外研版英语 选择性必修第二册
Unit 3 Times change
Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas
Look and say
Starting out
Great changes have taken place in recent decades in aspect of ____________.
in aspect of _________
housing structures and sizes
varieties and quantities of food
Look and say
Great changes have taken place in recent decades in aspect of ____________.
means of transport and the ways of travelling
the methods of communication
Talk about other changes in recent years
1. What else can you think of that has changed in recent decades?
2. Imagine you could travel 40 years back in time. What would you want to experience?
For example, shopping online; online courses; banking services; communicate with families by videophone; holding a teleconference
If I could travel 40 years back in time, I would have liked to see an outdoor movie with my young peers. Sometimes, we had to go as far as miles to another village, smiling and sweating a lot all the way.
Watch the video
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1.
The video is mainly about ___________________________________
2.
Which do you prefer, a faster pace of life or a slower pace of life?
A New Chapter
Reading
1. Compared to sales made by online bookstores, physical booksotres'sales
____________________ and sometimes ____________________.
2. From the charts, we can draw a conlusion that
_________________________________________________________
have increased slowly
have decreased slightly
online bookstores' slaes have exceeded physical bookstores' sales.
Understanding ideas
From the pictures, we infer the title “A New Chapter” means: ____________________________________
Old booksore
New bookstore
the Rainbow Bookstore has come to its life again.
How the text is well-organized
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Para 1
I was heartbroken to hear _____________________________________
Para 2
It 's difficult to run the bookstore because
____________________________________________________
Para 3
The Rainbow Bookshop has left an__________________________childhood memory with me.
Para 4
I left the bookstore, feeling ________________________
the Rainbow Bookstore was closing.
costomers were being drawn away by new booksotes
impressive and sweet
cold, confused and lost.
How the text is well-organized
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Para 5
Months later, the bookstore took a new look and
Para 6
The campaign____________________________ save the bookstore.
Para 7
______________________________ the bookstore was being turned into a place for literature-loving members of community to get together.
Para 8
_____________________________________________________opened a new chapter for the bookstore.
led by Jennifer Oakley
Under Jennifer's leadship,
wasin good creative hands.
Corporate knowledge combined with creativity
The structure of the text
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Paragrphs
Main ideas
Part 1
Para 1--4
The old bookstore
(the conditions/ the reasons why it could soon disappear)
Part 2
Para 5
The changes that have taken place in the old bookstore
Part 3
Para 6--8
How the old bookstore was changed into a new one
Reading comprehension
Choose the ideas conveyed in the pasage.
A. Traditional bookstore can't compete with large bookstore chains.
B. People's love of reading never changes.
C. Technology has been a key factor in bring the Rainbow Bookstore back to life.
D. Creativity plays an important role in the new Rainbow Bookstore.
1. The answer: _____
C
2. Evidence to support the choice:
Corporate knowledge combined with creativity has brought my humble bookstore into 21th century! ---according to the last paragrph.
Organized the information
Differences:
Old bookstore:
1. owned by Casey;
2. share ideas and comments on the large board in one corner of the store;
3. a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.
4. has no cafe.
New bookstore:
1. owned by Jennifer;
2. share ideas and comments on the bookstore on a big screen;
3. a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together.
4. has a cafe.
Organized the information
Similarities
1. sells books;
2. shares ideas and comments on the books;
3. old brick exterior;
4. has community events.
The author's feeling towards the bookstore:
1. When he heard the store was closing, he felt heartbroken;
2. When he knew the store was in good hands again, he was surprised and pleased to see everything offered to the community.
Understand the details of the article
Decide the following statements is Ture (T) of False (F).
1. The Rainbow Bookstore was run with difficulty for 50 years by Old Casey. ( )
2. A few months later, everything was completely changed in the old bookstore. ( )
3. Jennifer alone decided to do his best to save the Rainbow Bookstore. ( )
4. I hurried back to the Rainbow Bookstore for the purpose of collecting some valuable books from it. ( )
5. I felt surprised and pleased to see great changes that had taken palce in the old bookstore. ( )
F
F
F
F
F
Post-reading
Think & Share
1. Do the author's childhood memories make the passage more appealing?
2. What do you think of the changes made to the bookstore?
Yes. The description of the author's memory is in sharp contrast to the content below, which clearly reflects the changes in the bookstore
I think the changes of the bookstore keep pace with the development of technology and society.
Post-reading
Think & Share
3. What changes do you think will happen to the bookstores around you?
4. How does the diagram help you to better understand the passage?
I think the bookstores will make changes from the aspects of improving the bookstores' environment, adding new technology experience, redefing the service direction so as to keep pace with the development of society.
The diagram tells us visually what the article is about and what changes have taken place from old bookstores to new bookstores.
Language appreciation
1. Signing deeping, he told me how it was becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore.
?[句式分析] “Signing deeping ”现在分词作状语,动词sigh与逻辑主语he 构成主动关系; how引导宾语从句,it为从句的形式主语,其中的 to run an independent bookstore为不定式短语作真正主语后置,
?[尝试翻译] 他深深地叹了口气,告诉我经营一家独立书店是如何变得越来越困难。
Language appreciation
2. It made me realize that the bookstore and all that Old Casey had given to the community could soon appear for good.
?[句式分析] “that the bookstore and all that Old Casey had given to the community could soon appear for good” 为that引导的宾语从句,其中“all that Old Casey had given to the community” 结构中,all 为先行词,后面接that引导的定语从句,先行词all在从句作give的宾语。
?[尝试翻译] 这让我意识到书店和老凯西给社区的一切很快就会永远出现。
Language appreciation
3. I joined Casey, who was looking up at the screen on which readers' comments kept popping up.
?[句式分析] “who was looking up at the screen on which readers' comments kept popping up” who引导非限制性定语从句,其中on which readers' comments kept popping up 采用“介词+which”引导定语从句,先行词screen 在从句中充当逻辑状语,
即on the sreeen readers' comments kept popping up.
?[尝试翻译] 我靠近凯西,他抬头看着屏幕,上面不断弹出读者的评论。
Language appreciation
4. I'm pleased to see that everything I want it to offer to the community is still here.
?[句式分析] “ be pleased to do sth”意为很高兴做某事,一般的表示情感和心理的形容词都可构成该句型结构。“everything I want it to offer to the community is still here” 结构中,everything 为先行词,在定语从句中作offer的宾语,从句的关系代词that被省略。
?[尝试翻译] 我很高兴地看到,我想为社区提供的一切仍然在这里。
Language points
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1. drop in
7. bring...back to life
2. stay in business
8. be pleased to do sth
3. for good
9. a bunch of
4. pore over
10. have a chat with ...
5. take over
11. draw a conclusion
6. pop up
12. under the leadership of ...
Assignments for this period
1. Review the vocabulary and the language ponits of the text.
2. Read the text aloud and understanding it more by listening
3. Write a short passage telling about what your hometown was like decades ago.