【正文】 862）John Milton：English poet （1608—1674）. William Wordsworth： English poet （1770—1850）. He is regarded as the central figure in the initiation of English romanticism.Main idea of the text The article looks at two contrasting sides of solitude：the American hero or literary giant who chooses to be alone and how solitude is seen as promoting both both a strong character and creative inspiration and, how individuals feel about and react to loneliness that is not of their own choosing.The reading passage focuses on a social phenomenon—choosing to be alone on purpose. The passage can be broadly divided into four main parts：Main idea of each partPart I (Para. 1) it tells us that living alone is a mon social phenomenon. By recent count, all 22 million people live alone for one reason or another. Part II (Para. 2) it tells us what people think of living alone.Part III (Paras 310) it mentions3 famous literary giants who choose to be alone and tells us what message we can draw from the people who choose to be alone.Part IV (Paras 1116) it is the most important part as the author makes his ments on living alone.Step 3 ExplanationStudy of the text 1. here we are, all by ourselves, all 22 million of us by recent count, alone in our rooms, some of us liking it that way and some of us not. （Para. 1）Meaning: We are here, living all alone—according to recent statistics up to 22 million of us are living alone in our rooms。2．Loneliness may be a sort of national disease here, and it is more embarrassing fir us to admit than any other sin.（Para 2）Meaning: to feel unhappy when being alone may be a kind of typical American bad habit and Americans feel more embarrassed to admit having this bad habit than any other sin.3. On the other hand, to be alone on purpose, having rejected pany rather than been cast out by it, os one characteristic of an American hero. （para 2）Meaning: on ther hand, the deliberate choice of solitude by refusing panions instead of being excluded by others is one special quality of American hero. 4. Inspiration in solitude is a major modity for poets and philosophers. They are all for it. （para 3）Meaning: inspiration in solitude is the most useful thing for poets and philosophers. They are all in favor of it. are all for it. （para 3 ）Be for： support, favor.. I am for the chairman’s plan.我贊成主席的計劃。6． Ice cream at one sitting（para 11）At one sitting：a period of time that a person spends sitting and doing an activity. . I read the book at one sitting. 我坐著一口氣把書讀完了。3）however, the negative effects are also obvious. To begin with,. In the second place,. 某事物的缺點。Step 4 ConsolidationExercises on the book:1) Comprehension 《讀寫教程IV》: Ex.Ⅱ, p. 1242) Word Building 《讀寫教程IV》: Ex. Ⅵ, p. 126 《讀寫教程IV》: Ex. Ⅶ, p. 1273) Structure 《讀寫教程IV》: Ex. Ⅷ, p. 127 《讀寫教程IV》: Ex. Ⅸ, p. 1284) Translation 《讀寫教程IV》: Ex. Ⅹ, p. 128Step 5 AssignmentWriting: 1. 海外留學(xué)的好處。3. 結(jié)論。Section B, new words 2. Teaching Objectives1) to grasp reading skills introduced in section B。3. Teaching Focus1) reading skills: how to identify the writer’s purpose。 not written。2．Minus prep. 1. below zero 零下 2．Made less by 減. minus two degree 零下2 度。 Organically ad. 4. .stale a. 1. no longer interesting or exciting because of having been heard, done, etc. 過時的. stale news 過時的新聞。. he is suffering from depression 他意氣消沉。 put up with 忍耐 A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your 。 v. a place into several parts 把……分隔開 He sawed a log into pieces. 他把木頭鋸成幾條。8. resort v. (to)use (sth) for help, because one cannot find any other way of acting 求助，采用 He resorted to walking to and from work after his bike was stolen. 自行車被盜后他就步行上下班。n. [C] a quick hit with the flat part of the ，掌擊 She was so angry that she slapped him across the face. 她氣得打了他一個耳光。 After working for the his father for several years, he decided to strike out on his own. over fight or argue about 因……打仗，為……而爭吵 Both sides warred over the book ownership. 雙方因為這本書的歸屬打了起來。 The runners ranged in age from 21 to 70. 跑步者年齡從21歲到70歲不等。6．resort to make use of (sth. or doing sth., often sth .unpleasant or unpopular)to gain an advantage, often when everything else has failed 憑借，求助，訴諸 If other means fail , they will resort to force. 如果其他手段失敗，他們將訴諸