Unit 12
Time to Take It Easy
Teaching Objectives
1,To get students know the importance of leisure,
2,To understand the purpose of writing and organization of
the text,
3,To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing
various types of exercises,
Think Over
1,How do you think of the pace of the life today and the
past?
2,How do the Chinese people value work and life?
3,How do you understand happiness in life?
4,How do you understand,work ethic”?
I,About the text
1,What is this essay concerned with?
2,How is the essay organized?
II,Structural Analysis
1,In this part by presenting the two contrasting pictures of
what continental Europeans and Americans do in
summer,the author introduces the theme—how to view
the work-leisure issue,
2,In this part it tells the readers that the difference largely
lies in people’s different attitudes to work,
3,In the third and fourth parts it elaborate on the two
different attitudes,
4,In the final part Professor Gini explains the true meaning
of,being lazy”—it simply means,to take it easy” as
suggested by the title of the essay,
III,Some difficult words,phrases and
sentences
1,…my future is shorter than my past…I’ve got to take time now
because,like it or not,time will be taken away from me,
Explain,I’ve already spent most of my life in this world… I’ve got
to take time because my time will soon run out no matter
whether I like it or not,
2,As well as publishing guides on how to do nothing creatively,
these work rebels organize events like,national phone in sick
day”…
Explain,Besides offering suggestions in their magazines on how
to spend one’s free time in a creative way,these,anti-work”
advocates organize event like,national phone in sick day”…
3,Shut down
1,The workshop has shut down and the workers are
unemployed,
2,We shut up the house before going on holiday,
3,You must shut the gas supply off if there’s a leak,
4,His deafness shuts him off from the lives of others,
4,Meet one’s needs
1,Market economy meets the basic needs of the great
majority of people,
2,Being out of work and having two young children they
found it impossible to make ends meet,
5,Dedicated to
? She dedicated her life to helping the poor,
6,At ease
1,Stand at ease!
2,He had been dreading their meeting but her warm
welcome soon put him at his ease,
3,He passed the test with ease,
IV,Affixes
1,Uniform
Uni,having one—unicorn,universe,unipolar
2,Monopoly
Mono,one,single—monologue,monogamy,monolingual,
motontone,monosyllable
3,Bicycle
Bi,two—bimonthly,bilingual,bicameral,bisect
Semi,half—semicircle,semiannual,semimonthly,
semidetached,semiskilled
4,Multilateral
Multi,having many—multilingual,multinational,multiple,
multimedia,multi-storey,multiracial
5,Homophone
Homo,the same—homosexuality,homogeneity
Hetero,different—heterosexuality,heterogeneity
6,Panacea
Pan,complete—Pan-American,panorama
V,Exercises,Translation
1,On average,18% of our daily calories come from sugar,
2,Ford Automobile Plant was shut down for two months as
a result of the strike,
3,He’s decided to give up his business and dedicate
himself to charity,
4,The cultural life in the country cannot compare with that
of a large city,
Translation
5,The country’s independence celebrations carried on as if
nothing had happened,
6,The report allows the readers to make a direct comparison
between the two types of car,
7,The existing (present) stocks of coal should meet our needs
for the coming year,
8,He remained there for hours deep in thought,
contemplating the mysteries of the universe,
V,Exercises,Dictation
A foreigner’s first impression of the US is likely to be that
everyone is in a rush—often under pressure,City people
appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going,
Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in
this country,Working time is considered precious,Others
in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so they
too can be served and get back to work within the time
allowed,Each person hurries to make room for the next
person,If you don’t,waiters will hurry you,
You also find that people will push past you,You will miss
smiles,brief conversations with strangers,Don’t take it
personally,This is because people value time highly,and
they resent someone else,wasting” it,
Assignment,Use the pictures to tell a story,
Time to Take It Easy
Teaching Objectives
1,To get students know the importance of leisure,
2,To understand the purpose of writing and organization of
the text,
3,To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing
various types of exercises,
Think Over
1,How do you think of the pace of the life today and the
past?
2,How do the Chinese people value work and life?
3,How do you understand happiness in life?
4,How do you understand,work ethic”?
I,About the text
1,What is this essay concerned with?
2,How is the essay organized?
II,Structural Analysis
1,In this part by presenting the two contrasting pictures of
what continental Europeans and Americans do in
summer,the author introduces the theme—how to view
the work-leisure issue,
2,In this part it tells the readers that the difference largely
lies in people’s different attitudes to work,
3,In the third and fourth parts it elaborate on the two
different attitudes,
4,In the final part Professor Gini explains the true meaning
of,being lazy”—it simply means,to take it easy” as
suggested by the title of the essay,
III,Some difficult words,phrases and
sentences
1,…my future is shorter than my past…I’ve got to take time now
because,like it or not,time will be taken away from me,
Explain,I’ve already spent most of my life in this world… I’ve got
to take time because my time will soon run out no matter
whether I like it or not,
2,As well as publishing guides on how to do nothing creatively,
these work rebels organize events like,national phone in sick
day”…
Explain,Besides offering suggestions in their magazines on how
to spend one’s free time in a creative way,these,anti-work”
advocates organize event like,national phone in sick day”…
3,Shut down
1,The workshop has shut down and the workers are
unemployed,
2,We shut up the house before going on holiday,
3,You must shut the gas supply off if there’s a leak,
4,His deafness shuts him off from the lives of others,
4,Meet one’s needs
1,Market economy meets the basic needs of the great
majority of people,
2,Being out of work and having two young children they
found it impossible to make ends meet,
5,Dedicated to
? She dedicated her life to helping the poor,
6,At ease
1,Stand at ease!
2,He had been dreading their meeting but her warm
welcome soon put him at his ease,
3,He passed the test with ease,
IV,Affixes
1,Uniform
Uni,having one—unicorn,universe,unipolar
2,Monopoly
Mono,one,single—monologue,monogamy,monolingual,
motontone,monosyllable
3,Bicycle
Bi,two—bimonthly,bilingual,bicameral,bisect
Semi,half—semicircle,semiannual,semimonthly,
semidetached,semiskilled
4,Multilateral
Multi,having many—multilingual,multinational,multiple,
multimedia,multi-storey,multiracial
5,Homophone
Homo,the same—homosexuality,homogeneity
Hetero,different—heterosexuality,heterogeneity
6,Panacea
Pan,complete—Pan-American,panorama
V,Exercises,Translation
1,On average,18% of our daily calories come from sugar,
2,Ford Automobile Plant was shut down for two months as
a result of the strike,
3,He’s decided to give up his business and dedicate
himself to charity,
4,The cultural life in the country cannot compare with that
of a large city,
Translation
5,The country’s independence celebrations carried on as if
nothing had happened,
6,The report allows the readers to make a direct comparison
between the two types of car,
7,The existing (present) stocks of coal should meet our needs
for the coming year,
8,He remained there for hours deep in thought,
contemplating the mysteries of the universe,
V,Exercises,Dictation
A foreigner’s first impression of the US is likely to be that
everyone is in a rush—often under pressure,City people
appear always to be hurrying to get where they are going,
Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of life in
this country,Working time is considered precious,Others
in public eating places are waiting for you to finish so they
too can be served and get back to work within the time
allowed,Each person hurries to make room for the next
person,If you don’t,waiters will hurry you,
You also find that people will push past you,You will miss
smiles,brief conversations with strangers,Don’t take it
personally,This is because people value time highly,and
they resent someone else,wasting” it,
Assignment,Use the pictures to tell a story,
