新标准大学英语2Unit-8-Active-reading-2

MappingEmbarkationNavigationDestinationResourcesAppreciatingironicstyleUnderstandingironyUnderstandingthetextsbyvisualaidsandrelatedquestionstothevisualaidsUsingwordsamusinglySpeakingironicallyActivereading2:MappingCricketrulesMuffintopStarbucksCouchpotatoMousepotatoPre-readingpassageActivereading2:EmbarkationPre-readingpassageActivereading2:EmbarkationIronicsituationsPredictingSkimmingGuessingIronicsituationsActivereading2:Embarkation1Watchtheteacherandastudentroleplay.S:Sorry,MsLi,Iforgottobringintheassignment.T:Ohthankyou.ThatmeansIcanhaveafreenighttonightandnotdoanymarking.Youaresokindandconsiderate.T(totheclass):DidImeanwhatIsaid?Ss:No.Youareshowingangerbysayingtheoppositeofwhatyoumeant.T:That’swhatironymeans.MoreIronicsituationsActivereading2:Embarkation2Workinpairs.Roleplaythesituationstounderstandironybetter.Situation1A:Ihaven’tgotanymoneyonme.B:Great–wearegoingtohaveawonderfultimetonight!Situation2A:Igotthetimewrong.Thelastbushasgone.B:That’sgreat–Ijustlovewalkinghomeonacoldnight.MoreIronicsituationsActivereading2:Embarkation3Workinpairs.Useironyinrespondingtothefollowingimaginedsituations:findingsomeonesmokingintheclassroombeingbumpedintoonthestreetobservingaclassmatecarelesslytakingthewrongbook[thespeaker’sown]hearingsomeonewhoborrowedmoneycannotrepayitaspromisedfindingsomeonehasusedupallyourcoffeenoticingsomeone’slazinessandinactivityPredictingActivereading2:EmbarkationWorkinpairs.Lookatthephotoandthetitleofthepassageandanswerthequestions.1Whatdoyouthinkthepassageislikelytobeabout?Leisuretime.2Inwhatkindofstyledoyouexpectittobewritten?Humorous,informal.3Wheremightyouexpecttofindthepassage?Amagazine.SkimmingActivereading2:EmbarkationReadthepassageandchoosethebestdefinition.Acouchpotatoissomeonewho____.(a)doesn’tlikedoingsportsbutisactiveinotherways(b)takesnoexercise,andwhospendstheirleisuretimedoingverylittle(c)enjoysenergeticsportsandactivities(d)likesgrowingvegetablesindoors√GuessingThinkofdefinitionsforaleisureinactivityamousepotatotellybellymousemilesActivereading2:EmbarkationMoreGuessingActivereading2:EmbarkationAleisureinactivityseemstobesomethingyoudoinyourleisuretimewhichinvolvesaslittleenergyaspossible,e.g.sleepingorbeingacouchpotato.Ifonethinksofacomputermouse,thephrasemousepotatobecomeseasytounderstand:onewhoisalwaysinfrontofthecomputer.MoreGuessingActivereading2:EmbarkationThenicelyrhymingtellybellyreferstotheresultofbeingatelevisionaddict:alargestomach.Mousemilesisthemostpuzzlingoutofcontextbutcanbeworkedouttorefertothemilesofmousemovementsamousepotato’smousemighthavetotravel.CricketrulesAcricketmatchisplayedonacricketfield(板球场)atthecentreofwhichisapitch(方球场).Thematchiscontestedbetweentwoteamsofelevenplayerseach.Activereading2:EmbarkationpitchMoreCricketrulesActivereading2:EmbarkationIncricket,oneteambats(击球),tryingtoscoreasmanyruns(得分)aspossiblewithoutbeingdismissed(out出局)whiletheotherteambowls(投球)andfields(接球),tryingtodismisstheotherteam’sbatsmen(击球手)andlimitanyrunsbeingscored.BattingMoreCricketrulesActivereading2:EmbarkationThetraditionalformofthegameasstateddidlastaverylongtimeandintheendtherewasnowinner;theideawasthatplayingitselfwasasufficientreason–itisafulfillment.Modernversionsofcricketareshorterandmorecompetitive.MoreCricketrulesbatbatsmanbowlcricketfieldcricketpitchrun击球击球手投球板球场方球场得分Activereading2:Embarkation1Workinpairs.MatchthecrickettermswiththeChinesetranslation.batsmanWhatistheEnglishfor投球手?Bowler.bowlerMoreCricketrulesdragthebowlerorbatsmanActivereading2:EmbarkationMoreCricketrulesActivereading2:Embarkation2Workinpairs.Scanthetextandanswerthequestions.1)Whichparagraphusescricketasaninstanceofleisureinactivity?Paragraph2.2)Whyiscricketastrangegamewithstrangerules?Inthisgame,nothinghappensforfivedays,attheendofwhichtheplayersoftendecidetocallitadraw.Andeveryone,playersandspectators,feelperfectlyfulfilledbythisnon-event.MuffintopAgenerallyslangtermusedtodescribetheoverhangingfleshwhenitspillsoverthewaist-lineofpantsorskirtinamannerthatresemblesthetopofamuffinspillingoveritspapercasing.ItoriginatedasAustralianslanginmid-2003,buthassincebecomepopular.Activereading2:EmbarkationMoreMuffintopActivereading2:EmbarkationWorkinpairs.Scanthetextandanswerthequestions.1Inwhichparagraphismuffintopmentioned?Paragraph10.2Whatisthesynonymofmuffintopinthetext?Tellybelly.StarbucksAchainofcoffeeshopswhichalsosellcakes.FoundedinSeattleasalocalcoffeebeanroasterandretailer.Itwasopeninganewstoreeveryworkdayinthe1990s,apacethatcontinuedintothe2000s.ItsoverseasstoresnowconstitutealmostonethirdofStarbucks’stores.Activereading2:EmbarkationMoreStarbucksActivereading2:Embarkation1InwhichparagraphisStarbucksreferredto?Paragraph10.2WhyisStarbucksrelatedtocouchpotato?ThewriterseemstosuggestpeoplewhooftengotoStarbuckssharethelifestyleofcouchpotatoes.Workinpairs.Scanthetextandanswerthequestions.CouchpotatoActivereading2:EmbarkationFirstcoinedin1976.Generallydefinesonewhounceasinglywatchestelevisionasaformof“TranscendentalVegetation(TVforshort).”EnteredintotheOxfordDictionaryin1993Thepotatowaschosenbecau