综合英语4 The_Idiocy_of_Urban_Life.ppt

The Idiocy of Urban Life Henry Fairlie Pre-reading questions: 1. Have you ever lived in the country ? If yes, how do you feel about the differences between country life and city life? If no, do you wish to live in the country for some time? 2. How do you understand the new word “urbanization”? What might be the result of this trend? Talk about the above two questions… City Life Future City Life 1. Traffic in the future Future City Life Country Life Country Life A brief comparison Urbanization VS Suburbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation) is the physical growth of urban areas as a result of rural migration and even suburban concentration into cities, particularly the very large ones.Urbanization is closely linked to modernization, industrialization, and the sociological process of rationalization Suburbanization is the growth of areas on the fringes of cities. Many residents of metropolitan regions work within the central urban area, and choose to live in satellite communities called suburbs and commute to work via automobile or mass transit. Others have taken advantage of technological advances to work from their homes. Suburbanization Suburbanization 3. What is urbanization? The title The Idiocy of Urban Life The Idiocy of Urban Life : the pretense of city dwellers when they try to live outside the city boundaries. : city work is much less meaningful than farming. : city dwellers live and work in an unreal environment. : the damage done by the office work to city dwellers’ physical conditions. Structure of the text: Part I : Para _ --_ Introduction, where the thesis of the argument is presented (What is it?) Part II: para _ --_ The author provides evidences for the idiocy of urban life. Part III: para _--_ The author reiterates his point. Part I : Para 1-2 Questions: 1. What is urban life like at night? (quiet and orderly) 2. What does the author think of