Scanning

T: OK. You've got the general idea of the passages. Now I'll give you a few minutes to read the passage again carefully and get more information about it. Do Exercise 4 on page 25 and try to decide the statements are true or false. You can first refer to the reading strategies on page 24 before doing the exercise. Are you clear?

S: Yes.

T: OK. Please begin.

After a few minutes, check the answers together.

T: Time is up. I'll ask some of you to read the answers for us.

Suggested answers to Exercise 4:

1 F 2 NI 3 F 4 NI 5 F 6 T 7 F 8 NI 9 T 10 T 11 T 12 T

Explanation

T: Up to now, you have understood the passage well. Listen to the passage, paying attention to the phrases and important sentences on the screen.

Show them on the screen.

range from... to..., single out, according to, be used to..., wrestle with something, be dedicated to, by mistake

1 In the summer of 1905, this outspoken young man was rocking his one-year-old baby when he was suddenly inspired.

2 Without the discoveries of these pioneers in science and technology, whether lucky or planned, the world as we know it today would have been a completely different place.

T: Do you have any difficulty in understanding the passage?

S: Could you explain how to use the two phrases "be used to" and "be dedicated to"?

T: A good question. First you should pay attention to the usage of the word "use" in the following three sentences. They have different meanings. 1) Wood can be used to make paper. 2) I used to play basketball, but I don't now. 3) I have been used to getting up early. Second, a noun or a verb-ing form should be used after the phrase "be dedicated to". Here "to" is a preposition. Are you clear?

S: Yes. Thank you.