1、English titlesChampion again!Tap dancing duck A circus owner(马戏团老板)walkedinto a bar to see everyone crowdaround a table watching a little show.On the table was an upside downpot(倒置的锅)and a duck tap dancingon it.The circus owner was soimpressed that he wanted to buy the duck from the boss.After barga
2、ining,the man boughtthe duck and the pot with$10,000.Three days later the circus ownerran back to the bar angrily,“Yourduck is a rip-off(敲竹杠)!I put him onthe pot before a wholeaudience(观众),and he didnt dance a single step!”Can the duck really dance?“So?”asked the boss,“did youremember to light a can
3、dle(蜡烛)under the pot?”Title,important？Why?！Champion again!Tap dancing duckStriking （醒目性）Targeted（针对性）General （概括性）A good title should be:Given a passage,can youchoose the best title?How to work out the title?titletopic sentencemain ideaor How tofind a topic sentence?A topic sentence usually lies:At
4、the beginning of a passageAt the endIn the middle A recent study of ancient and modernelephants has come up with the unexpectedconclusion that the African elephant isdivided into two distinct(不 同 的)species.The discovery was made by researchers atYork and Harvard Universities when theywere examining.
5、A recent study of ancient and modernelephants has come up with the unexpectedconclusion that the African elephant isdivided into two distinct(不 同 的)species.The discovery was made by researchers atYork and Harvard Universities when theywere examining.What can be the best title for the text?A.Naturali
6、sts beliefs about elephants B.Amazing experiments about elephants C.An unexpected finding about elephants D.A long scientific debate about elephantsconclusionWhen something goes wrong,it can bevery satisfying to say,“well,its so-and-sosfault.”or“I know Im late,but its not myfault;the car broke down.
7、”Its probably not yourfault,but once you form the habit of blamingsomebody or something else for a bad situation,youare a loser.You have no power and could donothing that helps change the situation.However,you can have great power over what happens toyou if you stop focusing on whom to blame andstar
8、t focusing on how to improve the situation.Thisis the winners key to success.When something goes wrong,it can bevery satisfying to say,“well,its so-and-sosfault.”or“I know Im late,but its not myfault;the car broke down.”Its probably not yourfault,but once you form the habit of blamingsomebody or som
9、ething else for a bad situation,youare a loser.You have no power and could donothing that helps change the situation.However,you can have great power over what happens toyou if you stop focusing on whom to blame andstart focusing on how to improve the situation.Thisis the winners key to success.What
10、 can be the best title for the text?A.A winners secretB.A winners problemC.A winners opportunityD.A winners achievementIf you were planning to buy a television set,the followingadvertisement would certainly draw your attention:“Color TV.Only 79.Two days sale.Hurry.”However,when you go to the store r
11、eady to buy.You may discoverthat they are sold out.But the shop assistant is quick to tellyou that he has another model(型号).A much better setwhich is“just right for you”It costs 395.This salesmethod is called“bait and switch”.Buyers are baited witha sale advertisement,and then they are switched toan
12、other more expensive one.Buying things on sale needscareful consideration(考虑)of the goods and the reason forthe sale.If you were planning to buy a television set,the followingadvertisement would certainly draw your attention:“Color TV.Only 79.Two days sale.Hurry.”However,when you go to the store rea
13、dy to buy.You may discoverthat they are sold out.But the shop assistant is quick to tellyou that he has another model(型号).A much better setwhich is“just right for you”It costs 395.This salesmethod is called“bait and switch”.Buyers are baited witha sale advertisement,and then they are switched toanot
14、her more expensive one.Buying things on sale needscareful consideration(考虑)of the goods and the reason forthe sale.What can be the best title for the text?A.Buying a TV setB.TV on saleC.Buyer bewareD.A selling method Different positions of a topic sentencetypeThe positions of the topicsentenceAt the
15、 beginning of a paragraphAt the end In the middle How to work out the title?topic sentence/main ideatitle controlling ideatopic +the unexpected conclusion that theAfrican elephant is divided into twodistinct(不同的)species.the unexpected conclusion that theAfrican elephant is divided into twodistinct(不
16、同的)species.the unexpected conclusion that theAfrican elephant is divided into twodistinct(不同的)species.the unexpected conclusion that theAfrican elephant is divided into twodistinct(不同的)species.elephants An unexpected finding aboutThis sales method is called“baitand switch”.This sales method is calle
17、d“baitand switch”.This sales method is called“baitand switch”.This sales method is called“baitand switch”.A methodsellingWork in groups of four andfind the topic sentence of each paragraph!Try it Design your own titles Sometimes,something that is considered tobe negative turns out to be an advantage
18、 onthe job.Though he is only 18 years old andblind,Suleyman Gokyigit is among the topcomputer technicians and programmers atInteliData Technologies Corp.,a largesoftware company with several offices acrossthe United State.Sometimes,something that is considered tobe negative turns out to be an advant
19、age onthe job.Though he is only 18 years old andblind,Suleyman Gokyigit is among the topcomputer technicians and programmers atInteliData Technologies Corp.,a largesoftware company with several offices acrossthe United State.What does the text mainly tell us?A.Computer technicians are more likely to
20、 be gifted.B.Ones disadvantages may prove to be advantages.C.The disabled can also play an important role in society.D.Top computer scientists have unusual abilities to form ideas of computers.Advantages as well asdisadvantagesTrouble is a friendThey wear the latest fashions with the mostup-to-date
21、accessories(配饰).Yet these are notgirls in their teens or twenties but women intheir sixties and seventies.A generationwhich would once only wear old-fashionedclothes is now favoring the same high streetlooks worn by those half their age.They wear the latest fashions with the mostup-to-date accessori
22、es(配饰).Yet these are notgirls in their teens or twenties but women intheir sixties and seventies.A generationwhich would once only wear old-fashionedclothes is now favoring the same high streetlooks worn by those half their age.Age is no barrier(界限)for fashion fans.Old but fashionable!Age?No problem
23、!To error is human.To blame the otherguy is even more human.Common sense is not all that common.Why tell the truth when you can comeup with a good excuse?These three popular misquotes(戏谑的引语)aremeant to be jokes,and yet they tell us a lot abouthuman nature.To error,to make mistakes,isindeed a part of
24、 being human,but it seems thatmost people dont want to accept the responsibilityfor the problem.Perhaps it is the natural thing todo.The original quote about human nature wentlike this:“to error is human,to forgive,divine(神的).”This saying mirrors an ideal:people shouldbe forgiving of others mistakes
25、.Takingresponsibility for something that went wrong is amaking of great maturity(成熟).These three popular misquotes(戏虐的引语)aremeant to be jokes,and yet they tell us a lot abouthuman nature.To error,to make mistakes,isindeed a part of being human,but it seems thatmost people dont want to accept the res
26、ponsibilityfor the problem.Perhaps it is the natural thing todo.The original quote about human nature wentlike this:“to error is human,to forgive,divine(神圣的).”This saying mirrors an ideal:people shouldbe forgiving of others mistakes.Takingresponsibility for something that went wrong is amaking of gr
27、eat maturity(成熟).Titlesliteral titles(直白型)figurative titles (深刻型)A night the earth didnt sleep.PersonificationDying to be thin.PunWho am I?More idleness,less grades!Antithesis拟人双关对偶To help or not to help:that is a question.parody(仿拟)Champion again!We came,we saw,we conquered!parodyHomeworkDesign titles for three of the articles in the 21th Century TeensThank you!
