tasks lead-intext analysisculture reflectionassignment

TasksTasks

run against one’s clock

race against time

make full use of every minute

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The Devil Wears Prada

Book 2 Unit1

consciousconscious重视健康的重视健康的追逐潮流的追逐潮流的有时间观念的有时间观念的

time-time-health-health-fashion-fashion-?-?-

consciousconsciousadj. adj. 有意识的，故意的有意识的，故意的

Lady Gaga, a fashion-conscious pop singer in America, has drown a world-wide attention for her unique style.

Nowadays, the traditional martial art in China has been in vogue among health-conscious

westerners.

unun adj.adj. 无意识的无意识的adj. adj. 潜意识的潜意识的subsub

The whole passage Paragraph 3

General General StatementStatement


DetailsDetailsDetailsDetails

ReasonReasonReasonReason

Para.1-2:Para.1-2: Americans save Americans save carefully.carefully. timetime

Deduction Deduction





Deduction Deduction

They start talking business very They start talking business very quickly.quickly.

They produce labor-saving devices to They produce labor-saving devices to save time.save time.

Para.4Para.4

Para.5-Para.5-77

Para.3Para.3

Everyone is in a rush.Everyone is in a rush.

Para.8:Para.8: It is taken as a sign ofIt is taken as a sign of oror to solve a problem or fulfillto solve a problem or fulfill a job successfully with speed in America.a job successfully with speed in America.





skillfulnessskillfulness

being being competentcompetent

Deduction Deduction

Paragraph 3Paragraph 3

General General Statement ?Statement ?

General General Statement ?Statement ?

is in a rush.EveryoneEveryone


Details ?Details ?Details ?Details ?

1. City people always appear to be as they try to complete their shopping.

2. daytime meals.

3. Working time is considered .

4. Drivers will be and people will past you.

5. No smiles, and small exchanges with strangers.

Shopping in a rush.

Taking meal in a rush.

Driving in a rush.

Working in a rush.

Communicating with strangers in a rush.

hurryinhurryingg

Racing Racing throughthrough

preciousprecious

abruabruptpt

puspushhbrief brief

conversationsconversations


American people American people time highly. time highly.

Reason ?Reason ?Reason ?Reason ?

valuevalue

A reading skill--Scanning

Scanning is a fast reading strategy used to

locates specific information.

We skim a passage to get a general picture of its main idea, organization pattern and style;

We scan to locate specific information, thus we are only interested in finding out what we want.

Can you find out the words or phrases which indicate Americans’ time-consciousness in Para.3?

in a rush

hurrying

restlessly

elbowing

racing through

abrupt

push

A reading skill--Scanning

Americans are famous great people with labor, while Chinese are famous great people with leisure .

美国人是闻名的伟大的劳碌者，中国人是闻名的伟大的悠闲者 .

——Lin Yutang

American Culture Chinese Culture

Quicken-pacedQuicken-paced LeisurelyLeisurely

Culture Reflection

In what way do you think that Americans tend to live a quicken-paced life while Chinese tend to live a leisurely life?

Group Discussion

Fast Food Tea Ceremony

Hip-hop Beijing Opera

Harmony between

the nature and human

Efficiency

Time-Conscious Americans

? -Conscious Chinese

? -Conscious Japanese

? -Conscious Germans

Writing task You are required to choose one of the following topics and write an essay of no less than150 words.

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