陈山山 M10U2 Reading PPT2016.10.14

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Scanning
1. More Because it is have home to the largest 3. changes been `made to cater 5. Because cities are more exciting Read the article again and answer the 2. Because the climate there is 4. 12.5% 6. Five people population of people aged 65 and to them, for example ambulances respond and have more good jobs questions of Part C1 on page 20 pleasant and the cost of living is older, this group accounts for over faster, and many houses have bathrooms 17 percent of the state’s population low. designed for older owners, with things like easy-to-use bathtubs that reduce the risk of slips and falls.
Analysis of structure
“Aging in the sun”在阳光下变
老 Divide the paragraphs under this subtitle into 3 parts and get the main idea of each part.
• Part 1: Para 1 Older Americans are on the move. • Part 2: Para 2 For decades, Florida has been attracting older people.
“Bright lights, big cities”
光亮的大城市 Divide the paragraphs under this subtitle into 2 parts and get the main idea of each part.
• Part 1: Para 1-2 young people want to live in cities. • Part 2: Para 3-5 different reasons for young adults’ moving to cities.
However, some other students hold a different opinion. They think the expenses of living are high in big cities. Furthermore, big cities are very crowded with too many people. The air is polluted which contributes to the poor living environment. As far as I’m concerned, every coin has two sides. But no matter where we live, we should work hard, protect our natural environment and save energy. Let’s fill the world with love.
Name Age
Sex Male
Move to A big city
Reasons
to meet people; to find entertainment; to go to the theatre…; to have an exciting life
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Name Age
Sex
Move to
部分同学 的观点 找工作容 易 交通便利 其他同学的观点 生活消费高
人口多,拥挤
有公园、 饭店等休 闲场所
空气污染、居住 环境差
Recently, our class have had a heated discussion about whether we should live in the city. The opinions are divided. Some of my classmates are in favour of living in the city. Firstly, there are more career opportunities in big cities which they think are very important to their future development. Because big companies have their headquarters located in big cities. Secondly, they think living in a big city is very comfortable. For one thing, it is convenient to take a bus or a taxi. On top of these, cities have parks, restaurants and other entertainment places where they can seek excitement. But small towns have none of these.
Reasons
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Angela
to advance her career in a big company; to Female Los become a top Angeles accountant.
郎溪
Mini-Debate
Which cityRules will you Notes and : choose to stay when you graduate from the university, the big cities like 1. First you will have a short discussion with your partners Beijing, Shanghai... or small ones like our in 5 minuets. hometown? 2.Try your best to list more advantages and disadvantages Pro side: big city is better of living in the big cities or your hometown. Con side: hometown is better
Most of the young people who head for big cities say the sane thing: “I want to have fun”.
Ambition can drive some young people to the cities “where the big companies are”.
Skimming
• 1. What is the topic of the article? • The movement in the USA • 2. What two groups are discussed in the article ? • People over 60 years old and young adults
3. Three students in each side will be invited to perform in front of class in the final debate.
• Some useful expressions:
• • • • • • • • in favor of/ prefer to convenient transportation comfortable entertainment crowded air pollution expenses of living agree/disagree/oppose/ be against
Name Age Sex
Move to
Reasons
the community understands the needs of older people; to play bingo; to plant his herb garden; David 68 Male Florida to watch seagulls at the beach; to meet friends of his own age; to get good medical care
Writing
According to the discussion just now and the chart below, please write a passage about „Living In The City‟ . Your own opinion should be included.
Unit 2 Reading
Population movement in the USA
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Free talk
• Do you have any experiences of moving to other places? • Please share it with us where you moved to and why?
Look at the 5 pictures and try to find more reasons for population mobility