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Tasks. run against one’s clock. race against time. make full use of every minute. 争分夺秒. Video Clip. The Devil Wears Prada. Book 2 Unit1. Section A Time-Conscious Americans. un. conscious. sub. adj. 有意识的,故意的. adj. 无意识的. adj. 潜意识的. ?-. conscious. fashion-. health-. time-.
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run against one’s clock • race against time • make full use of every minute 争分夺秒
Video Clip The Devil Wears Prada
Book 2Unit1 Section A Time-Conscious Americans
un conscious sub adj. 有意识的,故意的 adj.无意识的 adj. 潜意识的 ?- conscious fashion- health- time- 重视健康的 追逐潮流的 有时间观念的 Nowadays, the traditional martial art in China has been in vogue among health-conscious westerners. Lady Gaga, a fashion-conscious pop singer in America, has drown a world-wide attention for her unique style.
Text Analysis The whole passage Paragraph 3
Text Analysis Deduction General Statement Para.1-2: Americans save carefully. Details time Reason
Text Analysis Deduction General Statement They produce labor-saving devices to save time. Para.3 Details Para.4 They start talking business very quickly. Para.5-7 Everyone is in a rush. Reason
Text Analysis Deduction General Statement Details Para.8: It is taken as a sign ofor to solve a problem or fulfill a job successfully with speed in America. skillfulness being competent Reason
Text Analysis Paragraph 3 General Statement ? Everyone is in a rush.
Paragraph 3 Text Analysis Details ? 1. City people always appear to be as they try to complete their shopping. hurrying Shopping in a rush. 2. daytime meals. Racing through Taking meal in a rush. precious Working in a rush. 3. Working time is considered . push Driving in a rush. 4. Drivers will be and people will past you. abrupt 5. No smiles, and small exchanges with strangers. brief conversations Communicating with strangers in a rush.
Paragraph 3 Text Analysis Reason ? American people time highly. value
A reading skill--Scanning Scanningis a fast reading strategy used to locates specific information. We skim a passage to get a general picture of its main idea, organization pattern and style; We scan to locate specific information, thus we are only interested in finding out what we want.
A reading skill--Scanning Can you find out the words or phrases which indicate Americans’ time-consciousness in Para.3? in a rush hurrying restlessly elbowing racing through abrupt push
Culture Reflection Americans are famous great people with labor, while Chinese are famous great people with leisure . 美国人是闻名的伟大的劳碌者,中国人是闻名的伟大的悠闲者. ——Lin Yutang American Culture Chinese Culture Quicken-paced Leisurely Group Discussion In what way do you think that Americans tend to live a quicken-paced life while Chinese tend to live a leisurely life?
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Assignment Writing task You are required to choose one of the following topics and write an essay of no less than150 words. • Time-Conscious Americans • ? -Conscious Chinese • ? -Conscious Japanese • ? -Conscious Germans