A NEW ENGLISH COURSE Book 3.ppt

A NEW ENGLISH COURSE
(BOOK 3)
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Teaching Outline
1. The emphasis of Book 3
2. General Reading Skills
3. An introduction to position of Book 3.
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TEXT I My First Job
1. Pre-reading Questions
2. The Main Idea
3. The guidelines for skimming.
4. Language Points
5. Vocabulary
6. Questions Answers
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2. The main idea of this text is( ):The writer was interviewed by the headmaster of a school and was offered a job that was none too pleasant.
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4. Language Points
①.Being short of money and wanting to do something useful,…
The—ing participle phrase is used as an adverbial to denote cause or short of money and wanting to do something useful can be changed into an adverbial clause of cause or reason:
As I was short of money and wanted to do something useful,…
More examples:
Being in poor health and lacking in teaching experience,he was dismissed.
Not having his telephone number,I couldn't ring him back.
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②.Description of a person
1)Forehead:A person's forehead can be large,high,low,broad,narrow,domed or re-treating/receding (going back).
2)Moustache:A man may grow a moustache,which can be close-cropped,drooping (bending downward) or pointed.
3)Eyes:A person may have bloodshot eyes,bulging (curve outward) eyes,prominent eyes,close-set eyes, dark eyes,deep-set eyes,or sunken (to a lower level) eyes.
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4)Hair:Hair may be short,long,thin,thick,straight,curled,curly,wavy,sparse (thinly scattered),unkempt (untidy) , disheveled (bed),luxuriant (strong In growth), permed (short for permanent waves).
The color of hair can be:black,dark,red,grey,silver,chestnut,white,brown, fair, blond(e),golden,jet-black (dark-black),dyed.
Some men lose their hair and go bald.
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5) Figure:A person's figure may be:slender,stout(fat,plump),stooping (bending),thin(lean)slim.
6)Height:A person may be:tall,short,of medium(average)height.
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③.He was wearing a tweed suit—one felt somehow he had always worn fabric wit