《跨文化交际》课件-Unit 9 Time

Unit9TimeReadingListeningCONTENTS

VideoClioAppreciationSectionASectionBSectionCSectionAIntroductiontotheMovieClipNewWordsPhrases&ExpressionsIntroductiontotheMovieInTimeNotesExercisesforUnderstandingIn2169,thephysicalagingofthehumanbodystopswhenpeopleturnto25,afterwhichthe“watch”oneveryone’sforearmstartstoclick.Apersondieswhenthecountdownofthe“watch”,originallysetforoneyear,reacheszero.Nocash,creditcards,oranyotherkindofpaymentmethodisusedatthattime.Instead,peopledotheirjobtoearnthemselvesmoretime,theonlycurrencyincirculation.TheworldisdividedintodifferentTimeZonesaccordingtotheamountoftimeownedbythepeopleineachdistrict.Dayafterday,therichareboredtodeathintheleisurebrownstoneareaNewGreenwich,whilethepoorstruggletosurviveinDayton,wherepeoplerarelyhaveover24hoursleftandwhat’sworse,Minutemenmurderforwatcheswithmoretime.WillSalas,apooryoungmanlivinginDayton,isaccusedoflarcenyandmurderafterhesavesHenryHamilton,whocomesfromNewGreenwichandownsmorethanadecadeinhiswatch,fromagroupofMinutemenledbyFortis.InhisescapefromtheTimekeepers,WillmeetsSylviaWeis,thedaughterofamillionairenamedPhilippeWeis.Theythenstartmakingtheireffortstochallengeorevendestroytheexistingtimesystem.IntroductiontotheMovieInTimeIntroductiontotheMovie

ClipWillSalasisa25-year-oldfactoryworkerlivinginDaytonwithhismother,RachelSalas.ItisRachel’s50thbirthday,soWillspendsthetimeheearnedlastnightbuyinghismotherabottleofdecentchampagneasabirthdaypresent.BothofthemdecidetocelebrateRachel’sbirthdayaftershecomesbackhomefromworktwodayslater.Afteraday’sworkinthetimecapsulefactory,WillgoestothepubtomeethisbestfriendBorel.BoreltellsWillthatthereisamadmanwhohasbeenbuyingdrinksallnight.Themadman’snameisHenry.WillnoticesthatthereisoveracenturyinHenry’swatch,sohetriestowarnhimofthedangersofflauntinghiswealthinDayton.Unfortunately,thetimerobbers,orMinutemen,comesoonaftertheyreceivethemessageofHenry’svisittothepubandareabouttocleanhiswatch,leavinghimtodiealone.Atthiscrucialmoment,WillrescuesHenryfrombeingrobbedandtheyescapefromtheMinutemen.NewWordsgenetically[dʒə'netɪkli]adv.从遗传学角度;从基因方面bygeneticmechanismscurrency['kʌr(ə)nsɪ]n.货币;通货themoneyusedinaparticularcountryovertime[‘əʊvətaɪm]n.加班时间timespentdoingjobinadditiontonormalworkinghoursloan[ləʊn]n.贷款;借款asumofmoneythatyouborrowNewWordsgarment['gɑːm(ə)nt]n.衣服(尤指服装加工和销售)apieceofclothing;usedespeciallyinthemanufactureorsaleofclothesdecent['diːs(ə)nt]adj.得体的;像样的tobeofanacceptablestandardorqualityreminisce['remɪ'nɪs]v.缅怀往事;叙旧;回忆towriteortalkaboutsthinthepast,oftenwithpleasureshift[ʃɪft]n.轮班eachoftwoormorerecurringperiodsinwhichdifferentgroupsofworkersdothesamejobsinrelayNewWordsquota['kwəʊtə]n.配额;份额afixedshareofsththatapersonorgroupisentitledtoreceiveorisboundtocontributegamble['gæmb(ə)l]v.赌博playgamesofchanceformoney;betgangster[‘gæŋstə]n.(结成团伙的)匪徒amemberofanorganizedgroupofviolentcriminalsmakeafortune:acquiregreatwealthbyone’sownefforts发财;赚大钱PhrasesandExpressionsplayaround:behaveinasillywaytoamuseoneselforotherpeople胡闹;轻率对待Theterm“Greenwich”isaplace-namefirstusedbytheAnglo-Saxons,recordedasGrenewicin964.TodayitmainlyreferstotheareainsoutheastLondon,onthesouthbankoftheThamesRiverwithapopulationaround210,000.ItiswheretheRoyalGreenwichObservatorylocatedbetween1675and1948andtheareaitselfislocatedwithinthelargerRoyalBoroughofGreenwich.Atthe1884InternationalLongitudeConference,themeridiancrossingGreenwichwasdefinedasthePrimeMeridian,thestaringpointforthedivisionoftimezonesandgeographicallongitude.Inthismovie,Greenwichisabrownstonedistrictinwhichtheresidentsownsomuchtimethattheyarealmostimmortal.Greenwich:格林尼治，是英国伦敦的一个区，位于伦敦东南部、泰晤士河南岸。1675—1948年设皇家格林尼治天文台。1884年在华盛顿召开的国际经度会议决定以经过格林尼治的经线为本初子午线，也是世界计算时间和地理经度的起点。在电影中，“格林尼治”是所谓的“富人区”，这里的人们拥有无穷的“时间”，因此他们是永生的。NotesMinutemenweretheciviliansoldiersfromarmedmilitiasduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.Theywererenownedfortheirextremelyrapidresponsetotheexternalthreats.Itissaidthattheywereabletogetreadyinaminuteafterreceivingthenoticeforbattles.Theywerethuscalledtheminutemen.Today,theUSmilitarywillalsousethistermasacodeinsomecircumstancestorecallthegloryandpatriotismoftheircountry.Inthemovie,however,theMinutemenareagroupofgangsterswhocomeverysoontorobothers’timewheneverarichmanstepsintoDayton.Minutemen:“一分钟人”是美国独立战争时期，马萨诸塞殖民州的特殊民兵组织，成员从美国各地民兵中挑选，以具有高机动性、快速部署的能力而著称。在电影中，“一分钟人”则是指掠夺他人“时间”的恶棍。NotesExercisesforUnderstanding1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.(1)Whatisthedifferencebetweenthetimeinthemovieandthatintherealworld?_____________________________________________________________________________________Intherealworld,timeisthemanifestationofmotion,thecontinuityofvariationandthesuccessionofeventsandexistences.Whileinthemovie,timeisusedasthecurrency.(2)HowoldisWill’smother?_____________________________________________________________________________________Sheis50.(3)WhydoesWill’smotherlookasyoungashim?_____________________________________________________________________________________Becauseinthemovie,thephysicalagingofthehumanbodystopswhenpeopleturnto2(5)(4)WhydoesWillcomplaintotheofficer?_____________________________________________________________________________________Becausehethinksheshouldhavegotmoremoney.(5)WhoisFortis?Whatdoeshecometothebarfor?_____________________________________________________________________________________HeistheleaderoftheMinutemen.Hecomestorobtherichman’stime.ExercisesforUnderstanding2.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.WriteaTfortrueoranFforfalse.______(1)Willworkedovernightyesterdaytobuyhermotherabirthdaypresent.______(2)Will’smotherwillworkfortwodaysintheclothesfactory.______(3)Borelgetsonlyoneshifttoday.______(4)The“madman”inthebarhasoveradecadeinhisclock.______(5)HenrythanksWillforsavinghislife.TTFFFExercisesforUnderstanding3.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.Mya:Will!Will!Yougotaminute?Will:Whatareyoutalkingabout,Mya?Youhavea(1)________year.Mya:NotayearIcanuseyet.Comeon,Will.I’vegot(2)______topay.Will:Here,takefiveminutes.Getoutofhere.Will:Fourminutesfor(3)_______________?Borel:Yesterday,itwasthree.Seller:Youwantcoffeeoryouwanttoreminisce?Will:Twocoffees.Howmany(4)_______yougottoday,Borel?Borel:Justthetwo.Really(5)_______________it.Ifyouhadanyofyourfatherinyou,wecouldmakea(6)_________.Will:Idon’tfight.Borel:There’sanotherone.Broaddaylight.wholebillsacupofcoffeeshiftsexcitedaboutfortuneExercisesforUnderstanding3.Fillintheblanksaccordingtothemovieclipyouhavejustwatched.Will:Whoa,whatisthis?Where’s(7)_________?Officer:Nevermetthequota.Will:My(8)_______areupfromlastweek.Officer:So’sthequota.Next.Will:That’sa(9)______,right?Officer:Next.Workers:Moveit.You’re(10)______________.therestunitsjoketakingforeverSectionBReadingReadingExercisesReadingPast-orientedTime-lineorientationPresent-orientedFuture-orientedReadingReadingExercises1.Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassageyouhavejustread.(1)Istimemonochronicorpolychronicforyou?Explainthereasons.(2)GivesomemoreexamplestoillustratewhyChinaownsapast-orientedculture._____________________________________________________________________________________Forme,timeismonochromic,sinceIfinditextremelydifficulttodoseveralthingssimultaneouslyandIusuallydoonethingatatime._____________________________________________________________________________________Chinaownsahistoryofover5,000years.Therearehundredsoftime-honoredbrandsinChina.TheChinesepeoplerespectandtreasuretheancientChinesetraditions.(3)Supposeyouaregoingtoemigratetoaforeigncountry,whatisyourmostpreferreddestination?Elaboratethereasonsforyourchoicebycomparingthefeaturesofthefourtimeorientations.2.Smallgrouptask:presentation.ReadingExercisesStep1:Formgroups,eachof4to5.Step2:Eachgroupchoosesonetypeoftimeorientationasthetopic.Step3:Allthegroupswillbeallowed5minutestogetpreparedforaspeech.Step4:Thespeakersfromeachgroupwillmakea3-minutespeechonthechosentopic,illustratingtheirviewsonquestionslike“Whatexactlyisthetimeorientationyouchoose?”or“Whywouldyouthinkthiskindoftimeorientationiscomparativelybetterthantherestthree?”,etc.SectionC

CaseCaseListentothecaseandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)WhatdidTimdoontheisland?(2)What