文档介绍：Understanding
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Summary
I. Understanding
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Answer the following questions: (Para. 1)
1. What are the two things Americans try to save?
Time and labor
Time is regarded as ________________.
(Para. 2)
2. What does time mean to Americans?
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precious resources
They do everything ________.
They start talking business _______.
They work hard at the task of saving time
by ______________________________
_____________ .
3. How do Americans do everything?
4. When do Americans start talking
business?
5. How do Americans save time?
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(Para. 3-7)
in a rush
quickly
producing a steady flow of labor-
saving devices
6. What’s the conclusion? (Para. 8)
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The foreigners _________________ from those of American.
have different ideas
II. Structure Analysis
General Statement + Illustration + Emphasis
A. The Writing Model of the Passage:
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What is the General Statement ?
What is the illustration?
What does the writer emphasize?
Structure of the Text
The general statement (~2) Americans are time-conscious.
Illustration: (~7) the foreigner’s first impression of the
: Everyone in the . is in a rush.
: Americans start talking business quickly.
-7: Americans work hard to save time.
Emphasis by contrast ()
Americans take it as a sign of skillfulness to do things quickly, while the foreigners consider it proper to take time doing things.
B. The way to develop paragraphs:
The writer presents the general statement
by giving specific details, then telling the
reasons.
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General Statement + Specific Details + Reason
Work with your partner and find out the General Statement, the specific details and the related reason
in Paragraph 3:
Tips
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