精品课件-quick-fix-society

Whatdoes“quickfix”mean?Howdoyouunderstandthetitle?e.g.There'snoquickfixfordepression.Evenifyouareundermedicalcareandtakingantidepressantmedication,improvementtakestime.awayofsolvingaproblemthatiseasybuttemporaryorinadequate“Fix”meanssolution.“Quickfix”inthisessayreferstothelifestyleofmodernpeoplewhoareimpatienttogeteverythingdoneandwanttofindthequicksolutiontoeverything.1.GetfamiliarwiththemodernlifestyleofmostAmericanpeopleandseethepossibleproblemsofaquickfixsociety;2.Graspthemainideaandstructureofthetext;3.Masterthemeaningsandusageofkeywordsandexpressions;bereducedto;getsth.overwith,lifeinthefastlanespeed…outofcontrol;deferredgratification4.ExplorethemethodofwritingExpositoryEssay.Task1-TopicDiscussionTask2-TextUnderstandingTask3-ThemeExplorationAssignmentTask4-DebateSurvey:WhichisyourmostpopularwaytocontactwithyourfamilyandFriends?Doyouthinkpeoplenowadaysarelivinginafast-pacedsociety?SIASUNIVERSITY2013.04HereitreferstothelifestyleofmodernAmericanpeoplewhoareimpatienttogeteverythingdoneandwanttofindthequicksolutiontoeverything.ExpositoryEssayToexplainthelifestyleofmodernAmericanpeopleandappealforsomechangeinpeople’sattitudeClear–cut3PartsComparison&ContrastRhetoricalQuestionsWhatisanexpositoryessay?It…•…Givesfacts.•…Explains.•…Givesstepsinaprocess.•…Presentsideasinlogicalorderorcorrectsequence.StepstowriteanExpositoryEssay3Thewriter’sreflectiononthelifestyleofAmericansafterhertrip.4678Explainthethreefeaturesofthequickfixsociety.Thewriter’sappealtoherfellowcountrymentoreturntolifeintheslowlane.ContrastFastlanetripReturntripTheherdofcowsisreducedtoafewdots……theherdsofcows—nolongerlittledotsthisPastoralsceneryslidbyusat55mph.Wedroveslowlythroughmainstreets…,slowingto20mph……gettingtherewasn’tanyfunatall.…gettingtherehadbeenthefun.speedsceneryfeelingsOnceNowconsumptionlosingweightputalittleofeachpaycheckaway“forarainyday”takeoutloansrelaxnow,paylaterdeferredgratificationWearen’tsopatient.Ifwewantedtobecomethinner,wesimplyateless.trythelatestmiracledietAttitudetowardssuccessInthepastNowbookmusicrelationshiplistenedtoeverynoteofBeethoven’sFifthSymphonylingerovereverywordofaclassicnoveldevotelargepartsofourdaystoourlovedonesMagazinearticlespre-digestedandnewsbriefingsmorebriefthaneverenjoy26secondsofthatfamousthemereadthecondensedversionlistentothetapereplacethemwith“qualitytime”Therearetwokinds:1)isaquestionthatisfollowedbyananswer.Itspurposeistocausereaders’attention.(InChinese,itcorrespondswith设问).2)Isaquestionthatneverexpectsananswer.Itexpressesadefinitemeaninginastyleofquestion.(Thewriterhashadananswerinhismind.)(InChinese,itcorrespondswith反问)Itsfunctionistoimpressreaders.Findouttherhetoricalquestionsinthetext.Whyisitthatthefeaturelessturnpikesandinterstatesaretheroutesofchoiceforsomanyofus?Whydoesn'teverybodytryslowingdownandexploringthecountryside?(Para.3)HowdareanyonekeepAmericawaitinglongerthanovernight?(Para.5)Whywaste45minuteslisteningtothewholethingwhensomeoneelsehassavedusthetroubleofpickingoutthebestparts?(Para.6)Whyareweinsuchahurrytosavetime?(Para.7)appositionto“trouble”Inwhichparagraphtheauthorrevealherpurposeofwritingthisessay?Para.8Let’sslowdownandenjoywhatnatureoffersusandwhatmankindhasleftusandrediscoverlife.TheauthorbelievesthatpeopleintheUnitedStatesarenowbecoming_________________________.Theycan’twaitforthingsto_________.Theyarealwaysina___________.Thecontrastexperienceof_____________________madeherthinkaboutthe_______________________________________,whichistypicalof_____features:_______________________;_____________________________;_________________________________.TheauthorsaysthatthepeopleintheUSaregoodat____________butnotat_____________.Iftheyusethetimetheyhavejustto__________________,thentheurgeforspeedorefficiencywillbecomeanobsession.Therehastobeaseriouseffortto_______________onthisimpatientlifestyle.Peopleshould______________sothattheywillhavethetimetoread,toenjoymusic,todeveloppersonalrelations,toenjoybeautifulscenery,to__________________.atriptoWestVirginiathelifestyleofmodernAmericanpeoplemoreandmoreimpatienthappenhurrynowinsteadoflater3fasterinsteadofslowersuperficiallyinsteadofthoroughlysavingtimespendingtimesavemoretimeputthebrakesslowdownrediscoverlifeDoyouagreewiththeauthor’sopinion?Isitpossibletoslowdown?PropositionOpposition•FurtherResearchontheissueofquickfixsociety••What’syourunderstandingofthefollowingquota?Constructyourownargumentsinyourwritingassignment.•Tenthousandyearsaretoolong.Seizethehour.Seizetheday.NextTime:LanguageAppreciation