Unit 6 The Pace of Life Teaching plan全新版大学英语四Word文档下载推荐.docx
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pre-reading;
whilereading(Structure,PartI)
2ndperiod:
whilereading(PartI,PartII)
3rdperiod:
whilereading
post-reading(factsandopinions)
4thperiod:
post-reading;
CheckonSs’homereading(TextB)
5thperiod:
Theme-relatedLanguageLearningTasks
3.CulturalNotes
3.1RichardTomkins:
consumerindustrieseditoroftheFinancialTimes,wherehehasbeenamemberoftheeditorialstaffsince1983.Heiscurrentlybasedatthecompany’sLondonheadquarters,whereheleadsateamofjournalistscoveringtheconsumergoodssectorandwritesaboutconsumertrends.TomkinswasborninWalsall,England,in1952.Hisformaleducationendedattheageofseventeen.Beforebecomingajournalist,hewasacasuallaborer,afactoryworker,atruckdriver,arestaurantcashier,acivilservant,andanassistantprivatesecretarytoagovernmentminister.Heleftgovernmentservicein1978tohitchhikearoundtheworld,andonreturningtotheU.K.in1979,joinedalocalnewspaperasatraineereporter.HejoinedtheFinancialTimesasasub-editorfouryearslater.Inthisselection,hediscussesthetimesqueezethatmanypeopleareexperiencingandoffersawayofcombatingtheproblem.
3.2Technology:
generaltermfortheprocessesbywhichhumanbeingsfashiontoolsandmachinestoincreasetheircontrolandunderstandingofthematerialenvironment.ThetermisderivedfromtheGreekwordstekhne,whichreferstoanartorcraft,andlogia,meaninganareaofstudy;
thus,technologymeans,literally,thestudy,orscience,ofcrafting.
Manyhistoriansofsciencearguenotonlythattechnologyisanessentialconditionofadvanced,industrialcivilizationbutalsothattherateoftechnologicalchangehasdevelopeditsownmomentuminrecentcenturies.Innovationsnowseemtoappearataratethatincreasesgeometrically,withoutrespecttogeographicallimitsorpoliticalsystems.Theseinnovationstendtotransformtraditionalculturalsystems,frequentlywithunexpectedsocialconsequences.Thustechnologycanbeconceivedasbothacreativeandadestructiveprocess.
TheIndustrialRevolutionbroughtanewpatterntothedivisionoflabor.Itcreatedthemodernfactory,atechnologicalnetworkwhoseworkerswerenotrequiredtobeartisansanddidnotnecessarilypossesscraftskills.Becauseofthis,thefactoryintroducedanimpersonalremunerationprocessbasedonawagesystem.Asaresultofthefinancialhazardsbroughtonbytheeconomicsystemsthataccompaniedsuchindustrialdevelopments,thefactoryalsoledtotheconstantthreatofunemploymentforitsworkers.
ThefactorysystemwasachievedonlyaftermuchresistancefromtheEnglishguildsandartisans,whocouldseeclearlythethreattotheirincomeandwayoflife.Inmusketmaking,forexample,gunsmithsfoughttheintroductionofinterchangeablepartsandthemassproductionofrifles.Nevertheless,thefactorysystembecameabasicinstitutionofmoderntechnology,andtheworkofmen,women,andchildrenbecamejustanothercommodityintheproductionprocess.Theultimateassemblyofaproduct---whetheramechanicalreaperorsewingmachine---wasnottheworkofonepersonbuttheresultofanintegrated,corporatesystem.Thisdivisionoflaborintooperationsthatweremoreandmorenarrowlydescribedbecamethedeterminingfeatureofworkinthenewindustrialsociety,withallthelonghoursoftediumthatthisentailed.
Technologyhasalwaysbeenamajormeansforcreatingnewphysicalandhumanenvironments.Itispossibletoasktodaywhethertechnologywillalsodestroytheglobalcivilizationthathumanbeingshavecreated.
3.3Stressintheworkplace:
ItseemsthatmoreandmorethemostcommoncomplaintfromtheAmericanworkeristhatheorsheisunderalargeamountofworkrelatedstress.Thisisnosurpriseassurveysshowthatcompaniesexpecteachworkertodomorewithlessandworklongerdoingit.
Withourfastpacedworldeveryonewantssomethingdoneinstantly.Weeatatfastfoodrestaurants,weoftenstopatcornerconveniencestores,wecarrybeepersandcellularphonestostayintouch,weshipovernight,weallhavedeadlinesandeveryoneisalwaysinarush…
ItisnowonderthathealthproblemsamongtheAmericanworkersareontheincrease.Stresshasbeenshowntobeoneoftheleadingcausesofhealthproblemsandunderhighstressconditionsforanextendedperiodoftimestresscanresultinserioushealthproblemsandevenprematuredeathinanindividual!
Whileacertainamountofstressisgoodforapersonandbuildscharacter,extendedstressnotonlycauseshealthproblemsbutreducedworkperformanceinanindividual.Everyone’sjobhasperiodsofhighstressaswouldbeexpected.However,extendedperiodsofstresscauseburnoutinanindividual.Asthestresscontinuesthatindividualperformshisjoblessefficientlyandmistakesbegintobemade.Stressassociatedwithextendedhoursofworkingcomplicatestheproblemevenfurtherwhenthoseextendedhourscutsintoaperson’srestandrelaxationtime.Stresscanevencauseanemployeetoquittheirjobdespitethemoneythattheyaremaking!
Theproblemofstressisnotlikelytogoaway.Asthepaceofchangecontinuestoincrease,thedemandsuponuswillalsoincrease.Wewillhavetomakemoredecisionsandfaster;
havetolearnnewskills,adapttonewsituations,andcopewithnewthreats.Asaresultwewillfindourselvesbecomingmoretired,makingmoremistakes,becomingmorehostile,moreanxious,moredepressed,sufferingmoreill-health,andhavingmoreaccidents.
Ifwearetosurviveinanever-acceleratingworld,itisimperativethatwelearntocopewiththeincreasingpressuresofchange.Ifwedonot,itismorethanprobablethatwewillfindourselvessuckedintoadownwardspiral,desperatelytryingtomanageinanincreasinglyunmanageableworld.Breakdownsandburnoutswillbecomethenorm.Andsocietywillheadyetfastertowardsitsowncollapse.
4.Contents
4.1Beforereading
4.11Questions:
Howdoesthesingertreathisdiary?
Why?
Possibleanswers:
Hetreatsitasafriend,towhomhecanpourouthisinmostfeelings.
4.12Questions:
Canweinferwhatattitudethesingertakestowardsthepaceoflifetoday?
Possibleanswers:
It’sunwiseforpeopletobealwaysinarush,somuchsothattheydon’thavetimeeitherforeachotherorforthemselves.
4.13Hour-by-hourlogs
4.13.1Beforeclass,Ssareaskedtokeepanhour-by-hourlogoftheiractivitiesforthree
consecutivedays.ItmaybeagoodideaforTtodothesame.Thelogmustbe
keptinEnglish.
4.13.2Inclass,Ssformgroupstodiscusstheirlogswitheachother.Theywillfind
similaritiesanddifferencesinhowtheyspendtheirtime.
4.13.3Tmaymoveontothetextbysaying:
Weallseemtobesobusy.Butyouarestill
collegestudents,whatwillhappenwhenyoustepintotheworld,wherethereare
moreconcernsforeachofyou?
WillFatherTimebecomeaterrorforyou?
4.2Whilereading
4.21Thestructureofthetext
Askseveralstudentstodividethewholepassageinto3partsandgivethemainideasofeachpart,thengivethecorrectanswertothestudents.
Parts
Paragraphs
Mainideas
PartOne
Paras1-11
Theauthorgivesthreereasonswhywefeelsotime-pressedtoday.
PartTwo
Paras12-18
Noteveryoneistime-stressed,andinthecaseofAmericanstheyhaveactuallygainedmorefreetimeinthepastdecade.
PartThree
Paras19-23
Theperceptionoftime-faminehastriggeredavarietyofreactions.
PartFour
Paras24-28
Theauthorpinsdownthecruxoftheproblemandputsforwardaremedyforthestresswefeel.
4.22SsscanPartItounderlinethethreereasonswhywefeelsotime-pressedtoday.(ThetopicsentencesareinParas.2,7and11)Theyshouldmakeanoteofthetransitionaldevicesusedhere.
4.23TexplainsthelanguagepointsinPartIandPartII,andhasSspracticethem.
4.24SsscanPartIIItofindoutthethreereactionstotimefamine.(ThetopicsentencesareinParas.19,21and22).Theymustalsomakeanoteofthetransitionaldevicesusedhere.
4.25Texplainsthelanguagepointsintheremainingpartsofthetext,andhasSspracticethem.
4.26Ssre-readthetext,circleallphrasescontainingahyphen,andthenexplaintheirmeanings.Tmayfirstofferanexample,suchas“ever-increasingquantitiesoftime”nPara.1.AskthestudentstousethestructuretomakesentencesanddoStructureExercises2inthetextbook.
4.27Drawthestudents’attentiontoWritingStrategyinTheme-relatedLanguage
4.3Post-reading
4.31Opinionsandsupportingfacts
1)SsdoTextOrganizationExercise2individually.
2)Ssaredividedinto6groups;
eachgroupfindsoutsupportingfactsforoneopinioninWhile-readingTasks2and4(i.e.the3reasonswhywefeelsotime-pressedtoday;
the3reactionstotimefamine).
3)Groupsreporttoclass.
4.32ThelpsSsalongthroughsomeafter-textexercises.
4.33CheckonStudents’homereading(TextB)
4.34StudentsdoPartIV:
Theme–relatedLanguageLearningTasksinclass(1period)
4.35AsktheStudentstoprepareforthenextunit:
Dothepre-readingtasks;
PreviewTextA
5.LanguageStudy
5.1onthego:
(infml)veryactiveorbusy
Examples:
I’vebeenonthegoallweek,preparingmyt
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