《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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1 Book 3, Unit 8 Wang Yinquan 21 Century College English

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back Preview What is technology for? What is the point of endless innovation? Text a reminds us of the value of things that are slow and Simple Text b challenges us with some highly individualistic criteria for assessing innovations

3 Preview ◼ What is technology for? What is the point of endless innovation? ◼ Text A reminds us of the value of things that are slow and simple. ◼ Text B challenges us with some highly individualistic criteria for assessing innovations. back

TextA The Highs of low Technology

Text A The Highs of Low Technology

Teaching Tasks Pre-reading Spot Dictation Activities Background Information While-reading Framework of the text Activities Key Language Points Post-reading Writi ng Activities Exercises 5

5 Teaching Tasks Pre-reading Activities Spot Dictation Background Information While-reading Activities Framework of the text Key Language Points Post-reading Activities Writing Exercises

Spot dictation In the famous tale though the Looking-Glass, Alice finds her way through a mirror to a very strange land. In the scene you re about to hear, alice has been sitting under a tree and talking with the Red Queen Listen to the passage twice and fill in the missing words from the text below

6 Spot Dictation In the famous tale Though the Looking -Glass, Alice finds her way through a mirror to a very strange land. In the scene you’re about to hear, Alice has been sitting under a tree and talking with the Red Queen. Listen to the passage twice and fill in the missing words from the text below

Suddenly they began to run Alice never could quite understand how they began: All she remembers is that they were running hand in hand, and the Queen went so fast that alice could hardly manage to keep up with her. The Queen kept crying Faster! Faster! But Alice couldnt go faster, though she had no breath left to say so. She felt as if she would never be able to talk again, she was getting so out of breath. And still the Queen cried"Faster! Faster! 'and dragged her along Are we al most there? "Alice managed to gasp Almost there? "the Queen repeated. " Why. we passed it ten minutes ago! Faster! '"And they ran on with the wind whistling in Alice's ears and almost blowing her hair off her head she imagined

Suddenly they began to run. Alice never could quite understand how they began: All she remembers is that they were running hand in hand, and the Queen went so fast that Alice could hardly manage to keep up with her. The Queen kept crying “_____________”But Alice couldn’t go faster, though she had no breath left to say so. She felt as if she would never be able to talk again, she was getting so out of breath. And still the Queen cried “______________”and dragged her along. “__________________” Alice managed to gasp. “_____________” the Queen repeated. “Why, ____________ ten minutes ago! _______” And they ran on, with the wind whistling in Alice’s ears and almost blowing her hair off her head, she imagined. Faster! Faster! Faster! Faster! Are we almost there? Almost there?! we passed it Faster!

They went so fast that at last they seemed to hardly touch ack the ground with their feet. And then suddenly just as alice was getting quite exhausted, they stopped, and she found herself sitting on the ground Alice looked around in great surprise Why, i do believe we' ve been under this same tree the whole time! Of course we have, said the Queen. What would you expect? Well in my country, said Alice you d generally get somewhere else if you ran very fast for a long time as we've been doing "A Slow sort of country! "said the Queen. Here it takes all the running you can do to stay in the same place

They went so fast that at last they seemed to hardly touch the ground with their feet. And then suddenly, just as Alice was getting quite exhausted, they stopped, and she found herself sitting on the ground. Alice looked around in great surprise. “Why, I do believe _______________________________________.” “Of course we have,” said the Queen. “What would you expect?” “Well in my country,” said Alice, “you’d generally _______________________________________________ __________________.” “___________________” said the Queen. “Here it takes ___________________________________________.” we’ve been under this same tree the whole time! get somewhere else if you ran very fast for a long time as we’ve been doing A slow sort of country! all the running you can do to stay in the same place back

back Background Information p ioneer Pioneers(settlers), the first members of a group to settle in an area are especially important in the history of North america Pioneers often suffer great hardships and are often responsible for forming the basic structure of society for May Flower those who follow

9 Background Information pioneer May Flower Pioneers (settlers), the first members of a group to settle in an area, are especially important in the history of North America. Pioneers often suffer great hardships and are often responsible for forming the basic structure of society for those who follow. back

back Framework of the text Part 1(Para Conclusion about the old fashioned bicycle and the Part 2 (Para. 2) corresponding low technology We should respect things that are Part 3 (Para. 3) simple and manageable. The old bicycle, the piece of junk, has its own merit: to allow people the Part 4(Para. 4-6) opportunity to relax and to escape what they don understand Part 5 (Para. 7 10

10 Framework of the Text Part 1 (Para. 1) Part 2 (Para. 2) Part 3 (Para. 3) Part 4 (Para. 4-6) Part 5 (Para. 7) The problem with the author’s old-fashioned bicycle --- different attitudes 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 dump or at garage sales. What kind of comments does the bicycle invite from 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. How do we interpret the comments about the old bicycle? 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 and why it is so as no one thinks she is crazy to ride an old-fashioned bike in an age of high technology. The explanation of the puzzle --- advantages of the bicycle as seen by the author: With the old bicycle, the author feels relaxed, coasting along the street and feeling the wind on her face. The old bicycle gives the author a sense of control. The old bicycle gives people a sense of something manageable and not complicated. Conclusion about the old￾fashioned bicycle and the corresponding low technology: 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. back