北师英语必修2 Unit 5 Lesson 3（Extensive Reading）.ppt

Extensive ReadingTeaching Objectives:To read and understand newspaper articles.To practise reading for main idea.To help students get awareness of the link between hardworking, persistence, bravery and a successful musician or singer.Resource used:Two newspaper articles & lesson19 in Unit5A song on the InternetListen to “ Rhythm of the rain”: What feelings does the singer show in his song?C. Sadness and love.A. Anger and happiness. B. Joy and disappointment.cA newspaper article and its questions: Passage AAs you explore music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells of interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses feelings that are often your own.Music is an expression of the people. As you explore, you will find music at work, and in worship. You will find music expresses love of country, love of nature, and love of home.Music is also an expression of the composer. As an artist, the composer expresses his own musical ideas. He studies the materials of music and discovers ways of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expressions.Music can suggest activities and feelings, which we all share. We can enjoy a successful piece of music, playing and singing music, dancing and listening to music of the people and the artists of different times and places. 1. The second paragraph mainly tells usA.about different kinds of musicB.that music is based on the activities and feelings of peopleC.that music is everywhere D. that music is popular among people2. What is the best title for this passage? A. Music B. Music and People C.Music and Its Composer D. Music That Is Familiar to Us Discuss what kind of questions they are related to and how to deal with them.Reading1. Main idea 主旨大意主旨大意2. Detail information 事实细节事实细节3. Making a conclusion 推理判断推理判断4. Guessing the meaning of a word or a sentence 猜测词义猜测词义To which type of the reading questions do you think the questions above belong?Reading for main ideaThe ways of asking questions, such asThe main idea of this passage is that _ .The passage is mainly about _ .The best title/headline for the passage is _ .The topic/subject discussed in this passage is _ .From the passage we can learn that _ .The last passage is chiefly concerned with _ .Which of the following best states the theme of the passage ?How to deal with such questions?(1)Practice: Read the topic sentence and give a title !1. Smoking cigarettes can be an expensive habit. A. The Habit of Smoking Cigarettes B. Expensive Cigarettes C. The Expensive Habit of Smoking Cigarettes 2. Coffee is a popular drink that is served in different ways around the world. A. A Popular Drink - Coffee B. Coffee around the world C. Different Ways of Serving Coffee( C )( A )3.New Zealand has some industry but agriculture is more important. A. Industry in New Zealand B. Agriculture in New Zealand C. Agriculture and Industry in New Zealand 4. The car was invented just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars names, but many people dont know who was the inventor of the first car.A. how the first was madeB. who invented the first carC. the history of the first car( B )( B)Discussion: How to deal with the questions related to main idea (of a sentence or a passage)Find the topic sentence of each paragraph. (It often lies in the firstlast sentence of each part.)Pick out the key words. Try to get the main idea. Pay special attention to the words: however / but / although / yet / not only but also for example / the most important example first / second / next / then / last / finally also / besidesReading strategies 1.The second paragraph mainly tells us: Music is an expression of the people. As you explore, you will find music of people at work, and in workshop (B)So read Passage A and answer its questions, using Reading strategies: that music is based on the activities and feelings of people2.What is the best title for this passage? P1. , you will find much that is familiar to you. P2. Music is an expression of the people . P3. Music is also an expression of the composer(作曲家作曲家). P4. Music can suggest activities and feelings, Music and People( B )Passage B1.He is only 20 years old, but has already had five years of experience in the world entertainment. He is Edison Chan.2.Edison Chan has attracted much attention since joining entertainment circles. His attractive appearance has certainly helped, but hes also received help from heavyweights like the Chairman of Emperor Entertainment Albert Yueng and superstar Jackie Chan陈龙陈龙. Even late movie and pop idol Leslie Cheung张张国荣国荣 once wrote songs for him.3.With such support, Edison slid easily into the industry - singing, acting and filming in commercials. He soon became one of Hong Kongs most popular rising stars. His big break came with his performance in “Infernal Affairs”. Another milestone was “Twins Effect”, which took over 15 million Hong Kong dollars in its opening week. 4.Edison had always dreamed of being a bask。