全新版大学英语4综合教程Unit6课件(3-4).ppt

Unit 6 The Pace of Life;;Comprehension Questions;5、What is Edward Wilson’s purpose in subscribing to sixty-old journals and magazine? 6、What gives rise to our discontent with super abundance? 7、Is everyone time-starved today? What percentage of the population is suffering under the stresses and strains of life today? 8、What is stress envy, as conceived by Paul Edwards?;9、How much free time has the average American gained since the mid-1960s? How are the gains distributed between the sexes? 10、What is meant by the “the growth of the work-life debate”? 11、What does Godbey mean by saying “It’s the kid in the candy store”? 12、For time stress, what remedy does the author offer?;Language Points;2. cope: deal successfully (with sb./ sth. difficult) Examples: Health psychologists study how people cope with stress. People who attempt suicide usually suffer from extreme emotional distress and feel unable to cope with their problems.;3. set about：begin（a task）；start（doing sth.）（used In the pattern：set about sth./doing sth.; no passive） Example: The school authorities must set about finding solutions to the campus security problems. My mom and I set about clearing up after the guests left.;4. quantities / a large quantity of: large amounts / a large amount of (para1) Examples: In cold weather most animals must eat large quantities of food to obtain the energy needed to carry on normal body activities. Large quantities of money were spent on the bridge. A large quantity of money was spent on the bridge. A large quantity of materials were spent on the bridge. ;3. Language Points;waste away: e.g. His muscles were slowly wasting away because of his illness. There was nothing we could do -- she just wasted away and within six weeks she was dead. NOTE: “away” is used to emphasize that an action continues e.g. Sue was singing AWAY to herself in the bath. ;3. Language Points;(Para. 3) The motorcar, for example, promised unimaginable levels of personal mobil