综合英语教程4-03-Part-3.pptVIP

Unit 3, Book 4 Reference Answers 1. What is your overall impression of the story? a. Bureaucracy. b. Individual’s insignificance, and thus helplessness in the face of the big organizational institution or the government. c. There are too many idle people in big companies or government departments. d. The men are probably so idle that they want to pass their working hours by playing tricks on the customers. Unit 3, Book 4 2. Do you consider the way the two men in the ticket room treat Adam normal? If not, provide some evidence that indicates this. The story sounds very bizarre in several places: The workers pretended to be busy writing when Adam approached them. b. One of the workers tore Adam’s card. c. The workers kept changing places with each other, and the reason given by one of the workers sounded very ridiculous. Unit 3, Book 4 3. Can the story actually take place in the British Museum? The story looked very unlikely to take place in the British Museum because the writer was in fact describing one of his dreams. 4. When and where would you say such a thing could happen? The absurdity, if not to this ridiculous degree, may happen in big institutions if they are poorly managed. Unit 3, Book 4 5. What is implied in the story? Is the author criticizing anything that exists round us, e.g. bureaucracy? The writer is criticizing bureaucracy in British society. He may also be insinuating how insignificant an individual is in the face of big institutions. Complete the following sentences according to the cultural information you get on Page 61. Unit 3, Book 4 What would British or American people do in the following situations? If they want to meet somebody, ____________________ ___________________. If they have made an appointment, _________________ _____________. If they are late, __________________________________ ______________. If they cannot come, _______________________________. If they attend a business