forTask-based Reading

Dear Mr Luan, I am writing to you for help. You know, we are now preparing for the National Exam. However, when faced with the new form of English test --task-based reading , I cannot find confidence in myself. I read each passage very carefully and try to do well in it, but the results always disappoint me. It’s really a headache to me. How can I deal with task-based reading more effectively? I will appreciate it very much if you can give me some advice. Best wishes! Yours, Li Ning

One secret of One secret of fafast readingst reading

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Smoking cigarettes is harmful to your health. Experiments show that cigarette smoking can cause cancer. Besides the most serious and terrible disease(illness), cancer, cigarette smoking also can cause other health problems. For example, it can give one a “smoker’s cough”. Finally, studies have shown it is easy for cigarette smokers to catch colds. Whether you get an unimportant cold or terrible killer, cancer, smoking is harmful. Is it worth it?

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Often no one looks more guilty than the innocent. On the other hand, nobody may look more innocent than a professional criminal. And the man who knows “everything” may really only be trying to

hide his own weakness. So, it is foolish to try to judge a person only by his appearan

ce.

Title:Murray and Minor’s _________. Murray and Minor became friends, sharing t

heir love of words. Minor continued contributing to the dictionary, sending in over 10,000 words in 20 years. Murray continued to visit Minor regularly, sometimes taking walks with him around the asylum grounds. In 1910, Minor left Broadmoor for an asylum in his native country. Murray was at the pier( 码头） to wave goodbye to his remarkable friend.

friendship

Type The position of the topic

At the beginning

At the end

No clear topic sentenceSum up key wordsSum up key words

Contest!

(A) Now let’s look at an interesting example with colors. (B) If you own a blue car, you know it is blue, even if it is in bright sunlight, in darkness or under a yellow street light. (C) Your eyes tell you that it changes color in these different situations, but your brain knows bettter. (D) You have learned that cars don’t change color all time, and so your brain interprets the information your eyes give you.

(A) Magazines have flooded the market. (B) You find them everywhere---in the stationery, the drugstore, the beauty shop, the doctor's or dentist's office, the barbershop, railroad stations, bus terminals--wherever people seek a pleasant way to spend leisure time reading. (C) Perhaps the greatest reason for the magazine's popularity in America is the demand for short, interesting stories and informative articles with a wealth of lively, colorful illustrations. (D) Another reason may be the exciting variety of magazines appealing to everyone's taste, whether for sports, fishing, the outdoors, romance, adventure, fashion, news, westerns, mystery, movies, science, etc.

the first and last sentences of each paragraph

the first and last paragraphs

pictures

charts

the title and sub-titles

Skim sub-titles to master the structure of a passage !

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强化语篇“架构”意识Topic?

Sub-title1 Sub-title3

Sub-title2

details

details

details

What to eat orWhat to eat or drink for____drink for______?__?

AnotherAnother secret secret

Keep (1) _____________by eating and drinking properly

Tests to measure the older women’s (2)__________, oral ability and(3)__________

12-year research on(6)__________people over 65

A discovery that antioxidant can help (9) _______calories.

Certain green leafy vegetables, (4)_______ spinach, can keep their minds(5)__________.

The more fish they eat, the (7)_________ their hearts will be.

Researchers will start tests in mice.

The same may be true for men.

The omega-3 fatty acid is very important to (8)__________function.

The antioidant in red wine may similarly help humans live(10)___________.

health

memoryattention

sharp

4,8oo

stronger

brain longer

limit

like

healthy

limiting

1. 用所给词适当形式填空。• The car rushed at the bridge at___________ spee

d. (astonish)• The postal _______here is very unreliable. (serv

e)• He was an headmaster before _______. (retire)• The exam was_________ easy. (relative)• Monuments should only be built for the_____.(die)

构词法，词形转换能力astonishing

service

retirementrelatively

dead

2. 根据提示用意义相同的词完成各句，每格一词。The boy felt___________________ with his new classmates. (not comfortable)

• If you________ your diet, trouble will follow. (pay no attention to )• Super Girl has ____________youngsters from living life practically. (prevented)

英语文释义与浓缩概括能力

uncomfortable

ignore

discouraged

3. 根据提示用意义相反的词完成各句，每格一词。• I am ________to cycle to school because my bic

ycle is broken.( be able to do)

• There has been a steady ___________ in population in this city. (increase)

• The ______road made the car vibrate. (smooth)

逆向思维能力

unable

decrease

rough

Some useful words to help you sum up details:

部分概括性词： reasons c________

results effects c___________________

advice s ______________ tips

problems m_________ s___________ ways

characteristics f_________ advantages dis___________ differences si___________

拓展auses

onsequences

easures

uggestions

eaturesadvantagesmilarities

olutions

Title: Monument for Super Girls(1)____________Debate

Agent of Li: Singer’s image was used (7)______.

Sculptures have to represent the (6)_______aspects of modern life.

Show a new trend of(5)_______in society and to record it.

Sun Zhenghua

Agent of Zhou: Zhou didn’t(8)_________to be remembered in such a form.

Got angryTwo super girls

Artists created the works to (4)_______at the Super Girl frenzy.

Fans

There is a (9)________of timely laws and regulations to deal with the(10)__________of new things in society.

A monument should be built to show (3)________to the country’s heroes.

The Super Girls shouldn’t be given such honor.

Comments on the Internet

Analysis(2) __________Responseshas been aroused as a result of…

should be respected

…shortage of timely law…

to make fun of…

a new cultural trend diverse aspects

take lawful action against usingsinger’s imagescontributions still

fell far short of…

Caused

respect

laugh

culturevarious

illegally

deserve

lack

appearance

Reasons

occurence

1 、 Skimming 。快速浏览，理清文章大意，基本结构。2 、 Scanning 。扫读图表，以利带着问题找读。3 、 Careful reading 。分析整合信息、准确表达

4 、 Checking 。通观全篇，复读检查 , 关注词形， 词性。

Methods and steps Suggested