大学英语第一册unit6课件

1、Unit 6The Pace of Life韩都衣舍淘宝店 / 潮州新闻网 韩都衣舍童装时尚女装 / 网购韩都衣舍首选麦考林 / 韩都衣舍官方旗舰店 /Part III Writing StrategyPart II Text APart I Pre-reading tasksPart I Pre-reading tasksWarm-up questionsWhat did you want to do yesterday?What did you do yesterday?The purpose of this questionnaire is to increase your awaren

2、ess of stress in your life.QuestionnairePurpose 6 - 18 High stress3 - 5 Average stress0 - 2 Low stressResults Part I (1-11)Detailed analysisReasons why we feel so time-stressed todayTransitional devicestechnologyinformation explosionrising prosperity. apart, . a second reason. (P7)There is another r

3、eason . (P11)1. Facts are valuable as evidence that enhances the persuasive force of an argumentative paper. In stating the first reason, the author lists a number of facts to try to convince the readers of the unfavorable effects technology has had on our lives. Now could you find some more support

4、ing facts apart from the one given below, and put them down? (P204)2. How fast is information generated today as compared to a couple of centuries ago?3. What is Edward Wilsons purpose in subscribing to 60 or 70 journals and magazines?4. What gives rise to our discontent with super abundance?1. on t

5、he go (introduction)(infml) very active or busy 繁忙，活动多e.g. Ive been on the go all week, preparing my thesis.我整天都很忙，晚上十点才回家。I was on the go all day and went home at 10 oclock in the evening.Language study3. quantities of (L3) a large quantity of large amounts / a large amount of 许多的，大量的e.g. In cold w

6、eather most animals must eat large quantities of food to obtain the energy needed to catty on normal body activities.4. eat into (L6)gradually reduce the amount of (sth. valuable); damage or destroy 吞噬；侵蚀；毁坏spread into (L22) 侵入e.g. Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time.酸会腐蚀金属，破坏其表面。Aci

7、d eats into the metal, damaging its surface.eat out of 吃光.6. in reality (L18)in actual fact; really 事实上，实际上e.g. He became that countrys ruler both in name and reality.接受事实accept reality否认事实deny reality面对事实face reality7. pour in (L33) （后不加名词, in 为副词）pour into + 名 （into为介词）go into a place quickly and

8、in large numbers 大量涌入e.g. Messages of congratulation pour in.Many football fans poured into the stadium to have a look at their favorite football players.pour down 沿.流下pour from 从.流下8. amount to (L41)be equal to; add up to 相当于，总计e.g. The tuition fee amounts to ten thousand yuan.这就等于要把整件事重做一遍。This am

9、ounts to doing the whole thing over again.9. stress (L42)1) n. pressure; emphasis 压力；重点lay / put / place stress on / upon 施压于.;着重于，把重点放在上e.g. Population growth and pollution place enormous stress on the worlds supply of usable water.2) v. 加压于；强调e.g. A person who is stressed typically has anxious tho

10、ughts and difficulty concentrating or remembering. I must stress that what I say is confidential.10. oblige (L45)vt. 1) do (someone) a favor (为.)效劳，帮（.的）忙pattern: oblige (sb.) (with sth. / by doing sth.)e.g. Please oblige me by leaving me alone.请给我一根火柴，好吗？Could you oblige me with a match?2) force (s

11、omeone to do something) (usu. used in the passive voice) 被迫He felt obliged to leave after such an unpleasant argument.vi. do (someone) a favor (为.)效劳，帮（.的）忙We are happy to oblige.11. So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with super abundance - the confusion of endless choice. (L46-47)super

12、abundanceIt refers to the a quantity of goods and services.What can we infer from the sentence?The quantity of goods and services is too much, it is endless, and whats more, it increases our time stress levels.于是我们就深受威尔逊所谓的对极大富足不满之苦即无休止的选择所造成的困惑。Part II (12-18)1. Is everyone time-starved today? What

13、 percentage of the population is suffering under the stresses and strains of life today?2. What is stress envy, as conceived by Paul Edwards?3. How much free time has the average American gained since the mid-1960s? How are the gains distributed between the sexes?12. Its almost got to the point wher

14、e theres stress envy. (L60-61)stress envy:If you are not stressed, that shows you are not very successful.这几乎到了羡慕压力的程度。Language studyPart III (19-23)14. a variety of (L85)a lot of a particular type of (things that are different from each other) 各种各样的e.g. 大学图书馆里有各种各样的书籍。There are a (wide) variety of

15、books in the college library.15. Anything that helps streamline our lives is a growth market. (L94-95)任何能帮助我们提高生活效率的事物都有越做越大的市场。Because people are trying to buy time and you can definitely gain profits to help them “save” time.Language study16. spring up (L101)appear, develop, grow, etc. quickly or

16、suddenly 迅速发展（或生长）；突然出现e.g. New buildings are springing up everywhere. 1. What is the crux (症结) of the problem the author points out?2. what is remedy for the stress according to the author?Part IV (24-28)17. As Godbey points out, the stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time, but from the s

17、urfeit of things we try to cram into it. (L107-108)arise from 起因于.arise out of cram into 勉强塞入, 填满We are not lacking in time. Actually it is our ever-increasing desires that make us feel time-starved. 正如戈德比所指出的，我们的紧张感并非源于时间短缺，而是因为我们试图在一个个时段中塞入过多的内容。Language study18. be doomed to (L124)(sth.) be certain to happen, and you can do nothing to prevent it 命定，注定be doomed to sth.be doomed to do