新視野大學(xué)英語第二冊unit_1_Time-conscious_Americans-1

1、時間觀 忙忙碌碌,充實快樂？ 無所事事,空虛無聊？ Understanding Understanding Word and phraseWord and phrase Structure Analysis Structure Analysis 21I. I. UnderstandingUnderstandingText StudyUnderstandingAnswer the following questions:Answer the following questions:1. What are the two things Americans try to save?Time and

2、labor (Para. 1) 21Time is regarded as _.(Para. 2)2. What does time mean to Americans? Text StudyUnderstandingprecious resources21 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 talki

3、ng business?5. How do Americans save time?Text StudyUnderstandingin a rushquicklyproducing a steady flow of labor-saving devices21Whats 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 StudyUndersta

4、nding(Para. 3-7) 218. Whats the conclusion from Para.8? Text StudyUnderstandingThe foreigners _ about working quickly in America. (Para. 8) have different ideas21The general statement (Para.12)The general statement (Para.12)Text StudyStructure Analysis What does the writer want to tell us ?time-cons

5、cious Americans are _ .21Illustration: (Para.37) Illustration: (Para.37) the foreigners first impression of the U.Sthe foreigners first impression of the U.SText StudyStructure AnalysisPara.3: Everyone in the U.S. is in a rush.Para.4: Americans start talking business quickly.Para.5-7: Americans work

6、 hard to save time.21Emphasis by contrast (Para.8)Emphasis by contrast (Para.8)Americans take it as a sign of skillfulness todo things quickly, while the foreignersconsider it proper to take a amount of time doing things.Text StudyStructure Analysis21II. Structure AnalysisII. Structure Analysisof pa

7、ssageof passageGeneral Statement + Illustration + ConclusionText StudyStructure Analysis What is the General Statement ? What is the illustration? What does the writer conclusion?21B. The way to develop paragraphs:B. The way to develop paragraphs: The writer presents the general statement by giving

8、specific details, then telling the reasons.Text StudyStructure AnalysisGeneral Statement + Specific Details + Reason21Text StudyStructure AnalysisGeneral statement:General statement:Specific details :Specific details :_city people, hurrying to working time, precious drivers, abrupt, people, push pas

9、t The reason: The reason: _.This is because people value time highly _.Everyone is in a rush often under pressure21Text StudyStructure AnalysisGeneral statement:General statement:Specific details :Specific details :_ _ _everyone, telephone, conduct business telephones, save, feet, time Telephone ser

10、vice, superb, postal service, The reason : The reason : _.The U.S. is definitely a telephone countryefficient 21IV. Reproduction. Reproduction Text StudyReproduction21A general point : Computers will play an increasingly important role in our daily life. Specific details:1. Computers measure brain a

11、ctivity.2. Computers evaluate 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 Writing21Computers will play an increasingly important role in our daily life. Comp

12、uters could measure brain 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

13、us. WritingStructure Writing21Your TaskYour TaskWritingStructure WritingProtection of the environment has become a major concern of society.TopicTopicTips21 Specific details:teachers & pupils, specific meeting, discuss the protection of environmentcity planners, environment problems, take into c

14、onsiderationfactories, reduce pollution, at a high cost The reason: bad air & water pollution affect everyone, cities to survive, businessesmen to make a profitTipsTipsFor your referenceWritingStructure Writing21Protection of the environment has become a major concern of society. In junior schoo

15、ls, teachers and pupils have specific meetings to discuss the questions of environment. City planners will take environmental problems into serious consideration. Factories will take every possible measure to reduce pollution even at a very high cost. This is because people realize bad air and water

16、 pollution affect everyone, making it difficult for cities to survive and for businessesmen to make a profit.WritingStructure Writing21A general point : English has played an important role in our life. Specific details:The reason:WritingStructure Writing21WordWordexpressioexpressioGrammarGrammarfoc

17、usfocus Chinese to English Chinese to English Word Using Word Using Matching Game Matching Game211. fall behind sb./sth. 他在英語方面一直落后于同組同學(xué)。 Hes been falling behind his group members in English. Words and ExpressionsWord UsingI. Word I. Word and and Expression Expression become bit by bit further behin

18、d212. result inActing before thinking always results in failing.做事不先考慮總是會失敗的。page12 Translation (5、3）Words and ExpressionsWord Usingcause, lead to21Para.2 1. nothing but + n. / pron. / to do 只 他成天什么也不干，只知道睡覺。 He did nothing but to sleep all day long. Shes nothing but skin and bones!213. budget vt. 學(xué)

19、校編列了一百萬美元建新圖書館的預(yù)算。 She is extremely busy, so she has to budget her time carefully. The school budgeted one million dollars for a new library. 她忙極了,所以必須好好安排時間。Words and ExpressionsWord Using plan the spending of 213. budget vi. 小兩口為下一年定預(yù)算。The young couple budgeted for the coming year.Words and Expres

20、sionsWord Using save or spend money for 213. budget n. 維持收支平衡是很重要的。It is essential to balance ones budget.Words and ExpressionsWord Using a plan to show how much a person will be able to spend214. account for珍妮不得不向父親說明每一個便士是怎么花的。Jenny had to account to her father for every penny that she spent.Words

21、 and ExpressionsWord Using give a satisfactory explanation for 214. account forGirls account for half of the class.女生占了我們班一半人數(shù)。Page12（3、6）Words and ExpressionsWord Using be a proportion of sth.215. count vi. If sth. counts, its important or valuable; 考試前，每一秒鐘都很重要。 就運動而言，重要的不是贏，而是參與。 Every minute cou

22、nts before the exam. In terms of /As to the sport ，what really counts is not the winning but the playing/participating.Words and ExpressionsWord Using21Para3. abrupt粗魯?shù)?，無禮的陡峭的突然的，唐突的We climbed down an abrupt descent. 我們爬下陡峭的斜坡。 He made an abrupt turn away from her. 他猛地轉(zhuǎn)身離她而去。abruption n. 突然裂開 abrupt

23、ness n. 突然,唐突abruptly adv. 1. 突然地；意外地 2.（言行、行為）粗魯?shù)?、莽撞?1Para. 46. convention n. customary practice 習(xí)俗，慣例 Whats the convention for men to wear on formal occasions? Whats the convention for Chinese wedding?Words and ExpressionsWord Using21Para.4 go with sth. 伴隨 幸福未必伴隨金錢而來。 Happiness doesnt necessarily

24、 go with money. Ill health often goes with poverty.218. much less He can hardly afford beer, much less champagne.他連啤酒都喝不起，更不用說香檳了。Page11，Page12 （1、1）Words and ExpressionsWord Usingstill less, let alone 更別提，更不用說21Para. 4 probe 1.探究，深查，詳細(xì)調(diào)查 The journalist was probing into several financial scandals. 那

25、記者正在調(diào)查幾起財務(wù)丑聞。 2.（用探針等）探查，探測 I m tired of the doctors poking and probing me with needles and tubes. 我厭倦了被大夫用針和管子又戳又探的。21 考慮到他們?nèi)狈?jīng)驗,他們算做得很出色了。 如果照樣再給他治療一次，他肯定會痊愈。 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

26、 given + n./ that clause , 如果有, 假如；考慮到 21Para.6 at hand 在附近 臨近的 他寫東西時，手邊總放著一本字典。 When he writes, he always keep a dictionary at hand . 圣誕節(jié)就要到了，你有什么節(jié)目嗎？ The Christmas Day is almost at hand, have you got any idea for it? Page12（4）21 有些人喜歡肥肉,而有些人卻不喜歡。 Some people like fatty meat, whereas others hate it

27、.你還學(xué)過表示“然而”的單詞或詞組嗎？Page11 Page12（2、2）Notes to the TextFocus Study Para.7 whereas , 卻；而21Deep 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

28、,they cannot be replaced.We want every minute to count. 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 ?21After learning the text entitled Time-conscious -Americans, whats the attitude toward the time? How

29、do you plan to conserve and manage your time? （至少五句話）21III. SummaryIII. SummaryAmericans are _ people. They valuetime 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, shortconversations, and smal

30、l exchanges with strangersdont exist because Americans dislike “_” too much time. Americans assess others_ rather than socially, so theycountin apreciouswastingtime-consciousprofessionallyText StudySummaryhurry21start talking business immediately since they arealways _ of time. Americans work hard at _ time by producing a steady flow of labor-saving devices. They