大学英语综合教程4-Unit-6-The-Pace-of-Life-.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,二级,三级,四级,五级,*,Unit 6 The Pace of Life,Text A:Old,Father Time,Becomes a Terror,Objectives,The students will be able to:,Learn the main idea and structure of the text;,Learn to distinguish supporting facts from opinions,and to use both in their own writing;,Grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;,Step 1 Pre-reading Activities,Describe the caricature,Brainstorming:,Discussion,1、Has technology made our life easier or more burdensome?Give examples to illustrate your view.,Everything has two sides.Technology,on the one hand,changes our life completely.It makes our everyday life much easier.We can communicate instantly with the friend on the other side of the world.We can drive to the place of interest anytime convenient to us after tiresome work.However,it is notable that technology also makes us burdensome.We are overloaded with so much work created by those modern facilities and equipment.,2、The author makes mention of“stress envy”in para.14.What do you think are the possible sociological motivation behind it?,Todays world is so competitive that everyone is in a rush to make a better station for himself.People are chained down by the lust to be somebody.They try to appear busy to show to others they are working hard.If you are not busy,maybe you are considered a man of no future.,sound byte:,a very brief excerpt from a speech or statement broadcast on television or radio,quality time:,time spent in active social interaction with another person,especially with ones young child.,Father Time:,Time personified as a very old man,carrying a scythe and an hourglass,The structure of the text,See Text Organization on page 204.,three,reactions,remedy,Step 2 Language points&Text Comprehension,Preface,on the go:,(infml)very active or busy.,-I was,on the go,all day and went home at about 10 oclock in the evening.,go,:(n.),1.an attempt or trial at sth.,I thought Id give it a,go,.,2.a persons turn to use sth.or to move or act in a game,-Come on Tony,its your,go.,3.energy and enthusiasm,-Mary is always got plenty of go.,Preface,Cf.,on the move,:in the process of moving(from one place or job to another);making progress,-Its difficult to contact her because shes always,on the move.,The economy appeared to be,on the move,.,Science is always,on the move,.(发展),It was vacation time,and the highways were full of families,on the move,.(驾车出游的家庭往来不绝),As it was a very cold day,I kept,on the move,to stay warm.,Preface,cope,:deal successfully(often followed by with),People who attempt suicide usually suffer from extreme emotional distress and feel unable to,cope,with the stress and their problems.,The task looks a formidable one,but I think we can,cope.,In their crazy search for fulfillment,theyve gotten themselves into situations in which they are not able to,cope,.,Preface,set about sth./doing sth,.:start doing sth,with vigor or determination,After breakfast,she,set about,her household duties.,The school authorities must,set about,finding solutions to the campus security problems.,set sb.off,:cause someone to start doing sth.,esp.laughing or talking,set sth.off,:set off a bomb;cause an alarm to go off;cause a series of things to occur;set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.,set out to do,:aim at intend to do sth.,set to,:begin doing sth.vigorously,Preface,tangle:,v.twist together into a confused mass;become involved in a conflict or fight with,Long hair,tangles,easilyThe wind,tangled,my hair.,I,tangled,with him over politics bitterly.,be,tangled,in a controversy卷入,The power failure had,tangled,traffic in the city.(陷入混乱),Preface,n.,-a,tangle,of ropes/people,diplomatic,tangles,(外交纠纷),His thoughts were in a,tangle,.(陷入混乱),have a,tangle,with sb.over sth.,untangle,free from a tangled or twisted state;make plicated easier to deal with,-,untangle,the problem/a cable/the traffic jam(解开缠结的电缆/整顿交通堵塞),Part one(paras 1-11),What are the three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today?,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),eat into,(Line 6):use up(profits,resources,or time),especially when they are intended for other purposes;gradually reduce the amount of(sth.valuable);damage or destroy,His extravagances,ate into,his inheritances.,Responsibilities at home and work,eat into,his time.,Sales were hard hit by high interest rates,eating into,disposal income.,The fear has,eaten intomy bones.(感到极为恐惧),Part I(Paras 1-,11,),eat sth.away,or,eat away at sth,.(syn.),Rust was,eating away,the pipe.,Inflation has,eaten away,at the value of some of their assets.(使财产价值下跌),I never did understand what was,eating away,at her.(烦扰),Part I(Paras 1-,11,),Promise,(Line 11):give good grounds for expecting(a particular occurrence or situation),The clear sky,promises,fine weather.,It,promised,to be a night that all present would long remember.,promising,:giving hope of success or good result,a,promising,future/boy(有出息),The weather is,promising,.(is likely to be fine),Part I(Paras 1-,11,),Deliver,(Line 11):bring or hand over(a letter,parcel,or ordered goods);provide sth.promised or expected,struggle to,deliver,election commitments.,Shes waiting for him to,deliver,on his promise.,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),toil at/on/over/through(Line 18):,work extremely hard or incessantly;move slowly and with difficulty,toil,at ones task(辛苦工作),toil,through the night(彻夜辛劳),toil,with ones hands for a living,toil,up a hill/along the path,n.,a life of,toil,:a hard life,succeed only after years of,toil,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),multiply,(Line 21):increase in number or quantity;add a number to itself a particular number of times,The weeds just,multiplied,and before long the garden was a jungle.,Fear,multiplies,the difficulties of life.,Multiply,16 by 4,to make 64.6,multiplied,by 3 is 18.(6 x 3=18),multiply,the height with the width to determine the area,multiplication sign/table,乘号/乘法表,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),multi-,:(pref)having many of,a,multipolar,world （多极世界）,multiprocessing(多重处理),a,multipurpose,computer(多功能的),a,multistage,rocket(多节火箭),multi-racial,country,（多种族国家）,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),burden,(Line 24):a load,typically a heavy one;a duty or misfortune that causes hardship,anxiety,share the,burden,with sb.,burden,sb.with questions/worries/a large family,impose/lay the,burden,on sb.,shift the,burden,to sb.,alleviate/lessen/lighten the,burden,relieve sb.of the,burden,The room was,burdened,with flowers.(摆满了花),The economy was further,burdened,by a flood of refugees.,bear the burden and heat of the day 吃苦耐劳;完成责任,lay down lifes burden 婉 死,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),time-pressed,(Line 28):be pressed:have barely enough of sth.,esp.time,-Im terribly pressed for time./Im,time-pressed,.,be pressed to do sth,.:have difficulty doing or achieving sth.,-They may,be hard pressed to,keep their promise.,press sb.to do sth/for sth,.催促，敦促；逼迫,press sb.into doing sth./press sb.with questions,a world,pressed,by/burdened,with,mushrooming populations.,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),accommodate,(Line 31):provide lodging or sufficient space for;,Each flat can,accommodate,up to six people.,Even the most prestigious universities,such as Oxford and Harvard,are making their efforts to make their graduates,accommodate,to the realities of the job market.,accommodate to,:adapt to,Wherever he goes,he readily accommodates to new circumstances.,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),proliferate,(Line 35):increase rapidly in number;produce in large quantities;multiply,With the development of science,the science-fiction magazines,proliferated,in the 1920s.,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),amount to,(Line 41):add up to;be equal to,Losses,amounted to,over 100 million dollars.,In 1959 the combined value of U.S.imports and exports,amounted to,less than 9 percent of the countrys gross domestic products.,Their actions,amounted to,a conspiracy.,Her standards,amounted to,perfection.(她简直要求事事十全十美。),Part I(Paras 1-,11,),frontier(Line 41):,part of a country bordering on another country;(fig/usu pl)extreme limit of an area of knowledge or a particular activity,armed clashes on the,frontier,between the two countries,Our passports were inspected at the Czech,frontier,.,The,frontiers,of medical knowledge are being pushed farther outwards every year.(开拓扩大),Part I(Paras 1-,11,),stress,(Line 42):pressure or worry resulting from mental or physical distress,difficult circumstances,Not all of us can cope with the,stresses,of modern life.,Population growth and pollution place enormous,stress,on the worlds supply of usable water.,v,.:-A person who is,stressed,typically has anxious thoughts and difficulty concentrating or remembering.,stress,the point/need for sthattach importance to sth.,stress,/tension/nervousness:see Page 210 Ex.II,Part I(Paras 1-,11,),drive,(Line 44):urge or force sb.to move in a specified direction or act in a particular way,be driven,:(of a fact or feeling)compel(someone)to act in a particular way.,Youre,driving,yourself too hard.(You are pressing too hard.),He,drove,himself working until late at night.,He was,driven,by ambition.,Part I(Paras 1-11),oblige,(Line 45):do sth.for sb.as a favor or a small service (oblige sb.with sth./by doing sth.),Will you,oblige,me by closing the windows?,请帮我把门关上。,Tell me what you want to know and Ill see if I can,oblige,.,If you can give me a few minutes of your time Ill,be,much,obliged,.(grateful),repay an,obligation,n.还人情債,be obliged to sb.,be obliged to do sth.,Part one(paras 1-11)Questions,1.,What are the three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today?,2.,The author gives us some examples to show technology has enslaved us.What are they?,3.,Why does the author say that our world is facing with the information explosion?,4.,What does,rising prosperity,mean?,para 2:Instead of liberating us,technology,has enslaved us.,para 7:Technology,apart,a second reason,.,the information explosion,.,para 11,.another reason,rising prosperity,1.What are the three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today?,Part one(paras 1-11),2.,The author gives us some examples to show technology has enslaved us.What are they?,1)the motorcar(para 3),2)the aircraft(para 4),3)washing machines(para 5),4)the laptop/portable computer(para 6),Part one(paras 1-11),3.,Why does the author say that our world is facing with the information explosion?,para 8,para 9,para 10,para 11:ever-larger quantities of/more and more goods and services are produced,so people will buy more,travel more and play more.Therefore,people will suffer from the confusion of endless choice.,4.,What does,rising prosperity,mean?,Part I(Paras 1-11),Main Idea:,The author gives three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today.,Part II (Paras 12-18),shorthand,(Line 48):a short or simple way of expressing or referring to sth.,-,Poetry for him is simply a,shorthand,for literature.,Part II (Paras 12-18),(Line 53),peripherally,involved in the economy:not fully involved in /not fully employed,a,peripheral,member of a group外围成员,peripheral provinces边缘省份,Part II (Paras 12-18),nurture,(Line 76):,care for and encourage the growth and development of;cherish(a hope,belief,or ambition);nourish,His father nurtured his love of art.,For a long time she has nurtured the dream of buying a shop.,nurture resentment 滋生不满情绪,nurture connections with sb.同某人拉关系,n.(often contrasted with nature)nature and nurture:本性和教养,Part Two(paras 12-18),How many people are not overstressed?Who are those people?,Para 13:1)people retiring early,2)unemployed people,3)people who may be only peripherally involved in the economy who dont have this situation at all,quotations and facts,are used repeatedly to prove that not everyone feel time-stressed.You can find Michael Willmott in para 12,Paul Edwards in para 14,hour-by-hour log in para 15,the findings of John Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey in para 16-18.,Part II (Paras 12-18),Main Idea:,Not every one is time-stressed,and in the case of Americans they have actually gained more free time in the past decade.,Part three(paras 19-23),What is this part about?,.has provoked/caused/triggered,a variety of reactions,.,Part three(paras 19-23),How many reactions are mentioned?,What are they?,para 19:,one,is an attempt to gain the largest possible amount satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of time.,Para 21:people are,also,trying to buy time.Para 22:,A third,reaction tohas been the growth of the work-life debate.,Part four(paras 24-28),According to the author,how to solve the problem?,It is not more time we need:it is fewer desires.,Step 3 Writing Strategy,1.supporting facts and opinions(See Text Organization 2 on page 204),2.,the transitional devices used in para 7,11,21,22,3.contrast in para 26,27:before the industrial revolution,v.s,.today,4.,parallel structure in para 28:we need to we need to.we need to,Step 4,:,After-class activities,1)Discussion:,Is it possible that,with the development of technology,human being will be replaced by robots some day?why or why not?,2),Brainstorm:,What can we use computer for?,3),.,watch the video,and finish the questions below:,A.basic questions:,1.According to the robot,what are difficult to imitate?,2.,Who is the father of the this robot?,3.,According to the man,what dont robot do,?,4.,Can a robot be charged with homicide?Why or why not?,5.What will be done to a faulty machine/robot?,B.discussion:,1.Can robots naturally evolve into a real human being?If they can,will you welcome them?,2.What are the basic differences between human beings and robots according to the movie?,Check the answer,in the movie.,Assignment,Introduce a new product,and try to make your audience buy it.,Roles:a saleman&an interpreter,此课件下载可自行编辑修改，供参考！,感谢您的支持，我们努力做得更好！,