新视野第二册 Unit 1-2

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1、Step I Lead-in Why?Why?Why?Americans tend to be _. To the Arabians, _ _ is acceptable. punctualhalf an houror 40 minutes lateSituation 2:Guess3. $1,000 a month. I can make it.4. Oh, money is not important to me. I dont come here simply for money.TipsTHIS MAY BE DUE TO CULTURAL DIFFERENCESStep II Tex

2、t Analysis I. I. UnderstandingUnderstandingAnswer the following questions:What are the two things Americans try to save? (Para. 1)Time and labor (Para. 1) Time is regarded as _.(Para. 2)2. What does time mean to Americans? precious resourcesThey do everything _.They start talking business _.They wor

3、k hard at the task of saving time by _ _ . 3. How do Americans do everything?4. When do Americans start talking business?5. How do Americans save time?(Para. 3-7) in a rushquicklyproducing a steady flow of labor-saving devices6. Whats the conclusion? The foreigners _ from those of American. (Para. 8

4、) have different ideasTo successfully solve a problemand to fulfill a job with speed is taken by _ as a sign of The _ consider it properto _ . Americans value time and take it as_. Americans try every means to _. Americans emphasize the speed to.precious resourcessave timesolve a problem or fulfill

5、a jobI. Text Analysis StructureII. Structure AnalysisII. Structure AnalysisGeneral Statement + Illustration + EmphasisA. The Writing Model of the Passage: What is the General Statement ? What is the illustration? What does the writer emphasize?The general statement (Para.12)The general statement (Pa

6、ra.12) What does the writer want to tell us ?time-conscious Americans are _ .Illustration: (Para.37) Illustration: (Para.37) the foreigners first impression of the U.Sthe foreigners first impression of the U.SPara.3: Everyone in the U.S. is in a rush.Para.4: Americans start talking business quickly.

7、Para.5-7: Americans work hard to save time.Emphasis by contrast (Para.8)Emphasis by contrast (Para.8)Americans take it as a sign of skillfulness toAmericans take it as a sign of skillfulness todo things quicklydo things quickly, while the foreigners, while the foreignersconsider it proper to conside

8、r it proper to take time doing thingstake time doing things. .The author comes straight to the point: Americans attitudes towards time:Americans value time and save time carefully. Time is regarded as precious resources.Americans work hard at the task of saving time. They save time not only in their

9、 daily life, business but also in their work. This is illustrated by the foreigners first impression of the U.S. Besides, Americans create a series of devices to save time.By making contrast between Americans viewpoint on time and that of those from other cultures, the author emphasizes the main ide

10、a : In American culture, it is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being competent to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed. Text Study-Structure AnalysisB. The way to develop paragraphs: The writer presents the general statement by giving specific details, then telling the reasons.General Stat

11、ement + Specific Details + ReasonWork with your partner and find out the General Statement, the specific details and the related reason in Paragraph 3: General statement:Specific details :_city people, hurrying to working time, precious drivers, abrupt, people, push past The reason: _.This is becaus