B3-Unit-4-The-surprising-purpose-of-travel

TheSurprisingpurposeoftravelUnit4SectionAObjectivesTotalkaboutthesurprisingpurposeoftravelTounderstandthetextfullyToapplythephrasesandpatternsTomasterthecause-effectessaywritingskillLead-inLookatthetitleofthetextandguesswhatthetextwilltalkabout?Whydopeopletravel?Doyouliketravel?Whyorwhynot?Yes,because•relaxourselves•broadenourhorizon&enrichourexperience•exerciseourselves,bothphysicallyandmentally……No,because•it’stiring/exhausting•it’stimeandmoney-consuming•it’sdangeroussometimes(extremetourism)……1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftravel?2.Whatarethecauseoftravelaccordingtotheauthor?3.WhatistheironyreferredtobytheauthorinPara.5?4.Whataretheeffectsoftravel?Andhowcanitachievethoseeffects?5.Whatarethedrawbacksoftravelmentionedbytheauthor?6.Whatiswriter’sconclusionforthesurprisingpurposeoftravel?GlobalReadingStructurePartⅠ(Para.1-4):IntroductiontotheQuestionPartⅡ(Para.5-8):Explorationoftherealpurposeoftravel(Causes&effects).PartⅢ(Para.9):Conclusion.Detailed-ReadingPartⅠReadingComprehension1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftravel?burdensome/wonder/tedious/sucksIt’saburdensomeseriesofrunningandwaiting.Theflyingitselfisawonder,howevertherestofthejourneyistedious,becauseyouhavetoenduretheillsofmodernity,anditsucks.2.Whatarethecausesoftravelaccordingtotheauthor?Becauseweneedtoandwewanttotravel.3.Whydoestheauthorsaythatweneedtotravel?Becauseweneedtotraveltohaveahandshakeatabusinessluncheon,toeatmom’sspecialfoodonThanksgiving,ortoseeourgirlfriendonananniversary.4.Whydoestheauthorsaythatwewanttotravel?Becauseofthethrillofbeingsomeplacenew,thestressfulworkandhighbloodpressure,boringhomeandtheflightsonsale…makeuswanttotravel.•Paraphrase:“Myalarmclockhasjuststolenawayalovelydream.”(Para.1)Myalarmclockhasjustwokenmeupfromalovelydream.•SentencePattern:“…Igroan,rememberingthatI’mgoingtotheairport.”(Para.1)Examples….•Paraphrase:“Idon’tmindtheactualflying,thewonderofbeingairborneinthedensementalbird.”(Para.2)Idon’tmindtheflyingitself,whichisawonderfulexperiencetobecarriedintheairbytheplanewhichislikeastrongmentalbird.LanguageFocuses•Paraphrase:“Therestofthejourney,however,canfeellike…sellingclustersofkeepsakes.”(Para.2)Therestofthejourneyisveryboring,becauseyouhavetoenduretheproblemsanddifficultiesbroughtbymodernity,suchasgoingthroughthex-rayscanningbeforedawn,andwonderingtheterribleairportshoppingdepartmentssellingvariouskeepsakes.•Paraphrase:“Onlycorporatetravel,about30%oftripsover50miles,istrulycompulsory.”(Para.4)Onlytravelmadeforbusiness,whichtakesup30%ofthetripsover50miles,istrulyanecessity.(themajorityofthetravelisoptional,andyoucanchoosetogoornot.)•Howdoyouunderstand“BecauseParisisParis.”(Para.4)BecauseyougotoParisbecauseit’sParisandnotsomewhereelse.Thatistosayyougotoaparticularplace,sayParisforitsuniqueness,foritsdifferencesfromtheotherplaces.SoyoujustneedtoexperiencethewonderofParis.Para.1Adescriptionoftheimaginarysceneofatypical,troublesometrip:Howtheauthorstrugglestogetupintheearlymorningandgetstotheflightgateandhowhefinallygetsstuckintheairport,afterallhistrouble.MainideasforPartⅠPara.2Raisethequestion:Sincetravelsucks,butwhydowetravel?Para.3&4ReasonsofTravel:wetravelbecauseweneedto&becausewewantto.Detailed-ReadingPartⅡReadingComprehension5.WhatistheironyreferredtobytheauthorinPara.5?Mostpeopletraveltoanewplacebecausetheydon’thavetothinkaboutthetroublestheyleftbehind,however,theirmindismostlikelytosolvetheirmoststubbornproblemswhiletheyareonatrip.So,insteadofcontemplatingthethingsontheirtrip,theyshouldbeconsciousofthedomesticissuestheyjustcan’tsolve.6.Whataretheeffectsoftravel?Abitofdistancehelpsloosenthecognitivechainsthatimprisonus,makingiteasiertominglethenewwiththeold.7.Howcantravelachievetheseeffects?1)Travelenablesustoexperienceanexoticculture,whichinturnendowsuswithavaluableopen-mindedness;2)Travelalsohelpsusinterprettheworldindifferentways,throughwhichourcognitioncircumferenceisexpanded3)Suchdifference,asaresultoftravel,keepsuslessinsularandmoreopen-minded,thusleadingtoourmentalflexibilityorrenaissanceofcreativity.LanguageFocuses•Howdoyouunderstandthe“irony”inPara.5?Wetravelbecausewewanttogetridofthestubbornproblemsathome,butvisitingnewplacesmaystimulateourbrainsandtherefore,travelsbecomesbeneficialtosolvingtheproblems.•Paraphrase:“Thelargerlesson,though,isthatourthoughtsaresaturatedwiththefamiliar.”(Para.6)Basedonwhatwehavelearnedabouttraveling(travelexperience),weshouldrealizethatourmindisfullofthingsthatarehappeningaroundus.•Paraphrase:“Asaresult,creativityistradedawayforefficiency;wethinkinfinite,literalprose,notsymbolicverse.”(Para.6)Becauseourbrainsmayspendalotoftimeandenergychoosingwhattonoticeandwhatnottonotice,ourcreativityisthussacrificedtoimprovetheefficiency,tomakethe“morecorrect”choice,becausewehavetothinkinaclearanddefinitewaywithoutmuchspaceforimagination,justaswhatwedoinprose,whichiscompletelydifferentfromwritingpoems,inwritingpoems,weusefewersymbolicwords(whicharefullofimagination)toexpressmoreimaginativethinking.•Paraphrase:“Abitofdistance,however,helpsloosen…fromaslightlymoreabstractperspective.”(Para.6