deep love for Jim
6. What does the passage mainly tell us?
D. In deep love with Jim, Della sold her hair to buy a precious Christmas present for Jim.
How can you catch the main idea? the whole passage or part of the passage
B. she was uncertain about Jim’s reaction to her decision
How can you deal with the question with “infer” or “imply”?
1. detailed information conclusion
analyze
2. concrete information judgment
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
imply
5. Key Information who: Della (not enough money) what: decide to sell…
5. What is the main idea of the first seven paragraphs?
My hair grows awfully fast!
They're too nice for us to use just at present.
Della: beautiful hair love
Jim: gold watch
chain present
combs
⑤ How do you think Jim and Della felt on that Christmas?
B. Della was excited at first but soon got desperate
How can you guess the meaning of a new word, a phrase or a sentence?
1. According to the background of the event
C. Not having enough money to buy a gift for Jim, Della decided to sell her beautiful hair.
56. Key Information
who: Della (not enough money)
what: why
decide to sell… sell hair buy a present
C. Della was in low spirits at the very moment
2. Context Information
（上下文）
an idea
excited
very sad, hopeless
2. By saying “Her eyes were shining brightly, but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds” (paragraph 4) the writer shows that ____________.
A. Della was in deep love with Jim
4. Concrete Information
angry disappointed disapproving
horrible
not sure
4.Della was so nervous when she heard Jim’s step on the stairs, which implies__________.
Skills for Reading
Ni Shuying from Huzhou High School
1. Background Information
$ 1.87
so little money
unhappy, low-spirited (gray)
1.“A gray cat, a gray fence and a gray backyard (paragraph 3)” suggests that __________.
Happy or unhappy? Or both? Why?
Although in tears, Jim and Della felt very happy.
What skills have you learned?
the background of the event guess
the context of the passage
infer detailed information→analysis→conclusion imply concrete information→imply→judgment
main idea passage→key information →main idea
Use the skills you have just learned to finish the reading comprehension exercises.
key information (who, what & why) main idea
Prediction
1. Why was there a strange expression on Jim’s face?
2. What would Jim say about her hair?
①B ②D ③E ④C
2. From the context of the passage
3. Detailed Information
took pride in… but sold…
deep love
two hours… a nice gift for Jim for Jim
3. From the author’s detailed description of how Della sold her hair and how she hunted a gift for Jim we can infer __________.