Unit 3 Starting out
Times change!
时代变了!
导读课件
To find out some information about life pace and some changes in our life by viewing and reading.
To conclude reasons for the changes in recent years by analyzing and discussing.
To express our own opinions about the changes around us.
Learning objectives
1 What is the video about?
2 Which do you prefer, a faster pace of life or a slower pace of life?
Watch the video and answer the questions.
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Watch and answer.
1 What is the video about?
2 Which do you prefer, a faster pace of life or a slower pace of life?
The video is about whether it's better to live life at a fast or slow pace.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
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视频脚本
I've been thinking about the past,
When things were slower, not as fast
As they are today.
Look up! The great jets pass above.
They can cross half the world in a day.
In London, in Paris, you're never far away
From me now.
But in the old days, ships crawled
Across the seas.
Six weeks! Six months!
The journey of a lifetime.
Not something to do twice.
When you said goodbye at the harbour,
You said goodbye forever.
So I'm glad about the fast aircraft.
They keep you close to me,
On the other side of the world.
我一直在想过去,
当事情变慢的时候,没有那么快
就像今天一样。
查找!巨大的喷气机从上方飞过。
他们可以在一天内穿越半个世界。
在伦敦,在巴黎,你永远不会远离
现在从我这里。
但在过去,船只只能爬行
越过海洋。
六个星期!六个月!
一生的旅程。
不能做两次。
当你在港口说再见的时候,
你说了永远的再见。
所以我很高兴有这么快的飞机。
他们让你靠近我
在世界的另一边。
Which is better?
Waiting weeks or months for mail
All our letters came by sail
Or by train.
(What a pain!)
But when we did receive a letter,
There was really nothing better!
I read your words in messy pen,
And slowly wrote to you again.
Now our phones can message fast.
But is it better than the past?
You get so many things to read!
And yes, your brain does work at speed.
But there's a lot
You leave unread.
(How could you not?)
等待几周或几个月的邮件
我们所有的信件都是坐船来的
或者坐火车。
(真痛苦!)
但当我们收到一封信时,
真的没有比这更好的了!
我用凌乱的笔读着你的话,
又慢慢地给你写信。
现在我们的手机可以快速发送信息。
但它比过去好吗?
你有这么多东西要读!
是的,你的大脑确实在快速运转。
但是有很多
你没读。
(你怎么能不呢?)
视频脚本
Which is better?
In the past, I left the office.
My work was done,
And it was time to enjoy myself.
Now my phone is always on.
I'm never offline.
I can work anywhere.
(That means I can and have to work anytime.)
Before I had this smartphone,
I had only a few friends,
But I cherished every moment with them.
Now I have more friends,
On social media.
But how close are we really?
在过去,我离开了办公室。
我的工作完成了,
是时候好好享受了。
现在我的手机总是开着。
我从不离线。
我可以在任何地方工作。
(这意味着我可以而且必须随时工作。)
在我有这个智能手机之前,
我只有几个朋友,
但我珍惜和他们在一起的每一刻。
现在我有了更多的朋友,
在社交媒体上。
但我们到底有多接近呢?
视频脚本
Which is better?
Is this good or bad?
Happy or sad?
Well, fast or slow,
Who knows which is better?
We're all different, it is true;
So I won't tell you what to do.
It's up to you to choose
How you live your lifestyle.
Run fast, walk slow, to travel that mile.
Faster? Slower?
You can change your pace.
It's your life.
这是好是坏?
快乐还是悲伤?
好吧,不管是快还是慢,
谁知道哪个更好?
我们都是不同的,这是真的;
所以我不会告诉你该怎么做。
这取决于你的选择
你的生活方式。
快跑,慢走,才能走完那一英里。
更快呢?得慢一点吗?
你可以改变你的节奏。
这是你的生活。
视频脚本
Which is better?
Which do you prefer, a
faster pace of life or a
slower pace of life?
Free Talk
To live slowly
Relaxation
Inner peace
……
To live fast
Time saving
Convenience
……
Which do you prefer, a
faster pace of life or a
slower pace of life?
Free Talk
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2 Which do you prefer, a faster pace of life or a slower pace of life?
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Whether you prefer a faster or a slower pace of life, it’s totally up to you to choose. As students, we should gradually adapt to the ever-changing fast-paced life in order to cope with the challenges brought by this world. As senior citizens, they may not only love to live a more harmonious and soothing slow pace of life, which is conducive to their physical and mental health, but also want to enjoy happiness in old age.
无论你喜欢快节奏还是慢节奏的生活,这完全取决于你的选择。作为学生,我们应该逐渐适应不断变化的快节奏生活,以应对这个世界带来的挑战。作为老年人,他们可能不仅喜欢过一种更和谐、更舒缓的慢节奏生活,这有利于他们的身心健康,而且还希望享受晚年的幸福。
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Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What kins of changes do the pictures show?
2. What else can you think of that has changed in recent decades?
3. Image you could travel 40 years back in time. What would you want to experience? Why?
What kinds of changes do the pictures show?
With the development of the economy, great changes have taken place in people's life.
buy groceries at the supermarket
buy groceries at the market or a grocery store
What kinds of changes do the pictures show?
the way we shop
live in a courtyard(庭院) or bungalow(平房)
live in a flat or an apartment
What kinds of changes do the pictures show?
the buildings in which we live
What kinds of changes do the pictures show?
travel by train
travel by high-speed rail
the way we travel
keep in touch by writing letters
keep in touch by sending emails
What kinds of changes do the pictures show?
how we communicate
1 What kinds of changes do the pictures show?
Changes in the way we shop, the buildings in which we live, the way we travel and how we communicate.
2 What else can you think of that has changed in recent decades?
clothes
food
education resources
教育资源
infrastructure 基础建设
mobile payment
cash payment
manual(体力的) operation
mechanical (机械化的) or intelligent operation
work
entertainment
2 What else can you think of that has changed in recent decades?
Online shopping, food delivery, large infrastructure, online class education, mobile payment, leisure and entertainment, together with AI intelligent manufacturing, have become more convenient.
网上购物、饭菜外卖、大基建、网课教育、移动支付、休闲娱乐、连同AI智能制造等都变得更加便捷。
ways of shopping
medical conditions
What is the driving for these changes?
the reform and opening-up policy
Think and share
What do you think contributed to the changes?
Watch the video and listen to the interview.
Tech-Hub Business Park 科技商业区
深圳前海
In 1978, Shenzhen, along with Zhuhai, Shantou and Xiamen, was set up as a special economic zone. As is known to all, Shenzhen is one of the earliest special economic zones established in China.
The great changes in China over the past four decades have not only brought real benefits to the Chinese people, but also contributed more than 30% to world economic growth.
中国近四十年来的巨变,不仅给中国人带来了实实在在的实惠,对世界经济增长的贡献率也超过30%。
40年巨变
3 Imagine you could travel 40 years back in time.
What would you want to experience? Why?
high-speed?train?
mobile payment
sharing bicycle
online shopping
What has totally changed our life?
In the past
Now
In the future
Transport
bicycle, carriage
…
cars, high-speed rail, airplanes,
…
personal flying cars…
The Changes of Life
In the past
Now
In the future
Work
farming or handicraft
working on the farm, factories or offices with the help of modern machines
Intelligent robots help people do most of work
In the past
Now
In the future
Finance and currency
paper banknotes, coins, banks,
almost no currency, credit cards, cell phone banks, internet banks…
In the past
Now
In the future
Environment
less polluted
global warming,
greenhouse effect, serious polluted
less polluted
In the past
Now
In the future
Education
private schools
(私塾)
public and private schools, distance education,
e-schools
In the past
Now
In the future
Houses
made of wood and mud; no bathrooms
flats in high buildings,
houses along the street with many shops
space houses, supply of air
floating
In the past
Now
In the future
Communications
Letters, telegraphs telephone
emails, telephones, on-line chatting tools
Review the new words and search online to find more changes in the rencent 40 years in China.
Homework