College English, Book I Unit 8 You Go Your Way, I'lI Go Mine
College English, Book I You Go Your Way, I’ll Go Mine Unit 8
Background Information Organization of the Text Text New Word Reading Intensive Study Exercise Check-up Assignment
• Background Information • Organization of the Text • Text & New Word Reading • Intensive Study • Exercise Check-up • Assignment
Background Information A Word about the author Mexico City Mexican-Americans Messenger Cactus War Department
• A Word about the Author • Mexico City • Mexican-Americans • Messenger • Cactus • War Department Background Information
Background Information 当代的 William Saroyan(1908-1981)is one of the most colorful contemporary American writers. His works include short stories, novels, and plays Saroyan was born in Fresno, Calif, the son of Armenian immigrants. As a young man, he received little formal education but he decided to make him self a writer. He used his喜剧 nian background in many of his stories about /is family and neighbors The novel The Human Comedy, from which our text is taken, was published in 1943. It is about ordinary people in a small California town trying to understand and manage, as fear and death touch their lives
Background Information William Saroyan (1908—1981) is one of the most colorful contemporary American writers. His works include short stories, novels, and plays. Saroyan was born in Fresno, Calif., the son of Armenian immigrants. As a young man, he received little formal education but he decided to make himself a writer. He used his Armenian background in many of his stories about his family and neighbors. The novel The Human Comedy, from which our text is taken, was published in 1943. It is about ordinary people in a small California town trying to understand and manage, as fear and death touch their lives. 当代的 喜剧
Background Information Mexico City capital of Mexico. It is located in the central Mexican plateau, in the valley of Mexico more properly a basin just north of the Neo-Volcanica Range. Al though in 1970 Mexico City was officially equated with the Federal District. By the 1980s the rapidly growing metropolitan area extended over about 42 miles, of which only some 212 大都市的 miles were within the Federal District More to learn
Background Information Mexico City capital of Mexico. It is located in the central Mexican plateau, in the Valley of Mexico — more properly a basin — just north of the Neo-Volcánica Range. Although in 1970 Mexico City was officially equated with the Federal District. By the 1980s the rapidly growing metropolitan area extended over about 425 square miles, of which only some 212 square miles were within the Federal District. More to learn 大都市的