新视野大学英语第2册unit1sectiona.pptVIP

Course information and requirements;;Unit One;Teaching Objectives;Sections; Section A;Table of Contents;Background Information ;Background Information;Background Information;Background Information;Background Information;; Group Discussion 1.What does time mean to us? Despite the fact that time is valuable, people deal with time in different ways. For example, Americans value time as something irrecoverable while Chinese treat time as something enjoyable. In history, Americans were well-known for their inventions like telephone, airplane, fax and other time-saving devices whereas Chinese were famous for their time-consuming practices such as enjoying fireworks, playing mah-jong, and tasting delicious food in leisurely manners. Besides, to the American businessmen, time signifies money. They seize every golden minute to make money. ; 2. What should we do with time? As new hopes for the rise of China, we college students have an obligation to treasure our time and work hard at the task of saving time. The waste of time in our eyes should amount to the loss of life whereas the awareness of time should add up to cherishing our life. Therefore, we should make best of our time, devoting all our time, energy and attention to what counts much to our life. Only when we pour our lifetime into the valuable things will we never feel guilty of the life we have spent. And on our deathbeds we will not be cursed with the idea that we have idled away our life. ;Comprehension of the Text;;Text Analysis (1);Text Analysis (2);;Main idea?;Main idea?; ;Text Study—Structure Analysis; Paragraph 7 is also developed in this way. Now pick out the general statement, specific details and the reason in it. ;Text Study—Structure Analysis;III. Summary;start talking business immediately since they are always _________ of time. Americans work hard at _______ time by producing a steady flow of labor- saving devices. They may have meetings using equipment like television