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Unit 1
Section
A Time-Conscious Americans
I. Organizing the teaching
II. Revision Introduce the book II.
III. Lead to new lesson
Cultural Differences
We need
to be aware that the ethnocentric attitudes of
writers are precisely the way cultural
conflict i
s encouraged. Why
is understanding a culture always the others’
responsibility? It is not
possible that
each culture could be made aware of different
conventions? Both sides must work at
rising above cultural differences and
be willing to compromise…and, i
n both
cases, most likely
neither
side
has
access
to
the
cultural
conventions
of
the
other
so
blaming
is
not
the
answer.
Educating is.
Warm-up
exercises
1. Why do Americans like
visiting fast-food restaurants?
2. Do
you like fast-
food? If you do, what’s
t
he reason for this liking?
3. Are you time-conscious? State your
idea on time.
4. Life is fast-paced
today. Besides eating fast-food, people also use
different kinds of time-saving
devices,
such as: fax, e-mail and mobile phone. What do you
think of these time-saving devices?
IV
. New lesson
Key V
ocabulary:
:
not moving, motionless, calm, quiet
The
little girl kept still in her chair watching
TV
.
The lake is
still today.
: v. plan the spending of
(time, money, etc.)
Hans limited
himself to a daily budget of
＄
10.
Budget
(sth.) for (sth.)
The government has
budgeted
＄
10000000 for education spending.
On a tight budget: having only a small
amount of money
A family on a budget
can’t afford meat every day.
The school budgeted one million dollars
for a new library.
She is extremely
busy, so she has to budget her time carefully.
: bring sb. to his senses
Perhaps it will bring him to his
senses.
come to one's senses
We hope he'll
come to his senses and correct his mistakes.
in a sense
You are right in a sense.
in
one's right senses
No one in his right senses would
believe such a fantastic story.
make
sense
This
sentence doesn't make sense.
make sense
of
Can you make sense of what this writer
is saying?
no sense
No sense in
looking for the coin under the table, you won't
find it there.
out of one's senses He
must be out of his senses if he thinks I'm going
to let him stay in my house.
talk sense
He talked a great deal of
sense.
re: at high pressure
Sometimes he had to work at high
pressure.
under the pressure of
Under the pressure of the
urgent circumstances, he had to resign.
adj. 1) (of behavior) rough
2) sudden and unexpected
eg. an abrupt attitude
an abrupt change of policy
an abrupt drop in oil prices
When I asked her about her
new job, she was quite abrupt with me.
The meeting came to an abrupt end.
tion
(1) (C. n.) conference
of members of a profession political party, etc.
hold a convention; a teachers’ /
dentists’ convention
(2)
(U.
n.)
general,
usu
unspoken,
agreement
about
how
people
should
act or
behave
in
certain
circumstances
Convention dictates that a
minister should resign in such a situation. By
convention the deputy
leader is always
a woman.
uence
(1)
(c.
n.)
thing
that
is
a
result
or
an
effect
of
sth.
be
ready
to
take/suffer/bear
the
consequences of one’s
actions
have
far-
reaching consequences for the
country’s economy
(2) (u.
n.) importance
It is of no
consequence. Consequently
adv.
as a result; therefore
My car broke down and
consequently I was late.
(1) n. thing
made or adapted for a special purposes
a device for measuring pressure, an
explosive device.
(2) scheme; trick
Her illness is merely a device to avoid
seeing him.
icance n. (1) (u. n.)
meaning
What’s the
significance of a remark / this symbol?
(2) importance
Few people
realized the significance of the discovery.
Significantly adv. to an important or
considerable degree
Profits
have risen significantly.
t (1) v. lead
or guide (sb./ sth)
I asked the attendant to conduct him
out / to the door.
(2) direct (sth.,
the performance of a piece of music),control;
manage
He was
appointed to conduct the advertising campaign.
Conductor n.
:
settle down
Uncle George
didn't settle down until he was nearly fifty.
settle for
We
reached the hotel late and had to settle for a
room without a view.
settle in
I haven't yet settled in in
my new job.
settle on
We must settle on a place to meet.
settle up
He
settled up with the waiter.
s
conj. but, in contrast: while
Eg. Their country has plenty of oil,
whereas/ while ours has none.
e: worth,
worthy, worthwhile
worth
It is worth (doing) sth.
worthy
Sth. is worthy of +
n. /being done /to be done(be worthy of: merit,
deserve)
worthwhile
It is
worthwhile doing/to do sth.
Eg. The
matter is worth consideration/considering.
The matter is worthy of
consideration/being/to be considered.
It is worthwhile considering/to
consider the matter.
1. fall behind:
1) become bit by bit
further behind
2) (with)
fail to finish at the proper time
Don't
fall behind with your rent.