Unit5教案现代大学英语第二册QuickFixSocietyWord下载.docx

1、IV Teaching TechniquesLecturing, group discussion, debateStepBackground information（10minutes）I Background Information1. Fast Roads in the U.S. ? Highways: connect cities? Superhighways: a road with six or more lanes Interstate highways: connect cities in different states Freeways: roads within a ci

2、ty Expressways: fast roads in or near cities Turnpike: pay money before you use it 2. Pennsylvania Dutch Town LocationThe heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country is Lancaster County. It is located in south central Pennsylvania, one and half hours west of Philadelphia. Most of the Amish Countryattrac

3、tions are in Lancaster County, and almost all of the local Amish people live here as well.People: AmishThe Amish are a religious group who live in settlements in 22 states of the U.S. and Ontario, Canada. The oldest group of Old Order Amish, about 16,00018,000 people live in Lancaster County, Pennsy

4、lvania. The Amish stress humility, family and community, and separation from the world.Amish s beliefsThe Amish was part of the early Anabaptist movement in Europe, which took place at the time of the Reformation. The Anabaptists believed that only adults who had confessed their1faith should be bapt

5、ized, and that they should remain separate from the larger society. They also believe in non-resistance and basic Bible doctrines.Amish s lifestyle These people as a whole are not as materialistic as modern society today. They do not use electricity or modern conveniences. Amish men have beards, but

6、 not mustaches. Most Amish are trilingual: dialect of German, High German and English. Old Order children attend one-room schools through the eighth grade. They are a private people who believe God has kept them together. They are a strongexample of a community that supports and cares for its member

7、s. They are a people apart; they are also a people together.Antique shopping （Para. 2）Pennsylvania Dutch town is called “ Sunday Antiques Capital of the United States ” .3,000 antique dealers gather here to display and sell their merchandise.Outlet shopping （Para. 2）Here, you llfind over 240 factory

8、 outlet stores featuring name brands and quality merchandise prices at reduced prices.3. Cliff s NotesCliff notes are a series of reference books written to help undergraduate students to understand and appreciate important literary works.With such notes, students don etot rehavd the work itself and

9、 be able to write papers and take exams.4. Civil WarCivil War was the war from 1861 to 1865 fought between the northern and southern states. The Civil War battlefield mentioned in paragraph 2 is the battlefield of famous Gettysburg battle in July, 1863. At Gettysburg, Union army defeated Confederate

10、 army. This victory is the turning point of the Civil War. After the campaign, on November 19, President Lincoln delivered the well-known Gettysburg Address.5. BeethovenLugwig Van Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the world.His famous symphonies include: No. 5 （Fate）; No. 6 （Pastoral）; N

11、o. 9 （Choral）6. USA TodayUSA Today is one of the most popular daily national newspapers serving the interest of a general public in the United States.2II Text AppreciationDiscuss the following questions or topics.1） If you agree that people are getting too impatient and too obsessed with the quick f

12、ix for everything, what examples would you give to illustrate your point? （Base your observations on your experience in China. ） How is it reflected in our transportation and communication? How is it shown in our eating habits? Does it affect our consumption habits as well as our production? How abo

13、ut entertainment or amusement? Are our reading, writing, learninghabits also changed? What has this fast-fix attitude done to our human relationships? Has it caused health problems? Has it reduced our capacity for enjoying life?2） If you disagree with the author and think that the desire for speed i

14、s basically good, how would you defend your position?Text Analysis1. Theme:Let slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life.2.Structure:Part 1 （Paras. 13 ）: Her ride on fast roads and her return trip of a country roadPart 2 （Paras. 4-6 ）: Now instead of

15、later Faster instead of slower Superficially instead ofthoroughlyPart 3 （Paras. 7-8 ）: Slow down and rediscover life3. Further DiscussionWhy did the writer take the turnpikes and interstates? Did they have any fun on the way?Why did the writer take another way back? How did she feel this time?What i

16、s the attitude of modern people to do everything? How does it affect our life? ?Why did the author write this article? Was she suggesting we stop using all time-saving techniques and products?4 Sentence Paraphrase1. For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exit signs and wonderi

17、ng what it would feel like to hold still again. （Para. 1）-The 4-hour drive on fast roads was tedious; the only fun we had was to count the exitsigns we were passing and to figure out how we d feel if we stopped again.2. Getting there certainly didn t seem like half the fun; in fact, getting there wa

18、snat all. （Para. 1）-We had expected that our ride to West Virginia would be fun, and that half of the funwe d get from the trip would come from it. But we were wrong. It wasn t fun at all.3. We toured a Civil War battlefield and stood on the little hill that fifteen thousand Confederate soldiers had

19、 tried to take on another hot July afternoon, one hundred andtwenty-five years ago, not knowing that half of them would get killed in the vain attempt. （Para. 2）-We visited a Civil War battlefield and stood on the little hill. One hundred and twenty-five years ago, on a hot July afternoon, 15,000 so

20、ldiers fighting for slavery, while trying to occupy the hill, had no idea that they would fail and that half of them would be3killed in the battle.4. We stuffed ourselves with spicy salads and homemade bread in an “ all-you-can-eat ” farmhouse restaurant, then wandered outside to enjoy the sunshine

21、and the herds of cows no little dots this timelying in it. （Para. 2）-We had a meal in a farmhouse restaurant where for a certain amount of money you could eat as much as you wanted, and we fed ourselves with lots of spicy salads and homemade bread. After the meal, we walked leisurely outdoors to enj

22、oy the sunshine and watch the herds of cowsthis time they did not seem like little dotslying in the sunshine.5. And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated. （Para. 2）-When we got home, we not only felt fresh and energetic, but also felt that we had experienced a new way of life.6. In

23、 fact, most Americans are constantly in a hurry and not just to get from Point A to Point B. Our country has become a nation in search of the quick fix in more ways than one. （Para. 3）-In fact, most Americans are always in a rush. People are not only trying to find the fastway to get around from pla

24、ce to place, but also looking for ways of getting things donequickly in various aspects of life.7. Once upon a time, Americans understood the principle of deferred gratification. We puta little of each paycheck away “ for a rainy day ” . （Para. 4）-In the past, Americans were patient to have their de

25、sires satisfied. We saved a little money each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future.8. If we wanted a new sofa or a week at a lakeside cabin, we saved up for it, and the banks helped us out by providing special Christmas Club and Vacation Club accounts. （Para. 4）-If we wanted to bu

26、y some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside, we could open special accounts at the banks to save money for it.9. and if we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet, guaranteed to takeaway ten pounds in ten days unless we re rich enough to afford liposuction. （Para. 4）-If

27、we want to lose weight quickly, we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to beeffective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day. If we are rich enough to pay for the operation, we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies.10. We like our information fast, too: messages flashed o

28、n a computer screen, documents faxed from your telephone to mine, current events in 90-second bursts on Eyewitness News,history reduced to “ Bicentennial Minutes ” . （Para. 5）-For information, we also want to get it fast by skimming through what is offered on the web. Documents are faxed to one pers

29、on from another. We are informed of what is happening at home and abroad through TV programs through which we get very brief accounts of current events. We learn the history of the past 200 years quickly from“ Bicentennial Minutes ”.11. Even our personal relationships have become compressed. Instead of devoting largeparts of our days to our loved ones, we replace them with something called “ qualitywhich, more often than not, is no time at all. （Para. 6）-Even our personal relationships a