现代大学英语精读第二版book2unit5.ppt
Quick Fix Society,Unit 5,Questions / Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,Quick Fix Society,Unit 5,Warming up,A Map of U.S.,Warming up,Check-on Preview,1. Study the word “fix”. What does a “quick fix” mean in the text? 2. What are the three features of a quick fix society according to the author? Summarize them in your own words. 3. Provide examples for a quick fix society from your life. 4. Find out relevant brief information about the American highway system.,Warming up,Highway: connects cities; two or more lanes (superhighway; interstate highway) Freeway: within a city; without stopping; three or more lanes in each direction Expressway: fast road in or near cities Turnpike (tollway): fast road you have to pay before using it,Different Fast Roads in the US,Objectives,Understand the structure and the general idea of the story Grasp the usage of key words and phrases Think about the theme of the story Relate the theme to the reality in China today,Warming up,Background,Genre,Explanatory Writing,Comparison and Contrast (e.g. para. 4) Exemplification (e.g. para.5) Use of Rhetorical Questions Repetition of Structure and Words,Text Analysis,Quick Fix Society,Unit 5,Text Analysis,Structure,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Main Idea,How did the author find her trip to West Virginia and back home? Why? What did the two trips set the author thinking about? What does the title “Quick Fix Society” mean? What purpose does the third paragraph serve?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Sentence Paraphrase,And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated. (para.2),Alliteration: repetitive occurrence of the same letter,Used as subject compliment,Fix: more contexts to observe,We were in a real fix (i.e. Our car broke down and there wasnt a phone in sight.) I need my fix of caffeine in the morning or I cant think. The election was a fix. I sat and thought for a while, trying to get a fix on the situation. to understand what the situation is really like,sth. that has been dishonestly arranged,我们真有麻烦了。,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Words I havent read it carefully yet.,Reinforcement,Writing,Discussion,Quick Fix Society,Unit 5,Reinforcement,Discussion,Work in groups of four and discuss the following questions: Do we live in a quick fix society? In what way is our society similar to/different from American society in this respect? What are the possible reasons for a quick fix society? Some say that modern people are justified in seeking a quick fix. Do you agree? Why or why not? Can you find any examples showing that people are trying to slow down in life?,Reinforcement,Writing,Writing Task Some people say that quick fixes are inevitable in contemporary society. What is your opinion on this statement?,
