unit2thefineartofputtingthingsoff高清正版分享.ppt

Unit 2 The fine art of putting things off Discussion If you are going to submit your English composition by the end of next week, will you start writing it right now or wait until the night before the deadline? Does it make you comfortable to do so? 1. Procrastination is the thief of time is a very well-known proverb that reminds us that we should Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today, which is yet another proverb. Have you been taught to do things promptly? Do you believe in these two proverbs and act accordingly? 2. There are people who like to do things promptly and also people who are prone to postpone whatever they are supposed to do. To which category do you think you yourself belong? What do you think are the advantages of being a do-it-nower or a postponer? Do-it-nowers vs. postponer What are the pros and cons of procrastination? Text Structure: Argumentation Thesis: Procrastination is not altogether a bad practice I. Presenting the topic(1-2) 1. Four examples of procrastination 2. Classification of human beings into two categories II. Elaboration (3-7) 3. In the literary/artistic field: inspiring, reviving, stimulating 4. In the military, diplomatic and law field: time to reflect; strategies 5. In the business field: avoid making hasty and costly decision 6. In the administrative field: avoid hasty decisions 7. In the academic field: a common practice III. Explanation (8) 1) Unwilling to confront something they dread 2) An unconscious way of sorting the important from the trivial IV. Conclusion (9) 1) Many decisions may be improved if postponed 2) Time is not meant to be devoured but to be consumed delicately and without haste Coherence ????The central issue of Demarests essay is the notion of procrastination, which runs through the whole piece of writing and contributes, to a great extent, to its?coherence. Coherence and Cohesion ????While coherence is basically a matter of meaning, grammatical and lexical devices, known as cohesion, are a