大连海事大学：《高级英语 Advanced English》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿，英文版）Unit 8 An Interactive Life

Unit 8 An interactive life

Unit 8 An Interactive Life

Teaching Points ■Ⅰ. Background information II. Introduction to the passage ■II. Text analysis IV Rhetorical devices V Questions for discussion

Teaching Points ◼ I. Background information ◼ II. Introduction to the passage ◼ III. Text analysis ◼ IV. Rhetorical devices ◼ V. Questions for discussion

I Background Information 1. broadway 2. Peter Jennings 3. Newsweek

I. Background Information ◼ 1. Broadway ◼ 2. Peter Jennings ◼ 3. Newsweek

II. Introduction to the passage 1. Type of literature ---a piece of exposition

II. Introduction to the Passage ◼ 1. Type of literature: ◼ -- a piece of exposition

Introduction to the passage 2. The purpose of a piece of exposition to inform of explain 3. Ways of developing the thesis of a plece of exposition --comparison, contrast, analogy identification illustration analysis, definition etc

Introduction to the Passage ◼ 2. The purpose of a piece of exposition: to inform of explain ◼ 3. Ways of developing the thesis of a piece of exposition: ◼ --comparison, contrast, analogy, identification, illustration, analysis, definition, etc

Introduction to the passage 4. The central thought or thesis

Introduction to the Passage ◼ 4. The central thought or thesis

III. Effective Writing skills 1. making effective use of specific verbs 2. using elliptical and short, simple sentences to achieve certain effect

III . Effective Writing Skills ◼ 1. making effective use of specific verbs ◼ 2. using elliptical and short, simple sentences to achieve certain effect

I∨, Rhetorica| Devices 1. metaphor 2. simile

IV . Rhetorical Devices ◼ 1. metaphor ◼ 2. simile

V, Text Analysis

V. Text Analysis

ⅥI. Special difficulties 1. Paraphrasing some sentences 2. Some computer terms

VI . Special Difficulties ◼ 1. Paraphrasing some sentences ◼ 2. Some computer terms