大学英语综合教程4-unit 6 The Peace of Life

Unit6ThePaceofLifeTextAOldFatherTimeBecomesaTerror海峡学院大学英语教研组ObjectivesThestudentswillbeableto:1.LearnthemainideaofPara1-6;2.Learntodistinguishsupportingfactsfromopinions,andtousebothintheirownwriting;3.GraspthekeylanguagepointsinPara1-6;Lead-inLead-inLead-inTimeStressTextUnderstandingScanningScanPara1-2andfindoutanswerstothefollowing2questions.1.Whatdidweusetoexpectfromtechnology?Orhowwouldtechnologyinfluenceus?2.Howdoestechnologyinflenceourlifenow?A:Wethoughttechnologywouldmakeourliveseasier.A:Technologyhasenslavedus.LanguagePointsever-increasingever-:moreandmore,alwayse.g:ever-greenever-lastingever-morehardworkingquantityn.1.数目,数量Mathematicsisthescienceofpurequantity.2.量,大小（a+adj+quantityof=adj+quantities）Alargequantityofbeerwassold.Thereareonlyasmallquantityofflowersleftinthegarden.Quantitiesoffoodwerespreadoutonthetable.wasteaway=towaste(time,forexample)towasteawaytheyearsYes,fromnowonI'mnotgoingtowasteawayinfrontofthetelevision.LanguagePointsbewilderv.toconfuseorpuzzlementallyThebigcitybewilderedtheoldwomanfromthecountryside.bewilderingadj.使人困惑的，产生混乱的Ifoundtheexperiencequitebewildering.LanguagePointseatintotodamageordestroy毁坏，侵蚀Acids(酸)eatintometal,damagingitssurface.Don'tletdecadentideaseatintoyourselves.graduallyreducetheamountofsth吞噬,消耗=_________Ourweddinghaseatenintothemoneywesaved.Theyhadtoeatintotheirsavingstopayfortheirhouse.devourExercisesP187在现代社会里，浪费时间的方式比以往任何时候都要多，各种各样的娱乐消遣（distraction）正在吞噬我们宝贵的时间。（eatinto;wasteaway）Inthemodernworld,therearemorewaysthanevertowasteawaytime,andallkindsofdistractionsareeatingintoourprecioustime.TextUnderstandingPleasereadthroughPara3toPara6andfindouttheexamplestheauthorgaveusaswellastheirdisadvantages.moveslowlytrafficjamsTime-consumingjourneydomorethingsTextUnderstandingspreadworkintoleisuretimeaddnewburdenspendinghoursfixingsoftwareglitchLanguagePointsconventionn.1.conferenceofmembersofaprofession,politicalparty大会，会议2.somethingregardedasanormativeexample惯例，常规3.(diplomacy)aninternationalagreement协定PresidentHuspokeattheopeningsessionoftheUnitedNationsconvention.It'sjustasocialconventionthatmendon'twearskirtsJapanhassignedaconventionofpeacewithaneighboringcountry.LanguagePointstoilv.toworkhardanduntiringly辛苦地劳动toilforone'slivingIshallhavetotoilandmoilallmydays.tomovewithdifficultyorpain艰难地行动Theslavestoiledupthehillpullingtheheavyblocks.n.辛苦，苦工Hesucceededafteryearsoftoil.Thefarmer'stoilwasrewardedwithgoodcrops.LanguagePointsmultiply:v.increaseinnumberorquantity增加Fearmultipliesthedifficultiesoflife.addanumbertoitselfaparticularnumberoftimes乘Wecouldmultiplytheheightbythewidthtodeterminethearea.LanguagePointsburdenn.heavyload,weighttobeborneorconveyed负担，重担Manystudnetsfindhomeworkaburden.Theburdenofsupportingthefamilyfelltome.v.weightdownwithaload使负担，成为...的负担，烦扰Idon'twanttoburdenyouwithmyproblem.Considerateemployeesdon’tburdenyouwiththeirpersonalproblemsKeyWordsandPhrases一直，越来越大量使困惑，使糊涂ever-quantitiesofbewilder辛苦地劳作；艰难地行走增加，乘toilmultiply吞噬，侵蚀大会，惯例，eatintoconvention负担，重负burdenMainIdeaPleasechoseanumberandcompletethecorrespondingtask.111333555RetellingOnceuponatime,technologywereexpectedtomakeourlife_________.(Para1).1point:pleaseretellthemainideaofPara1withthefollowingclue.easierRetelling.Retelling..1point:Studentsinred/blue/yellow/black,pleasegivethestudentonyourleftawarmhug.Retelling..3point:ToungeTwisterCanyoucanacanasacannercancanacan?Retellingtechnology;liberate;enslaveInsteadofliberatingus,technologyhasenslavedus.(Para2).3points:pleaseretellthemainideaofPara2withthefollowingkeywords.Retellingtechnology;savetime;domorethingsTechnologyhasnotsavedtime,butenabledustodomorethings.(Para5).3points:pleaseretellthemainideaofPara5withthefollowingkeywords.Retelling5points:pleaseretellthemainideaofPara3withthehelpofthefollowingpicture.Motorcarpromisedtoenhancepersonalmobilitybutitactuallykeptusmovingslowlyandstuckintrafficjams.(Para3)Retelling5points:pleaseretellthemainideaofPara4withthehelpofthefollowingpicture.Aircraftpromisednewhorizons,butitcreatedademandfortime-consumingjourneysthatwedidn'tneedbefore.(Para4)Retelling5points:pleaseretellthemainideaofPara6withthehelpofthefollowingkeywords.technology;spreadinto;newburdenTechnologyhasnotonlyallowedworktospreadintoourleisuretimebutalsoaddednewburdentous.(Para6)Homework1.PreviewPara7-Para11,lookupthenewwords.2.Brainstormsomekindsofstressthatpeoplefaceinnowadayssociety.Periods3-4ObjectivesThestudentswillbeableto:1.LearnthemainideaofPara7-11;2.Graspthekeylanguagepoints;3.Finishpartoftheexerciesofthisunit.TextUnderstandingScanningScanPara7-11andfindoutanswerstothefollowingquestion.What'sthesecondandthirdreasonforourfeelingoftimestress?Whataboutthefirstreason?TextUnderstandingPartsPara(s)MainIdea11~11Theauthorgivesthreereasonswhywefeelsotime-pressedtoday.LanguagePointpointv.indicateaplace,direction,person,orthing指向Hepointedatthediagramtoillustratehispoint.Thehandsoftheclockpointtofiveo'clock.pointthewaytosth=showhowtoarriveat/getsthThenewtaxreformspointthewaytoamoreprosperousfuture.explosion(explodev.)Thehorsetookafrightattheso