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Warm-up Discussion. Which life do you prefer, rural life or urban life? likes-dislikesCan you list three symbols of rural life and those of urban life respectively?. Structural AnalysisCan you divide the text into 3 parts
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1. Unit 14 The Idiocy of Urban Life
2. Warm-up Discussion Which life do you prefer, rural life or urban life?
likes-dislikes
Can you list three symbols of rural life and those of urban life respectively?
3. Structural Analysis
Can you divide the text into 3 parts & summarize A) the thesis of the authors argument in part I; B) main ideas for part II & III
4. Part I (Para.1,2) What do you think the life between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. is like? (Could you list at least three things)
What about the life at night in the authors description?
5. Language Points
Idiocy: extreme foolishness
Its sheer idiocy to go climbing in such bad weather.
Cruise:drive a vehicle at a moderate speed
Taxis cruised about, hoping to pick up late fares.
Sleek: (of hair, fur
or skin) Smooth and shiny
A sleek, shiny sports-car
6. Well-groomed: (of a person)
looking clean,tidy and carefully
dressed
You cant look well-groomed with dirty nails and unpolished shoes.
Reign vi.: rule
He reigned over the country for ten years.
7. Congregate: collect or gather into a mass
The crowds congregated in the square to hear the president speak.
Gregarious: sociable, fond of company
My gregarious neighbor, Mrs. Brown, throws a party every weekend.
Atomize: reduce sth to atoms or particles
8. Part II (Para.3-9) How many subsections can this part be divided into? Whats the idiocy of the city dwellers trying to live outside the city boundaries? (summarize para.3-4 for 3 points)