高中英語專題復習課件：如何找主題句

1、 How can we get the main idea of a passage as quickly as we can? By reading the titles / headlines first. Do you like reading English newspapers , magazines or other materials in English ?高考專題高考專題: How to get the main idea of a passage (without a title) ? how to choose the best title of a passage?&a

2、mp; Have a in pairs on “how to get the main idea of a passage (without a title)”.： Find the topic sentence(s)，by skimming the paragraph / passage. (1) at the beginning of it (2) at the end of it (3) at both the beginning and the end of it (4) in the middle of it Please underline the topic sentences

3、of Passage A-D in 4 minutes. Please share your answers with your group members if you have finished. Now lets check the answers together!Passage A English is clearly an international language. It is spoken by pilots and airport control operators on all the airways of the world. Over 70 percent of th

4、e worlds radio programs are in English. The topic sentence is the first sentence. Passage BSome students prefer a strict teacher who tells them exactly what to do. Others prefer to be left to work on their own. Still others like a democratic discussion type of class. Not a single teaching method can

5、 be devised to satisfy all students at the same time. The topic sentece is the last sentence . Passage C Life in 2035 will be different from what it is today. For one thing, you will sleep later because your job will start later in the morning. Too, machines will do most of your routine work for you

6、. Also, you will travel to work on a moving sidewalk. Furthermore, you will talk to your friends on a picture telephone. Finally, you will take longer vacations in more distant places since transportation will be so much faster and cheaper. Certainly all of us can look forward to many new advantages

7、 in the coming 30 years. The topic sentences are at both the beginning and the end of a passage.Passage D If you were planning to buy a television set, the following advertisement would certainly draw your attention: “Color TV. Only 79. Two days sale. Hurry.” However, when you go to the store ready

8、to buy. You may discover that they are sold out. But the shop assistant is quick to tell you that he has another model. A much better set which is “just right for you” It costs 395. This sales method is called “bait and switch”. Buyers are baited with a sales advertisement, and then they are switche

9、d to another more expensive one. Buying things on sale needs careful consideration of the goods and the reason for the sale. The paragraph could be entitled _. A. Buying A TV Set B. A Selling Method C. Buyer Beware D. TV On Sale This sales method is called “bait and switch”.(detail)(detail)(detail)A

10、n example( detail)effects the topic sentence is in the middle of the passage. 1. Choose the best answers of passage E and F in 5 minutes. 2. Then check your answers with your group members if you have finished. 3.Share with each other why you choose the answers if you have different opinions . Lets

11、do more exercises! Before a new type of airplane goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others. The first is called the tank test. A modem . The most dangerous test .(全國全國) 71. What might be the most suitable title

12、for the text ? A. Two Important Tests on Airplanes B. The Importance of Flying Safely C. The Danger of Testing Airplanes D. How Airplanes Are Made and TestedPassage E The topic sentence is at the first paragraph.Passage F Reading to dogs is an unusual way. . The group says it is the first program in

13、 the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in children, with the introduction of Reading Education Assistance Dogs （READ）.The program was so successful that the library plans to repeal it in April, according to Dana Thumpowsky, public relations manager. 59What is mainly discussed in the text?

14、AChildrens reading difficulties.BAdvantages of raising dogs.CService in public library DA special reading program. The topic sentences are both at the beginning and the end of a passage. If there is no topic sentence in the passage, what should we do to get the main idea or choose the best title? So

15、metimes there is no topic sentence in the passage. Skill 2: Summarize the main idea in our own words and then choose the best title.Three main steps: First, get the main idea of each paragraph. Second, summarize the main idea in our own words, according to the structure of the passage. Third, compar

16、e it with the choices to see which one is the best. Discuss on “how a good title should be” “simple, accurate ,complete ,new” simple easy to understand accurate express the writers opinion fully and correctly. complete Include the main information. newThe title should be fashionable, attractive and

17、can arouse the readers interest.1. Leadership skills must be carefully cultivated. 2. Most good leaders are made, not born. 3. Always give credit. 4. Take informed risks.5. Encourage enthusiasm .The main idea of each paragraph:Passage G 文章第一第二兩段提出：Leadership skills must be carefully cultivated. Most

18、 good leaders are made, not born.（領導能力要精心培養(yǎng)。）接下來文章從三個方面闡述了培養(yǎng)領導能力的方法：Always give credit/ Take informed risks/ Encourage enthusiasm 。根據(jù)各個段落的主題句，結合文章的結構，我們不難歸納出文章的中心：這篇文章講的是怎樣培養(yǎng)領導才能。由此，我們判斷選項D 在意義上涵蓋了文章的中心，是最好的標題。Passage G There still are some ways to check whether your answer is accurate, after we make a decision. Skill 3: Suppose you are asked to write a passage using the best one as its title, how will you write it? Skill 4: Use your experience in read Chinese articles to help you. The following sentences are often used to require th