Changes in the way we live WH 2009 － 9 － 16

Before Reading  1. English Song -- Out in the Country  2. The Countryside  3. Ivy League  4. Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales  5. Buying Insurance  6. Sports Illustrated  7. Individual Retirement Account

Blank Filling Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.  Whenever I need to leave it all behind  Or feel the need to _______  I find a quiet place, far from the ______  Out in the country  Before the breathin’ air is gone  Before the sun is just ______ in the nighttime  Out where the rivers like to run  I ____ and take back somethin’ worth rememberin’

 Whenever I feel them closing in on me  Or need _____________  When life becomes too fast, I find _____ at last  Out in the country  Before the breathin’ air is gone  Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime  Out where the ____________________  I stand alone and take back somethin’ worth rememberin

 Before the breathin’ air is gone  Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime  Out where the rivers like to run  I stand alone and ______________________  Before the breathin’ air is gone  Before the sun is just a bright spot in the nighttime  Out where the rivers like to run  I stand alone and take back somethin’ worth rememberin’

Countryside

moorland

lakes

Coastline

National parks

farmland

Ohio

Ivy League Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island; Columbia University in New York City; Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire ; Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts; University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey ; Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

Brown university

Columbia University

Cornell University

Dartmouth College

Harvard University

University of Pennsylvania

Princeton University

Yale University

If you want to know more about these schools, you are welcomed to log on to their websites:  Brown University  Columbia University  Cornell University  Dartmouth College  Harvard University  University of Pennsylvania  Princeton University  Yale University

Buying Insurance

Sports Illustrated

Global Reading 1. Part Division of the Text 2. Further Understanding For Part 1 True or False For Part 2 Interview For Part 3 Multiple Choice For Part 4 Questions and Answers

Part 1 True or False 1.The writer is a famous writer who is living in the countryside. 2.In the writer's opinion, their life in the countryside is self-reliant because they can grow all kinds of fruits and go picnicking in the summer. 3.The writer is satisfied with the life in the countryside only because their hens can lay eggs for them and their bees can provide them with honey. 4.The writer and his family live in the countryside because they were dissatisfied with the life in the city and suburbs. 5.The writer uses the following words or phrases to tell readers that he is satisfied with the life in the countryside: canoe, picnic, bicycle rides, deer, hawks, fruits and honey.

Part 2 Interview Suppose one of your classmates is the writer of this unit and you and another classmate are the college students in the near city. When you learn that the writer has moved to the countryside from the city, you are very interested in it and ask for an interview with him. The following tips may give you some help in the interview.

Part 3 Multiple Choice 1. The writer quitted his job because __________. A) he thought he would have a better time in the countryside B) he would have more work to do in the year to come C) he was sure that he had enough money to support his family D) he just wanted to improve the quality of his family’s life in the country

2. In order to write stories for Smithsonian the writer had to _______. A) crawl into black-bear dens B) hitch up dogsled racing teams C) check out the Lake Champlain “monster” D) canoe through the Boundary Water wilderness area of Minnesota

3. The total premium of the writer’s family every year is _____. A) $960 B) $2,000 C) $400 D) $560

4. Suppose the medical fee for the writer’s wife is $3,000, the insurance company has to pay _____. A) $2,400 B) $2,000 C) $3,000 D) $500

5. In order to save money the writer’s family ______. A) drink less wine B) never go to see any ballet C) go to some less expensive restaurants once or twice a month D) attend the opera twice a month

Part 4 Questions and Answers  1. According to the author, what special qualities are necessary for people to live in the countryside?  2. How does the writer think he and his family will feel when they have to leave the farm someday?  3. Why did the writer and his family choose to live in the country?  Do you think their dream has come true? Why?

 haul, drag & pull  illustrate, exemplify & demonstrate  suspect, assume & presume  device, instrument & implement  profit, interest & advantage

Haul, drag & pull  They ____ hard but the rock remained immovable.  Lorries ____ heavy goods from factories to the ports.  You might ____ a heavy box across the ground if you couldn’t lift it.

illustrate, exemplify & demonstrate  Knights ______ courage and courtesy.  The way that a pump works is used to _____ how the heart sends blood around the body.  Galileo ______ that objects of different weights fall at the same speed.

suspect, assume & presume  We _____ that he was lost, even before we were told.  He ____ that the train would be on time.  The court _____ the death of the man that disappeared during the war.

 pick up:  1) be ready to pay2) take hold of and lift up  3) gain; get4) improve  5) gather together; collect  6) collect someone or something from a place  Click the sentence to match the definition  Where did you pick up your excellent English?  Please pick up all your toys when you’ve finished playing.  If he loses the case, Michael will have to pick up the bill for legal costs.  I’ll pick you up at your hotel.  She picked up a stone and threw it at the window.  Mary has been ill, but she’s picking up now.

After Reading 1. Useful Expressions 2. Compound Dictation 3. Discussion and Debate 4. Writing Practice

Useful Expressions 1. 过得去 2. 寻觅心灵的满足 3. 自力更生的生活 4. 艰苦的生活 5. 日常的家务 6. 正如老话说的那样 7. 温馨快乐每一分钟 8. 过冬 9. 常青藤联合会学校 10. 带着 …… 的祝福 11. 总的来说  get by  find contentment  a self-reliant life  a tough life  household routine  as the old saying goes  Love / enjoy every minute of sth.  get through the winter  Ivy League schools  with sb.’s blessings  on balance

12. 担任全职工作 13. 贷款按揭 14. 至于 …… 15. 除 …… 以外 16. 外出吃饭 17. 生活水准 / 水平 18. 弥补收入差额 19. 听歌剧看芭蕾演出 20. 耐得住寂寞 21. 自给自足  be employed full time  mortgage payments  When it comes to …  apart from …  dine out  standard of living / living standard  make up the difference in income  attend the opera and ballet  a tolerance for solitude  self-sufficiency

22. 抵制诱惑 23. 怆然离去 24. 自豪感 25. 一旦形势好转 26. 赚钱 resist the temptation to do sth.  leave with a feeling of sorrow  a sense of pride  once economic conditions improve  earn money

Compound Dictation You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard. For the blanks numbered from 8 to 10 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Working at Home  Most American workers travel each day to jobs in factories, offices, ________, shops and schools. But for a ______ number of people in the United States, the work place is changing. More Americans are ________ to work at home.There are several reasons for this _____. One reason is many parents want more time to be with their children at home. Another is that people want the ____ to decide for themselves how and when to do their job. The most important reason, however, is the ____ in computer technology. With computers, there is ___ need for people to come together to work.

 _______________________________________________ ________________________________.A worker can write a report or add information to company records on a computer at home and then send the finished work to a computer in another city.___________________________________________ ________. Many highly skilled workers, for example, ask their computers for the chance to work at least part of time at home. They say _______________________________________________ ___.