新技能英语Unit 5

1、.新技能英语English for New Skills外语教学与研究出版社外语教学与研究出版社.Unit 5 Make every minute count! .lDo you have plans for the things you need to do?lHow do you plan your free time?Look at the picture and discuss:.After learning this unit, you will be able to:1. Talk about time management;2. Exchange ideas on how to

2、save time;3. Plan tasks with a time management matrix.CONTENT01 Warming up02 Listening and Speaking03 Reading and Vocabulary04 Grammar for Use05 Practical Reading & Writing06 Project07 Around the World08 My Progress Check.01Warming up.Make comments on the following chart.Warming up Attending cla

3、ss/labStudyingWorking, volunteering and clubsSleepingSocialising, recreation and other activitiesHow American college students spend their time in a week？9%51%7%9%24%志愿者；志愿兵参加社交活动；发生社交往来娱乐；消遣；休养活动.02Listening and Speaking.01Warming upListen to the dialogue about free-time activities. The first part

4、of the dialogue is given. The following words and expressions may help you.Listening and Speaking video gameThats the point!book reviewblogwhat ifrelievestressDialogue.01Warming upvideo gamen. an electronic or computerized game that you play on your television or on a computer screen电子游戏电子游戏e.g. Its

5、 easy to think senseless video game violence can lead to senseless violence in the real world. 人们很容易认为，无谓的暴力视频游戏会引起现实世界中无谓的暴力行为。.01Warming upThats the point!那正是重点！那正是重点！e.g. But thats the point. Theres nothing especially impressive on this list.但这才是重点，上述并没有其他令人印象深刻的东西。.01Warming upbook reviewn. a cr

6、itical review of a book (usually a recently published book) 书评书评e.g. There is a book review, a short book review, to be written towards near the end of the class.我们还要写一篇简短的书评,在临近期末的时候完成。.01Warming upblogn. a blog is a website containing a diary or journal on a particular subject 博客博客e.g. So I have t

7、o shut down my blog.所以，我只好把我的博客关闭起来。.01Warming upwhat if假使假使将会怎么样将会怎么样e.g. What if this is all there is to our life?如果这一切就是我们的生活，怎么办？ .01Warming uprelievev. if something relieves an unpleasant feeling or situation, it makes it less unpleasant or causes it to disappear completely解除，减轻解除，减轻e.g. Drugs

8、can relieve much of the pain.药物可以大大缓解疼痛。.01Warming upstressn. a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 压力压力e.g. So if we want to manage job stress, both we and the companies should do something.所以如果我们要处理工作压力，公司和我们都应该做些什么。.01Warming upMike: Hi, Tina! Were going to the Sports Club. Come with

9、us?Tina: Sports are not my thing.Mike: Then what do you usually do in your free time?Tina: Play hard after working hard. I often watch movies, chat online or play video games. But actually, I dont feel good doing all these things every day.Mike: I understand. You want to make your free time useful w

10、hile also having fun. 麦克麦克：嗨，蒂娜！我们正要去健身俱乐部，要一起来吗？蒂娜蒂娜：我不擅长运动。麦克：那你通常空闲时做什么？蒂娜蒂娜：努力工作后玩个痛快。我一般看电影、上网聊聊天或者打会儿电子游戏。但其实每天都做这些事，我感觉不太好。麦克麦克：我明白。你想在好好利用空闲时间的同时又能玩的愉快。译译文文Listening and Speaking .01Warming upTina: Thats the point! So what can I do?Mike: Well, you could read some good books, write book revie

11、ws or blogs to record the things that are important to you. You could also learn a new skill, like dancing.Tina: What if I want to do something to meet people?Mike: Then try a part-time job. But I strongly suggest you also get some exercise. It helps relieve the stress both physically and mentally.译

12、译文文Listening and Speaking 蒂娜蒂娜：你说对了！那我该怎么做？麦克麦克：你你可以读写好书、写点书评或者博客，记录下对你来说重要的东西。你也可以学习一项新技能，比如跳舞。蒂娜蒂娜：要是我想做点什么认识些新朋友呢？麦克麦克：那就试试兼职。但我强烈建议你也做点运动，运动有助于缓解身心压力。.Useful expressionsTalk about the way of spending the spare time.1) What do you usually do in your spare time? 2) How did you do in your spare tim

13、e?3) What would you like to do in your free time? 4) Whats your favorite free-time activity?5) I often watch movie, chat online .6) I would like to do a part-time job.7) My favorite free-time activity is playing video games.01Warming upTIPS Listen again and choose what Mike advises Tina to do.Listen

14、ing and Speaking p meet new peoplep do a part-time jobp do some exercisep read good books p write book reviewsp learn a new languageConclusion：Time cannot be saved up, but can be managed. Make every minute count!听对话时，要抓住引导问句的“信号词”，如what, who, where等，并据此预测和捕捉答句中与其对应的关键信息。. Work in pairs. Ask and answ

15、er the following questions.Listening and Speaking If you were Tina, which of Mikes suggestions would you follow? Why? What would you like to do in your free time?How to choose the suggestions and express the reason :If I were Tina, I would like to choose/receive/follow . ; I choose/receive/follow .

16、,because.Read the following words and expressions. Then listen to the dialogue between Tina and Mike.cut down onbe able toworkfollow the classchange for the betterListening and Speaking Dialogue.01Warming upcut down on削减，减少削减，减少e.g. We should cut down on water consumption.我们应该减少水的用量。 .01Warming upbe

17、 able to会，能够会，能够e.g. If the situation demands, he must be able to attend the meeting.如果情况需要的话，他一定能参加会议。.01Warming upwork工作工作e.g. So make it work for youbecause we dont have a lot of time.所以让它为你工作吧，好好利用它，因为我们没有那么多的时间。.01Warming upfollow the class上课上课e.g. His mom is always in the classroom helping him

18、 follow the class.他的妈妈总是在旁辅助他跟上教学。.01Warming upchange for the better好转，改善好转，改善e.g. The economic situation will change for the better next year.明年的经济情况将会出现好转。.01Warming upTina: How do you find time for everything, Mike?Mike: I play hard and then work hard. Ive cut down on sleeping to 5 hours, so I ca

19、n have more time for reading and homework.Tina: Not having enough sleep is a serious problem. You wont be able to think clearly, and itll be harder to focus. In the end, it costs you more time.Mike: Perhaps youre right! But I dont want to miss anything fun.Tina: Maybe you can save time by reading be

20、fore class. It works for me.蒂娜蒂娜：麦克，你是怎么能给每件事情都抽出时间的？麦克麦克： 痛快去玩，然后努力工作。我将睡眠时间缩减到五个小时，这样就有更多时间来阅读和做作业。蒂娜蒂娜：睡眠不足是个很严重的问题。你会无法清晰地思考，更难集中注意力。最终将花费你更多时间。麦克麦克: 也许你是对的。但我不想错过任何有趣的事情。蒂娜蒂娜：也许你可以在课前阅读节省时间。这对我很有效。译译文文Listening and Speaking .01Warming upMike: Whats the difference?Tina: Read 30 minutes before cl

21、ass, find out difficult parts and ask questions. Youre then better able to follow the class, become more focused and active. In this way, you may save one hour of reading after class.Mike: Sounds like we both need some changes. Tina: Yeah, changes for the better!麦克麦克：有什么不同吗？蒂娜蒂娜：课前阅读三十分钟，找出困难的部分并提问。

22、这样你可以更好地跟上课程进度，课上也更集中、更活跃。通过这种方式，课后你也许可以节约一小时的阅读时间。听起来我们都得做些改变。麦克麦克：听起来我们都得做些改变。蒂娜蒂娜：是的，为了更好而改变！译译文文Listening and Speaking .Useful expressionsAsking and answering the advice about saving time. 1) Would you please give me some opinions about saving time?2) Do you have any advice that how to save time

23、?3) How do you save your time?4) Maybe you can save time by avoiding useless activities.Listen again. Write down Mikes problem and Tinas advice in the bubbles.Listening and Speaking Not have enough sleep (cut down on sleeping to 5 hours)Save time by reading before class (find out difficult parts and

24、 ask questions).Work in groups. Put the free-time activities mentioned in the two dialogues into different areas of the circles below. Share your answer with other groups. Listening and Speaking Time wastersUndecidedUseful activitieswatch movies, chat online, play video gamesread some good books, wr

25、ite book reviews or blogs, learn a new skill, get some exercise, .03Reading and Vocabulary.01Warming upRead the passage about time management with the help of the following words and expressions.Reading and Vocabulary deadlineif onlymake or breakcountplan aheaddueat a timecalendarset asidekeep a bal

26、anceset a limitPassage.01Warming updeadlinen. a time or date before which a particular task must be finished or a particular thing must be done 最后期限最后期限e.g. We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delays.由于生产延误，我们没能在截止日期前完成工作。.01Warming upif only只要；要是只要；要是多好多好e.g. If only I co

27、uld see him once.我只要再见到他一次就好了。.01Warming upmake or break要么成功，要么失败要么成功，要么失败e.g. As the dominant economy in the East, China will make or break Asias rebalancing gambit.作为在东方的主宰经济体，中国将会制造或打破亚洲的经济的再平衡棋局。.01Warming upcountv. if something or someone counts for something or counts, they are important or va

28、luable 有价值，有意义有价值，有意义e.g. Surely it doesnt matter where charities get their money from: what counts is what they do with it.当然，慈善组织从哪里得到钱并不重要，重要的是他们用这些钱做什么。.01Warming upplan ahead提前计划提前计划e.g. Since collaboration is involved, you might want to plan ahead and have some colleagues to join you.因为需要协作，所以

29、您可能希望提前计划并让一些同事参与进来。.01Warming updueadj. if something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at that time 预期的预期的e.g. The results are due at the end of the month.结果预期于月底揭晓。.01Warming upat a timeadv. simultaneously 一次，每次，在某时一次，每次，在某时e.g. Many alcoholics go on drinkin

30、g sprees that continue for days at a time.许多酒鬼一次要狂饮好几天。 .01Warming upcalendarn. a chart or device which displays the date and the day of the week, and often the whole of a particular year divided up into months, weeks, and days 日历，日程表日历，日程表e.g. Schedule an appointment on your calendar.在你的日程表上作出标志。 .

31、01Warming upset aside留出；驳回，撤销；不顾留出；驳回，撤销；不顾e.g. Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry.一些医生建议每天抽出一定时间思忧。.01Warming upkeep a balance保持平衡保持平衡e.g. Just try to keep a balance between goals that are long term, and doing things that make you happy now. 尝试着保持你的长期目标和你喜欢做的事情之间的平衡

32、吧。.01Warming upset a limit限定限定e.g. What Ive found is that if you set a limit (of 8 hours or 4 days or whatever), youll find a way to do the essential tasks within that limit.我发现只要你设置了时间限制（是8小时或4天或其他的时间限制），你总能在规定时间内完成必要任务。.问题问题 It is the night before a big exam or a homework deadline. You feel nervou

33、s and uneasy because there is so much to do! “If only I had started earlier!” Yes, time management can make or break you. Time keeps going, whatever you do. However, there are things you can do to make every minute count. Plan ahead on the important tasks first. A project paper due six weeks later?

34、You can break it into smaller tasks and focus on one at a time. Plan each week into your calendar, like one week for picking a topic, another for collecting materials and so on.Reading and Vocabulary . Decide on your must-dos. For example, for every hour spent in class, two hours of study outside of

35、 class are needed for further reading or homework. Actually much of your learning takes place in your free time. Setting aside enough time for study is a must-do for every college student. Keep a balance. Working hard means you may have to play hard sometimes, to keep a balance. But work always come

36、s before play! Remind yourself that there is always something fun out there for you. Clubs and hobbies can wait.Reading and Vocabulary .一篇说明文的标题、各段的第一句基本上反映了该文的主旨。快速浏览这些内容有助于提前了解文章的主旨大意。 Learn to set a limit and say “no”. This is difficult but important when it comes to planning your social time. Pa

37、rtying on for 3 hours in the night will make it hard for you to focus on a lecture the next morning. Like any other skill, it takes time to learn how to use time wisely. Keep trying until you find what works for you and stick to it.Reading and Vocabulary Tips.How many parts can the passage be divide

38、d into? What are they?小点拨小点拨Para. 2-3: Introduce the ways of time management. Para. 3-5: Draw a conclusion about the main idea of time management.Para. 1: Hook the reader by giving an example of a problem of time.Complete the mind map about time management with the relevant information in the passag

39、e.Reading and Vocabulary work hard and play hard keep a balancework always comes before playlearn in your free timedecide on your must-dosset aside enough time for study plan your social timeset a limit and say “no”break a project into smaller tasks and focus on one at a timeplan each week into your

40、 calendarTime Managementplan aheadnever play too hard.Think of one thing that you should plan ahead or set a limit on. Then work in pairs and explain to your partner how you will deal with it.Reading and Vocabulary .Here is a to-do list for tomorrow. Work in groups and decide on the order to do them

41、. Give your reasons.Reading and Vocabulary .04Grammar for Use.1. You could read some good books, write book reviews or blogs to record the things that are important to you.2. However, there are things you can do to make every minute count.3. Swim for one hour to let out your stress.仔细观察下面句子中的不定式结构，想

42、一想它们的句法功能。TIPS以上例句中斜体部分是动词不定式，由“to + 动词原形”构成，这种结构具有不同的句法功能。在以上三个句子中，“ to + 动词原形”都表示目的。同学们再看看本单元中的不定式还有哪些句法功能。动词不定式动词不定式Grammar for Use.1. 定义：定义： 动词不定式属于非谓语动词，在句子中不能单独充当谓语。它不受主语人称和数的限制，但有时态和语态的形式变化。在句法功能上具有名词、形容词或副词的性质，同时又保留有动词的特征，可以带上自己的宾语和状语一起构成不定式短语，不定式可以在句中作主语、表语、宾语、宾语补足语、定语和状语。2. 构成：构成：TIPS动词不定式

43、动词不定式Grammar for Use形式主动式被动式一般式to doto be done进行式to be doing 完成式to have doneto have been done动词不定式的否定形式：not + to do动词不定式的疑问形式：特殊疑问词 + to do.问题以上例句中动词不定时分别作哪些成分？动词不定式动词不定式Grammar for Use3. 功能功能： 1) To refuse him is not easy this time. 2) She pretended to be reading when the teacher came in. 3) We mus

44、t encourage the sick boy to be operated next week. 4) He was the last one to leave school yesterday这次很难拒绝他。 当老师进来时，她假装在读书。我们必须鼓励这个生病的孩子下周接受手术。昨天他是最后一个离开教室的。作主语作宾语作宾语补足语作定语.问题以上例句中动词不定时分别作哪些成分？动词不定式动词不定式Grammar for Use3. 功能功能： 5) They stood by the roadside to talk about the plan 6) His family was too

45、 poor to support him 7) We are glad to hear the news他们站在路边来谈论这个计划。他的家庭太穷，不能维持他的生活。 我们很高兴听到这消息。 作状语（目的；结果；原因）.05Practical Reading & Writing. Read the following time management matrix.Practical ReadingWith so many things to do every day, you should first ask yourself a question: how urgent and how

46、 important are they? The time management matrix shows you how to divide all your tasks into 4 quadrants with your answer to the question above.time management matrix：时间管理矩阵，指用数学矩阵（matrix）把任务划分到四个象限（quadrant）中，来管理时间。.Practical ReadingUrgent 1 Urgent and important Reviewing the notes from todays class

47、 Last minute preparation for a speech the next day A paper or lab report due next weekDo them right now.No urgent 2 Important but not urgent Learning the skills for a career Preparing early for a project paper and finals Doing everyday exerciseSet focus here whenever you can.3 Urgent but not importa

48、nt Unexpected visitors Unplanned meetings Other emergenciesSay “no” if you can.4 Neither urgent nor important Watching TV serials Mindless chatting online Playing video gamesAvoid these for sure.Important No important Whats the feature of the time management matrix? clear, order, useful ,effective .

49、 Work in pairs. Decide which quadrant the following activities may fit into.Practical Reading Reading newspapers or webpages to see whats new _ Doing the required reading for tomorrows class _Building relationship with the people you care _Attending clubs and societies _Urgent but not importantUrgen

50、t and importantNot urgent but importantNot urgent and not important.01Warming upPractical WritingBoth a time matrix and a timetable would help you use your time in the best possible way. A time matrix shows what tasks need to be considered first and what tasks would pay off if you keep doing them. A

51、 timetable reminds you what to do at what time, so you can finish all your work on time.Whats the function of a time management matrix?.01Warming upRead and comment on Tims timetable.Practical WritingMondayMonday8-10 amGo to the library to renew books10-12 amSkip the class to prepare for club activi

52、ties12 am-1 pmLunch break1-2 pmAnswer emails and read news online2-4 pmAttend class4-6 pmAttend the Photography Club6-7 pmDinner7-8 pmSwim for one hour8-11 pmStart writing a 20-page paper due 3 days later11-12 pmPlay video games to relax.Work in pairs and help Tim plan his day with the time manageme

53、nt matrix.Practical WritingUrgent No urgent Important No important Go to the library to renew booksSwim for one hourLunch breakAttend classStart writing a 20-page paper due 3 days laterSkip the class to prepare for club activitiesAnswer emails and read news onlineAttend the Photography ClubPlay vide

54、o games to relax.06Project.How do you spend your time?Work in groups of four and do a survey in your class with a questionnaire. List the things college students often do every week. Ask your classmates to write down how much time they spend on each of the things they do. Make a pie chart like the o

55、ne below according to the data collected. Then compare your pie chart with the one in Warming up.123Project Write a report on your findings after the group discussion.4 Fill in the pie chart “How do we spend our time in a week”5.ProjectHow do we spend our time in a week? .07Around the World.Around t

56、he Worldhourglassquartz clock atomic clock .HourglassAn hourglass usually measures a few minutes or an hour by using carefully calculated amount of sand. Now they are no longer widely used for keeping track of time.Around the WorldQuartz clockWhen placed under stress the quartz produces electricity.

57、 That is how the quartz can keep the clock moving at a regular speed. The quartz clock is one of the widely used time-keeping devices.Around the WorldAtomic clockAtomic clocks are the most accurate timekeeping devices known to date. Atomic clocks are too expensive for individual users. At the same t

58、ime, their accuracy is rarely essential in everyday life.08My Progress Check. Listening Comprehension1. Listen to the dialogue and choose the information you hear.My Progress Checkp Jack chatted online with people from Canada.p Lucy is very tired after surfing the Internet for a long time.p Jack got

59、 the information he needed.p Lucy is interested in chatting with people online.01Warming upLucy: Hi, Jack. You look tired. Are you OK?Jack: Not exactly, I am worn out. Ive been surfing the Internet.Lucy: Were you doing school work or playing games?Jack: Well, I wanted to get some information about C

60、anada for my project, but I found a really interesting chat room with people from that country and started chatting.Lucy: Did you get the information you needed?Jack: Yes, but then we spent a lot of time chatting about other things.My Progress Check Listening Comprehension.1. collect information for school