changes in the way we live

Unit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveLead-inLivesUrbanLifeRuralLifeLotsofpeoplefloodintocities.MoreMoneyConvenientTransportationBetterEducationLead-inWhichkindoflifedoyouprefer?BR_TheCountryside_P1mountainsBR_TheCountryside_P2moorlandBR_TheCountryside_P3lakesBR_TheCountryside_P4coastlineListentothesongOutintheCountryLead-ingetawayhumanraceWheneverIneedtoleaveitallbehindOrfeeltheneedtoIfindaquietplace,farfromtheOutinthecountryBeforethebreathin’airisgoneBeforethesunisjustinthenighttimeOutwheretheriversliketorunIandtakebacksomethin’worthrememberin’standaloneabrightspot_______________________________________BR_BlankFilling1BlankFillingListentothesongandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.reliefriversliketorunWheneverIfeelthemclosinginonmeOrneedWhenlifebecomestoofast,IfindatlastOutinthecountryBeforethebreathin’airisgoneBeforethesunisjustabrightspotinthenighttimeOutwheretheIstandaloneandtakebacksomethin’worthrememberin’abitofroomtomove_____________________________________BR_BlankFilling2Beforethebreathin’airisgoneBeforethesunisjustabrightspotinthenighttimeOutwheretheriversliketorunIstandaloneandBeforethebreathin’airisgoneBeforethesunisjustabrightspotinthenighttimeOutwheretheriversliketorunIstandaloneandtakebacksomethin’worthrememberin’takebacksomethin’worthrememberin’__________________________________BR_BlankFilling3Unit1TextAByJimDohertyMr.DohertyBuildsHisDreamLifeSkimmingandScanningScanthewholetextandthenanswerthefollowingquestions:What’sMr.Doherty’sdreamlife?MainideaJimDohertymaynotbeabornfarmer,buthe______withouttoomuchtrouble.Notthathehashaditeasy.Thatfirsthardwinterhefacedmusthavelefthimwiththe____togiveupandgobacktothecity.Buthemanagedto______itwithoutlosingheart.He’spickedupalotofskillssincethenandmadesomereal___tohisfarm,thoughwithoutmuchlaborsavingmachinery,______thatoldrotarycultivator.I___hedoesn’tmakeallthattoomuch,thoughhedoeshavehiswritingto___whatlittle___hemakesfromthefarm.Iguesshedoesitprimarilyforthequalityoflife.Certainly,theyseemahappyfamilyandyoucanoftenseethemoutworkingtogether,onedaysprayingappletree,thenext___firewood.GR_PartDivisionoftheText1PartDivisionoftheTextPartsPara(s)MainIdeas11~324~7Thewriterviewshislifeinthecountryasaself-reliantandsatisfyingone.Lifeinthecountryisgoodyetsometimesveryhard.GR_PartDivisionoftheText2PartsPara(s)MainIdeas412~15Afterhequithisjob,thewriter’sincomewasreduced,butheandhisfamilycanmanagetogetby.8~113Atoleranceforsolitudeandalotofenergyhavemadeitpossibleforthefamilytoenjoytheirlifeinthecountry.GR_TrueorFalse1TrueorFalse1.Thewriterisafamouswriterwhoislivinginthecountryside.FHeisnotfamous.()2.Inthewriter’sopinion,theirlifeinthecountrysideisself-reliantbecausetheycangrowallkindsoffruitsandgopicnickinginthesummer.Thewriterdoesbelievethatit’sasortofself-reliantlife,but“gopicnickinginthesummer”isnotoneofthereasons.F()4.Thewriterandhisfamilyliveinthecountrysidebecausetheyweredissatisfiedwiththelifeinthecityandsuburbs.T()GR_TrueorFalse23.Thewriterissatisfiedwiththelifeinthecountrysideonlybecausetheirhenscanlayeggsforthemandtheirbeescanprovidethemwithhoney...FTheirhens,eggs,beesandhoneyareevidencestoprovetheirself-reliantlifeinthecountryside.Thewriter’ssatisfactioncomesfromelsewhere.()GR_TrueorFalse35.Thewriterusesthefollowingwordsorphrasestotellthereadersthatheissatisfiedwiththelifeinthecountryside:canoe,gopicnicking,bicyclerides,deer,hawks,fruitsandhoney.FThelasttwowordsarerelatedtohisself-relianceinthecountrysidebutnothissatisfaction.()GR_Interview1InterviewSupposeoneofyourclassmatesisthewriterofthisunitandyouandanotherclassmatearethecollegestudentsinanearbycity.Whenyoulearnthatthewriterhasmovedtothecountrysidefromthecity,youareveryinterestedinitandaskforaninterviewwithhim.Thefollowingtipsmaygiveyousomehelpintheinterview.Thewordsinthebracketsarethehintsaboutthequestions.1.Howlonghaveyoubeenheresinceyouleftthecity?(3years)2.Justnowyoumentionedthatthecountrylifeisself-reliantandsatisfying.Butcanyoutellussomethingaboutthetoughsideofthecountrylife?(firewood;corn;strawberries;chickens;outdoortoilet)3.Besideswhatyoumentionedjustnow,whatdoyouandyourwifeusuallydo?(freelancearticles;householdroutine;garden;beehives;bread;musiclessons;flowerbeds;wood;eggs;oldsaying)GR_Interview2GR_Interview34.Weweretoldthatthefirstwinterhasleftadeepimpressiononyou.Couldyoupleasesaysomethingaboutthat?(snow;storm;wood;apples)5.Whatdidyoudowhenspringcame?(twofloods;growingseason;waveofproduce;freezer;cupboards;basement;barn)GR_MultipleChoice11.Thewriterquittedhisjobbecause__________.A)hethoughthewouldhaveabettertimeinthecountrysideB)hewouldhavemoreworktodointheyeartocomeC)hewassurethathehadenoughmoneytosupporthisfamilyD)hejustwantedtoimprovethequalityofhisfamily’slifeinthecountryMultipleChoiceChoosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.GR_MultipleChoice11.Thewriterquittedhisjobbecause__________.A)hethoughthewouldhaveabettertimeinthecountrysideB)hewouldhavemoreworktodointheyeartocomeC)hewassurethathehadenoughmoneytosupporthisfamilyD)hejustwantedtoimprovethequalityofhisfamily’slifeinthecountryMultipleChoiceChoos