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.

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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 Writing8. Homework

Useful Expressions

工艺，工业美术

Efficiency wage 绩效工资 Industrial art

Upper class 上层社会

Elementary teacher 小学教师

擅长于，熟练于 Expert at/on/in

为…打下 / 奠定基础 Lay the F for

FBI FB of Investigation

Useful Expressions

职业妇女

短期贷款

Career women

Short-term loans

Project oneself 突出 / 表现自己

单身未婚女子 Bachelor girl

CPPCC 政协 Conference Roll up one’s sleeves 着手做事

缓解压力 Relieve pressure

Useful Expressions

背景图片 Background picture

Irregular troops 非正规军 Absent friends 远方的朋友 Work the night shift 值夜班

Beauty shop/salon 美容院 Productive forces 生产力 成品 Finished product

1. Warm-up questions

2. Global analysis

3. Detailed reading

4. Picture talk

5. Inspiring quotations

Text Interpretation

Content questions (136)

1. Warm-up questions

Related topics

1) Are you a well-organized person?2) Do you consider yourself an efficient

person?3) How would you arouse your students’

interest?4) What could we do to stay efficient?5) Are you a good listener?6) There are more complaints than

suggestions?

◆ What type is the text? A narration B description C exposition D argumentation

2. Global analysis

◆ What pattern is the text organized in? A problem-solution B cause-effect C general-specific D time / sequence

记叙文 a movie描述文 a picture说明文 a lecture议论文 a debate

问题 - 解决因果总 - 分时间 / 顺序

2. Global analysis

Topics to discuss

1. What are the narrator’s characters? Give examples.Well-organized and efficient (See

Para 2-4)

3. What does the last 2 paragraphs imply/suggest?1. My suggestions were really appreciated

and likely 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.

Bossy, as I am not ready to listen but give suggestions

2. Problems with the factory and solutions by me? 外教社

2. Global analysis

Part division

Main IdeasParas

Parts

2 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).

I was well-organized and efficient (1-4), but a bit bossy(5).

1 1-5

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

8. Most curious of all, …whatsoever.9. 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.

3. Detailed reading

4. Picture talk

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5. Inspiring quotations

1. Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit.

工作是苦的根、甜的果。

3. Listen more, talk less. Talk less, do more.

多听少说。少说多做。

2. The more wit, the less courage.

只要努力工作而有志向，机会迟早终会来临。

4. Opportunity, sooner or later, comes to all who work and wish.

初生牛犊不怕虎。

Effective, industrious, secondary, lower, bureaucracy, underclothes, expertise, fund, base, profession, misfortune, projector, master, doctor, PhD, 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

IV. Enriching your word power (138-40)

Word Family

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.

Sentence Structure

(140-42)

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. I’d like very much to buy the English dictionary.

Unfortunately, I haven’t got enough money on me.

Translation Practice

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5. I’d like to talk over with you about the English translation of the article before sending it to Mr. Hobbs.

6. The foreign expert hopes to achieve all his aims in three years.

7. What do you think a scientist must do in order to keep up with the latest developments in his field?

8. The author thinks that if excellent workers get frequent pay increases and promotions, they will have greater incentive to produce.

Translation Practice

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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.

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Reading Skill

Combination: subordinating conjunctions

Guided Writing

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.

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