a eg coast along on a bicycle(=ride along without pedaling) a eg. While I struggled and labored, my sister just coasted along with top grades in all eel small (line 43) feel ridiculous, ashamed or humiliated (Also: look small eg. Talking to him makes me feel smal eg. He is al ways trying to make me look small in front of my girlfriend I eventually adapt to these so-called conveniences and accept them as a part of life. (line 55) a In the end I become used to these so-called conveniences and begin to use them in my daily life convenience:n./C/appliance or device that is useful, helpful or suitable eg. the house has all the modern conveniences, such as central heating and hot water supply a eg. There is a public convenience(Brit. euph. =lavatory)on the corner of the street I have a sneaking suspicion that many people feel the same way. (line 58) a Im not sure but I suspect that many people have the same feeling as I do a sneaking suspicion: an unproved and vague feeling of suspicion If you have a sneaking feeling about someone or something, the feeling embarrasses you, for example, because it is caused by the realization that someone else was right and you were wrong, or because it is the opposite of what you normally feel about them eg. I have a sneaking suspicion that he stole my wallet pioneer-village attitude (line 62) a Way of thinking of early American settlers and country people who used to have a simple, self-sufficient life Here it implies a self-sufficient, industrious, simple way of living 3. Post-reading activities Write Directions: Present a puccle of your own, then use the question/speculation /answer format to ponder it in about 150 words a Here are some puzzle you may want to ponder in your composition the preference to new products People's reaction to an unusual habit, hobby or profession of yours why we value an old custom or belief Sample Writing-- My Preference to New Products The author of the text"The Highs of Low Technology"seems to express the idea that people like their older possessions, not the new ones. But I would rather prefer the new products to old ones. So maybe people would think that I am the sort of person who tries to create or follow the fashion. Or perhaps, I dont have any old possessions at all These things are representatives of the world today, the things that people cannot live without: everything from microwave ovens and videocassette recorders to Scotch tape and aluminum foil Time is the scarce resource today. The kinds of things people will not be live without will be the kinds of things that free up time. Computers will allow us to squeeze in a few hours of work21Century College English Book 3 Teaching Plan Wang Yinquan - 4 - ◼ eg. coast along on a bicycle (= ride along without pedaling) ◼ eg. While I struggled and labored, my sister just coasted along with top grades in all subjects. feel small (line 43) ◼ feel ridiculous, ashamed or humiliated (Also: look small) ◼ eg. Talking to him makes me feel small. ◼ eg. He is always trying to make me look small in front of my girlfriend. I eventually adapt to these so-called conveniences and accept them as a part of life. (line 55) ◼ In the end I become used to these so-called conveniences and begin to use them in my daily life. ◼ convenience: n. [C] appliance or device that is useful, helpful or suitable ◼ eg. The house has all the modern conveniences, such as central heating and hot water supply. ◼ eg. There is a public convenience (Brit. euph. = lavatory) on the corner of the street I have a sneaking suspicion that many people feel the same way. (line 58) ◼ I’m not sure but I suspect that many people have the same feeling as I do. ◼ a sneaking suspicion: an unproved and vague feeling of suspicion ◼ If you have a sneaking feeling about someone or something, the feeling embarrasses you, for example, because it is caused by the realization that someone else was right and you were wrong, or because it is the opposite of what you normally feel about them. ◼ eg. I have a sneaking suspicion that he stole my wallet. pioneer-village attitude (line 62) ◼ Way of thinking of early American settlers and country people who used to have a simple, self-sufficient life ◼ Here it implies a self-sufficient, industrious, simple way of living. 3. Post-reading activities ➢ Writing Directions: Present a puzzle of your own, then use the question / speculation / answer format to ponder it in about 150 words. ◼ Here are some puzzle you may want to ponder in your composition. ◼ the preference to new products ◼ People’s reaction to an unusual habit, hobby or profession of yours ◼ why we value an old custom or belief Sample Writing -- My Preference to New Products The author of the text “The Highs of Low Technology” seems to express the idea that people like their older possessions, not the new ones. But I would rather prefer the new products to old ones. So maybe people would think that I am the sort of person who tries to create or follow the fashion. Or perhaps, I don’t have any old possessions at all. These things are representatives of the world today, the things that people cannot live without: everything from microwave ovens and videocassette recorders to Scotch tape and aluminum foil. Time is the scarce resource today. The kinds of things people will not be live without will be the kinds of things that free up time. Computers will allow us to squeeze in a few hours of work