Unit5(教案)现代大学英语第二册QuickFixSociety

1、Unit 5 Quick Fix societyI. Teaching ObjectivesThrough learning this passage can students ：Know something about the authorLearn some background information about Pennsylvania Dutch TownLearn some useful words, phrases and expressionsLearn the writing devices in expositionLearn the pros and cons of th

2、e rapid paced society through text appreciation and debateII. Teaching ContentsPennsylvania Dutch townText appreciation and analysisWriting techniques of expositionDebate in classIII. Teaching Focus Background information Writing device of exposition Debate in classIV Teaching TechniquesLecturing, g

3、roup discussion, debateStep Background information(10minutes)IBackground Information1. Fast Roads in the U.S. ? Highways: connect cities? Superhighways: a road with six or more lanes? Interstate highways: connect cities in different states? Freeways: roads within a city? Expressways: fast roads in o

4、r near cities? Turnpike: pay money before you use it2. Pennsylvania Dutch Town LocationThe heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country isLancaster County. It islocated insouthcentral Pennsylvania, one and half hours west of Philadelphia. Most of the Amish Country attractions are in Lancaster County, and

5、 almost all of the local Amish people live here as well.People: AmishThe Amishare a religiousgroup wholivein settlements in22 states ofthe U.S.andOntario, Canada. The oldest group of Old Order Amish, about 16,000 18,000 people livein Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The Amish stress humility, family

6、and community, and separation from the world.Amish s beliefsThe Amish was part of the early Anabaptist movement in Europe, which took place at the time of the Reformation. The Anabaptists believed that only adults who had confessed their1faith should be baptized, and that they should remain separate

7、 from the larger society. They also believe in non-resistance and basic Bible doctrines.Amish s lifestyle? These people as a whole are not as materialistic as modern society today. They do not use electricity or modern conveniences.? Amish men have beards, but not mustaches.? Most Amish are trilingu

8、al: dialect of German, High German and English.? Old Order children attend one-room schools through the eighth grade.? They are a private people who believe God has kept them together. They are a strongexample of a community that supports and cares for its members. They are a people apart; they are

9、also a people together.Antique shopping (Para. 2)Pennsylvania Dutch town is called“ Sunday Antiques Capital of the United States” .3,000 antique dealers gather here to display and sell their merchandise.Antique shopping (Para. 2)Pennsylvania Dutch town is called“ Sunday Antiques Capital of the Unite

10、d States” .3,000 antique dealers gather here to display and sell their merchandise.Outlet shopping (Para. 2)Here, you llfind over 240 factoryoutlet stores featuring namebrands and quality merchandise prices at reduced prices.3. Cliff s Notes?Cliffnotes are a series ofreference books writtento help u

11、ndergraduate students tounderstand and appreciate important literary works.?With such notes, students done to trehadv the work itself and be able to write papersand take exams.4. Civil WarCivil War was the war from 1861 to 1865 fought between the northern and southern states. The Civil War battlefie

12、ld mentioned in paragraph 2 is the battlefield of famous Gettysburg battle in July, 1863. At Gettysburg, Union army defeated Confederate army. This victory is the turning point of the Civil War. After the campaign, on November 19, President Lincoln delivered the well-known Gettysburg Address.5. Beet

13、hovenLugwig Van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the world.His famous symphonies include: No. 5 (Fate); No. 6 (Pastoral); No. 9 (Choral)6. USA TodayUSA Today is one of the most popular daily national newspapers serving the interest of a general public in the United States.2IIText Apprec

14、iationDiscuss the following questions or topics.1) If you agree that people are getting too impatient and too obsessed with the quick fix for everything, what examples would you give to illustrate your point? (Base your observations on your experience in China. ) How is it reflected in our transport

15、ation and communication? How is it shown in our eating habits? Does it affect our consumption habits as well as our production? How about entertainment or amusement? Are our reading, writing, learning habits also changed? What has this "fast-fix" attitude done to our human relationships? H

16、asit caused health problems? Has it reduced our capacity for enjoying life?2) If you disagree with the author and think that the desire for speed is basically good, how would you defend your position?Text Analysis1. Theme:Let slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and

17、 rediscover life.2.Structure:Part 1 (Paras. 1 3 ): Her ride on fast roads and her return trip of a country roadPart 2 (Paras. 4-6 ): Now instead of later Faster instead of slower Superficially instead of thoroughlyPart 3 (Paras. 7-8 ): Slow down and rediscover life3. Further Discussion?Why did the w

18、riter take the turnpikes and interstates? Did they have any fun on the way?Why did the writer take another way back? How did she feel this time?What is the attitude of modern people to do everything? How does it affect our life? ?Why did the author write this article? Was she suggesting we stop usin

19、g all time-saving techniques and products?4Sentence Paraphrase1. For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exit signs and wondering what it would feel like to hold still again. (Para. 1)-The 4-hour drive on fast roads was tedious; the only fun we had was to count the exitsigns we

20、 were passing and to figure out how we d feel if we stopped again.2. Getting there certainly didn t seem like half the fun; in fact, getting there wasnat all. (Para. 1)-We had expected that our ride to West Virginia would be fun, and that half of the funwe d get from the trip would come from it. But

21、 we were wrong. It wasn t fun at all.3. Wetoured aCivilWarbattlefieldand stood on the littlehill that fifteen thousandConfederate soldiers had triedto take on another hotJuly afternoon, one hundred andtwenty-five years ago, not knowing that half of them would get killed in the vain attempt.(Para. 2)

22、-Wevisited aCivilWarbattlefieldand stood onthe littlehill. One hundredandtwenty-five years ago, on a hot July afternoon, 15,000 soldiers fighting for slavery, while trying to occupy the hill, had no idea that they would fail and that half of them would be3killed in the battle.4. Westuffed ourselves

23、withspicy salad s and homemade bread inan “ all-you-can-eat ”farmhouse restaurant, thenwandered outside toenjoy the sunshine andthe herds ofcows no little dots this time lying in it. (Para. 2)-We had a meal in a farmhouse restaurant where for a certain amount of money you could eat as much as you wa

24、nted, and we fed ourselves with lots of spicy salads and homemade bread. After the meal, we walked leisurely outdoors to enjoy the sunshine and watch theherds of cows this time they did not seem like little dots lying in the sunshine.5. And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated. (P

25、ara. 2)-When we got home, we notonly feltfreshand energetic, butalso feltthat we hadexperienced a new way of life.6. In fact, most Americans are constantly in a hurry and not just to get from Point A toPoint B. Our country has become a nation in search of the quick fix in more ways thanone. (Para. 3

26、)-In fact, most Americans are always in a rush. People are not only trying to find the fastway to get around from place toplace, but also looking for ways ofgetting things donequickly in various aspects of life.7. Once upon a time, Americans understood the principle of deferred gratification. We put

27、a little of each paycheck away“ for a rainy day” . (Para. 4)-In the past, Americans were patient tohave their desires satisfied. Wesaved a littlemoney each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future.8. If we wanted a new sofa or a week at a lakeside cabin, we saved up for it, and the ba

28、nks helped us out by providing special Christmas Club and Vacation Club accounts. (Para. 4)-If we wanted to buy some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside, we could openspecial accounts at the banks to save money for it.9. and if we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet

29、, guaranteed to takeaway ten pounds in ten daysunless we re rich enough to afford liposuction. (Para. 4)-If we want to lose weight quickly, we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to beeffective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day. If we are rich enough to pay for theoperation, we

30、can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies.10. We like our information fast, too: messages flashed on a computer screen, documentsfaxed from your telephone to mine, current events in 90-second bursts on Eyewitness News,history reduced to“ Bicentennial Minutes” . (Para. 5)-For information, we

31、also want to get it fast by skimming through what is offered on theweb. Documents arefaxed toone person fromanother. Weare informed of what ishappening at home and abroad through TVprograms through whichwe get verybriefaccounts of current events. Welearn thehistory of the past 200years quicklyfrom“

32、Bicentennial Minutes” 11. Even our personal relationships have become compressed.Instead of devoting largeparts of our days to our loved ones, we replace them with something called“ qualitywhich, more often than not, is no time at all. (Para. 6)-Even our personal relationships are affected. Instead

33、of spending much of our time withour loved ones, we now talk about giving them full attention in the limited time after work.But usually we have no time to do that at all.412. As we rush from book to music to news item to relationship, we do not realize that weare living our lives by the iceberg pri

34、nciple paying attention only to the top and ignoring the 8/9 that lies just below the surface. (Para. 6)-When we rush through books, music, news and relationship, we are paying attention to the surface and will never get into the heart of anything.13. When did it all begin, this urge to do it now, t

35、o get it over with, to skim the surface of life? (Para. 7)-When did this quick-fix lifestyle/attitude toward life begin?14. But I am saying that all of us need to think more seriously about putting the brakes onour “ we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it- nor ”lifestyle before we speed completely out of con

36、trol. (Para. 8)-But what I do want to say is this: before we go too far, all of us need to think seriously about changing our lifestyle of seeking a quick fix in our lives.III Language Study Words:1. advocatev. to publicly support an idea or a plann. someone who strongly and publicly supports someon

37、e or somethingExamples:?He advocates building more schools.?There is no point advocating high salaries for teachers unless we can do it.?He is a tireless advocate of political reform.2. antiqueadj. being old and therefore valuablen. an old object such as a piece of furniture or jewellery that is val

38、uable because it israre,beautiful, or well madeExamples:?It is an antique rosewood desk.?The palace is full of priceless antiques.3. compressv. a. to press or squeeze something so that it fits into a smaller spaceb. to write something in fewer wordsc. to make a process last for a shorter time than u

39、sualExamples:?The machine compresses old cars into blocks of scrap metal.?Try to compress your notes so that they are easier to learn.?You d better compress two months work into one.4. condensev. a. to cause (a gas or vapor) to change to a liquidb. to remove water from (milk, for example)c. to make

40、a piece of writing shorter by removing some partsExamples:?Steam condensed on the bathroom mirror.5?condensed milk(炼乳 )?condensed story ( 缩写本 )5. deferv. to delay something until a later datedefer to sb./sth(formal) to agree to accept someone s opinion or decision because yourespecthave forthat pers

41、on.Examples:? Let s defer the decision for a few weeks.? I will defer to Mr. Walter on this point.defer, postpone, delayDefer implies an intentional delaying.Postpone implies an intentional deferring, commonly until a definite time.Delay causes to be behind schedule?I _defrred_ paying the bills.?The

42、 bus was _delayed_ by a cloudburst.?We would like to _postphne_ your appointment until Saturday.6. depositn.a. a first payment that you make when you agree to buy somethingexpensive such as acar or house.b. an amount of money you pay when you rent something that is returned to you when you stop rent

43、ing itc. an amount of money that you pay into a bank accountd. a layer of metal that has formed in soil or rockExamples:?We put down a deposit on a house last week.?You will have to pay one monthrent inadvance, plus a deposit of $500.?I d like to make a deposit, please.?Rich mineral deposits have be

44、en discovered in the area.7. guaranteev. a. to promise sth. will happenb. to make sth. certainn. a. an agreement that if sth. you buy does not work, it will be repaired or replaced b. a formal and firm promise that sth. will be done or will happen.Examples:?The government guaranteed to free the capt

45、ives.?The rain guarantees a good crop this year.?The new television had a guarantee with it .?Is there a guarantee of work after training?8. outletn. a. a shop or a place where a particular product is soldb. a way of expressing strong feelings that you would normally not expressExamples:?Most of the

46、ir sales are through traditional retailoutlets.6?He plays basketball as an outlet for stress.9. refreshv. to make someone feelless tiredor less hot refresh one memorys to make someoneremember something refresh someone sdrink to add more of an alcoholic drink to someone s glass.Examples:?A shower wil

47、l refresh you.?I looked at the map to refresh my memory of the route.?Can I refresh your drink?10. revitalizev. to put new strength or power into sth.Example:?They hope to revitalize the neighborhood by providing better housing.11. scalelarge scale 大规模evolutionary scale 进化等级the bathroom scales 浴室磅秤t

48、he scale on a thermometer 温度计上的刻度Richter scale 里氏震级a scale of 1 2501 250 的比例尺scales of fish 鱼鳞12. skimv. a. to remove floating fat or solids from the surface of a liquid b. to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it c. to move along quickly, nearly touching a surfaceExamples:?Af

49、ter simmering the meat and vegetables skim the fat off from the surface.?Just skim through the second section to save time.?The swallows were skimming over the water.Phrases and Expressions:1. agree with sb.If something agrees with you, it doesn t make you feel ill.Examples:?Stop taking the medicine

50、 if it doesn t agree with you.?I find that country life really agrees with me.2.as manythe same number as another particular numberExample:?Those coolies were great. I could eat as many again.3. can t wait to do sth. = can hardly wait to do sth. to be very excited about something or keen to do itExa

51、mple:?I can t wait to go to school then: I will be a big kid, and I ll make friends and7learn so much at school.4. get sth. over with ( 把 ?做完了事 )to do and finish something difficult that you have to doExamples:?I ll speak first if you like I d rather get it over with quickly.?He looked upon the marr

52、iage ceremony as a mere formalitysomething to be got overwith as quickly as possible.5. help out 救助，协助（渡过难关）to help somebody in a difficult situationExamples:?Who is helping out in the garden this afternoon? I ve often helped Bob out when he has been a bit short of money. 6. linger over/onto stay so

53、mewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leaveExamples:?They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus.?She let her eyes linger on him.7. more often than not = as often as noton most occasionsExamples:?Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not.?More often than not, the argument could have been avoided.all too often: used for saying that something makesyou sad or upset because it happensmore often than you think it should?All too often, parents leave their children home alone.every s