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V.OralActivities16

VI.Writing17

SectionFiveFurtherEnhancement19

I.Lead-inQuestionsforTextII19

II.Text219

III.MemorableQuotes22

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

.Lead-in:

1.Askstudentsaboutcarbrandsandthelogos

2.Howoftencarsareusedinourlife?

515排行网近日从遥远的美国获得消息，2013年8月份全球市场的汽车总销量约为660.3万辆，同比增长4%。

中国和美国成为全球销量最高的两个国家。

Car-freeday：

Sept.22

II.CulturalBackground

1.CarculturehasbeenamajornichelifestyleinAmerica.

2.Inthe1950s,thepost-warboomproducedagenerationofteenagerswithenoughincometobuytheirowncars.Thesecarsbecamesomuchmorethanjustmodesoftransportation.Theywerereflectionsofalifestyle.Theabilitytotuneandsoup-upmusclecarsgaveaverageJoestheopportunitytoshowofftheirpower,theirspeedandtheirstyleinawaythatpersonifiedthecarascharacter.

3.LikeGrannyinJanandDean'

s1964song“TheLittleOldLadyfromPasadena,”wecan'

tkeepourfootofftheaccelerator.

4.Wearecrazyaboutourcars—andalwayshavebeen.“TheAmerican,”WilliamFaulknerlamentedin1948,“reallylovesnothingbuthisautomobile.”

5.Wedreamofcarsaswedreamoflovers.

6.Americanshavealwayscherishedpersonalfreedomandmobility,ruggedindividualismandmasculineforce.

SectionTwoGlobalReading

．TextAnalysis

MainIdea

“OutofStep”isanexpositionthatpresentstheabsurdityoftheAmericans’dependenceoncars.TheAmericans,beingsoaccustomedtousingcars,havealmostforgottentheexistenceoftheirlegs.Wherevertheygo,theygointheircars.Asaresult,pedestrianfacilitiesareneglectedincityplanningorrejectedbytheinhabitants.

.StructuralAnalysis

Paragraph1-6Thewriterintroduceshisideawithananecdote.

Paragraphs7-13Inthispart,theauthorpresentsthefactthattheAmericansarehabituatedtousingcarsforeverything.

Paragraphs14-20Inthispart,theauthorexplainsthatpedestrianfacilitiesareneglectedordiscarded.

SectionThreeDetailedReading

I.Text1

II.Questions

1）Whatkindoftownisit?

（Paragraph1）

Itisasmall,pleasantandagreeabletown.Theinhabitantsarefriendlyandwillingtohelp.Butalthoughthetowniscompact,fewpeoplegoaboutonfoot.

2）Whatisconsideredtheauthor’s“eccentricbehavior”?

（Paragraph3）

Insteadofridingacar,theauthorwalksaroundthecity,doinghisshopping,goingtothemoviesorvisitingthecafé

orbar.Topeoplewhoareusedtogoingeverywhereinacar,heisaneccentric.

3）Whywoulddrivers“departreluctantly,evenguiltily”whentheirofferwasdeclined?

（Paragraphs3-6）

Withcarsbecomingthebasicessentialsoftheirlife,peoplearesohabituatedtousingthecarforeverything.Thesceneofsomebodywalkingaroundseemedsounusualtothemthattheywouldnaturallyshowtheirconcerntohim.Whentheiroffertogivehimaridewasdeclined,theyweresorryfornotbeingabletohelphimout.

4）Whydidtheauthorsay“Actually,I’msurpriseditwasthatmuch”?

（Paragraph14）

Whentheauthorfoundthatthenewlyplannedsuburbstotallyoverlookedpedestrianneeds,heassumedtherewasnobudgetforpedestrianfacilitiesatall.Sohesayshewassurprisedtolearnthatthereactuallywaslessthanonepercentofbudgetonit.Heretheauthorwriteswithatouchofirony.

5）WhydidLaconiachangeitsdowntownpedestrianmalltoonewithparkinglots?

（Paragraphs18-19）

Althoughthepedestrianmallwaswelldecorated,shopperswereunwillingtowalktothestoresfromaparkinggarage.Asaresult,itwasacommercialfailure.Thegovernmenthadtocompromisewiththepublicpreference.

ClassActivity

Groupdiscussion:

Whatdoesthetitlemean?

Withtheuseofthistitle,thewriterseemstosuggest

1.peoplenolongerwalkinAmerica;

2.thefewpeoplewhodowalkseemtobeold-fashionedand“eccentric”.

III.WordsandExpressions

Paragraphs1-6

sedatea.calm,seriousandformal

e.g.Sheisasedateoldlady;

sheiscaringbutnevertalksmuch.

Thefightagainstanuclearpowerstationsitehastransformedanormallysedatetownintoabattlefield.

v.makecalmorsleepy,esp.withadrug

e.g.Thepatientwasheavilysedatedandrestingquietlyinbed.

Derivation:

sedately（ad.）,sedation（n.）,sedative（a.,n.）

eccentrica.（ofpeopleorbehavior）unconventionalandslightlystrange

e.g.Theoldgentleman,wholivedaloneallhislife,wassaidtohavesomeeccentrichabits.

n.apersonofunconventionalandslightlystrangeviewsorbehavior

e.g.Theoldgentlemanenjoyedacolorfulreputationasanengagingeccentric.

curbn.（BritishEnglish:

kerb）alineofraisedstonesseparatingthefootpathfromtheroad

v./n.（place）acontrolorlimitonsth.undesirable

e.g.Poornutritioncancurbachild’sdevelopmentbothphysicallyandmentally.

Therewillbenowcurbsondrunk-drivingfromnextmonth.

Paragraphs7-12

habituatev.accustombyfrequentrepetitionorprolongedexposure

e.g.Youmusthabituateyourselftoreadingaloud.

Bytheendoftheschoolterm,thestudentshadbeenhabituated/accustomed/usedtorisingatfiveo’clock.

contortionn.atwistedpositionormovementthatlookssurprisingorstrange

e.g.Thespectatorscannotbutadmirethecontortionsofthegymnasts.

contortv.causesth.totwistoutofitsnaturalshapeandlooksstrangeorunttractive

Comparison:

distort,twist,deform,contort&

warp

Theseverbsmeantochangeandspoiltheformorcharacterofsth.

distort

Todistortistoalterinshape,asbytorsionorwrenching;

thetermalsoappliestoverbalorpictorialmisrepresentationandtoalterationorperversionofthemeaningofsth.

e.g.Thehumanunderstandingislikeafalsemirror,which,receivingraysirregularlydistortsanddiscolorsthenatureofthingsbyminglingitsownnaturewithit.（FrancisBacon）.

twist

Twistappliestodistortionofformormeaning.

e.g.amouthtwistedwithpain

HeaccusedmeoftwistinghiswordstomeanwhatIwantedthemto.

deform

Ifyoudeformsth.,orifitdeforms,itsusualshapechangessothatitsusefulnessorappearanceisspoiled.

e.g.Greaterosiondeformedthelandscape.

Theearlierpartofhisdiscoursewasdeformedbypedanticdivisionsandsubdivisions.

contort

Ifyoucontortsth.,orifitcontorts,ittwistsoutofitsnormalshapeandlooksstrangeorunattractive.

e.g.afacecontortedwithrage;

acontortedlineofreasoning.

warp

Warpcanrefertoaturningortwistingfromaflatorstraightform.

e.g.Thefloorboardshadwarpedovertheyears.

Italsocanimplyinfluencingsb.inawaythathasaharmfuleffectonhowtheythinkorbehave.

e.g.Prejudicewarpsthejudgment.

Paragraphs13-20

bringsth.hometosb.:

makesb.realizesth.

e.g.Thenewsreporthasbroughthometousalltheplightoftheprisonersofwar.

drivesth.hometosb.,hit/strikehome

drivesth.hometosb.:

makesb.realizesth.,esp.bysayingitoften,loudly,angrily,etc.

e.g.TheprofessordrovehometothemthattheymustfinishthewritingassignmentbyFriday.

hit/strikehome:

（ofremarks,etc.）havetheintended（oftenpainful）effect

e.g.Youcouldseefromhisexpressionthathersarcasticcommentshadhit/strickenhome.

entertainv.consideranidea,etc.orallowyourselftothinkthatsth.mighthappenorbetrue

　e.g.Herefusedtoentertainourproposal.

　entertainideas,doubts,etc

negotiatev.

getoverorpast（anobstacle,etc.）successfully;

managetotravelalongadifficultroute

e.g.Theonlywaytonegotiatethepathisonfoot.

FrankMarianonegotiatesthedessertterraininhisbatteredpickup.

Practice

那攀登者得攀越一陡峭岩石。

Theclimberhadtonegotiateasteeprockface.

那马轻易跳过了栅栏。

Thehorsenegotiatedthefencewithease.

coov.speakinasoft,gentle,andlovingway,esp.whenexpressingsurprise

e.g.“Howwonderfultoseeyouagain,darling,”shecooed.

Thelittlegirlisalwayscooingoverthoseparrotsofhers.

anewadv.（fml.）againoronemoretime,esp.inadifferentway

e.g.Thescientistsstartedtheexperimentanew.

Thefilmtellsanewthestoryofherrisetostardom.

IV.Sentences

1.IntheUnitedStateswehavebecomesohabituatedtousingthecarforeverythingthatitdoesn’toccurtoustounfurlourlegsandseewhatthoselowerlimbscando.（Paragraph7）

Paraphrase:

PeopleintheUnitedStatestendtodriveforbasicallyeverypurpose,somuchsothattheyhaveforgottenthattheystillhavelegsandaboutwhattheirlegscando.

2.Iconfessithadnotoccurredtomehowthoughtlesslydeficientnatureisinthisregard.（Paragraph13）

IadmitthatIhaveneverrealizedIhadbeensostupid.

3.…Iwaspossiblytheonlypersonevertohaveentertainedthenotionofnegotiatingthatintersectiononfoot.（Paragraph17）

…Iwaslikelytobetheonlypersonwhohadeverattemptedtocrossthatintersectiononfoot.

SectionFourConsolidationActivities

I.Vocabulary

1.WordDerivation

1）agreev.→agreeablea.→agreementn.

①我同意他对情况的分析。

Iagreewithhisanalysisofthesituation.

②我觉得他极易相处。

Ifoundhimmostagreeable.

③与雇主们的协议终于达成了。

Anagreementwiththeemployerswasfinallyworkedout.

2）eccentrica./n.→eccentricityn.

①这个俱乐部里好像都是怪人。

Theclubseemedtobefullofeccentrics.

②他的怪僻之一是睡觉睡在床底下而不睡在床上