新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程B3U1 Section B-Preparation and determination–The road to success!.pptx

; Section B Preparation and determination  –The road to success!;Inspiring your thoughts;1. What is your childhood dream?? ;Reading skills;Step 1;rose n. Denotation: a flower with a sweet smell that grows on a bush with thorns Connotation: love, romance; fragrance; a happy / pleasant situation;Pre-reading: Denotation Connotation;Pre-reading: Denotation Connotation;Step 2;A word’s denotation refers to its literal meaning which can be found in dictionaries. (本义，字面义) Connotation refers to the specific feeling or idea aroused by it in a specific person. (内涵义，言外之意) ;Denotation;Denotation is the literal meaning that can be learned by memorizing word meanings from the dictionary. A large vocabulary helps readers understand denotation of words in a passage. Connotation goes hand in hand with the author’s attitude and thus constitutes the tone of the passage. By exploring the author’s attitude, successful readers can understand the implied meaning of a specific word or even figure out the reason why the author chooses one word instead of another. ;Step 1;Just like Churchill and Lincoln, … will find their endeavors successful. (Para. 5);Thankfully, he did finish at Harrow and his errors there did not preclude him from going on to the university. (Para. 1);2. In the end, both Einstein and Edison overcame their childhood persecution and went on to achieve magnificent discoveries that benefit the entire world today. (Para. 3);3. Both were called “slow to learn” and written off as idiots by their teachers. (Para. 3) ;4. Just like Churchill and Lincoln, … those who uphold a committed and focused will and spirit, will find their endeavors successful. (Para. 5);5. The secret of success is based upon a burning inward desire … that fuels the determination to act, to keep preparing, to keep going …. (Para. 7) ;Work in groups to figure out the denotation and connotation of expressions in Text B.;Reading skills ;1. A hairbrush served as his microph