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1Unit5QuickFixsocietyI.TeachingObjectivesThroughlearningthispassagecanstudents：KnowsomethingabouttheauthorLearnsomebackgroundinformationaboutPennsylvaniaDutchTownLearnsomeusefulwords,phrasesandexpressionsLearnthewritingdevicesinexpositionLearntheprosandconsoftherapidpacedsocietythroughtextappreciationanddebateII.TeachingContentsPennsylvaniaDutchtownTextappreciationandanalysisWritingtechniquesofexpositionDebateinclassIII.TeachingFocusBackgroundinformationWritingdeviceofexpositionDebateinclassIVTeachingTechniquesLecturing,groupdiscussion,debateStepⅠBackgroundinformation(10minutes)IBackgroundInformation1.FastRoadsintheU.S.•Highways:connectcities•Superhighways:aroadwithsixormorelanes•Interstatehighways:connectcitiesindifferentstates•Freeways:roadswithinacity•Expressways:fastroadsinornearcities•Turnpike:paymoneybeforeyouuseit2.PennsylvaniaDutchTownLocationTheheartofthePennsylvaniaDutchCountryisLancasterCounty.ItislocatedinsouthcentralPennsylvania,oneandhalfhourswestofPhiladelphia.MostoftheAmishCountryattractionsareinLancasterCounty,andalmostallofthelocalAmishpeoplelivehereaswell.People:AmishTheAmishareareligiousgroupwholiveinsettlementsin22statesoftheU.S.andOntario,Canada.TheoldestgroupofOldOrderAmish,about16,000—18,000peopleliveinLancasterCounty,Pennsylvania.TheAmishstresshumility,familyandcommunity,andseparationfromtheworld.Amish’sbeliefsTheAmishwaspartoftheearlyAnabaptistmovementinEurope,whichtookplaceatthetimeoftheReformation.TheAnabaptistsbelievedthatonlyadultswhohadconfessedtheir2faithshouldbebaptized,andthattheyshouldremainseparatefromthelargersociety.Theyalsobelieveinnon-resistanceandbasicBibledoctrines.Amish’slifestyle•Thesepeopleasawholearenotasmaterialisticasmodernsocietytoday.Theydonotuseelectricityormodernconveniences.•Amishmenhavebeards,butnotmustaches.•MostAmisharetrilingual:dialectofGerman,HighGermanandEnglish.•OldOrderchildrenattendone-roomschoolsthroughtheeighthgrade.•TheyareaprivatepeoplewhobelieveGodhaskeptthemtogether.Theyareastrongexampleofacommunitythatsupportsandcaresforitsmembers.Theyareapeopleapart;theyarealsoapeopletogether.Antiqueshopping(Para.2)PennsylvaniaDutchtowniscalled“SundayAntiquesCapitaloftheUnitedStates”.Over3,000antiquedealersgatherheretodisplayandselltheirmerchandise.Antiqueshopping(Para.2)PennsylvaniaDutchtowniscalled“SundayAntiquesCapitaloftheUnitedStates”.Over3,000antiquedealersgatherheretodisplayandselltheirmerchandise.Outletshopping(Para.2)Here,you’llfindover240factoryoutletstoresfeaturingnamebrandsandqualitymerchandisepricesatreducedprices.3.Cliff’sNotes•Cliff’snotesareaseriesofreferencebookswrittentohelpundergraduatestudentstounderstandandappreciateimportantliteraryworks.•Withsuchnotes,studentsdon’thavetoreadtheworkitselfandbeabletowritepapersandtakeexams.4.CivilWarCivilWarwasthewarfrom1861to1865foughtbetweenthenorthernandsouthernstates.TheCivilWarbattlefieldmentionedinparagraph2isthebattlefieldoffamousGettysburgbattleinJuly,1863.AtGettysburg,UnionarmydefeatedConfederatearmy.ThisvictoryistheturningpointoftheCivilWar.Afterthecampaign,onNovember19,PresidentLincolndeliveredthewell-knownGettysburgAddress.5.BeethovenLugwigVanBeethovenisoneofthegreatestcomposersintheworld.Hisfamoussymphoniesinclude:No.5(Fate);No.6(Pastoral);No.9(Choral)6.USATodayUSATodayisoneofthemostpopulardailynationalnewspapersservingtheinterestofageneralpublicintheUnitedStates.3IITextAppreciationDiscussthefollowingquestionsortopics.1)Ifyouagreethatpeoplearegettingtooimpatientandtooobsessedwiththequickfixforeverything,whatexampleswouldyougivetoillustrateyourpoint?(BaseyourobservationsonyourexperienceinChina.)Howisitreflectedinourtransportationandcommunication?Howisitshowninoureatinghabits?Doesitaffectourconsumptionhabitsaswellasourproduction?Howaboutentertainmentoramusement?Areourreading,writing,learninghabitsalsochanged?Whathasthisfast-fixattitudedonetoourhumanrelationships?Hasitcausedhealthproblems?Hasitreducedourcapacityforenjoyinglife?2)Ifyoudisagreewiththeauthorandthinkthatthedesireforspeedisbasicallygood,howwouldyoudefendyourposition?TextAnalysis1.Theme:Let’sslowdownandenjoywhatnatureoffersusandwhatmankindhasleftusandrediscoverlife.2.Structure:Part1(Paras.1—3):HerrideonfastroadsandherreturntripofacountryroadPart2(Paras.4-6):NowinsteadoflaterFasterinsteadofslowerSuperficiallyinsteadofthoroughlyPart3(Paras.7--8):Slowdownandrediscoverlife3.FurtherDiscussion•Whydidthewritertaketheturnpikesandinterstates?Didtheyhaveanyfunontheway?•Whydidthewritertakeanotherwayback?Howdidshefeelthistime?•Whatistheattitudeofmodernpeopletodoeverything?Howdoesitaffectourlife?•Whydidtheauthorwritethisarticle?Wasshesuggestingwestopusingalltime-savingtechniquesandproducts?4SentenceParaphrase1.Forfourhours,ouronlyrealamusementconsistedofcountingexitsignsandwonderingwhatitwouldfeelliketoholdstillagain.(Para.1)---The4-hourdriveonfastroadswastedious;theonlyfunwehadwastocounttheexitsignswewerepassingandtofigureouthowwe’dfeelifwestoppedagain.2.Gettingtherecertainlydidn’tseemlikehalfthefun;infact,gettingtherewasn’tanyfunatall.(Para