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1、,Unit 1, Book 3,Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live,American attitudes towards changes,“Change equals progress.”,optimism,“Today is GOOD, but tomorrow can only be BETTER.”,Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life By Jim Doherty,Teaching Objectives,1,2,3,4,Appreciate the writing techniques,Conduct comp
2、rehensive activities,Master the key language points and grammatical structures,Grasp the main idea,I Introduction,Discussion: 1) Why is “agritainment” increasingly popular nowadays?,农家乐,regional folklore culture;,Key words,rural landscape;,return to nature;,relaxation,2).Why do so many migrant worke
3、rs move from the country to the city?,Key words,chances to change life;,better income;,working opportunities;,working skills;,3) Virtues and shortcomings of city life and country life.,Which do you prefer?,City life:,Advantages: Disadvantages,Higher living standard Convenient transportation Health c
4、are Better education ,Overpopulation Pollution Noise Heavy traffic ,Country life,Advantages: Disadvantages,Fresh air Healthy food Self-sufficiency Peaceful life More leisure time,Remote & backward Underdeveloped Inconvenience in life Not well-informed ,II Cultural background,Ivy League: Eight long-e
5、stablished colleges and universities in the US with prestigious academic and social reputations.,III. Skimming activity: outline & main idea,Part 1 (Paras 1-3): The writer views his life in the countryside as _ and _. Part 2 (Paras 4-7) Life in the countryside is _ yet sometimes _.,self-reliant,sati
6、sfying,good,tough,Part 3 (Paras 8-11) After quitting his job, the writers income was reduced, but he and his family _. Part 4 (paras 12-15) _ and _ have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country.,can manage to get by,A tolerance for solitude,a lot of energy,Part 1 (Paras 1-3
7、) The writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one.,IV. Text analysis,1. Reading comprehension,Questions: 1) Who is the writer?,freelance,frustration,write and live on a farm,2) Does he like living in the city?,4)Why does the writer think that his life in the country sel
8、f-reliant and satisfying?,3) What are the two things that the writer has always wanted to do?,Self-reliant,eggs,honey,heating,Fruits and vegetables,Satisfying,canoe,bicycle ride,picnic,Ski & skate,Sight/smell/sound,2. Writing technique analysis,Analyze the structure of paragraphs 2 and 3,?,Parallele
9、d,1) One topic S + several detail Ss 2) The detail Ss run parallel to each other,3. Language points,1) but Im getting by (line 3). get by: be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things. E.g. I cannot get by on such a small income.,Other collocations: get across: be understood get awa
10、y with: run away without being punished get around to doing: to find the time to do sth. get over: forget; overcome get through: do sth. successfully,Exercise: a) He _ going back home in country after the busy period. b) Weve stored enough food and fuel to _ The cold winter. c) Its a bit hard for th
11、e old people to _ on a small pension. d) The teller had been stealing money from the bank and _ it. e) She cannt _her shyness. f) Did your speech _ to the students?,get round to,get through,get by,get away with,get over,get across,got round to,get away with,low vi. to make the deep, low sound of a cow,A pig A frog A bee A wolf,A horse A dog A snake A hen,grunts,croaks,hums,howls,neighs,barks,hisses,chucks,
