版權說明:本文檔由用戶提供并上傳,收益歸屬內容提供方,若內容存在侵權,請進行舉報或認領
文檔簡介
EducationSkimmingEducationcostsmoney,butthensodoesignorance.1/32EducationSkimmingEducation'spurposeistoreplaceanemptymindwithanopenone.Educationiswhatremainsafteronehasforgotteneverythinghelearnedinschool.
-AlbertEinstein(1879-1955)2/32ContentsSpeedReadingSpeedTechniquesHowtoSKIMWhentoSKIMWhatisSkimming3/32ReadingSpeedSpeed1503006008004/32SpeedReading
FactorsThatInfluenceReadingRateApassagewithverylongsentencescanmakereadingmoredifficultandwillforceyoutoreadmoreslowlyUnderstandingbecomesdifficultorimpossibleandyourreadingrateisslowComplicatedideasorasophisticatedlineofreasoningTextFactors
SentenceLength
Vocab-ulary
IdeasandConcept5/32ReaderFactorsVocabLevelComprehensionAbilityBackgroundKnowledgeHowmanywordsdoyoudeterminetolearnperday?Coreparts,topic,mainideaanddetailsSchema.ToLearnToKnowToPractice6/32TechniquesforSpeedReadingSeeingmorethanonewordinasingleeyefixation.Itinvolveswideningyoureyespansothatyoucanseeseveralwordsinonefixation.WhatisPhraseReadingPhraseReadingPhrasereadingisatechniquethatbuildsfluency,aidscomprehension,andimprovesoralreading.
7/32TechniquesforSpeedReadingToReadefficientlyyoushouldtrytogetridofbadreadinghabitsandgetintogoodonesStudyingeconomicsisdifficultbecauseitrequirescarefulattentiontofactsandfiguresGroupwordsthatnaturallygotogetherHowtoPhraseReadGroupwordstogetherintomeaningfulunitsPracticephrasereadingpersistentlyYoumayfindittakesseveralweeksofcontinuedpracticetodevelopthehabit.8/32PhraseReadingExampleActually, thecommoncold isnot assimple asitseems.Itcanbecaused byany of200differentviruses,anditcan bringmisery ineightways: sorethroat, sneezing, runnynose wateryeyes, achesandpains, mildfever, nasalcongestion, andcoughing. 9/32KeyWordReadingTVNewsCaption:AirlineHijackingLosAngeles53hostages.FourHijacker.IdentityandPurposeUnknown.Keywordreadinginvolvesskippingovernonessentialwordsandreadingonlythosewordsandphraseswhichcarrytheprimaryorcoremeaningofeachsentence.Keywordreadingidsimilartoreadingatelegram,theheadlineinanewspaper,oranewscaptionwhichisrunningacrossthebottomofatelevisionscreenwhileaprogramisinprogress.10/32ExampleKeywordreadingisanewtechnique.Althoughitisfasterthanmostofthecarefulreadingtechniques,thereadermustexpectadecreaseinfactualcomprehension.Insomesituations,itisworththeloss,dependingonthereader’spurposeandthetypeofmaterialbeingread.11/32Keywordreadingisanew
technique.Althoughitisfaster
thanmostofthecarefulreadingtechniques,thereadermustexpectadecreaseinfactualcomprehension.Insomesituations,itisworth
theloss,dependingonthereader’spurposeandthetypeofmaterialbeingread.12/32UsingSentenceStructureUsingGrammaticalStructureUsingTypographicalAidsHowtolocatekeywords13/32RereadingRereadingestablishedthemechanicalprocessofmorerapideyemovementandgivesyoupreliminarypracticeora“trialrun”withreadingatahigherreadingrate.1.Selectanarticlereadatyournormalspeed.Timeyourself.2.Takeabreak,thenrereadthematerial.Pushyourselftoreadfaster.Timeyourself.14/32Skimmingisthereadingstyleusedbyflexiblereaderswhentheirpurposeistoquicklyobtainageneralideaaboutthereadingmaterial.
TheSkimmingstyleismostusefulwhenyouhavetoreadalargeamountofmaterialinashortamountoftime.WhenusingtheSkimmingstyle,youshouldidentifythemainideasineachparagraphandignorethedetailsinsupportivesentences.Becauseyouareonlylookingforthemainideaineachparagraphyouread,alowerlevelofcomprehensionistobeexpectedthanwhenusingtheStudyReadingstyle15/32WhentoSkim?16/32HowtoSkimRules:Eyesfloatdownoverthecontentforkeywords.Payattentiontodirectionwords,too.Steps:1.readthetitle.2.readthefirstparagraphcompletely.3.Readsubheadingsandfirstsentencesofremainingparagraphs.4.Alternatelyreadthebodyofthematerial.5.Ifthefinalparagraphappearstobeasummary,readitcompletely.17/32DemonstrationofSkimmingUsuallythefirstparagraphwillbereadataveragespeedallthewaythrough.Itoftencontainsanintroductionoroverviewofwhatwillbetalkedabout.Sometimes,however,thesecondparagraphcontainstheintroductionoroverview.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthormightjustbe“warmingup”orsayingsthclevertoattractattention.Readingathirdparagraphmaybeunnecessarybut………………..themainideaisusuallycontainedintheopeningsentence…………….topicsentence.Besidesthefirstsentencethereadershouldgetsomebutnotallthedetailfromtherestoftheparagraph………………names……………..dates……………Thistellsyounothing…………h(huán)encesometimesthemainideaisinthemiddleorattheendoftheparagraph.Someparagraphsmerelyrepeatideas.Occasionallythemainideacan’tbefoundintheopeningsentence.Thewholeparagraphmustthenberead.Thenleaveoutalotofthenextparagraph……………tomakeuptime…Remembertokeepaveryfastrate……...…………400w.p.m…….Don’tbeafraidtoleaveouthalformoreofeachparagraph………Don’tgetinterestedandstarttoreadeverything……………….Loweredcomprehensionisexpected………….50%........................nottoolow…….Skimmingpracticemakesiteasier……………….gainconfidence……….Perhapsyouwon’tgetanythingatallfromafewparagraphs……...………don’tworry…Skimminghasmanyuses……………..reports………newspapers…………text…………..exam………Theendingparagraphsmightbereadmorefullyasoftentheycontainasummary.Rememberthattheimportanceofskimmingistogetonlytheauthor’smainideaataveryfastspeed.18/32PulpFriction
Everysecond,1hectareoftheworld'srainforestisdestroyed.That'sequivalenttotwofootballfields.AnareathesizeofNewYorkCityislosteveryday.Inayear,thataddsupto31millionhectares--morethanthelandareaofPoland.Thisalarmingrateofdestructionhasseriousconsequencesfortheenvironment;scientistsestimate,forexample,that137speciesofplant,insectoranimalbecomeextincteverydayduetologging.InBritishColumbia,where,since1990,thirteenrainforestvalleyshavebeenclearcut,142speciesofsalmonhavealreadybecomeextinct,andthehabitatsofgrizzlybears,wolvesandmanyothercreaturesarethreatened.Logging,however,providesjobs,profits,taxesforthegovernmentandcheapproductsofallkindsforconsumers,sothegovernmentisreluctanttorestrictorcontrolit.19/32MuchofCanada'sforestryproductiongoestowardsmakingpulpandpaper.AccordingtotheCanadianPulpandPaperAssociation,Canadasupplies34%oftheworld'swoodpulpand49%ofitsnewsprintpaper.Ifthesepaperproductscouldbeproducedinsomeotherway,Canadianforestscouldbepreserved.Recently,apossiblealternativewayofproducingpaperhasbeensuggestedbyagriculturalistsandenvironmentalists:aplantcalledhemp.20/32Hemphasbeencultivatedbymanyculturesforthousandsofyears.Itproducesfibrewhichcanbemadeintopaper,fuel,oils,textiles,food,andrope.Forcenturies,itwasessentialtotheeconomiesofmanycountriesbecauseitwasusedtomaketheropesandcablesusedonsailingships;colonialexpansionandtheestablishmentofaworld-widetradingnetworkwouldnothavebeenfeasiblewithouthemp.Nowadays,ships'cablesareusuallymadefromwireorsyntheticfibres,butscientistsarenowsuggestingthatthecultivationofhempshouldberevivedfortheproductionofpaperandpulp.Accordingtoitsproponents,fourtimesasmuchpapercanbeproducedfromlandusinghempratherthantrees,andmanyenvironmentalistsbelievethatthelarge-scalecultivationofhempcouldreducethepressureonCanada'sforests.21/32However,thereisaproblem:hempisillegalinmanycountriesoftheworld.Thisplant,sousefulforfibre,rope,oil,fuelandtextiles,isaspeciesofcannabis,relatedtotheplantfromwhichmarijuanaisproduced.Inthelate1930s,amovementtobanthedrugmarijuanabegantogatherforce,resultingintheeventualbanningofthecultivationnotonlyoftheplantusedtoproducethedrug,butalsoofthecommercialfibre-producinghempplant.AlthoughbothGeorgeWashingtonandThomasJeffersongrewhempinlargequantitiesontheirownland,anyAmericangrowingtheplanttodaywouldsoonfindhimselfinprison--despitethefactthatmarijuanacannotbeproducedfromthehempplant,sinceitcontainsalmostnoTHC(theactiveingredientinthedrug).22/32Inrecentyears,twomajormovementsforlegalizationhavebeengatheringstrength.OnegroupofactivistsbelievesthatALLcannabisshouldbelegal--boththehempplantandthemarijuanaplant--andthattheuseofthedrugmarijuanashouldnotbeanoffense.Theyarguethatmarijuanaisnotdangerousoraddictive,andthatitisusedbylargenumbersofpeoplewhoarenotcriminalsbutproductivemembersofsociety.Theyalsopointoutthatmarijuanaislesstoxicthanalcoholortobacco.Theotherlegalizationmovementisconcernedonlywiththehempplantusedtoproducefibre;thisgroupwantstomakeitlegaltocultivatetheplantandsellthefibreforpaperandpulpproduction.Thissecondgrouphashadamajortriumphrecently:in1997,Canadalegalizedthefarmingofhempforfibre.Forthefirsttimesince1938,hundredsoffarmersareplantingthiscrop,andsoonwecanexpecttoseepulpandpaperproducedfromthisnewsource.23/32WordPretest1.A2.B.3.A4.C5.C6.A7.B8.A9.B10.C11.CReadingSkill4.C5.B6.B
1.F2.T.3.F4.F5.T6.T24/32WilliamFaulkner
TheSoundandtheFury
AsILayDying
LightinAugust
Absalom,Absalom!
25/32“Memorybelievesbeforeknowingremembers.Believeslongerthanrecollects,longerthanknowingevenwonders.”“Alwaysdreamandshoothigherthanyouknowyoucando.Don'tbotherjusttobebetterthanyourcontemporariesorpredecessors.Trytobebetterthanyourself.”Amulewilllabortenyearswillinglyandpatientlyforyou,fortheprivilegeofkickingyouonce.26/32“IfIwerereincarnated,I'dwanttocomebackabuzzard.Nothinghateshimorenvieshimorwantshimorneedshim.Heisneverbotheredorindanger,andhecaneatanything.”
“Read,read,read.Readeverything-trash,classics,goodandbad,andseehowtheydoit.Justlikeacarpenterwhoworksasanapprenticeandstudiesthemaster.Read!You'llabsorbit.Thenwrite.Ifitisgood,you'llfindout.Ifit'snot,throwitoutthewindow.”27/32VocabularyBuildingI.1.mess2.preference 3.aimlessly4remarkable/marked 5.decisive6shipment7.fiery8.
溫馨提示
- 1. 本站所有資源如無特殊說明,都需要本地電腦安裝OFFICE2007和PDF閱讀器。圖紙軟件為CAD,CAXA,PROE,UG,SolidWorks等.壓縮文件請下載最新的WinRAR軟件解壓。
- 2. 本站的文檔不包含任何第三方提供的附件圖紙等,如果需要附件,請聯(lián)系上傳者。文件的所有權益歸上傳用戶所有。
- 3. 本站RAR壓縮包中若帶圖紙,網頁內容里面會有圖紙預覽,若沒有圖紙預覽就沒有圖紙。
- 4. 未經權益所有人同意不得將文件中的內容挪作商業(yè)或盈利用途。
- 5. 人人文庫網僅提供信息存儲空間,僅對用戶上傳內容的表現(xiàn)方式做保護處理,對用戶上傳分享的文檔內容本身不做任何修改或編輯,并不能對任何下載內容負責。
- 6. 下載文件中如有侵權或不適當內容,請與我們聯(lián)系,我們立即糾正。
- 7. 本站不保證下載資源的準確性、安全性和完整性, 同時也不承擔用戶因使用這些下載資源對自己和他人造成任何形式的傷害或損失。
最新文檔
- 2025年度新能源汽車批量訂購合同4篇
- 2025年度體育賽事代理運營管理合同樣本4篇
- 2025年度生態(tài)停車場車位購置協(xié)議4篇
- 生物活性營養(yǎng)土項目可行性研究報告模板范文(立項備案項目申請)
- 2025年新生入學教育法律協(xié)議書(綜合服務)3篇
- 2025年度個人信用評分服務協(xié)議3篇
- 2025年度個人股權交易合同范本:股權轉讓流程與稅務籌劃4篇
- 2025年度企業(yè)項目合作協(xié)議范本4篇
- 2025年浙江澤興環(huán)保工程有限公司招聘筆試參考題庫含答案解析
- 二零二五年度林業(yè)生態(tài)恢復苗木采購合同文本4篇
- 安徽省合肥市包河區(qū)2023-2024學年九年級上學期期末化學試題
- 《酸堿罐區(qū)設計規(guī)范》編制說明
- PMC主管年終總結報告
- 售樓部保安管理培訓
- 倉儲培訓課件模板
- 2025屆高考地理一輪復習第七講水循環(huán)與洋流自主練含解析
- GB/T 44914-2024和田玉分級
- 2024年度企業(yè)入駐跨境電商孵化基地合作協(xié)議3篇
- 《形勢與政策》課程標準
- 2023年海南省公務員錄用考試《行測》真題卷及答案解析
- 橋梁監(jiān)測監(jiān)控實施方案
評論
0/150
提交評論