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1、ElectronicTeachingPortfolioBookFourUnitSeven:ReadingandReflectionPartIGetStartedSectionADiscussion▇Sitinpairsorgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1Whydoyouthinkweneedtoread?2Whatdoyouprefertoread—poems,novelsorplays?3Whatroledoyouthinkliteraryworksplayinourliv

2、es?▆Answersforreference:1Hints:lReadingbroadensourhorizons.lReadingenrichesourknowledge.lReadingputsusincontactwiththebestmindsofhumanhistory.lReadingenrichesourexperience.lReadingempowersuswithknowledge.lReadingimprovesourcharacterandtaste.lReadingisagoodpastime

3、.2Somehints:a)Differentpeoplereadliteraturefordifferentreasonsandpurposesbecauseoftheirdifferentbackgrounds,tastes,experiencesandeducationalbackground.b)Thosewhopreferreadingnovelsmaythinknovelsaremoreinterestingandeasiertoreadprobablybecausenovelsusuallyhaveplot

4、s.Theycantakereaderstootherplacesandtimes,realorimaginary,allowingthemtomeetpeopleandexperiencelifeinmanydifferentways.Agoodnovelmakesreadersthink,laugh,cryorwonder.3Reference:Literaryworksplayanimportantroleinourlife.Theycanbroadenourhorizons.Theyhelpusexperienc

5、eakindoflifewhichwecannothaveinreallife.Theyhelpusseethethingswhichwetendtoignoreinourdailylife.Theycanalsohelpusescapefromreality.SectionBQuotes▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutreadingandreflectionanddiscussinpairswhatyoucanlearnfromthem.FrancisBacon⊙Somebooksaretob

6、etasted;otherstobeswallowed;andsomefewtobechewedanddigested.27—FrancisBaconInterpretation:Therearedifferentwaysofreadingbooks.Totasteabook,onecanreaditinastateofrelaxation.Toswallowabookonecanglidehiseyesacrossthelinesofabook.Tochewordigestabookoneshouldreaditact

7、ively.Andwhenhehasfinishedreadingabook,thepagesarefilledwithhisnotes.Onlywhengoodbooksarechewedanddigestedcantheyhavealastinginfluenceonone’slife.AboutFrancisBacon(1561-1626):anEnglishpolitician,philosopher,andwriter.FrancisBacongraduatedfromTrinityCollege,Cambri

8、dge.HewasthefounderofEnglishmaterialistphilosophy,aswellasofmodernscienceinEngland.HeisespeciallyfamousforhisEssays,inwhichhispracticalwisdomisshownthroughhisr