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Choose to Be Alone on PurposeText
BRoommate conflicts
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Read out aloud together
The “preview”“preview” on
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1. An brief summary of the two texts
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Ⅳ Interviewing
(Activating )
(12 minutes)
I. Pre-class Tasks
Checking (2ms)
Ⅲ. In-class Tasks
(Studying )(60ms)
Ⅴ. Interviewing Report
(Activating)(7ms)
Ⅱ. Lead-in
(Engaging)(8 ms)
Ⅵ Post-class
Assignments(1ms)
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Short answer questions
P112, textbook8 participants to
answer
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1. Why is loneliness called a national disease of the U.S?
2. Why do poets like the solitary condition?
3. How many famous literary giants who choose to be alone mentioned by the author ? And who are they?
4. What can we learn from Thoreau’s choice of the solitary way of life?
5. How will the temporary absence of friends and acquaintance affect a person?
6. Why is it important for a person living alone to talk to others?
7. Who may the person living alone talk to?
8. What does the author suggest a solitary man to do about how to enjoy his life?
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1. Why is loneliness called a national disease of the U.S? ( Para.2)
Answer: Because all 22 million of us live alone, it is an overwhelming phenomenon.
2. According to the passage, why do poets and philosophers like solitude? (Para.3)
Answer: Because the can find inspiration in solitude.
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3. What can we learn from Thoreau’s choice of the solitary way of life?(Para.10)
Answer: If a person’s sense of his own value and importance is strong, he is less likely to stay with others, on the contrary, if we think less of own values and abilities and think us less important then others; we are more likely to want to stay with others.
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4. How will the temporary absence of friends and acquaintance affect a person (Para.11?)
Answer: It depends. If he lives with them, the friends’ temporary leaving can be refreshing, it will be received as a welcome change. However, if he lives alone, the temporary absence of friends will leave him nothing but the feeling of emptiness.
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5. Why is it important for a person living alone to talk to others? (Para.12)
Answer: Because the need to talk is more important than listening and is the most basic need of a solitary person.
6. Who may the person living alone talk to? (Para 13)
Answer: He may call friends to tell them important things, or talk to himself, his pets, the television, or even to strangers in the supermarket.
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7. How is a solitary an advised to enjoy life?
Answer: He should stay rational, settle himself in a comfortable and pleasant way and wait for anything happy that may happen.
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8. What can be inferred from the passage about the writer’s attitudes toward ordinary people’s condition of living alone?
Answer: The writer thinks that as ordinary people’s solitary condition of living differs from that of the great minds (like the poets and philosophers), they should cherish the thought that “since we are here, we may as well stay and make the best of it”.
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A top-down comprehension of the Macro-organization
Being alone （ Solitude ）： implication to hero / ordinary people how to cure? herohero ： is liked by poets and philosopherspoets and philosophers for inspirationinspiration, ordinary people: temporary solitude (enjoyed)suffer from the need to talkneed to talk, → behaving strangely strangely and talking to themselves or to their pets. The best curecure is to stay rational, settle down and find grace and pleasure in one’s own condition.
What is the text mainly about?
As a social trend, lots of people are
living alone.
Loneliness: a sort of social disease
but a characteristic of
an American hero.
Poets &philosophers prefer living prefer living
alone. alone. Examples?Examples?
The author’sThe author’s comments & comments &
adviceadvice on living in on living in solitudesolitude
Choose to Be Alone on Purpose
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Pair sharing
Share with each other the most impressive lines and relate your experience.
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Difficult sentences
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(S1) Here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms, some of us liking it that way and some of us not.
(S2) Some of us divorced, some widowed, some never yet committed.
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1. Some of us divorced, some widowed, some never yet committed. (L2)
Some of us live alone because of divorce,or because of the death of husband or wife, or because of being not yet married.
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1. Some of us divorced, some widowed, some never yet committed. (L2)
Some of us live alone because of divorce,or because of the death of husband or wife, or because of being not yet married.
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3. Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for poets and philosophers. They’re all for it. (L10)
Inspiration in solitude is the most useful
thing for poets and philosophers. They
are all in favor of it.
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4. Thoreau had his own self-importance
for company. (L38)
The reason for Thoreau’s holy life was the thought that he was more important than other people, which accompanied him and helped expel the disturbance from the world outside.
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Discourse managing strategies
Thesis statement and its argument
(topic sentence and supporting details )
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Example 1: Dorothy Wordsworth
Point 1: Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for poets and philosophers.
Point 2: Solitude is improved by being voluntary.
Example 2: John Milton
Point 3: The artists choose to go alone by themselves while their loved ones prepare comforts for them at home.
Example 3: Henry Thoreau
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Words
in use
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on purpose (L5)
intentionally; not by accident intentionally; not by accident
TranslationTranslation
她似乎是有意地做这些事以引起他的注意。
KeyKey
She seems to do these things on
purpose to attract his attention.
You artful hussy! Now, tell me-didn't you make
that hat blow off on purpose? I'll swear you did!
TranslationTranslation
你这个诡计多端的小丫头片子！你告诉我，你是不是成心把帽子弄掉了的？我敢起誓说，一定是！
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humble (L39)a. a. not proud; low in not proud; low in rankrank
CollocationCollocation
my humble apology my humble apology
a humble scientist a humble scientist
men of humble birthmen of humble birth
a humble occupationa humble occupation
鄙人的道歉鄙人的道歉谦虚的科学家谦虚的科学家出身卑微的人出身卑微的人低贱的职业低贱的职业
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Many famous people are surprisingly humble. 许多知名人士都出奇地谦恭。
CollocationCollocation
Grant was of humble origin, shabby in dress, rough in speech and manners. 格兰特出身低微，衣着腌臜，说话粗鲁，态度生硬。
He had to humble himself in the presence of the prince. 他在王子面前只得低声下气。
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absent (L43) adj.adj. not presentnot presentTranslationTranslationbe absent from school/a meeting/work ；absent friends ；become absent-minded with age
不上学 / 不到会 / 缺勤；不在场的朋友；因上了年纪而健忘
KeyKey
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I took the liberty of borrowing your dictionary while you were absent. 你不在时我冒昧借用了你的词典。
He was absent from the meeting for one reason or another. 他为某种理由
而没有出席会议。
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at length (L56) in great detail; at lastin great detail; at last
TranslationTranslation
①① 不要过分详尽地讨论这个项目。不要过分详尽地讨论这个项目。②② 公共汽车终于来了，晚了四十分钟。公共汽车终于来了，晚了四十分钟。
KeyKey
① ① Don’t discuss the project at excessive Don’t discuss the project at excessive length.length.
② ② At length the bus arrived, forty minutes At length the bus arrived, forty minutes late.late.
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II. Expressions & Patterns
据最近的统计 by/according to recent count/statistics (L. 1)
根据最近的官方统计 , 中国的男女增长比例失调。The population growth of males in China, by recent official count, is out of proportion to that of females.
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毫无疑问 , ······ No doubt about it,… (L. 17)
毫无疑问，友谊是一杯陈酿，其品味愈久愈浓。No doubt about it, friendship is a cup of old wine whose flavor grows stronger with time.
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undoubtedly
It goes without saying that…No doubt about it. 毫无疑问。 There is no doubt about it. 那是毫无疑问的。 There's no doubt whatsoever about it. There can't be any doubt about that. There's no room for doubt about it. Be there any room for doubt about that?
此事还有什么疑问吗 ?
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（不）费神做某事 to (not) trouble / bother to do sth. (L. 22)
她断然拒绝了他的求爱 , 甚至对送给她的大量礼物也不屑一顾。
She flatly refused his woo, without even troubling to take a glance at the heap of gifts for her.
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放松 ; 伸出 ; 延长 ; 使满足需要 to stretch out (L. 43)
饭菜够吃吗 ? 今晚我们多了 5 个客人吃饭。
Will the food stretch out? Tonight we’ve got five extra guests for dinner.
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放松 ; 伸出 ; 延长 ; 使满足需要 to stretch out (L. 43)
饭菜够吃吗 ? 今晚我们多了 5 个客人吃饭。
Will the food stretch out? Tonight we’ve got five extra guests for dinner.
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详细地说；唠叨不休 to talk at length (L. 56)浪漫的婚姻就是和你一起变老，一路上收集点点滴滴的欢乐，待老得走不动时细细地聊。聊。The romantic marriage means aging all the way with you and picking up bits and pieces of joy for us to talk about at length when we are too old to walk.
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Loneliness, common , few people , admit , because, perceived as, social disease, American heroes,poets and philosophers, to seek out solitude, William Wordsworth and John Milton and Henry David Thoreau, inspiration from solitude, both less enjoyable and productive, basic need, talk, not only big things but also little daily things. As a consequence, lonely people, talk to themselves, the cat, the dog , most embarrassingly to total strangers, Therefore, it’s important , to stay rational, comfortable, grace and pleasure ,
Summarize with the help of key words
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While loneliness is very common in the U.S., few people care to admit to it because it is perceived as (1)_______________________. It is seen as admirable for American heroes to bravely go alone into the wilderness and for poets and philosophers (2)(2)________________________________. Some poets and philosophers, like William Wordsworth and John Milton and Henry David Thoreau, enjoy (3(3)____________________. When an individual
some sort of social disease
to seek out solitude
inspiration from solitude
Summary
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is not solitary out of choice, the experience is (4)(4)______________________________________________________________. It is (5)(5)_____________ to talk to someone not only about the big things but also about the little daily things. As a consequence, lonely people will talk about the little things to themselves, the cat, the dog and, (6)(6)____________________________________, to total strangers. Therefore, it’s important for ordinary people to (7)______________, make themselves comfortable at least temporarily, and find some grace and pleasure in their home.
both less enjoyable and productiveour basic need
most embarrassingly
stay rational
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Ⅳ.Vocabulary review
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1.Old to 1.Old to
NewNewalone; lonelyalone; lonely
poems in generalpoems in general
not great or importantnot great or important
highest in rank/degreehighest in rank/degree
fairnessfairness
start a journeystart a journey
block up; supportblock up; support
have a great liking forhave a great liking for
solitarysolitary
poetrypoetry
humblehumble
supremesupreme
justicejustice
set forth/out/offset forth/out/off
back upback up
be fond ofbe fond of
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2. Chinese to English2. Chinese to English独自地独自地
根据最近的统计根据最近的统计
一种民族弊病一种民族弊病
另一方面另一方面
冒险出去冒险出去
征服大自然征服大自然
all by oneselfall by oneself
by recent countby recent count
a sort of national diseasea sort of national disease
on the other handon the other hand
venture outventure out
tame naturetame nature
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inspiration in solitudeinspiration in solitude
speak highly ofspeak highly of
put on one’s coatput on one’s coat
high priest of solitudehigh priest of solitude
fill upfill up
stay up latestay up late
独处带来的灵感独处带来的灵感
对对…………给予高度评价给予高度评价
穿上外衣穿上外衣
独处高士独处高士
装满装满
熬夜熬夜
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一口气地一口气地
按自己的节奏按自己的节奏
摔倒在打滑的地板上摔倒在打滑的地板上
每日不断发生的小小每日不断发生的小小抱怨抱怨
最高法院新来的法官最高法院新来的法官
极大的努力极大的努力
at one sittingat one sitting
at one’s own paceat one’s own pace
fall on a slippery floorfall on a slippery floor
the daily succession of small the daily succession of small complaintscomplaints
a new Supreme Court justicea new Supreme Court justice
supreme effortsupreme effort
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与某人争论某事与某人争论某事
花样滑冰选手花样滑冰选手
保持理性保持理性
安静下来；定居安静下来；定居
以自我为中心的以自我为中心的
暂时暂时
argue with sb. over argue with sb. over sth. sth.
figure skaterfigure skater
stay rationalstay rational
settle downsettle down
self-centeredself-centered
for the time beingfor the time being
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