The meaning of work 研究生英语第二学期课件.pptVIP

ASSEMBLY LINE ADVENTURE Lesley Hazleton Assembly line is a group of work areas, called stations, arranged in a certain order to make a product. Each station performs a given task on a unit of a product — such as inserting, tightening, or inspecting a part — and then passes it to the next station. When a unit reaches the end of the line, it has passed all the stations and has become a finished product. Each station consists of the machines, workers, tools, and parts required to do its assigned task. In some cases, industrial robots do simple assembly-line tasks. Many factories also use a conveyor belt to carry a unit from station to station. Modern Times was a comedy film (1936) which Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed as well as acting the main part. It was the last time he used his Little Tramp character. The film is an attack on the use of machines in modern factories and the bad treatment of factory workers. Pre-Reading Tasks Use some words and sentences to describe one imagined day of your future work. (The writer tells us about her day’s work at a car assembly plant. Let’s compare and see whose work is more daunting.) Reading Tasks How many parts do You think the text Consist of? What is the main idea of each part? Table Completion In the essay, the author uses a number of sensory details to create a dominant impression of how overwhelming an automobile assembly line can be. Scan the text and find out in the paragraphs to which of the five senses (hearing, sight, taste, smell, and touch) she appeals and illustrate. GR- Further Understanding2 Language Points part one Para 1 : enclose: A. To surround on all sides; close in. 围住：四面围住；圈起 B. To fence in so as to prevent common use: 圈起：用篱墙围起来以防公众使用： enclosed the pasture. 将牧场围起来 C. To insert into the same envelope or package: 把…封，附带：装入同一个信封或包裹： enclose a check with the order. 随命令附上一张支票 Para 1: clank: To make a sharp, hard, metallic sound. 发