双流机场到西华大学-关于风的诗
Unit 5 Quick Fix society
I.
Teaching Objectives
Through
learning this passage can students
：
Know something about the
author
Learn some background
information about Pennsylvania Dutch Town
Learn some useful words, phrases and
expressions
Learn the writing
devices in exposition
Learn the
pros and cons of the rapid paced society through
text appreciation
and debate
II. Teaching Contents
Pennsylvania Dutch town
Text appreciation and analysis
Writing techniques of exposition
Debate in class
III.
Teaching Focus
Background
information
Writing device of
exposition
Debate in
class
IV Teaching
Techniques
Lecturing, group
discussion, debate
Step
Ⅰ
Background information(10minutes)
I
Background Information
1. Fast Roads in the .
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Highways: connect cities
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Superhighways: a road with six or more lanes
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Interstate highways: connect cities in different states
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Freeways: roads within a city
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Expressways: fast roads in or near cities
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Turnpike: pay money before you use it
2. Pennsylvania Dutch Town
Location
The
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 Country
attractions are in Lancaster County, and almost
all of
the local Amish people live here
as well.
People: Amish
The Amish are a religious
group
who live in
settlements in 22 states of
the .
and
Ontario,
Canada.
The
oldest
group
of
Old
Order
Amish,
about
16,000
—
18,000
people live in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania. The Amish stress humility,
family and community, and separation
from the world.
Amish’s
beliefs
The
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 their faith should be
baptized, and that they should remain
separate from the larger society. They
also believe in non-resistance and
basic Bible doctrines.
Amish’s lifestyle
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These people as a whole are not as materialistic as modern society today.
They do not use electricity or modern
conveniences.
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Amish men have beards, but not mustaches.
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Most Amish are trilingual: dialect of German, High German and English.
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Old Order children attend one-room
schools through the eighth grade.
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They are a private people who believe God has kept them together. They
are a strong example of
a community that supports and cares for its
members.
They are a people apart; they
are also a people together.
Antique shopping (Para. 2)
Pennsylvania Dutch town is called
“Sunday Antiques Capita
l of the United
States”. Over 3,000 antique dealers
gather here to display and sell their
merchandise.
Antique shopping (Para. 2)
Pennsylvania Dutch town is called
“Sunday Antiques Capital of the United
States”. Over 3,000 antique dealers
gather here to di
splay and sell their
merchandise.
Outlet shopping
(Para. 2)Here, you’ll find over 240 factory outlet
stores
featuring name brands and
quality merchandise prices at reduced
prices.
3. Cliff’s Notes
?
Cliff’s
notes
are
a
series
of
reference
books
written
to
help
undergraduate
students
to
understand
and
appreciate
important
literary
works.
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With such notes, students don’t have to read the work itself and be able
to write papers and take
exams.
4. Civil War
Civil
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
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. Beethoven
Lugwig Van
Beethoven is one of the greatest composers in the
world.
His
famous
symphonies
include:
No.
5
(Fate);
No.
6
(Pastoral);
No.
9
(Choral)
6. USA Today
USA Today is one of the most popular
daily national newspapers serving the
interest of a general public in the
United States.
II
Text Appreciation
Discuss the following questions or topics.
1) If you agree that people are getting
too impatient and too obsessed with
the
quick
fix
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 about
entertainment or amusement? Are our reading,
writing, learning
habits also changed?
What has this
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 is
basically good, how
would you defend your position?
Text Analysis
1.
Theme:
Let’s slow down and enjoy what
nature offers
us and what mankind has left
us and rediscover life.
:
Part
1
(Paras.
1
—
3
):
Her
ride
on
fast
roads
and
her
return
trip
of
a
country
road
Part
2
(Paras.
4-6
):
Now
instead
of
later
Faster
instead
of
slower
Superficially instead of
thoroughly
Part 3 (Paras. 7--8 ): Slow
down and rediscover life
3.
Further Discussion
?Why
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 is the
attitude of modern pe
ople 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 Paraphrase
1. For four
hours, our only real amusement consisted of
counting exit signs
and wondering 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 exit signs we were
passing
and to figure
out how we’d feel if
we stopped
again.
2. Getting th
ere certainly didn’t seem like half the fun; in fact, getting
there wasn’t any fun at all. (Para.
1)
---We
had
expected
that
our
ride
to
West
Virginia
would be fun, and that half
of the fun we’d
get from the trip would come from it. But we were
wrong. It
w
asn’t fun at all.
3.
We
toured
a
Civil
War
battlefield
and
stood
on
the
little
hill
that
fifteen
thousand
Confederate
soldiers
had
tried
to
take
on
another
hot
July
afternoon,
one hundred and
twenty-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 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.
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
and
the
herds
of
cows
—
no
little
dots
this
time
—
lying
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
enjoy the sunshine and watch the herds
of cows
—
this time they did not seem
like little dots
—
lying 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
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 fast way to get
around from place to place, but also looking for
ways of getting things done quickly in
various aspects of life.
7.
Once
upon
a
time,
Americans
understood
the
principle
of
deferred
gratification.
We
put
a
little
of
each
paycheck
away
“for
a
rainy
day”.
(Para.
4)
---In the past, Americans
were patient to have their desires 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 buy 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 take
away ten pounds in ten days… unless we’re rich
enough
to afford liposuction. (Para. 4)
---If
we
want
to
lose
weight
quickly,
we
try
the
most
recent
miracle
diet
which
is said to be effective
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
on
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 person 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 large parts of our days to our
loved ones, we replace them with
something called “quality time”, which,
mor
e often than not, is no time at
all. (Para. 6)
---Even
our
personal relationships
are
affected.
Instead
of
spending
much
of
our time with our loved ones, we now
talk about giving them full attention
in
the
limited
time
after
work.
But
usually
we
have
no
time
to
do
that
at
all.
12.
As
we
rush
from
book
to
music
to
news
item
to
relationship,
we
do
not
realize
that we are living
our lives by the iceberg principle
—
paying attention
only
to
the
top
and
ignoring
the
8/9
that
lies
just
below
the
surface.
(Para.
6)
---When we
rush through books, music, news and relationship,
we are paying
attention to the surface
and will never get into the heart of anything.
13. When did it all begin, this urge to
do it now, to get it over with, to
skim
the surface of life? (Para. 7)
---When
did this quick-fix lifestyle/attitude toward life
begin?
14. But I am saying
that all of
us
need to
think
more seriously about
putting
the brakes on our “we
-want-it- all-and-we-want-it-
nor” lifestyle before we
speed completely out of control. (Para.
8)
---But what I do want to say is
this: before we go too far, all of us need
to
think
seriously
about
changing
our
lifestyle
of
seeking
a
quick
fix
in
our
lives.
III
Language Study
Words:
1. advocate
v. to publicly support an idea or a
plan
n. someone who strongly and
publicly supports someone or something
Examples:
?He advocates
building more schools.
?There
is
no
point
advocating
high
salaries
for
teachers
unless
we
can
do
it.
?He is a
tireless advocate of political reform.
2. antique
adj. being old
and therefore valuable
n. an old object
such as a piece of furniture or jewellery that is
valuable
because it is
rare, beautiful, or well made
Examples:
?It is an antique
rosewood desk.
?The palace is
full of priceless antiques.
3.
compress
v.
a. to press or squeeze something so that it fits into a smaller space
b. to write something in fewer words
c. to make a process last for a shorter time than usual
Examples:
?The machine compresses old cars into
blocks of scrap metal.
?Try to
compress you
r notes so that they are easier to learn.
?You’d better compress two
months’ work into one.
4.
condense
v. a. to cause (a gas or
vapor) to change to a liquid
b. to remove water from (milk, for
example)
c. to make a piece of writing shorter
by removing some parts
Examples:
?Steam condensed on the bathroom
mirror.
?condensed milk
(
炼乳
)
?condensed
story
(
缩写本
)
5. defer
v. to delay
something until a later date
defer to
sb./sth
(formal)
to
agree
to
accept
someone’s
opinion
or
decision
because
you
have
respect for that person.
Examples:
? Let’s defer the
decision for a few weeks.
? I
will defer to Mr. Walter on this point.
defer, postpone, delay
Defer
implies an intentional delaying.
Postpone implies an intentional
deferring, commonly until a definite time.
Delay causes to be behind schedule
?I __defrred__ paying the bills.
?The bus was __delayed__ by a
cloudburst.
?We would like to
__postphne__ your appointment until Saturday.
6. deposit
n.
a.
a
first
payment
that
you
make
when
you
agree
to
buy
something
expensive such as a car or house.
b.
an
amount
of
money
you
pay
when
you
rent
something
that
is
returned
to
you
when you stop renting it
c. an amount of money that you pay into a bank account
d. a layer of metal that has formed in soil or rock
Examples:
?We put down a
deposit on a house last week.
?You will have to pay one month’s rent
in advance, plus a deposit of $$500.
?I’d like to make a deposit,
please.
?Rich mineral deposits
have been discovered in the area.
7. guarantee
v. a. to
promise sth. will happen
b. to make sth. certain
n. a. an agreement
that if sth. you buy does not work, it will be
repaired
or replaced
b. a formal and firm promise that sth. will be done or will happen.
Examples:
?The government guaranteed to free the
captive
s.
?The rain guarantees a
good crop this year.
?The new
television had a guarantee with it.
?Is there a guarantee of work after
training?
8. outlet
n. a. a shop or a place where a particular product is sold
b.
a
way
of
expressing
strong
feelings
that
you
would
normally
not
express
Examples:
?Most of their sales are through
traditional retail outlets.
?He
plays basketball as an outlet for stress.
9. refresh
v. to make
someone feel less tired or less hot refresh one’s
memory to make
someone
remember
something
refresh
someone’s
drink
to
add
more
of
an
alcoholic drink to
someone’s glass.
Examples:
?A shower will refresh you.
?I looked at the map to refresh my
memory of the route.
?Can I
refresh your drink?
10.
revitalize
v. to put new strength or
power into sth.
Example:
?They hope to revitalize the
neighborhood by providing better housing.
11. scale
large
scale
大规模
evolutionary scale
进化等级
the bathroom scales
浴室磅秤
the scale on a thermometer
温度计上的刻度
Richter scale
里氏震级
a scale of 1∶250
1∶250
的比例尺
scales of fish
鱼鳞
12. skim
v. a. to remove
floating fat or solids from the surface of a
liquid
b. to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it
c. to move along quickly, nearly touching a surface
Examples:
?After simmering
the meat and vegetables sk
im the fat off from the surface.
?Just skim through
the second section to save time.
?The swallows were skimming over the
water.
Phrases and
Expressions:
1. agree with sb.
If something agrees with you, it
doesn’t make you feel ill.
Examples:
?Stop taking the
medicine if it doesn’t agree with you.
?I find that country life really agrees
with me.
2.
as many
the same number as another particular
number
Example:
?Those
coolies were great. I could eat as many
again.
3. can’t wait to do sth.
= can hardly wait to
do sth.
to
be very excited about something or keen to do it
Example:
?I
can’t
wait
to
go
to
school
then:
I
will
be
a
big
kid,
and
I’ll
make
friends
and
learn so much at school.
4. get sth. over with
(
把??????做完了事
)
to do and
finish something difficult that you have to do
Examples:
?I’ll speak first
if you like—I’d rather get it over with
quickly.
?He looked upon the
marriage ceremony as a mere
formality—
something to be
got
over with as quickly as possible.
5.
help out
救助，协助（渡过难关）
to help somebody in a difficult
situation
Examples:
?Who is
helping out in the garden this afternoon?
? I’ve often helped Bob out when he has
been a bit short of money.
6.
linger over/on
to
stay
somewhere
a
little
longer,
especially
because
you
do
not
want
to
leave
Examples: