New Horizon College English Reading and Writing Course II( 2nd Edition)
Unit One
Time-Conscious AmericansText A Time-Conscious Americans
the cultural difference
in terms of time-consciousness
To command the way of how to develop a paragraph
Key points
Awareness
Basic Skill
Teaching Procedures
Warm up
Assignment & Further thinking
Cultural Awareness
Reading & Exploring
QuestionsQuestions
• When gathering togethWhen gathering together with different peoples er with different peoples , can you realize differen, can you realize different cultures treat time in dit cultures treat time in different ways?fferent ways?
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Americans
Middle East
Different Attitude to Time
Americans
Middle Easterners
“future” √
“week” ×
To be unpunctual is fine
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QuestionsQuestions To be manageable to time ● Multi-tasking (listen to the podcast online+cleaningart project +watching TV)
●Flexible To-do-list (cross off/ check off the items)
• What is the AmericanWhat is the Americans’ attitude toward time, ts’ attitude toward time, taking Kim as an examplaking Kim as an example?e?
Americans are time-conscious
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• Time-conscious (adj.) : To be strongly aware of the importance of timee.g. I heard that in the United States, people tend to be very ti
me-conscious. Being late would be considered poor etiquette.
听说在美国,人们时间意识很强,迟到会被视为很恶劣的行为。
Brand Self -conscious Cost
品牌意识
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自我意识
成本意识
Time-Conscious
Multi-tasking
manageable to time
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Para 3 General statement: Everyone is in a rush-often under pressureSpecific &supportive details:
◆ shopping in a rush◆Taking meals in a rush
◆ Driving in a rush ◆ No brief exchanges with strangers
The reason for the statement : high-valuation of time
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Americans-daily life
A foreigner's first impression of the US is likely to be that everyone is in a rush—often under pressure. City people always appear to be hurrying to get where they are going, restlessly seeking attention in a store, or elbowing others as they try to complete their shopping. Racing through daytime meals is part of the pace of the 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. You also find drivers will be abrupt and people will push past you. You will miss smiles, brief conversations, and small exchanges with strangers. Don’t take it personally. This is because people value time highly, and they resent someone else “wasting” it beyond a certain appropriate point.
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Time-consciousness• Mono-tasking Time
Model• Multi-tasking Time
Model
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●Linear
● Sequential
● one thing at time
●several activities
simultaneously
●Time is flexible
Americans (Para 2)
(Para 8)
Multi-tasking time model
Non-Americans
(Para 8) Mono-tasking time model
sign of skillfulness/ speed
Contrast
budget /save / steal /cut/
account for/charge for time.
Time is a precious resource…
Impolite to work quickly/
insignificant without
passage of time
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Summary
●Basic skill in reading and writing:
The proper way to develop a paragraph
(general statement/ supportive details/ reason)
●Cultural awareness:
Different models of time (Multi/Mono taksing time model) may rise up from different culture (the Middle east/Americans)
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The reason
Specific& supportive details
A general Statement
Development
Of a paragraph
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Assignment& Further thinking
Writing task:
As for people with mono-tasking &multi-tasking time model, which type do you think you belong to? And is it good or not? Why?
Requirement: The paragraph should be developed by the
way of general statementgeneral statement with the supportive detailthe supportive detail sand the reasonsthe reasons to uphold it)
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Q &A
What is your general statement?
How do you prove your general statement by the supportive details and reason in the following?
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For your attention !
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