Unit 5 现代大学英语第二册 Quick Fix.docx

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Unit5现代大学英语第二册QuickFix

Unit5QuickFixsociety

I.TeachingObjectives

Throughlearningthispassagecanstudents：

Knowsomethingabouttheauthor

LearnsomebackgroundinformationaboutPennsylvaniaDutchTown

Learnsomeusefulwords,phrasesandexpressions

Learnthewritingdevicesinexposition

Learntheprosandconsoftherapidpacedsocietythroughtextappreciationanddebate

II.TeachingContents

PennsylvaniaDutchtown

Textappreciationandanalysis

Writingtechniquesofexposition

Debateinclass

III.TeachingFocus

Backgroundinformation

Writingdeviceofexposition

Debateinclass

IVTeachingTechniques

Lecturing,groupdiscussion,debate

StepⅠBackgroundinformation（10minutes）

I BackgroundInformation

1.FastRoadsinthe.

• Highways:

connectcities

• Superhighways:

aroadwithsixormorelanes

• Interstatehighways:

connectcitiesindifferentstates

• Freeways:

roadswithinacity

• Expressways:

fastroadsinornearcities

• Turnpike:

paymoneybeforeyouuseit

2.PennsylvaniaDutchTown

Location

TheheartofthePennsylvaniaDutchCountryisLancasterCounty.ItislocatedinsouthcentralPennsylvania,oneandhalfhourswestofPhiladelphia.MostoftheAmishCountryattractionsareinLancasterCounty,andalmostallofthelocalAmishpeoplelivehereaswell.

People:

Amish

TheAmishareareligiousgroupwholiveinsettlementsin22statesofthe.andOntario,Canada.TheoldestgroupofOldOrderAmish,about16,000—18,000peopleliveinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania.TheAmishstresshumility,familyandcommunity,andseparationfromtheworld.

Amish’sbeliefs

TheAmishwaspartoftheearlyAnabaptistmovementinEurope,whichtookplaceatthetimeoftheReformation.TheAnabaptistsbelievedthatonlyadultswhohadconfessedtheirfaithshouldbebaptized,andthattheyshouldremainseparatefromthelargersociety.Theyalsobelieveinnon-resistanceandbasicBibledoctrines.

Amish’slifestyle

• Thesepeopleasawholearenotasmaterialisticasmodernsocietytoday.Theydonotuseelectricityormodernconveniences.

• Amishmenhavebeards,butnotmustaches.

• MostAmisharetrilingual:

dialectofGerman,HighGermanandEnglish.

• OldOrderchildrenattendone-room schoolsthroughtheeighthgrade.

• TheyareaprivatepeoplewhobelieveGodhaskeptthemtogether.Theyareastrongexampleofacommunitythatsupportsandcaresforitsmembers.Theyareapeopleapart;theyarealsoapeopletogether.

Antiqueshopping（Para.2）

PennsylvaniaDutchtowniscalled“SundayAntiquesCapitaloftheUnitedStates”.Over3,000antiquedealersgatherheretodisplayandselltheirmerchandise.

Antiqueshopping（Para.2）

PennsylvaniaDutchtowniscalled“SundayAntiquesCapitaloftheUnitedStates”.Over3,000antiquedealersgatherheretodisplayandselltheirmerchandise.

Outletshopping（Para.2）Here,you’llfindover240factoryoutletstoresfeaturingnamebrandsandqualitymerchandisepricesatreducedprices.

3.Cliff’sNotes

• Cliff’snotesareaseriesofreferencebookswrittentohelpundergraduatestudentstounderstandandappreciateimportantliteraryworks.

• Withsuchnotes,studentsdon’thavetoreadtheworkitselfandbeabletowritepapersandtakeexams.

4.CivilWar

CivilWarwasthewarfrom1861to1865foughtbetweenthenorthernandsouthernstates.

TheCivilWarbattlefieldmentionedinparagraph2isthebattlefieldoffamousGettysburgbattleinJuly,1863.AtGettysburg,UnionarmydefeatedConfederatearmy.ThisvictoryistheturningpointoftheCivilWar.Afterthecampaign,onNovember19,PresidentLincolndeliveredthewell-knownGettysburgAddress.

5.Beethoven

LugwigVanBeethovenisoneofthegreatestcomposersintheworld.

Hisfamoussymphoniesinclude:

No.5（Fate）;No.6（Pastoral）;No.9（Choral）

6.USAToday

USATodayisoneofthemostpopulardailynationalnewspapersservingtheinterestofageneralpublicintheUnitedStates.

II  TextAppreciation

 Discussthefollowingquestionsortopics.

1）Ifyouagreethatpeoplearegettingtooimpatientandtooobsessedwiththequickfixforeverything,whatexampleswouldyougivetoillustrateyourpoint?

（BaseyourobservationsonyourexperienceinChina.）Howisitreflectedinourtransportationandcommunication?

Howisitshowninoureatinghabits?

Doesitaffectourconsumptionhabitsaswellasourproduction?

Howaboutentertainmentoramusement?

Areourreading,writing,learninghabitsalsochanged?

Whathasthis"fast-fix"attitudedonetoourhumanrelationships?

Hasitcausedhealthproblems?

Hasitreducedourcapacityforenjoyinglife?

2）Ifyoudisagreewiththeauthorandthinkthatthedesireforspeedisbasicallygood,howwouldyoudefendyourposition?

TextAnalysis 

1.Theme:

Let’sslowdownandenjoywhatnatureoffersusandwhatmankindhasleftusandrediscoverlife.

:

Part1（Paras.1—3）:

Herrideonfastroadsandherreturntripofacountryroad

Part2（Paras.4-6）:

NowinsteadoflaterFasterinsteadofslowerSuperficiallyinsteadofthoroughly

Part3（Paras.7--8）:

Slowdownandrediscoverlife

3.FurtherDiscussion

•Whydidthewritertaketheturnpikesandinterstates?

Didtheyhaveanyfunontheway?

•Whydidthewritertakeanotherwayback?

Howdidshefeelthistime?

•Whatistheattitudeofmodernpeopletodoeverything?

Howdoesitaffectourlife?

•Whydidtheauthorwritethisarticle?

Wasshesuggestingwestopusingalltime-savingtechniquesandproducts?

4 SentenceParaphrase

1.Forfourhours,ouronlyrealamusementconsistedofcountingexitsignsandwonderingwhatitwouldfeelliketoholdstillagain.（Para.1）

---The4-hourdriveonfastroadswastedious;theonlyfunwehadwastocounttheexitsignswewerepassingandtofigureouthowwe’dfeelifwestoppedagain.

2.Gettingtherecertainlydidn’tseemlikehalfthefun;infact,gettingtherewasn’tanyfunatall.（Para.1）

---WehadexpectedthatourridetoWestVirginiawouldbefun,andthathalfofthefunwe’dgetfromthetripwouldcomefromit.Butwewerewrong.Itwasn’tfunatall.

3.WetouredaCivilWarbattlefieldandstoodonthelittlehillthatfifteenthousandConfederatesoldiershadtriedtotakeonanotherhotJulyafternoon,onehundredandtwenty-fiveyearsago,notknowingthathalfofthemwouldgetkilledinthevainattempt.（Para.2）

---WevisitedaCivilWarbattlefieldandstoodonthelittlehill.Onehundredandtwenty-fiveyearsago,onahotJulyafternoon,15,000soldiersfightingforslavery,whiletryingtooccupythehill,hadnoideathattheywouldfailandthathalfofthemwouldbekilledinthebattle.

4.Westuffedourselveswithspicysaladsandhomemadebreadinan“all-you-can-eat”farmhouserestaurant,thenwanderedoutsidetoenjoythesunshineandtheherdsofcows—nolittledotsthistime—lyinginit.（Para.2）

---Wehadamealinafarmhouserestaurantwhereforacertainamountofmoneyyoucouldeatasmuchasyouwanted,andwefedourselveswithlotsofspicysaladsandhomemadebread.Afterthemeal,wewalkedleisurelyoutdoorstoenjoythesunshineandwatchtheherdsofcows—thistimetheydidnotseemlikelittledots—lyinginthesunshine.

5.Andwereturnedhomerefreshed,revitalized,andreeducated.（Para.2）

---Whenwegothome,wenotonlyfeltfreshandenergetic,butalsofeltthatwehadexperiencedanewwayoflife.

6.Infact,mostAmericansareconstantlyinahurry—andnotjusttogetfromPointAtoPointB.Ourcountryhasbecomeanationinsearchofthequickfix—inmorewaysthanone.（Para.3）

---Infact,mostAmericansarealwaysinarush.Peoplearenotonlytryingtofindthefastwaytogetaroundfromplacetoplace,butalsolookingforwaysofgettingthingsdonequicklyinvariousaspectsoflife.

7.Onceuponatime,Americansunderstoodtheprincipleofdeferredgratification.Weputalittleofeachpaycheckaway“forarainyday”.（Para.4）

---Inthepast,Americanswerepatienttohavetheirdesiressatisfied.Wesavedalittlemoneyeachtimewegotpaidincasewemightneeditinthefuture.

8.Ifwewantedanewsofaoraweekatalakesidecabin,wesavedupforit,andthebankshelpedusoutbyprovidingspecialChristmasClubandVacationClubaccounts.（Para.4）

---Ifwewantedtobuysomenewfurnitureorspendaweekatalakeside,wecouldopenspecialaccountsatthebankstosavemoneyforit.

9.andifweareinahurrytoloseweight,wetrythelatestmiraclediet,guaranteedtotakeawaytenpoundsintendays…unlesswe’rerichenoughtoaffordliposuction.（Para.4）

---Ifwewanttoloseweightquickly,wetrythemostrecentmiracledietwhichissaidtobeeffectiveandissuretomakeusloseapoundperday.Ifwearerichenoughtopayfortheoperation,wecanhaveourunneededfatremovedfromourbodies.

10.Welikeourinformationfast,too:

messagesflashedonacomputerscreen,documentsfaxedfromyourtelephonetomine,currenteventsin90-secondburstsonEyewitnessNews,historyreducedto“BicentennialMinutes”.（Para.5）

---Forinformation,wealsowanttogetitfastbyskimmingthroughwhatisofferedontheweb.Documentsarefaxedtoonepersonfromanother.WeareinformedofwhatishappeningathomeandabroadthroughTVprogramsthroughwhichwegetverybriefaccountsofcurrentevents.Welearnthehistoryofthepast200yearsquicklyfrom“BicentennialMinutes”.

11.Evenourpersonalrelationshipshavebecomecompressed.Insteadofdevotinglargepartsofourdaystoourlovedones,wereplacethemwithsomethingcalled“qualitytime”,which,moreoftenthannot,isnotimeatall.（Para.6）

---Evenourpersonalrelationshipsareaffected.Insteadofspendingmuchofourtimewithourloved