资源描述
精品课件,Module 6,Why Do We Need Dictionaries?,Introduction,Brainstorm,1.What can you see in the picture? 2. Does everybody have a dictionary? 3. How often do you use your dictionary? 4. When do you usually refer to your dictionary?,Think of as many words connected with dictionaries as possible,refer to look up. consult hard paper,Read the questions and add an extra example,What part of speech is the word? Example: (1) dictionary (none) (2) _ 2. Is the plural form irregular? Example: (1) man-men (2) _ 3. Does it usually have a capital letter? Example: (1) Monday (2) _ 4. Does the word have more than one meaning? Examples: (1)book (2)_ 5. Are there any synonyms (words with the same meaning)? Examples: (1)fast-quick (2) _,write,sheep-sheep,Muslim,rival,tired-exhausted,Complete the sentences in Part 2 with the words in the box,commonly correctly explanation expression history main,In addition, a good dictionary should have the following: At least one sentence or _ with the word used _ A(n) _ of any special uses of the word Any words which are _ used in combination with the word The _ of the word does it come from Latin, Greek, etc.? Other words which are derived from the headword (i.e.the _ word),expression,correctly,explanation,commonly,history,main,Reading and vocabulary (1),1.Samuel Johnsons Dictionary,Samuel Johnson,Have you heard of his name? How do you know about Samuel Johnson? What do you think he is?,Pre-reading Discussion,Fast-reading,Read Passage 1 quickly and answer the questions,1. During the 18th century, where were the best dictionaries produced?,France and Italy,2. How many years did it take to produce the dictionaries?,About 9 years,3. What kind of faults did Samuel Johnsons dictionary have?,Old-fashioned; no help with pronunciation; use old spellings,Word Practice,basic critic illustrate obscure omit quotation simplified,The _ of something is what it starts with. A _ is someone who writes about books, plays,etc. and gives their opinions of them. Something that is _ has been made much easier. When you _ something, you do not include it. A _ is a piece of speech or writing that you use as an example. Something that _ is unusual and hard to find. If you _ the meaning of something. You use an idea or a picture to show what it means.,basis,critic,simplified,omit,quotation,obscure,illustrate,Careful-reading,Samuel Johnson was one of the greatest literary figures of all time in America Samuel Johnson finished his dictionary in three years. Johnsons dictionary was the first to illustrate the meanings of words by using literary quotation. Johnsons dictionary had many faults, including old-fashioned and older words,T or F,F,F,T,T,Who were originally responsible for the concept of the OED? How did the editor James Murray the production of the dictionary? How long did it take before the first part was published? How have things advanced since the publication of the first dictionary?,Fast-reading,Trench, Coleridge, Furnivall,By asking readers to report many instances of a word on the slips,27 years,It has been computerised,Word Practice,obsolete based on publication filing system comprehensive,A _ _ is a way of keeping pieces of information in the correct order so that you can find them easily. If something is _ a particular idea, that idea is used to start the new thing. If something is _, it includes all or nearly all the information possible. Something that is _ is no longer used or produced. A _ is a book, magazine,etc. that has been published.,filing system,based on,comprehensive,obsolete,publication,Discussion,Which do you prefer, Samuel Johns Dictionary or Oxford English Dictionary?,Homework,Use your dictionaries to consult the words in the vocabulary,See You!,Reading and Vocabulary (2),Do you remember James Murray? Here is what happened to him when he was working on the OED. What do you think the astonishing discovery might be?,Brainstorm,Read part One of the passage. Decide what the astonishing discovery might be.,Dr. W.C.Minor sent thousands of quotation to the editor James Murray. Dr Minor described himself as a surgeon and gave his address as Crowthorne, Berkshire. Murray invited Dr Minor to visit him in Oxford, but Dr Minor was never able to travel the short distance between Crowthorne and Oxford.,Careful-reading part (1),Why did James Murray want to visit Dr W.C. MINOR? What kind of man do you think he imagined Dr W.C.to be? Was the man behind the desk someone important after all?,He had sent so many quotation slips to Murray.,A rich learned intellectual,Yes, he was.,Word Practice,Before coming to the passage 2, lets deal with some difficult words.,1. Its ordered that everyone passing by the general bow to him. 2. If you want to improve your English, youd better take every chance to practice using it. 3. Your shoes need polishing badly. 4. Its not astonishing that many people recommended that the temple be restored as soon as possible. 5. The second letter in this word can be omitted. 6. His worried look on his face suggested that he hadnt found his missing child. 7. It happened when we went to watch the musicians rehearsal the other day. 8. The little girl stood beside her father watching him correcting her spelling. 9. Last week the young teacher failed to control the class. 10. I managed to spoil some wine on the hostess- I was so embarrassed.,Consolidation,sounding quieter than normal 2. mentally ill 3. unfriendly or frightening 4. very sad and serious 5. producing a lot of work 6. an old-fashioned word for a hospital for mentally ill people,muffled forbidding solemn insane prolific asylum,Careful-reading (2),Read and find: 1. Three words that describe sounds 2. Two words that have the same meaning as enormous 3. Three words to describe a person who is living in an asylum,Discussion,Work in pairs. Four students a group. Discuss your answers to the questions. How does the writer imply that the house James Murray was visiting impressed him greatly? List the words and phrases he uses.,See You!,Reading Practice,From Quotation Slips to Online Dictionaries,Can you remember: 1. how many words there are in the Oxford English Dictionary? 2. who James Murray was? 3. when it was first prepared? 4. how many volumes it has today?,Skimming,Look at the title of the passage. Choose the most likely main idea.,A. Past, present and future of the OED B. New developments in writing dictionaries. C. The future of the OED online. D. A history of dictionaries.,Careful-reading,read the text carefully and finish the table according to the text,Discussion,How often do you use a Chinese dictionary? What kind of information are you usually looking for?,Homework,Do a survey about the history of Oxford Dictionary,Cultural Corner,Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. Would you prefer to use Rogets Thesaurus or an A-Z Thesaurus? 2. What Chinese language reference books do you know?,See You!,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,同学们,来学校和回家的路上要注意安全,
展开阅读全文