北师大版高中英语必修一unit1-lesson4-City-and-Country

LifestylesCityandCountryPartAReading:CityandCountryBeforeyoustart1.Answerthesequestionstoprepareyourself.UsetheKeyWordsbelowtohelpyou.KeyWords:office,farm,underground,walk,crowded,space,quiet,noisy(1)HowarecityandcountyrlifestylesdifferentinChina?(2)CanyouimaginecityandcountrylifestylesinBritain?2.Guesswhatthetwoarticlesareabout.Readtolearn3.Nowreadthetwotextsquicklyandcheckyourguesses.CityandcountryDebbieisanaccountantinalargecompanyinthecentreofLondon.Ineedtobeinmyofficebynineo’clocksoIusuallygetupatseveno’clock.Itraveltoworkon“thetube”.That’swhatpeoplecalltheundergroundinLondon.Ittakesaboutfiftyminutes.Usually,it’ssocrowdedthatIcan’tfindanywheretosit.Ijuststand.I’malwaystiredbeforeIarriveatwork.Idon’tliketheunderground!Ispendallmorningcheckingnumbers.Lunchisalwayssimple.IoftengetasandwichinanearbysandwichshoporIjusthavesomebiscuitsandacupofcoffee.Thenintheafternoon,Ireturntothepaperworkintheoffice.OnMondaynights,Ihavedanceclasses,andonWednesdaynights,Igotothegym.IneedtodothatbecauseIdon’tgetenoughexerciseotherwise.OnTuesdayandThursdaynights,IhaveFrenchclasses.IworkforaFrenchcompanysoIthinkstudyingFrenchwillhelpmeinmyjob.Igotothecinemaalmosteveryweekend.Sometimes,iftheweatherforecastisgood,myfriendsandIdrivetothecountrysideforaweekendbreak.Weliketovisitnice,quietplacesfarawayfromthecityandgowalkingwheretherearenoshops,crowdsorthetube.Thatfreshairissogoodformylungs.Iloveit.PaullivesinasmallvillageinthenorthofEngland.Iusuallygetupatfouro’clockeverymorningwhenit’sstilldark.IliveandworkonthefarmsoIdon’tneedtotravel.Afterabigbreakfastinmyhouse,IwalkoutofthefrontdoorandI’malreadyatwork.Therearemanythingstodoonthefarmallday.Wedon’thavethesameworkhoursthatofficeworkersinthecityhave.Wedojobswhentheyneedtobedoneandthatcouldbeearlyinthemorningorlateatnight.Ihavecows,sheep,pigsandchickensonmyfarm.Ihavetomakesuretheyarefreeofsickness.Ialsogrowwheatandvegetablessotherearemanythingstolookafter.Intheevening,Iliketoplaywithmychildren.Ihavetwochildren,aboyandagirl.Theyaresixandeightyearsold.Ialsoliketostudy.RightnowIamstudyingChinesebydistancelearning.IamveryinterestedinChinaandit’smydreamtoseetheGreatWalloneday.Ilovemovies.Mywifecallsmea“moviefan”.Butthereisn’tacinemainmyvillagesoIdon’tgetthechancetogoveryoften.Igoabouttwiceayear,usuallywhenIgotoLondonwithmyfamily.WetakeaweekendbreaktherewhenIamnottoobusyonthefarm.MywifeloveslookingintheclothesshopsandIlikeallthecrowdsandthenoise.Ialsoliketobuyafewcigars.Unfortunately,mywifeisn’tasfondofthemasIam.MysonanddaughterlovetorideonLondon’sredbusesandtheyespeciallylovetogoonthetube!4.ReadandfillinthetablewithinformationaboutDebbieandPaul’slives.Addinformationaboutyourownlifeandcompare.DebbiePaulYouLive(s)inabigcityasmallvillageWake-uptimeJobstudentWorkinghoursWork(s)inEveningactivitiesSpecialactivitiesVocabulary:5.Usethewordsfromthetextstocompletethesentencesbelow.Accountant,tube,underground,crowded,nearby,otherwise,cigar,lung,forecast,distancelearning(1)InEngland,theisoftencalledthe.Manypeopletravelonthistowork.(2)Smokingcancausecancer!.(3)Thesaythattheweatherthisweekendisgoingtobesunnyandwarm..(4)Ifyoulikemathsyoucouldbean,youcouldbeamathsteacher.(5)Thereisarestaurantanditisalwaysbecauseitissopopular.(6)Iamstudyingbusinesscommunicationby.Speaking6.Talkaboutit.HowareDebbieandPaul’slifestylesdifferent?Howaretheysimilar?7.Wheredoyoulive?Inacityorinthecountryside?Whatdoyoulikeaboutwhereyoulive?Listthreethings.CultureCorner..OnethingthatBritishandChineseculturesshareisaloveforfinetea.Today，whenwethinkofWesternteaculture,weoftenthinkoftheEnglishandbeautifulchinateacups.AfternoonteaPeoplebelievethatanEnglishlady,Anna,firstintroducedtheideaofafternoontea.Inthe18thand19thcenturies.theEnglishateonlytwomainmealseachdaybreakfastandaheavysupperthatwouldlastforseveralhoursintheevening.Asaresult,peopleoftengotveryhungryduringthelongwaitbetweenthesetwomeals.Tosolvethisproblem,Annacameupwiththecleverideaofinvitingsomefriendstojoinherforanafternoonmealbetweenfourandfiveo'clock.Thismealincludedcakesandsandwiches.andteawasserved(提供)towashdownthefood.Inordertomakethisafternoonmealimportant,finechinacupsandplates,andsilverteapots.Knives,forksandspoonswereusedSoon,afternoonteapartiesbecamepopularsocialoccasions.Today,afternoonteapartiescontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthesociallifeinmodernBritain.Willyoucomeforcoffee?CoffeealsohasanimportantroleinBritishculture.Peopleoftenusethewords“Willyoucomeforcoffee?”tomean“Wouldyouliketocometomyhomeforachat?”Normally,severaldifferentdrinkssuchastea,hotchocolateorasoftdrinklikeorangeJuicewillbeservedaswellascoffee.andyouwillbeaskedwhatyouwouldlike.However,youwillnotnormallyheofferedwineatacoffeeparty.CoffeehousesandtheLondonStockExchangeInthe17thcenturyLondon,coffeehouseswerebusyandnoisyplaces.Businessmenandbankerswenttocoffeehousestodotheirbusiness,aswellastodrinkcoffee.Infact,theLondonStockExchange(股票交易所)isbelievedtohavestartedfromthesecoffeehouses.1.Annaintroducedtheideaofdrinkingafternoonteebecauseshe______.A.enjoyedchattingwithherfriendsathomeB.lovedfineteaan