新视野大学英语第二册unit_1_Time-conscious_Americans-1.ppt

1、时间观,忙忙碌碌,充实快乐？ 无所事事,空虚无聊？,Americans,Unit 1,time-conscious,Understanding,Word and phrase,Structure Analysis,I. Understanding,Text StudyUnderstanding,Answer the following questions:,1. What are the two things Americans try to save?,Time and labor (Para. 1),Time is regarded as _. (Para. 2),2. What does

2、 time mean to Americans?,Text StudyUnderstanding,precious resources,They do everything _. They start talking business _. They work hard at the task of saving time by _ _ .,3. How do Americans do everything? 4. When do Americans start talking business? 5. How do Americans save time?,Text StudyUnderst

3、anding,in a rush,quickly,producing a steady flow of labor-,saving devices,Whats the connection between Para.4 and Para. 5? 6. How do Americans view the impersonality of elecreonic communication? 7. Whats the main idea of Para.7?,Text StudyUnderstanding,(Para. 3-7),8. Whats the conclusion from Para.8

4、?,Text StudyUnderstanding,The foreigners _ about working quickly in America. (Para. 8),have different ideas,The general statement (Para.12),Text StudyStructure Analysis,What does the writer want to tell us ?,time-conscious,Americans are _ .,Illustration: (Para.37) the foreigners first impression of

5、the U.S,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Para.3: Everyone in the U.S. is in a rush. Para.4: Americans start talking business quickly. Para.5-7: Americans work hard to save time.,Emphasis by contrast (Para.8),Americans take it as a sign of skillfulness to do things quickly, while the foreigners consider

6、it proper to take a amount of time doing things.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,II. Structure Analysisof passage,General Statement + Illustration + Conclusion,Text StudyStructure Analysis,What is the General Statement ?,What is the illustration?,What does the writer conclusion?,B. The way to develop p

7、aragraphs:,The writer presents the general statement by giving specific details, then telling the reasons.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,General Statement + Specific Details + Reason,Text StudyStructure Analysis,General statement:,Specific details :,_ _ _,city people, hurrying to ,working time, preci

8、ous ,drivers, abrupt, people, push past ,The reason:,_.,This is because people value time highly,_.,Everyone is in a rush often under pressure,Text StudyStructure Analysis,General statement:,Specific details :,_ _ _,_,everyone, telephone, conduct business ,telephones, save, feet, time ,Telephone ser

9、vice, superb, postal service,The reason :,_.,The U.S. is definitely a telephone country,efficient ,IV. Reproduction,Text StudyReproduction,A general point : Computers will play an increasingly important role in our daily life.,Specific details: 1. Computers measure brain activity. 2. Computers evalu

10、ate and treat sickness. 3. Computers in car show us routes. 4. Home computers take care of regular duties at home.,The reason: Computers are working efficiently and conveniently.,WritingStructure Writing,Computers will play an increasingly important role in our daily life. Computers could measure br

11、ain activity to determine the quality of our work. Doctors will use computers to evaluate and identify problems. Home computers will take care of regular duties at home, help with homework and order food. This is because computers can work more efficiently and conveniently for us.,WritingStructure W

12、riting,Your Task,WritingStructure Writing,Protection of the environment has become a major concern of society.,Topic,Tips,Environmental Protection,General Statement,Specific details: teachers ,考试前，每一秒钟都很重要。 就运动而言，重要的不是赢，而是参与。,Every minute counts before the exam. In terms of /As to the sport ，what re

13、ally counts is not the winning but the playing/participating.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Para3. abrupt,粗鲁的，无礼的 陡峭的 突然的，唐突的 We climbed down an abrupt descent. 我们爬下陡峭的斜坡。 He made an abrupt turn away from her. 他猛地转身离她而去。 abruption n. 突然裂开 abruptness n. 突然,唐突 abruptly adv. 1. 突然地；意外地 2.（言行、行为）粗鲁地、莽

14、撞地,Para. 4 6. convention n. customary practice 习俗，惯例,Whats the convention for men to wear on formal occasions? Whats the convention for Chinese wedding?,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Para.4,go with sth. 伴随 幸福未必伴随金钱而来。 Happiness doesnt necessarily go with money. Ill health often goes with poverty.,

15、8. much less,He can hardly afford beer, much less champagne.,他连啤酒都喝不起，更不用说香槟了。 Page11，Page12 （1、1）,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,still less, let alone 更别提，更不用说,Para. 4 probe,1.探究，深查，详细调查 The journalist was probing into several financial scandals. 那记者正在调查几起财务丑闻。 2.（用探针等）探查，探测 I m tired of the docto

16、rs poking and probing me with needles and tubes. 我厌倦了被大夫用针和管子又戳又探的。,考虑到他们缺乏经验,他们算做得很出色了。,如果照样再给他治疗一次，他肯定会痊愈。,Given their inexperience, theyve done a good job.,Given the same treatment again, he is sure to recover.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,Para.5 given + n./ that clause , 如果有, 假如；考虑到,Para.6,at ha

17、nd 在附近 临近的 他写东西时，手边总放着一本字典。 When he writes, he always keep a dictionary at hand . 圣诞节就要到了，你有什么节目吗？ The Christmas Day is almost at hand, have you got any idea for it? Page12（4）,有些人喜欢肥肉,而有些人却不喜欢。,Some people like fatty meat, whereas others hate it.,你还学过表示“然而”的单词或词组吗？ Page11 Page12（2、2）,Notes to the Te

18、xtFocus Study,Para.7 whereas , 却；而,Deep Analysis of the Text,Whats the writing purpose of author in your opinion? Why do you think so ? Do you think it is a well-organnized text ? Why or why not ? Once the sands have run out of a persons hourglass,they cannot be replaced.We want every minute to coun

19、t. Whats the writing technique in the sentence? When you read the sentence Time is, therefore, always ticking in our inner ear.,how do you feel ?,After learning the text entitled Time-conscious -Americans, whats the attitude toward the time? How do you plan to conserve and manage your time? （至少五句话）,

20、III. Summary,Americans are _ people. They value time and save it carefully. Time is a real, _ resource to them so every minute must _. Foreigners may think Americans are always _ _ and under pressure. Smiles, short conversations, and small exchanges with strangers dont exist because Americans dislik

21、e “_” too much time. Americans assess others _ rather than socially, so they,count,in a,precious,wasting,time-conscious,professionally,Text StudySummary,hurry,start talking business immediately since they are always _ of time. Americans work hard at _ time by producing a steady flow of labor- saving devices. They may have meetings using equipment like television screens and telephones rather than