New HorizonEnglishBook 2

Unit 2Trends and Fads

Content

Pre-class assignment Leading-in Exploring Reading through Background information Studying through After-reading questions Assignments Reading More Questions Practical writing

1. Ask your grandparents and you parents what kind of music they like and what their pastimes are.

2. Ask them what the four luxuries of a family in 1970s, 1980s and the late 1990s were.

3. Take a look at the pictures of their youth. 4. Compare yours with theirs in the above two

items.

Pre-class assignments

Leading-in

Listen to the music. Which one is familiar to you? Which do you like most?

Look at these pictures. What feelings do you have about their hair styles?

Reference words

It looks funny/traditional. It’s out of date. It’s in fashion. The girl looks elegant. She’s modern/fashionable/stylish.

The old four luxuries in 1970s

sewing machine (upper left)How happy I am to wear a watch! (right)

The four luxuries in 1980s

washing machine

fanner

refrigerator

The four luxuries in late 1990s

air-conditioner

mobile phone/cell phone

computer

The four luxuries were/are also differs in cities and countryside.

tape recorder

Sound system

ExploringDo you think fashion is good or not? Useful expressions: make life different from time to time helps people make choices while shopping promote business and the economy waste money takes up too much of people’s attention and time make everyone look the same or do the same

thing

Why do people like to follow the latest fashions?

be afraid to be considered out-of-date. show they are different from others be interested in anything that is new

Reading through Background information Except those covered in the Leading-in section,

things like exercise, language, names are also greatly influenced of fashion.

Name: Someone called Jianguo, Geming, Hongwei and Guoqing were highly marked by the time of their birth.

Language: People in 1950s ~1980s liked to address another person, esp. a sales person, comrade. Some elderly people like to do so nowadays. However, we like to address another person Miss, Mr., Mrs., Ms, etc.

Studying through

Language points: Words furniture (u.) n. 家具 actor 男演员　　 actress 女演员 –ess shows female in some profession names. Other examples: waiter, prince, host waitress, princess, hostess enjoy enjoy doing hero (pl.) heroes, tomatoes, potatoes pianos, phonos, photos (these words are short

forms for pianoforte, phonograph and photograph, so the plural forms are plus “s”.)

advertisement n. 广告　　 advertise v. 　做广告　　 advertising n. 广告业 desire n. ＆ v. 渴望，欲望 economy n. 经济　　 economic a. 有关经济的，经济学的　　 economical a. 节约的 survive vt. live longer than 幸存，比活得长 Expressions more than just 不仅仅 Children like it because it is more than just a toy. in style 　时髦，流行

1. trend: n.

(1) [C] a fashion or style 时尚 There is a trend among young people

to study abroad. (2) [C] 倾向，趋势e.g. If current trends continue, the

world population could be 7 billion by the year 2010.

1. appear : n.

(1) become able to be seen; come into出现，呈现

e.g. Gray began to appear in her black hair.

(2) seem; give to other people a particular idea or feeling似乎，好像

e.g. City people appear to be hurrying all the time.

1. complain : n.

e.g. To complain about things all the time makes one sick.

e.g. If goods are not well made, you should complain to the manufacturer.

Notice: complain to (somebody) about (something)

1. desire : n. 愿望 n. [C, U] a strong hope or wishe.g. After traveling out of the

country for so long, she had a desire to see her own town again.

v. (formal) wish or want very much想要

e.g. Every one desires to live long but no one would be old.

1. survive : n.

(1) v.i 幸存e.g. I can’t survive on $30 a week (2) v.t 经历。。。后还存在e.g. Some buildings and bridges can

survive an earthquake .

1. more than just: .not just

e.g. Children like it because it is more than just a simple toy

out of date 　过时的，不用的 get away from 　逃避，逃离 in/out of fashion 　流行 / 不流行 and the like 　诸如此类 Young girls are fans of movie stars, sports heroes, music

stars, and the like. pay attention to 　留心，注意 come and go 　来来去去，忽隐忽现，变化无常 The fads come and go in these field. 这些流行一时的人在这些领域里来去匆匆。 make money 　赚钱，挣钱

Difficult points

(Para 1) It is more than just clothing and hairstyles that are in style one year and out of date the next; it’s a whole way of living.

more than just: not only it’s a whole way of living: all other aspects in life are also in

style one year and out of date the next. (Para 1) Almost nothing in modern life gets away from the

influence of fashion. Nearly everything in modern life are influenced by fashion. In the United States, even people can be “in” and “out”. even the common people can be famous and out-of-date.

(Para. 5) this desire for money doesn’t explain fads in other areas, such as language.

Fads in language do not speak the fashionable words for money.

After-reading Questions 1. Why causes fads to come and go? 2. What is another reason why fads are common i

n the United States?

Keys to After-reading Questions

1. Fads come and go because people who follow fads simply want to be part of something new and creative.

2. Most American seem to feel that something is wrong if there isn’t frequent change in their lives.

Assignments: 1. Read the text aloud after class. 2. Recite Paragraph 7. 3. Finish the exercises.

Reading More Before reading the text, get familiar with these words and expressions. Then answer the questionsWords: weight n. 重量，重要性 medical a. 医学的，医药的 chart n. 图表 overweight n. & a. 超重（的） rate n. 比率　　　　 v. 估价 normal a. 正常的 childhood n. 童年时代

nursery n. 托儿所，苗圃 drug n. 毒品，麻醉品；药物 discrimination n. 歧视；识别力 justify v. 证明…有理；为…辩护 judgment n. 　评价，判断 obsessed a. 着迷的，全神贯注的 false a. 错误的 disorder n. （身体、精神）的失调、不适；混乱 naturally ad. 生来，天然地；自然地 comment n. 评语 character n. 性格、气质 control n. & vt. 控制，管理

failure n. 失败；失败的人或事、企图等 beauty n. 美丽；美人，美好的事物 concept n. 概念 virgin a. 新鲜的，未开发的；贞洁的，处女的 beach n. 海滩 model n. 模特 bone n. 骨头Expressions live off 靠…过活 as early as 　早在 would rather 　宁愿 in every aspect of 　在…各个方面 in reality 　事实上

try hard to do 　努力争取去做 at a rate 　以…速度 get back 　重新获得 on the beach 　在海滩上Questions:1. What does the author usually have?2. Why does she enjoys exercising?3. What are the false ideas about fat people in society?4. What does the author understand “You have such a pret

ty face”?5. Why does the author feel happy when she learns that so

me cultures have different standards of beauty?

Keys to the questions 1. She usually had fast food and soft drinks. 2. She enjoys exercising because she likes to live

a healthy life. 3. They have eating disorders, emotional or

mental issues, and they have chosen to be fat. 4. She understands it really means “you’d be

prettier if you weren’t that fat”. 5. She feel happy because she enjoys being liked

for beauty.

Practical Writing Letters of acceptance or declinationSample 1

Mr. and Mrs. George Smith regret that a previous engagement

prevents their acceptance of Mr. and Mrs. Harry King’s kind invitation

to dinneron Tuesday, July 1stat five o’clock pm.at the Lotus Hotel

Sample 2

Mr. and Mrs. AdamAccept with pleasure

Mr. and Mrs. Black Smith’s kind invitation to be presentat the marriage of their daughter

Susan Anna to

Mr. Robert Christon Saturday, the eighth of December

at five o’clock

Writing Suggestions

Mention your name if necessary. State you’re please to accept the invitation or

decline it politely. State the reason if you decline it. Repeat the time and date and place. Repeat the occasion to which the invitation

mentions.

Finish the letters below 福斯特（ Forster ）先生因为要参加重要的商务谈判（ business negotiation ）而无法出席贵公司

2006 年 5 月 26 日周五下午 3 点在大饭店（ the Grand Hotel ）举行的鸡尾酒会（ Cocktail Party ）。

___________________Regrets that ______________Prevents his acceptance of

Your company’s invitation to _________________On ______________

3:00 pm,At the _______________