新视野大学英语2 Time-Conscious Americans.ppt

Time-ConsciousAmericans,Unit1SectionA,Contents,Warming-upActivities,Thinking,Listening,Suggestion,Discussing,Situation1:Dr.TomMcDivernfromNYispracticingmedicineinaruralareainSaudiArabia.Hisopeningdaywasbookedfullyaweekago.Buthalfanhourpassed,neitherofhisfirsttwopatientsarrived.,Why?,Why?,Why?,Warming-upActivities,Thinking,Americanstendtobe_.,TotheArabians,_isacceptable.,punctual,halfanhour,or40minuteslate,Warming-upActivities,Thinking,Situation2:Onyourwayhome,itoccurredtoyouthatyourAmericanfriendMaryhadinvitedyoutovisitherwhenyouwerefree.Thenyoudroppedinonherhouse.,Butwhenyouknockedatthedoor,Warming-upActivities,Thinking,InChina,itsOKtovisitfriendswithoutcallingaheadoftime.WhileintheU.S.,itsimpolitetodoso.,Maryfeltsurprised.Why?,OhmyGoddess.,Warming-upActivities,Thinking,WhatisthepolitewayintheU.S.?,Callingaheadoftime.,Warming-upActivities,Thinking,Before7:00,tohelphertoprepare.B.510late,nottobethefirstguest.C.After8:00,ImtheVIP.D.510earlier,itsapolitewaytoshowmyrespectforher.,Situation3:YourAmericanfriendinvitedyoutoherpartytonightat7:30.Whenareyousupposedtogetthere?Why?,Warming-upActivities,Thinking,IntheU.S.,peopletendtobe_.,InChina,closefriendstendtoarrive_，butacquaintancestendtoarrive_.,510late(B),before7:00(A),510earlier(D),Warming-upActivities,Thinking,Whatleadstothesedifferences?,THISMAYBEDUETOCULTURALDIFFERENCES,MonochronicTimeisacommodity.Itisnecessarytousetimewiselyandnotwasteit.Efficiencyisveryimportantresultinginasenseofurgencyinmanymatters.Timeisthegivenandpeoplearethevariable.,PolychronicTimeislimitless.Timeisnotquantifiable.Thereisalwaysmoretime,andpeoplearenevertoobusy.Timeistheservantandtoolofpeopleandisadjustedtosuittheneedsofpeople.,Warming-upActivities,Thinking,Timeisthe_inallplaces,butpeoplesrelationshipwithtimeis_fromcountrytocountry.Inthe_,timeisreal,preciousresource,andeveryminute_.Peopleherearealwaysinarushandunder_.Therearenoshortconversationsorsmall_withstrangersbecausepeoplethinkitis_.Doesthissoundlikeyourcountry?Ifitdoesnotandifyoudontthinkyou_suchaplaceyouwouldmost_beunhappyintheUnitedStateswheredoingthingsquicklyis_asaskill.,same,different,UnitedStates,counts,pressure,exchanges,awasteoftime,wouldlike,likely,seen,Warming-upActivities,Listening,1.cating5.parenting,6.respondingtocompliments&praise,Culturaldifferencesexistinthewaysof,Warming-upActivities,Discussing,Learningaforeignlanguagewellmeansmorethanmasteringthepronunciation,grammarandexpressions.Italsomeanslearningitsculture.,Warming-upActivities,Suggestion,ReadingComprehension,Fastreading,Mainidea,Detailedreading,Oralreport,ReadingComprehension,A.Americansstarttalkingbusinessquicklybecausetheynormallyknowothersbyprofessionalassessment.B.Americanstreattimeasapreciousresourceandwanteveryminutetocount.C.IntheU.S.,afinalagreementwillbesignedinteleconferences.D.Americansmanufacturelabor-savingdevicestosavetime.E.Finishingajobsuccessfullymeansbeingskillfulandcompetenttosolveaproblem.F.Americansimpressforeignerswiththeirgreatfocusontime.G.TimeandlaboraretwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully.H.ItispolitetoworkquicklyinAmerican,whileitmaybeimpoliteforsomeforeigners.I.HurryindaytimemealsandinastoreiscommoninAmerica.J.NewarrivalsinAmericadonotgetusedtohaveabusinesscallwithoutopeningexchanges.,Par.4,Par.2,Par.6,Par.5,Par.8,Par.3,Par.1,Par.8,Par.3,Par.4,Fastreading,ReadingComprehension,Mainidea,Pleasereadthetextandtrytofindthetopicsentencesofsomeparagraphsorsumupthemainideasoftheotherparagraphs.,ReadingComprehension,Mainidea,Thistextisan_writinginthatthewritertellsushowAmericantreat_asapreciousresource.Theyholdthatitisasignofskillfulnessorbeing_tosolveaproblem,orfulfillajobsuccessfully,with_.However,peopleofdifferentculturesbelievethatitisimpolitetoworktoo_andthatassignmentsare,consequently,givenaddedweightbythe_oftime.,expository,time,competent,speed,quickly,passage,ReadingComprehension,Detailedreading,Pleasereadthetextandanswerthequestionsonpage7.,ReadingComprehension,Oralreport,Howdoyouunderstand“Oncethesandshaverunoutofapersonshourglass,theycannotbereplaced”?2.Doyoupreferaslowpaceoflifeorafastpace?Giveyourreasons.,Exercise&Practice,Writing,Translation,Exercise&Practice,Writing,PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutacampusactivitythathasbenefitedyoumost.Youshouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120wordsbutmorethan180words.aclassmateofyourswhohasinfluencedyoumostincollegeacoursethathasimpressedyoumostincollege.,Exercise&Practice,PartITranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.越来越多的中国年轻人正对旅游产生兴趣，这是近年来的新趋势。年轻游客数量的不断增加，可以归因于他们迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心。随着旅行多了，年轻人在大城市和著名景点花的时间少了，他们反而更为偏远的地方所吸引。有些人甚至选择长途背包旅行。最近调查显示，很多年轻人想要通过旅行体验不同的文化、丰富知识、拓宽视野。,Translation,Exercise&Practice,MoreandmoreChineseyoungpeoplearegettinginterestedintraveling,whichisanewtrendinrecentyears.Theincreasingnumberofyoungtravelerscanbeattributedtotherapidgrowthoftheirincomeandthecuriositytoexploretheoutsideworld.Withmoretravel,youngstersspendlesstimeinbigcitiesandfamousscenicspots.Instead,theyaremoreattractedtoremoteplaces.Someofthemwouldevenchooselongdistancebackpacking.Arecentsurveyshowsthatmanyyoungpeoplewanttoexperiencedifferentcultures,enrichtheirknowledge,andbroadentheirhorizonsthroughtravel.,Translation,Enjoymenttime,APoem,Enjoymenttime,TimeTorealizethevalveofONEYEARaskthestudentwhohasfailedaclass.TorealizethevalueofONEMONTH,askamotherwhogavebirthtoaprematurebaby.TorealizethevalueofONEWEEK,asktheeditorofaweeklynewspaper.TorealizethevalueofONEHOUR,asktheloverswhoarewaitingtomeet.,Enjoymenttime,Torealizethev