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1、Teaching Plan for Unit 1Course： College EnglishInstructorModuleUnit 1 A Time-Conscious AmericansB Culture ShockTime180mTeaching AidsMulti-media1.2.Teaching Objectives 3.4.5.To help the stude nts have a good un dersta nding of the passages in this un it;To help the stude nts grasp the usages of some

2、importa nt words, phrases and expressi ons in the unitTo enable the students to analyze the structure of Text A and summarize paragraph meaning of Text BTo in troduce the basic readi ng skills of this un it: Readi ng for the Main Idea in a ParagraphTo help the students master how to develop a paragr

3、aph a general stateme nt supported by specific details.1.Chief Points & Difficult Points2.Get the main idea of the passage.Master some useful expressions & sentence structure in the3.passage.Un dersta nd the structure of the text.Before coming for class, stude nts should1.Prerequisites2.3.iden tify

4、some importa nt words for the topic.sca n the text for main ideas.visit library to research about in formatio n concerning the unit.Teaching MethodsThe mixture of liste ning, speak ing, readi ng, practici ng and writ ingReference BooksTeache s Book of New Horiz on College En glishLon gma n Dictio na

5、ry of Con temporary En glish (En glish-Chi nese)Oxford Adva need Lear ner s En glish-Chi nese Dictio naryLon gma n Dicti onary of America n En glishTeaching ContentsTime AllotmentSection AI. Warm-up Activity1. Topic Discussioni. Stude nt s Discussi onii. Teacher s Summary2. Questions on the Topic an

6、d the PassageII. Backgro und In formati on I. Text Structure An alysisIV. Structured WritingV. Detailed Study of the Texti. Words and Phrases Studyii. Language PointsVI. Text Summary1. Student s Presentation2. Teacher s SummaryVII . After-text A ExercisesSection BI. Readi ng SkillII. Warm-up Activit

7、y1. Topic Discussion2. Questions on the Topic and the PassageIII. Text Structure An alysisIV. Text Study1. Paragraph Meaning2. Words and PhrasesStudy3. Lan guage Points4. Summary or Main Idea of the Passagei. Stude nt s Prese ntati onii. Teacher s SummaryV. New Words DictationVI. After-text B Exerci

8、sesVII . Supplementary exercises15m5m10m5m50m5m30m5m10m5m20m5m15mAssignments1. Hand in the exercise of TRANSLATION.2. Finish the other after-text A & B exercises after class.3. Supplementary Exercisesi. English-Chinese Translation (5 sentencesii. Chinese-English Translation (10 sentences4. Preview U

9、nit 2Unit 1Section A Time-Conscious AmericansI. Warm-up Activity1 Topic Discussioni Students Discussion1) What precious resources do Americans value? Time and labour.2) What is considered to be a waste of time in the US? Short conversations or small exchanges with strangers.3) How do Americans save

10、time? Doing things quickly, avoiding short exchanges,inventing time-savingdevicesii. Teachers SummaryAmericans are particularly concerned about time. They clearly realize that life is short and consider time a precious resource. Visitors may find that Americans are always in a rush and under great p

11、ressure in daily life. They dont usually exchange smiles or brief conversations because they resent wasting time. Americans generally assess and inquire about others professionally rather than socially, so they start talking business directly without opening exchanges.In order to save time, American

12、s use quite a few labor-saving devices like telephones, faxes, or emails. Electronic communication is becoming more and more popular, while most personal visiting, which though pleasant, takes longer, is saved for after-work hours or for social weekend gatherings. In the US, unlike in some other cou

13、ntries, quickly solving a problem or fulfilling a job successfully is a sign of skillfulness or being competent.2. Questions on the Topic and the Passage1) What attitude results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting and exploring? The attitude is that if one is not moving ahe

14、ad, he is falling behind.2) How is time treated in America? And why? Time is treated as if it were something almost real. People budget it, save it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it; they also charge for it. They do this because time is a precious resource.3) What is likely to be a foreigne

15、rs first impression of the US? And how does the writer describe city people?Every one is in a rush- ofte n un der pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping.4) What

16、 is the writer s advice if you “miss smiles, brief conversations, small exchanges with stranger”s ? And why? Don t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else“wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point.5) What will new arrivals in America miss about

17、 business calls? New arrivals in American will miss opening exchanges, the ritual interaction that goes with a cup of coffee or tea and leisurely chats.6) What examples does the writer give to show that Americans work hard at the task of saving time? Americans produce a steady flow of labor-saving d

18、evices. They communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls, or emails rather than through personal contacts.II. Background Information1. Cultural Conflicts: Each nation has its own conventions. Different nations have different cultures. When two cultures clash, problems in communication may occur.

19、Which side should compromise when there are cultural conflicts? In fact, knowing and understanding the others culture is the responsibility of both sides, and both sides should be willing to compromise. Educating, rather than complaining and blaming, is the best solution to cultural conflicts.2. Hou

20、rglass: A glass container holding fine sand for measuring time, which is narrow in the middle like a figure 8 so that the sand inside can run slowly from the top half to the bottom taking exactly one hour. 沙漏： 一種裝上細沙以用來測量時 間的玻璃容器，其頸部細小，形狀象一個 8 字，使得上半部的沙子能緩慢地流 到下半部中，其時間正好是一個小時。3. Proverbs of timeRead

21、 the following proverbs.1. Time works won ders 時間創(chuàng)造奇跡。2. Time tries truth.時間檢驗真理。3. Time is the best healer時間是治愈創(chuàng)傷的良藥。4. Time and tide wait for no man時間不等人。(時不我待。)5. All time is no time whe n it is past 機不可失，時不再來。6. An inch of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold. 寸金難買寸光陰。III. Text Structure Ana

22、lysisThe essay centers on the topic how American culture is different from other cultures in their treatment of time. It is an expository writing in that the writer tells us how Americans treat time as if it were something almost real and what the cultural difference is.The essay can be roughly divi

23、ded into three parts.This is a piece of exposition. The writer begins the essay with an introductio，n which tells us what integrity means. Then the writer puts forward the problem that integrity is in short supply today and getting scarcer. This naturally leads to the question of how to test whether

24、 one has the value of integrity or not. Three principles with examples or with explanations are presented one by one. Thus the essay leads to its conclusion about integrity. From this analysis it can be seen that the writer uses the writing technique called a general statement followed and supported

25、 by examples. Besides, the writer also uses different writing skills such as exemplification, figuration and quotation. All these techniques make the essay convincing and vivid.The passage can be roughly divided into 3 parts.Part One (Paras. 1-2)It tells us that Americans treasure two elements: time

26、 and labor and their reasons.Paragraph 1 tells us that Americans treasure two elements: time and labor. Paragraph 2 drops the topic of labor and starts to focus on the topic of time: Time is a precious resource. Many people have a rather acute sense of the shortness of each lifetime. Once the sands

27、have run out of a persons hourglass, they cannot be replaced. Every minute counts.Part Two (Paras. 3-7)It mainly tells us how Americans treat time. Paragraph3 is about Americans daily life which shows how every American does things in a rush under the pressure of time. The reason is that people valu

28、e time highly, and they resent someone else wasting it beyond a certain appropriate point. Paragraph 4 is about one important aspect of American life: doing business. Americans prefer to start talking business very quickly and assess their business partners professionally rather than socially. To Am

29、ericans, time is always ticking away in their ears. Paragraphs5 to 7 are about how Americans save their time through labor-saving and time-saving devices. They use faxes, phone calls or emails to do all kinds of things, including settling national or international problems. To Americans, the imperso

30、nality of electronic communication has little or no relation to the significance of the matter at hand.Part Three (Para. 8)It brings out the cultural difference between America and other nations. People from other cultures might think that it is impolite to work too quickly and that tasks are given

31、added weight by the passage of time while Americans believe that it is a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully, with speed. The purpose of putting more capital, energy, and attention into some important tasks does not mean to spend more time but to

32、 get the tasks moving with the shortest possible time.IV. Structured WritingA Paragraph of a General Statement Supported by Specific DetailsIn the passage, the writer presents his statements first and goes on to support his statements with specific details. Then the writer briefly tells us the reaso

33、n.Take paragraphs 3 for an example.In Paragraph 3 we have the general statement: Everyone is in a rus，h more often under pressure. To support the statement, the writer tries to bring out details from different aspects to prove how everyone is in a rush: shopping in a rush, taking meals in a rush, dr

34、iving in a rush, no brief exchanges with strangers, etc.(Turn to P. 15 and do Exercise XIII. Now fill in the same kind of chart for Paragraph 7, identifying a general principle and the details to support it).V. Detailed Study of the TextWords & Phrases Study1 budget v. plan carefully how much of sth

35、. will be needed (為 .)作出安排She has learned how to budget her time carefully. 她已學(xué)會了怎么精心安排自己的時間。The government has budgeted 10 million dollars for education spending. 政府在預(yù)算中撥款一千萬美元作為教育經(jīng)費。vi. plan the spending of money carefully 制定預(yù)算As a student, you have to learn how to budget. 作為學(xué)生，你得學(xué)會如何制定開支計 劃。n. C

36、the amount of money a person or organization has to spend on sth. 預(yù)算It is important to balance ones budget. 使收支平衡十分重要。They are preparing the companys advertising budget for 2007.他們正在制定公司 2007 年的廣告預(yù)算。擴展budget for為編制預(yù)算；為作安排on a budget 精打細算的， 花錢不多2. charge v. ask sb. for an amount of money for a servic

37、e 向 .收費，要價We do not charge for delivery. 我們免費送貨上門。The doctor charged us 400 dollars for a five-minute examination.醫(yī)生做一次 5 分鐘的檢查要了我們 400 美元。3. acute a.1). quick to notice sth. 敏感的；敏銳的Dogs have an acute sense of smell. 狗有靈敏的嗅覺。The critical professional requires unusually acute observation.評論家需要非常敏銳的觀察

38、力。2). very serious or severe 嚴重的The president suffered acute embarrassment from this news. 這一新聞使總統(tǒng)十分難堪。He felt acute pain on his back. 他感到背部很疼。擴展 acute， sensitive， sensible 前兩詞均有“敏感的”之意，區(qū)別在于： acute 著重指人具有觀察、發(fā)現(xiàn) 事物細微差別的能力。 sensitive 著重指人感受細微感情、感覺的能力。而 sen sible則指“明智的；有感覺的”。反義詞： dull 遲鈍的； shallow 膚淺的；

39、slight 輕微的4. hourglass n. C (計時用的)沙漏The use of the hourglass dates back to almost two thousand years ago in China. 沙漏的使用在中國可追溯到差不多2 千年前。5. restlessa. unable to keep still because one is nervous, bored, or impatient 煩躁的；不安靜 的After one month in the job, he felt restless and decided to leave. 這工作他干了一個月

40、就感到厭倦，于是決定不干了。The children grew restless with the long wait.等的時間一長，孩子們就逐漸躁動不安起來。6. restlesslyad. in a restless manner; impatiently 煩躁地；不安靜地She walked back and forth restlessly in her room. 她焦躁不安地在房間里走來走去。He moved about restlessly, lighting a cigarette. 他焦躁不安地走來走去，點燃了一支 煙。7. elbow vt. push sb. with t

41、he elbows 用肘推(或撞)人He elbowed me out of the way. 他用肘把我推開了。She elbowed her way forward. 她用胳膊肘推擠著向前走。n. C the joint where the arm bends 肘He sat with his elbows on the table. 他坐著，雙肘架在桌上。His arm was wrapped from the elbow to the fingers. 他的胳膊從肘部一直包扎到手指。 8 abrupt a. 1). (of behavior) rough; offensive 粗魯?shù)模?/p>

42、無禮的The manager was offended by his abrupt reply. 經(jīng)理被他的粗魯?shù)幕卮鸺づ?。The head teacher is very abrupt with parents. 主任老師對家長們的態(tài)度很粗魯。2). sudden and unexpected 突然的，意外的The road is full of many abrupt turns. 這條路有許多急轉(zhuǎn)彎。His abrupt departure surprised everyone. 他突然離去，使大家都很吃驚。9. opening a. beginning; starting 開始的He

43、 left after the opening speech of the debate. 辯論會的開場白之后他就走了。The queen attended the opening night of the theatre. 女王觀看了這家劇院的首夜演出。n. 1). C an occasion when a new building, road, etc. is used for the first time, esp. one that involves a ceremony 開業(yè)典禮；落成典禮 the opening of a new highway 一條新公路的通車典禮Many att

44、ended the opening of the new sports center. 很多人參加了新體育中心的落成典 禮。2. C a position that is available in a business or firm 空缺職位 There are few openings in publishing for new graduates. 出版行業(yè)能為新畢業(yè)的大學(xué)生提供的空缺職位極少。Im trying to apply for an opening in an advertising firm. 我正在申請廣告公司的一個空缺職位。10. ritual a. done regu

45、larly and in the same way 例行的；慣常的Every day the work begins with the ritual greetings. 每天的工作以例行的問候開始。They made ritual apology and left. 他們做了程式化的道歉，然后就離開了。n. C, U sth. done regularly and in the same way 慣例Wives make a ritual of their household duties. 家庭主婦每天都是一成不變地操持家務(wù)。 Ive wound up the clock so many

46、times that it has become a ritual. 我經(jīng)常給鐘上發(fā)條，以致這已成了我的習(xí)慣。11.interaction n.1). C, U communication 交流The interaction of the two groups produced many good ideas. 兩個組通過相互交流提出了許多不錯的見解。If there was more interaction between the two, their problems would be solved. 如果雙方有更多的溝通，他們的問題會得到解決。2). C, U a process by

47、which two or more things affect each other 相互作用；相互影響 the interaction of two medicines 兩種藥之間的相互作用The interaction between different police forces would improve the rate of solving crimes. 警方相互合作可以提高破案率。12. convention n.1). C, U general, usu. unspoken agreement about how people should act or behave in

48、certain situations 習(xí)俗；慣例By convention, the leader is always a man. 按照慣例，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)總是由男性擔(dān)任。Wearing a coat and tie is an accepted convention on such an occasion. 在那種場合，穿外套系領(lǐng)帶是約定俗成的穿著要求。2). C a meeting of members of a profession, political party, etc. 會議；大會They hold the annual convention in July. 他們每年 7 月召開年度會

49、議。The convention decided on a new rule. 大會就一項新規(guī)定作出決議。13. leisure n.1). U time free from work or other duties; spare time 空閑，閑暇W(wǎng)eve been working all week without a moments leisure. 我們已整整干了一周，無一刻閑暇。He has some leisure from his studies. 他在學(xué)習(xí)之余有些空閑時間。2). U ease 悠閑，安逸A life of easy leisure makes a man le

50、ss adventurous. 安逸的生活會使人變得不思進取。After she retired, she lived in leisure at home. 她退休后閑居在家。擴展at leisure (作表語)有空的；(作狀語)從容地 at o ne s leisure當(dāng)有空的時候14. leisurely a. without hurrying 從容的；不匆忙的walk at a leisurely pace 邁著從容的步伐行進Her walked at a more leisurely pace. 他慢悠悠地走著。15. assessvt. judge or decide the am

51、ount, value, quality, or importance of sb. or sth. 評價，評 估They assessed the value of the house at $600,000. 他們估算這幢房子值 60 萬美元。They say they can assess intelligence from these tests. 他們聲稱通過這些測試能對智力進 行評估。擴展assess sth. at -:評估某事物為assessable a可評估的，可征稅的 assessme nt n.估價，評價 assessor n.估價財產(chǎn)的人16. surroundings

52、 n. (pl.) all the objects, conditions, etc. that are around and may affect sb. or sth.; environment 周圍的事物；環(huán)境pleasant surroundings 令人愉快的環(huán)境The new surroundings made the children very happy. 新的環(huán)境讓孩子們很開心。17. probe v. try to find out the truth about sth. 調(diào)查；探究The matter must be probed to the bottom. 這件事必

53、須徹底調(diào)查。She tried to probe his mind to find out what he was thinking.她試圖探究他的心思，以便知道他在想些什么。n. C 探針(醫(yī)生檢查傷口用的鈍頭細長工具)The doctor lost the probe during the operation. 手術(shù)過程中，醫(yī)生弄丟了探針。18. social a.1). relating to society and peoples lives in general 社會的Governments have made efforts to improve womens social and

54、 economic status. 政府已作出努力以提高婦女的社會地位和經(jīng)濟地位。Not least important, marriage is a great social stabilizer of men.很重要的是，婚姻是促使男子穩(wěn)定的一大社會因素。2). relating to meeting people and spending time with them 社交的She often attends social gatherings. 她常出席社交聚會。His reasons for calling were purely social. 他來訪的原因純粹是為了社交。19.

55、socially ad. 與社會 (或社交 ) 相關(guān)地We have known each other socially for a long time. 我們相交已久。For socially ambitious couples this is a problem. 對社交上雄心勃勃的夫婦來說，這是一 個問題。20.tick vi. (of a clock or watch) make a short repeated sound (鐘、表等)滴答響The old clock ticked noisily. 那口老鐘的滴答聲很響。My watch doesnt tick because it

56、s electronic. 我的表不滴嗒作響，因為它是電子表。 n. sing. the short repeated sound that a clock or watch makes (鐘、表的)滴答聲 The continual tick of the clock got on my nerves. 鐘不斷地作響，令我心煩。The ticks seem to be coming from that bag over there. 滴答聲似乎是從那邊的袋子里發(fā)出的。21. consequently ad. as a result 因此，所以My car broke down and con

57、sequently I was late. 我的汽車半路上出了毛病，所以來晚 了。I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to spend on food during the last few days of the holidays. 我在假期第一周就用掉了大部分錢，因此最后幾 天幾乎沒什么錢買吃的了。擴展con seque nt a.隨之發(fā)生的，合乎邏輯的；n. 必然的結(jié)果，推論22. device n. 1). C a machine or tool for a special purpose 器械，裝置He made a device to make the door shut by itself. 他制作了一種能使門自動關(guān)閉的裝置。A computer is a device for processing information. 計算機是一種處理信息的裝置。