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1、Activity11)Whatisyourdefinitionoftime?2)Doyouseeyourselfasatime-consciousperson?3)Whatdoyouconsiderasawasteoftime?4)DoyouknowwhatisconsideredtobeawasteoftimeintheUS?Warm-upactivities1ParagraphTopicParas.1-2()A.aforeigner’simpressionoftheU.S.andtheAmericanpeopleParas.3-4()B.th
2、esignofskillfulnessorbeingcompetentintheAmericans’eyesParas.5-7()C.thewayAmericanssavetimePara.8()D.thewayAmericanstreattimeADCB2ReadingComprehension3Whatattituderesultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimentingandexploring?(P1)Theattitudeisthatifoneisnotmovingahea
3、d,heisfallingbehind.Question4HowistimetreatedinAmerica?Andwhy?(P2)Timeistreatedasifitweresomethingalmostreal.Peoplebudgetit,saveit,wasteit,stealit,killit,cutit,accountforit;theyalsochargeforit.Theydothisbecausetimeisapreciousresource.Question5Whatislikelytobeaforeigner’sfirst
4、impressionoftheUS?Andhowdoesthewriterdescribecitypeople?(P3)Everyoneisinarush–oftenunderpressure.Citypeoplealwaysappeartobehurryingtogetwheretheyaregoing,restlesslyseekingattentioninastore,orelbowingothersastheytrytocompletetheirshopping.Question6Whatisthewriter’sadviceifyou“
5、misssmiles,briefconversations,smallexchangeswithstrangers”?Anywhy?(P3)Don’ttakeitpersonally.Thisisbecausepeoplevaluetimehighly,andtheyresentsomeoneelse“wasting”itbeyondacertainappropriatepoint.Question7WhatwillnewarrivalsinAmericamissaboutbusinesscalls?(P4)NewarrivalsinAmeric
6、awillmissa)openingexchanges,b)theritualinteractionthatgoeswithacupofcoffeeorteaandc)leisurelychats.Question8WhatexamplesdoesthewritergivetoshowthatAmericansworkhardatthetaskofsavingtime?(P5)Americansproduceasteadyflowoflabor-savingdevices.Theycommunicaterapidlythroughfaxes,ph
7、onecalls,oremailsratherthanthroughpersonalcontacts.Question9HowdoAmericansviewtheimpersonalityofelectroniccommunication?(P6)Theimpersonalityofelectroniccommunicationhaslittleornorelationtothesignificanceofthematterathand.Question10Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?(P8)Itist
8、akenasasignofskillfulnessorbeingcompetenttosolveaproblemorfulfillajo
