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Take the path less traveled (P4)
北京中学  李萍

I. Lead in   
Why do we travel?
Some reasons:
Makes some friends, find ourselves, open our heart, release pressure, increase knowledge ...

Travel brings power and love back into your life.  
                                                   ——Jalaluddin Rumi

Which one do you prefer, traveling in a group or traveling alone? Why?
Have you experienced any unusual trips?

II. While-reading

Take the path less traveled 
Read through the text, and try to explain what the title and the three subtitles mean.
1.    Solo travel—travel by yourself, and you are the boss of yourself.
2.    Augmented attractions—traveling by using AR or VR.
3.    Getting off the touristy path—Traveling in less crowded places.

Read through the text and write down the main points of three ways of travel.

Answer: 
1.    You are the boss of everything, choosing wherever you want to go, whatever you’re eager to eat, and whenever you want to go out. 
2.    It opens up your mind, pushes you out of your comfort zone, makes you more confident and makes you ready to tackle anything.
3.    With ever-improving headsets, smartphones and Wifi connections, you can experience museums, theme parks and historical sites at home.
4.    It costs less than traditional travel, and offers people more context and information about exhibits.
5.    Take a walk, ride a bike, sip coffee a little slower, take a deep breath and explore some less famous places.
6.    It is much less crowded, which lets people slow down and notice the little things.

III. Deeper thinking:
How do you understand the title “Take the path less traveled”?
What is the writer’s purpose in writing this text?
Among the three ways of travel, which one appeals to you most? Why?
Can you come up with any more ways of unusual travel?

IV. Language Focus  
1.seem to be  
2. avoid loneliness
3. on your own
4. open up your mind
5. comfort zone
6. must-see spots
7. in order to
8. tend to do

1. For some people, it also unleashes a better, more confident person, ready to tackle anything.
对一些人来说，这也释放出一个更好、更自信的人，一个准备好应对任何事情的人。
tackle: v. to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation 应付，处理，解决（难题或局面）
e.g. The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives. 
拓展积累：solve, deal with, handle

2. With that, visitors can view a sea cow growing flesh before their eyes.
View: v. to watch something 看，观看
There’s a special area at the airport where you can view aircraft taking off and landing.
view:  n. what you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place 景象，视野
Don't stand in front of me - you're blocking my view of the stage.

IV. Grammar Focus

1. With that, visitors can view a sea cow growing flesh before their eyes. 
growing … 作宾语补足语

2. With less transportation and fewer things to do, hitting up small towns lets people slow down and notice the little things.
hitting up small towns作主语

V. Homework
Write a passage about your favorite way of travel as well as the reasons.

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Dear time diary (PII)
河北师大附中  赵乃平

I. Lead-in  
How do you organize your schedule?
What is “time management”?
“Time management” is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities. 

How can time management help people?
It enables you to work smarter – not harder – so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. 

II. Skimming  
Divide the article into three parts

 

Before the study, how did the writer think we managed to get things done?
save bits of time →add it up→ get things done
                                
We focus on the lives we want to build→Time saves itself

The speaker’s project
Subjects: women with tight schedules
Procedure: look at 1,001 days in their lives, and interview them 

How did the speaker draw the conclusion 
An example

What happened to the woman？
Her water heater broke.

What did she do with the problem?
Dealt with the aftermath; 
Got the heater repaired; 
Got the carpet cleaned.

How much time did it take?
7 hours in 3 days

Conclusion
Finding
Time is highly elastic, which is able to adjust readily to different conditions. 

What is the key to time management？
Giving priority to most urgent things. 

The lesson the speaker learns from the project
Focus on what matters and time saves itself.

The speaker manages small moments of time by _____ .
* filling small moments on the way to her workplace with some reading
* spending breaks at work thinking or praying
* enjoying family breakfast as a replacement of family dinner

What does the writer truly believe?
We are able to find time for what matters.

IV. Language focus
Translate the following into Chinese
1.    demanding  
2.    commitment
3.    strategy
4.    aftermath
5.    accommodate
6.    priority
7.    meditate
8.    substitute

... I could add up how much they worked and slept.
译：我可以算出他们工作和睡觉的时间。
add up   加，相加；合乎情理
Add up all the money I owe you.
Many small victories add up to a big one.
His story didn't add up.