1、,Unit One Changes in the Way We Live,Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life,Pre-reading Activities,Unit 1: Changes in the way we live,Brain Storming,City Life vs. Country LifeWhich life is better, in yours opinion, living in the countryside or living in the city? Why?,Unit 1: Changes in the way we
2、 live,Brain Storming,City Life vs. Country LifeThe glamour of cities:Beijing London New York Paris Rome,New CCTV Building,The Ferris Wheel (The London Eye),The Brooklyn Bridge/ The Statue of Liberty,Eiffel Tower/Arc de Triomphe,Colosseum (罗马古竞技场）,Unit 1: Changes in the way we live,Brain Storming,Cit
3、y Life vs. Country LifeThe glamour of rural life:Pastoral scenes Wildness Agriculture Urbanization De-Mechanization,Group Work,Brain Storming,Try to figure out advantages and disadvantages of city life and country life respectively.,Unit 1: Changes in the way we live,Brain Storming,Unit 1: Changes i
4、n the way we live,City Life,Advantages:Better education Better health care Higher living standard Stunning entertainment Convenient transportation More working opportunities,DisadvantagesNoise Air pollution Heavy traffic Overpopulation High crime rate/ divorce rate Fierce competition and stress Indi
5、fference in interpersonal relationship,Brain Storming,Unit 1: Changes in the way we live,Rural Life,Advantages:Fresh air Peaceful life Healthy food less pressure Self-sufficiency More leisure time Closer personal relationship,DisadvantagesLow income Underdeveloped Remote & backward Hard manual labor
6、 Inconvenience in life Not well-informed of the outside world,Are you content with your current life? Is there anything you want to change? Whats your attitude towards changes in your life? Do you welcome them, hate them, or dread them?,Pre-reading Tasks,Unit 1: Changes in the way we live,Discussion
7、 Changes,American Attitudes in Changes Americans might be a nation most used to changes who believe no one stands still. If you are not moving ahead, youre falling behind. Traditions can be a guide, but not necessarily superior. Better and better ways can be found. Life is in constant change. Its ne
8、ither the strongest nor the most intelligent of a species that will survive, it is those who are most adaptable to changes. This pursuit of perfection leads to Americans positive attitude towards change and results in a nation of people committed to researching, experimenting, and exploring.,Pre-rea
9、ding Tasks,Unit 1: Changes in the way we live,Reading,Chinese I Ching The I Ching (Wade-Giles) or “Y Jng” (pinyin), also known as the Classic of Changes, Book of Changes and Zhouyi, is one of the oldest of the Chinese classic texts.易一名而含三義：易簡一也；變易二也；不易三也。,Pre-reading Tasks,Unit 1: Changes in the way
10、 we live,Reading,易 (y) used as an adjective, means “easy” or “simple”, whilst as a verb it indicates “change” or “the exchange or substitution of one thing for another”. 經 (jng) here means “classic” (i.e. text). The I Ching is a “reflection of the universe in miniature”. The word “I” has three meani
11、ngs: ease and simplicity, change and transformation, and invariability. Thus the three principles underlying the I Ching are the following: Simplicity the root of the substance. The fundamental law underlying everything in the universe is utterly plain and simple, no matter how abstruse or complex s
12、ome things may appear to be. Variability the use of the substance. Everything in the universe is continually changing. By comprehending this one may realize the importance of flexibility in life and may thus cultivate the proper attitude for dealing with a multiplicity of diverse situations. Persist
13、ency the essence of the substance. While everything in the universe seems to be changing, among the changing tides there is a persistent principle, a central rule, which does not vary with space and time.,Pre-reading Tasks,Reading,易簡一也；變易二也；不易三也,Change by Barack Hussein Obama Jr.,http:/ Has Come To
14、America If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.,Change by Barack Hussein Obama Jr.,Its the answer
15、told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference. Its the answer
16、spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states.
17、 We are, and always will be, the United States of America. Its the answer that led those whove been told for so long by so many to be cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. Its been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.,
