综合英语第2册课件unit2.pptVIP

Tyranny of the Urgent;Tyranny: n.;I Pre-reading Questions;II Text ;As a result, Americans work hard at the task of saving time. They communicate rapidly through telexes, phone calls or memos rather than through personal contacts. People are meeting increasingly on television screens to settle problems by “teleconferences”. In the U.S., it is taken as a sign of competence to solve a problem, or fulfill a job successfully with rapidity. Consider the Chinese view of time!;2. Text Analysis;Comprehension of the textPart Ⅰ （P1-2）; A1: The author introduces his topic with a rhetorical question. A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its rhetorical effect without the expectation of a reply (eg: Why me?). Rhetorical questions encourage the listener to think about the (often obvious) answer to the question. When a speaker states, How much longer must our people endure this injustice?, no formal answer is expected. Rather, it is a device used by the speaker to achieve an emphasis. ;A2: People always find themselves in short supply of time. An extra six hours may relieve them of the pressure. No. The author does not think that the prolongation of time may solve the problem of short-age of time once for all because ones work is endless. With this extra time, he believes, people could only afford to do more work rather than all the work. ;Language points;;3. exacting→ (of a person or piece of work) demanding much care, effort and attention e.g. an exacting teacher/piece of work Volunteers are needed for an exacting assignment. [synonym] demanding exact v. insist on and obtain; require e.g. exact obedience from one’s staff (fml) Her work exacts great care and attention. ;Part 2（P3-5）;A1: What should people deal with first when confronted with endless tasks? Urgent vs. Important ;;Language points;2. priority [c] something that is regarded as more important than others Education is a top priority. Our first priority