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Unit Two
Text A
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Unit One Text A
I,Pre-reading Task
II,Detailed Study
III,Outline& Summary
IV,Home Assignment
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I,Pre-reading Task,
1.Nowadays Americans are working harder than ever before,
2.The more time we spend at work,the more we can achieve,
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III,Detailed Study,
1,hard,with great effort
e.g,looking hard at this picture,
think hard and work hard
2,hardly,almost not
e.g,he could hardly wait to hear the news,
There’s hardly any coal left,
3,… than employees did in 1979,
e.g,the payee
a trainee
an absentee
4,find out,to learn or discover
e.g,I won’t tell you--- you must find out for yourself!
Please find out whether there is an express train at 10:00
Cf,find to discover,esp,by searching; get (someone or something that
was hidden or lost)
e.g,I can’t find my boots!
They found him somewhere to live,
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III,Detailed Study,
5,write down,to record in writing
e.g,why not write down your ideas on a piece of paper before you start your essay?
I wrote down the address in the back of my diary,
6,at the end of,at the final point or the last part of
e.g,the task was finished at the end of 1995,
Cf,at the end,finished
e.g,the war was at an end,
He went on spending lavishly until his money was at an end,
7,in the end,at last
e.g,it will turn lout all right in the end,
8,discover,1) to find (something existing but not known before,often a place or a
scientific fact)
e.g,Columbus discovered American n 1492,
I discovered a fly in my coffee,
2) to find out (a fact,or the answer to a question)
e.g,we soon discovered the truth,
We discovered her to be a good cook,
Did you ever discover who sent you the flowers?
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12,fall off,to become worse or become less in quality,amount,etc,
e.g,the quality of performance ahs fallen off since last year,
Business fell off after Christmas,
Membership of the club has fallen off this year,
The daily number of passengers by this airline falls off,
10,accomplish,to succeed in doing; finish successfully; perform
e.g,we tried to arrange a peace but accomplished nothing,
Cf,finish,to reach or bring to an end; reach the end of
e.g,what time does the concert finish?
When do you finish you college course?
I haven’t finished reading that book yet,
9,the more… the more…
e.g,the more he gives his children,the more they want,
The more you practice,the better you can speak English,
The more I see of him,the less I like him,
11,point,an exact moment; particular time or state
e.g,It was at that point that I saw him leave the building,
I’ve come to the point where I can’t stand her arguing any longer,
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IV,Outline & Summary,
I) Outline,
1,(Para,1) Americans seem to be working harder today ever than
before,
2,(Para,2) The connection between time and productivity is not
always positive,
3,(Para,3) Employees have to spend more time in their job
because employers often consider the amount of time on the job
in addition to job performance,
4,(Para.4) Employers believe that if the employees stay at work
later,they may actually do more work,which may encourage
other employees to spend more time at work,too,
5,(Para.5) People do not work long hours only for more money,
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IV,Outline & Summary,
II) Summary,
As known by a recent survey,Americans work longer hours and take
shorter vacations than they did in 1979,Though more time on the job doesn’t
necessarily mean greater efficiency,In spite of this,people still work extra
hours simply because they hope to be promoted by their employers,Head-
hunters of a company also tend to believe in the seeming truth that more
time leads to more work,However,it should be noted that this attitude
towards work does vary from person to person and from one circle of society
to another,
Back
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V,Home Assignment,
1,Recite Text B;
2,Finish the exercises after text B;
3,Prepare for a quiz on Text B;
Back
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Unit Two
Text A
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Unit One Text A
I,Pre-reading Task
II,Detailed Study
III,Outline& Summary
IV,Home Assignment
Unit Five Text A
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Unit Five Text A
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I,Pre-reading Task,
1.Nowadays Americans are working harder than ever before,
2.The more time we spend at work,the more we can achieve,
Back
Unit Five Text A
5
III,Detailed Study,
1,hard,with great effort
e.g,looking hard at this picture,
think hard and work hard
2,hardly,almost not
e.g,he could hardly wait to hear the news,
There’s hardly any coal left,
3,… than employees did in 1979,
e.g,the payee
a trainee
an absentee
4,find out,to learn or discover
e.g,I won’t tell you--- you must find out for yourself!
Please find out whether there is an express train at 10:00
Cf,find to discover,esp,by searching; get (someone or something that
was hidden or lost)
e.g,I can’t find my boots!
They found him somewhere to live,
Unit Five Text A
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III,Detailed Study,
5,write down,to record in writing
e.g,why not write down your ideas on a piece of paper before you start your essay?
I wrote down the address in the back of my diary,
6,at the end of,at the final point or the last part of
e.g,the task was finished at the end of 1995,
Cf,at the end,finished
e.g,the war was at an end,
He went on spending lavishly until his money was at an end,
7,in the end,at last
e.g,it will turn lout all right in the end,
8,discover,1) to find (something existing but not known before,often a place or a
scientific fact)
e.g,Columbus discovered American n 1492,
I discovered a fly in my coffee,
2) to find out (a fact,or the answer to a question)
e.g,we soon discovered the truth,
We discovered her to be a good cook,
Did you ever discover who sent you the flowers?
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12,fall off,to become worse or become less in quality,amount,etc,
e.g,the quality of performance ahs fallen off since last year,
Business fell off after Christmas,
Membership of the club has fallen off this year,
The daily number of passengers by this airline falls off,
10,accomplish,to succeed in doing; finish successfully; perform
e.g,we tried to arrange a peace but accomplished nothing,
Cf,finish,to reach or bring to an end; reach the end of
e.g,what time does the concert finish?
When do you finish you college course?
I haven’t finished reading that book yet,
9,the more… the more…
e.g,the more he gives his children,the more they want,
The more you practice,the better you can speak English,
The more I see of him,the less I like him,
11,point,an exact moment; particular time or state
e.g,It was at that point that I saw him leave the building,
I’ve come to the point where I can’t stand her arguing any longer,
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IV,Outline & Summary,
I) Outline,
1,(Para,1) Americans seem to be working harder today ever than
before,
2,(Para,2) The connection between time and productivity is not
always positive,
3,(Para,3) Employees have to spend more time in their job
because employers often consider the amount of time on the job
in addition to job performance,
4,(Para.4) Employers believe that if the employees stay at work
later,they may actually do more work,which may encourage
other employees to spend more time at work,too,
5,(Para.5) People do not work long hours only for more money,
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IV,Outline & Summary,
II) Summary,
As known by a recent survey,Americans work longer hours and take
shorter vacations than they did in 1979,Though more time on the job doesn’t
necessarily mean greater efficiency,In spite of this,people still work extra
hours simply because they hope to be promoted by their employers,Head-
hunters of a company also tend to believe in the seeming truth that more
time leads to more work,However,it should be noted that this attitude
towards work does vary from person to person and from one circle of society
to another,
Back
Unit Five Text A
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V,Home Assignment,
1,Recite Text B;
2,Finish the exercises after text B;
3,Prepare for a quiz on Text B;
Back
Unit Five Text A
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