综合英语Book V Unit 8 Why Nothing Works.pptVIP

Unit 8  Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris Pre-class assignments The text is about poor-quality products/shoddy goods problem. What is your personal view on the cause of shoddy goods? Work out the organization development of the text and try to identify the techniques the writer uses to develop the expository writing. Murphy’s Law Murphy’s Law If anything can go wrong, it will. Nothing is as easy as it looks. Everything takes longer than you think it will. However, what happened to the Americans was a classic case of Murphys law in action. Nearly everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Luck by James Payn (1830 - 1898) British writer and editor I had never had a piece of toast Particularly long and wide, But fell upon the sanded floor, And always on the buttered side. Cultural points Pomo Indians and their basketry Eskimo Organization and development The text is an expository essay of the cause-effect category. How does the writer develop it? ----Through causal analysis: The existing effect—the shoddy goods problem The major cause—the absence of an intimate,permanent and caring relationship between the prod. cons. Techniques/methods employed Try to identify the ideas/points the writer wants to explain and the techniques or methods he employed to that end. (see the table at P.101) Exemplification: Illustration: Process: Contrast: Text ⅡThe Plot Against People This text is an interesting article about Murphy’s Law in action. Read the passage through carefully and complete the grid at P.88 in your WORKBOOK and answer the questions listed in your TEXTBOOK(P.105) * * *