Categories Summarizing Inferring
Passage A
1, 3
Passage B
9 4, 5, 8
2. Summarizing —Exploration
What does the passage mainly talk about? (No. 9, passage B) A. The popularity of online apps in treating teenagers’ mental
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C. predict two fields where we can use rooftops
D. persuade us to make cities more sustainable
Relevant information
Our cities have never been denser, taller, or busier than they are now, and with that, comes the constant battle for land. But if we look at aerial images of any city center, we can quickly spot plenty of unused space — the rooftops. (para. 1)
问题导引，拓展迁移 ——高三英语阅读理解之说明文策略点拨
Reading comprehension
strategies for expository
essays
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Breaking the ice
A piece of cake or
a hard nut to crack?
Breaking the ice
illnesses. B. The contrasts and face-to-face
support. C. The influence of teenagers’ mental illnesses on online help
services. D. The drawbacks with the existing adolescent mental health
2. Summarizing — Conclusion
01 Topic para. 02 Key words 03 Close comparison
Summarize the main idea
2. Summarizing—Application
The best title of the passage is _______. A.The Causes of Brain Cancer B. The Hidden Danger of Mobile Phone C. The Research of Brain cancer D. The Negative Effects of Mobile Phone
Characterized as instant, confidential and controllable, online help like various apps is gaining widespread currency among increasing numbers of young British people with mental problems, which has aroused different responses. (30 words)
How can you identify an expository essay?
1. Identifying —Comparison
Para. 1 presentationWhat topicP?ara. 1 presentation
Para. 2 introduction
Para. 2-4 introduction
services. Relevant information
Tens of thousands of young in Britain who are struggling with their mental health are seeking help online for problems such as anxiety, self-harm, and depression. (Para. one)
Assignment
1. Read a passage and complete comprehension questions.
2. List the strategies employed and compare it with passage B.
3. Inferring — A paragraph
Para. 3-5 examHploe w … explainPearda.?5-8 example
Para. 6 example
Para. 9-11 example
Para. 7-9 benefWits hat conclusiPoarna?. 12-19 responses
1. Identifying—Classification
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D. social media keep them distant from each other Relevant information
The shift comes as ministers prepare themselves for publication on Thursday of the first new figures for 13 years showing how common mental health problems are in the young mainly as a result of the emergence of social media and its use in fuelling feelings of inadequacy. (para. 4)
Para. 1 presentation
Para. 2-4 introduction
Para. 5-8 example
Para. 9-11 example
Para. 12-18 responses
2. Summarizing —Extension
• Summarize passage B within 30 words.
3. Inferring — Details
• Teenagers suffer from mental problems mainly because______.
(No. 5C, poasmsagepBl)icated sentences
A. they lack professional guidance B. they tend to be more self-centred
3. Inferring — Details
• Online help can be characterized as _______. (No. 4, passage B) A. instant, confidential and controllable
B. attrPacativrea, cponhvernaiensteandd syemxbpolirc essions
3. Inferring — Conclusion
A passage:
01 Text structure & para. 1
Details:
02 Paraphrased expressions
Complicated sentences A paragraph:
03 Transitions
Make inferences
C. What makes us smarter during exercise?
D. Does exercise really makes us smarter? Exercise seems to be good for the human brain, with many recent studies suggesting that regular exercise improve memory and thinking skills. But an increasing new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a placebo effect --- that is, if we think we will be “smarter”after exercise, do our brains respond accordingly?
C. effective, accessible and controversial D. considerate, authentic and impractical
Relevant information A generation of young people are attracted by being able to receive fast, personal care and advice using their phone rather than having to wait up to 18 months to be treated by an NHS mental heath professional. (para. 3)
3. Inferring How can we make inferences?
3. Inferring — A passage