabulary size and enrich your background knowledge:they are useful for forming reading habits (ii)Weak Points:This kind of training lacks systematic and gradual training. so it is not good for building up your basic knowledge. (c)Our Solutions (i)Emphasize the importance oftextbooks (ii)Advocate outside reading like newspapers,stories,abridged books,ect. 六、ⅡRequirements >Full Attendance: >Active Participation: >Assignments(Homework;Journals) English-English&Chinese-English Dictionaries. >Facilities:Radio;Recorder,Journal. 七、学时分配表 周次 课堂讲授 then guess the meanings. (c) Third Time: Read the whole passage word by word and sentence by sentence so as to master the new linguistic forms and the content. Simultaneously use dictionaries to check your guessing in Step (b); Do the exercises if necessary. (d) Fourth Time: Closely read the whole passage again to figure out the author’s intentions, attitudes, implied meanings, and ect. 4. Textbooks Vs. Outside Reading (a) Textbooks (i) Strong Points: The texts are well written and carefully selected; they use formal language, and are of wide genres. They introduce language points step by step, and their difficulties gradually increase. The texts are especially useful for building a sound basic knowledge about English. (ii) Weak Points: The texts have limited vocabulary size; only reading these texts is hard to form good reading habits. (b) Outside Reading (i) Strong Points: They can enlarge your vocabulary size and enrich your background knowledge; they are useful for forming reading habits. (ii) Weak Points: This kind of training lacks systematic and gradual training, so it is not good for building up your basic knowledge. (c) Our Solutions (i) Emphasize the importance of textbooks (ii) Advocate outside reading like newspapers, stories, abridged books, ect. 六、ⅡRequirements ➢ Full Attendance; ➢ Active Participation; ➢ Assignments (Homework; Journals ;) ➢ English-English & Chinese-English Dictionaries; ➢ Facilities: Radio; Recorder; Journal. 七、学时分配表 周次 课 堂 讲 授