Unit One Changes in the Way We Live

UnitOneChangesintheWayWeLivePart1Pre-readingActivitiesTask1Discussion1.Whydosomanymigrantworkers（农民工）movefromthecountry（农村）tothecity?Keywords:workingopportunities;chancestochangelife;betterincome;techniquesandworkingskills;Newideasarewelcomed2.Whatarethedifferencesbetweencitylifeandcountrylife?NewideasarewelcomedEnjoySomePicturesEnjoyPicturesofCityLifeBeautifulcountrysideBeautifulcountrysideCityCountrynoisy,unfreshair,uncleanwater,crowded,morecriminal,liveinhighbuildings,moreentertainmentcolorfulsparetimequiet,freshair,cleanwater,lesscrowded,lesscriminal,liveinabighousewithagarden,lessentertainmentlessdeveloped3.Inyouropinion,whichisbetter,livinginthecountryorlivinginthecity?Givereasons.Task21.Farmhouse2.Barn15cows;6horses;3calves3.ChickenHouse2roosters;20hens;ducks;turkeys4.Pigstyapig5.PastureAgrassland;over20sheep6.Fieldsvegetables;wheat;cornTask2Supposeyouweretheownerofafarm,pleaseshowthevisitorsaroundbygivingintroductionofit.Task21.Farmhouse2.Barn15cows;6horses;3calves3.ChickenHouse2roosters;20hens;ducksturkeys4.Pigstynopigs5.PastureADozensheep6.Fieldsvegetableswheatcorn•Pleaseletmeshowyouaroundourfarm.Ourfarmhouseisn’tlarge,butit’sverynice.•That’sthebarndowntherewherewekeepthehorsesandcows.Wehavefifteencowsandsixhorses.Rightnowwehavethreecalves.•Thisisthechickenhouse.Wehavetworoostersandtwentyhens.Wehaveafewducksandturkeys,too.Wealwayshaveenougheggsforthefamily.•Thereisonlyonepiginthepigsty,•butwehaveaboutadozensheeponthepasture.•Andthosearethefieldsoverthere.Wegrowfruitsandvegetables.Wealsogrowwheatandcorn.Mr.DohertyBuildsHisDreamLife---ByJimDohertyQuestionsWhoistheauthorofthistext?Doeshelikelivinginacity?Whatdoesheexpecttohavewhenlivingonafarm?Howdoestheauthorenjoythelifeinthecountry?Isthecountrylifeashappyasitisthoughttobe?Question1Whoistheauthorofthistext?Afreelance;Afatheroffourchildren…Question2Doeshelikelivinginacity?No,hefeelsfrustratedtoliveinthecity.Question3Whatdoesheexpecttohavewhenlivingonafarm?Toenjoyapeacefullifeandnature…Tohaveaself-reliantsortoflife…Question4Howdoestheauthorenjoythelifeinthecountry?HappyMomentsandEvents1)growingnearlyalltheirfruitsandvegetables2)canoeing,picnicking,longbicyclerides,etc.3)keepingwarminsidethehouseinwinter4)writingfreelancearticles5)earningenoughmoneywhilemaintainingahappyfamilylifeQuestion5Isthecountrylifealwaysashappyasitisthoughttobe?No,absolutelynot.Therearecasesinwhichhumanbeingssufferfromnaturaldisasters…Therearecasesthatpeoplehavetoworkhardinordertosupporttheirliving.Lifeistoughonfarmsometimes.Hardships1)workinghardbothinwinterandinsummer2)harshenvironmentandweathercondition3)anxiousmomentsafterthewriterquithisjob4)cuttingbackonthedailyexpenses5)solitudePartIThewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasa__________and________one.PartIILifeinthecountryis_____butyetsometimesvery_____.PartIIIAfter_____________,thewriter’sincomewas_______,butheandhisfamilycanmanagetogetby.PartIVAtolerancefor_______andalotof______havemadeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecounty.self-reliantsatisfyinggoodhardquittinghisjobreducedsolitudeenergyTextOrganizationPara2Self-reliantlife(topic)Para3Satisfyinglife(topic)(Payattentiontoparalleleddetailsentences)TextComprehension(PartI)low(COWNOISE)vi.tomakethedeep,longsoundofacowthesoundofcattlelowingapiggruntsafrogcroaksabeehumsawolfhowlsahorseneighsadogbarksasnakehissesahenchucksLifeinthecountryisgoodbutyetsometimesveryhard.PartII(paras.4-7)30below;haulingfirewooduptheriver95above;cultivatecorn;weedstrawberries;killchickens;retilethebackroofmakesomelong-overdueimprovementsspraytheorchard;paintthebarn;plantthegarden;cleanthehenhouseThreemonthsago,Threemonthsfromnow,recently,soon,laterthismonth,Para4PleasefindoutwhathappenedtoDoherty’sfamilyaccordingtothefollowingtimewords:Para4Pleasedescribethetoughfarmlifewithyourpartnerbythewordslistedbelow(fromthethirdperson’sview):Fahrenheitscalesvs.Celsiusscales•Scalesoftemperature.•Representedby(°F)&(°C)•华氏摄氏•FC=(F–32)×5/9•IfF=95C=35tilenoun[C]rooftiles瓦片floortiles地砖e.g.We'regoingtotilethebath-room.tileverb[T]tocoverawallorfloorwithtiles:Tile-RoofedHouses8.SoonJim…andEmily…willhelpmemake…long-overdueimprovementontheout-doortoiletthatsupplementsindoorplumbingwhen…(L19)makeanimprovementon…对------做出改进/改善supplementaddtosth.inordertoimproveit(补充…usu.followedbywith)theplumbing:抽水马桶翻译：过些时候，16岁的吉米和四个孩子中最小的一个，13岁的埃米莉，会帮着我一起把拖了很久没修的室外厕所整修一下，那是专为室外干活盖的。TextComprehension(PartII)Para5Whatdoesthewriterdoinbetweenthechores?Whatdoeshiswifedo?writefreelancearticlespursuedemandingschedulehouseholdroutine：theregularhouseholdThereis,astheoldsayinggoes,notrestforthewicked,ontheplacelikethis—andnotforthevirtuouseither.Theirfirsttoughwinter&SpringThefirsttoughwinter(para.6)Springbroughttwofloods(para.7)TopicBuriedunderfivefeetsnow;Stormoneafteranotherblasteddriftsagainstourhouseandbarn.Theriveroverflowed,coveringourlandsforweeks.Thegrowingseasonswampusunderwaveafterwaveofproduce.--metaphor14.Overflow(L.37):v.溢出Over+verb.1）过多，过于2）跨过，在…上面Eg:忽视过期偷听超过克服监视，监督夸张，夸大滥用，过度使用O