unit-1-changes-in-the-way-we-live

UNIT1CHANGESINTHEWAYWELIVEInthisworldtheonlythingdoesnotchangeisthechangeitself.HAVEYOUCHANGEDALITTLEAFTERTHESUMMERHOLIDAY?•Becomingfatter/thinner/prettier/morehandsome•Becomingmoremature;becomingmoreoptimistic•FindingoutwhatUwant/Makingagoal,thenfightingforit;moreeagerforstudy•RelationsbecomemoreharmoniousQuestions：Whatkindofchangesdoyouwanttohaveinthissemester?CHANGEYOURCOLLEGELIFE！•LOL——theonlyEnglishwordsIcanrememberWHATIFTHEREISNONETBAR?!HEREIAM!!’SHARDTOFORGETSOMEONE,WHILEEASYTOFORGETLANGUAGEPOINTS.AMERICANATTITUDESTOWARDSCHANGES:Americansmightbeanationmostusedtochangeswhobelievenoonestandsstill.Ifyouarenotmovingahead,you’refallingbehind.Traditionscanbeaguide,butnotnecessarilysuperior.Betterandbetterwayscanbefound.Lifeisinconstantchange.It’sneitherthestrongestnorthemostintelligentofaspeciesthatwillsurvive,itisthosewhoaremostadaptabletochanges.ThispursuitofperfectionleadstoAmerican’spositiveattitudetowardschangeandresultsinanationofpeoplecommittedtoresearching,experimenting,andexploring.CANYOUTELL:WHAT’STHECHINESEATTITUDESTOWARDSCHANGESFORALONGTIME?•Generallyspeaking,Chinaisasocietysearchingforquietnessandstability.Unityandstabilityarethetopprioritiesofeverydynastyandtheguaranteeofsocialdevelopment.•Forthousandsofyears,Chinesecivilizationhasbeenbuiltonagriculture,andgenerationsofpeasantsweretiedtothelandonwhichtheylivedandworked.ThisagrarianlifestylehelpsexplainanumberofChineseculturaltraitsandvalues.•安土重迁pursuitofstability.TEXTAMr.DohertyBuildsHisDreamLife-JimDohertyUnit1TABLEOFCONTENTS•Lead-in•ListeningPractice•CulturalKnowledge•TextAnalysis•Sentences&Structure•AfterReadingENJOYPICTURESOFTHECOUNTRYSIDETHEADVANTAGESOFLIVINGINTHECOUNTRYSIDE*Freshair*Healthyfood*Lesspollution*Peacefullife*safe,clean,attractiveenvironment*lesspressure*Closerpersonalrelationship*SmallerlivingexpensesMOREANDMOREPEOPLECHOOSECITIES.THEADVANTAGESOFLIVINGINTHECITIES*Higherlivingstandard*Convenienttransportation*Betterhealthcare*Bettereducation*Morejobopportunities*Easyaccesstoentertainmentfacilities*convenienceforpeopletodotheshopping*BetterincomeASSIGNMENTFORYOU•Question:Citylifevs.Countrylife•Inyouropinion,whichisbetter,livinginthecountrysideorlivinginthecity?Givereasons.•Reasons:advantages;disadvantagesoftheotherside;solutions.•country和countryside和village的区别•这三个词均表示“农村”之义，但有所区别。•countryside常用来泛指一切乡村地域或居民。countryside要带定冠词。例如：Thecountrysideisthemostbeautifulatthistime.此时农村景色最美。IboughtmanypicturesoftheChinesecountryside.我买了许多有关中国农村的图片。country作“乡村”讲时，侧重指区别于城市的乡间、乡下。例如：Theyareleavingthecountryandmovingintothetown.他们离开乡下搬到城里去了。Iamgoingtospendthissummervacationwithmygrandmotherinthecountry.我准备今天和祖母在乡下过暑假。特别注意的是，country的另一个意思是“国家”，在这一点上，两者在使用中稍不注意就会出错。一般说来，表示“国家”的country可与不定冠词连用；而表示“乡村”之义的country则总是同定冠词一同出现。village一般指乡下的“村子”或“村落”。也可作形容词，表示“村庄的”、“乡下的”。例如：goouttothevillages下乡villagepeople村民，乡下人villageindustry农村工业CULTURALKNOWLEDGE：COUNTRYSIDECULTURALKNOWLEDGE：COUNTRYSIDEmoorland：landthatconsistsofmoorsExtensivemoorlandintheDesertofWalesencloseI.Ifaplaceorobjectisenclosedbysomething,theplaceorobjectisinsidethatthingorcompletelysurroundedbyit.E.g.Theyardhadbeenenclosedwithironrailings.II.Ifyouenclosesomethingwithaletter,youputitinthesameenvelopeastheletter.E.g.encloseaphotographwiththeletterMontana：astateinnorthwesternUnitedStatesontheCanadianborderWyoming：astateinthemountainregionofthewesternUnitedStates.NewEngland:aregionofnortheasternUnitedStatescomprisingsixstates.TheyareMaine,NewHampshire,Vermont,Massachusetts,RhodeIslandandConnecticut.CULTURALKNOWLEDGE：COUNTRYSIDE•Ohio:amidwesternstateinnorthcentralUnitedStatesIndiana:astateinmidwesternUnitedStatesIllinois：TheInlandEmpire&ThePrairieStateMidwesternUnitedStatesoccupiesthenortherncentralpartoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Althoughthisregionmaybedefinedinanumberofways,theCensusBureau'sdefinitionconsistsof12statesinthenorthcentralUnitedStates人口调查局•Providence：asmallportcity,thecapitaloftheRhodeIslandState•Ithaca:acollegetownincentralNewYork•Hanover:acollegetown•Cambridge:acityinMassachusettsjustnorthofBoston•Philadelphia:thelargestcityinCommonwealthofPennsylvania•NewHaven:acityinsouthwesternConnecticutCULTURALKNOWLEDGE：IVYLEAGUEtheathleticleagueItreferstotheeightlong-establishedcollegesanduniversitiesinUSAwithprestigiousacademicandsocialreputations.Itsmembersgoasfollows:IvyLeaguePlusNewIviesLittleIviesCULTURALKNOWLEDGE：TEMPERATURESCALEFahrenheitscalesvs.CelsiusscalesScalesoftemperature.Representedby(°F)&(°C)•FC=(F–32)×5/9•IfF=-30C=•CF=C*9/5+32CULTURALKNOWLEDGE：SPORTSILLUSTRATEDTEXTANALYSISMr.DohertyBuildsHisDreamLifeSKIMMINGSkimthewholetextandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:•1.Whoistheauthorofthistext?•2.Doeshelikelivinginacity?•3.Whatdoesheexpecttohavewhenlivingonafarm?•4.Isthecountrylifealwaysashappyasitisthoughttobe?1.Whoistheauthorofthistext?Afatheroffourchildren…2.Doeshe