大学英语第一册unit6PPT课件

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1、Unit 6The Pace of Life韩都衣舍淘宝店 http:/ http:/ 韩都衣舍童装时尚女装 http:/ http:/ http:/ III Writing StrategyPart II Text APart I Pre-reading tasksPart I Pre-reading tasksWarm-up questionsWhat did you want to do yesterday?What did you do yesterday?The purpose of this questionnaire is to increase your awareness o

2、f stress in your life.QuestionnairePurpose If you agree with the following statements,write down“yes”and count how many“yes”?1.I have frequent arguments.2.I often get upset at work.3.I often have neck and/or shoulder pains due to anxiety/stress.4.I often get upset when I stand in long lines.5.I ofte

3、n get angry when I listen to the local,national,or world news or read the newspaper.6.I do not have a sufficient amount of money for my needs.7.At the end of a day,I often feel stress-related fatigue(疲劳).8.I have at least one constant source of stress/anxiety in my life(e.g.,conflict with classmates

4、,neighbor,mother,etc.).9.I often have stress-related headaches.10.I do not practice stress management techniques.11.I rarely take time for myself.12.I have difficulty in keeping my feelings of anger and hostility under control.13.I have difficulty in managing time wisely.14.I often have difficulty s

5、leeping.15.I am generally in a hurry.16.I usually feel that there is not enough time in the day to accomplish what I need to do.17.I do not regularly perform physical activity.18.I rarely get 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night.6-18 High stress 3-5 Average stress 0-2 Low stressResults Part I(1-11)Reason

6、s why we feel so time-stressed todayTransitional devicestechnologyinformation explosionrising prosperity.apart,.a second reason.(P7)There is another reason.(P11)1.Facts are valuable as evidence that enhances the persuasive force of an argumentative paper.In stating the first reason,the author lists

7、a number of facts to try to convince the readers of the unfavorable effects technology has had on our lives.Now could you find some more supporting facts apart from the one given below,and put them down?(P204)2.How fast is information generated today as compared to a couple of centuries ago?3.What i

8、s Edward Wilsons purpose in subscribing to 60 or 70 journals and magazines?4.What gives rise to our discontent with super abundance?1.on the go (introduction)(infml)very active or busy 繁忙，活动多 e.g.Ive been on the go all week,preparing my thesis.我整天都很忙，晚上十点才回家。I was on the go all day and went home at

9、10 oclock in the evening.Language study 2.set about (introduction)begin（a task）；start（doing sth.）开始，着手 pattern：set about sth./doing sth.e.g.The school authorities must set about finding solutions to the campus security problems.My mom and I set about clearing up after the guests left.3.quantities of

10、 (L3)a large quantity of large amounts/a large amount of 许多的，大量的 e.g.In cold weather most animals must eat large quantities of food to obtain the energy needed to catty on normal body activities.4.eat into (L6)gradually reduce the amount of(sth.valuable);damage or destroy 吞噬；侵蚀；毁坏 spread into (L22)侵

11、入侵入 e.g.Responsibilities at home and work eat into his time.酸会腐蚀金属，破坏其表面。Acid eats into the metal,damaging its surface.eat out of 吃光吃光.5.The trouble is,it delivered them.(L11)deliver:It means to provide or to bring them It refers to“horizons”.trouble It implies the unfavorable effect of the inventio

12、n of aircraft,that is,people,driven on by new horizons,would like to spend more time on time-consuming journeys.问题是，飞机提供了新的天地。6.in reality (L18)in actual fact;really 事实上，实际上 e.g.He became that countrys ruler both in name and reality.接受事实 accept reality 否认事实 deny reality 面对事实 face reality 7.pour in(L

13、33)（后不加名词（后不加名词,in 为为副词）副词）pour into+名名（into为介词）为介词）go into a place quickly and in large numbers 大量涌入 e.g.Messages of congratulation pour in.Many football fans poured into the stadium to have a look at their favorite football players.pour down 沿.流下 pour from 从.流下 8.amount to (L41)be equal to;add up

14、to 相当于，总计 e.g.The tuition fee amounts to ten thousand yuan.这就等于要把整件事重做一遍。这就等于要把整件事重做一遍。This amounts to doing the whole thing over again.9.stress (L42)1)n.pressure;emphasis 压力；重点 lay/put/place stress on/upon 施压于.;着重于，把重点放在上 e.g.Population growth and pollution place enormous stress on the worlds suppl

15、y of usable water.2)v.加压于；强调 e.g.A person who is stressed typically has anxious thoughts and difficulty concentrating or remembering.I must stress that what I say is confidential.10.oblige (L45)vt.1)do(someone)a favor (为.)效劳，帮（.的）忙 pattern:oblige(sb.)(with sth./by doing sth.)e.g.Please oblige me by

16、leaving me alone.请给我一根火柴，好吗？Could you oblige me with a match?2)force(someone to do something)(usu.used in the passive voice)被迫 He felt obliged to leave after such an unpleasant argument.vi.do(someone)a favor (为.)效劳，帮（.的）忙 We are happy to oblige.11.So we suffer from what Wilson calls discontent with

17、super abundance-the confusion of endless choice.(L46-47)super abundance It refers to the a quantity of goods and services.What can we infer from the sentence?The quantity of goods and services is too much,it is endless,and whats more,it increases our time stress levels.于是我们就深受威尔逊所谓的对极大富足不满之苦即无休止的选择所

18、造成的困惑。abundance:n.quantity that is more than enough;plenty 丰富，丰裕 an abundance of 大量的大量的 She had an abundance of very black hair.in abundance 富有富有 By the mid-15th century paper was available in abundance.of abundance 富裕的富裕的 a life of abundance 富裕的生活富裕的生活 Part II(12-18)1.Is everyone time-starved today

19、?What percentage of the population is suffering under the stresses and strains of life today?2.What is stress envy,as conceived by Paul Edwards?3.How much free time has the average American gained since the mid-1960s?How are the gains distributed between the sexes?12.Its almost got to the point wher

20、e theres stress envy.(L60-61)stress envy:If you are not stressed,that shows you are not very successful.这几乎到了羡慕压力的程度。Language study 13.The gains,however,were unevenly distributed.(L73)The gains:It refers to the five hours a week Americans had gained as their free time.但增加的时间分配得并不均匀。Part III(19-23)14

21、.a variety of (L85)a lot of a particular type of(things that are different from each other)各种各样的 e.g.大学图书馆里有各种各样的书籍。There are a(wide)variety of books in the college library.15.Anything that helps streamline our lives is a growth market.(L94-95)任何能帮助我们提高生活效率的事物都有越做越大的市场。Because people are trying to b

22、uy time and you can definitely gain profits to help them“save”time.Language study 16.spring up (L101)appear,develop,grow,etc.quickly or suddenly 迅速发展（或生长）；突然出现 e.g.New buildings are springing up everywhere.1.What is the crux(症结)of the problem the author points out?2.what is remedy for the stress acc

23、ording to the author?Part IV(24-28)17.As Godbey points out,the stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time,but from the surfeit of things we try to cram into it.(L107-108)arise from 起因于.arise out of cram into 勉强塞入,填满 We are not lacking in time.Actually it is our ever-increasing desires that ma

24、ke us feel time-starved.正如戈德比所指出的，我们的紧张感并非源于时间短缺，而是因为我们试图在一个个时段中塞入过多的内容。Language study 18.be doomed to(L124)(sth.)be certain to happen,and you can do nothing to prevent it 命定，注定 be doomed to sth.be doomed to do sth.注定要遭受的 e.g.他因身体不好而注定失业。He was doomed to unemployment by his ill health.He is doomed to live a miserable life.time-pressed/time-stressed feel the press caused by the lack of time time-starved be lacking in time time famine lack of time time-consuming wasting timeVocabulary