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Unit 7 Text A Why Marriages Fail I. Exploring the Text i. Comprehension of the Text 1. Questions on the author’s ideas and techniques 1) The essay largely develops in a mixing pattern, consisting of both cause-and-effect pattern and problem-and-solution pattern. Paragraph 1 to 6 focus on the causes of marriage failure and paragraph 7 to14 focus on the solution for marriage crisis. 2) For reference StagePurpose ContentLocation1Identify the problem: divorcePar. 12Propose thesis ①: outside weather and especially inner climatePar. 23Analyze the problem (support the thesis): Our way of choosing partners Realities of life (money, parents, cultural changes)Par. 3-64Propose thesis ②: requirements for survival in marriagePar. 75Solve the problem (elaborate on the thesis): New patterns of communication and intimacy New partner (oppose)Par. 8-126Conclude the discussionPar. 13-14 2. True or false questions 1) F 2) T 3) T 4) T 5) F 6) F ii. Critical Reading Investigating the writing background 1) Purpose: explain and persuade 2) The pronoun “we” and the expression “All right” (in Par. 13) shorten the distance between the author and the readers, and it seems the author is talking with her readers instead of imposing her opinions. Therefore, the essay will be more readily accepted. 3) Source: a magazine of Family Weekly 4) Intended readers: adults in general, especially those who are involved in marriage crisis 5) Authorities: Dr. Carl A. Whitaker in paragraph 3 and Sigmund Freud in paragraph 4. The purpose is to be persuasive. II. Activating Your Vocabulary i. Matching 1) e 2) f 3) a 4) h 5) b 6) c 7) d 8) i 9) j 10) g ii. Fill in the blanks 1) rang with 2) nibble away 3) addiction 4) trying 5) suffocates 6) forge 7) chaos 8) project 9) peril 10) compromises 11) turning to 12) gambled away 13) compulsive 14) cling to III. Enriching Your Word Power i. Fill in the blanks 1) childhood 2) bankr