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1、,Unit One,Changes in the Way We Live,(Q: Are you satisfied with the way you live in now? What changes do you want to make in the way you live?),Text A,Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life by Jim Doherty,Warming up,Work in groups and discuss the following questions. 1.What will you imagine while thinkin
2、g of countryside? 2.Whats your feeling about living in the country? 3.work in groups and list the advantages and disadvantages of living in the country and city.,Useful expressions: decent air to breathe, cows or sheep in green fields enclosed by hedges or stone walls, and fields of wheat and barley
3、, peace, relief / relaxation escape from the crowds/find a quiet place far from the human race; escape from the pollution of the city; whenever you need a bit of room to move when life becomes too fast, you can always find relief at last out in the country.,Useful expressions: convenience for people
4、 to do the shopping, better education, easy access to the entertainment, more chances to get jobs / less pollution, safe, clean, attractive environment, peaceful life, smaller living expenses, etc.,Summary & Lead-in : People change their place of residence(居住地) because they look for things that thei
5、r previous life is unable to provide. However, once life has been changed, they may miss the good old days.,In America many people have a romantic idea of life in the countryside. Many living in towns dream of starting up their own farms, of living off the land (依靠土地为生) . Few get round to putting th
6、eir dreams into practice.,This is perhaps just as well as the life of a farmer is far from easy, as Jim Doherty discovered when he settled down in the country. Nevertheless, as he explains, he has no regrets and remains enthusiastic about his decision to change his way of life.,Part I (1-3) The writ
7、er views his life in the country as a _ and _ one.,Global Analysis of Text A,self-reliant,satisfying,1.Why does Mr. Doherty change to settle down in the country ? 2. Go over Paras. 2 and 3 to find the topic sentence of each paragraph, and then analyze the relationship between the topic sentence and
8、the rest of the paragraph.,(want to., get tired of.),(supporting details),Part II (4-7) Life in the country is _ yet sometimes very _.,good,tough,1. Is life in the country easy for the writer and his family all the time?(transitional device: time words and phrases) 2. What was their first winter lik
9、e? 3. What happened when the first spring came? (transitional device: time words and phrases) Of the two floods the author describes, what does the second one actually refer to?,Part III (8-11) After quitting his job, the writers income was _, but he and his family can manage to _.,1. What decision
10、did the writer make in the following year? 2. What does the writer have to do in order to write his stories? 3. How does the writer manage his family account? Ss talk about their own daily cost. 4. How do the writer and his family manage to live on a comparatively low income in the country?,reduced,
11、get by,Part IV (12-15) _ and _ have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country.,A tolerance for solitude,a lot of energy,1. How does the writer think he and his family will feel when they have to leave the farm someday? 2. Why did the writer and his family choose to live in t
12、he country? Have they finally realized their dream?,Text Organization Exercise 2, P.11.,Instructions: Skim the text and find out the happiness and hardships the family have experienced in the country. Make a list of the happy moments and events as well as a list of the hardships in the columns.,Happ
13、y Moments and Events,1) 2) 3) 4) 5),growing nearly all their fruits and vegetables,canoeing, picnicking, long bicycle rides, etc.,keeping warm inside the house in winter,writing freelance articles,earning enough money while maintaining a happy family life,Hardships,1) 2) 3) 4) 5),working hard both i
14、n winter and in summer,harsh environment and weather condition,anxious moments after the writer quit his job,cutting back on daily expenses,solitude,Language Study and Practice,Now, Let us turn to Words and Phrases to Drill on P15. Try to find them out in Text A. Read aloud the sentences containing
15、those words and phrases and keep as many as possible in mind.,Now, please study those sentences from text A, and pay special attention to the usage of new words and phrases.( see SFLEP ppt ),REVIEW,1.Translate the following into English:,1）一种自力更生的生活,1)a self-reliant sort of life,2)the smell of the e
16、arth warming,3)usual household routine,4)lower the standard of living,5)be on a tight budget,6)resist the temptation,6）抵制诱惑,5）手头紧,4）降低生活标准,3）日常的家务,2）大地回暖的气息,2. Translate the following sentences into English,1)这个月晚些时候，我们要给果树喷洒药水，要油漆谷仓，要给菜园播种，要赶在新的雏鸡运到之前清扫鸡舍。,2）我挣的钱远比不上全职工作时的收入，可如今我们需要的钱也没有过去多。,3）至于保险，我们买了一份低收入者的主要医疗项目保险。,4）在作物生长季节，根本就没有工夫参加社交活动。,5）但是一旦经济形势好转，对我们这种农场的需求又会增多。,1）Later
