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1、LessonTenTheManinAsbestos1Leading-in2PresentationMorepractice3Procedures:Summaryandassignment4Whatisasbestos?Asbestosisakindofmaterialhighlyresistanttowatery(防水),electricalinsulation(绝缘)andheatinsulation(隔热),fireinsulation(防火)andheatpreservation(保温).Leading-in:Leading-in:TheManinAs
2、bestosisanallegory寓言ofthefuturewrittenbyStephenButlerLeacock(1869-1944),theCanadianauthor,whowilllongberememberedforhisbest-sellingbookSunshineSketchesofaLittleTown(1912)aswellasthenumerousawardsandhonorshereceivedduringhisillustrious出色的lifetimeasauthor,professor,lecturerandhumoris
3、t.TheIntroductionabouttheauthorTobetterunderstandthestory,itisimportanttorememberthatStephenLeacock,whomightbecalledadystopian,hadseriousdoubtabouthisopposite—theutopians,whotendedtopaintrosypicturesoftheworld’sfutureandbelievedthathumanwisdomwouldgiveushappysolutionstoallourproble
4、ms.Leacockdidnotsharethebeautifuldreamsoftheutopians.Hedidnotbelievemachines,industrialization,andscientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentscanautomaticallyleadustoaparadiseonEarth.LikeGeorgeOrwell’s1984andAnimalFarm,ThemaninAsbestospaintshumanity’sfutureindarklypessimisticcolors.After
5、readingthroughthetext,pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions:Whatistheworldofthefuturelike?Whathashappenedinthisworldofthefuturetothefollowing:a)timeb)deathc)foodd)clothinge)workf)weatherg)citiesh)educationi)communicationWhatdoestheauthorwanttodo?Whatfor?Howdidallthesechangescomeaboutac
6、cordingtothemaninasbestos?Presentation:Whatkindofafuturedoyouthinkisinstoreforus?Areyouoptimisticorpessimistic?(Intermsoflifeexpectancy,clothing,food,housing,communication,education,entertainment…)Theauthorseemstothinkthatalifewithouthardwork,deathandhunger,worriesandanxieties,isno
7、tonlyimpossible,butalsoundesirable.Doyouagree?Wouldyouenjoytheworldoffuturedescribedinthetext?Why/Whynot?Givereasons.QuestionsandanswersYougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035,medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150
8、,soat40,you’renotoldatall.
