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Tasks. run against one’s clock. race against time. make full use of every minute. 争分夺秒. Video Clip. The Devil Wears Prada. Book 2 Unit1. Section A Time-Conscious Americans. un. conscious. sub. adj. 有意识的，故意的. adj. 无意识的. adj. 潜意识的. ?-. conscious. fashion-. health-. time-.

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  1. Tasks

  2. run against one’s clock • race against time • make full use of every minute 争分夺秒

  3. Video Clip The Devil Wears Prada

  4. Book 2Unit1 Section A Time-Conscious Americans

  5. un conscious sub adj. 有意识的，故意的 adj.无意识的 adj. 潜意识的 ?- conscious fashion- health- time- 重视健康的 追逐潮流的 有时间观念的 Nowadays, the traditional martial art in China has been in vogue among health-conscious westerners. Lady Gaga, a fashion-conscious pop singer in America, has drown a world-wide attention for her unique style.

  6. Text Analysis The whole passage Paragraph 3

  7. Text Analysis Deduction General Statement Para.1-2: Americans save carefully. Details time Reason

  8. Text Analysis Deduction General Statement They produce labor-saving devices to save time. Para.3 Details Para.4 They start talking business very quickly. Para.5-7 Everyone is in a rush. Reason

  9. Text Analysis Deduction General Statement Details Para.8: It is taken as a sign ofor to solve a problem or fulfill a job successfully with speed in America. skillfulness being competent Reason

  10. Text Analysis Paragraph 3 General Statement ? Everyone is in a rush.

  11. Paragraph 3 Text Analysis Details ? 1. City people always appear to be as they try to complete their shopping. hurrying Shopping in a rush. 2. daytime meals. Racing through Taking meal in a rush. precious Working in a rush. 3. Working time is considered . push Driving in a rush. 4. Drivers will be and people will past you. abrupt 5. No smiles, and small exchanges with strangers. brief conversations Communicating with strangers in a rush.

  12. Paragraph 3 Text Analysis Reason ? American people time highly. value

  13. A reading skill--Scanning Scanningis a fast reading strategy used to locates specific information. We skim a passage to get a general picture of its main idea, organization pattern and style; We scan to locate specific information, thus we are only interested in finding out what we want.

  14. A reading skill--Scanning Can you find out the words or phrases which indicate Americans’ time-consciousness in Para.3? in a rush hurrying restlessly elbowing racing through abrupt push

  15. Culture Reflection Americans are famous great people with labor, while Chinese are famous great people with leisure . 美国人是闻名的伟大的劳碌者，中国人是闻名的伟大的悠闲者. ——Lin Yutang American Culture Chinese Culture Quicken-paced Leisurely Group Discussion In what way do you think that Americans tend to live a quicken-paced life while Chinese tend to live a leisurely life?

  16. Fast Food Tea Ceremony

  17. Hip-hop Beijing Opera

  18. Harmony between the nature and human Efficiency

  19. Assignment Writing task You are required to choose one of the following topics and write an essay of no less than150 words. • Time-Conscious Americans • ? -Conscious Chinese • ? -Conscious Japanese • ? -Conscious Germans

  20. Assignment

  21. Enjoy English! Enjoy Culture!

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