Unit 1

Changes in the Way we live

Warm-up Exercises

Questions-answering

enjoy the song Out in the Country: and answer the following questions on it (5 minutes)

---- What is the song about? (taking a break from city life, escaping from the

crowd) ---- How is the song related to the theme of

this unit? (The singer needs a break because the pace of

life has quickened, the environment has been changed, and the old life style is gone.)

Pre-reading tasks

Discussion:

1. Why do so many migrant workers move from the country to the city?

2. Why do city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs, even in the countryside?

3. Why are tourists willing to pay to spend a day in a farmer’s house and enjoy their food?

Beautiful countryside

Text Organization

Part I (Paras 1-3)

The writer views his life in the country as a __________ and ________ one.

Part II (Paras 4-7)

Life in the country is _____ but yet sometimes very _____.

self-reliant

satisfying

goodhard

Text Organization

Part III (Paras 8-11)After ____________ , the writer’s income was _______ ,but he and his family can manage to get by.Part IV (Paras 12-15)A tolerance for _______ and a lot of ______ have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the county.

quitting his jobreduce

d

solitude

energy

English terms for fruits & vegetables

Garlic

Broccoli

watermelon

cauliflower

Asparagus

cantaloupe

Celery

Leeches

Text Analysis

Clear and logic “ one topic sentence+ several detail sen

tences” structure See Para 2 Para 5 Paras 12-13 Transitional devices.

Language Points

1. get by: manage; survive. Examples: How can he get by on such low wages? It is a little bit difficult for the old to get by on

such a small pension.

2. make it: 1) to be successful in one’s career. Examples: He’s never really made it as an actor. 2) to succeed in reaching a place after difficulty, effort, e

tcExamples: It was a terrible journey but we finally made it.

3) to attend sthExamples: I am afraid I won’t be able to make it to your

party next week.

3. supplement: to add to or complete with sth else. Examples: My doctor suggested a diet supplement

ed with vitamin tablets. 4.   indoor: situated or used inside a building. Examples: Indoor pollution has been found to be a

s much as five to ten times higher inside some skyscrapers than outside.

Tobacco smoke is considered as an indoor pollutant. 5. spray: force out liquid in small drops upon (follow

ed by with)eg: I’ll have to spray the roses with insecticide(杀虫剂 ) to get rid of the greenfly.(绿蚜虫 )

6. pursue: to strive to gain or accomplish

Examples: pursue lofty(崇高的 ) political goals / pleasure / one's studies

College students are advised to pursue a wide range of subjects.

After graduation Martin chose to pursue the same career as his father as a minister.

n. pursuit: the pursuit of higher education

7. stack: make into a pile

Examples: stack the chairs

a stack of/ stacks of : a large amount

8.   get through: come successfully to the end.

Examples: The local government has taken some measures to ensure that all the people will get through the winter.

She got through the entrance examination, and was accepted by the college.

9.  on balance: with all things considered. Examples: Their suggestion has, on balance,

proved practicable. On balance, it’s probably not advisable to ch

ange the company’s name.

10. illustrate: provide with visual feature; clarify by use of examples, etc.

Examples: The editor has illustrated the book with black-and-white photographs.

His story illustrates her true generosity(慷慨 ,大度 ) very clearly.

11.  generate: bring into being; give rise to Examples: generate heat / power / employment / enthusiasm The widespread use of English in France has generated a pu

blic as well as an academic debate over language in the country.

12. pick up: be ready to payExamples: If he loses the case, Michael will have to pick up the

bill for legal costs. Taxpayers will be picking up the tab(帐目 ) for the improv

ed public transport net work. 13. minor: smaller, less serious or less important than others Examples: minor repairs / operations / injuries / role in a play

minor in（兼修） vs. major in（主修）eg: He majors in computer science, but he is also interested in Shakespeare’s plays, so he minors in literature.

他主修专业是计算机科学，但他对莎士比 亚的戏剧很感兴趣 , 所以他辅修了文学专业。

14. aside from (Line 69)except for, in addition to (more usual in Am. English, same as apart from)Examples: 1) This essay is good aside from a couple

of spelling mistakes. 2) Aside from an occasional game, he doesn't

take any exercise.

15. cut back: reduce in size or amount Examples: If we don’t sell more goods, we’ll have

to cut back (on) production. The government decided to cut back military spendi

ng to ensure more on infrastructure.(永久性军事防卫措施 )

16.   suspect:　 believe to be true, likely or probable; feel doubt about ( used in the patterns: suspect sb./ sth. of sth.; suspect that )

Examples: USA banned domestic poultry imported from China, suspecting that they might have been infected with bird flu.

It was perfectly all right, Henry said, because the police had not suspected him of anything.

17.  requirement: sth. needed or asked for Examples: academic / admission / design / fund requiremen

t

18. scale: a relative level or degree ( usu. used in the phrase: on a … scale)

Example: The government only permitted public

demonstrations of students on a small scale

19.   resist: keep from giving in to or enjoying Examples: I was unable to resist laughing at the sight of the

funny clown. Keep away from KFC. You know I can’t resist deliciou

s fast food which has made me so plump. (胖 )

20.  temptation: the feeling of being tempted to do sth. that you know might be wrong or harmful; the thing you want to have.

Examples: The temptation of big cities is so huge that many migrant workers would rather stay there despite all the difficulties.

21. device: a piece of equipment designed to serve a special purpose.

Examples: The rescuers used a special device for finding people trapped in the coal mine .

22.  profit

n. an advantageous gain or return

eg: The tax is likely to hit his company’s profits by up to 3 percent in future.

v. gain money, benefit

eg: You may profit from/by the experience of others. 23.  primarily: mainly Examples: Teachers in our department are primarily conc

erned with improving the students’ studying environment. She gained such a great success primarily due to he

r diligence