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Lesson 8 Small Kicks in Superland I. General Arrangements 1. Class Hours 8-10 2. Teaching Content 1) Comprehension of the text: psychological dilemma of people, the paradoxical nature of their purchase 2) Language points 3) Structural Analysis of the Text; 4) Topic Discussion 5) Exercises 6) Homework: Dictation; Recitation; Writing and so on. 3. Objective: By learning the text, the students are supposed to know something about the American society: a sharp contrast between material abundance of America and the spiritual poverty of Americans, who regularly feel oppressed by extreme loneliness. 4. Methods to be applied 1) Questions and answers (the comprehension of the text) 2) Discussion: structural analysis of the text II. The Important Points 1. Language points: kick; clothe sth. in; drugged senses; lift the spirit; drain of; yearn for; television commercial; etc. 2. Main idea of the text 3. Structural analysis of the text 4. Word study: suspect, mix, urge, express 5. Grammar: modal verbs III. The Difficult Points hyperbole, elegant variation IV. Detailed Study of the Text kick: excitement e.g. get a kick out sth. (doing sth.) superland: the author’s coinage: supermarket Why does the author coin this word? supermarket: commercial value, shopping value superland: emotional value, aesthetic value(This reminds me of the word “fairyland”) for the pure fun of it: actually, “pure” does not modify “fun”, it means : purely for the fun of it, for the purpose of enjoyment and nothing else. If you do sth. for the pure of it, you do it only to enjoy yourself (for the pleasure of it), not because it is practically important or necessary. The supermarket fills…satisfy: The function of the supermarket is somewhat similar to that of the neighborhood saloon used to: both satisfy certain needs. fill: satisfy but with the use of “used to” there is the implication that the local saloon no longer function the same now and there is a blank left, which the superm