Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live
GlobalReading >> Part Division of the Text
| Parts | Para(s) | Main Ideas |
| 1 | 1~3 | The writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one. |
| 2 | 4~7 | Life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard. |
| 3 | 8~11 | After he quit his job, the writer’s income was reduced, but he and his family can manage to get by. |
| 4 | 12~15 | A tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country. |
GlobalReading >> Further Understanding
True or False
1. The writer is a famous writer who is living inthe countryside. (F)
(=He is not famous.)
2. In the writer’s opinion, their life in thecountryside is self-reliant because they can grow all kinds of fruits and gopicnicking in the summer. (F)
(=The writer does believe that it’s a sort ofself-reliant life, but “go picnicking in the summer” is not one of thereasons.)
3. The writer is satisfied with the life in thecountryside only because their hens can lay eggs for them and their bees canprovide them with honey ... (F)
(=Their hens, eggs, bees and honey are evidencesto prove their self-reliant life in the countryside. The writer’s satisfactioncomes from elsewhere.)
4. The writer and his family live in thecountryside because they were dissatisfied with the life in the city andsuburbs. (T)
5. The writer uses the following words or phrasesto tell the readers that he is satisfied with the life in the countryside:canoe, go picnicking, bicycle rides, deer, hawks, fruits and honey. (F)
(=The last two words are related to hisself-reliance in the countryside but not his satisfaction.)
Answer theQuestions
1. According to the author, what specialqualities are necessary for people to live in the countryside?
2. How does the writer think he and his familywill feel when they have to leave the farm someday?
3. Why did the writer and his family choose tolive in the country? Do you think their dream has come true? Why?
