Enable studentsto:
■ have a thorough understanding of the text contextually and linguistically;
■ expand their vocabulary about the digital world and learn how to use the key words and expressions in context properly;
■ talk about their own life in the virtual world and, if any, their digital detox experience;
■ discuss whether smartphones should or should not be banned in class;
■ get familiar with the writing of an opinion paragraph in support of or against an argument.
《大学英语》课前预习导引
Guiding questions for previewing the texts
1. What is the title of the text？
2. What is the theme of the unit？
3. How many paragraphs are there in the text？
4. How would you divide the text into parts ？And why do you divide it this way？
5. Draw a mind map to illustrate the structure of the text.
6. What kind of writing is this text, narrative, descriptive,expository or argumentative?
7. What is the main idea of the text? Try to summarize the main idea in one long sentence,
8. What cultural background knowledge must you have grasped to better your understanding of the text?
9. What new words and expressions are significant in your eye that you would like to keep them in mind?
10. What are the sentences patterns and structures that are singled out for practice in this text?
11. What rhetoric devices(修辞手法)are applied in this text?
12. What are the difficult sentences that you want your teacher to discuss in class?
13. What moral values have you learned from this text? Prepare a little speech
14. What message reminds you of Chinese ideology?
