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《新视野大学英语读写教程》（第二册）外语教学与研究出版社

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Unit1Time-ConsciousAmericans

学时

2*3

教学目的

TeachingObjectives

boutculturaldifferencesabouttimeconsciousness.

ssageAandunderstandthemainideaofthetext“Time-Conscious

Americans”.

tandthestructureofthetextandthedevicesfordevelopingit.

theKeyLanguagePointsandGrammaticalStructuresintheText.

教学重点与

难点

Teachingemphasis:

zingaparagraphwithageneralstatementsupportedbyspecificdetailsandthe

reason

ds,phrasandsomeufulntencepatterns;

Teachingdifficulties:Readingforthemainideasinparagraphs

教学方法与

手段

Teachingmethod:

lecturewithpairworkandgroupdiscussion

Themixtureoflistening,speaking,reading,practicingandwriting

Teachingaids:textbook，Multi-mediaandblackboard

课时安排

第一次课

1-2period

ⅠWarm-upActivity

ork15m

onsforthoughtanddiscussion15m

ⅡBackgroundInformation10m

Ⅲlistening25m

ⅣwatchandAnswer25m

第二次课

3-4period

ⅤTextAnalysis

·GlobalReading25m

ea

ructure

·DetailedReading65m

Words

Phras

Languagepoints

第三次课

5-6period

Languagepoints15m

ⅥTextSummary5m

ⅦWriting25m

ⅧExerciExplanation45m

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教学要点

TeachingPoints:

Ssknowthelearningobjectivesofthisunit;

eSsunderstandthetextasawholeandknowsomebackgroundknowledge;

eSsknowsomeideasoffame;

heSsufreelytheactiveexpressions,keygrammaticalpointsandntence

patternsinthistext.

作业布置与

思考

Assignments:

lary:Studentsareaskedtomasterthekeywordsandphras.

ceStructure:Teachersummariestheusageof“either…or”and“where”

andStudentspracticerewritingntencesafterthemodels.

ation

教学参考书

和网络资源

ReferenceBooksandResources:

r’sBookofNewHorizonCollegeEnglish

nDictionaryofContemporaryEnglish(English-Chine)

AdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineDictionary

nDictionaryofAmericanEnglish

-lineresources:Englishonline

教学过程

1-2Period

ⅠWarm-upActivity(提问板书)

ork:

1)FindoutidiomsChinehaveabouttime.

Timeismoney.（时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金）

Timeandtidewaitfornoman.（岁月不待人）

Neverputofftilltomorrowwhatmaybedonetoday.（今日事，今日毕）

2)FindoutmajordifferencesoftimebetweenChineandEnglishculture.

ChineCulture:

a)mass(collectivism).

b)humanand'heaven'asone(天人和一).

c)ethicsandtolerance(中恕之道).

d)internalcultivation(修身养性).

Westernculture:

a)Individualism.

b)adventurousandexplorationbad.

c)badonscience

d)lawtoresolvepeopleandpeople'srelationship.

e)'god'andreligiontoresolvehumanandspiritualismrelationship.

onsforthoughtanddiscussion:（提问课本）

1)WhatpreciousresourcesdoAmericansvalueandsave?

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2)WhatarethethreekindsofbehaviorthatAmericansconsidertobeawasteof

time?

3)InwhatdifferentwaysdoAmericansapproachtimeinbusinessrelations?

ⅡBackgroundInformation:（讲解课件）

alConflicts:entnationshave

oculturesclash,problemsincommunicationmayoccur.

Whichsideshouldcompromiwhenthereareculturalconflicts?Infact,knowingand

understandingtheother'scultureistheresponsibilityofbothsides,andbothsides

ing,ratherthancomplainingandblaming,is

thebestsolutiontoculturalconflicts.

ass:Aglasscontainerholdingfinesandformeasuringtime,whichis

narrowinthemiddlelikeafigure8sothatthesandinsidecanrunslowlyfromthetop

halftothebottomtakingexactlyonehour.。

Ⅲlistening:（练习课件）

Directions:epassageisreadforthe

condtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejust

heard.

ToAmericans,punctualityisawayofshowingrespectforotherpeople’stime.

Beingmorethan10minuteslatetoanappointmentusuallycallsforanapology,and

whoarerunninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknow

ofthedelay.

peopleplananevent,theyoftentthetimedaysorweeksinadvance.

Oncethetimeisfixed,lewant

tocometoyourhouforafriendlyvisit,theywillusuallycallfirsttomakesureitis

ryclofriendswilljust“dropby”,people

emayvary,

butmostfolksthinktwiceaboutcallingafter10:iders,Americansem

tiedtotheclock.

ⅣListenandAnswer(提问视频)

Directions:Listentoapassageaboutpeople’sattitudetowardtimeintheUSand

answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtowhatyouhear.

estimemeantous?

ouldwedowithtime?

3-4Period

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ⅤTextAnalysis（提问板书）

GlobalReadingTask:Talkaboutthemainideaofthetextingroupsandanswerthe

followingquestions.

ea:Time-consciousAmericans(“Timeisoneofthetwoelementsthat

Americanssavecarefully,theotherbeinglabor”Para.1)

2．2．TextStructure

1)Question(Para.1)WhatarethetwothingsAmericanstrytosave?

Timeandlabor

2)ThewaysAmericanssavetimeinclude:(Para.2-7)

Way1Theytreattimeriously.

Way2Theydoeverythinginahurry.

Way3Theystarttalkingbusinessquickly.

Way4Theyumoderndevicestocommunicatewitheachotherefficiently.

3)Conclusion:differentideas(Para.8)

Tosuccessfullysolveaproblemandtofulfillajobwithspeedistakenby

Americansasasignofskillfulnessandbeingcompetent.

DetailedReadingTask:（讲解课件）

Languagepointsandsomeexpressionstobeexplained

·Theclassmaybeginwiththestudents’dentsmay

putforwardsomedifficultpointsaboutthetextandasksomeotherstudentstoanswer

thembyanalyzing,tudents’answerarenot

satisfactorytheteachermayaddhis/heropinion

·Whenthestudentshavenoquestionstheteachermayleadtheattentionuptothe

pointsthestudentsmayignoreormaynotunderstandbyaskingsomeotherquestions

aboutthetext.

Words

ssa.

1)unabletobestillorquiet,eoflackofinterest,impatience,anxiety,

etc.

（尤指因厌烦、烦躁和焦虑而引起的）不安定的或不安静的

Afteronemonthinthejob,hefeltrestlessanddecidedtoleave.

这项工作他只干一个月就感到厌倦并决定不。

2)alwaysmoving动作不停的，好动的

Restlesswindmovedthroughthetrees.风不停地在树林里吹着。

sslyad.不安定地，不安静地

Shemovedrestlesslyinherchair.她焦躁不安地在椅子上挪动着。

Hemovedaboutrestlessly,lightingacigarette.他点燃了一支烟，焦躁不安地走来走去。

1)idewiththeelboworelbows用肘把人推到一旁

Heelbowedmeoutoftheway.他用肘把我推开了。

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2)n.[C](outsidepartofthe)jointwherethearmbends肘

Hesatwithhilbowsonthetable.他坐着双肘架在桌子上。

1)(ofbehavior)rough;offensive（指行为）粗鲁的，无礼的

Thegeneralwasoffendedbyhisabruptreply.将军被他生硬的回答激怒了。

2)suddenandunexpected突然的，意外的

Hisabruptdeparturesurprideveryone.他的突然离去使大家都很吃惊。

1)ofordoneregularlyfollowedinexactlythesamewayeachtime例行的，惯常

的

Everydaytheworkbeginswiththeritualphrasofgreeting.

每天的工作以例行的问候语开始。

2)n.[C,U]amethodfollowedrepeatedlyinthesamewayeverytime固定的程序

Wivesmakearitualoftheirhouholdduties.

家庭主妇每天都是一成不变地操持家务。

tion

1)[C,U](anexampleof)generallyacceptedpractice,gardtosocial

behavior

惯例，习俗，常规

Byconventiontheleaderisalwaysaman.

按照惯例，领导总是由男人担任。

Wearingacoatandtietoagoodrestaurantisanacceptedconvention.

进入高级饭店要穿外套系领带是公认的规矩。

2)[C]meetingofmembersofaprofession,politicalparty,etc.大会

Theconventiondecidedonanewrule.

大会通过了一项新规定。

1)e(sth.)cloly刺探，查究，探究，彻底调查

Themattermustbeprobedtothebottom.

这件事必须彻底调查。

Shetriedtoprobehismindtofindoutwhathewasthinking.

她试图探究他的心思，以便知道他在想些什么。

2)exploreorexamine(sth.)withorasifwithaprobe（用探针或探测器）检查，

探查

Thesurgeonprobedforthebulletintheman'sback.

外科医师试图探查出那个男子背部的子弹。

3)n.[C]探针，探子（医生用来检查伤口的一种钝头细长工具）

Scientistsputaprobeintothemuscleofthefishrtomeasureitsbody

temperature.

科学家们把探针插入鱼的肌肉，以测量其体温。

4)[C]()completeandcarefulenquiryintosth.(尤为新闻用语)刺探，

彻底调查

aprobeintotheactivitiesofdrugdealers

对贩毒分子活动的调查

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Intheirofficialprobe,theyfoundproofofwickedmoralpracticeswithinthe

company.

他们在正式调查中，发现了这个公司内部腐败的证据。

[C]amountsaved节省，贮存

(pl.)moneysavedup储蓄金

Thenewmanagementhadachievedevenbiggersavings.

新的管理部门实现了更大幅度的节约。

Ittookalloursavingstobuythehou.

买这房子花去了我们的全部积蓄。

-saving

edtoreducetheamountofworkoreffortneededtodosth.

省工的，节省劳力的，减轻劳动的

Womenlikethewashingmachineasitislabor-saving.

女人们喜欢洗衣机，因为它能节省劳力。

Apersonalcomputercanbeverylabor-saving.个人电脑能节省很多劳力。

onic

1)producedoroperatedbyaflowofelectrons电子的，电子操作的

anelectronicaddressbook电子地址簿

anelectronicgame电子游戏

2)concernedwithelectronicdevices和电子设备（如计算机）有关的

Thisdictionaryisavailableinelectronicform.这部词典有电子版本。

.;cometoownorcontrolsth.(bybuying,borrowing,taking,etc.)

取得，获得，买到，借到

Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedfromourheadoffice.

可以从我们的总部获得更多的资料。

ent;outstanding;wonderful极好的；壮丽的，华美的

Theviewfrommywindowissuperb.

从窗外看去，景色壮丽。

vi.(oftime)pass（指时间）过去，逝去

Fouryearshadelapdsinceheleftcollegeandstillhehadn'tfoundajob.

他大学毕业已有四年光阴，却仍未找到工作。

l

1)m(sth.)orbring(sth.)toacompletion履行，执行，完成

Anurhasmanydutiestofulfillincaringforthesick.

护士在护理病人时要履行许多职责。

2)satisfy(sth.);answer满足；与......相符

Thetravelinglibraryfulfillsanimportantneedforpeoplewholiveinthe

countryside.

流动图书馆满足了乡村居民的重要需求。

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Phras

in:haveasaresult,cau致使，导致，造成......的结果

Oureffortsresultedinsuccess.我们的努力取得了成功。

Thegameresultedinanothervictorybyourteam.比赛结果，我们队又取得了胜利。

gbut只有，除......以外什么也不

Iwantnothingbutthebestformychildren.我只希望能把最好的给予我的孩子们。

Thestorywasnothingbutlies.这个故事只不过是一通谎言而已。

tfor:explainthecauofsth.解释，说明

Pleaaccountforyourconduct.请解释你的行为。

Howdoyouaccountforlosingsuchalargesumofmoney?你怎样说明为什么损失了

这么大一笔钱？

for:ask(anamount)asaprice收费，要价，索价

I'mnotgoingthereagain-theychargedme$1foracupofcoffee!

我再也不去那里了，他们一杯咖啡要了我一美元！

Howmuchdoesthehotelchargeforaroom?

这家旅馆一个房间要收多少钱？

h:inahurry匆忙的

I'minsucharushthatIcan'tstop.我忙得手脚不闲，停不下来。

Everybodyisalwaysinarushtogetreadyinthemornings.

每天早上，每个人的准备工作都总是很匆忙的。

ressure:beinfluenced;beforced在压力下，在强力下

Shedoesn'tusuallyshout;shemustbeunderpressure.

她通常不会大声嚷嚷；她一定是压力太大了。

Heonlyagreedtoleavethecountryunderpressure.

他只是在压力下才同意出国。

:existortakeplaceatthesametime;befoundtogether同时发生，伴随

Moneydoesnotalwaysgowithhappiness.有钱并不总是幸福。

Responsibilitygoeswithbecomingafather.做了父亲就有了责任。

:puteffortinto（gsth.）;engageinsomeactivity

工作，从事于，钻研

I'vebeenworkingatmyessayallday.我整天都在不停地写文章。

YouwillhavetoworkattheweakpointsinyourEnglishifyouwanttopassthe

examination.

如果你想要通过考试，就得努力攻克你英文方面的薄弱环节。

r

ureu;notuup(sth.)储存，储蓄

Saveyourstrengthforthehardworkyou'llhavetodolater.

养精蓄锐以应付今后你得去从事的繁重工作。

Canyousaveitforlater?你能不能把这留到以后（等我空闲的时候）告诉我？

1)beingconsidered正考虑的

thematterathand,正在审议的事

2)nearintimeorposition在附近，在手边，临近的

Wewanttomakesurethathelpisathandforallchildreninhunger.

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我们想确保所有挨饿的孩子都能很快地得到帮助。

Remembertokeepanote-bookathandallthetime.

记住要随时带好笔记本。

on:physicallyprent亲身，亲自

Thewinnerwillbethereinpersontocollecttheprize.

获胜者将亲自去那里领奖。

IhadenherbeforeonTV,butshelookedverydifferentwhenImetherinperson.

我以前在电视上见过她，但当我和她面对面相见时却看上去很不一样。

:asaresultof,caudby,becauof由于，因为

Hislatenesswasduetotheveryheavytrafficontheway.

他之所以迟到是因为路上车辆太多。

hyof:(should)begiven(sth.)值得的，配得上的

Theireffortsareworthyofyoursupport.他们的努力值得你们的支持。

Twopointsinthisreportareespeciallyworthyofnotice.这篇报告中有两点尤其值得注

意。

LanguagePoints

ansbelievenoonestands.(Para.1)

Meaning:Americansbelievenoonekeepsmotionless;everyonemoves.

oneofthetwoelementsthatAmericanssavecarefully,theother

beinglabor.(Para.l)

Meaning:Americansutwothingswithgreatcare(or:Americansneverwaste

twothings):Oneistimeandtheotherislabor.

Thestructureis:subject+V-ing(or:V-ed).

Thistypeofclaucanalsobeputatthebeginningofthewholentence.

Nofurtherdiscussionsarising,themeetingwasbroughttoanend.

会议没有作进一步讨论就结束了。

Lunchfinished,alltheguestsreturnedtothesittingroom.吃完午饭，所有客人

都回到起居室。

lavestonothingbuttheclock...(Para.2)

Meaning:Weareunderthecontroloftimeonlyandnothingel,orweareonly

dominatedbytime...

slavetosth.:apersonwhoisbeingcompletelyinfluencedordominatedby

something

aslavetodrink酒鬼

aslavetomoney金钱的奴隶

nothingbut:only

Hedidnothingbutcomplain.他只是抱怨，别的什么都不干。

etit,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountforit;wealso

chargeforit.(Para.2)

Meaning:Weplanhowtospendit,saveit,wasteit,spenditmoreefficiently,find

waystopassitquickly,reduceit,explainhowweuit;wealsoaskmoneyforit.

Inthisntence,"time"isudmetaphoricallyassomethingofrealvalue.

6....everyoneisinarush--oftenunderpressure.(Para.3)

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Meaning:everyoneisdoingthingsinahurry,becautheyareoftenunder

pressuretodoso.

inarush:inahurry

throughdaytimemealsispartofthepaceoflifeinthiscountry.

(Para.3)

Meaning:EatingtheirmealshurriedlyduringthedayispartofAmerica'sfastpace

oflife.

racethrough:dosomethinginahurry

You'dbetternotracethroughit,youshouldpayattentiontothedetails。

你最好别那么一目十行地看，你该注意一下细节。

'ttakeitpersonally.(Para.3)

Meaning:Don'tletituptyou(becautheytreateverybodythisway;or

becautheyarenotdoingthistoyouinparticular).

Take...personally:feelthatafailureorunpleasantsituationisyourfaultandbe

uptaboutit

Don'ttakethedisparagingremarkspersonally.

别以个人轻视态度来评论。

llmisstheritualinteractionthatgoeswithawelcomingcupoftea

orcoffeethatmaybeaconventionintheirowncountry.(Para.4)

Meaning:Theywillbesadbecautheywillnothavetheusualexchanges(withthe

personwhoinvitedthem)

exchangesmaybeacommonpracticeonsimilaroccasionsintheirowncountry.

gowith:existortakeplaceatthesametimewithsomethingel

Rightsalwaysgowithobligations.权利总是伴随义务。

ly,Americansdonotassstheirvisitorsinsuchrelaxed

surroundingsoverextendedsmalltalk...(Para.4)

Meaning:UsuallyAmericansdonotjudgeorevaluatetheirvisitorsinrelaxed

places(suchasrestaurantsorcoffeehous)duringlong,lightconversations...

11.....muchlessdotheytakethemoutfordinner,oraroundonthegolf

cour...(Para.4)

Meaning:...itivenlesslikelythatAmericanstaketheirvisitorsoutfordinner

ortoplaygolf...

Notethatthephra"muchless"isoftenudafteranegativestatement,to

indicatethatthestatementistrueroftheperson,thing,orsituationthatyouare

goingtomention.

HecanhardlyunderstandEnglishmuchlessFrench.你几乎不懂英语，更不用说法语

了。

egenerallyasssandprobeprofessionallyratherthansocially,

westarttalkingbusinessveryquickly.(Para.4)

Meaning:Sinceinmostcasweevaluateourvisitorsandaskthemquestions

fromaprofessionalpointofviewinsteadoffromasocialone,westarttalking

businessveryquickly(andthereisnoneedtospendtimeonsmalltalkandthe

like).

,therefore,alwaystickinginourinnerear.(Para.4)

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Meaning:Therefore,stliketheconstant

soundofaclockthatwehear.

uently,weworkhardatthetaskofsavingtime.(Para.5)

Meaning:Asaresult,wetryourbesttosavetime.

conquently:ult

Theywereconquentlyunabletomeettheirownengagements.他们因而无力偿

还其债务。

workat:puteffortintosomethingordoingsomething

15.....especiallygivenourtraffic-filledstreets.(Para.5)

Meaning:...especiallywhenwetakeintoaccountourbusystreetsthatareoften

fulloftraffic.

,therefore,savemostpersonalvisitingforafter-workhoursorfor

socialweekendgatherings.(Para.5)

Meaning:So,ifwewanttopayapersonalvisit,wecandoitafterworkoronthe

weekendwhentherearesocialgatherings.

save...for:keep..,forfutureu

Saveyourpityfortheliving.省着你的怜悯留给活人吧。

eimpersonalityofelectroniccommunicationhaslittleorno

relationtothesignificanceofthematterathand.(Para.6)

Meaning:Tous,thelackofpersonalfeelingsofelectroniccommunicationhaslittle

ornorelationtotheimportanceofthematterwearediscussing.

countriesnomajorbusinessisconductedwithouteyecontact,

requiringface-tofaceconversation.(Para.6)

Meaning:Insomecountries,importantbusinessmustbecarriedoutwitheye

contact,andthroughface-to-faceconversation.

r,peoplearemeetingincreasinglyontelevisionscreens,

conducting"teleconferences"tottleproblems...(Para.6)

Meaning:However,peoplearemeetingmoreandmorethroughtelevision,

holdingteleconferencestosolveproblems...

duepartlytothefactthatthetelephonerviceissuperbhere,

whereas

thepostalrviceislesfficient.(Para.7)

Meaning:Thisispartlybecauofthefactthatthetelephonerviceixcellent

here,butbycontrastthepostalrviceisnotsogood.

5-6Period

acertainamountoftimeisallowedtoelap,itemsintheireyes

asifthetaskbeingconsideredwereinsignificant,notworthyofproper

respect.(Para.8)

Meaning:Iftheydon'tspendsometimedealingwithacertaintask,itwillgivethe

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impression,intheiropinion,thatthetaskbeingconsideredisnotimportantornot

properlyrespected.

mentsare,conquently,givenaddedweightbythepassageof

time.(Para.8)

Meaning:asaresult,peoplethinkthatassignmentsaregainingadditional

importancewiththepassingoftime.

Theword"weight"hereisudasanuncountablenounmetaphoricallytomean

"importance".

习惯用语

attachweighttosth.重视

byweight按重量计算

feeltheweightofsth.感到...的压力

gain[lo]weight增加[减少]体重

giveweightto重视;加强...,为...提出强有力的证据

haveweightwith(sb.)对(某人)有影响

layweightonsth.强调;认为...具有特殊意义

lift[take]aweightoffsb.'smind解除某人的心头负担

ofgreat[little]weight有重大[很小]意义的(指论证);非常有[无]势力的(指人)

pullone's(own)weight尽自已的一份力量

putonweight体重增加,发胖

throwone'sweightabout[口]滥用权势,仗势欺人

throwone'sweight(intothebalance)投入自己的全部力量或影响

underweight过轻;重量不足(与over相反)

undertheweightof在...重压下,迫于...

S,however,itistakenasasignofskillfulnessorbeingcompetent

tosolveaproblem,orfulfillajobsuccessfully,withspeed.(Para.8)

Meaning:IntheUS,however,ifyoucansolveaproblemordoajobquickly,you

willbeconsideredapersonhavingskillsorability.

y,themoreimportantataskis,themorecapital,energy,and

attentionwillbepouredintoitinorderto"getitmoving".(Para.8)

Meaning:Usually,ifajobismoreimportant,peoplewillputinmoremoney,effort,

andattentioninordertogetitdone.

ⅥTextSummary（讲解课件）

Americansregardtimeasapreciousresourceandworkhardtosavetime:using

gardedasasignof

skillfulnessorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblemorfulfillajobsuccessfullywith

speed.

ⅦWriting（示范板书）

StepOne:AskthestudentstohaveaclolookattheTextStructureAnalysis

cherscanmakesomecommentsonthiskindofwriting

skills.

StepTwo:AskthestudentstodothewritingexercionPage14inpairsbutthey

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nalsothinkof

kfivegroupsofstudentstoprenttheiroutlines.

Note:teachers

ame

time,theteachersshouldguidethestudentstolecttheappropriatedetailsand

reasonstosupporttheGeneralStatement.

ⅧExerciExplanation（讲解课本）

P9Fillintheblanks.

P12Translation

课后分析

Wecanuthistextasagoodexampleofculturaldifferencebetween

ChinaandAmerica.