内容正文:
MY EXPERIENCE
WITH AMERICAN ENGLISH
1AU2 Reading B
Brainstorming
Hi, Mum,
Everything is going well here. I have moved to a new flat. It’s on the first floor, so I usually climb the ladders instead of taking the lift. I like this university. There are many interesting events designed. Yesterday, there was a tour organised by the Division of Academic and Public Programmes. I took part in the event, and learned much from this gallery talk. Talk you later.
Love,
Jane
apartment
the second floor
elevator
organized
program
In English, we call them…
Paragraph 1
“This is the way they speak in films!”
Prediction
Skimming
What’s the structure of the text? How many parts can it be divided into?
What's the text type of the story?
Where does the author most probably come from? Why?
How many situations are mentioned in the text?
Narrative writing.
Five.
General-specific-general
The structure of the story
general
Paragraph 1
specific
Paragraph 2 to paragraph 5
general
Paragraph 6
When?
bought some “chips” from the supermarket.
offered “biscuits and gravy”.
she liked the author’s “pants”.
an “eggplant” pizza on the menu.
I couldn’t imagine…
She came out with a packet of crisps!
This was a very strange idea.
I was embarrassed when…
I was disgusted…
What on earth
could that be?
What?
Evidence?
surprised / amazed.
strange.
embarrassed.
disgusted.
At the beginning of the holiday,
Later that week,
During that holiday,
When she met a stranger,
When she was in a restaurant,
Her friend ordered French fries for her.
She felt curious.
Her friend
She felt
They were
she felt
The stranger said
she felt
She saw
she felt
Scanning:
Paragraph 6
1. What may be the differences in the same language spoken in different countries?
2. What's the author's attitudes towards this kind of differences now?
Part of the excitement of learning a language is discovering the differences in how it is spoken in different places.
The differences may lie in vocabulary, spelling, grammar and pronunciation.
Culture