科创学院大学英语精读教材配置课件1-6.ppt

1、Sam Adams, Industrial Engineer,Teaching Goal,1. Make the students achieve a full comprehension of the text, and develop the students ability to understand the details of the text and to summarize the main idea of the text. 2. Analyze the structure of the text. 3. Briefly deal with the writing skill

2、of the text.,I. Warming-up Exercises II. A brief Introduction to the Text III. Detailed Explanation of the TextIV. Language pointsV.Summary of the TextVI.Homework,I. Warming-up exercises,1. Question,Do you consider yourself an efficient person? Why?,( Yes, because I can make everything to be well or

3、ganized. ),2. Picture talk,Mr. Hobbs: This is a shirt factory of 80 workers. How can I make this plant more efficient?,efficiency n.,the state or quality of being efficient 效率,3. Reading of the new words, phrases and expressions,neat ni:t a.,orderly and clean 整洁的,elementary ;eli=ment2ri a.,of or for

4、 beginners 初等的，初级的,industrial in=d0stri2l a.,of industry 工业的,sock s3k n.,短袜,drawer =dr3:( r ) n.,抽屉,bureau =bju2r2u n.,a chest of drawers for bedroom use 衣柜,underwear =0nd2w12 n.,内衣,pants p8nts n.,expert =eksp2:t n.,trousers,a person with special knowledge or skill 专家，能手,kitchen =kit5in n.,utensil =

5、ju(:)=tensl n.,room used for cooking 厨房,any tool or container used in the house, esp. for cooking 用具，器皿,quality =kw3liti n.,foundation faun=dei52n n.,基础,the degree of goodness which a thing or a person possesses 质量；品质,career k2=ri2 n.,engineering n.,profession; way of making a living 职业；生涯,工程学；管理,un

6、fortunately ad.,bossy =b3si a.,不幸的是；遗憾的是,always telling other people what to do and how to do it, like a boss 爱指挥人的；专横的,project =pr3d6ekt n.,bachelor =b8t52l2 n.,a piece of work; a big plan 项目；方案,a person who had the first university degree 学士,short-term a.,graduation ;gr8dju=ei5en n.,completion of

7、an educational course 毕业,involving or lasting a short period of time 短期的,graduate vi.,basis =beisis n.,consultant k0n=s0lt2nt n.,基础；根据,a person who gives professional or technical advice 顾问,consult v.,amaze 2=meiz vt.,curious =kju2ri2s a.,fill with great surprise or wonder 使大为惊讶，使惊愕,strange 奇怪的,insp

8、ect in=spekt vt.,whatsoever ;(h)w3ts2u=ev2 a.,examine 检查,of any kind, at all 任何的，丝毫的,shipment =5ipm2nt n.,miss vt.,the act of sending, carrying or delivering goods 装运，运送,be without; lack,button =b0tn n.,collar =k3l2 n.,领子,钮扣,sleeve sli:v n.,袖子,relieve ri=li:v vt.,boring =b3:ri9 a.,减轻,uninteresting a

9、nd tiresome 令人厌烦的,bore vt.,workroom n.,dull d0l a.,not bright or clear 阴暗的,a room specially kept for working in 工场 (间),flow fl2u n.,a smooth steady movement or supply 流(动),work flow n.,工作流程,irregular i=r2gjul2 a.,uneven; not continuous 不规则的，不稳定的,regular a.,absent-minded =8bs2nt-=maindid,so concerned

10、 with ones thoughts as not to notice what is happening, what one is doing, etc. 心不在焉的,absent a.,not present,inspection in=spek52n n.,the act of examining(sth.) closely or in detail 检查,assembly 2=sembli n.,assembly line 2=sembli=lain,组装；集合,assemble v.,装配线,shift n.,daydream v.,fire vt.,班；轮班,have pleas

11、ant dreamlike thoughts(about) 做白日梦，空想,make(sb.) leave his job 解雇,observation ;3bz2:(=)vei52n n.,observe vt.,the act of watching carefully 观察,observer n.,oral =3:r2l a.,spoken, not written 口(头)的,findings =faindi9z n.,the results of any research or enquiry 调查(或研究)的结果,major =meid62 a.,redesign =ri:di=z

12、ain vt.,important 较大的；主要的,design vt.,重新设计,设计,achieve 2=t5i:v vt.,decrease di=kri:s vt.,get by effort (经努力)得到；实现,make smaller or fewer 减少,worktable n.,operator =3p2reit2 n.,a table at which work is done 工作台,a person who makes sth. work 操作人员,operate vt.,management =m8nid6m2nt n.,background =b8kgraund

13、n.,资方；管理(部门),背景,beautify =bju:tifai vt.,setting =seti9 n.,surroundings 环境,make beautiful 美化，装饰,productive pr2=d0ktiv a.,frequent =fri:kw2nt a.,producing much; able to produce 多产的；富有成效的,happening often 频繁的,promotion pr2=m2u52n a.,提升；促进,promote vt.,incentive in=sentiv n.,刺激,suggestion s2=d6est52n n.,a

14、n idea or plan put forward for people to think about 建议,co-owner =k2u=2un2 n.,a joint owner 共同所有者,manager =m8nid62 n.,a person responsible for running a section of a business 经理,compliments =k3mplim2nts n.,formal respects or greetings 贺词；问候,find out,turn out,learn or discover 查明；发现,happen to be or f

15、ound to be in the end 结果是,quality control,as a result,the activity of checking that products are all of satisfactory standard and quality, usu. by testing samples of them 质量控制 (管理),because of 作为结果，因此,except for,go on strike,apart from; with the exception of 除了外,refuse to continue working 罢工,hold up,

16、result in,delay 延迟，耽搁；阻碍,have as a result; cause 结果是；导致,talk over,keep up with,discuss 商量；讨论,go or move as fast as 跟上,4. A game of words, lessen (pain, worry, etc.), the state or quality of being efficient, unluckily, fill with great surprise or wonder, get by effort, a person with special knowledge

17、 or skill, of any kind, at all, make smaller or fewer,relieve,efficiency,unfortunately,amaze,achieve,expert,whatsoever,decrease,II. A brief introduction to the text,This story is about Sam Adams, a “born” industrial engineer(工业工程师). As a small boy, he was the “efficiency expert” (效率专家) for the whole

18、 family; after graduation from college he was asked to work as a “consultant” (顾问) in a shirt factory; he was amazed at what he saw in that factory; then, he made many suggestions concerning the improvement of production, and his suggestions were well-received by the owner.,Sam set out to improve ef

19、ficiency at the shirt factory but, as we find out later in this unit, his plans turned out not quite as he had expected.,III. Detailed explanation of the whole text,Sam Adams, Industrial Engineer,1. If you ask my mother how I happened to become an industrial engineer, shell tell you that I have alwa

20、ys been one.,2. She means that I have always wanted everything to be well organized and neat. When I was still in elementary school, I liked to keep my socks in the upper left-hand drawer of my bureau, my underwear in the upper right drawer, shirts in the middle drawer, and pants, neatly folded, in

21、the bottom drawer.,3. In fact, I was the efficiency expert for the whole family. I used to organize my fathers tools, my mothers kitchen utensils, my sisters boyfriends. 4. I needed to be efficient. I wanted to be well organized. For me, there was a place for everything and everything was always in

22、its place. These qualities gave me a good foundation for a career in industrial engineering.,Question1: When Sam was a small boy, how did he make everything well organized and neat?,( He liked to keep his socks in the upper left-hand drawer of his bureau, his under wear in the upper right drawer, sh

23、irts in the middle drawer, and pants, neatly folded, in the bottom drawer.),My bureau,Question2: Why do we say that Sam was the efficiency expert for the whole family?,( Because he organized his fathers tools, his mothers kitchen utensils, his sisters boy friends.),Question3: In what ways was Sam an

24、 efficiency expert as a boy?,( He could make everything to be well organized and neat; he was the efficiency expert for the whole family.),Question4: What kinds of qualities gave Sam a good foundation for a career in industrial engineering?,( To be well organized and neat, to be an efficiency expert

25、.),1. If you ask my mother how I happened to become an industrial engineer, shell tell you that I have always been one.,Sam Adams, Industrial Engineer,Industrial engineering is the detailed analysis of the use and cost of men, materials and equipment in an organization, with a view to increase its p

26、roductivity, profit and efficiency. Those who are involved in this kind of analysis are called industrial engineers.,industrial engineer 工业工程师,Sam Adams, Industrial Engineer,1. If you ask my mother how I happened to become an industrial engineer, shell tell you that I have always been one.,I have al

27、ways been one,I was a born industrial engineer.,2. She means that I have always wanted everything to be well organized and neat. When I was still in elementary school, I liked to keep my socks in the upper left-hand drawer of my bureau, my underwear in the upper right drawer, shirts in the middle dr

28、awer, and pants, neatly folded, in the bottom drawer.,elementary school,It is a school usually including the first six or the first eight grades.,3. In fact, I was the efficiency expert for the whole family. I used to organize my fathers tools, my mothers kitchen utensils, my sisters boyfriends. 4.

29、I needed to be efficient. I wanted to be well organized. For me, there was a place for everything and everything was always in its place. These qualities gave me a good foundation for a career in industrial engineering.,efficiency expert,效率专家,3. In fact, I was the efficiency expert for the whole fam

30、ily. I used to organize my fathers tools, my mothers kitchen utensils, my sisters boyfriends. 4. I needed to be efficient. I wanted to be well organized. For me, there was a place for everything and everything was always in its place. These qualities gave me a good foundation for a career in industr

31、ial engineering.,kitchen utensils,any tool or container used in the kitchen, esp. for cooking 厨房用具,3. In fact, I was the efficiency expert for the whole family. I used to organize my fathers tools, my mothers kitchen utensils, my sisters boyfriends. 4. I needed to be efficient. I wanted to be well o

32、rganized. For me, there was a place for everything and everything was always in its place. These qualities gave me a good foundation for a career in industrial engineering.,industrial engineering,工业工程,5. Unfortunately, I was also a bit bossy and I wasnt a very good listener. Youll see what I mean wh

33、en I tell you about the first project I ever did after I finished my bachelors degree at the university. 6. After graduation I returned home to my small town in Indiana. I didnt have a job yet. Mr. Hobbs, a friend of my fathers, owned a small shirt factory in town. Within the past five years it had

34、grown from twenty to eighty workers. Mr. Hobbs was worried that his plant was getting too big and inefficient, so he asked me to come in on a short-term basis as a consultant.,Question5: Whats the main idea of this part?,( After graduation from college, Sam was asked to work as a “ consultant” in a

35、shirt factory.),5. Unfortunately, I was also a bit bossy and I wasnt a very good listener. Youll see what I mean when I tell you about the first project I ever did after I finished my bachelors degree at the university. 6. After graduation I returned home to my small town in Indiana. I didnt have a

36、job yet. Mr. Hobbs, a friend of my fathers, owned a small shirt factory in town. Within the past five years it had grown from twenty to eighty workers. Mr. Hobbs was worried that his plant was getting too big and inefficient, so he asked me to come in on a short-term basis as a consultant.,Bachelors

37、 degree 学士学位,It is the first university degree in any of several subjects, such as Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, etc.,Masters degree 硕士学位 Doctors degree 博士学位,5. Unfortunately, I was also a bit bossy and I wasnt a very good listener. Youll see what I mean when I tell you about the first proj

38、ect I ever did after I finished my bachelors degree at the university. 6. After graduation I returned home to my small town in Indiana. I didnt have a job yet. Mr. Hobbs, a friend of my fathers, owned a small shirt factory in town. Within the past five years it had grown from twenty to eighty worker

39、s. Mr. Hobbs was worried that his plant was getting too big and inefficient, so he asked me to come in on a short-term basis as a consultant.,consultant,a person who gives professional or technical advice 顾问,7. I went to the plant and spent about a week looking around and making notes. I was really

40、amazed at what I saw. 8. Most curious of all, there was no quality control whatsoever. No one inspected the final product of the factory. As a result some of the shirts that were put in boxes for shipment were missing one or two buttons, the collar, even a sleeve sometimes!,9. The working conditions

41、 were poor. The tables where the workers sat were very high and uncomfortable. Except for a half hour at lunchtime, there were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work. There was no music. The walls of the workrooms were a dull gray color. I was amazed that the workers hadnt gone on strike.,1

42、0. Furthermore, the work flow was irregular. There was one especially absent-minded young man in the assembly line who sewed on buttons. After a while I recognized him as “ Big Jim,” who used to sit behind me in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers b

43、eyond him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore, a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasnt fired.,Question6: What did Sam do during the week in the small factory?,( Looking around and making notes.),

44、Question 7: What did Sam see during the week in the plant?,There was no quality control.,Working conditions were poor.,Work flow was irregular., No one inspected the final product., Shirts were missing one or two buttons, collar, even a sleeve., The tables were very high and uncomfortable., There we

45、re no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work., There was no music., The color of the walls of the workrooms is dull gray., Some young workers do not work hard enough., Some workers even daydreamed.,Question8: Whats the main idea of this part?,( Sam was amazed at what he saw in that factory.),7

46、. I went to the plant and spent about a week looking around and making notes. I was really amazed at what I saw. 8. Most curious of all, there was no quality control whatsoever. No one inspected the final product of the factory. As a result some of the shirts that were put in boxes for shipment were

47、 missing one or two buttons, the collar, even a sleeve sometimes!,quality control 质量控制,Here a noun is used to modify another noun, and the former should be singular.,eg.efficiency expertwork flowassembly linekitchen utensils shirt factorymachine operatorcoffee breakbackground music,10. Furthermore,

48、the work flow was irregular. There was one especially absent-minded young man in the assembly line who sewed on buttons. After a while I recognized him as “ Big Jim,” who used to sit behind me in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers beyond him in lin

49、e on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore, a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasnt fired.,work flow,生产流程,10. Furthermore, the work flow was irregular. There was one especially absent-minded young man in the

50、assembly line who sewed on buttons. After a while I recognized him as “ Big Jim,” who used to sit behind me in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers beyond him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore, a great deal of time and ef

51、ficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasnt fired.,the assembly line,生产装配线,10. Furthermore, the work flow was irregular. There was one especially absent-minded young man in the assembly line who sewed on buttons. After a while I recognized him as “ Big

52、Jim,” who used to sit behind me in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers beyond him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do; therefore, a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondere

53、d why he wasnt fired.,high school,a school usually including grades 912 or 1012,11. After I made observations for a week, Mr. Hobbs asked me for an oral report of my findings. I covered my major points by telling him the following: 12. “ If you have a quality control inspection, you will greatly imp

54、rove your finished product.” 13. “ If the assembly line is redesigned, a smooth work flow can be achieved and time and energy can be saved.”,14. “ If you decrease the height of the worktables, the machine operators will work more comfortably.” 15. “ If the management provides pleasant background mus

55、ic and beautifies the dull setting, the factory will be much more productive.” 16. “ If the workers have a fifteen-minute coffee break in the morning and afternoon, they will be more efficient.”,17. “ If excellent work results in frequent pay increases or promotions, the workers will have greater in

56、centive to produce.” 18. Mr. Hobbs thanked me for this report and told me he would talk over my suggestions with his brother, the co-owner and manager of the factory. “ Were interested in progress here,” he said. “ We want to keep up with the times.” 19. He also gave me a check for $ 100 and a box o

57、f shirts with his compliments.,Question 9: Whats the main idea of this part?,( Sam made many suggestions concerning the improvement of production, and his suggestions were well-received by the owners.),Question 10: What suggestions did Sam give to the owner of the factory?,1. To establish a quality

58、control inspection. 2. To redesign the assembly line. 3. To decrease the height of the worktables 4. To provide pleasant background music and to beautify the dull setting. 5. To offer the worker a fifteen-minute coffee break in the morning and afternoon. 6. To give excellent work frequent pay increa

59、se and promotions.,14. “ If you decrease the height of the worktables, the machine operators will work more comfortably.” 15. “ If the management provides pleasant background music and beautifies the dull setting, the factory will be much more productive.” 16. “ If the workers have a fifteen-minute coffee break in the morning and afternoon, they will be more efficient.”,background music 背景音乐,Background music is music which is played quietly yet audibly(听得见). Such music is soothing(起镇定作用的) with a relaxed rhythm(节奏) and is o