Unit2DiscussingDailyLife.ppt

1、Unit 2 Discussing Daily Life,Enjoy these famous sayings about time.,To choose time is to save time . 合理安排时间就是节约时间。 - Francis Bacon Never leave that until tomorrow , which you can do today. 今日事今日毕。 -Benjamin Franklin,Lets check how much we have known about the time.,TO,PAST,LEARN MORE,am - morning ti

2、me (all times between midnight and midday).,pm afternoon and evening time (all times between midday and midnight).,Lead-in Activity,Discuss in groups about the time shown on the clocks in four different ways: British, American, 12-hour clock, 24-hour clock. Fill your answers in the table on page 30.

3、,Listening Activity,Listen to eight short dialogues and finish task 1 and 3 on page 33. I B E D J F C H a. Whats time b. Whats time by c. Would tell time d. Have gotten e. have the time f. Would what time it is g. What time,minutes of gone past of after to to forty-six of after forty-five to Four fo

4、ur thirteen after four,Group Discussion,Are you a punctual person? Why or why not? Do you think Chinese people are punctual in general, why? Work in groups to read and explain the meanings of the three quotes on page 34. Then, you have to report: Do you agree or disagree with a certain saying? How d

5、o you understand the saying? Why do you agree or disagree with it?,Reading-Different attitudes toward punctuality,1. North America, Latin America, time/punctuality 2. For passage 1 C B D For passage 2 B C For passage 1&2 C Discussion: Do you think that being punctual meaning doing things at the sche

6、dule times? Why or why not?,Time,Monochronous cultures,Polychronous cultures,- people do one thing after the other,- time is very important, punctuality, making plans, keeping to plans,- job/work is very important,- more short-term relationships,- people do things simultaneously,- time schedules are

7、 not so important, people are notoriously unpunctual,- people are very important, more time spent on maintaining or building up relations with family/friends/business partners,- more life-long relationships,- Work time is clearly separable from personal time,- Work time is not clearly separable from

8、 personal time, DS, plans are flexible,Reading & Discussion (page 36-37),The 1st reading: Sum up the main idea of the passage. The 2nd reading: Do the vocabulary and understanding exercises on page 38. The 3rd reading: Discuss in your group and draw a conclusion on the factors which may contribute t

9、o the different views on punctuality. (i) traditional cultural attitudes, (ii) social status, with higher-ranking people tending to be deliberately late to show their importance, and (iii) business and social events.,.,1.Attach great importance to “time” for the country: all the Nordic 日耳曼countries

10、(eg: Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland, etc.) 2.Appreciation on time countries: the United States, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Sweden and so on. 3.Ease the treatment of time for the country: Southern Europe (eg: Norway, Austria, Belgium, France and much of Asia, etc.) 4.Adopt a generous attit

11、ude of time for the country: most Latin American countries and many Asian countries (eg: China),Eastern-Western Concept of time,Causing the cultural differences,In Western society where time is almost a commodity(商品), it is real and valuable, which can be traded, saved, wasted, lost, borrowed and me

12、asured. “Time is money” seems to have become the credo(信条) of Western life.,Asians use time more freely and flexibly, preferring to hanging the wording of uncertainty on the lips, such as immediately“, sometimes, most of the day, “in a while, which makes Westerners puzzle.,Cross-cultural communicati

13、on,Americans generally will not assess visitors in a relaxed atmosphere through long time chatting, even not through entertaining in the restaurant to establish a sense of trust and friendly relations of a pre-negotiated affairs. Americans generally treat deadline very seriously. Failure to be punct

14、ual will be seen as impoliteness, and to be punished.,On the contrary, Chinese will spend a lot of time chatting to establish a friendly relationship for finishing the work,. Chinese are accustomed to take a nap in the noon, so visiting a friend at noon, will be regarded as impolite .,Homework,Chine

15、se attitude toward punctuality Interview a Chinese worker, a teacher, an administrative staff member, and a student to draw out their views of punctuality in three situations: an official appointment, a meeting, and a dinner party. Write a report and present to the class.,Leading-in Listing,How much

16、 do you know about a CEOs routines?,Discussion & Reading,Scan the passage in page 41-42 and find out Tims routine. Discuss with your partner on your comments on Tim and Tims life. Tims life: busy, highly-efficient, well-organized, well-balanced Tim: hard-working, energetic, responsible, self-discipl

17、ined,Expressions on Frequency,every Monday biweekly biweekly one week a month once a week weekly,15 minutes a month once a month once a month each month each month weekly,Different ways of indicating frequency,Different ways of indicating frequency,Speaking: Daily routine of your family,Work in your

18、 group to talk about the daily routine of your family. And then summarize the major similarities and differences in your routines. Before your discussion, have your own daily routine first as follows.,My perfect weekend,Describe your dreamed weekend to your partner.,Scanning and Group Discussion,Sca

19、n the passage in page 49-50 and write down the list of things that Ben does on his weekends. Discussion: What impression have you formed of Ben? Would you like to spend time with him? Why?,Ways of talking about habitual actions,Reread the passage in page 49-50, and find out the examples of simple pr

20、esent form and form with “will” (page 51). For example: Para. 2: We listen to the radio Mary-Clare and I tend to stay in I leave all cooking duties to her Well get a takeaway or Mary-Clare will cook.,Simple present use and “will” use for habitual actions,Writing Assignment,My ideal weekend Write a c

21、omposition of my ideal weekend in 200 words. Carefully use the language forms of habitual actions.,Learning habits,Interview your partner and figure out three most frequently used learning habits your partner has. Be careful about the frequency words.,Listen and discuss,Listen to Alexs language learning experiences and discuss in your group about the differences between Chinese students language learning habits and Alexs learning habits.,English Learning Tips,Read English newspaper Listen to English songs Watch English mo