全新版大学英语综合教程第四册课件 Unit6专用课件.ppt

Pre-reading tasks  Warm-up questions Reading for the gist Fast reading (1). Has technology made our lives easier or more burdensome? Give examples to illustrate. (Teacher may divide the students into several groups to discuss the question, and write down each group’s answer on the blackboard) (2). Lead-in to the text: What we have discussed just now is actually related to the text we are going to study. Now let’s see whether you have the same idea with the author. what is the text about? Fast reading: Please divide the text into four parts  and find out the main idea of each part. Part I Paras 1-11 The author gives three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today. Part II Paras 12-18 Not every one is time-stressed, and in the case of Americans they have actually gained more free time in the past decade. Part III Paras 19-23 The perception of time-famine has triggered a variety of reactions. Part IV Paras 24-28 The author pins down the crux of the problem and puts forward a remedy for the stress we feel. While-reading activities Part I 1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. Part II 1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. Part III 1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. Part IV 1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. 3. Text organization 1. Language study 2. Ask questions to check their understanding of the text. on the go: (infml) very active or busy Examples 1. I’ve been on the go all week, preparing my thesis. 2. I was on the go all day and went home at about 10 o’clock in the evening. cope: deal successively (with sb./sth. difficult) Examples 1. Health psychologists study how people cope with stress. 2. People who attempt suicide usually suffe