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Unit 3 Back to the past
Integrated skills
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
learn something about a popular history book through listening;
grasp the features of popular history books;
write an article on popular history books.
Lead-in
Do you like reading history books?
Academic history books or popular history books, which do you prefer?
interesting stories from history
easy to understand
humorous tone
vs
Alan is introducing his favourite popular history book. Listen and finish the exercises below.
Pre-listening
Tip
Recognizing paraphrasing
Paraphrasing means rewriting a small section of a text in your own words which may be longer than the original article.
How do we recognize paraphrasing?
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 for those words or phrases.
(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 T / F
science books.
Identify keywords and phrases of the following statements in preparation for recognizing paraphrasing.
While-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 T / F
science books.