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Unit 14 The Idiocy of Urban Life

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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Unit 14 The Idiocy of Urban Life

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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)

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