Unit 6 Sam Adams Industrial Engineer Sam set

Unit 6 Sam Adams, Industrial Engineer Sam set out to improve efficiency at the shirt factory but, as we find out later in this unit, his plans turned out not quiet as he had expected. go

Unit 6 Sam Adams, Industrial Engineer 1. Useful Expressions 2. Text Interpretation 3. Word Family 4. Sentence Structure 5. Translation Practice 6. Reading Skill 7. Guided Writing 8. Homework

: Useful Expressions Ø Efficiency wage Ø 艺， 业美术 ü 绩效 资 ü Industrial art Ø Elementary teacher ü 小学教师 Upper class Ø FBI Ø 擅长于，熟练于 Ø 为…打下/奠定基础 Ø ü 上层社会 ü FB of Investigation ü Expert at/on/in ü Lay the F for

: Useful Expressions Ø 职业妇女 ü Career women Ø Project oneself ü 突出/表现自己 单身未婚女子 Ø 短期贷款 Ø ü Bachelor girl ü Short-term loans Ø CPPCC Ø Roll up one’s sleeves ü 着手做事 Ø 缓解压力 ü 政协 Conference ü Relieve pressure

: Useful Expressions Ø Irregular troops ü 非正规军 Ø Absent friends ü 远方的朋友 Ø Work the night shift ü 值夜班 Ø 背景图片 ü Background picture Ø Beauty shop/salon ü 美容院 Ø Productive forces ü 生产力 Ø 成品 ü Finished product

: Text Interpretation 1. Warm-up questions 2. Global analysis 3. Detailed reading 4. Picture talk 5. Inspiring quotations

1. Warm-up questions u Related topics 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) u Are you a well-organized person? Do you consider yourself an efficient person? How would you arouse your students’ interest? What could we do to stay efficient? Are you a good listener? There are more complaints than suggestions? Content questions (136)

2. Global analysis ◆ What type is the text? A narration B description C exposition D argumentation ◆ What 记叙文 a movie 描述文 a picture 说明文 a lecture 议论文 a debate pattern is the text organized in? A problem-solution 问题-解决 B cause-effect 因果 C general-specific 总-分 时间 / 顺序 D time / sequence

2. Global analysis l Topics to discuss 1. What are the narrator’s characters? Give examples. Well-organized and efficient (See Para 2 -4) Bossy, as I am not ready to listen but give suggestions 2. 3. Problems with the factory and solutions by me? 外教 社 What does the last 2 paragraphs imply/suggest? were really appreciated and likely 1. My suggestions to be followed by actions taken by Mr. Hobbs. 2. Mr. Hobbs thanked my efforts in the report and to save my face said he would have a discussion.

2. Global analysis Part division l Parts Paras 1 2 Main Ideas 1 -5 I was well-organized and efficient (1 -4), but a bit bossy(5). 6 -19 Exemplification: After graduation, I worked as a short-term consultant (6). After making observations (7 -10), I reported my findings to the boss (11 -7) and he thanked me (18 -9).

3. Detailed reading 1. …how I happened to become an industrial. . . 2. …and pants, neatly folded, in the bottom drawer. 3. Everything was always in its place. 4. I finished my bachelor’s degree at the university. 5. Mr. Hobbs, a friend of my father’s, owned … 6. … come in on a short-term basis as a consultant. 7. I was really amazed at what I saw.

3. Detailed reading 9. Most curious of all, …whatsoever. The work flow was irregular. 10. I recognized him as “Big Jim”. 11. Workers beyond him in line on his shift had to… 12. I covered my major points by telling him. . . 13. Excellent work results in frequent pay increases. 14. We want to keep up with the times. 8.

4. Picture talk ① ② ③ ④

5. Inspiring quotations 1. Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. 作是苦的根、甜的果。 2. The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。 3. Listen more, talk less. Talk less, do more. 多听少说。少说多做。 4. Opportunity, sooner or later, comes to all who work and wish. 只要努力 作而有志向，机会迟早终会来临。

: Word Family l Effective, industrious, secondary, lower, bureaucracy, underclothes, expertise, fund, base, profession, misfortune, projector, master, doctor, Ph. D, long-term, consultative, amazing, inspector, collar, ease, boredom, regularity, regularize, open/strong/career/-minded, recognition, observatory, observant, written, enquiry, increase, administration, foreground, surroundings, fruitful, demote, stimulate, stimulus, proposal, put forward, co-worker, cooperative, complimentary, complementary l IV. Enriching your word power (138 -40)

: Sentence Structure 1. I spent about a week making observations. 2. Except for a half hour, there were no breaks. 3. Big Jim didn’t use to sit before me in math class. 4. Most curious of all, there was no quality control. (140 -42)

: Translation Practice 1. It was reported that the building of the railway had been held up by a flood. 2. The strike resulted in the management’s accepting the workers’ demands. 3. The coalminers decided to go on strike for better working conditions. 4. 4. I’d like very much to buy the English dictionary. Unfortunately, I haven’t got enough money on me.

: Translation Practice 5. 6. 7. 8. I’d like to talk over with you about the English translation of the article before sending it to Mr. Hobbs. The foreign expert hopes to achieve all his aims in three years. What do you think a scientist must do in order to keep up with the latest developments in his field? The author thinks that if excellent workers get frequent pay increases and promotions, they will have greater incentive to produce.

: Reading Skill Ø Reading for the Main Idea Ⅰ Undoubtedly, the main idea is the most important element in any paragraph or passage, as it gives the paragraph or passage a purpose and direction. Naturally, the first step to improve your comprehension is to practice reading a bit faster for the main idea. (145)

: Guided Writing Ø Combination: subordinating conjunctions Subordinate conjunctions, also called subordinators, are conjunctions that join a dependent clause and an independent clause. Common subordinating conjunctions are: after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, now that, though, till, until, when, where, whether, while. 外教社课件

: Homework l Review l Preview l Recitation l Fast reading l Dictation l Learning journal End