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A New English Course (5) Lecture Notes Unit 8: Why Nothing Works 厦门大学外文学院高年级教研室PAGE PAGE 4Unit 8Text 1 Why Nothing WorksⅠ. Learning objectivesLearn to use exemplification, illustration and contrast in expository writing.Learn to develop a topic through a causal analysis.Ⅱ. Warm-up questionsWhat’s the issue being discussed in the present text? Do you think the issue relevant to us or not? Have you ever bought something, like a fountain pen, a cassette recorder, or a watch, which broke down or went out of order shortly after use. Were you frustrated by this, feeling that you’d been cheated?