Drill of Advanced English Book 5.pptVIP

Advanced English Book 5 unit 7-3 Comprehension I.1. C II. 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.T 1. Answer the following questions 1. What is the function of Barbie doll example cited at the beginning of the essay ? Why is this not an isolated example? The example of Barbie dull is used to introduce and illustrate thesis : “ Man’s relationship with things are increasingly temporary. The author gave more examples in the latter part of this article : a number of disposable things such as toothbrushes, tissues, chopsticks and even paper clothes. 2.How do you understand the phrase “intimate realities of his existence “ ? Things and products which are most close and immediate use to his life. 3.In disagreeing with anti-materialists, which two functions of things does Toffler specify? Which of them does he emphasize through the essay? The two he mentioned are functional utility and psychological impact and he particularly emphasized the latter. 4.What is the topic sentence of paragraph 8? Is it adequately developed by the evidence that follows in the paragraph? The 1st sentence is topic sentence: The idea of using a product once or for a brief period and then replacing it, runs counter to the grain of societies or individuals steeped in a heritage of poverty. The topic sentence is not adequately developed in this paragraph because there are French people who like to keep old things. But there are also French people who like to dispose things. Therefore, the topic sentence is only partially developed. 5.How does Toffler imply that the development of throwaway culture is entailed by industrialization? The last sentence in para. 4 implies the expanding of products in industrialized society and the last sentence in para. 8 the more developed society the more throwaway things. Examples given in the essay are all related to highly industrialized society. 6.Why does Toffler make mention of both “ fashionable boutiques and working class clothing stores” in para. 10? He means