Rich Meeting His Future Mother-in-law

1. New Horizon College English II Unit 3 Section B Rich Meeting His Future Mother-in-law

2. Play Reading Skills: recognizing differences between facts and opinions • Most reading passages contain ideas based on facts and opinions. It is very important to know when we are reading facts and when we are reading a writer’s opinions. The ability to recognize differences between facts and opinions can help us to achieve a deeper understanding in our reading. http://pptheaven.mvps.org/

3. Facts are statements that tell what really happened or what really is the case. A fact can be proved or disproved with direct evidence. It is something known by actual experience or observing. Look at an example from text A. Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced The usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other.

4. Opinions are statements of belief, judgment or feeling. They show what someone thinks or feels about a subject. Solid opinions, of course, are based on facts. However, opinions are still somebody’s view of something and are not factsthemselves. Eg: But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy.

5. But it is not always easy to tell opinion from fact. A writer often combines the two in such a way that we do not always notice where fact ends and opinion begins. When we have a mixture of fact and opinion in a single statement, we must decide whether the main point of the sentence is essentially fact or opinion. Sometimes an opinion is presented as if it were a fact. For example: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father.

6. Words and Expressions

7. Arrange: v. plan the details of a future event I have arranged for him to come next week. Vt: put a group of people or things in a particular position or order The books are arranged on the shelves in alpabetic order.

8. Concerning: prep. With regard to; about Translation 针对他的行为我和他谈了话。 Key： I spoke to him concerning his behavior. Phrases: Be concerned about/with

9. Anticipate: vt: guess or imagine in advance what will happen or what needs to be done Eg: In business, you have got to anticipate how your competitors will act. Vt: expect Eg: She is anticipating a visit from her best friends.

10. Translation: 在生意场上，你必须估计到你的竞争对手会如何行动。 她期待着自己最要好的朋友来访。 Similar Words: Participate/anticipate

11. Compel: vt: force someone to do something Eg：His health compelled him to retire from the sea. Proclaim: vt: say publicly that something is true or exists He proclaimed his intention of attending the business meeting, despite their being against it. Similar Words Claim/reclaim/proclaim

12. Somehow: ad. In some way; by some means For a reason that is unknown Eg: The car’s broken down, but I’ll get To work somehow. She somehow got lost. Try to distinguish: Somehow somewhat anyway

13. Come up with: find an answer, a solution, etc He could not come up with an answer. Expressions Win over: gain one’s support or favor Translation: 律师以富有感染力的辩护赢得了陪审团的支持。 Key: The lawyer won over the jury by his moving defense.

14. From head to toe: over the whole of one’s body Eg: She was dressed in black from head to toe. On one’s behalf: instead of someone or as their representative I thank you for all the trouble you have taken on my behalf.

15. Hit it off: enjoy good relations; get along very well Translation: 幸好琼斯和他的新老板从一开始就相处得很好。 Key: Fortunately Jones and his new employer hit it off from the very beginning. Try to distinguish: Beat hit strike

16. …about seven months sway Here “away” is used to talk about future events. In an event is a week away, it will Happen a week later. Translation: 华盛顿峰会将在一个多月后举行。 The Washington summit is over a month away. Detailed Study of the Text

17. As is the Chinese cook’s custom, my mother always made negative remarks about her own cooking. Note here “as” is used as a relative pronoun, introducing a relative clause whose antecedent in not just a noun phrase, but a whole clause, or sentence. Eg: As is common knowledge, she is very popular among her students. Loading

18. The End Thank you!