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,R,einforcement,T,ext Analysis,Quick Fix Society,B,ackground,W,arming up,Unit 5,Questions / Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,Quick Fix Society,Unit 5,Warming up,A Map of U.S.,Warming up,Check-on Preview,1. Study the word “fix”. What does a “quick fix” mean in the text?,2. What are the three features of a quick fix society according to the author? Summarize them in your own words.,3. Provide examples for a quick fix society from your life.,4. Find out relevant brief information about the American highway system.,Warming up,Highway:,connects cities; two or more lanes (superhighway; interstate highway),Freeway:,within a city; without stopping; three or more lanes in each direction,Expressway:,fast road in or near cities,Turnpike (tollway):,fast road you have to pay before using it,Different Fast Roads in the US,Objectives,Understand the structure and the general idea of the story,Grasp the usage of key words and phrases,Think about the theme of the story,Relate the theme to the reality in China today,Warming up,Background,Genre,Explanatory Writing,Comparison and Contrast (e.g. para. 4),Exemplification (e.g. para.5),Use of Rhetorical Questions,Repetition of Structure and Words,Detailed,Analysis,Structure,Theme,Text Analysis,Quick Fix Society,Unit 5,Text Analysis,Structure,Part I: Para. 1-3,Two trips and a discovery,Part II: Para. 4-6,Three features of a quick fix society,Part III: Para. 7-8,The authors proposal of slowing down and rediscovering life,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Main Idea,How did the author find her trip to West Virginia and back home? Why?,What did the two trips set the author thinking about?,What does the title “Quick Fix Society” mean?,What purpose does the third paragraph serve?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Sentence Paraphrase,And we returned home refreshed, revitalized, and reeducated. (para.2),Alliteration: repetitive occurrence of the same letter,Used as subject compliment,Fix:,more contexts to observe,We were in a real,fix,(i.e.,Our car broke down and there wasnt a phone in sight.,),I need my,fix,of caffeine in the morning or I cant think.,The election was a,fix.,I sat and thought for a while, trying to,get a fix,on the situation.,to understand what the situation is really like,sth. that has been dishonestly arranged,我们真有麻烦了。,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Words & Expressions,Words,Phrases,Words,fix; insist; trip, tour, journey, voyage,Phrases,cant wait to; consist of; be reduced to; stuff with; in search of,Sentence Pattern,couldnt wait to ; I insist that; return home refreshed, revitalized and reeducated,Grammar,so as not to; use of rhetorical questions,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Exercise,Translate the following sentences into English, using words in,the brackets.,1.,这个报告可以压缩为三大部分。,(reduce),The report can be reduced to three main parts.,2.,亨利掂着脚尖走进了讲座房间以免打扰旁人。,(so as to),Henry tiptoed into the lecture room so as not to disturb others.,3.,每次这个男孩去祖母那儿，她都会在孩子的口袋里塞满糖果。,(stuff),Each time the boy went to see his grandma, she would stuff his pockets with candy.,4.,我坚持主张他应该去医院。,(insist),I insisted that he should go to the hospital.,5.,他四处走着寻找丢失的钥匙。,(search),He walked around in search of his lost key.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II: Main Idea,What are the three features of a quick fix society?,What is the principle of deferred gratification according to the author?,What do people tend to do to gratify themselves now?,What does the author mean by “superficially instead of thoroughly”?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II: Sentence Paraphrase,Even our personal relationships have become compressed. Instead of devoting large parts of our days to our loved ones, we replace them with something called “quality time”, which, more often than not, is no time at all.(para.6),Paraphrasing: Even our personal relationships are affected, instead of spending much of our time with our loved ones, we now talk about giving them full attention in the limited time after work. But usually we have not time to do that at all.,Time spent with ones children,More than or at least half of the time,To give an amount of time, attention, etc, to sb. or sth.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II: Words & Expressions,Words,Phrases,Words,afford,Phrases,instead of; deferred gratification; save up; off the rack; a rainy day; agree with; linger over; more often that not; thanks to,Sentence Pattern,need to ; verb + Wh-word + to infinitive,Grammar,verbs in the -ing form; attributive modifiers,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part II: Exercise,Translate the following sentences into English, using words in,the brackets.,1.,他们在攒钱去欧洲旅行。,(save),Theyre,saving up for a trip to Europe,.,2.,网购省去了人们外出的麻烦。,(trouble),Shopping,online saves people the trouble of going out,.,3.,你的故事和警察对我们说的一番话完全不符。,(agree),Your story doesnt agree with what the police have told us.,4.,由于父母一直以来付出的耐心，她现在成了一个很成功的歌手。,(thanks),Thanks,to the patience her parents have given her all those years,now,shes quite successful as a singer.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part III: Main Idea,What is the function of the three questions at the beginning of para.7?,According to the author, what is the sad truth?,Do you think it is a sad truth?,What does the author propose in the end?,Do you agree with her on that?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part III: Sentence Paraphrase,But I am saying that all of us need to think more seriously about putting the brakes on our “we-want-it-all-and-we-want-it-now” lifestyle before we speed completely out of control. (para. 8),Paraphrasing: But what I do want to say is this: Before we go too far/Before its too late, all of us need to think seriously about changing our lifestyle of seeking a quick fix in our lives.,Become impossible to manage or control,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part III: Words & Expressions,Words,Phrases,Words,skim; speed; advocate; rediscover,Phrases,get it over with; in a hurry; put the brakes on; in the slow lane,Sentence Pattern,this urge to do it now; to get it over with; to skim the surface of life,Grammar,attributive modifiers,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part III: Exercise,Translate the following sentences into English, using words in the brackets.,1.,如果你愿意的话我就先讲吧,我宁愿早点说完了事。,(get),Ill,speak first if you likeId rather get it over with quickly.,2.,抓住这次机会，我保证你不会后悔的。（,guarantee),Take,this opportunity, and I guarantee you wont regret it,.,3.,她主张保持长远的眼光。,(advocate),She,advocates taking a more long-term view,.,4.,我只是浏览了一下他的信，还没有细读。（,skim,）,Ive,only skimmed (through/over) his letter; I havent read it carefully yet,.,Reinforcement,Writing,Discussion,Quick Fix Society,Unit 5,Reinforcement,Discussion,Work in groups of four and discuss the following questions:,Do we live in a quick fix society? In what way is our society similar to/different from American society in this respect?,What are the possible reasons for a quick fix society?,Some say that modern people are justified in seeking a quick fix. Do you agree? Why or why not?,Can you find any examples showing that people are trying to slow down in life?,Reinforcement,Writing,Writing Task,Some people say that quick fixes are inevitable in contemporary society. What is your opinion on this statement?,
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