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1、Unit 10 Text 1 The Idiocy of Urban Life,Learning Objectives： After learning this unit, you are required to master all the new words and employ them in conversation and writing. be able to paraphrase all the topic sentences in Text 1. aware the authors purpose of writing and grasp the main structure
2、through an intensive reading of Text 1. have a good understanding of the style of the textargumentation, most of which consists of three parts: the thesis of the author, the evidences to support the thesis, and the summary or conclusion of the argument.,Pre-reading questions:,What are the major diff
3、erences between city life and country life? Where do you prefer to live, in the city or in the country? Please give evidences to support your choice. (argue for the advantages of city life and country life respectively),Highlight,This argumentative essay comprises three parts. The author first prese
4、nts to us that the aggressively individualistic and atomized urban life today goes against both the purpose of the city and the human nature, and thus is foolish. Then he provides evidences for the idiocy of urban life. Finally, the author reiterates his point.,This text can be divided into three pa
5、rts. Part One (Paragraphs 1-2): In this part, the author presents the thesis of his argument: aggressively individualistic and atomized urban life today goes against both the purpose of the city and the human nature, and thus is foolish.,Part Two (Paragraphs 3-9): In this part, the author provides e
6、vidences for the idiocy of urban life. Para. 3-4: discussing the pretense of city dwellers when they try to live outside the city boundaries; Para. 5-6: putting forward the point that city work is much less meaningful than farming; Para. 7: proving that the city dwellers live and work in an unreal e
7、nvironment; Para. 8-9: showing the damage done by the office work to the physical conditions of the workers.,Part 3 (Paragraph 10): In this part, the writer summarizes the idiocy of urban life and the ultimate reasons for this phenomenon. On the one hand, city dwellers try to simulate rural life, an
8、d on the other hand, they disdain and mock this life.,Text Study,Questions for discussion from paragraphs 12 What is urban life like at night? What does the author think of the human urban life?,Text Study,Language Points from paragraphs 1-2 civil a. polite and formal His manner was civil, though no
9、t particularly friendly. more often: civil engineering civil war civil official civil case civil law,土木工程 内战 文官 民事案件 民法,cruise: (of a vehicle or its driver) travel (at an efficient speed) e.g.1) The plane is cruising at an altitude of 35,000 feet. 2) We are planning to spend our retirement cruising
10、on luxury liners around the world. cruises easily through blinking traffic lights: moves easily through traffic lights that turn red and green alternately,Words and Expressions,reign v. It is the rats that reign urban life according to the author. n. in the reign of William II congregate v. Why do p
11、eople like to congregate in large cities? congregation n. Touched by her singing, the congregation applauded in delight.,Text Study,1. All work that has to be done at those hours is useful in bakeries, for example. Even the newspaper presses stop turning forests into lies. (Translate) What do the se
12、ntences imply? A metaphoric and cynical way of saying things, meaning:”doing propaganda work on paper”,Text Study,2. With their pink ears and paws, sleek, well- groomed, their whiskers combed, rats are true city dwellers. with + n/pron + adj. He left the room with the door open . Dont talk with your
13、 mouth full . with + n/pron + done The fellow stood there with his hands crossed.,Text Study,with + n/pron + adv. With the radio on, grandma slept deeply in the chair. with + n/pron + to do With so many problems to settle, the new manager was too worried to eat anything. with + n/pron + prep.phrase
14、The woman with a diamond necklace around the neck must be wealthy .,3. Unban life, during the hours they rein, is urbane. Rats make city life orderly and courteous when they dominate the city at night.,4. during an insomniac night: during a sleepless night The word “insomniac” here is used as a tran
15、sferred epithet to modify something inanimate. More examples of transferred epithet: Even so, the risk of discovery was beginning to cause Pettit sleepless nights. He threw a reassuring arm around my shoulder.,5. But after 6 a.m., the two-legged, daytime creatures of the city begin to stir; and it i
16、s they, not the rats, who bring the rat race. 在强调句型中，能够被强调的句子成分通常为主语、宾语、状语等。当被强调部分为sb.，且在句中作主语时，可用who，也可用that，其它情况一律用that。强调主语时，that后的谓语动词必须与被强调的主语人称与数保持一致。 e.g. I am going to meet my friend at the airport tomorrow.,It is I who am going to meet my friend at the airport tomorrow.(强调主语) It is my friend that Im going to meet at the airport tomorrow.(强调宾语) It is at the airport that Im going to meet my friend tomorrow.(强调地点状语) It
