全新版大学英语综合教程第四册课件-Unit6.ppt

1、,Unit 6 The Pace of Life Text A Old Father Time Becomes a Terror,Pre-reading tasks,While-reading activities,Post-reading activities,Lesson Summary,Warm-up questions Reading for the gist Fast reading,Pre-reading tasks,(1). Has technology made our lives easier or more burdensome? Give examples to illu

2、strate. (Teacher may divide the students into several groups to discuss the question, and write down each groups answer on the blackboard) (2). Lead-in to the text: What we have discussed just now is actually related to the text we are going to study. Now lets see whether you have the same idea with

3、 the author.,Warm-up questions,what is the text about?,Reading for the gist,Fast reading: Please divide the text into four parts and find out the main idea of each part.,Part I Paras 1-11 The author gives three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today. Part II Paras 12-18 Not every one is time-stre

4、ssed, and in the case of Americans they have actually gained more free time in the past decade. Part III Paras 19-23 The perception of time-famine has triggered a variety of reactions. Part IV Paras 24-28 The author pins down the crux of the problem and puts forward a remedy for the stress we feel.,

5、While-reading activities,Part I 1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. Part II 1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. Part III 1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. Part IV 1. Language

6、study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. 3. Text organization,1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text.,Part I,on the go: (infml) very active or busy 1. Ive been on the go all week, preparing my thesis. 2. I was on the go all day and went ho

7、me at about 10 oclock in the evening.,Language Study,cope: deal successively (with sb./sth. difficult) 1. Health psychologists study how people cope with stress. 2. People who attempt suicide usually suffer from extreme emotional distress and feel unable to cope with their problems.,Language Study,s

8、et about: begin (a task); start ( doing sth.) (used in the pattern: set about sth/ doing sth. ; no passive) 1. The school authorities must set about finding solutions to the campus security problems. 2. My mom and I set about clearing up after the guests left.,Language Study,quantities/ a large quan

9、tity of : large amounts/ a large amount of (Examples) 1.The key to staying healthy and strong when backpacking is to eat large quantities of energy-rich foods. 2. In cold weather most animals must eat large quantities of food to obtain the energy needed to carry on normal body activities.,Language S

10、tudy,eat into: gradually reduce the amount of (sth. valuable); damage or destroy 1. All these car expenses are eating into our savings. 2. Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time.,Language Study,multiply: increase in number or quantity; add a number to itself a particular number of times

11、 1. The weeds just multiplied, and before long the garden was a jungle. 2. Multiplying large quantities in ones head has become a lost art since the arrival of calculator.,Language Study,fraction: small part, bit, amount or proportion (of sth.) 1. Only a small fraction of the population lived in tha

12、t remote area. 2. The black miners in South Africa used to earn only a fraction of the wages paid to white miners doing equivalent work.,Language Study,pour in: go into a place quickly and in large numbers 1. Tourists poured into Shanghai on National Day. 2. Many football fans poured into the stadiu

13、m to have a look at their favorite football players.,Language Study,amount to: be equal to; add up to 1. In 1959 the combined value of U.S. imports and exports amounted to less than 9 percent of the countrys gross domestic product. 2. The tuition fee amounts to ten thousand yuan.,Language Study,stre

14、ss: pressure or worry resulting from mental or physical distress, difficult circumstances, etc. (followed by on ) 1. There is enough evidence to suggest that job stress may increase a mans risk of dying from heart disease. 2. Population growth and pollution place enormous stress on the world supply

15、of usable water. vt. put stress, pressure, or strain on,Language Study,oblige: do sth. for (sb.) as a favor or small service (used in the pattern: oblige (sb.) (with sth./ by doing sth.) 1. We are happy to oblige. 2. Please oblige me by leaving me alone.,Language Study,abundance: quantity that is mo

16、re than enough; plenty (followed by of) 1. The visitor to Oxford has an abundance of sights to see. 2. Most milk consists of an abundance of the major nutrients needed by the body for good health.,Language Study,Phr. in abundance 1. By the mid-15th century paper was available in abundance. 2. There

17、was good food in abundance, far more than we could ever hope to eat.,Language Study,1. What new burdens has technology produced apart from cramming work into our leisure time? 2. What gives rise to our discontent with super abundance?,Ask Questions,1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their u

18、nderstanding of the text.,Part II,Students may be required to translate some sentences from English into Chinese, or vice versa, or to make sentences of their own.,Language Study,forecast: tell in advance; predict 1. The means of forecasting nature disasters, such as floods, and hurricanes, have imp

19、roved immensely as science and technology have advance. 2. Because the behavior of weather systems is chaotic, it is impossible to forecast the details of weather more than two weeks in advance.,Language Study,nurture: care for and educate (a child); encourage the growth of (sth.); nourish 1. Parent

20、s wants to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood. 2. With one years observations the biologists have found how dolphins socialize, breed, nurture their young and how they communicate.,Language Study,What is stress envy, as conceived by Paul Edwards?,Ask Questions,1. Languag

21、e study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text.,Part III,Students may be required to translate some sentences from English into Chinese, or vice versa, or to make sentences of their own.,Language Study,famine: (instance of) extreme scarcity of food in a region 1. China has succeed

22、ed in feeding its people; national attention to equity, agriculture, and birth control have significantly reduced the threat of famine. 2.To eliminate famine and reduce malnutrition, attention needs to focus not only on food production but also on food distribution, consumption, and family planning.

23、,Language Study,provoke: cause (sth.) to occur or arouse (a feeling,etc.) 1. Peoples concern over genetically modified food has provoked a global debate that shows no sign of ending soon. 2. They argued that NATO enlargement could provoke Russian hostility and lead to regional instability.,Language

24、Study,a variety of : a lot of a particular type of things that are different from each other. 1. My students come from a variety of different backgrounds. 2. There are (is) a variety of excellent schools in the area. 3. China has a great variety of mineral resources.,Language Study,domestic: of the

25、home, household or family; of or inside a particular country 1.Police and hospital records indicate that the majority of victims of domestic violence are women. 2. GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.,Language Study,forum: an assembly, place, radio program etc. for the discussion of public matters

26、 or current questions. 1. The school authorities will provide a forum where problems can be discussed. 2. The producers of the TV program Questions Time intended it to be a forum for public debate.,Language Study,spring up: appear, develop, grow, etc. quickly or suddenly 1. New professional training

27、 schools sprang up all over the country. 2. Fast food restaurants are springing up all over the city. 3. A strong wind seemed to have sprung up from nowhere.,Language Study,futile: producing no result; useless; pointless 1. It was futile to continue the negotiations. 2. I knew that it was futile to

28、try and persuade her once she had made the decision.,Language Study,divert: turn (sb./sth.) aside from a course, direction, etc. into another 1. Some dams divert the flow of river water into a pipeline, canal, or channel. 2. There had been an accident and traffic was being diverted by the police.,La

29、nguage Study,1. How much free time has the average American gained since the mid-1960s? How are the gains distributed between the sexes? 2. What is meant by “ the growth of the work-life debate”?,Ask Questions,1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. 3. Text Organ

30、ization,Part IV,Students may be required to translate some sentences from English into Chinese, or vice versa, or to make sentences of their own.,Language Study,arise: appear; become evident 1. Challenging ethical issues have arisen in science and medicine. 2. Some birds attack crops when the opport

31、unity arises. 3. A financial crisis has arisen in the multinational corporation.,Language Study,shortage: lack of sth. needed; deficiency 1. The world is facing the prospect of water shortage caused by population growth, uneven supplies of water, pollution, and other factors. 2. Some African countri

32、es have acute food shortages requiring emergency assistance.,Language Study,switch off: disconnect (electricity, etc.) 1. Be sure to switch off the lights when you leave home. 2. He parked the car and switched the engine off.,Language Study,be doomed to: (sth.) be certain to happen, and you can do n

33、othing to prevent it (used in the patterns: be doomed to sth.; be doomed to do sth.) 1. Their plan seemed to be doomed to failure. 2. He thought that he was doomed to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.,Language Study,1. What does Godbey mean by saying “ Its the kid in the candy store”? 2. F

34、or time stress, what remedy does the author offer?,Ask Questions,Facts are valuable as evidence that enhances the persuasive force of an argumentative paper. In the text the author lists a number of facts to try to convince the readers of the unfavorable effects technology has had on our lives. Now

35、could you find some more supporting facts?,Text Organization,1) The motorcar brings more traffic problems than it promises to solve. 2) The aircraft creates a high demand for time-consuming journeys that we never dreamed of. 3) The washing machine, contrary to our expectations, multiplies the hours

36、spent on washing and ironing. 4) Instead of making our lives easier, technology goes so far as to cram extra work into our leisure time. 5) Technology produces the new burden of dealing with faxes, e-mails and voicemails. 6) Technology eats further into our time by forcing us to handle software glitches on computers and filling our heads with useless information from the Internet.,Text Organization,Post-reading activities,1. Discussion questions 2. Do and check exercises 3. Essay writing 4. Homework,The author makes mention of “stress envy