New Horizon College English

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New Horizon College English
Unit Two Section B
Does Exercise Have Unexpected Benifits?
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Teaching Aims
Help students have a good command of reading
skills Help students understand the main idea of
the passage Help students learn new words and
phrases Help students finish the relevant
exercises.
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1.Reading Skill
2.Text Study
3.Text Analysis
4.Words and Phrases

• 5. Exercises

6.Assignments
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Reading Skills

• Task 1 Read the material on page 48 and learn
  how to distinguishing between facts and opinions
• Task 2Finish the Exe. on P54.

Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
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Reading Skills
Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
As we learned in Unit 2, Book 1 and Unit 8,
Book2, developing the ability to read in a
critical way involves to distinguish between the
fact on the one hand and the writers opinions or
interpretations on the other. It isnt always
easy to separate fact from opinion, of course,
for writers may combine fact and opinion in a way
that makes it hard to tell where the facts end
and the opinions begin---or they may present
opinions as if they were facts. The biggest
difficulty in distinguishing fact from opinion,
though may arise when you agree with
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Reading Skills
Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions

• the writers opinion When we believe something
  very strongly, its easy to mistake our opinions
  for facts! So critical reading involves careful
  examination of our own beliefs as well as the
  authors.
• Here are two examples from Passage A in this
  Unit that may illustrate how to read in a
  critical way to distinguish between facts and
  writers opinions.

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Reading Skills
Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
Example 1 Sports medicine experts have
observed for years that endurance athletes,
particularly females, frequently have iron
deficiency. This is a fact as it is a
sentence simply about sport medicine experts
observation.
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Reading Skills
Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions

• Example 2
• Exercise can result in iron loss through a
  variety of mechanisms.
• This is an opinion as the word can in the
  sentence indicates the writers attitude towards
  the matter being talked about.

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Text Study

• Task1 Read the text and finish the exercise of
  comprehension of the text on page 54 within
  5minutes.
• Task 2 Summarize the main idea of the text.
• Task 3 Analyze the organization of the text.

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Text Study

• Main idea
• Exercise has unexpected bebifits for human
  body.

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Text Study

• Organization
• Part 1(Para. 1-4) The brain benefits from
  exercise.
• Part 2(Para. 5-11) The two aspects on which
  exercises function one is on older and the other
  is on children.

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Text Analysis
1. it may also power up the brain. (Para. 1)
Meaning it (exercise) may also provide power
for the brain to work better. Power, as used in
the text, is a verb. Many typical nouns can be
used as verbs, too. For example, time could be
used as a verb to mean measure or fix the time
of some action or movement (????). Please time
how long it takes me to do two lengths of the
pool.  ?????????????????????
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Text Analysis
2.   skill-based exercise exercise that
emphasizes skills, such as fencing and shooting
3. obstacle course a training course in which
runners have to climb over or cross various
objects designed to test their fitness and
strength (fig) sth. which is difficult to
do????(?)??????Any attempt to get the money
back has to pass through the obstacle course of
the British legal system.?????????????????????????
???
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Text Analysis
4. Young brains may be especially able to boost
brain power through exercise, suggested another
of Greenough's experiments that showed the most
significant changes in the brain occurred among
rats that had been exercised when very young.
(Para. 5) This is a rather long sentence.
Please note its grammatical structure. Young
brains may be especially able to boost brain
power through exercise is the object of the verb
suggested. The subject is another of
Greenough's experiments. The clause that showed
the most significant changes in the brain
occurred among rats modifies experiments,
while the clause that had been exercised when
very young modifies rats.
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Text Analysis

• 5. important for brain maintenance important
  for keeping the brain in good condition

6. scientific literature on activitys effect
on the brain scientific works on activity's
effect on the brain
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New Words
imply vt. suggest (sth.) indirectly rather than
state it directly ??,??
Example
I'm not implying anything about your cooking, but
could we eat out tonight? ???????????????,???????
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Now You Try
????????????
His silence implied agreement.
CFimplication n. implied a. ???,
???,???,?????
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New Words
possess vt. have or own (sth.) as a particular
quality ??,??
Example
The country possesses rich mineral deposits.
???????????
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??????????
She possesses a beautiful singing voice.
CFpossession n. ??,??,?????,????,????,??
possessive a. ???,???,???,????
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New Words
density n.C, U the quality of being closely
packed or crowded??,??
Example
areas with high densities of immigrant population
??????????
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????
population density
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New Words
boost vt. improve or increase ??,??,??,??
n. (sing.) increase help encouragement
??????
Example
The theatre managed to boost its audiences by
cutting the price of tickets. ????????????????

Now You Try
??????????????
Passing my driving test gave me a boost to my
confidence.
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New Words
corresponding a. matching not contradicting
???,???
Example
Imports (??) in the first three months
have increased by 10 percent compared with
the corresponding period last year.
??????????????????10?
Now You Try
????????,??????????????
As the course becomes more difficult,
there's usually a corresponding drop of the
number of students.
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New Words
penalty n. 1). ??,?? 2). ??

Example
One of the penalties of fame is that people point
at you in the street. ?????????????????
Now You Try
penalty kick
??
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New Words
maintenance n. 1. U keeping sth. in good
condition ??,??2. U keeping sth. in existence
at the same level??,??
Example
There are thorough maintenance checks on each
plane before take-off. ???????????????????
Now You Try
????????????,??????
His small farm provides maintenance, but not
much more.
CF maintain vt. ??,?? ??,??
??,??,?? maintainable a. ????,????,????(??)
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New Words
revise vt. 1.??,??
2.??,??
Example
He was forced to revise his timetable completely.
???????????
Now You Try
???????????????
We are revising English for the test tomorrow.

CF revision n. ??,????
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New Words
equip vt.1.???? 2.??,??
Example
A good education will equip you for life.
?????????????
Now You Try
??????????400????
It's going to cost 4 million dollars to equip
the hospital.
CF equipment n.
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New Words
tackle vt. 1. deal with or overcome ????
2. speak to (sb.) about a matter
?...??
Example
It's time to tackle my homework.
?????????????
Now You Try
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When are you going to tackle Bill about that
money he owes you?
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Exercises

• In Britain people ____ four million tons of
  potatoes every year.
• A) swallow B) dispose
• C) consume D) exhaust
• Well ____ you for any damage done to your house
  while we are in it.
• A) compensate B)
  remedy
• C) supplement D)
  retrieve

Test Yourself
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Exercises

• 3. Why should anyone want to read____ of books
  by great authors when the real pleasure comes
  from reading the originals?
• A) themes B)
  insights
• C) digests D)
  leaflets
• 4. Recently a number of cases have been reported
  of young children____a violent act previously
  seen on television.
• A) modifying B)
  duplicating
• C) accelerating D)
  stimulating

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Exercises

• 5. The prisoner was ____ of his cicil liberty
  for three years.
• A) discharged B) derived
  
• C) deprived D)
  dispatched
• 6. During the conference the speaker tried to
  ___ his feelings concerning the urgency of a
  favorable decision.
  A) comply
  B) impose
• C) imply D) convey

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Exercises

• 7. It is ture that ____ a wild plant into a major
  food crop such as wheat requires much reseach
  time.
• A) multiplying B) breeding
• C) magnifying D) generating
• 8. The joys of travel, having long ____ the
  disabled, are opening up to virtually anyone who
  has the means.
• A) omitted B) missed
  
• C) neglected D) discarded

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Exercises

• 9. The ____ on this apartment expires in a years
  time.
  
• A) treaty B)
  lease
• C) engagement D) subsidy
• 10. Great as Newton was, many of his ideas
  today and are being modified by the work of
  scientists of our time.
• A) are to challenge B)
  may be challenged
• C) have been challenged D) are
  challenged

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Exercises

• 11. His intelligence and experience will enable
  him to ____ the complicated situation.
• A) cope with B) suttle down
• C) intervene in D) interfere
  with
• 12. If a person talks about his weak points, his
  listener is expected to say something in a way of
  ___.
• A) persuasion B) remedy
  
• C) encouragement D) compromise

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Exercises

• 13. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been
  unfairly criticized and argue that the power of
  the medium is ____.
  
• A) granted B) implied
  
• C) exaggerated D) remedied
• 14. She was so____ in her job that she didnt
  hear anybody knocking at the door.
• A) attracted B) absorbed
• C) drawn D) concentrated

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Exercises

• 15. Now the cheers and applause ____ in a single
  sustained roar.
• A) mingled B) concentrated
• C) assembled D) permeated
• 16. I hate people who ____ the end of a film that
  you havent seen before.
  A) reveal
  B) rewrite
  
• C) revise D)
  reverse

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Exercises

• 17. On weekend my grandpa usually ____ a glass of
  wine.
• A) subscribes to B) engages in
• C) hangs on D)
  indulges in
• 18. Im very sorry to have _____ you with so many
  questions on such an occasion.
• A)interfered
  B) offended
• C) impressed D) bothered

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Exercises

• 19. Radio, television and press ______ of
  canveying news as information. A) are the most
  common three means
• B) are the most three common means
  
• C) are the three most common means
• D) are three the most common means
• 20. In Britain, the best season of the year is
  probably _____spring .
• A) later B) last
• C) latter D) late

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Exercises

• 21. It is reported that ___ adopted children want
  to know who their natural parents are.
• A) the most B) most of
• C) most D) the most of
• 22. I couldnt find ___, and so I took this
  one.
• A) a large enough coat B) an
  enough large coat
• C) a large coat enough D) a
  coat enough large

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Exercises

• 23. He is late again today. Ill _____ that he
  will not be late tomorrow.
• A) be sure B) hope for
• C) see to it D) make it so
• 24. ____ quite recently, most mothers in Britain
  did not take paid work outside the home.
• A) Before B) Until
• C) From D) Since

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Exercises

• 25. Will all those ____ the proposal raise their
  hands.
• A) in relation to B) in
  excess of
• C) in contrast to D) in
  favor of
• 26. ____ one time, Manchester was the home of the
  most productive cotton mills in the world.
• A) On B) By
• C) At D) Of

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Exercises

• 27. They are considering ____ before the prices
  go up.
• A) of buying the house
  B) buying the house
• C) with buying the house
  D) to buy the house
• 28. Studies show that the things that contribute
  most to a sense of happiness cannot be bought,
  _____ a good family life, friendship and work
  satisfaction.
• A) as for B) in view
  of
• C) in case of D) such as

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Exercises

• 29. The residents, ____ had been damaged by the
  flood, were given help by the Red Cross.
• A) all their homes
  B) all whose homes
• C) all of whose homes D)
  all of their homes
• 30. I have two boys but ____of them likes sweets.
• A) both B) neither
• C) either D) none

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Assignments

• Try to finish Exercises on page 55 and 56.
• Review Reading Skills we have just learnt.
• Try to remember words and phrases we have learnt.
• Preview Unit 3.

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Writing Task

• Topic 4
• Some people think that the family is the most
  important influence on young adults. Other people
  think friends are the most important influence on
  young adults. Which view do you agree with? Use
  examples to support your position.

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Thank You