Four minutes is given to fast read the whole text and check the answers to the questions of pre-class work II,and then a division of the text is required to make. Introduction (para.1-3)The writer compares her ride on fast roads and her return trip of a country road.The contrast made her thinking whether there was sth wrong with American' quick fix lifestyle Body (para.4-6)she lists three ways Americans seek a quick fix. Now instead of later Faster instead of slower Superficially instead of thoroughly Conclusion (para.7-8)the three rhetorical questions in Paragraph 7 prepare the reader for what the writer summarizes in the last sentences of the paragraph The thesis (=the central idea)is started in the last two sentences of Paragraph 8:let's slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life. 本章节的教学重点、难点： The structure of the text The background of the text 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Read the text at least five times and underline the words and phrases you are not familiar with 参考资料： Contemporary College English,Yang Liming 讲授章节 Lesson Nine:The Quick Fix Society 2 授课时数2 periods
Four minutes is given to fast read the whole text and check the answers to the questions of pre-class work II, and then a division of the text is required to make. • Introduction (para.1-3) The writer compares her ride on fast roads and her return trip of a country road. The contrast made her thinking whether there was sth. wrong with American’ quick fix lifestyle • Body (para.4-6) she lists three ways Americans seek a quick fix. • Now instead of later • Faster instead of slower • Superficially instead of thoroughly • Conclusion (para.7-8) the three rhetorical questions in Paragraph 7 prepare the reader for what the writer summarizes in the last sentences of the paragraph. The thesis (=the central idea) is started in the last two sentences of Paragraph 8: let’s slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life. 本章节的教学重点、难点： The structure of the text The background of the text 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Read the text at least five times and underline the words and phrases you are not familiar with 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming 讲授章节 Lesson Nine: The Quick Fix Society 2 授课时数 2 periods
教学目的： To grasp the meaning and spelling of the new words and expressions To make sentences with important phrases and sentence patterns 教学内容（讲授提纲） As we discussed above that the author compare two different routes and it made her think of Americans lifestyle in part 1 To see it clear,let's fill the form to illustrate the two different routes Leave for West virginia Back from West virgin Route took the Pennsylvania Turnpike and go through the countryside interstates' Vehicle pastoral scenery slid by us at 55 drove slowly.20mph speed mph What could difficult to see anything Civil war battle they Se ting exit signs and wondering Pennsylvania Dutch towns and do? what it would feel like to hold museums" still again stuffed ourselves and wand eniov++ Did they Getting there wasn't any fun at Getting there had been the have fun on alls the way Why did they take.? They wanted/were eager to get there as soon as they could,we took roads for the use of fast-traveling traffic can't wait/can hardly wait:use when you are emphasizing that sb.is very excite about sth.or keen to do it e.g.When she received the letter of admission fromQinghua University,she couldn't wait to tell her parents the good news. 1.What's difficult for them to see?and why? .as they drove at 55 miles per hour past beautiful country scenes,the cows looked like a few dots in the rear-view mirror. slid by us:moved quickly past us slide,slip,glide lide月 主地入某种习 含有这样几层意思：光滑的面接触，通常为加速运动。用于比喻时 “滑” 与slide相比，接触面更滑，但不像slide那样持续地滑动，而是突 ide可y e那 The ship slid
教学目的： To grasp the meaning and spelling of the new words and expressions To make sentences with important phrases and sentence patterns 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） As we discussed above that the author compare two different routes and it made her think of Americans’ lifestyle in part 1. To see it clear, let’s fill the form to illustrate the two different routes: Leave for West Virginia Back from West Virginia Route took the Pennsylvania Turnpike and interstates1 go through the countryside Vehicle speed pastoral scenery slid by us at 55 mph2 drove slowly.20mph What could they see and do? difficult to see anything counting exit signs and wondering what it would feel like to hold still again3 Civil war battlefield4 , Pennsylvania Dutch towns5 , county museums 6 , stuffed ourselves and wandered to enjoy.7 Did they have fun on the way Getting there wasn’t any fun at all.8 Getting there had been the fun.9 Why did they take.? They wanted/were eager to get there as soon as they could, we took roads for the use of fast-traveling traffic. can’t wait/can hardly wait: use when you are emphasizing that sb. is very excited about sth. or keen to do it e.g. When she received the letter of admission from Qinghua University, she couldn’t wait to tell her parents the good news. 1. What’s difficult for them to see? and why? .as they drove at 55 miles per hour past beautiful country scenes, the cows looked like a few dots in the rear-view mirror. slid by us: moved quickly past us slide, slip, glide Slide 所表示的“滑动”含有这样几层意思：光滑的面接触，通常为加速运动。用于比喻时， 表示不自主地陷入某种习惯等 Slip 所表示的“滑”与 slide 相比，接触面更滑，但不像 slide 那样持续地滑动，而是突 然的或短暂的滑动，如滑倒。 Glide 可以像 slide 那样持续地滑，但不一定像 slide 那样以面接触进行滑动。鸟在天空中 翱翔，小船在水面荡漾，都可以用 glide 表示, 运动看似毫不费力 • The ship slide down into the water. • A submarine glide silently through the water.一艘潜水艇无
一块冰上清了一欧微atc of ee dakle.能在 声地在水中滑行。 rearview mirror:a mirror in a vehicle,such as a car or a bus,which let the driver see the area behind the vehicle 2.What's the real amusement during the four-hour drive? The four-hour drive on fast roads was tedious:the only fun they had was to count the exit signs they were passing and to figure out how they'd feel if they stopped again. exit sign:a sign along fast roads that shows where vehicles can get out of them it would feel like to hold still again:here, “it”isan anticipatory/introductory "it":it stands for the subject of the clause "to hold still again” 3.What did they think about when they visited civil war battlefield? They 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 soldiers fighting for slavery,while trying to occupy the hill,had no idea that they would fail and that half of them would be killed in the battle. onanother hot July aftero:this indicates that theriter and her husban visited the battlefield on a hot July afternoon. 4.Why did they drive slowly through the sleepy Pennsylvania Dutch town? This time instead of driving past towns at 55 mph,they would enter quiet Pennsvlvania Dutch towns and drive slowly through the main streets.at 20 mph.in order not to disturb the horses and horse carriages on their way to market sleepy:(of place quiet and where nothing much happens:inactive or slow moving cultural note:There were horse carriage because a few Americans belong to a religious group called the Amish,who do not approve of advanced machines in their farming lives. 5.What's factory outlets? We looked at with pleasure toy trains and antique cars and saved 70 percen shopping at factory stores antique cars:cars made in an earlier period and usually valuable outlets:a shop/store that sells goods of particular make at reduced prices Did they en joy themselves there? Yes.They 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,they walked leisurely outdoors to admire the sunshine and watch the herds of cows-this time they did not seem like little dots- -lying in the sunshine stuff (a space)with sth. to fill it with sth.or with a quantity of thing until it is full, e.g.Each time the boy went to see his grandma,she would stuff his pockets with candy
声地在水中滑行。 • He slipped on a patch of ice and sprained his ankle. 他在 一块冰上滑了一跤，扭伤了脚踝。 rear-view mirror: a mirror in a vehicle, such as a car or a bus, which lets the driver see the area behind the vehicle 2. What’s the real amusement during the four-hour drive? The four-hour drive on fast roads was tedious; the only fun they had was to count the exit signs they were passing and to figure out how they’d feel if they stopped again. exit sign: a sign along fast roads that shows where vehicles can get out of them it would feel like to hold still again: here, “it” is an anticipatory/introductory “it”; it stands for the subject of the clause “to hold still again” 3. What did they think about when they visited civil war battlefield? They 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 soldiers fighting for slavery, while trying to occupy the hill, had no idea that they would fail and that half of them would be killed in the battle. on another hot July afternoon .: this indicates that the writer and her husband visited the battlefield on a hot July afternoon. 4. Why did they drive slowly through the sleepy Pennsylvania Dutch town? This time instead of driving past towns at 55 mph, they would enter quiet Pennsylvania Dutch towns and drive slowly through the main streets, at 20 mph, in order not to disturb the horses and horse carriages on their way to market. sleepy:(of place) quiet and where nothing much happens; inactive or slow-moving cultural note: There were horse carriage because a few Americans belong to a religious group called the Amish, who do not approve of advanced machines in their farming lives. 5. What’s factory outlets? We looked at with pleasure toy trains and antique cars and saved 70 percent shopping at factory stores. antique cars: cars made in an earlier period and usually valuable outlets: a shop/store that sells goods of particular make at reduced prices 6. Did they enjoy themselves there? Yes. They 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, they walked leisurely outdoors to admire the sunshine and watch the herds of cows-this time they did not seem like little dots-lying in the sunshine. stuff (a space) with sth.: to fill it with sth. or with a quantity of things until it is full, e.g. Each time the boy went to see his grandma, she would stuff his pockets with candy
Here,the phrase is used humorously,meaning they ate until their stomachs were full 7.Did they have any fun on the way to West Virginia? No.They had expected that their ride to West Virginia would be fun,and that half of the fun they'd get from the trip would come from it.But they were wrong.It wasn't fun at all. 8.How about the return trip? When they got home,they not only felt fresh and energetic,but also felt tha they had experienced a new way of life.This time the trip back home itself was not just half the fun,but the fun-the real pleasure they got out of their week of holidays. refresh,revitalized,and reeducated:three past participles used as subjec compliment,denoting the state the subject "we were in when home again. refresh:to bring back strength and freshness Paragraph 3 serves as a transition by presenting three rhetorical questions (a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered) what are they?And how about Americans'attitude?Why do so many of us choose the uninteresting fast roads when we travel?Why don't we try driving a bit slowly and travel and travel into the countryside to discover and experience life there? In fact,most Americans are always in a rush-not just to get around from plac place,but also in many other aspects of life.In our country,people are looking for ways of getting things done quickly-in various aspects of life. e.g.Don't expect a quick fix for the financial crisis. 木章节的教学重点、难点： 1.compare and contrast writing 2.to reduce sth.to:slide/slip/glide:to stuff oneself with sth. 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Exercises:238-248
Here, the phrase is used humorously, meaning they ate until their stomachs were full. 7. Did they have any fun on the way to West Virginia? No. They had expected that their ride to West Virginia would be fun, and that half of the fun they’d get from the trip would come from it. But they were wrong. It wasn’t fun at all. 8. How about the return trip? When they got home, they not only felt fresh and energetic, but also felt that they had experienced a new way of life. This time the trip back home itself was not just half the fun, but the fun-the real pleasure they got out of their week of holidays. refresh, revitalized, and reeducated: three past participles used as subject compliment, denoting the state the subject “we” were in when home again. refresh: to bring back strength and freshness Paragraph 3 serves as a transition by presenting three rhetorical questions (a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered), what are they? And how about Americans’ attitude? Why do so many of us choose the uninteresting fast roads when we travel? Why don’t we try driving a bit slowly and travel and travel into the countryside to discover and experience life there? In fact, most Americans are always in a rush-not just to get around from place to place, but also in many other aspects of life. In our country, people are looking for ways of getting things done quickly-in various aspects of life. in search of: to try to find fix: (informal) solution to a problem, especially an easy and temporary one, e.g. Don’t expect a quick fix for the financial crisis. 本章节的教学重点、难点： 1. compare and contrast writing 2. to reduce sth.to; slide/slip/glide; to stuff oneself with sth. 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Exercises: 238-248
参考资料： Contemporary College English,Yang Liming 讲授章节 Lesson Nine:The Quick Fix Society 3 授课时数 2 periods 教学目的： To grasp the meaning and spelling of the new words and expressions To make sentences with important phrases and sentence patterns 教学内容（讲授提纲） As we mentioned before,the author listed three ways Americans seek a quick fix with examples. 1.Now instead of later once upon a time today A.understood the deferred gratification a.impatient B.save up for new furniture or vacation trip- b.take out loans and use credit card C.planted corn and waited for the harvest c.buy food,clothing D.ate less to loss weight d.try the miracle diet or liposuction A.In the past,Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied.We knew it took time for our dreams to come true. once upon a time:used,esp.at the beginning of stories,to mean "a long time n the past Here,the writer uses the expression humorously and ironically,meaning "actually not long ago Americans were not so anxious that everything should get done quickly'”. B.We saved a little money each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future.If we wanted to buy some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside cabin, we could open special accounts at the banks to save (money)for it. for a rainy day:for a (future)time when money may be needed put (money)away:to save money to use later paycheck:(BrE pay cheque)(AmE)the amount of wages,salary,etc.a person earns save (up)(for):to keep and add to an amount of money for a particular purpose/later
参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming 讲授章节 Lesson Nine: The Quick Fix Society 3 授课时数 2 periods 教学目的： To grasp the meaning and spelling of the new words and expressions To make sentences with important phrases and sentence patterns 教 学 内 容（讲授提纲） As we mentioned before, the author listed three ways Americans seek a quick fix with examples. 1. Now instead of later once upon a time today A.understood the deferred gratification → a. impatient B.save up for new furniture or vacation trip → b. take out loans and use credit card C.planted corn and waited for the harvest → c. buy food , clothing D.ate less to loss weight → d. try the miracle diet or liposuction A. In the past, Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied. We knew it took time for our dreams to come true. once upon a time: used, esp. at the beginning of stories, to mean “a long time in the past ” Here, the writer uses the expression humorously and ironically, meaning “actually not long ago Americans were not so anxious that everything should get done quickly”. B.We saved a little money each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future. If we wanted to buy some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside cabin, we could open special accounts at the banks to save (money) for it. for a rainy day: for a (future) time when money may be needed put (money) away: to save money to use later paycheck: (BrE pay cheque) (AmE) the amount of wages, salary, etc. a person earns save (up)(for): to keep and add to an amount of money for a particular purpose/later use