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1、Unit 5The Company ManTeaching Plann nTotal duration:9 periodsn nBackground information +Text analysis:3 periodsn nComprehension+appreciation +Language points:4 periodsn nDiscussion and interaction:1 periodn nExercises+Revision:1 periodTeaching ObjectivesnObjective 1n nTo familiarize the students the
2、 rhetorical features of the text:repetition of key sentences,phrases and wordsObjective 2n nTo help students understand how a text achieves coherence with a variety of cohesive devices ranging from repetition,reference,substitution,ellipsis to conjunctionObjective 3n n Language points:n nvariation o
3、f length of sentencesn nKey words,phrases and structures1.Duty Report(1 period)BackgroundThe author:Ellen Goodmann nEllen Goodman(1941-),journalist and columnist who writes for Newsweek,the Detroit Free Press,and the Boston Globe.n ngraduated(cum laude)from Radcliffe College.She was awarded the Puli
4、tzer prize for Distinguished Commentary in 1980.She began her working career in 1963.She was named newspaper woman of the year by the New England Press Association in 1968,and columnist of the year by the New England Womens Press Association in 1975.n nSince 1979,Goodman has published five collectio
5、ns of her columns dealing with contemporary themes:Close to Home;At Large;Keeping in Touch;Making Sense;Value Judgments.n nHer Pulitzer Prize winning commentary appears in more than 375 newspapers.n nGoodman has a strong interest in social changes.She has discussed family,politics,ethics and male an
6、d female relationships.n nHer columns have won vast numbers of readers for their keen,insightful observations and clever wit.She writes about what is in the news,on her mind,and of concern to women and men across the country.nThe Company Mann nThis essay is taken from Close to Home.It describes a wo
7、rkaholic,the vice president of a company,who works himself to death and leaves behind a wife and three adult children.How does Goodman describe a company man?n nShe defines the company man by using a single example of a person whose clothing,eating habits,and relationships with his family are all ch
8、aracterized by work.nHow does Goodman satirize workaholism?nGoodman satirizes workaholism by ending the essay with the presidents requirement for another workaholic.Type A&Type B Personalityn nFriedman and Rosenman(1959)conducted studies on the link between stress and heart disease.One of the outcom
9、es was the discovery of Type A and Type B personalities.Type An nPeople who are classified as having Type A personality have characteristics like:highly active,competitive,aggressive,hostile,impatient,fast talking and thinking.Type An nThey have a sense of time urgency,find it difficult to relax,and
10、 often become impatient and angry when they get delayed(or if they are going to be late)or are around other people whom they view as incompetent.It is assumed that Type A people tend to have more risk of heart disease than Type B people.Type B People who are classified as having Type B personality a
11、re better at relaxing without feeling guilty and working without becoming anxious or agitated.Some of the other characteristics include being more relaxed about time(they dont get overly stressed about being late),and are not easily angered.Type Bn nYou probably know people who just seemed to be rel
12、axed people who dont get angry often;these are the characteristics of a Type B.They are the opposite of Type A people.n nWhich do you generally belong to,Type A or Type B personality?n nWhat effect does your personality bring about to your life?What do you know about workaholism?Workaholismn nWorkah
13、olism is a modern addiction.Many people have been afflicted by it.n nThe cause of workaholism is that professional achievements are tied up with self-image.Structure of“workaholism”n nThe phenomenon is so widespread and its social consequences so damaging that it has acquired the nickname workaholis
14、m,a combination of the words work and alcoholism.Can you name some features of a workaholic?n nThey resist taking breaks or rewarding themselves with vacations.If they must take vacations,theyre likely to be highly organized and goal-oriented.n nThe workaholic pushes and pushes,and as he is approach
15、ing his goal,he needs another one to work towards.n nA workaholic is not able to stop and enjoy his accomplishments.Workaholicsn nWorkaholics believe that,by working longer hours and completing more projects,they will enhance their self-worth.n nWorkaholics think about work constantly and,if unable
16、to work,feel panicky or depressed.n nWorkaholics have high expectations of their work,and their single-minded focus on work negatively impacts other areas of their lives such as family and leisure.Group work:discussion What is the cause of workaholism?What pressures do you think are company staff un
17、der?Name a few of them.n n1.Pressure from work1.Pressure from work:not enough rest;endless work not enough rest;endless work to fulfill even on holidays.to fulfill even on holidays.n n2.Pressure from competition of new staff2.Pressure from competition of new staff:competent competent new comers in t
18、he company bring about great pressure new comers in the company bring about great pressure for the present ones.for the present ones.n n3.Pressure of ones own further development:these 3.Pressure of ones own further development:these cause pressure and makes some white-collar workers cause pressure
19、and makes some white-collar workers worried.Some even recharge themselves while working.worried.Some even recharge themselves while working.n n4.Pressure from feeling:unsatisfying problems in 4.Pressure from feeling:unsatisfying problems in family.Some are faced with divorce,marriage,remarry.family.
20、Some are faced with divorce,marriage,remarry.All these impose pressures,because they make it All these impose pressures,because they make it difficult to concentrate on ones work.difficult to concentrate on ones work.n n5.Pressure from interpersonal relationship:office 5.Pressure from interpersonal
21、relationship:office philosophy philosophy The TextLead-inPre-reading Questions(Discussion)nWhat do you think is the life of a typical workaholic like?nHow important do you think work is to a person?Structural AnalysisnHow many parts of the text?nWhat is the general idea of each part?Three Parts Part
22、 1 (Paragraph 1-6):Introductory part.This part reports the sudden death of Phil and his devotion to work.Part 2 (Paragraph 7-13):Phils role in family,his relationship with his wife and his children is described.Part 3 (Paragraph 14-16)The funeral.The writer restates the cause of Phils death,and the
23、presidents tendency in his choice of a successor to Phil.Text AnalysisPart 1n nParagraph 1-6.Questions to think about:n n What can you learn from the first paragraph?He worked himself to death,finally and precisely,at 3:00 a.m.Sunday morning.n nWhat are the functions of the two adverbs“finally and p
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