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OutofStepUnit3Unit3OutofStepUnit3Unit4Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whereistheengineofthe911?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationInthebackofthecar.Theproductandtheirmanufacturingprocessareoneunit.Automation,technologyandskilledhumanlaborcombinetobuildthePorsche911.Andthefactoryrunslikeaprecisionmachine.2.What’sthesecretofsuccessofthatfactory?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationNarrator:AGermanfactorybuildsoneoftheworld’smostfamouscars.The911istheiconofthesportscarindustry.It’stheshape,it’stheengineintheback,it’sthefeelitgivesyou,it’stheemotion.Thefactoryrunslikeaprecisionmachine,buildinghundredsofenginesaday.Theproductandourmanufacturingprocessareoneunit,andthat’soursecretofsuccess.Automation,technologyandskilledhumanlaborcombinetobuild16versionsofthePorsche911,includingthe911GT3.VideoScript1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationCarculturehasbeenamajornichelifestyleinAmerica.Inthe1950s,thepost-warboomproducedagenerationofteenagerswithenoughincometobuytheirowncars.Thesecarsbecamesomuchmorethanjustmodesoftransportation.Theywerereflectionsofalifestyle.Theabilitytotuneandsoup-upmusclecarsgaveaverageJoestheopportunitytoshowofftheirpower,theirspeedandtheirstyleinawaythatpersonifiedthecarascharacter.1.2.Culturalinformation1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationWedreamofcarsaswedreamoflovers.Americanshavealwayscherishedpersonalfreedomandmobility,ruggedindividualismandmasculineforce.3.Culturalinformation2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformation4.5.6.LikeGrannyinJanandDean’s1964song“TheLittleOldLadyfromPasadena,”wecan’tkeepourfootofftheaccelerator.Wearecrazyaboutourcars—andalwayshavebeen.“TheAmerican,”WilliamFaulknerlamentedin1948,“reallylovesnothingbuthisautomobile.”GlobalReading-Mainidea1TextAnalysisStructuralAnalysis“OutofStep”isanexpositionthatpresentstheabsurdityoftheAmericans’dependenceoncars.TheAmericans,beingsoaccustomedtousingcars,havealmostforgottentheexistenceoftheirlegs.Wherevertheygo,theygointheircars.Asaresult,pedestrianfacilitiesareneglectedincityplanningorrejectedbytheinhabitants.Structuralanalysis1TextAnalysisStructuralAnalysisParagraphsMainidea1-67-1314-20Thewriterintroduceshisideawithananecdote.Inthispart,theauthorpresentsthefactthattheAmericansarehabituatedtousingcarsforeverything.Inthispart,theauthorshowsthatpedestrianfacilitiesareneglectedordiscarded.AfterlivinginEnglandfor20years,mywifeandIdecidedtomovebacktotheUnitedStates.Wewantedtoliveinatownsmallenoughthatwecouldwalktothebusinessdistrict,andsettledonHanover,N.H.,atypicalNewEnglandtown—pleasant,sedateandcompact.IthasabroadcentralgreensurroundedbythevenerablebuildingsofDartmouthCollege,anold-fashionedMainStreetandleafyresidentialneighborhoods.Itis,inshort,anagreeable,easyplacetogoaboutone’sbusinessonfoot,andyetasfarasIcantell,virtuallynoonedoes.BillBrysonOutofStepDetailedreading1DetailedReading12Detailedreading2Nearlyeveryday,Iwalktothepostofficeorlibraryorbookstore,andsometimes,ifIamfeelingparticularlydebonair,IstopatRoseyJekesCaféforacappuccino.Occasionally,intheevenings,mywifeandIstrolluptotheNuggetTheatreforamovieortoMurphy’sontheGreenforabeer,Iwouldn’tdreamofgoingtoanyoftheseplacesbycar.Peoplehavegottenusedtomyeccentricbehavior,butintheearlydaysacquaintanceswouldoftenpulluptothecurbandaskifIwantedaride.“I’mgoingyourway,”theywouldinsistwhenIpolitelydeclined.“Really,it’snobother.”DetailedReading34Detailedreading3“Honestly,Ienjoywalking.”“Well,ifyou’resure,”theywouldsayanddepartreluctantly,evenguiltily,asifleavingthesceneofanaccidentwithoutgivingtheirname.IntheUnitedStateswehavebecomesohabituatedtousingthecarforeverythingthatitdoesn’toccurtoustounfurlourlegsandseewhatthoselowerlimbscando.Wehavereachedanagewherecollegestudentsexpecttodrivebetweenclasses,whereparentswilldrivethreeblockstopickuptheirchildrenfromafriend’shouse,wherethelettercarriertakeshisvanupanddowneverydrivewayonastreet.DetailedReading567Detailedreading4Wewillgothroughthemostextraordinarycontortionstosaveourselvesfromwalking.Sometimesit’salmostludicrous.TheotherdayIwaswaitingtobringhomeoneofmychildrenfromapianolessonwhenacarstoppedoutsideapostoffice,andamanaboutmyagepoppedoutanddashedinside.Hewasinthepostofficeforaboutthreeorfourminutes,andthencameout,gotinthecaranddroveexactly16feet(Ihadnothingbettertodo,soIpaceditoff)tothegeneralstorenextdoor.DetailedReading8Detailedreading5DetailedReadingAndthethingis,thismanlookedreallyfit.I’msurehejogsextravagantdistancesandplayssquashanddoesallkindsofhealthfulthings,butIamjustassurethathedrivestoeachoftheseundertakings.Anacquaintanceofourswascomplainingtheotherdayaboutthedifficultyoffindingaplacetoparkoutsidethelocalgymnasium.Shegoesthereseveraltimesaweektowalkonatreadmill.Thegymnasiumis,atmost,asix-minutewalkfromherfrontdoor.910Detailedreading6DetailedReadingIaskedherwhyshedidn’twalktothegymanddosixminuteslessonthetreadmill.ShelookedatmeasifIweretragicallysimple-mindedandsaid,“ButIhaveaprogramforthetreadmill.Itrecord