AnIntegratedEnglishCourseBook4.pptVIP

An Integrated English Course Book 4 Unit Fourteen Text I The Idiocy of Urban Life Pre-reading questions: Where do you prefer to live, in the city or in the country? Why? Do you think the urban life is idiotic or stupid? Why or why not? What does the author mean by “the idiocy of urban life”? Text Structure What type of writing is the text? Narration, exposition or argumentation? What’s the thesis? How many parts can the text be divided into? What’s the main idea of each part? (p. 218) Argumentation; 3 parts Part I (Paragraphs 1-2): introduction-- the author presents the thesis of hi