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1、Unit 5 The Company Man第1页Text oneText twoOral activityExercisescontent第2页Teaching aims learning useful expressions in this unit Reviewing the tense of present perfect and present perfect progressive Understanding the Passage on “The Company Man” 第3页Text onePre-reading questionsBackground information

2、Structure analysis Comprehension questionsLanguage work of Text I第4页Type A & Type B PersonalityFriedman and Rosenman (1959) conducted studies on the link between stress and heart disease. One of the outcomes was the discovery of Type A and Type B personalities. 第5页Type APeople who are classified as

3、having Type A personality have characteristics like: highly active, competitive, aggressive, hostile, impatient, fast talking and thinking. 第6页Type AThey have a sense of time urgency, find it difficult to relax, and often become impatient and angry when they get delayed (or if they are going to be l

4、ate) or are around other people whom they view as incompetent. It is assumed that Type A people tend to have more risk of heart disease than Type B people. 第7页Type B People who are classified as having Type B personality are better at relaxing without feeling guilty and working without becoming anxi

5、ous or agitated. Some of the other characteristics include being more relaxed about time (they dont get overly stressed about being late), and are not easily angered.第8页Type BYou probably know people who just seemed to be relaxed people who dont get angry often; these are the characteristics of a Ty

6、pe B. They are the opposite of Type A people.第9页 Type O Type O Blood people are said to set the mood for a group and to take on the role of creating harmony among its members. Their image is one of taking it easy, of being peaceful and carefree. They are also thought to be big-hearted and benevolent

7、, and they tend to spend money on others generously. 第10页Type OO Types are generally loved by all. But, they also, surprisingly, have a stubborn and strong-willed side, as well, and tend to secretly have their own opinions on things. On the other hand, they have the flexible, adaptable side of readi

8、ly accepting new things. They are easily influenced by other people or by what they see on TV. They seem to appear level-headed and trustworthy, but they often slip and make big blunders inadvertently. But that is also the point that makes O Types lovable. 第11页Which do you generally belong to, Type

9、A or Type B personality?What effect does your personality bring about to your life?第12页What do you know about workaholism?第13页WorkaholismWorkaholism is a modern addiction. Many people have been afflicted by it. The cause of workaholism is that professional achievements are tied up with self-image. 第

10、14页Structure of “workaholism”The phenomenon is so widespread and its social consequences so damaging that it has acquired the nickname workaholism, a combination of the words work and alcoholism. 第15页Can you name some features of a workaholic?第16页They resist taking breaks or rewarding themselves wit

11、h vacations. If they must take vacations, theyre likely to be highly organized and goal-oriented. The workaholic pushes and pushes, and as he is approaching his goal, he needs another one to work towards. A workaholic is not able to stop and enjoy his accomplishments.第17页WorkaholicsWorkaholics belie

12、ve that, by working longer hours and completing more projects, they will enhance their self-worth. Workaholics think about work constantly and, if unable to work, feel panicky or depressed.第18页Workaholics have high expectations of their work, and their single-minded focus on work negatively impacts

13、other areas of their lives such as family and leisure. 第19页 Group work: discussion What is the cause of workaholism? What pressures do you think are company staff under? Name a few of them.第20页1. Pressure from work：not enough rest; endless work to fulfill even on holidays.2. Pressure from competitio

14、n of new staff：competent new comers in the company bring about great pressure for the present ones.3. Pressure of ones own further development: these cause pressure and makes some white-collar workers worried. Some even recharge themselves while working. 4. Pressure from feeling: unsatisfying proble

15、ms in family. Some are faced with divorce, marriage, remarry. All these impose pressures, because they make it difficult to concentrate on ones work.5. Pressure from interpersonal relationship: office philosophy 第21页We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine cases out of ten th

16、ey are really suffering from worry or anxiety. (John Lubbock , British banker)第22页 Pre-reading questions What do you think is the life of a typical workaholic like?2.How important do you think work is to a person?3.What drives people to overwork?第23页Background informationProfession: journalist and c

17、olumnist Achievements: 1980 Pulitzer Prize for commentary Write for Newsweek, the Detroit Free Press, and the Boston Globe.Works: Turning Points (1979), Close to Home (1979), At Large (1981).Ellen Goodman(1941 ),第24页第25页第26页第27页Any of several awards established by Joseph Pulitzer and conferred annua

18、lly for accomplishment in various fields of American journalism, literature, and music.Pulitzer Prize第28页Other Awards1980 Distinguished Writing Award the American Society of Newspaper Editors1988 the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 1993 the Presid

19、ents Award by the National Womens Political Caucus1994 American Woman Award by the Womens Research & Education Institute 第29页Maxims on workHappiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a rebound from hard work. (David Grayson, American journalist) Work banishes those three great evils: boredom, vic

20、e ,and poverty. (Voltaire, French Philosopher) It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. (Jerome Kalpak Jerome, British humorist) 第30页To youth I have three words of counsel work, work and work. (Otto Bismarck, German statesman)My philosophy of life is work. (Th

21、omas Alva Edison, American inventor) Work is worth doing of worth doing well. (Thomas Carlyle, British historian) Work is the grand cure for all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind. (Thomas Carlyle, British historian) Maxims on work第31页Maxims on work One of the symptoms of approaching

22、nervous breakdown is the belief that ones .work is terribly important, and that to take a holiday would bring all kinds of disaster, If I were a medical man , I should prescribe a holiday to many patient who considered his work important. (Bernard Russell, British philosopher) 第32页1. Work while you

23、work play while you play; this is the way to be cheerful and gay.2. Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today. 今日事，今日毕。3. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Mary/Jane a dull girl. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。expressions第33页4. Work smarter, not harder. 更有

24、技巧地工作，而不是更努力地工作。5. Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. German proverb 工作虽苦，果实却甘。德国谚语6. Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高; 人多好办事。7. Work makes the workman. 熟能生巧。第34页introductionmain bodyconclusiondeath of “him”Para 2-6replacement of himhis devotion to his workhis relationship with family member

25、sPara 1Para 7-13Para 14-16naturalPara 2-13natural第35页Structure analysis of the text In a colloquial style, the author paints an ironic picture of the cutthroat life of a company man and his family. The man was a workaholic who died of a heart attack, which surprised no one. His wife lost him years a

26、go to his work, and his children did not know him well. To make her writing more effective, the author uses repetition and parallelism. 第36页Structure analysis of the textBesides, she deliberately varies the length of the sentences. By mixing some unusually short sentences with the long ones, the aut

27、hor varies their weight and achieves emphasis and impact. For example, in Paragraph 3, the short sentence “Phil knew that.” Follows two long sentences. This helps avoid monotony in narration and emphasize Phils awareness of the cutthroat competition.第37页what is meant by the sentence “she would be we

28、ll taken care of” in Paragraph 8? Key: provide some financial help for his wife/to relieve her of any possible worries about finance.第38页2. why is the phrase “dearly beloved” repeated when referring to his children in Paragraph 9?Key: create a sarcastic effect, relationship with his children/ far fr

29、om being close and intimate / devoted too little第39页3. What do you think is the relationship like between Phil and the three children?Key: a failing father His eldest son: knowing little about him His daughter: nothing to say when staying along with him. His younger son: remarked bitterly that his f

30、ather and he only boarded at the home. distant and estranged.第40页4. What is the implication of the ending?Key: It implies the story of Phil sees no end: He will soon be replaced by an equally hardworking guy who may following in his steps and repeat the same tragedy. Bosses are always on the lookout

31、 for workaholics and they are never in short supply. The ending is full of sarcasm and bitterness.第41页Questions for part 1What have you learned from the first sentence?Why are these adverbs “finally and precisely” used?第42页Language points of Text I 1. work himself to death: died from self-motivated

32、overwork. 2. precisely: exactlyE.g.They arrived at five oclock precisely.Note: Some of its synonyms are exactly, accurately, definitelyEmphasizing his devotion to work.第43页Para.2 Why isnt the name of the deceased mentioned at the very beginning? What type of man was the deceased? Para.3 What was the

33、 mans position in the company? Why does the author report it in detail? Para.4-5 How did Phil devote to his work? What did Sunday mean to him? What do you learn from Paragraph 5? Para.6. What can you infer from this paragraph?Detailed Study of the text-Part IIPart 2第44页1.classic: Synonyms: classic &

34、 classical（ 1 ） classic 主要意思是“第一流，最上等，标准”。如： This is a really classic French champagne. It is a classic example. a classic performance 古装戏； a classic ground 艺术园地 （ 2 ） classical 则指古希腊、罗马文学、艺术，意为“古典（文学或艺术）”。如： Now only a few study the classical music of India. 现在只有少数人在研究印度古典音乐。 classical languages 古代

35、语言； classical music 古典音乐 第45页2. one of six vice-presidents1) 汉语中表示副职头衔普通都冠以“副”字，英译时需视词语固定搭配或表示习惯等情况，可选择vice, associate, assistant, deputy等词。对应而言，vice使用面较广。副总统（或大学副校长）vice president副主席（或系副主任）vice chairman副总理vice premier第46页副部长vice minister副省长vice governor副市长vice mayor副领事vice consul副校长（中小学）vice princi

36、pal第47页2) 行政职务副职头衔与学术头衔“副”职称往往用不一样词表示，最为惯用英语词是 associate 。副教授 associate professor副研究员associate research fellow副主编associate managing editor副审判长associate judge副主任医师associate senior doctor第48页3) 有些英语职位头衔，如manager, headmaster,其副职头衔可冠以assistant 。副总经理assistant/deputy general manager,assistant/deputy manag

37、ing director大堂副理（宾馆）assistant manager第49页4) 以director 表示职位副职常以deputy director表示。另外，secretary, mayor, dean等头衔副职也可冠以deputy。副秘书长deputy secretary-general副书记deputy secretary副市长deputy mayor副院长deputy dean第50页3. conceivably (adv.): in a manner that can be imagined or believed.e.g. If we persist in working t

38、hat hard, conceivably well harvest a promising progress in the future. conceivablee.g. 难以想象这么小孩子能跑这么快。It is hardly conceivable that such a small/little kid can run so fast. 她千方百计地盈利。She earned money by every conceivable means.a.第51页conceive 1) A patriot never conceives of betraying his/her motherlan

39、d in any case.to imagine; think2) To gain an upper hand in the cutthroat competitiveness, we have to conceive a plan to make ourselves superior. to form or develop in the mind; map out3) I couldnt conceive the implication of that sentence, although he explained again.to comprehend mentally; understa

40、nd4) She was told she couldnt conceive. Hence she got no chance to be a mother.to become pregnant with (a child) v.第52页4. executive1) n.2) a. of, relating to, capable of, or suited for carrying out or executinge.g. An efficient executive must possess great executive ability.execute1) A government ex

41、ecutes the decisions of the ruling party.(fml) to put into effect; carry out 2) The victims relatives expected to execute the murder.to put to death, especially by carrying out a lawful sentence.v.第53页5. overweight a. fat, obese, stout, pudgy, plump, chubbyThese adjectives mean having an abundance a

42、nd often an excess of flesh.The most neutral term is overweight.1) “Fat” is the most usual and direct adjective to describe people with excess flesh, but it is not polite.e.g. That guy is not merely overweight but utterly fat.第54页2) “Obese”: (fml or medical) (of people) very fat (Doctors use obese t

43、o describe people who are so overweight that they are unhealthy.)e.g. Obese patients are advised to change their diet.3) “Stout” is sometimes used as a polite term to describe fatness. In stricter application “stout” indicates overall heaviness of the body. (身体胖得匀称)e.g. Even slim girls can become st

44、out housewives.第55页4) “Pudgy” (infml) means short and fat.e.g. His pudgy fingers look really funny.5) To be polite, we can use “plump” applies to a slight or attractive fullness of figure.e.g. Everybody loves Rita, the plump, rosy little girl.6) “Chubby” indicates pleasant roundness in babies and ch

45、eeks. e.g. a chubby toddler; chubby cheeks第56页Exercises 1. It is impolite to describe people with excess flesh using _, but _ is okay, for its neutral.2. Doctors suggest people have less fast food, in order not to be _.3. There was a time when the _ figure caught on. 4. The _ kid has funny _ fingers

46、.pudgy chubby plump/stoutobese overweight fat 第57页Questions for consideration Can you describe the relationship between Phil and his wife and his children? Why did Phils wife try to conceal her bitterness in front of the president at the funeral? She was concerned about her financial situation after

47、 her husband died. Phil provided well for his widow.Part 3第58页Part3Questions:What did Phils wife mean when she answered, I already have”?How many times is “he finally worked himself” repeated in the essay? Why it is repeated?The author relates the two contradictory ideaswork to death on Sunday morni

48、ng.Thus reveals Phils personality and suggests that he is destined to be exhausted.第59页Language points in Part 3survivemarketablemotheringwidowstraighten out第60页survive vt.6. to continue to live after someone, especially a member of your family, has died(synonyms: outlive outlast)Its amazing that sh

49、e should have survived all her children and grandchildren.我希望在我有生之年永远不要变成废物。I hope l shall never survive my usefulness.经过暴风雨攻击, 这所房屋并未坍毁。 The house survived the storm. 第61页marketable7 easy to sell; attractive to customers or employers:可销售; 有销路It is a good idea to list all your marketable skills befo

50、re heading for the job fair.第62页I know how much you will miss him.Missing him all these years.Polysemybeing engrossed in workneglecting losing him to 8.Given up trying to compete with his work?第63页para.99.His “dearly beloved” eldest of the “dearly beloved” childrensarcastic effectfar from close and

51、intimatedevoting too little第64页10. doing enough odd jobs to stay1) What an odd desk! Weve never seen it.strange2) 1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers.(of numbers) that can not be divided by two; not even3) She is wearing two odd shoes.Of one of a pair, set, series, etc when the other(s) is/are missing4) S

52、he made a toy out of odd pieces of the cloth.extra; surplus; left overa.第65页5) Twenty-odd years later, you will be middle-aged.(usu placed directly after a number) a little more than6) He takes some odd bit of exercises, but nothing regular.occasional; not regular or fixedodd jobssmall jobs of vario

53、us types, usu done for other peopleodds (assignment)第66页11. He was the one who tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home.to take the opportunity to divert his fathers attention第67页 grab at sb/sth: (attempt to) seize sb/sth eagerly or desperately: 他伸手去拽男孩，还是

54、没防到他摔倒。He grabbed at the boy, but could not save him from falling.尽力找借口防止干不好工作。(fig) grabbing at any excuse to avoid an unpleasant task.第68页7. the fifty-one-year old deceased had meant much dead, deceased, departed, late, inanimatedead常表语，指“死”；deceased指人“最近死”，多用于法律；departed指“最近死”，多用于宗教，是委婉语，仅指死者；lat

55、e“已故”，多用于刚死人；inanimate意为“没有生命，没有生气”。第69页Exercises 1. The tiger has been _ for at least two days according to the expert.2. The _ man left no will or legacy. 3. In a funeral, the priest prays for the _. 4. The story is about the _ hero.5. Their _ conversation is about the _ stone.late inanimate depar

56、teddeceased dead inanimate 第70页8. need him to straighten out the finances the stock options and all that.straighten outstraighten sth outTo settle or resolve sth; to remove difficulties from sthe.g. With mutual help, we can straighten out each others confusion ASAP.straighten sb out(infml) to remove

57、 doubt or ignorance in ones minde.g. Traditionally a teacher is expected to straighten puzzled students out.第71页I was then muddled about the registration procedures. Luckily, she came in time to straighten me out. 我当初正被登记手续搞得稀里糊涂，可巧她来得恰好，帮我摆平了。他经营情况糟糕透了，要整理好需要花很多时间。His business are in a terrible mes

58、s, they will take ages to straighten out.Straight out?I told him straight out that he was talking nonsense.第72页the finances the stock options and all that and all that (jazz, rubbish, etc) (idm) (infml) and other similar thingse.g. I got fed up with mathematics for its figures, tables, formulae and

59、all that staff.第73页 Paraphrase: 1) But it did list his “survivors” quite accurately. - But the obituary did list the family members of the dead man quite accurately. 2) He was the one who tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home. - It was the boy who made

60、efforts to divert his fathers attention from work.第74页Detailed study of the text-Part IV Para.14-16 This is the end of the essay. After the cause of Phils death being restated, the author goes on to report the company presidents inquiry for his successor. Questions: How is irony used in language and