2.Faster instead of slower Questions 1:People in the US are now becoming more and more impatient in every aspect of their lives.in what ways? We can get it by finding some tools that frequently used by people in their daily life occurred in this paragraph.For example,ATM,microwave,Polaroid cameras.VCR.computer.fax.etc.The writer also repeats the word "fast"four times (including the two in the following sentence)to emphasize the genera impatience of Americans. Questions 2:and if our fast meal doesn't agree with us,we hurry to the medicine cabinet for- you guess it-some fast relief.What does "agree"mean here? If our fast dinner upsets our stomachs,from a cupboard we get some medicine that can relieve our disorder instantly. notagre(of food )to mke you feel ill/sick e.g.I love seafood,but it doesn't agree with me medicine cabinet:a piece of furniture used for storing the kind of medicine that people frequently use :a parenthesis inserted in the middle of the ha hadhad similar experiences,they knew what the writer meant befo they came to the end of the sentence. Questions 3:How is it reflected in this information age? For information,we no longer read newspapers,magazines,books,etc. atiently.We want to get it fast by skimming through what is offered on the web Documents are faxed to e pe rson fro anther.eare e informed of what is happ at home and abroad through TV programs such as Eyewitness News through which w get very brief accounts of current events.We learn the history of the past 200 years quickly from“Bicentennial Minutes”. minute:(usually the minutes)a summery of what is said or decided at a forma eeting Questions4:what does the American agle normlly sybolize? The American bald eagle is used as a symbol for the Express Mail. Questions 5:What's the purpose of the rhetorical sentence-How dare anyone keen America gaiting longer than overnight? This rhetorical question is used to conclude the second part of the body impressing on the e reader the general impatience of Americans:the slightest delay would get them angry beyond measure. 本章节的教学重点、难点： 1.Writing style:comparison and contrast 2.to put away;to save up for:to help out 教学方法、教学手段： Class and analysis2. Faster instead of slower Questions 1: People in the US are now becoming more and more impatient in every aspect of their lives. in what ways? We can get it by finding some tools that frequently used by people in their daily life occurred in this paragraph. For example, ATM, microwave, Polaroid cameras, VCR, computer, fax, etc. The writer also repeats the word “fast” four times (including the two in the following sentence) to emphasize the general impatience of Americans. Questions 2: and if our fast meal doesn’t agree with us, we hurry to the medicine cabinet for - you guess it -some fast relief. What does “agree” mean here? If our fast dinner upsets our stomachs, from a cupboard we get some medicine that can relieve our disorder instantly. not agree with sb. : (of food )to make you feel ill/sick e.g. I love seafood, but it doesn’t agree with me. medicine cabinet: a piece of furniture used for storing the kind of medicine that people frequently use you guess it: a parenthesis inserted in the middle of the sentence to suggest that as readers had had similar experiences, they knew what the writer meant before they came to the end of the sentence. Questions 3: How is it reflected in this information age? For information, we no longer 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 anther. 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: (usually the minutes) a summery of what is said or decided at a formal meeting Questions 4: What does the American eagle normally symbolize? The American bald eagle is used as a symbol for the Express Mail. Questions 5: What’s the purpose of the rhetorical sentence-How dare anyone keep America waiting longer than overnight? This rhetorical question is used to conclude the second part of the body, impressing on the reader the general impatience of Americans: the slightest delay would get them angry beyond measure. 本章节的教学重点、难点： 1. Writing style: comparison and contrast 2. to put away; to save up for; to help out 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis