《21世纪大学英语 21st Century College English》课程教学资源（PPT课件讲稿）Book 3 Unit 8 Text A The Highs of Low Technology

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Unit 8 Text A The Highs of Low Technology 21st Century College English: Book 3

Unit 8: Text A Lead-in activities Text Organization Reading and writing skills Language points Guided practice △ sSignment The Highs of Low Technology

Unit 8: Text A • Lead-inActivities • Text Organization • Reading and Writing Skills • Language Points • Guided Practice • Assignment The Highs of Low Technology

Lead-in activities Questions for Discussion 1. How has technology changed our life?(by presenting some pictures concerning the high technology. 2. What do you think of the change?

1. How has technology changed our life? (by presenting some pictures concerning the high technology. ) 2. What do you think of the change? Lead-in Activities Questions for Discussion

Text Organization The structure of text a I. Different attitudes towards the old-fashioned bicycle Para. 1 >IL. Peoples warm reactions to the old bicycle Para. 2 IL. The authors unsuccessful efforts to try to interpret people's reactions Para. 3 I IV. Analysis of the advantages of the old bicycl Paras, 4-6 V. we should respect things that are simple and manageable Para. 7

The structure of Text A I. Different attitudes towards the old-fashioned bicycle II. People’s warm reactions to the old bicycle III. The author’s unsuccessful efforts to try to interpret people’s reactions IV. Analysis of the advantages of the old bicycle V. we should respect things that are simple and manageable Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Paras. 4-6 Para. 7 Text Organization

Text Organization . The problem with the authors old-fashioned bicycle. Different attitudes like my wonderful bike: My family refers to it as"a have confidence in it and it piece of junk", which can gves me power. be found in the dump or at garage sales

I. The problem with the author’s old-fashioned bicycle. I like my wonderful bike: I have confidence in it and it gives me power. My family refers to it as “a piece of junk”, which can be found in the dump or at garage sales. Different attitudes: Text Organization

Text Organization I. What are the comments made by other people? The bike has become a real conversation piece. There are many comments on it. People just feel a bit curious about the old bicycle that's familiar to everyone but is now rarely seen. Even motorcycle. riders suggest she protect her hands while riding

II. What are the comments made by other people? The bike has become a real conversation piece. There are many comments on it. People just feel a bit curious about the old bicycle that’s familiar to everyone but is now rarely seen. Even motorcycle￾riders suggest she protect her hands while riding. Text Organization

Text Organization IlL. How to interpret these comments? it seems to be a puzzle. The author starts to ask a question and speculates about two possible answers to the puzzle. Are these people admiring her? Or maybe they just feel genuinely curious as if they were confronted with a dinosaur bone. the author isn't sure what or why it is so as no one thinks she is crazy to ride an old-fashioned bike in an age of high technology

III. How to interpret these comments? It seems to be a puzzle. The author starts to ask a question and speculates about two possible answers to the puzzle. Are these people admiring her? Or maybe they just feel genuinely curious as if they were confronted with a dinosaur bone. The author isn’t sure what or why it is so as no one thinks she is crazy to ride an old-fashioned bike in an age of high technology. Text Organization

Text Organization M. What is the possible answer to the puzzle? The explanation of the puzzle- advantages of the old bicycle as seen by the author:Exercise XIlI

IV. What is the possible answer to the puzzle? The explanation of the puzzle—advantages of the old bicycle as seen by the author: Exercise XIII Text Organization

Text Organization V. What can we conclude from the story of the old bicycle? We should respect things that are simple and manageable. The old bicycle, the piece of " junk", has its own merit: to allow people the opportunity to relax and to escape what they don' t understand

V. What can we conclude from the story of the old bicycle? We should respect things that are simple and manageable. The old bicycle, the piece of “junk”, has its own merit: to allow people the opportunity to relax and to escape what they don’t understand. Text Organization

Text Organization Part 4 The advantages of the old bicycle: 1. Although the bicycle is only representative of a world gone by and is not speedy, (Para. 4) she feels relaxed, coasting along the street and feeling the wind on her face convinced of their merits. However the old bike (Para. 6)

Part 4 The advantages of the old bicycle: 1. Although the bicycle is only representative of a world gone by and is not speedy, __________________.(Para. 4) 2. Modern inventions made the author feel inadequate, not secure or comfortable while __________________. (Para. 5) 3. Even though the author could eventually accept the so￾called conveniences as part of life, she could never be convinced of their merits. However, the old bike ____________________. (Para. 6) she feels relaxed, coasting along the street and feeling the wind on her face Text Organization