tempered(ia T)with tenderness and a love of simplicity Global reading Understanding the Text 1.(para. 1-2) Living alone-a common social phenomenon By recent count,. people live alone for one reason or another.(para. 1) What do people think of living alone? ☆ a national diseas t Acharacteristic of American hero. Some people choose to be alone on purpose 2.(Paras. 3-10)Who are often living alone? ◇ Poets and philosophers are for…. in solitude Example: William Wordsworth t Solitude is improved by being voluntary xample: John Milton t Some artists choose to be alone while their loved ones prepare comforts for them at home Example: Henry Thoreau The message from the people who choose to be alone: The lager the ego, the more likely for them to live alone 3.(Paras. 11-13) The comments on the phenomenon of solitude p you live with other people, their temporary absence can be refreshing t is human that we need to talk to othel Y Scientific surveys show that those people who live alone will behave id iculously and talk at length to themselves and their pets and television Y But it is different when you live alone: solitude strikes hard at you 4.(Paras 14-16) Conclusion The author advises people to stay rational, settle down and make themselves comfortable, not like a self-centered British poet. After all, there is no place like Language study Words and Expressions 1. by by recent count据最近的统计 by our count 我们数了一下 我统计了一下 at the last count最后一次点数时,上次点数时 故意 Did you tell him about it on purpose? 3. cast out赶出去 cast out devil be cast out by the landlady be cast out of one's home 4. alone solitude 5. be for support; favortempered (调节) with tenderness and a love of simplicity. Global Reading Understanding the Text 1. (para.1-2) Living alone– a common social phenomenon By recent count, … people live alone for one reason or another. (para.1) What do people think of living alone?  A national disease;  A characteristic of American hero. Some people choose to be alone on purpose. Examples (para.2) 2. (Paras.3-10) Who are often living alone?  Poets and philosophers are for … in solitude. Example: William Wordsworth  Solitude is improved by being voluntary. Example : John Milton  Some artists choose to be alone while their loved ones prepare comforts for them at home. Example: Henry Thoreau The message from the people who choose to be alone: The lager the ego, the more likely for them to live alone. 3. (Paras. 11-13) The comments on the phenomenon of solitude  If you live with other people, their temporary absence can be refreshing.  It is human that we need to talk to others.  Scientific surveys show that those people who live alone will behave ridiculously and talk at length to themselves and their pets and television.  But it is different when you live alone: solitude strikes hard at you. 4. (Paras 14-16) Conclusion: The author advises people to stay rational, settle down and make themselves comfortable, not like a self-centered British poet. After all, there is no place like home. Language Study Words and Expressions 1. by…count by recent count 据最近的统计 by our count 我们数了一下 by my count 我统计了一下 at the last count 最后一次点数时，上次点数时 2. on purpose 故意 Did you tell him about it on purpose? 3. cast out 赶出去 cast out devil be cast out by the landlady be cast out of one’s home 4. alone lonely solitary solitude 5. be for: support; favor