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牛津译林版高中英语选修九课件
Unit 2 Reading
制作者:桂东一中 李宇平
The reading passage in this section is a newspaper article about the Acropolis , a famous historic site in Athens, Greece. We are expected to learn the general history of Acropolis, the damage done to the Acropolis and the stages undertaken to preserve this historic site. We are expected to gain an overall understanding of the article and learn how to read a difficult article with the help of reference markers.
Reading strategy:
recognizing reference markers(标志)
When reading a text, you can always find reference markers [ˈmɑːkə(r)], such as ‘it’, ‘she’ or ‘they’, which refer to an object, person , group or idea that has already been mentioned. The use of reference markers is meant to avoid repeating key words, because it makes the article sound boring.
For example, instead of saying ‘the Acropolis’ all the time, the author uses the reference markers ‘it’, ‘this sacred Rock’ and ‘this historic site’. Recognizing reference markers wil