内容正文:
Back to the past
UNIT
3
Looking into a mirror, we can see true images of our own; with our knowledge of the past, the present can be better known.
(明镜所以照形,古事所以知今)
—Chen Shou
Integrated skills
-Expressing your opinion of popular history books
Lead-in
1.Do you like reading history books?
2.Academic history books or popular history books, which do you prefer?
interesting stories from history
easy to understand
humorous tone
vs
Expressing your feelings
difficult
scholarly
analytical
educational
fascinating
History books
serious
…
Can you use one adjective to describe the characteristics of history books?
Alan is introducing his favorite popular history book. Listen and finish the exercises below.
A
Recognizing paraphrasing
The wording of the statements may not be the same as that of the specific information in the text. First read the statements carefully and identify keywords and phrases that might help you listen for the information you need. When listening, look out for the synonyms(同意词) for those words or phrases.
意译,改述
Listening
(1) The book is about the Song Dynasty. T / F
(2) In the first week, the book sold 5,000 copies. T / F
(3) The author has tried her best to ensure that the facts are accurate. T / F
(4) The author provides many thoughtful comments on some events. T / F
(5) Alan thinks that there is a new trend towards reading popular science books. T / F
Tang
history
Alan手
give a lot of thoughtful comments
achieve factual accuracy
50,000 copies
Listen to the introduction again and complete the notes below.
P36 A2
history into a story
gives a vivid description
easy to understand
check the facts
Different views
Similar events
do more research
read up on history
Expressing your love of a book
I can’t put it down!
It’s the first history book that had ever got my attention.
I’ve never been so eager to read up on history.
I am looking forward to reading more.
P
I like it very much!
I enjoy the book!
This is my favour