外教社新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列（修订版）：综合教程（第3版） 第3册 PPT课件unit8.pptx

;Section One;Make sentences with the following phrases taken or adapted from the text. ;thoughtlessly deficient seem ridiculous and exasperating entertain the notion of woe to anyone who …;1. 2. 3.;Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.;1. What are the impressive features of this sports car? ;1. What’s the main idea of the text?;3. What does the title mean?;1. What method does the author employ to make his idea clear and effective?;2. Divide the text into three parts by completing the table.; To vividly show a wide disparity between the author and other people in their views towards cars, the author uses two conspicuous ways, one being a kind of self-debasement in a humorous manner, the other being satire on the ridiculous contradiction in a particular act.;satire on the ridiculous contradiction in a particular act; 1. 2.;Out of Step Bill Bryson;debonair, I stop at Rosey Jekes Café for a cappuccino. Occasionally, in the evenings, my wife and I stroll up to the Nugget Theatre for a movie or to Murphy’s on the Green for a beer, I wouldn’t dream of going to any of these places by car. People have gotten used to my eccentric behavior, but in the early days acquaintances would often pull up to the curb and ask if I wanted a ride. 4 “I’m going your way,” they would insist when I politely declined. “Really, it’s no bother.” 5 “Honestly, I enjoy walking.” 6 “Well, if you’re sure,” they would say and depart reluctantly, even guiltily, as if leaving the scene of an accident without giving their name. ;7 In the United States we have become so habituated to using the car for everything that it doesn’t occur to us to unfurl our legs and see what those lower limbs can do. We have reached an age where college students expect to drive between classes, where parents will drive three blocks to pick up their children from a friend’s house, where the letter carrier takes his van up and down every driveway on a street. 8 We will go throug