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1、Unit2PrefacetoADictionaryoftheEnglishLanguageContents3DetailedReading24516WarmUpGlobalReadingConsolidationActivitiesFurtherEnhancementTextAppreciationSection1:WarmUpDiscussthefollowingquestionswithyourneighborsfirst,thenpresentyouranswerstotheclass.1
2、.Whatdoyouusuallyexpectfromadictionary?2.WhichEnglishdictionarydoyouusemostfrequently?Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisdictionary?Lead-inBackgroundInformationSection1:WarmUpReferences:Correctspellingofwords;Correctpronunciationofwords;Worddi
3、vision;Partsofspeech(noun,verb,etc.);Definition/meaningofwords;Etymology(theoriginandchangesofwords);Usageofwords(withintroductionandexamples);Illustrationofthings(picturesafterwords);Synonymsandantonyms;Informationabouthistory,culture,etc.…Lead-inBa
4、ckgroundInformationSection1:WarmUpAbouttheAuthorSamuelJohnson(1709-1784)wasanEnglishwriter,lexicographer,andcritic.Knownas“Dr.Johnson”,SamuelJohnsonwasoneofEngland’sgreatestliteraryfiguresandoftenconsideredthefinestcriticofEnglishliterature.Hewasalso
5、agreatwitandprosestylist.1709-1784BackgroundInformationLead-inSection1:WarmUpAboutJohnson’sDictionaryADictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,oneofthemostinfluentialdictionariesinthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage,waspreparedbySamuelJohnsonandpublishedonApril15,1
6、755.Thedictionaryrespondedtoawidelyfeltneedforstabilityinthelanguage.CallsandproposalsforanewdictionaryhadbeenmadefordecadesbeforeagroupofLondonbooksellerscontractedJohnsoninJune1746toBackgroundInformationLead-inSection1:WarmUppreparetheworkforthesum
7、of₤1,575.Thoughheexpectedittobefinishedinthreeyears,ittookJohnsonnearlynineyearstocompleteit.Remarkably,hedidsosingle-handedly,withonlyclericalassistancetocopyouttheillustrativequotationsthathehadmarkedinbooks.Johnsonpreparedseveralrevisededitionsdur
8、inghislife.BackgroundInformationLead-inSection1:WarmUpUntilthecompletionoftheOxfordEnglishDictionary173yearslater,Johnson’swasviewedasthepre-eminentEnglishdictionary.AccordingtoWalterJacksonBate,theDictionary“easilyranksasoneofthegreatestsingleachiev
