unitThepaceoflife生活节奏课文导入学习课程

1、The Pace of life Fast - paced life seem to feel rich, and enriched, in fact, life has become increasingly scarce. The fast - paced urban lifestyle has made individuals more materialistic and increasingly alienated from one another. Do you like the rush of city life?第1页/共13页第一页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。1. What

2、do you think keep people in some countries so busy?2. What might be the acute / major problems facing people today? 3. Compared with peoples life in ancient times, what have new technology, the information explosion and rising economy really brought to us? Has technology made our lives easier or mor

3、e burdensome? 1. Tension Physical, mental, emotional2. Health problems Physical, mental and emotional diseases 3. Ecological pollution / Rupture in ozone layer4. Disturbed family relations5. Violence and cruelty6. Corruption / Dishonesty / Immorality7. Drug-addiction8. Neglect of law & order and

4、 ethical, moral and social discipline9. Armaments / Nuclear weapons (Militarism)第2页/共13页第二页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。 We live in a fast - paced society and hardly have no time to relax.Living in the fast - tempo society, it is difficult for people to feel ancient peoples leisure.Be living rhythm more and more

5、quick today, people need to have more coffee breaks. 第3页/共13页第三页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。Look at these Pictures第4页/共13页第四页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。Living in the fast - tempo society, it is difficult for people to feel ancient peoples leisure.第5页/共13页第五页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。Be living rhythm more and more quick today, people n

6、eed to have more coffee breaks. 第6页/共13页第六页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。Relaxation is beneficial to health in a fast - paced high - pressured society.第7页/共13页第七页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。Modern people are living atvery fast pace fast food may just meet their requirement.第8页/共13页第八页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。Our days fill up so fast, an

7、d are so rushed and filled with distractions, that they seem to be bursting. Its a huge source of stress for most people, and stress is perhaps the most important factor determining whether were healthy or sick. So how can we simplify our days? Its not incredibly hard, its best done in steps.第9页/共13

8、页第九页，编辑于星期日：七点 十八分。Follow these steps 1. Know Whats Important. 2. Visualize Your Perfect Day. 3. Say No to Extra Commitments. 4. Limit Tasks. 5. Carve Out Un-distraction Time. 6. Slow Down. 7. Mindfully Single-task. 8. Batch Smaller Tasks, Then Let go. 9. Create Space Between.第10页/共13页第十页，编辑于星期日：七点

9、十八分。 Good management can help us cope with faster lives. We can use modern technology assertively in order to maintain more personal control.Above all, he advises, we can decelerate by adjusting our perspective; we can remember, after all, that a day still offers 24 hours. Neither technology nor efficiency can acquire more time for you, because time is not a thing that you have lost. It is not a thing you have ever had. It is what you live in. You can drift or you can swim, and it will carry you along either