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I. Family
I. Society
→ Fast pace of life
I. Individual
Schoolwork and parents’ expectations Make money to support the family bring up children
take care of parent
Brainstorming
• Discussion: - What did we use to expect from technology? - Do you agree with the author that all time-liberating techniques in relieving the widespread sense of time famine are doomed to failure?
Part Division of the Text Part 1 Lines 1~47 Main Ideas The author gives three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today. Not every one is time-stressed, and in the case of Americans they have actually gained more free time in the past decade.
3. Are you the first person to finish at mealtimes?
A. Often
B. Sometimes C. Never
4. When walking along a street, do you feel frustrated because you are stuck behind others?
Unit 6
The Pace of Life
sandglass
Procedure
• • • • • • • Cultural Notes Questions True or False Scanning Language Points Useful Expressions Homework
Cultural Notes Richard Tomkins:
seize the day, make your lives extraordinary.”
the Art of Life
---- Dead Poets Societ
1. Become physically active 2. Laugh 3. Express how you feel 4. Simplify 5. Eating right 6. Experience nature.
True or False
ຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidu
3. In the U.K., working hours have risen only slightly in the (T) last 10 years.
4. The gains of free time were unevenly distributed only because different groups of people gained different (F ) amount of free time. There is also a gender issue here.
Questions
1. What is the crux of the problem the author points out? 2. What is remedy for the stress according to the author’s opinion?
True or False (F ) 1. It is convenient to say we are all lacking in time. It is too general to say we are all lacking in time. 2. About 50 percent of people will tell you they never have ( ) enough time to get things done. F About 50 percent of unemployed or retired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done.
and on returning to the U.K. in 1979, joined a local newspaper as a trainee reporter. He joined the Financial Times as a sub-editor four years later. In this section, he discusses the time squeeze that many people are experiencing and offers a way of combating the problem.
A. Often
B. Sometimes C. Never
5. Would you become irritable if you sat for an
hour without doing anything?
A. Often B. Sometimes C. Never 6. Do you walk out of restaurants or shops if you 7. When you areafaced an unfamiliar problem, encounter even short with queue? what do you usually do? A. Often B. Sometimes C. Never A. Address the problem immediately
Is your score between 16 - 23?
• You have a medium pace of life. You will probably find that you are capable of changing the speed at which you live life on the basis of the situation in which you find yourself. If not, try adopting some of the suggestions in the paragraph above when you feel the need to slow down, and the ones in the paragraph below when you need to move into the fast lane.
Better City Better Life
Write down your options. 1. Do people tell you that you talk too quickly?
A. Often
B. Sometimes C. Never
2. When someone takes too long to get to the point, do you feel like hurrying them along? A. Often B. Sometimes C. Never
Is your score between 7 - 15?
• You are living life in the slow lane. Compared to most people you take things easy and don't tend to get stressed by modern-day living. You tend to be patient, relaxed, and easy-going. Most of the time this is good news, but sometimes can be problematic. For example, you might tend to be late for appointments and miss targets. If this is the case, consider drawing up to-do lists, being aware of deadlines.
Tomkins was born in Walsall, England, in 1952. His formal education ended at the aged of seventeen. Before becoming a journalist, he was a casual laborer, a factory worker, a truck driver, a restaurant cashier, a civil servant, and an assistant private secretary to a government minister. He left government service in 1978 to hitchhike around the world,
B. Think about what to do and then take action C. Sit back and let things work out for Score: A-5 themselves B-3 C-1
Is your score between: 7-15 , 16-23 or 24-35 ?
Work Financial security Social relations
Life goal and personal development Self-confidence Obsession
Time is money Time is life Time is speed. We are losing
Consumer industries editor of the Financial Times, where he has been a member of the editorial staff since 1983. He is currently based at the company’s London head-quarters, where he leads a team of journalists covering the consumer goods sector and writes about consumer trends.
Is your score between 24 - 35?
• You are living life in the fast lane, rushing around and trying to take part in many different activities and projects at the same time. You tend to be impatient, excessively time-conscious, and find relaxation difficult. This might help you be productive, but your relationships and health could suffer as a consequence. Try to overcome feelings of impatience by distracting yourself when stuck in queues. For example, listen to your favourite music or chat to others. Also, try spending some time in the slow lane .
I. Society
→ Fast pace of life
I. Individual
Schoolwork and parents’ expectations Make money to support the family bring up children
take care of parent
Brainstorming
• Discussion: - What did we use to expect from technology? - Do you agree with the author that all time-liberating techniques in relieving the widespread sense of time famine are doomed to failure?
Part Division of the Text Part 1 Lines 1~47 Main Ideas The author gives three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today. Not every one is time-stressed, and in the case of Americans they have actually gained more free time in the past decade.
3. Are you the first person to finish at mealtimes?
A. Often
B. Sometimes C. Never
4. When walking along a street, do you feel frustrated because you are stuck behind others?
Unit 6
The Pace of Life
sandglass
Procedure
• • • • • • • Cultural Notes Questions True or False Scanning Language Points Useful Expressions Homework
Cultural Notes Richard Tomkins:
seize the day, make your lives extraordinary.”
the Art of Life
---- Dead Poets Societ
1. Become physically active 2. Laugh 3. Express how you feel 4. Simplify 5. Eating right 6. Experience nature.
True or False
ຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidu
3. In the U.K., working hours have risen only slightly in the (T) last 10 years.
4. The gains of free time were unevenly distributed only because different groups of people gained different (F ) amount of free time. There is also a gender issue here.
Questions
1. What is the crux of the problem the author points out? 2. What is remedy for the stress according to the author’s opinion?
True or False (F ) 1. It is convenient to say we are all lacking in time. It is too general to say we are all lacking in time. 2. About 50 percent of people will tell you they never have ( ) enough time to get things done. F About 50 percent of unemployed or retired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done.
and on returning to the U.K. in 1979, joined a local newspaper as a trainee reporter. He joined the Financial Times as a sub-editor four years later. In this section, he discusses the time squeeze that many people are experiencing and offers a way of combating the problem.
A. Often
B. Sometimes C. Never
5. Would you become irritable if you sat for an
hour without doing anything?
A. Often B. Sometimes C. Never 6. Do you walk out of restaurants or shops if you 7. When you areafaced an unfamiliar problem, encounter even short with queue? what do you usually do? A. Often B. Sometimes C. Never A. Address the problem immediately
Is your score between 16 - 23?
• You have a medium pace of life. You will probably find that you are capable of changing the speed at which you live life on the basis of the situation in which you find yourself. If not, try adopting some of the suggestions in the paragraph above when you feel the need to slow down, and the ones in the paragraph below when you need to move into the fast lane.
Better City Better Life
Write down your options. 1. Do people tell you that you talk too quickly?
A. Often
B. Sometimes C. Never
2. When someone takes too long to get to the point, do you feel like hurrying them along? A. Often B. Sometimes C. Never
Is your score between 7 - 15?
• You are living life in the slow lane. Compared to most people you take things easy and don't tend to get stressed by modern-day living. You tend to be patient, relaxed, and easy-going. Most of the time this is good news, but sometimes can be problematic. For example, you might tend to be late for appointments and miss targets. If this is the case, consider drawing up to-do lists, being aware of deadlines.
Tomkins was born in Walsall, England, in 1952. His formal education ended at the aged of seventeen. Before becoming a journalist, he was a casual laborer, a factory worker, a truck driver, a restaurant cashier, a civil servant, and an assistant private secretary to a government minister. He left government service in 1978 to hitchhike around the world,
B. Think about what to do and then take action C. Sit back and let things work out for Score: A-5 themselves B-3 C-1
Is your score between: 7-15 , 16-23 or 24-35 ?
Work Financial security Social relations
Life goal and personal development Self-confidence Obsession
Time is money Time is life Time is speed. We are losing
Consumer industries editor of the Financial Times, where he has been a member of the editorial staff since 1983. He is currently based at the company’s London head-quarters, where he leads a team of journalists covering the consumer goods sector and writes about consumer trends.
Is your score between 24 - 35?
• You are living life in the fast lane, rushing around and trying to take part in many different activities and projects at the same time. You tend to be impatient, excessively time-conscious, and find relaxation difficult. This might help you be productive, but your relationships and health could suffer as a consequence. Try to overcome feelings of impatience by distracting yourself when stuck in queues. For example, listen to your favourite music or chat to others. Also, try spending some time in the slow lane .