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1、Unit 6 How to Mark a Book A Survey lDirections Here is a survey about Young People s Attitudes towards Reading Below are the results from the survey conducted by Mori of Nestle Family Monitor The results are based on questionnaires completed by over 900 teenagers at 33 state and independent schools
2、and 6 colleges between March and May in 2003 Examples Do teenagers read Eighty three percent read in spare time Eleven percent never read outside of school hours these students were more likely to come from a home where neither parent nor guardian worked Sixteen percent boys never read in their spar
3、e time compared to only seven percent girls What makes young people want to read lForty three percent will read something as a result of a peer recommendation lTen percent will read something if it is recommended by a teacher Fifteen percent are keen to read a book about a film they enjoy lTwenty th
4、ree percent say they will read a book about a famous person they are interested in or as a hobby this figure is higher for boys Other results Age from 13 to 14 is a key period where an interest in reading dwindles Seventy percent say they will prefer to watch TV or a DVD than read a book On the whol
5、e girls are more enthusiastic about reading than boys Boys are significantly more likely than girls to say that they are encouraged to read if the book is about a place subject or hobby in which they are interested Directions Try to do such kind of survey in different classes Use the statistics you
6、get to analyze their attitudes towards reading Then report your results orally to the whole class Your preferred places for recreational reading multi choices Sources of books you read in the last 12 months What type of books do you consume 2 Listening Comprehension lMortimer J Adler lDirections Lis
7、ten to the passage and finish the exercise l1 Adler was an l2 He got his Ph D from l3 He taught in University of Chicago from l4 He organized an adult discussion group program in l5 He edited Great Books of the Western World in l6 He became director of planning for the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia
8、Britannica in Rembrandt Directions Listen to the passage and fill in the words that you hear Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born into an that was conducive to After years of war and upheaval 动乱 life in the United Provinces of the Netherlands was renowned for its tranquility 宁静 Rembrandt s father
9、 was a miller and his mother was the daughter of a baker The van Rijns were Calvinists In the year of the artist s birth Leiden his hometown was known as one of intellectual and artistic centers in the country atmosphere creativity prosperous principal 3 Background Information John Deway 1859 1952 A
10、merican philosopher and educator Achievement His educational psychology and philosophy had a great influence on educational development Robert Maynard Hutchins 1899 1977 American educator lAchievements lFamous for his unconventional theories about higher education l President of the University of Ch
11、icago in 1929 at the age of 30 l Remained president until 1945 l Chairman of the board for the 15th edition of Encyclopaedia l Britannica published in 1974 Mr Vallee 1901 1986 American singer of popular music who enjoyed fame in the 1920 s Paradise Lost an epic poem by John Milton 1608 1674 first pr
12、inted in 1667 Gone with the Wind lA romantic novel of Georgia during the American Civil War and Reconstruction l Written by the American author Margaret Mitchell l 1900 1949 l Published in 1936 l Awarded a Pulitzer Prize Warm up Questions l1 What kind of books do you like l2 How do you read a book l
13、3 Do you have any suggestions on how to become an efficient reader Part Division of the Text Parts Paragraphs Main ideas 11 2 2 5 36 11 412 20 Readers are persuaded to write between the lines Two ways of owing a book three kinds of book owners Detailed reasons for making up a book The writer s way t
14、o mark a book Scanning lDirections Scan this part and try to find out the following proper names and think about what these words might stand for Location What they stand for Paradise Lost an epic poem by John Milton Rembrandta great Dutch painter and graphic artist Gone with the Wind a romantic nov
15、el of Georgia during the Civil War and Reconstruction written by the American author Margaret Mitchell John DeweyAmerican philosopher educator and author Mr ValleeAmerican singer and orchestra leader True or False 1 You can t read most efficiently if you don t write between the lines 2 As soon as yo
16、u have bought a book the book belongs to you 3 According to the author books should not be kept as clean and shiny as the day they were bought T F This act of purchase is only the prelude to possession Full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it T 4 According to the author you can mark up any books that belong to you 5 Marking up a book while reading can keep you from dozing off 6 Books should be read in a
