gnrkl58656的部落格

Unit 1　What’s Hot and What’s Not
Fun Lying Down

Unit 2　Who’s Who
Taiwan Goes Gaga over Gaga

Unit 3　Pack Your Bag
Kaohsiung: More Than You Imagined

Unit 4　Improving the World
Soaring to New Heights

Unit 5　Smart for Art
Taipei Design Dazzles World

Unit 6　Pack Your Bag
Going Abroad for a Good Cause

Unit 7　Who’s Who
Yani Tseng: Taiwan’s Great Golf Star

Unit 8　Going Beyond Borders
A Zone of Your Own

Unit 9　The Magic of Discovery
The Black Box of Cars

Unit 10　Staying Fit and Healthy
What Skin Problems Say About You

Unit 11　Smart for Art
Seediq Bale: A True Taiwanese Epic

Unit 12　Improving the World
The Board Game You’ll Never Get Bored of

Unit 13　Pack Your Bag
Independent Chinese Travelers Arrive in Taiwan

Unit 14　Going Beyond Borders
Sunshine, Sea, and Music

Unit 15　The Magic of Discovery
Siri-ously Amazing

Unit 16　Who’s Who
Creating Art with a Bang

Unit 17　Surfing the Net
Google’s Growing Empire

Unit 18　It’s Never Too Late to Learn
Farewell to High School

Unit 19　Who’s Who
Transforming Technology and the World

Unit 20　Why Did They Do That?
A Walk in the Night

Unit 21　Going Beyond Borders
Panic in the Streets

Unit 22　Smart for Art
The Most Famous Meal

Unit 23　Improving the World
More Than a Pretty Picture

Unit 24　Staying Fit and Healthy
Seeing in Black and White

Unit 25　Pack Your Bag
The Eighth Continent

Unit 26　Going Beyond Borders
Confused About Kissing

Unit 27　Improving the World
Rubik’s Remarkable Cube

Unit 28　Smart for Art
Get a Load of Heavy Metal

Unit 29　What’s Hot and What’s Not
All About Pants

Unit 30　The Magic of Discovery
The Incredible Shrinking Brain

Unit 31　It’s Never Too Late to Learn
Trading Places

Unit 32　Why Did They Do That?
Aw … Isn’t That Cute!

Unit 33　What’s Hot and What’s Not
Hitting the Streets

Unit 34　Going Beyond Borders
Christmas Down Under

Unit 35　Bon Appetit
The Marvelous Macaroon

Unit 36　Who’s Who
The Thrilling Story of the King of Pop

Unit 37　Driving Force Behind the World
The Power of Packaging

Unit 38　On the Job
Send in the Clowns

Unit 39　It’s Never Too Late to Learn
The Truth Behind Testing

Unit 40　Going Beyond Borders
A Terrifying Time of Year

Unit 41　Pack Your Bag
A Grand Landmark

Unit 42　What’s Hot and What’s Not
Getting Discounts with Group Shopping

Unit 43　Smart for Art
The First and Funniest Comic Strip

Unit 44　Who Did It?
The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle

Unit 45　It’s Never Too Late to Learn
Adding Work to Schoolwork

Unit 46　Going Beyond Borders
Going Nuts at Naadam

Unit 47　Bon Appetit
From Japan to the World

Unit 48　The Magic of Discovery
Technology You Can Feel

Unit 49　It’s Never Too Late to Learn
Lock Up Your Stuff

Unit 50　Driving Force Behind the World
Using Smell to Sell

Unit 51　On the Job
To Serve and Protect … Your Pet

Unit 52　Who’s Who
Van Gogh: A Mix of Genius and Madness

Unit 53　Improving the World
Wheel in the Sky

Unit 54　Smart for Art
Urban Art at Its Finest

Unit 55　Pack Your Bag
Comfortable and Cheap: Bargain Hotels

Unit 56　Going Beyond Borders
A Few Tips on Tipping

Unit 57　Bon Appetit
Breaking Bread Through the Ages

Unit 58　Who Did It?
Aliens Have Landed … or Have They?

Unit 59　Smart for Art
New Art for a New World

Unit 60　Who’s Who
Walking for What You Believe

Unit 61　Circle of Life
Valuable Vanilla

Unit 62　Surfing the Net
Fun on Facebook

Unit 63　Social Challenges
Plastic Peril

Unit 64　Social Challenges
Shooting and Looting in London

Unit 65　Why Did They Do That?
Why Men Are Men and Women Are Women

Unit 66　Staying Fit and Healthy
The Ups and Downs of Bipolar Disorder

Unit 67　Tools of Communication
Keeping Culture Alive

Unit 68　The Magic of Discovery
Fat or Fit?

Unit 69　Circle of Life Island Nations at Risk
Unit 70　Who’s Who

From Museum to the Streets
Unit 71　Tools of Communication

Cracking Morse Code
Unit 72　Staying Fit and Healthy

Sickness That’s Skin Deep

Tips for Top Reading

　　In learning English, reading is an essential skill for acquiring new vocabulary and reinforcing your grammar; it is doubly important if you have limited opportunities to learn by listening. Although reading may seem very difficult at first, the task becomes easier with these simple strategies.

　　Not everything in a text may be useful to you right away. When you determine what’s important, you identify the main themes of the text and focus on them, without getting distracted by irrelevant information.

　　As you read, you work not only with the text, but also everything you already know about the topic. Use prior knowledge about the world, as well as your previous experiences, to help you make sense of what you’re reading.

　　Once you understand the text, you can also make inferences, or use the new information and background information to draw conclusions and interpret facts.

　　It’s also important to ask questions before, during, and after reading, as they help you see the text from several angles and understand it clearly. They are not a sign of trouble, but a tool for understanding.

　　Another helpful tool is mental images. In your mind, use all five senses to experience the text and enhance not only your understanding, but also your enjoyment.

　　One of the first things to do when you read is understand the structure of the text; that’s what you do when you skim, or read very quickly, skipping many words. Once you have located the most important points, you can use them to answer specific questions later.

　　As you look at each new paragraph, you should try to find the topic sentence, because it contains the main idea. If it isn’t what you need now, you can save the supporting information for later.

　　When you see an unfamiliar word, it’s tempting to slow down or even stop reading. However, it’s often possible to learn vocabulary in context, or use other words in the same sentence or nearby sentences to guess the meaning quickly. This rough understanding can be enough to understand the text.

　　Finally, you may use your knowledge of the text’s structure, as well as markers such as topic sentences and key words to scan, or quickly find detailed answers to specific questions.

　　The purpose of many of these skills is to help you read more quickly, and if your goal is speed, you should also time yourself. How much time do you need to understand a paragraph or a page? Push yourself to read faster, and with practice, your speed will improve.

　　These ten strategies take some time to learn, but once you’ve mastered them, you will find reading much easier, and maybe even more fun!

Key:
　　sb.  somebody
　　sth.  something
　　swh.  somewhere
　　sing.  singular
　　pl.  plural
　　v.  verb
　　n.  noun
　　adj.  adjective
　　adv.  adverb
　　conj.  conjunction
　　prep. preposition
　　aux.  auxiliary
　　=  synonym
　　antonym