Contemporary College EnglishBook IIUnit 5Quick Fix SocietyBy Janet Mendell Goldstein
Contemporary College English Book II Unit 5 Quick Fix Society By Janet Mendell Goldstein
ContentsBackground Information2Vocabulary & Expressions3Critical Reading4Discussion &Debating& WritingSchoolofForeignLanguage
School of Foreign Languages Contents Background Information Vocabulary & Expressions Discussion &Debating& Writing Critical Reading
Background InformationTitleAuthorRelevant information1. What does “quickSearchforinformationfix" mean? How1. Make a briefabout the following:do you understand1introduction toFastroadsinUSAthe title?2.PennsylvaniaDutchthe author.2.In which aspectsTown3.of society isAmish4."quick fixAm.Civil War5.Iceberg principleofsociety"ErnestHemingwayreflected? Andhow?SchoolofForeignLanguage
School of Foreign Languages Background Information 1. Make a brief introduction to the author. 1. What does “quick fix” mean? How do you understand the title? 2. In which aspects of society is “quick fix society” reflected? And how? Search for information about the following: 1. Fast roads in USA 2. Pennsylvania Dutch Town 3. Amish 4. Am. Civil War 5. Iceberg principle of Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary & Expressions？SchoolofForeignLanguage
School of Foreign Languages Vocabulary & Expressions
Read the glossaryand the textVocabulary &Expressbefore you start!Read and explainwords and expressionsin Glossary and the textStudy these wordsStudy these expressionsadvocate,burst,compress,Be reduced to, in the vain attemptdefer,gratify, infect, miracleMore often than not, put..away for a rainy dayrefresh,relief,urge,wanderSpeedout of control,stuffwith,help outMeaningsUsageRalated family membersCollect their familyLook up in the dictionaryOfferexample sentences.for their meaningsFinishExercises1onP111-112membersWrite your research work down onYour Note-book!SchoolofForeignLanguage
School of Foreign Languages Vocabulary&Expressions words and expressions in Glossary and the text Study these words advocate, burst, compress, defer, gratify, infect, miracle refresh, relief, urge, wander Study these expressions Be reduced to, in the vain attempt, More often than not, put.away for a rainy day Speed out of control, stuff with, help out Related family members Collect their family members Meanings Look up in the dictionary for their meanings Usage Offer example sentences. Finish Exercises 1 on P111-112 Read and explain Read the glossary and the text before you start! Write your research work down on Your Note-book!
Critical ReadingSchoolofForeignLanguage
School of Foreign Languages Critical Reading
You are to READ theCritical ReadingTEXT in greatdetails!OOutlining: read theText Reading: read thetext, outline it andtext and circle thesummarize the maindifficult points.idea of each part.Text Understand ingRetell the author's experience inat the beginning of the text andGrammar& Sentencesummarize the three features of apatterns, on thefollowing pages.quick fix society in your ownwords.SchoolofForeignLanguage
School of Foreign Languages CriticalReading Text Reading: read the text and circle the difficult points. Outlining: read the text, outline it and summarize the main idea of each part. Retell the author’s experience in at the beginning of the text and summarize the three features of a quick fix society in your own words. . Grammar & Sentence patterns, on the following pages. You are to READ the TEXT in great details!
You are to READ theCritical ReadingTEXT in greatdetails!8Make up sentencesStudy theSentenceof your own withfollowing sentencethe sentenceand try to explainPatternspatterns listedthe meaning of thebelow.bolded part.For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exitsigns and wondering whatit would feel like to hold still againWe drove slowly through main street of sleepy Pennsylvania Dutchtowns, slowing to twenty miles an hour so as not to crowd the horsesand horse carriages on their way to market.And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducatedInstead of standing in line at the bank, we withdrew twentydollars in as many seconds from an automaticteller machineWhen did it all begin, this urge to do it now, to get it over with, toskim the surface of life?SchoolofForeignLanguage
School of Foreign Languages CriticalReading For four hours, our only real amusement consisted of counting exit signs and wondering what it would feel like to hold still again. Instead of standing in line at the bank, we withdrew twenty dollars in as many seconds from an automatic teller machine. Study the following sentence and try to explain the meaning of the bolded part. Make up sentences of your own with the sentence patterns listed below. And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated. When did it all begin, this urge to do it now, to get it over with, to skim the surface of life? You are to READ the TEXT in great details! We drove slowly through main street of sleepy Pennsylvania Dutch towns, slowing to twenty miles an hour so as not to crowd the horses and horse carriages on their way to market
You are to READ theCritical ReadingTEXT in greatdetails!OStudy the sentencesOffer the part ofComplexoffered you here inspeech of eachthe text and try tosentence andSentencesanalyze thetranslate themstructure of each.into ChineseSentence l: the3rd line of Para.2Wetoured a Civil War battlefield...Sentence 2: the 9th line of Para.5 We like our information fast..."Sentence 3: the 11th line of Para.6 "Instead of devoting large parts..."Sentence 4: the 3rd line of Para.8 “ButI am saying that all of us ...School of Foreign Language
School of Foreign Languages CriticalReading Sentence 3: the 11th line of Para.6 “Instead of devoting large parts.” Study the sentences offered you here in the text and try to analyze the structure of each. Offer the part of speech of each sentence and translate them into Chinese Sentence 2: the 9th line of Para.5 “We like our information fast.” Sentence 1: the 3rd line of Para.2 “ We toured a Civil War battlefield.” Sentence 4: the 3rd line of Para.8 “ But I am saying that all of us .” You are to READ the TEXT in great details!
Critical Readinggerund and infinitive used as objectsafter the sameverbspecialsWhat1. Why doesn't everybody3.Love means trusting theeffect?try slowing down and5person Ilove.teymexploring the countryside?Grammar4.Did you mean to quit2. ...they must mind theiryour job and go back towork, try to drive backschool?enemies...Learnuse!toDiscuss in groups, collectmore verbs of this kind andFinishExercises4-5onP114.study their different usages.SchoolofForeignLanguage
School of Foreign Languages 1. Why doesn’t everybody try slowing down and exploring the countryside? 2. .they must mind their work, try to drive back enemies. 3.Love means trusting the person I love. 4.Did you mean to quit your job and go back to school? Discuss in groups, collect more verbs of this kind and study their different usages. Finish Exercises 4-5 on P114. Critical Reading— gerund and infinitive used as objects after the same verb