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illustrationanddiscussion.
教学基本内容
备注
Unit5QuickFixSociety
1.Warming-Up
1)Whatisthemeaningof“fix”?
2)Howdoyouunderstand“quickfix”?
3)Howis“quickfixsociety”reflectedinthefollowingaspects?
transportationandcommunication
eatinghabitsandconsumptionhabits
entertainment
readinghabits,learninghabits
workingstyle
4)Whataretheadvantagesof“quickfixsociety”?
Whatarethedisadvantagesof“quickfixsociety”?
Doyouwantafastpacedlifeorslowpacedone?
2.BackgroundInformation
I.FastRoadsintheU.S.
Highways:
connectcities
Superhighways:
aroadwithsixormorelanes
Interstatehighways:
connectcitiesindifferentstates
Freeways:
roadswithinacity
Expressways:
fastroadsinornearcities
Turnpike:
paymoneybeforeyouuseit(付费)高速公路
Pike,turnpikeroad
II.PennsylvaniaDutchTown
Location
TheheartofthePennsylvaniaDutchCounty(宾夕法尼亚州的荷兰郡)isLancasterCounty(兰卡斯特郡).ItislocatedinsouthcentralPennsylvania,oneandhalfhourswestofPhiladelphia.MostoftheAmishCountryattractionsareinLancasterCounty,andalmostallofthelocalAmishpeoplelivehereaswell.
People:
Amish
TheAmishareareligiousgroupwholiveinsettlementsin22statesoftheU.S.andOntario,Canada.TheoldestgroupofOldOrderAmish,about16,000—18,000peopleliveinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania.TheAmishstresshumility,familyandcommunity,andseparationfromtheworld.
Amish’slifestyle
Thesepeopleasawholearenotasmaterialisticasmodernsocietytoday.Theydonotuseelectricityormodernconveniences.
Amishmenhavebeards(下巴胡,山羊胡),butnotmustaches.(hairgrowingontheupperlip)
MostAmisharetrilingual:
dialectofGerman,HighGermanandEnglish.
OldOrderchildrenattendone-roomschoolsthroughtheeighthgrade.
TheyareaprivatepeoplewhobelieveGodhaskeptthemtogether.Theyareastrongexampleofacommunitythatsupportsandcaresforitsmembers.
Theyareapeopleapart;
theyarealsoapeopletogether.
Antiqueshopping(Para.2)
PennsylvaniaDutchtowniscalled“SundayAntiquesCapitaloftheUnitedStates”.Over3,000antiquedealersgatherheretodisplayandselltheirmerchandise.
III.CivilWar
CivilWarwasthewarfrom1861to1865foughtbetweenthenorthernandsouthernstates.
TheCivilWarbattlefieldmentionedinparagraph2isthebattlefieldoffamousGettysburgbattleinJuly,1863.AtGettysburg,Unionarmy(同盟军,North)defeatedConfederatearmy(联合军,South).ThisvictoryistheturningpointoftheCivilWar.Afterthecampaign,onNovember19,PresidentLincolndeliveredthewell-knownGettysburgAddress.
IV.AChristmasclubsavingsaccount
AChristmasclubsavingsaccountisashort-termsavingsaccountintowhichapersonputsasetamountofmoneyatdesignatedintervalsthroughouttheyeartospendonChristmasshopping.ThistypeofaccountisdesignedtohelppeopleavoidthestressandfinancialstrainofhavingtocomeupwithalotofmoneyaroundDecemberorJanuarytopayforholidaygifts.Manylocalbanksandcreditunionsofferthistypeofsavingsaccount,andtheyoftencomewithfavorableinterestrates.
MostoftheseaccountsareopenedinJanuary.Whiletheremaybesomeinstitutionsthatrequireaminimumdeposittostart,mostdonot.TheaccountisleftopenthroughtheendofOctober,atwhichtimetheownercanwithdrawthemoneyandhaveenoughfundsforholidayshopping.
Forinstance,ifapersondecidestodeposit$10USDollars(USD)intohisaccounteachweekfromthefirstweekofJanuarytotheendofOctober,hewillhavesaved$420.00USD.Ifthatweeklydepositisdoubledto$20USD,hewillhavenearly$1,000USDreservedforChristmasshopping.Asanaddedbonus,manyfinancialinstitutionsofferinterestcompoundedquarterlybecausetheowneragreestoleavethemoneyinvestedforashort,butdefinite,periodoftime.
V.WhyIstheEagletheSymbolofAmerica?
ThenationalemblemoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaistheAmericanbaldeagle.UsedonourGreatSealwithoutstretchedwingsandlegs,theeagleissymbolicoffreedom,authorityandpower.
Afteralongdebate,congresschosethebaldeagletorepresenttheUnitedStatesin1782.Theeagleappearsonthepresidentialseal,thesealoftheUnitedStatesandvariousAmericancoins.
History
DuringtheSecondContinentalCongressof1775,thedelegatesdecidedtoadoptanationalsymbol.Forthenextsixyears,debatesoccurredastowhatthenationalbirdshouldbe.Finally,in1782,adrawingoftheeaglewaspresentedtocongress,andcongressapproveditasthenationalsymbol.
Significance
Theeaglewaschosenduetoitsstrengthandlonglife-span.Thefoundershopedtoconveyasenseofstrengthandpowerforthecountry.Furthermore,theeaglewasalsochosenbecauseitwasmistakenlybelievedtoliveexclusivelyinAmerica.
FunFact
NoteveryonewaspleasedwiththeselectionoftheeagleasthenationalsymbolforAmerica.BenjaminFranklinproposedthatthewildturkeybechoseninstead.Franklinargued"
theturkeyisincomparisonamuchmorerespectablebird,andwithalatrueoriginalnativeofAmerica."
3.TextAnalysis
I.Theme
Let’sslowdownandenjoywhatnatureoffersusandwhatmankindhasleftusandrediscoverlife.
II.Structure
IParas(1-3)Herrideonfastroadsandherreturntripofacountryroad.
Thewriter’sreflectiononthelifestyleofAmericansafterhertriptoWestVirginiaandbackhome:
Hercountryhasanationinsearchofthequickfix.
ⅡParas(4-6)
A.Nowinsteadoflater(Para4)
B.Fasterinsteadofslower(Para5)
C.Superficiallyinsteadofthoroughly(Para6)
III.Paras(7-8)Slowdownandrediscoverlife
Thewriter’sappealtoherfellowcountrymentoreturntolifeintheslowlane.
III.QuestionsrelatedtoText
1.Question:
WhatmadethewritercometothinkaboutthelifestyleofAmericanpeople?
Thewritertookaweek’svacationinWestVirginia.WhenshetooktheTurnpiketogetthere,shefoundthetripfastbutverydull.Whenshecameback,shetookanotherwaytoslowdownandenjoythecountylife,whichshefoundfulloffun.ThecontrastmadethewriterthinkaboutwhetherthefastlanelifeofmodernAmericanpeopleistheonlylifestyleofpeople.
2.Onceuponatime,Americansunderstoodtheprincipleofdeferredgratification.(Para4)
Inthepast,Americanswerepatienttohavetheirdesiressatisfied.Theyknewthatitwouldtakethemsometimetosatisfytheirneeds.Iftheywerepatientenough,theywouldhavemorepleasurewhentheyfinallygotwhattheywanted.
3.Symbolically,theAmericaneaglenowfliesforExpressMail.HowdareanyonekeepAmericawaitinglongerthanovernight?
(Para5)
Question:
Whatdoesthewriterintendtoemphasize,usingthisrhetoricalquestion?
EagleisthesymboloftheU.S.WhenitisusedasthelogoofExpressMail,ithasthesymbolicmeaningthatthewholenationdesirestobefast.ThewriterintendstoemphasizethattheAmericanscannolongerwaitforanything.Theslightestdelaywouldgetthemangrybeyondmeasure.
4.Evenourpersonalrelationshipshavebecomecompressed.Insteadofdevotinglargepartsofourdaystoourlovedones,wereplacethemwithsomethingcalled“qualitytime”.(para6)
Howcanpersonalrelationshipsbe“compressed”?
Howdoyouunderstand“qualitytime”?
Thetimewespendwithourlovedonesiscompressed,soourpersonalrelationshipisnolongerthesameasbefore.
“Qualitytime”meansyougivefullattentiontosomeoneinlimitedtime.Itisincontrastwith“quantityoftime”.InAmerica,peoplearetoobusytospendtimewiththeirlovedones,sotheybelieve“qualitytime”isasolution.Butactually,“qualitytime”meanslesstime.
5.…wedonotrealizethatwearelivingourlivesbytheicebergprinciple—payingattentiononlytothetopandignoringthe8/9thatliesjustbelowthesurface.(Para6)
Howdoyouunderstand“icebergprinciple”?
Icebergsfloatwithonlyabout10%oftheirbulkabovethesurfaceofthewater,thereforethemuchlargerpartisoutofsight.Modernpeoplearepayingattentiontosurfaceofeverything,butignoringtherealcontent,whichisusuallythecoreofeverything.
6.Question:
Whatsuggestionsdidthewritergivetothemodernpeople?
Thewritersuggestedthatthemodernpeopleshouldslowdownthefastpace,touchingandenjoyingeverydetailsoflife.Onlyinthisway,canwerediscoverlife.
7.Question:
Whatisthemeaningof“quickfix”?
“Fix”meanssolution.“Quickfix”inthisessaymeansquick.Itreferstothelifestyleofmodernpeoplewhoareimpatienttogeteverythingdoneandwanttofindthequicksolutiontoeverything.
4.PhrasesandExpressions
1.asmany
2.getsth.overwith
3.moreoftenthannot
4.offtherack
5.putaway
6.putbrakeson
7.savesb.thetroubleofdoingsth.
8.saveup
9.stuffwith
1.asmany:
thesamenumberasanotherparticularnumber多达。
。
Example:
Thosecooliesweregreat.Icouldeatasmanyagain.
2.getsth.overwith:
把。
做完了事
todoandfinishsomethingdifficultthatyouhavetodo
Examples:
I’llspeakfirstifyoulike—I’drathergetitoverwithquickly.
Helookeduponthemarriageceremonyasamereformality—somethingtobegotoverwithasquicklyaspossible.
3.moreoftenthannot=asoftenasnot,onmostoccasions时常,通常
类似:
morewaysthanone
Nancy