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Unit 7
The Age of Miracle Chips
Teaching Points
? I,Background information
? II,Introduction to the passage
? III,Text analysis
? IV,Rhetorical devices
? V,Questions for discussion
I,Background Information
? 1,Time
? 2,Byzantine art
? 3,Oxford tutorial
II,Introduction to the Passage
? 1,Type of literature,
? -- a piece of exposition
Introduction to the Passage
? 2,The purpose of a piece of exposition:
? -- to inform or explain
Introduction to the Passage
? 3,Ways of developing the thesis of a
piece of exposition,
? -- comparison,contrast,analogy,
identification,illustration,analysis,
definition,etc,
Introduction to the Passage
? 4,The central thought or thesis
III, Effective Writing Skills
? 1,making effective use of specific
verbs and adjectives
? 2,employing various methods to make
the science writing understandable and
interesting
IV, Rhetorical Devices
? 1,antonomasia
? 2,metaphor
? 3,alliteration
V,Text Analysis
VI, Special Difficulties
? 1,understanding the terms connected
with computer
? 2,paraphrasing some complicated
sentences
VII, Questions for Discussion
? 1,What does a miracle chip look like? What
is it made of?
? 2,What is the significance of the computer
revolution?
? 3,Is the computer a humanizing or
dehumanizing factor?
? 4,The author tries to make his science
writing interesting and popular,What are
some of the methods he employs to achieve
this?
VIII,Exercises
? P.