Unit 3
Times change!
Starting out
◆ Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What is the video about?
2. Which do you prefer, a faster pace of life or a slower
pace of life?
whether it’s better to live life at a fast or slow pace.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1 What kinds of changes do the
pictures show?
2 What else can you think of that
has changed in recent decades?
3 Imagine you could travel 40
years back in time.
What would you want to
experience?
Why?
varieties and quantities of food
housing structures and sizes
transport and the ways of travelling
the methods of communication
1.Changes in the way we shop, the buildings in which we live,
the way we travel and how we communicate.
★ If I could travel 40 years back in time, I would ....
Unit 3
Times change!
Understanding idea
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
1 What information do the charts
show?
2 What conclusions can you draw
from these charts?
The charts show the sales made by ___________and__________ in _____ from the year _____ to _____
physical bookstores
online bookstores
China
2011
2017
More and more people are choosing to buy _____________ .
books online
New
Chapter
A new period of a bookstore.
Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Think about what the title means.
The passage is mainly developed in order of _____.
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Parts
Main idea
Paras ( )
Part 1
The _____________ of the old Rainbow Bookstore
Paras ( )
Part 2
The _____________of the new Rainbow Bookstore
1-4
5-8
disappearance
birth
time
Choose the ideas conveyed in the passage :
A. Traditional bookstores can't compete with large bookstore chains.
B. People's love of reading never changes.
C. Technology has been a key factor in bringing the Rainbow Bookstore back to life.
D. Creativity plays an important role in the new Rainbow Bookstore.
Para. 1 3 5 7
Para. 5 7 8
Para. 1: “The bookstore, …a place where anyone could
drop in and connect through their love of books.”
Para. 7: “…the bookstore was being turned into a place
for literature-loving members of the community to
get together.”
Para. 5: “Clearly, the Rainbow Bookstore was in good,
creative hands.”
Para. 7: “It had a café selling organic food, and there
were now more community events such as…”
Para. 8: “… corporate knowledge combined with creativity
has brought my humble bookstore into the 21st
century. ”
Read Part1 (para1~4) and fill in the following blanks
On hearing the closing of the bookstore, the author felt ___________
On seeing the owner sighing deeply the author felt ___________
Reasons for closing
necessary to the community
Sweet memories
heartbroken
sympathetic
Many young people preferred reading e-books on tablets
More customers were attracted by chain stores and online discounts
A legendary fixture in the neighborhoo
--drop in and connect through their love of books
Chat with Casey
Casey picked up perfect books for us
Spent hours reading there
Be encouraged to share ideas and comments on the books.
How do you understand “– both he and his bookstore were already hidden in a thick mist” in para4?
◆ The outside is cold and dark , maybe there is a real thick mist .
◆ “Hidden in a thick mist ” means that the bookstore will
disappear soon.
◆ The atmosphere shows that the author felt
quite depressed and was in a low mood.
Read Part 2 (para5~8) and fill in the following blanks
On seeing the bookstore still open, the author felt _________
Clearly, the Rainbow Bookstore was ____________________.
feeling
Who:_________________
What:
Jennifer Oakley
She led a campaign to save the Rainbow Bookstore
surprised
The inside was ______________ (para.5)
A place for _____________________ to get together
Both Old Casey and the author felt __________ .
pleased
The
“creative” s
Who
what
book readings
stationery and gifts
A big screen
sell organic food
more community events
in good, creative hands
a different world
literature-loving members
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
● difficult to run;
● losing customers;
● no cafe
● Old but comfortable furniture
● The large board in the corner
● ...
● creativity and technology;
● multifunctional(多功能);
● a big screen;
● a cafe
● old brick exterior
● shares ideas and
comments on the
books;
heartbroken
sympathetic
surprised
pleased
To be closing
Reasons
Sigh deeply
Sweet memories
Still open
Creativity
A new chapter
combination
The author’s feeling towards the Rainbow Bookstore and the events once happening there.
What makes changes possible?
creativity
technology
professional knowledge
group work
love
...
1. draw conclusions from _____________
2. drop in/by _____________
3. stay in business _____________
4. a bunch of _____________
5. comment(s) on _____________
6. for good _____________
7. ______________ 接管
8. ______________ 在...的领导下
9. ______________ 变成
10. _____________ 突然出现,冒出来
从 … 得出结论
顺便走访
一群...
对 … 的评价
永远
维持营业, 运营
take over
turn into
pop up
under one's leadership
That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit.
好书使人
开卷有所求,合卷有所益。
1. The day I heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50
years of business, I was heartbroken.
the day充当连词,引导时间状语从句。
相类似的表达还有___________________________________________等。
the moment/minute, next time, each time, the first time
我一看见她,就认出了她。
The moment I saw her, I recognised her.
例如:Next time I go skiing, I’ll wear warmer clothes.
Each time I washed the car, it rained.
The first time I flew on a plane, I was really nervous.
2. The bookstore, which was a legendary fixture in the neighbourhood, was
a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of
books.
相关短语
drop in on somebody 临时拜访某人
drop in at somewhere 临时拜访某地
drop off 打瞌睡,打盹
drop out 辍学,退学
3. Sighing deeply, he told me how it was becoming difficult to run an
independent bookstore.
☆ 现在分词在句子中作状语,表伴随、原因、结果、方式、条
件、时间等
▲ 新冠突然在一夜之间发生,使我们只能呆在宿舍里。
▲ 从山顶望下去,我们会发现城市看起来更美了。
Cov-19 suddenly happened overnight, making us only stay in our dormitory.
Seeing from the top of the hill, we can find that the city looks more beautiful.
run: vt. 经营;管理
vi. 跑;运转;掉色
相关短语:run out (of) 用完,用光??
run across 偶然遇到??
run after 追逐
run away 跑掉,逃走
run into 撞上,遇到
1. Write a short passage about how to change
the bookstores.
2. Preview the next part on pages 38-39.
Homework