南昌航空大学《大学英语-高级第1册》课件-unit 5 nothing works.pptVIP

* P2 Topic sentence: A single visit to a museum which displays artifacts used by simple preindustrial societies is sufficient to dispel the notion that quality is dependent on technology. * P2 reflection: careful thought artifact: an ornament, tool or other object that is made by a human being, especially one that is historically or culturally interesting 手工艺品，人工制品 dispel: remove, dismiss 驱散，消除 dispel a belief / idea / feeling His encouraging words dispelled all my doubts about my own inability. * P2 turn out happen with an unexpected result turn out a light gather together to see sth. happen Crowds of people turn out to watch the game. produce, make The factory turns out 300 products a day. force sb. to leave He turned his son out of his house. * P2 Questions: Why do we honor the label “handmade” today? Is “handmade” the source of quality? * P3 Topic sentence: … the reason we honor the label “handmade” is because it evokes not a technological relationship between producer and product but a social relationship between producer and consumer. * Pomo Indian baskets * Unit 5 Why Nothing Works Marvin Harris 南昌航空大学《大学英语》 * useful expressions 坏掉了 go wrong fall apart break down stop running go out of order do not work fail to work stop / quit working * Pre-reading question (group discussion) Have you got anything (electrical appliances, electronic gadgets…) which goes out of order or fails to work? Do you ever ask why it doesn’t work? What are the possible reasons? mishandling overuse faulty parts faulty workmanship fake product inferior quality * exposition (explain what something is) cause and effect effect (the shoddy goods problem) cause What made the artifacts of primitive cultures so reliable in quality? What is lack in the goods of the industrial era? Nothing works Human, not technology * exposition (explain wha