美国人的时间观念课件

2020/2/23•UnitOne•SectionA2020/2/23•Lead-in•Newwordsandexpressions•Text•After-readingActivities•Writing2020/2/232020/2/232020/2/232020/2/232020/2/232020/2/232020/2/23•SummerPlace•Tea•paper-cut•ChineseCalligraphy•BeijingOpera•China•cheongsam2020/2/23DoyouknowthefeaturesofChinesepeople?Intelligent,hardworking,brave,creative,honest2020/2/23Now,weknowthefeaturesofusChinesepeople,doyouknowthefeaturesoftheAmericans?Let’sknowsomecharacteristicsofAmericans.2020/2/23AmericanCulture•Individualism(个人主义)•Equality(平等)•Informality(不拘礼节)•Friendships•TimeConsciousness2020/2/231.Individualism(个人主义)MostAmericansseethemselvesfirstasindividualsandthenasamemberofacommunity,familyorothergroups.Somepeoplefromothercountriesviewthisasbeing“selfish”.Othersviewitasfreedomfromconstraints(约束).2.Equality(平等)andInformality(不拘礼节)MostAmericanstreateachotherininformalways,eveninthepresenceofgreatdifferencesinageorsocialstanding.Someseethisasa“lackofrespect”.Othersseeitasahealthylackofconcernforsocialritual(礼仪).2020/2/23Friendships3)Friendshipsareoftenlessintenseandshorterthanthoseamongpeoplefrommanycultures.Americansoftenseemveryfriendlyatfirst,evenwhenyoufirstmeetthem.ThisfriendlinessdoesnotusuallymeanthattheAmericanislookingforadeeperrelationship.2020/2/234.TimeConsciousnessMostAmericansplaceastrongemphasisonbeingontime.Theytendtoorganizetimebymeansofschedules.Theyalwaystrytheirbesttokeepappointmentanddates.Itisconsideredimpoliteandextremelyinconsiderate(考虑不周的)tofailtokeepanappointmentordatewithoutgivingpriornoticetotheotherperson.Ifyoudonotplantomeettheperson,thenyoushoulddeclinetheinvitation.2020/2/23Forthetraditionalculturedifference,differentpeopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferentfeaturestowardmanythings.Forinstance:SocietyTimeGreetingsThinkingExpressingideasEducatingParentingRespondingtocompliments&praise2020/2/23Todaywe’llemphasizeonthedifferentattitudesontime.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaychoosedifferentwaystodealwiththesamesituations.Theymayhavevariousattitudestowardtime.Atfirst,let’senjoyanexample.2020/2/23YourAmericanfriendinvitedyoutoherpartytonightat7:30.Whenareyousupposedtogetthere?Why?2020/2/23A.Before7:00,tohelphertoprepare.B.5’~10’late,nottobethefirstguest.C.After8:00,I’mtheVIP.D.5’~10’earlier,it’sapolitewaytoshowmyrespectforher.2020/2/23IntheU.S.,peopletendtobe_____________.InChina,closefriendstendtoarrive_______________，butacquaintancestendtoarrive_______________.5’~10’late(B)before7:00(A)5’~10’earlier(D)2020/2/23DifferentAttitudesTowardTimehandouxiansheng10.rm2020/2/23Americanshaveformulatedtheirownconceptoftime.Ingeneral,Americantimeisexact,peoplearepunctual,activitiesarescheduled,andtimeisappropriatedforseparateactivities.2020/2/23慢走您慢用；慢慢来…•Chinesepeople:past-orientationsometimesataslowpace2020/2/23随笔1)Timeismoney.时间就是金钱。/一寸光阴一寸金。2)Alltimeisnotimewhenitispast.3)Timeflieslikeanarrow,andtimelostneverreturns.光阴似箭，一去不返。4)Timeandtidewaitfornoman.岁月不等人。机不可失，时不再来。2020/2/23I.UnderstandingTextStudy—UnderstandingAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatarethetwothingsAmericanstrytosave?Timeandlabor(Para.1)2020/2/23Timeisregardedas________________.(Para.2)2.WhatdoestimemeantoAmericans?TextStudy—Understandingpreciousresources2020/2/23•Theydoeverything________.•Theystarttalkingbusiness_______.•Theyworkhardatthetaskofsavingtimeby___________________________________________.3.HowdoAmericansdoeverything?4.WhendoAmericansstarttalkingbusiness?5.HowdoAmericanssavetime?TextStudy—Understanding(Para.3-7)inarushquicklyproducingasteadyflowoflabor-savingdevices2020/2/236.What’stheconclusion?TextStudy—UnderstandingTheforeigners_________________fromthoseofAmerican.(Para.8)havedifferentideas2020/2/23II.StructureAnalysisGeneralStatement+Illustration+EmphasisA.TheWritingModelofthePassage:TextStudy—StructureAnalysis•WhatistheGeneralStatement?•Whatistheillustration?•Whatdoesthewriteremphasize?2020/2/23Thegeneralstatement(Para.1~2)TextStudy—StructureAnalysis•Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?time-consciousAmericansare_____________.2020/2/23Illustration:(Para.3~7)theforeigner’sfirstimpressionoftheU.STextStudy—StructureAnalysisPara.3:EveryoneintheU.S.isinarush.Para.4:Americansstarttalkingbusinessquickly.Para.5-7:Americansworkhardtosavetime.2020/2/23Emphasisbycontrast(Para.8)Americanstakeitasasignofskillfulnesstodothingsquickly,whiletheforeignersconsideritpropertotaketimedoingthings.TextStudy—StructureAnalysis2020/2/23B.Thewaytodevelopparagraphs:Thewriterpresentsthegeneralstatementbygivingspecificdetails,thentellingthereasons.TextStudy—StructureAnalysisGeneralStatement+SpecificDetails+Reason2020/2/23WorkwithyourpartnerandfindouttheGeneralStatement,thespecificdetailsandtherelatedreasoninParagraph3:TipsTextStudy—StructureAnalysis2020/2/23TextStudy—StructureAnalysisGeneralstatement:Specificdetails:1._________________________________2._________________________________3._________________________________citypeople,hurryingto…workingtime,precious…drivers,abrupt,people,pushpast…Thereason:__________________________________.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly_______________