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基础英语 B 综合教程 Book 2 Unit 12 4 Unit 12 Time to take It Easy- 2 Time table - 100 minutes Stages Contents Objectives Activities Time Morning report News report Get to the world around them 5 mins Lead-in Students are supposed to understand the differences concerning time GW 15 mins Culture background To get students emotionally involved in the topis 5 mins Post-reading Structure analysis Understand the construction of the text 5 mins Text 1 GW 20 mins Break Text 1 Text Comprehension Checking students’ understanding of the text individual & pair work 25 mins Use the newly learnt expressions to talk about their own life 10 mins debate Practice their thinking GW 15 mins Homework Suplemetary reading materials Morning report HW Checking The representatives of each group are supposed to report the differences of time conception. I. Cultural background Al Gini, a philosopher and radio commentator, notes that when responding to the question “How are you?” people usually respond with some form of “I am so busy!” This signals a distressing trend — we are so harried and hurried that we have no time for the things that truly matter and must be done slowly, such as sex, conversation, taking a leisurely stroll in nature, listening to what someone else is saying, relaxing at a concert, or just doing nothing. The world of multitasking and hyperactivity exhausts us and leaves us feeling listless. Our lives are enriched by true leisure that feeds the soul. But contemporary Americans are missing the boat. They work 350 hours more per year than Europeans and 70 hours more than the Japanese. One in four Americans does not take a vacation at all. Joe Robinson, former editor of a travel magazine, has stated, “We’re the most vacation-starved country in the industrial world.” And let’s not forget that many people stay connected with the office and the daily financial news even while they are on vacation! Instead of a long vacation, many have opted for weekends away at a second home. But with this

基础英语 B 综合教程 Book 2 Unit 12 7 Part means some but not all of a thing or number of things. e.g. We spent part of our holiday in France. Issue means a vital or unsettled matter. e.g. The government raised a new economic issue. Group 3: A. advanced B. developed C. organized D. formal E. structured Advanced means greatly developed beyond an initial stage. e.g. Many countries have had advanced scientific methods. Developed means having a relatively high level of industrialization and standard of living. e.g. The United States has a highly developed system of agriculture. Organized means having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities. e.g. John is a highly organized person. Formal means following or according with established form, custom, or rule. e.g. “Request” is a more formal way of saying “ask for”. Structured means carefully organized, planned, or arranged. e.g. It is an intelligently structured essay. Group 4: A. need B. use C. take D. occupy E. consume Need means to be in need of, require. e.g. I need to consult a dictionary Use means to consume or take (as liquor or drugs) regularly. e.g. The car used a gallon of petrol for journey. Take means to get into one’s hands or into one’s possession, power, or control. e.g. It’s your turn to take the dog for a walk. Occupy means to take or hold possession or control of. e.g. The army occupies the enemy’s capital. Consume means to use up. e.g. He soon consumed his fortune. Group 5: A. outlook B. thoughts C. attitude D. opinion E. view Outlook means the prospect for the future. e.g. It is a bright outlook for trade Thoughts means something (as an opinion or belief) in the mind. e.g. Let me have your thoughts on the subject. Attitude means a feeling or emotion toward a fact or state. e.g. She shows a very positive attitude to her work. Opinion means a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter. e.g. He was asked to give his honest opinion. View means an opinion or judgment colored by the feeling or bias of its holder. e.g. We fell in with the committee’s views. Grammar exercises In the present, you are reading this very sentence. The verb phrase are reading is in the present tense. The present tense includes only those actions or states of being that exist in the immediate moment. Perhaps you are also considering a trip to the kitchen, thinking, "I’m hungry." The verb

基础英语B 综合教程Book2Unm12 am is in the present tense [1]The simple present tense and the present progressive tense Simple Present Tense subject+auxiliary verb+main verb There are three important exceptions: For positive sentences,we do not normally use the auxiliary. For the 3rd person singula (he.she.it).eadd stothe main verbores to the. For the ve we do an,even for questi sand negatives We use the simple present tense when:the action is general the action happens all the time,or habitually,in the past,present and future the action is not only happening now the statement is always true. e.g.John drives a taxi.(It is John's iob to drive a taxi.He does it every dav He does not drive a bus We do not work at night Do you play football? Note that with the we the simple present tense for situations thateno general.We can use the simple present tense to talk about now v.Look at these examp s of the verb to be in the present simple tense-some of them are general,some of them are now e.g.Am I right? Tara is not at home You are happy. Iam not fat. Why are you so beautiful? Ram is tall. Present Progressive Tense We often use the present progressive tense in English.It is very different from the simple presnt both in structure and in use.It describes verbs whose action or specifically ongoing The of verbs tes begins at ome poin of time,past,present,or future,and continues.A progressive tense verb adds a form of be to its present participle(be+verb+-ing). Progressive tenses are also called continuous tenses.So the present continuous tense is the same as the present progressive tense. in invariable.That is,they do not to the gender or number of the noun they refer to,e.g.the boy.the woman,the children The'is used: 1.to refer to something which has already been mentioned: e.g.An elephant and a mouse fell in love The mouse loved the elephant's longtrun and th elephant loved the mouse's tinynos 2.when both the speaker and listener know what is being talked about,even if it has not been mentioned before: e.g."Where's the bathroom?" 8

基础英语 B 综合教程 Book 2 Unit 12 8 am is in the present tense. [1] The simple present tense and [2] the present progressive tense Simple Present Tense subject + auxiliary verb + main verb There are three important exceptions: For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives. We use the simple present tense when: the action is general the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future the action is not only happening now the statement is always true. e.g. John drives a taxi. (It is John’s job to drive a taxi. He does it every day.) I live in New York. The Moon goes round the Earth. He does not drive a bus. We do not work at night. Do you play football? Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple present tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb to be in the present simple tense — some of them are general, some of them are now: e.g. Am I right? Tara is not at home. You are happy. I am not fat. Why are you so beautiful? Ram is tall. Present Progressive Tense We often use the present progressive tense in English. It is very different from the simple present tense, both in structure and in use. It describes verbs whose action or condition is specifically ongoing. The action or condition of verbs in a progressive tense begins at some point of time, past, present, or future, and continues. A progressive tense verb adds a form of be to its present participle (be+verb+-ing). Progressive tenses are also called continuous tenses. So the present continuous tense is the same as the present progressive tense. Articles in English are invariable. That is, they do not change according to the gender or number of the noun they refer to, e.g. the boy, the woman, the children. ‘The’ is used: 1. to refer to something which has already been mentioned: e.g. An elephant and a mouse fell in love. The mouse loved the elephant’s long trunk, and the elephant loved the mouse’s tiny nose. 2. when both the speaker and listener know what is being talked about, even if it has not been mentioned before: e.g. “Where’s the bathroom?