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1、Unit9 Quick Fix society教学目的1.了解文中提到的Pennsylvania Dutch town的独特风格2 .学习文中当代的一些表达方式和缩略语3 .学习说明性文体中显著的写作特征4 .通过课文理解与主题辩论使学生了解现代社会的快节奏给人们生活带来的利与弊。教学内容L Pennsylvania Dutch town的特色及其它相关知识2 .课文的理解与分析3 .表达方式的学习与强化4 .说明文的写作技巧5 .课堂辩论教学重点1.课文的理解与分析2 .文中大量表达方式的学习与强化3 .说明文的写作技巧4 .课堂辩论教学方法讲授，问答，辩论，练习Unit9 Quick Fi

2、x societyStep I Background information(lOminutes)Fast roads in AmericaHighways: connect citiesSuperhighways: a road with six or more lanesInterstate highways: connect cities in different statesFreeways: roads within a cityExpressways: fast roads in or near citiesTurnpike: pay money before you use it

3、.Step II Vocabulary:(35minutes)Read and explain the glossary1 .e.g. He advocates building more schools.Big cities have many amusements.antique carBefore the meeting, the general secretary gave the representatives a briefing.cabinet (n.)壁橱cabinet can also mean a group of the most important government

4、 ministers, responsible for advising and deciding on government policy(内阁) e.g. the shadow Cabinet(the most important members of the opposition party)A long story may be condensed into a few sentences.the Confederate army the Federal armyThe department deferred the decision for six months.2 .defer t

5、o:(formal) to agree (to accept) because of respect遵从；1顾从 Well defer to whatever the committee decides.diet coke3 .digest:(v.) to assimilate; to absorb 消化；吸收Humans cant digest plants such as grass.To digest what we have learnt in time is very important.4 .go Dutch: to pay ones own expenses(the) Nethe

6、rlands5 .a gorgeous girl; gorgeous view; gorgeous weather5.1 tried to tell her but she ignored me.6.One of the boys had a fever and he soon infected his classmates.7.pastor: a priest pastoral poetry 田园诗8.refresh ones memory; refresh a drink9.slid past the door without being noticedSymbols of the USA

7、: There are many symbols that represent the United States of America. Some of the most popular ones are the Stars and Stripes (the US flag), the bald eagle (the national bird), the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Statue of Liberty (a gift from France), Yankee Doodle, Uncle Sam (a cart

8、oon figure designed by Thomas Nast), etc.10 .quick fix n.(slang) a hastily contrived remedy that alleviates a problem only for the time being 权宜之计:一个匆匆想出的、能暂时缓和问题的对策Fast roads in the U.S.Highways: connect citiesSuperhighways: a road with six or more lanesInterstate highways: connect cities in differ

9、ent statesFreeways: roads within a cityExpressways: fast roads in or near citiesTurnpike: pay money before you use it.11 .contract, condense, compressTo contract is to draw together, especially by an internal force, with a resultant reduction in size, extent, or volume:通过收紧使尺寸缩小；收缩Condense refers to

10、 a reduction in volume and an increase in compactness:浓缩，凝缩；缩短，摘要Compress applies to increased compactness brought about by pressing or squeezing; the term implies reduction in volume and change of form or sh叩e:压缩(以便置于较小空间)The pupil (瞳孔)of the eye dilates (扩大)and contracts in response to light.She s

11、at on the lid of the suitcase to compress the clothes.The chairman condensed all the suggestions put forward into a single plan of action.12 .slide, slip, glideSlide所表示的“滑动”含有这样儿层意思：光滑的面接触，通常为加速运动。用于比喻时，表示不自主地陷入某种习惯等Slip所表示的“滑”与slide相比，接触面更滑，但不像slide那样持续地滑动，而是突然的或短暂的滑动，如滑倒。Glide可以像slide那样持续地滑，但不一定像s

12、lide那样以面接触进行滑动。鸟在天空中翱翔，小船在水面荡漾，都可以用glide表示，运动看似毫不费力The ship slide down into the water.A submarine glide silently through the water.一艘潜水艇无声地在水中滑行。He slipped on a patch of ice and sprained his ankle.他在一块冰上滑了一跤，扭伤了脚踝。StepKlText analysis(HOminutes)1 .Structure:(20minutes)Ask the students to read the tex

13、t and discuss the structure of it and then give the outline of it.Introduction (para.1-3) The writer compares her ride on fast roads and her return trip of a country road. The contrast mad her thinking whether there was sth. wrong with American* quick fix lifestyleBody (para.4-6)Now instead of later

14、Faster instead of slowerSuperficially instead of thoroughlyConclusion (para.7-8) Lets slow down and enjoy what nature offers us and what mankind has left us and rediscover life.Z.Language Points(90minutes)1. Of course, we couldnt wait to gel there, so we took the Pennsylvania Turnpike and a couple o

15、f interstates,(paral)Because we were eager to get there as soon as possible, we took the fast roads like the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the interstates.cant wait/ can hardly wait: used to indicate that sb. is very excited about sth. or keen to do sth.e.g. When she received the letter of admission fro

16、m Tsinghua University, she couldnt wait to tell her parents the good news.2. “Look at those gorgeous farms!” my husband exclaimed as pastoral scenery slid by us at 55 mph.(para 1)gorgeous: very beautifulexclaim:(written) to say sth. suddenly and loudly, esp. out of emotion or painslid by us: moved p

17、ast us quickly mph=miles per hour“Look at those beautiful farms!” my husband couldnt help shouting when the countryside scenery moved past us quickly at the speed of 55 miles per hour.3. rtzr-view mirror: a mirror in which a driver can see the traffic behind rear n. usu. the rear: the back part of s

18、th.e.g. the rear of the truck.adj. at or near the back of sth.e.g. the rear entrance or the buildingv. to raise, to bring up, to tende.g. to rear a family to rear sheep4. For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exit signs and wondering what it would feel like to hold still agai

19、n,(paral)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 wed feel if we stopped again.5. Getting there certainly didnt seem like half the fun; in fact, getting there wasnt fun at all.(paral)We had expected that our rid

20、e to West Virginia would be fun, and that half of the fun wed get from the trip would come from it. But we were wrong. It wasnt fun at all.6. The two days it took us to make the return trip were filled with new experiences.(para2) sleepy: quiet; inactiveslow vi. to become slow or slowercrowd: to cau

21、se to move together, here it means to cause the horses and horse carriages to move close together to make way for usThis time instead of driving past towns at 55 mph, we would enter quiet Pennsylvania Dutch towns and drive slowly through the main streets, at 20 mph, in order not to disturb the horse

22、s and horse cattiages on their way to market.9. We stuffed ourselves with spicy salads and homemade bread in aniiall-you-can-eaf, farmhouse restaurant, and then wandered outside to enjoy the sunshine and the herds of cows-no little dots this time-lying in it.(para2)stuff. with. to fill with sth.e.g.

23、 His wallet is always stuffed with coins.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 admire the sunshine and watch t

24、he herds of cows-this time they did not seem like little dots-lying in the sunshine.10. And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated. This time, getting there had been the fun.(para2)When we got home, we not only felt fresh and energetic, but also felt that we had experienced a new wa

25、y of life and have learnt a lot. This time, the trip back home itself was not just half the fun, but the fun-the real pleasure we got out of our week of holidays11. 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 searc

26、h of the quick fix- in more ways than one.(para3) In fact, most Americans are always in a rush-not just to get around from place to place, but also in many other aspects of life. In our country, people are looking for ways of gettingthings done quickly-in various aspects of life.fix:(informal) solut

27、ion to a problem, esp. an easy and temporary onee.g. Dont expect a quick fix for the financial crisis12. Once upon a time, Americans understood the principle of deferred gratification.(para4) once upon a time: used esp. at the beginning of stories to mean “a long time in the past”.Here the writer us

28、es the expression humorously and ironically, meaning actually not long ago Americans were not so anxious that everything should get done quickly”.deferred gratification: delayed satisfactionIn the past, Americans were patient to have their desires satisfied. We knew it took time for our dreams to co

29、me true.13. We put a little of each paycheck away “for a rainy day”.(para4)put away: to pul back; to save to spend later; to eat or drink large quantities of sth.e.g. Put away all your books on the desk. The guest might come any time.Please put all negative thoughts away.The boy put away the dinner

30、in just a few minutes.for a rainy day: for a (future) time when money may be neededWe saved a little money each time we got paid in case we might need it in the future14. 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 Chris

31、tmas Club and Vacation Club accounts.(para4) lakeside cabin: a small house of simple design and construction at the lakeside where people, esp. a family, go during holidays or at weekends.save (up)(for): to keep and add to an amount of money for a particular puq?ose/later use help out: help; help sb

32、. in a difficult situation.e.g. Who is helping out in the garden this afternoon?Ive often helped Bob out when he has been a bit short of money.If we wanted to buy some new furniture or spend a week at a lakeside house, we could open special accounts at the banks to save (money) for it.15. If we want

33、ed to be thinner, we simply ate less of our favorite foods and waited patiently for the scale to drop, a pound at a time.(para4) scale: marks for measurefor the scale to drop: to find the marks on the weighing instrument move towards the zero side e.g. How much does it read on the scale?刻度显示的是多少？pou

34、nd: n. a unit of weightIf we wanted to be slimmer, we just cut down on our favorite foods, and waited patiently for our weight to be reduced bit by bit.scale n.size e.g. on a global scalerange of levels e.g. to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10weighing instrument (pl. scales AmE also scal

35、e)e.g. weighing scales 秤 the scales of justice 正义的天平scale can also mean 比例尺；鱼鳞;音阶,etc.poundn. the unit of money in Britain 英镑e.g. the strength/weakness of the pound 英镑坚挺/疲软v. to hit repeatedly: e.g. Heavy rain pounded on the roofShe pounded him with her fists.(of heart/blood) to beat quickly and lou

36、dlye.g. Her heart was pounding with excitement.The blood was pounding (=making a beating noise) in his ears.他听到血液在耳中怦怦搏动的声音.thin; slim; lean; skinnythin is a general word to describe people who have little or no fat on their bodies. If someone is thin in a pleasant way, we say they are slim or (less

37、 common) slender. We could also use lean (=thin in a strong and healthy way). If they are too thin, they are skinny (informal) or underweight.16. We take out loans instead of making deposits, or we use our credit card to get that furniture or vacation triprelax now, pay later.(para4) take out: to ob

38、tain an official document or servicee.g. to take out a loan 取得贷款to take out an insurance policy (保险单)to take out a mortgage (按揭，抵押贷款)relax now, pay later: to do/buy what we want now, and pay laterToday, instead of saving up, we borrow from the banks of use our credit card to buy the furniture or mak

39、e the trip; our motto has become “relax now, pay later”.17. We buy our food, like our clothing, ready-made and off the rack.(para4)ready-made: already made, prepared, or availableoff the rack (AmE)/off the peg (BrE): ready madeon the rack: under great pressa rack is a frame from which clothes are hu

40、ng; similarly a peg is a knob from which clothes are hung18. 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 were rich enough to afford liposuction.(para4) diet here means regulated selection of foods, especially as pres

41、cribed fbr medical reasonsIf 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 theoperation, we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies.19. This general impatience,

42、 the 4tI-hate-to-waif, attitude, has infected every level of our lives.(para5)ttI-hate-to-waif, is used as an adjective modifying “attitude”C.f. DIY (do-it-yourself)has infected every level of our lives: we have become impatient in every aspect of our lives, for instance, we want to get a job done q

43、uickly, to lose weight quickly, to be served quickly, etc.infect: to pass on a disease; to make sb. share aparticular feelingaffect: to have a influence on sb./ sth.e.g. She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music.她对音乐的热爱感染了孩子们.How will these changes affect us?这些变化会对我们有什么影响？20. .we withd

44、raw twenty dollars in as many seconds from an automatic teller machine.(para5)in as many seconds (as possible/ as we can): in a very short time. Here it means that we tend to withdraw money as fast as we canATM (automatic teller machine)自动提款机teller: n. a person whose job is to receive and pay out mo

45、ney in a bank; a machine that does automatically 出纳；提款机21. And if our fast meal doesnt agree with us, we hurry to the medicine cabinet for- you guessed it- some fast relief.(para5)not agree with sb.: to be not suitable, not appropriatee.g. Spicy food does not agree with me.you guessed it: a parenthe

46、sis (插入语)inserted in the middle of the sentence to suggest that readers already know that the writer mean before they come to the end of the sentencerelief: the easing of a burden or distress, such as pain, anxiety, or oppressionIf our fast dinner upsets our stomachs, we get some medicine form a cup

47、board that can relieve our disorder instantly.22. 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”.(para5)For information, we no long

48、er read newspapers, magazines, books, etc. patiently. We 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 such as Eyewitness News, through which we get very brief accounts of current events. We learn the history of the past 200 years quickly from Bicentennial Minutes”.minute:(usu. the minutes) a summary of what is said or decid