新视野4第二版 Unit5 choose to be alone on purpose

Unit 5 Choose to Be Alone on Purpose

Lead-in

questions Structure analysis New words Detailed study Summary Exercise

Lead-in questions

“indoorsman” and “indoorswoman” 宅男、宅女。指不善与人相处，或者成天待 在家里，生活圈里只有自己的人。 This kind of people choose to be alone, it is not by accident, but “on purpose”.

QuestionsWhy do these people choose to be alone on purpose? Have you ever stayed alone and felt lonely? Describe it. When you feel lonely, what should you do?

Main idea of the textThe text focuses on a social phenomenon— choosing to be alone on purpose. What people think of living alone, who prefers living alone, the life of the solitary people, and what the writer advises for living alone.

Structure analysisPart IPart II Part III Part IV

NarrationArguments+Comparison Arguments+Narration+Examples Arguments+Examples+Comparison

Part V

Arguments+Narration

Main ideas of each partPart I the phenomenon of living alone Part II what people think of living alone Part III who prefers living alone Part IV the life of solitary people Part V what the writer advises for living alone

New words

tame v. 驯服，控制 e.g.: He tamed the wild horse. adj. (尤指动物)温顺的，驯化的 e.g.: He keeps a tame bear as a pet.

solitary, solitude e.g.: A solitary writer enjoys the solitude of his own world. commodity n. 有用的东西，必需品 e.g.: Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted. n. 商品，货物 e.g.: There is an international commodities market in the city.

humble adj. 谦逊的，谦虚的 e.g.: Many famous people are surprisingly humble. adj.: 地位或身份低下的 e.g.: I do quite a humble job at the hospital.

plural e.g.: Most plural nouns in English end in “s”.

waterproof -proof is a suffix, which means able to withstand. more words: soundproof, bulletproof, moistureproof.

Detailed study

Part I “here we are.” used in oral English. the key words of para.1: S1: 22 million, alone, liking, not S2: porced, widowed, never yet committed

Part II what do people think of living alone? On the other hand

1. A national disease

2. A characteristic of American hero

Examples of the hunter and explorer and Thoreau.

Part III Who prefers living alone? 1. poets 2. philosophersWilliam, Milton, and Thoreau

No doubt about it, solitude is improved by being voluntary. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. The larger the ego, the less the need for other egos around. The more modest and humble we feel, the more we suffer from solitude, feeling ourselves inadequate company.

Part IV para.11 comparison 1. living alone: the temporary absence of your friends and acquaintances leaves a vacuum; they may never come back.

2. living with others: the temporary absence can be refreshing