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TalkingpointWarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingWarmingup➊Dothequestionnaire.MoreMoreWarmingupWarmingupWarmingup➋Workingroupsofthreeorfouranddiscussthequestions.1Whoisthemostsocial?2Whatisyourideaofasocialanimal?3Whatisthemostantisocialthingyoueverdid?Warmingup➊Lookatthetitleofthepassageandchoosethemeaningofalonelypersonwhichisclosesttoyourownidea.(a)someonewhohasnofriends(b)someonewhohasnotimeforotherpeople(c)someonewhofindsitdifficulttorelatetootherpeople(d)someonewhodoesn’tlikespendingtimeinotherpeople’scompany(e)someonewhoprefersnewtechnologytorealpeopleWarmingupWatchthevideoclipanddiscussthequestion.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage99.TaskSkimming➋Check(✓)theclaimsthatthewritermakesaboutAmericanstoday.TheclaimsthewritermakesaboutAmericanstodayare:1,5,6and8.?1Theyspendmoretimethaneverbeforecommunicatingthroughtechnology.?2Theuseoftechnologymakesthemfeelclosertootherpeople.?3Theybelievethatanyonehastherighttodowhattheywant.?4Theyspendmoretimethantheyusedtowiththeirneighbours.?5Theydon’twanttoberudetotheirneighbours.?6Theyfeelrespectforpeoplewholeadbusylives.Skimming➌Answerthequestions.1HowhavetherelationshipsthatAmericanshavewiththeirneighbourschangedinrecentyears?Peopleusedtofeeltheyhadtobeactivelynicetotheirneighboursandseethemregularly,butnowtheytryhardnottodisturbtheireighboursortakeuptheirtime.2InwhatwayareAmericans“pulled”aswellas“pushed”tobeingisolated?Americansarepulled(attracted)towardsisolationbyanimageofthemselvesasself-reliantpeopleabletostandontheirowntwofeet,andpushed(forced)toitbylackoftimetosocialize.Skimming3Howdoesbeingpartofasocialgroupaffectpeople’shealth?Itcanmakepeoplelivelonger,handlestressbetter,haveaneffectiveimmunesystemandsufferlessfromvariousundesirablehealthconditions.4Inwhatwayissocialisolationnotgoodfromanecologicalviewpoint?Ittakesasmuchenergytoheatandlightaroomforonepersonorthreepeople.Asinglepersondrivingtothesupermarketusesasmuchpetrolassomeonegoingshoppingforsix.Lonelypeopleoftendomoreshoppingandaccumulatemorepossessions.Skimming5Whyisitimportanttorecognizeone’sloneliness?Untiltheproblemisnotedandacknowledged,therecanbenostepstowardsasolution.6Whicharethesmalleverydaychoiceswhichpeoplemake,andwhichcanmakethemmoreorlessisolated?Theexamplesgivenareallofchoosingtointeractwithpeopledirectly(seeingandtalkingtotheminashop,talkingonthephone,goingoutwithafriend)orofavoidingthatsortofcontact(e-shopping,listeningtomessages,watchingafilmathomeonone’sown).Skimming7WhatpositivecharacteristicsofAmericansdoesthewriterhighlightinthepassage?Self-confidence(Para3),considerationforothers,lackoftime(Para4),andself-reliance(Paras6and7).8Whatnegativecharacteristicsdoesthewriterhighlight?Beingtoobusy(Para3),neglectingsocialrelations(Para5),andmaterialism(Paras3,5and10).ThelonelyAmerican译文DiggingMP3MP3Backgroundinformation1Americansinthe21stcenturydevotemoretechnologytostayingconnectedthananysocietyinhistory,yetsomehowthedevicesfailus:Studiesshowthatwefeelincreasinglyalone.Ourlivesarespentinatug-of-warbetweenconflictingdesires–wewanttostayconnected,andwewanttobefree.Welurchbackandforth,reachingforboth.Howmuchofoneshouldwegiveupinordertohavemoreoftheother?Howdoweknowwhenwe’vegotitright?句子分析句子分析句子分析句子分析Digging译文译文MP3MP32Yetpeopleinthiscountrycontinuetodriftapart.Weneedtoknowwhy.3First,let’slookatthefreneticbusynessofourlives.Americansmaybetheonlypeopleintheworldwhobelievethateachindividualhastherightandthecapacitytofitwhateverheorshewantsintoonesmalllife.Americaistheoriginal“Youcanbeanythingyouwantifyoureallytry,andit’snevertoolatetostarttrying!”country.句子分析句子分析译文DiggingMP3MP34Agoodfrienddescribedtheimpactofbusynessonourneighborhoodsbrilliantly:“Beingneighborlyusedtomeanvisitingpeople.Nowbeingnicetoyourneighborsmeansnotbotheringthem.”People’slivesareshapedbyhowbusytheyare.Livesalsoareshapedbytherespectanddeferencethatisgiventobusyness–especiallywhenitisvaluedaboveconnectionandcommunity.Ifpeopleareconsiderate,theyassumethattheirneighborsareverybusyandsotrynottointrudeonthem.Droppingbyisnolongerneighborly.Itissimplyrude.句子分析句子分析译文DiggingMP3MP35Wetreatsocializingasifit’safrivolousdiversionfromthetasksathandratherthananactivitythatisessentialtoourwell-beingasindividualsandasacommunity.Soonournotbotheringtocallpeople(orevenemailthem)getsreadbyothersasasignthatwearetoocaughtupinthebusysweepofourownlivestohavetimeforthem.Ourfriendsarenotsurprised.Ourrelativesmaybeindignant,buteventheyknowhowharditis.Anunspokenunderstandingdevelops.It’stoobadthatwe’velosttouch,butthat’sjustthewayitis.句子分析句子分析译文DiggingMP3MP36Thepaceofeverydaylifemaypushustowardisolation,butthereisapull,aswell:averyseductivepictureofstandingapartasavictory,notaretreat.EversinceRalphWaldoEmersonwrotehisfamousessayandHenryDavidThoreausetouttoembodytheconceptinhiscabinonWaldenPond,alongseriesofAmericaniconshaveidealizedtheconceptofself-reliance.句子分析句子分析译文DiggingMP3MP37Andwhenwedofindourselvesisolated,bystandingtallinourownminds,s