You will be surprised.

1. At Oxford, he obtained his Master's degree in electrical engineering. This might explain his interest in fast cars, of which he has a vast collection.

got his Master's /Bachelor'/Doctor's degree.

That is why he is so interested in ...

3. Rowan's career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly due to some speaking problems he had in his childhood.

be because of

4. He compensated for this by talking very deliberately.

make up for ...(弥补)

intentionally

5. This may have inspired the abnormal speech patterns of many of his characters.

activated / not normal

Step 5 Speaking:

Retell the second passage according the following clues:

* When he was young, he .... ,

* who ....He studied in the same ....

* At 13, he earned ...to study in a....

* Later he studied ...in ... university.

* he was so interested in ...that he had a vast ...of ....

* There are two reasons for his change of career: the first, he had some problems in ..., so he compensated for this by talking intentionally.

Step 6 Sum up

Step 7 Homework