1、Module 6,Reading and Vocabulary,“Dictionaries are like watches: the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true.”Samuel Johnson,“词典就如手表：再差也比没有强， 而最好的也不能指望完全正确。”塞缪尔约翰逊,Translate into Chinese,I want you to be engaged in the material and whatever it is that we are discus
2、sing in class.,Not necessarily thinking about getting down every word that I say. Id like you to take active notes rather than passive notes. Write down what can make you feel or learn something.,Better attention, better understanding of the material if you are actively engaged.,课前贴士,Read the explan
3、ation and speak out the word it explains.,Words review,someone who writes the story of a particular persons life,biographer,n. 传记作家,compile,fault,n. 缺点，毛病,a mistake, especially something for which you are to blame,to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report or list,
4、n. 纸条，纸片,slip,a small or narrow piece of paper,v. 编纂，汇编,to change something after it has been written,revise,v. 修订,publication,n. 出版,quotation,n. 引文，语录,the act of making information or stories available to people in a printed form,a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of litera
5、ture, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said,lexicographer,a person whose job is to write dictionaries,n. 词典编纂家,not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable,complete and including everything that is necessary,playwright,n. 剧作家,comprehensive,adj. 综合的
6、,adj. 过时的，淘汰的,obsolete,a person who writes plays,to become bigger or to make something bigger,enlarge,v. 扩大，壮大,contract,n. 合同,a written agreement between people,To get general ideas,Skimming,We all know, a dictionary is an important tool in our language study. It experienced a long history. Do you k
7、now who compiled the first real dictionary of the English language?,Yes. It is Samuel Johnson.,The passage tells us something about _ and how he compiled the first real English _.,Part 1,The writing tells us something about the _: the first idea of writing it, the process of its _, and the involveme
8、nt of many _.,Part 2,Samuel Johnson,dictionary,OED,publication,volunteers,Reading Comprehension I,Skimming,To solve difficult points,Careful reading,He compiled the first real dictionary of the English language published in Bpile vt. 汇编；编纂； 搜集（资料）compile a guide book 编指导手册compile an anthology of poe
9、ms 编诗集We are compiling an English-Chinese dictionary for high school students.我们在编辑一本中学生用的英汉辞典。,revise v. (1) 校阅；校订 He was revising what he had written. 他正在修改他所写的东西。 (2) 修正；改变 Ill have to revise my ideas about Tom. 我必须改变对汤姆的看法。 (3) 温习；重温 Ive been revising all week. 我整个星期都在复习。,2. They then spentanoth
10、er18 years revising it!,3. The project was clearly too big for one person to edit, so Murray enlargedthe editing team.,enlarge (1) 增大，扩大 enlarge ones house 扩建房屋 enlarge ones views 开阔眼界, 增长知识 enlarge a photo 放大照片 This photograph is a bit too old and probably wont enlarge well. 这张照片太老了些放大了很可能不好。,Were
11、enlarging the production scale to produce more and better computers. 我们在扩充生产规模以便生产出更多更 好的计算机。,(2) （常与on, upon连用）详述 Could you enlarge upon your plan? 你能否详细谈谈你的计划?,Let the word fly,by是英语中比较活跃的一个词。by既可作介词也可用作副词。它词义多，用法广泛。,by,One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low. Thomas Fuller,一个目标过高和过低都会
12、偏离靶心。,The homework was assigned by the teacher. 这些家庭作业是老师布置的。 They crossed the river by ferry. 他们乘渡船过了河。 Ellen flew to Chicago by way of St. Paul. 艾伦经由圣保罗飞往芝加哥。 I havent got any money by me. 我身上没有带钱。,试着翻译下面的英文，注意单词by的用法。,被, 由,靠, 用, 通过,经由, 沿,在旁边, 在手边,We had to get there by evening. 我们必须在夜晚前抵达那里。 How
13、do you know he didnt act by the rules? 你怎么知道他没有按规定行事? He missed the bus by three minutes. 他晚了三分钟没赶上那班公车。 Nine divided by three makes three. 九除以三得三。 Youll be paid by the hour. 你的工资将按时计酬。,在之前,根据, 按照,相差,用(乘或除),以计, 按,He had to sleep by day and work by night. 他只好白天睡觉, 晚上工作。 Philip is a doctor by professi
14、on. 菲利浦的职业是医生。 The teacher explained the text sentence by sentence. 教师逐句讲解了这篇课文。 She took my umbrella by mistake. 她误拿了我的伞。,(表连续或反复)逐个; 逐批,由于,在的时候,就来说, 关于,副词 ad. A truck went by. 一辆卡车开过。 When I filled out the form she was standing by all the time. 我填写表格时, 她一直站在我身旁。 They put money by for later use. 他们
15、储存钱以备将来使用。,经过; 过去,在旁边,(放)在一边,活学活用,从上面给出的例句中我们可以看到by的含义很丰富，可以和很多词搭配形成丰富的含义。大家还知道哪些与by相关的固定搭配吗？请选择几个进行造句或对话练习。,To get detail information,Careful reading,True or False,Scanning,Reading Comprehension II,Samuel Johnson was one of Britains greatest literary figures of all time. 2. He signed a contract in
16、June 1746 but the dictionary did not appear until 1857. 3. Johnsons dictionary was the first to illustrate the meanings of words by using literary quotations.,4. Samuel Johnsons dictionary had a few faults. 5. When Murray died in 1915, he had personally finally edited the whole dictionary. 6. Now, 1
17、50 years after the first idea, the OED is available at the touch of a computer key.,basis critic illustrate omit obscure quotation simplified,1 The _ of something is what it starts with. 2 A _ is someone who writes about books, plays, etc. and gives their opinions of them.,basis,critic,Scanning,Read
18、ing Comprehension III,Read Passage 1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.,3 Something that is _ has been made much easier. 4 When you _ something, you do not include it. 5 A _ is a piece of speech or writing that you use as an example. 6 Something that is _ is unusual and hard to find.
19、 7 If you _ the meaning of something, you use an idea, a piece of writing, or a picture to show what it means.,simplified,omit,quotation,obscure,illustrate,obsolete based on publication filing system comprehensive,Read Passage 2. Complete the sentences with the words and expressions in the box.,1 A
20、_ is a way of keeping pieces of information in the correct order so that you can find them easily. 2 If something is _ a particular idea, that idea is used to start the new thing.,filing system,based on,3 If something is _, it includes all or nearly all the information possible. 4 Something that is
21、_ is no longer used or produced. 5 A _ is a book, magazine, etc. that has been published.,obsolete,publication,comprehensive,1 Who were originally responsible for the concept of the OED?,Trench, Coleridge, Furnivall.,Scanning,Reading Comprehension IV,2 How did the editor James Murray improve the pro
22、duction of the dictionary?,By asking readers to report many instances of a word on the slips.,3 How long did it take before the first part was published?,27 years.,4 Why does the writer say that theproject was clearly too big for one person to take on?,Because Murray had only managed the first volum
23、e between 1879 and 1884, it would take more than one persons lifetime to complete the whole book.,5 How have things advanced since thepublication of the first dictionary?,It has been computerised.,1 Do you use a dictionary? 2 Do you use an electronic dictionary or a book? 3 Do you use a monolingual
24、or bilingual dictionary, or both? 4 If you use both, which one do you prefer?,Speaking,5 Do you understand the notes and abbreviations in the definitions of the words? Do they help your understanding of the words? 6 When do you use a dictionary?(a) when Im reading in class(b) when Im writing in clas
25、s(c) when Im reading at home,Individual activity,They are _ (compile) a dictionary. 2. The writer _ (订正) the manuscript. 3. From what author does this _(引文) come? 4. The book is ready for p_.,compiling,Quiz I: Complete the sentences.,revised,quotation,ublication,5. This chapter may be _(省略).It is us
26、eless. 6. This is a _ (simplify) text. We can understand it easily. 7. The reporter has made a c_ report. 8. The typewriter is _ (过时的). 9. I asked the photographer to _(放大) the picture.,omitted,simplified,omprehensive,obsolete,enlarge,Quiz II: Translation.,Einstein is one of the greatest scientists
27、of all time.,爱因斯坦是有史以来最伟大的科学家之一。,I have to enlarge my vocabulary.,2. 我必须扩大自己的词汇量。,Every man has his faults.,3. 人无完人, 金无足赤。,It takes years of hard work to compile a good dictionary.,He revised his story to make it shorter.,4. 他修改了他的故事, 把它缩短了。,5. 编纂一部好词典要花多年心血。,Let us begin our discussion with a quota
28、tion.,6. 让我们用一条语录来开始我们的讨论。,Think about what weve just learnt in todays class.,Study without reflection is a waste of time.,Think in English,Its the time where we stop the class and you look inward. Its a time of silence in a class.,课后回顾,Time for Reflection,Homework,Read the passage again and review the new words and expressions. 2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。,revise, fault, obsolete, slip, comprehensive, of all time, compile, quotation, enlarge.,Thank you.,
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