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Book1 Unit1 Video Time: Learning Across Generations
年 级:高一年级
学 科:高中英语(新人教版)
Lead-in
In the 1990s
Nowadays
In what ways is your life similar to or different from your parents’ life when they were young
Time
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thinking
Lead-in
In what ways is your life similar to or different from your parents’ life when they were young
Possible answer:
My life is similar to that of my parents in some ways, but they did not have computers or mobile phones when they were growing up. They also didn’t have the well-equipped classrooms. And today’s living condition is improved and convenient. It seems most of my time nowadays is spent online.
Activity 1: Prediction
What do you get to know from the given information
title
pictures
introduction
Time
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thinking
Possible answer:
1. The relationship between Tandi and Mamorena is mother and daughter.
2. Mamorena lives and studies in the surburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa.
3. Mamorena enjoys the school life.
4. Mamorena lives a comfortable and rich life.
Activity 1: Prediction
What do you get to know from the given information
Activity 2: Watch and Check
Guess whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
In South Africa, many teenagers graduate from university.
Mamorena’s life is the same as Tandi’s when she was young.
Tandi had a difficult childhood.
Tandi is now a successful businesswoman.
Time
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thinking
Activity 2: Watch and Check
注:视频资源来源于教材光盘
Activity 2: Watch and Check
Guess whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
In South Africa, many teenagers graduate from university.
Mamorena’s life is the same as Tandi’s when she was young.
Tandi had a difficult childhood.
Tandi is now a successful businesswoman.
F
F
T
T
many people leave school as teenagers
very different from
different
Activity 3: Watch and Think
Differences Mamorena Tandi
1. In what ways is Mamorena’s life different from Tandi’s when she was young
Activity 3: Watch and Think
注:视频资源来源于教材光盘
Activity 3: Watch and Think
1. In what ways is Mamorena’s life different from Tandi’s when she was young
Differences Mamorena Tandi
place they grow up in
childhood
wealthy, comfortable
poor, difficult
Suburbs; a beautiful home with a pool
Suburb:
An outlying part of a city, where usually the rich lives.
Activity 3: Watch and Think
1. In what ways is Mamorena’s life different from Tandi’s when she was young
Differences Mamorena Tandi
place they grew up in
childhood
wealthy, comfortable
poor, difficult
Suburbs; a beautiful home with a pool
Shanty town, which is a poor area
Shanty town:
A poor area. People in shanty town make their own houses, often from wood or materials that have been thrown away.
Activity 3: Watch and Think
1. In what ways is Mamorena’s life different from Tandi’s when she was young
Differences Mamorena Tandi
place they grew up in
childhood
education
entertainment
wealthy, comfortable
poor, difficult
Suburbs; a beautiful home with a pool
Shanty town, which is a poor area
a very expensive private school; get great education
couldn’t afford an expensive private school
love to go shopping
have no chance to go shopping
Activity 3: Watch and Think
2. Circle the correct word(s) in each sentence.
Mamorena is a student at an expensive/ inexpensive private school.
Tandi grew up in a poor/ wealthy area of Johannesburg.
Mamorena does not understand/ understands about her mother’s childhood.
Further thinking:
Why does Mamorena not understand about her mother’s childhood
Possible answer:
They have different life backgrounds and experiences.
Time
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thinking
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thinking
Activity 3: Watch and Think
3. Retell what you have known about Mamorena and Tandi and think:
Why could Mamorena live such a comfortable and rich life
What does Tandi want Mamorena to learn across generations
Possible answer:
Whether rich or poor, we should work hard to gain a better future for ourselves, for society, and for following generations.
We should cherish what we have today.
We should try to understand parents and have an active communication with them.
Time
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thinking
Activity 4: Think and Share
1. Tandi said, “I don’t think you become a person if you don’t know where you come from.”
As Chinese teenagers, what do you learn from Tandi’s words above
Possible answer:
To be a real person, you need to understand where you come from, who you are, and where you are going. You need to think about the larger things in life, and see how you relate to history and society.
Why doesn’t the author use the video of a Chinese teenager
A common phenomenon at home and abroad.
Time
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thinking
2. Further thinking:
Tandi said, “Now Mamorena and her generation must work hard, too.”
Activity 4: Think and Share
Is it necessary for Mamorena to work hard now In what ways should she work hard
Possible answer:
With such a huge wealth gap, it’s the duty for every teenager at home and abroad to work hard to bridge the gap and create a better living environment, just like Mamorena’s mother does.
vs
Time
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thinking
understand the differences
learn from the differences
work hard to remove the differences
The same duty of
teenagers at home and abroad
Assignment
Option1:
Make an interview with your parents to check the similarities and differences between your generation and their generation, and then design a poster to show your results and learning.
Option2:
Write a letter of appeal to show the similarities and differences between generations and call on students around you to work hard and learn across generations.