4 5 AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS Choose to Be Alone on Purpose Unit 5 : Section A 4 5 A. The Way to Develop This Text I. Structure Analysis Arguments + Narration + Examples + Comparison The text focuses on a social phenomenon — choosing to be alone on purpose. What people think of living alone, who prefers living alone, the life of the solitary people, and what the writer advises for living alone. Text Study — Structure Analysis 4 5 Narration 12 3-10 11-13 14-16 Ways of Development Paragraphs Text Study — Structure Analysis Arguments + Examples + Comparison Arguments + Comparison Arguments + Narration + Examples Arguments + Narration 4 5 Living alone is a ______________ phenomenon in . People think of living alone as _______________ or _______________ _________________. ~10 ______, and ___________ prefer living alone for inspiration. ~13 The life of the solitary people and their need ________. ~16 The author advises people to ________, _________ and ______________________. common social a national disease a characteristic of American heroes Poets philosophers stay rational settle down make fortable Text Study — Structure Analysis B. Complete the Main Ideas to talk 4 5 II. Question Answering 1. Why is loneliness a sort of national disease in the US? Because there are altogether 22 million of people living alone in their rooms in the US. Text Study — Understanding 4 5 2. Why do poets like solitude? Because they get inspiration from it, and they feel good about themselves for seeking it out. Text Study — Understanding 4 5 3. What can be learned from Thoreau ’ s choice of the solitary way of life? The more positive one is toward oneself, the less the need for staying with others. Text Study — Understanding 4 5 4. Why is it impor