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1、Unit6ThePaceofLifeTeachingPlan1.0bjectives1.1Graspthemainideaandthestructureofthetext1.2Learntodistinguishsupportingfactsfromopinions,andtousebothintheirownwritings;1.3Masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext1.4Conductaseriesofreading，listening,speakingandwritin
2、gactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit2.Timeallotment(5periods)1stperiod:pre-reading;whilereading(Structure,PartI)2ndperiod:whilereading(PartI,PartII)3rdperiod:whilereadingpost-reading(factsandopinions)4thperiod:post-reading;CheckonSs’homereading(TextB)5thperiod:Theme-relatedLangua
3、geLearningTasks3.CulturalNotes3.1RichardTomkins:consumerindustrieseditoroftheFinancialTimes,wherehehasbeenamemberoftheeditorialstaffsince1983.Heiscurrentlybasedatthecompany’sLondonheadquarters,whereheleadsateamofjournalistscoveringtheconsumergoodssectorandwritesaboutconsumertrends
4、.TomkinswasborninWalsall,England,in1952.Hisformaleducationendedattheageofseventeen.Beforebecomingajournalist,hewasacasuallaborer,afactoryworker,atruckdriver,arestaurantcashier,acivilservant,andanassistantprivatesecretarytoagovernmentminister.Heleftgovernmentservicein1978tohitchhik
5、earoundtheworld,andonreturningtotheU.K.in1979,joinedalocalnewspaperasatraineereporter.HejoinedtheFinancialTimesasasub-editorfouryearslater.Inthisselection,hediscussesthetimesqueezethatmanypeopleareexperiencingandoffersawayofcombatingtheproblem.3.2Technology:generaltermfortheproces
6、sesbywhichhumanbeingsfashiontoolsandmachinestoincreasetheircontrolandunderstandingofthematerialenvironment.ThetermisderivedfromtheGreekwordstekhne,whichreferstoanartorcraft,andlogia,meaninganareaofstudy;thus,technologymeans,literally,thestudy,orscience,ofcrafting.Manyhistoriansofs
7、ciencearguenotonlythattechnologyisanessentialconditionofadvanced,industrialcivilizationbutalsothattherateoftechnologicalchangehasdevelopeditsownmomentuminrecentcenturies.Innovationsnowseemtoappearataratethatincreasesgeometrically,withoutrespecttogeographicallimitsorpoliticalsystem
8、s.Theseinnovationstendtotransform
