1、1.An English Song-Dear Diary2.Questionnaire3.Warm-up QuestionsBefore ReadingListen to the SongQuestions and Answers4.Background InformationRichard TomkinsTechnologyStress in the WorkplaceListen to the SongIIQuestions and Answers 1.How does the singer treat his diary?Why?2.What does the singer think
2、about how other people spend their time?3.Can we infer what attitude the singer takes towards the pace of life today?He treats it as a friend,to whom he can pour out his inmost feelings.He thinks they spend their days in a rush,so much so that they have no time for each other or for themselves.It is
3、 unwise for people to spend days in a rush.Questionnaire Purpose:Directions:Scoring and Interpretation:Number of Yes Answers Stress Category:Questionnaire Purpose:Directions:Scoring and Interpretation:Number of Yes Answers Stress Category:The purpose of this questionnaire is to increase your awarene
4、ss of stress in your life.If you answer“yes”to any of the following stress index questions,just click the sentence.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.I have frequent arguments.I often get upset at work.I often have neck and/or shoulder pains due to anxiety/stress.I often get upset when I stand in long lines.I often
5、get angry when I listen to the local,national,or world news or read the newspaper.I do not have a sufficient amount of money for my needs.I often get upset when driving.At the end of a workday,I often feel stress-related fatigue.I have at least one constant source of stress/anxiety in my life(e.g.,c
6、onflict with boss,neighbor,mother-in-law,etc.).I often have stress-related headaches.10.If you answer“yes”to any of the following stress index questions,just click the sentence.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.I rarely get 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night.I do not practice stress management techniques.I
7、 rarely take time for myself.I have difficulty in keeping my feelings of anger and hostility under control.I have difficulty in managing time wisely.I often have difficulty sleeping.I am generally in a hurry.I usually feel that there is not enough time in the day to accomplish what I need to do.I of
8、ten feel that I am being mistreated by friends or associates.I do not regularly perform physical activity.Purpose:Directions:Scoring and Interpretation:Number of Yes Answers Stress Category:Answering yes to any of the questions means that you need to use some form of stress management techniques.Add
9、 your yes answers and use the following scale to evaluate the level of stress in your life.Questionnaire Purpose:Directions:Scoring and Interpretation:Number of Yes Answers Stress Category:6-20 High stress3-5 Average stress0-2 Low stressQuestionnaire Warm-up QuestionsRead the following short passage
10、 and discuss the questions.II “Now psychologists look at our view of time another way.They go into several countries and measure the pace of life.They measure the accuracy of bank clocks and how fast city dwellers walk.They time transactions in banks and post offices.They see how long people take to
11、 answer questions.Japanese keep the fastest pace.Americans are a close second.Italians and Indonesians are at the bottom of the list.Finally,we look at heart disease.Thats tricky,because other factors are involved.Our hearts greatest enemy is 1.What do you think keep people in some countries so busy
12、?2.What might be the acute/major problems facing people today?3.Compared with peoples life in ancient times,what have new technology,the information explosion and rising economy really brought to us?1.Tension Physical,mental,emotional2.Health problems Physical,mental and emotional diseases 3.Ecologi
13、cal pollution/Rupture in ozone layer4.Disturbed family relations5.Violence and cruelty6.Corruption/Dishonesty/Immorality7.Drug-addiction8.Neglect of law&order and ethical,moral and social discipline9.Armaments/Nuclear weapons(Militarism),consumer industries editor of the ,where he has been a member
14、of the editorial staff since 1983.Richard TomkinsFinancial TimesFinancial Times includes business and financial news and analysis.To know it better,log on the following website:http:/ Richard TomkinsTechnology Many historians of science argue not only that technology is an essential condition of adv
15、anced,industrial civilization but also that the rate of technological change has developed its own momentum in recent centuries.Innovations now seem to appear at a rate that increases geometrically,without respect to geographical limits or political systems.These innovations tend to transform tradit
16、ional cultural systems,frequently with unexpected social consequences.Thus technology can be conceived as both a creative and a destructive process.IIStress in the WorkplaceII The problem of stress is not likely to go away.As the pace of change continues to increase,the demands upon us will also inc
17、rease.We will have to make more decisions and make decisions faster;have to learn new skills,adapt to new situations,and cope with new threats.As a result we will find ourselves becoming more tired,making more mistakes,becoming more hostile,more anxious,more depressed,suffering more ill-health,and h
18、aving more accidents.1.Part Division of the Text2.Further UnderstandingFor Part 1For Part 2Global ReadingScanningBlank FillingFor Part 3For Part 4True or FalseTable CompletionQuestions and AnswersPart Division of the TextPartLines Main Ideas 1 2 1474883The author gives three reasons why we feel so t
19、ime-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.Part Division of the TextPartLines Main Ideas 3 4 84106107124The perception of time-famine has triggered a variety of reactions.The author pins down the crux(症结症结
20、)of the problem and puts forward a remedy for the stress we feel.ScanningScan part one and find out three reasons why we feel so time-pressed today.And make a note of the transitional devices used there.Technology1.2.3._Information explosion_Rising prosperity_Transitional devices:apart,a second reas
21、on(Para.7)_There is another reason(Para.11)_1.2.Blank Filling Facts are valuable as evidence that enhances the persuasive force of an argumentative paper.In stating the first reason,the author lists a number of facts to try to convince the readers of the unfavorable effects technology has had on our
22、 lives.Now could you find some more supporting facts apart from the one given below,and put them down?The motorcar brings more traffic problems than it promises to solve.The aircraft creates a high demand for time-consuming journeys that we never dreamed of.1._The washing machine,contrary to our exp
23、ectations,multiplies the hours spent on washing and ironing._Blank FillingTechnology produces the new burden of dealing with faxes,e-mails and voicemails._Technology eats further into our time by forcing us to handle software glitches on computers and filling our heads with useless information from
24、the Internet._2.3.4.5.6.Instead of making our lives easier,technology goes so far as to cram extra work into our leisure time._True or False1.It is convenient to say we are all lacking in time.FIt is too general to say we are all lacking in time.()2.About 50 percent of people will tell you they neve
25、r have enough time to get things done.FAbout 50 percent of unemployed or retired people will tell you they never have enough time to get things done.()True or False3.In the U.K.,working hours have risen only slightly in the last 10 years.T()4.The gains of free time were unevenly distributed only bec
26、ause different groups of people gained different amount of free time.FThere is also a gender issue here.()Fill in the chart with a variety of reactions provoked by the perception of the time famine and the trouble with all these reactions.Pay attention to the transitional devices,too.An attempt to g
27、ain the largest possible amount of satisfaction from the smallest possible investment of timeTrying to buy time Reaction 1Reaction 2The growth of the work-life debateReaction 3Table CompletionFill in the chart with a variety of reactions provoked by the perception of the time famine and the trouble
28、with all these reactions.Pay attention to the transitional devices,too.Liberating time is useless if the hours gained are immediately diverted to other purposes.1.One is(Para.19)2.also(Para.21)3.A third reaction(Para.22)TroubleTransitional DevicesTable Completion1.What is the crux of the problem the
29、 author points out?The author points out the time stress we feel arises not from a shortage of time,but from the too many things we try to do.2.What is remedy for the stress according to the authors opinion?A possible remedy is that we should understand the problem and realize that it is not more ti
30、me we need,it is fewer desires.Questions and Answers1.Vocabulary2.Dictation3.Discussion4.Talk about the Pictures5.Writing Practice After Reading Useful ExpressionsScanning6.Proverbs and Quotations Useful Expressions1.吞噬吞噬2.困于交通堵塞困于交通堵塞3.越洋购物旅行越洋购物旅行4.在大多数情况下在大多数情况下5.使使摆脱摆脱eat intostuck in traffic ja
31、msthe transatlantic shopping expeditionin most casesfree sb.from6.个人的穿着打扮个人的穿着打扮7.处理软件故障处理软件故障 8.除去技术发展除去技术发展9.信息爆炸信息爆炸10.从世界各个角落从世界各个角落personal groomingfix software glitchestechnology apart the information explosionfrom every corner of the world Useful Expressions11.在整个世界学术界在整个世界学术界12.在在的推动下的推动下13.
32、适用于适用于14.预测小组预测小组15.分配不均匀分配不均匀in the whole world of scholarshipdriven on by apply toforecasting groupbe unevenly distributedUseful Expressions16.抚养子女抚养子女17.做有报酬的工作做有报酬的工作18.家务杂活家务杂活19.越做越大的市场越做越大的市场20.家政服务家政服务nurture offspring take paying jobshousehold choresa growth marketconcierge servicesUseful E
33、xpressions21.更充分地利用更充分地利用make better use of22.工业革命工业革命industrial revolution 23.注定注定be doomed to1.Scan the text,circle all phrases containing a hyphen,and then explain their meanings and how they are formed.1)ever-increasing quantities of time(Para.1)2)horse-drawn carriage(Para.3)3)time-consuming jou
34、rneys(Para.4)4)the laptop-on-the-beach syndrome(Para.6)5)feel time-pressed(Para.7)6)ever-larger quantities of goods and services(Para.11)the quantities of time increasing all the timethe carriage drawn by the horsejourneys consuming timethe syndrome caused by going to the beach with a laptopthe quan
35、tities of goods and services that become larger and largerfeel the press caused by the lack of time Scanning7)be time-starved(Para.12)8)the London-based Henley Center(Para.14)9)be self-imposed(Para.14)10)hour-by-hour logs(Para.15)11)the mid-1960s(Para.16)12)empty-nesters(Para.17)be lacking in timeth
36、e Henley Center with its headquarter located in Londonbe imposed by ones ownlogs written at different hoursthe middle of the 1960s Scanningpeople without offsprings Scanning13)pre-school children(Para.17)14)on-line retailers(Para.21)15)work-life debate(Para.22)16)long-hours culture(Para.22)17)family
37、-friendly working policies(Para.22)18)the cell-phone(Para.28)children before entering the schoolsretailers shopping on linedebate on“which to choose,work or life”the tradition to increase the working hoursthe policies used in the working places to treat employees in a friendly way like members in a
38、familythe mobile phone2.Make words with the following prefixes or patterns.1)ever-2)self-3)pre-4)adj.+n.+-ed5)adv.+v.+-ed ever-green,ever-lasting,ever-moreself-control,self-made,self-educatedpre-history,pre-mature,pre-recorded blue-eyed,simple-minded,left-handedwell-informed,much-used,poorly-dressed
39、 ScanningDictationStudents Offer Insight into Exam-time Stress week means different things to different students.For some students,exams are no sweat(不费力地不费力地).First-year business student Joe Tirpak said,I dont let exams stress me out because Im Im as as I can be.For others,is the key to their exam
40、jitters(神经过敏神经过敏).Second-year marine science student Zac Duval said,Having a year of experience has helped me know how to my time and be well-prepared.Finals_confident_well-prepared_experience_ getting over_schedule_IIDictation Then theres the of students on who acquire that sweaty,wild-eyed look fr
41、om spending hours hunched(弓起背部弓起背部)over a book under a hot desk lamp.First-year sports management student Steve McMenamin said hes usually one of those students.Im thinking Ill be spending a lot of time on my porch(走 廊走 廊)studying,he said.The problem of stress is not a new one.majority_ campus_sleep
42、less_stressed-out_Read the short passage and discuss the following questions in small groups.II Suffering by Desire Few of us would like to agree that we desire to suffer.Yet,it is clear that if we had no desires,there would be little or no suffering(excluding the suffering due to unfulfilled true n
43、eeds).Whenever we desire something,and circumstances make it difficult or impossible to fulfill that desire,we get frustrated and suffer.That is called stress.What motivates us to desire?We are motivated to desire by the elusion(逃避)or the delusion(错觉)that the grass is greener on the other side of ou
44、r dream.Discussion1.What is your attitude toward desire?2.What motivates us to desire?3.Put forward your opinion about heat of cars and houses purchase among young people.DiscussionTalk about the PicturesTalk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to r
45、eturn!Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!Talk about the PicturesClick the picture to return!Writing Practice1.Look at the caricature,and A.describe the picture according to a certain
46、 order.B.think about the possible morals.2.Write a composition of about 200 words,titled“Health or Wealth?”,based on the following Chinese outline.1)提出两种对健康和财富取舍的不同观点。提出两种对健康和财富取舍的不同观点。2)列举出支持这两种观点的理由。列举出支持这两种观点的理由。3)你的观点。你的观点。Model Writing Practice Health or Wealth?Which is more important,health or
47、 wealth?When given this question,different people have varied answers.Some insist that health plays a more important role in our life,while others see more advantages arising from wealth.The first group of people quote the old saying Health is above wealth to prove their idea.They argue that,on the
48、one hand,a strong person can do almost anything as long as he/she tries hard.On the other hand,however,rich people will not be able to enjoy the wealth if their days are numbered.In contrast,the advocates of wealth have such arguments as follows.For one thing,wealthy people will be able to buy more
49、healthful foods.For another,they can enjoy better facilities to improve their health.Take my neighbor,Lao Wang,Proverbs and Quotations 1.The greater wealth is contentment with a little.2.Too much curiosity lost paradise.3.Better a little fire to warm us,than a great fire to burn us.4.We always have
50、time enough,if we will but use it aright.-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,German poet人生最大的财富是知足。人生最大的财富是知足。太多好奇心，逐出天堂门。太多好奇心，逐出天堂门。宁要小火烘烤，不要大火烧焦。宁要小火烘烤，不要大火烧焦。只要我们能善用时间，就永远不愁时间不够用。只要我们能善用时间，就永远不愁时间不够用。-德国诗人德国诗人 J.W.歌德歌德 5.We must deal with pleasure as we do with honey,only touch them with the tip of the
