Unit1NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeople新世紀(jì)高等院校英語(yǔ)專業(yè)本科生系列教材（修訂版）3DetailedReadingContents24516WarmUpGlobalReadingConsolidationActivitiesTextAppreciationFurtherEnhancementSection1:WarmUpLookatthetwopictures.Thinkofwordswhichyoucanusetodescribethestatesoftherooms.

messy,sloppy,untidy,disorderly,dirty,unclean,unorganized

neat,tidy,orderly,clean,organizedLead-inBackgroundInformationSection1:WarmUp1.Whichroomwouldyouliketoliveorworkin?2.Whatisyourroomlike?3.Whatareyourimpressionsaboutneatpeopleandsloppypeople?Whatkindoffeaturesareassociatedwithsloppypeopleandneatpeople?4.Lookatanotherpictureandtellwhatthepictureimplies.Lead-inTopicsfordiscussionSection1:WarmUp4.Accordingtoyourformerexperience,whatkindofpeoplearelikelytobeofhighermoralqualities?Sloppypeopleorneatpeople?Let’stakealookatanotherpictureandtellwhatthepictureimplies.Lead-inTopicsfordiscussionSection1:WarmUpLead-inBackgroundInformationThepictureimpliesthatsloppinessisamoralproblem,notjustaproblemofhabit,forsloppypeoplearealso“evil”people.Section1:WarmUp5.DoesSuzanneBritt,authorofthetextwe’regoingtostudy,thinkinthesameway?

Lead-inTopicsfordiscussionSection1:WarmUp

AbouttheAuthorSuzanneBritt:Apoetandessayist,andAssistantProfessorofEnglish.SuzanneBrittwasborninWinston-Salem,NorthCarolina.Sheearnedherbachelor’sdegreefromSalemCollegeandhermaster’sdegreefromWashingtonUniversity.BrittcurrentlyteachesliteratureandwritingcoursesatMeredithCollegeinNorthCarolina.BackgroundInformationLead-inSection1:WarmUp

Aprolificwriter,Britt’spoemshaveappearedinquiteafewliterarymagazines;heressaysandarticleshaveappearedinvariousnewspapersandmagazines,includingNewsweek,TheNewYorkTimesandTheBostonGlobe.Someofthemhavealsobeenwidelyreprintedincollegetextbooks.Brittisauthorofseveralbooks,includingShowandTell(1982),andAWriter’sRhetoric(1988).Shealsoadvises

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TheColtonReview.BackgroundInformationLead-in

SkimthetextandfindouttheanswertoexerciseI(Page5)inTextcomprehension.ReadthetextagainandfigureouttheanswerstoexerciseII.Gothroughthetextandfindoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Section2:GlobalReadingSection2:GlobalReadingWhatistheauthor’sargumentofthetext?OrWhatisthetextmainlyabout?StructuralAnalysisMainIdeaThroughacomparisonofthepeculiaritiesofsloppypeopleandneatpeopleintheirdailylife,theauthoristryingtoconvincethereadersoftheargumentthatthemaindistinctionbetweenthetwotypesofpeopleisamoralone,andfurthermore,sloppypeopleareevenmorallysuperiortoneatpeople.Section2:GlobalReadingPleasedividethetextinto3partsandsummarizethemainideaofeachpart.StructuralAnalysisMainIdeaPartI(Paragraph1)Introduction

InParagraph1,theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextandpresentsheropinionthat“neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople”.StructuralAnalysisMainIdeaPartIII(Paragraphs6-12)DescriptionofNeatPeople

Paragraphs6-12concentrateonthedescriptionofneatpeople.Intheseparagraphs,neatpeopleareportrayedascold-blooded,ruthlessandverypractical.PartII(Paragraphs2-5)DescriptionofSloppyPeople

Paragraphs2-5focusonsloppypeoplewhoareportrayedashavingahighmoralstandardandambitiousplans.Besides,theyarealsodescribedas“givinglovingattentiontoeverydetail”.Section2:GlobalReadingDetailedAnalysisPart1(P1)

Howdoestheauthorputforwardhermainargument?Direct/bluntorindirect/obscure?Whatdoyouthinkofthewaytheauthorbeginsherargument?Doesithaveaneffectivebeginning?

Aneffectivebeginning.Makingacomparisonbetweenaneatpersonandasloppypersoninabluntandunexpectedway,whichsucceedsinarousingtheinterestofthereader.Overthrowtraditionalopinionsofthem.Section3:DetailedReading1I’vefinallyfiguredoutthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeople.Thedistinctionis,asalways,moral.[1]

Neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppy

people.

2Sloppypeople,yousee,arenotreallysloppy.[2]Theirsloppinessismerelytheunfortunateconsequenceoftheirextrememoralrectitude.

[3]Sloppypeoplecarryintheirmind’seyeaheavenlyvision,apreciseplan,thatissostupendous,soperfect,itcan’tbeachievedinthisworldorthenext.

NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeopleQUESTIONSection3:DetailedReading3[4]SloppypeopleliveinNever-NeverLand.Somedayistheirmétier.Somedaytheyareplanningtoalphabetizealltheirbooksandsetuphomecatalogs.Somedaytheywillgothroughtheirwardrobesandmarkcertainitemsfortentativemendingandcertainitemsforpassingontorelativesofsimilarshapeandsize.Somedaysloppypeoplewillmakefamilyscrapbooksintowhichtheywillputnewspaperclippings,postcards,locksofhair,andthedriedcorsagefromtheirseniorprom.Somedaytheywillfileeverythingonthesurfaceoftheirdesks,includingtheQUESTIONSection3:DetailedReadingcashreceiptsfromcoffeepurchasesatthesnackshop.SomedaytheywillsitdownandreadallthebackissuesofTheNewYorker.4Forallthesenoblereasonsandmore,sloppypeoplenevergetneat.Theyaimtoohighandwide.[5]

Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofile,order,andstraightenouttheworld.Butwhiletheseambitiousplanstakeclearerandclearershapeintheirheads,thebooksspillfromtheshelvesontothefloor,theclothespileupinthehamperandcloset,thefamilyQUESTIONDetailedAnalysisPart

2Sloppypeoplehaveahighmoralstandard,givealovingattentiontoeverydetail.

Howdoestheauthorjustifythebehaviorofsloppypeople?Section3:DetailedReadingmementosaccumulateineverydrawer,thesurfaceofthedeskisburiedundermoundsofpaperand[6]theunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling.5[7]Sloppypeoplecan’tbeartopartwithanything.

Theygivelovingattentiontoeverydetail.Whensloppypeoplesaythey’regoingtotacklethesurfaceofthedesk,theyreallymeanit.[8]Notapaperwillgounturned;notarubberbandwillgounboxed.Fourhoursortwoweeksintotheexcavation,thedesklooksexactlythesame,primarilybecausethesloppypersonismeticulouslycreatingnewpilesofpaperswithnewPartⅢNeatPeople

lazier&meanerS1S2S3

Neatpeoplearecold-blooded(Para6)Neatpeoplearepractical(Para7-9)Neatpeoplearewasteful(Para10-12)Section3:DetailedReadingheadingsandscrupulouslystoppingtoreadalltheoldbookcatalogsbeforehethrowsthemaway.Aneatpersonwouldjustbulldozethedesk.6[9]Neatpeoplearebumsandclods

atheart.Theyhavecavalier

attitudestowardpossessions,includingfamilyheirlooms.Everythingisjustanotherdust-catchertothem.[10]Ifanythingcollectsdust,it’sgottogoandthat’sthat.Neatpeoplewilltoywiththeideaofthrowingthechildrenoutofthehousejusttocutdownontheclutter.QUESTIONSection3:DetailedReading7Neatpeopledon’tcareaboutprocess.Theylikeresults.Whattheywanttodoisgetthewholethingoverwithsotheycansitdownandwatchtherasslin’onTV.Neatpeopleoperateontwounvaryingprinciples:Neverhandleanyitemtwice,andthroweverythingaway.8Theonlythingmessyinaneatperson’shouseisthetrashcan.Theminutesomethingcomestoaneatperson’shand,hewilllookatit,trytodecideifithasimmediateuseand,findingnone,throwitinthetrash.

Section3:DetailedReading9[11]Neatpeopleareespeciallyviciouswithmail.Theynevergothroughtheirmailunlesstheyarestandingdirectlyoveratrashcan.Ifthetrashcanisbesidethemailbox,evenbetter.Allads,catalogs,pleasforcharitablecontributions,churchbulletinsandmoney-savingcouponsgostraightintothetrashcanwithoutbeingopened.Alllettersfromhome,postcardsfromEurope,billsandpaychecksareopened,immediatelyrespondedto,thendroppedinthetrashcan.Neatpeoplekeeptheirreceiptsonlyfortaxpurposes.That’sit.[12]No

sentimentalsalvagingofbirthdaycardsorthelastletteraSection3:DetailedReadingdyingrelativeeverwrote.[13]Intothetrashitgoes.

10[14]Neatpeopleplaceneatnessaboveeverything,eveneconomics.Theyareincrediblywasteful.Neatpeoplethrowawayseveraltoyseverytimetheywalkthroughtheden.Iknewaneatpersononcewhothrewawayaperfectlygooddishdrainerbecauseithadmoldonit.Thedrainerwastoomuchtroubletowash.Andneatpeopleselltheirfurniturewhentheymove.TheywillsellaLa-Z-Boyrecliner

whileyouarereclininginit.Section3:DetailedReading11[15]Neatpeoplearenogoodtoborrowfrom.Neatpeoplebuyeverythinginexpensivelittlesingleportions.Theygettheirflourandsugarintwo-poundbags.Theywouldn’tconsiderclippingacoupon,savingaleftover,reusingplasticnondairywhippedcreamcontainersorrinsingofftinfoilanddrapingitovertheunmoldydishdrainer.Youcanneverborrowaneatperson’snewspapertoseewhat’splayingatthemovies.[16]Neatpeoplehavethepaperallwaddedupandinthetrashby7:05A.M.QUESTIONSection3:DetailedReading12[17]Neatpeoplecutacleanswaththroughtheorganicaswellastheinorganicworld.People,animals,andthingsareallonetothem.Theyaresoinsensitive.Afterthey’vefinishedwiththepantry,themedicinecabinet,andtheattic,theywillthrowouttheredgeranium(toomanyleaves),sellthedog(toomanyfleas),andsendthechildrenofftoboardingschool(toomanyscuff-marksonthehardwoodfloors).QUESTIONACTIVITYComparisonThesis(moral)SloppyPeopleismorallydecent.Neatpeopleismorallywicked.Supportingidea1:Supportingidea2:Supportingidea3Supportingidea4Supportingidea6Supportingidea7Supportingidea5(sufficient,followagoodlogic)Section3:DetailedReadingDoesthearticlehaveaneffectivebeginning?Whyorwhynot?(Paragraph1)Paragraph1provesitselfaveryeffectivebeginning.Insteadofdrawingaconclusionattheendofthecomparison,theauthorpresentsitatthebeginninginabluntandunexpectedmanner.Theconclusionhascompletelyoverthrownthetraditionalopinionsofthetwotypesofpeople.Therefore,thebeginningsucceedsinarousingthereader’sinterest.Section3:DetailedReadingWhydoestheauthorrepeattheword“someday”somanytimes?(Paragraph3)Theparallelsentencesbeginningwiththesameword“someday”canemphasizethetruththatmorejustificationscanhardlybefoundforthebehaviorofsloppypeopleintheirpresentlifeexceptofferingsomebeautifulhopethatallsuchwillbecompensatedforbytheirfutureplans.Section3:DetailedReadingWhatrhetoricaldevicedoestheauthoremployinsuchsentencesas“Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofile,order,andstraightenouttheworld”and“…theunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling?”(Paragraph4)Hyperboleisusedinthesesentencestoexaggeratetherigidnessandimpracticabilityofsloppypeopleintheirlife.Section3:DetailedReadingWhatisthefunctionofthesentence“Aneatpersonwouldjustbulldozethedesk”intermsofthetextstructure?(Paragraph5)Thesentenceservesasatransitionfromthedescriptionofsloppypeopletoneatpeopleinthefollowingparagraphs.Section3:DetailedReadingWhyareneatpeoplenogoodtoborrowfrom?(Paragraph11)Neatpeoplebuyanythinginexpensivelittleamountandthrowawayanythingthey’veused.Theydon’thaveanythingleftthatpeoplecanborrowfromthem.Section3:DetailedReadingWhatdoneatpeoplelooklikeinothers’mind?Whatmakestheauthorthinkthatthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeopleismoral?(Paragraph12)Theyareinsensitiveandcold-blooded.Accordingtotheauthor,amorehumanerelationshipisreflectedinthebehaviorofsloppypeople.Forneatpeople,theprimaryconcernintheirlifeistoestablishaneatbutcoldandinhumanorderevenattheexpenseofthewarmandfriendlyrelationshipbetweenthemandtheirbelongings.Therefore,theauthorthinksthedistinctionbetweenthetwotypesofpeopleismoral.Section3:DetailedReadingClassDiscussions1)Describetwopeopleyouknowwhohaveverydifferentapproachestobeingneatandorganized.Explainwhatitisliketobewitheachofthem.2)Howwouldyoudescribethehouseholdinwhichyougrewup?Inwhatwayswereyourparentsveryorganized?Inwhatareasweretheydisorganized?

Section3:DetailedReadinginsentencesNeatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppy

people.(Paragraph1)Explanation:Thisisaboldsentence,assumingthatallneatpeoplearelazyandmean,whilesomemaybegtodiffer.Translation:整齊旳人比隨意旳人更懶更自私。Section3:DetailedReadingTheirsloppinessismerelytheunfortunateconsequenceoftheirextrememoralrectitude.

(Paragraph2)Paraphrase:Thereasonwhysloppypeoplearesloppyisthattheyenjoygreatmoraluprightness,buttheirverysloppinessunfavorablybiasesothermembersofsocietyagainstthem.Translation:他們尤其崇尚正直旳道德品質(zhì)，而這不幸造成他們?nèi)粘Ｉ顣A慵懶。Section3:DetailedReadingSloppypeoplecarryintheirmind’seyeaheavenlyvision,apreciseplan,thatissostupendous,soperfect,itcan’tbeachievedinthisworldorthenext.(Paragraph2)Paraphrase:Sloppypeoplehaveexcellentmentalpowerofseeingandimagining,andwhattheyconstructisanaccuratescheme,whichissomarvelousandperfectthatitcannotbeaccomplishedwhentheyarealiveoraftertheydie.Section3:DetailedReadingExplanation:Thewriteremployshyperboletoemphasizetheextrememoralrectitudeofsloppypeople.Translation:隨意旳人有超乎尋常旳想象力和洞察力，有非常精確旳計(jì)劃。他們旳計(jì)劃是那么偉大和完美，不論今生或者來(lái)世都實(shí)現(xiàn)不了。Section3:DetailedReadingSloppypeopleliveinNever-NeverLand.Somedayistheirmétier.(Paragraph3)Paraphrase:Sloppypeopleliveinanimaginaryandwonderfulplacewhichisineverywayotherthanthepracticalandrealisticworldwearenowlivingin.Itistheirhabittoputeverythingofftillsomedaywhichwillnevercome.Translation:隨意旳人生活在想象旳世界里，總是寄希望于永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)到來(lái)旳將來(lái)某一天。Section3:DetailedReadingTheysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofile,order,andstraightenouttheworld.(Paragraph4)Paraphrase:Theydon’twanttothrowawayanything,thinkingintheirmindofarrangingandsortingouttheworldsomedayinthefuture.Section3:DetailedReadingExplanation:Hyperboleisusedheretoexaggeratetheambitiousschemeofsloppypeople.Translation:他們把什么東西都攢著，舍不得扔掉，盤(pán)算著哪一天把整個(gè)世界分門(mén)別類，好好歸整一下。Section3:DetailedReading…theunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling.(Paragraph4)Paraphrase:…themagazinesthathavenotbeenreadareplacedintoahugepilethatishighenoughtotouchtheceiling.Section3:DetailedReadingExplanation:Humorouseffectsareachievedherebyusinghyperboletoemphasizethesloppinessofsloppypeople.Translation:沒(méi)有閱讀過(guò)旳雜志都快堆到天花板那么高了。Section3:DetailedReadingSloppypeoplecan’tbeartopartwithanything.(Paragraph5)Paraphrase:Sloppypeoplesaveeverythinganddon’twanttosellordisposeofit.Translation:隨意旳人不喜歡處理掉任何物件。Section3:DetailedReadingNotapaperwillgounturned;notarubberbandwillgounboxed.(Paragraph5)Explanation:Doublenegative“not…un-…”isusedheretoemphasizethedeterminationofsloppypeoplewhentheydecidetostraightenoutthedesk.Besides,furtheremphasisisachievedbytheparallelisminthetwoclauses.Translation:每一張紙都將被清理，每一根橡皮繩都會(huì)放進(jìn)盒子里。Section3:DetailedReadingNeatpeoplearebumsandclodsatheart.(Paragraph6)Paraphrase:Neatpeopleareactuallystupidandincompetent.Explanation:ThissentenceparallelstheoneatthebeginningofParagraph2.Theauthorwantstoconveythemessagethattheworldisnotreallythewayitappearstobe.Section3:DetailedReadingIfanythingcollectsdust,it’sgottogoandthat’sthat.(Paragraph6)Paraphrase:Ifdustisgatheredoveranything,thethinghastobethrownawaywithnoexception.Translation:任何東西一旦沾上了灰塵就統(tǒng)統(tǒng)扔掉。Section3:DetailedReadingNeatpeopleareespeciallyviciouswithmail.(Paragraph9)Paraphrase:Neatpeopleareextremelycruelandrelentlessindealingwiththemailtheyreceive.Translation:整齊旳人處理郵件尤其冷酷無(wú)情。Section3:DetailedReadingNosentimentalsalvagingofbirthdaycardsorthelastletteradyingrelativeeverwrote.(Paragraph9)Paraphrase:Neatpeoplewouldtakenopainstokeepbirthdaycardsorthelastletterwhichwaswrittenbyarelativewhowasdying.Theythrowawaywhatevertheydon’tfeellike,beitvaluableornot.Section3:DetailedReadingExplanation:Hyperboleisusedagaininthissentencetoemphasizetherelentlessnessandcrueltyofneatpeopleindealingwithmail.Translation:他們不會(huì)憐惜生日賀卡，或者某位行將西去旳親戚旳絕筆信。Section3:DetailedReadingIntothetrashitgoes.(Paragraph9)Explanation:Frontingofprepositionalphrase.Inthissentencetheadverbialisputbeforethesubjecttoemphasizeneatpeople’sdestinationofthrowingawaymail.Translation:統(tǒng)統(tǒng)丟進(jìn)垃圾箱。Section3:DetailedReadingNeatpeopleplaceneatnessaboveeverything,eveneconomics.(Paragraph10)Paraphrase:Neatnessistheprimaryconcerninthelifeofneatpeople.Theywouldliketoachieveneatnessevenatthecostofeconomicloss.Translation:整齊旳人只關(guān)心整齊清爽，為達(dá)目旳他們甚至不顧惜經(jīng)濟(jì)損失。Section3:DetailedReadingNeatpeoplearenogoodtoborrowfrom.(Paragraph11)Paraphrase:Neatpeoplearenottherightpersonsforyoutoborrowthingsfrom,fortheymaynothaveanythingleftforyoutoborrow.Translation:你不大好找整齊旳人借東西。Section3:DetailedReadingNeatpeoplehavethepaperallwaddedupandinthetrashby7:05A.M.(Paragraph11)Paraphrase:Shortlyaftertheyfinishreadingtheirnewspaperdeliveredtotheirdooreverymorning,theyrollitupandthrowitintothetrashcan.Translation:每天早上但是7:05，整齊旳人把報(bào)紙看完后就卷吧卷吧扔進(jìn)垃圾桶里。Section3:DetailedReadingNeatpeoplecutacleanswaththroughtheorganicaswellastheinorganicworld.(Paragraph12)Paraphrase:Toneatpeople,therewouldbenodifferencebetweenthingsthathavelivesandthingsthatdon’thavelives.Theytreatthembothruthlessly.Section3:DetailedReadingExplanation:Hyperboleisemployedinthissentencetoemphasizetheinsensitivityofneatpeoplewhoappearsocold-heartedastoshednowarmthonthelivingthingsintheworld.Translation:整齊旳人不論是看待有生命還是無(wú)生命旳對(duì)象都一樣冷酷無(wú)情。Section4:TextAppreciationThisessayisapieceofhumorouswriting,yetitisfarmorethanfunreading.Thesubjectoftheessayseemstobetrivialandfamiliartotheaveragereaderandnothingisleftunsaid.However,theauthorsucceedsinthrowingnewlightonthisseeminglycommonsubjectandpresentsherviewsfromauniqueangle.Section4:TextAppreciationDiscussandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Howdoestheauthormanagetograbthereader’sinterestimmediatelyatthebeginningofthetext?Theauthoralmostbluntlyputsforwardherargumentthatneatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople,anargumentwhichnotonlycontradictstheconventionalview,butalsoseemstomakeafussbyconnectingeverydaytrivialmatterstomorality.Suchanapparentlyweirdargumentsuccessfullygrabsthereader’sinterestatfirstglance.Section4:TextAppreciation2.Thelanguageofthetextischaracterizedbyrepetition.Findoutthoserepeatedwordsandsentences.Whatrhetoricaleffectdoestherepetitioninlanguageachieveinthistext?Toconvincethereaderofthecorrectness,truthfulnessandauthenticityofherseeminglyerroneousnotion,theauthorresortstoadeceptivelynaivedeviceinwriting:monotonousrepetitionofthepatternwiththesamephrase“sloppypeople”or“neatpeople”atthebeginningofeachparagraphthroughouttherestoftheessaywiththeonlyexceptionofParagraphs4and8.Section4:TextAppreciationItiswiththerepetitionof“sloppypeople”atthebeginningofthreeparagraphsandof“neatpeople”atthebeginningofsixparagraphs,whichlooksolidwithsupportingdetails,thattheauthormanagestobrainwashthereaderwithhernotionbypresentingit,reinforcingitandmakingitrootedinthereader’smind:sloppypeoplehavenoblereasonswhereasneatpeopleareactuatedbymotiveswhichareindifferenttohumanewarmth.Section4:TextAppreciationRepetitionalsooccurswithinparagraphs,forexample,Paragraph3.Exceptforthefirstsentenceofthisparagraph,alltherestofthesentencesbeginwiththeword“someday”,emphasizingthatsloppypeopleindeedhaveahighmoralstandardandambitiousplans,onlytheseplansarenottoberealizedsoon.Section4:TextAppreciation3.Repetitionisoftenachievedbytheuseofparallelism.Alotofsentencesarewritteninparallelstructure.Findthemout.1)(Paragraph3)Somedaytheywillgothroughtheirwardrobes…Somedaysloppypeoplewillmakefamilyscrapbooks…Somedaytheywillfileeverything…Somedaytheywillsitdown…Section4:TextAppreciation2)(Paragraph4)…thebooksspillfromtheshelvesontothefloor,theclothespileupinthehamperandcloset,thefamilymementosaccumulateineverydrawer,[…]andtheunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling.3)(Paragraph5)Notapaperwillgounturned;notarubberbandwillgounboxed.Section4:TextAppreciation4)(Paragraph12)Afterthey’vefinishedwiththepantry,themedicinecabinet,andtheattic,theywillthrowouttheredgeranium(toomanyleaves),sellthedog(toomanyfleas),andsendthechildrenofftoboardingschool(toomanyscuff-marksonthehardwoodfloors).Section4:TextAppreciation4.Hyperboleisalsoemployedinthistext.Findoutthesentencesofhyperboleandtellwhatrhetoricaleffecttheyachieve.Theauthorexaggeratestheimpracticalityofsloppypeopleandrelentlessnessofneatpeoplebyhyperbole:1)Sloppypeoplecarryintheirmind’seyeaheavenlyvision,apreciseplanthatissostupendous,soperfect,itcan’tbeachievedinthisworldorthenext.Section4:TextAppreciation2)Theysaveeverything,planningsomedaytofile,order,andstraightenouttheworld.3)…theunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling.4)Neatpeoplehavethepaperallwaddedupandinthetrashby7:05A.M.Section5:ConsolidationActivities

LanguageWorkMini-LectureTranslationSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesClozeProof-readingI.Explaintheitalicizedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.Theirsloppinessismerelytheunfortunateconsequenceoftheirextrememoralrectitude.2.Somedaytheyareplanningtoalphabetizealltheirbooksandsetuphomecatalogs.absolutemoralrighteousnessandcorrectnessarrangeinalphabeticorderSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesProof-reading3.Butwhiletheseambitiousplanstakeclearerandclearershapeintheirheads,thebooksspillfromtheshelvesontothefloor,theclothespileupinthehamperandcloset,thefamilymementosaccumulateineverydrawer,thesurfaceofthedeskisburiedundermoundsofpaperandtheunreadmagazinesthreatentoreachtheceiling.4.Neatpeoplearebumsandclodsatheart.aregraduallyformedanddevelopedlazyandstupidClozeSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesClozeProof-reading5.Whattheywanttodoisgetthewholethingoverwithsotheycansitdownandwatchtherasslin’onTV.6.Neatpeoplecutacleanswaththroughtheorganicaswellastheinorganicworld.finishquicklywhattheyhavetododestroyruthlesslythemainpartofSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesClozeProof-readingII.Chooseawordthatbestcompleteseachofthefollowingsentences.1.Duringtheowners’absence,thelawnbecamedreadfully__________.A.sloppyB.slipshodC.slovenlyD.unkempt2.Allmypupilsaretalented,butSusieisreally_________.A.exactingB.stupendousC.exceptionalD.scrupulousDCSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesProof-reading3.Themoreunpopularanopinionis,themorenecessaryitisthattheholdershouldbesomewhat__________inhisobservanceofconventionalities.A.punctiliousB.meticulousC.fastidiousD.crapulous4.Thenurse__________thewoundfortheinjuredbeforestitchingit.A.rinsedB.clarified C.cleansed D.soakedACClozeSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesProof-reading5.Treesintheschoolyardareregularly__________byworkersassignedforthejob.A.cutB.clipped C.snippedD.trimmed6.TheRomansusedto__________criminalswithawhipthathadthreeknottedstrands.A.clutterB.flagellateC.salvageD.reclineDBClozeSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesProof-reading7.Thelorrylostits__________asittriedtoascendthesteephill.A.momentousB.momentumC.mementoD.membrane8.Negotiationsbetweenworkersandmanagementreachedan__________sinceneithersidewouldcompromiseinanyway.A.impasse B.impassionC.impactD.impairmentBAClozeSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesProof-reading9.Geraniumsthriveifyou__________themfromindoorstoyourgardeninhotweather.A.substituteB.instituteC.transplantD.transpose10.Onlya(n)__________senatecommitteecanmakeadecisioninthiscase.A.bipartisanB.biologicC.organicD.organizedCAClozeSection5:ConsolidationActivitiesParaphraseVocabularyPhrasesProof-readingExplanation:“Unkempt”whichmeans“untidy,uncombed(hair)”canbeusedinthiscontexttodescribethelawnnothavingbeenmowedforalongtimeandthegrassinathrivingstate.“Sloppy”means“dirty,unorganized,unsystematic,donewithnocare”,or“fullofpuddles”,notsuitablefordescribingthelawn.“Slipshod”and“slovenly”arethemostcloselyrelatedtoeachother,meaning“careless,untidy”,oftendescribingp