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English Reading (I) English Reading (I) 英文閱讀 英文閱讀 (( 一一 ))

99 學年度第一學期莊媖纓 老師 ( 應用外語系 )

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About this Textbook

• Interaction Silver Edition is a fully-integrated academic skills series. Language proficiencies are articulated from the beginning through advanced levels within each of the four language skill strands.

• Chapter themes articulate across the four strands to systematically recycle content, vocabulary, and grammar.

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• World's most popular and comprehensive academic skills series- thoroughly updated for today's global learners.

• Full-color design showcases compelling instructional photos to strengthen the educational experience.

• Enhanced focus on vocabulary building and critical thinking skills promotes academic achievement.

• Focus on testing strategies and practice for the TOEFL iBT builds invaluable test taking skills.

• New "Best Practices" approach in Teacher's Edition promotes excellence in language teaching.

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Chapter 1: Chapter 1: Academic Life Around the WorldAcademic Life Around the World

Reading Selections:Reading Selections:1. International Students

2. University Life Around the World

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Connecting to the Topic

1. What do you think some of the benefits are to studying in another country?

2. In some places classrooms are very formal, in others they are informal. Which do you prefer? Why?

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Reading Skills and Strategies:Reading Skills and Strategies:• Recognizing reading structure in a textbook• Recognizing main ideas• Recognizing supporting details• Recognizing topics• Recognizing meaning from context

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Critical Thinking SkillsCritical Thinking Skills• Synthesizing and discussing ideas from a

reading• Summarizing a reading• Predicting the content of a reading• Drawing conclusion• Analyzing Internet information on higher

education

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Vocabulary BuildingVocabulary Building• Getting meaning from context: definitions and

italics• Identifying words with similar meanings• Guessing words from context• Focusing on high frequency words

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Language SkillsLanguage Skills

• Stating preferences and identifying reasons for preferences

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Focus on TestingFocus on Testing

• Summarizing

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Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Experiencing NatureExperiencing Nature

Reading Selections:Reading Selections:1. The Powerful Influence of Weather

2. Global Climate Changes

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Reading Skills and Strategies:Reading Skills and Strategies:• Identifying cause and effect• Recognizing titles and paragraph topics• Identifying main ideas• Recognizing supporting details

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Connecting to the Topic

1. Do you find that your mood changes depending on the weather? If so, how?

2. Have you noticed any changes to the climate during your lifetime? If so, what are they?

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Critical Thinking SkillsCritical Thinking Skills

• Distinguishing between beliefs and scientific facts

• Summarizing information in paragraph

• Synthesizing and discussing ideas from the reading

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Vocabulary BuildingVocabulary Building• Getting meaning from context from parentheses

and words with similar meanings• Recognizing words with the same or similar mea

nings• Matching vocabulary items with examples

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Language SkillsLanguage Skills• Understanding weather reports; comparing

weather conditions• Stating and explaining opinions

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Focus on TestingFocus on Testing• Finding main ideas and vocabulary clusters

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Chapter 3:Chapter 3:Living to Eat, or Eating to LiveLiving to Eat, or Eating to Live

Reading SelectionsReading Selections1. Global Diet Choices

2. Facts About Food

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Connecting to the Topic

1. Look at the title of this chapter, Living to Eat, or Eating to Live? What do you think it means?

2. Many holiday celebrations involve special foods. Think of a holiday in your culture. What special foods do people prepare and eat on that day? Why?

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Reading Skills and Strategies:Reading Skills and Strategies:• Recognizing reading structure: main-idea questi

ons for paragraph topics • Recognizing one-or two-sentence statements of

the main idea• Marching paragraph titles with topics

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Critical Thinking Skills:Critical Thinking Skills:• Evaluating and comparing advice and opinions

about food• Summarizing paragraphs

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Vocabulary Building:Vocabulary Building:• Getting meaning from context: italics and

punctuation• Recognizing vocabulary categories

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Language SkillsLanguage Skills• Making diet choices based on personal

preferences and culture• Finding and following recipes

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Focus TestingFocus Testing

• Understanding schematic tables

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Chapter 4:Chapter 4:In the CommunityIn the Community

Reading Selections:Reading Selections:

1. How can I Get to the Post Office?

2. The Laws of Communities

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Connecting to the Topic

1. Look at the title of this chapter. What and who do think make up a community?

2. What kinds of laws (rules) do communities usually have?

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Reading Skills and Strategies:Reading Skills and Strategies:• Identifying paragraph and whole reading topics• Identifying main ideas by asking questions• Using punctuation to recognize supporting detail

s• Skimming for topic and main ideas

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Critical Thinking Skills:Critical Thinking Skills:• Understanding and giving directionsUnderstanding and giving directions• Paraphrasing informationParaphrasing information

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Language Skills:Language Skills:

• Comparing, contrasting, and evaluating different laws