综合英语教程后答案Unit06HowAmericaLives.pptx

新世纪高等院校英语专业本科系列教材（修订版）新世纪高等院校英语专业本科系列教材（修订版）综合教程第五册综合教程第五册(第第2 2版版)电子教案电子教案Unit 6Unit 6How America LivesHow America Lives上海外语教育出版社上海外语教育出版社 南京信息工程大学南京信息工程大学 刘杰海刘杰海Cover page综合教程5(第2版)电子教案Contents pageContents Learning Objectives Pre-reading Activities Global Reading Detailed Reading Consolidation Activities Further Enhancement综合教程5(第2版)电子教案Learning objectivesLearning Objectives Expositive writing developed by facts Key language&grammar points Writing strategies:deductive method,topic sentence The survival of the American system综合教程5(第2版)电子教案Pre-R:picture activationCan you specify typical Americans?Picture Activation|Pre-questions综合教程5(第2版)电子教案Pre-R:Q11.With the ever-increasing contact between the Chinese and American peoples,we are getting to know each other better.Based on your communication with some Americans or your reading about that nation,what opinions do you hold about the American people?Picture Activation|Pre-questionsOpen for discussion综合教程5(第2版)电子教案Pre-R:Q22.Chinese and Americans are two great peoples in the world.They have obvious similarities and differences.Make some comparison and contrast between them.Picture Activation|Pre-questionsOpen for discussion综合教程5(第2版)电子教案G-R:text introductionJames Albert Michener,in this text,shows readers changes of American society in:politics,courtship and marriage,feminist;and also the existence of three serious problems in:school education,jobs opportunities and welfare,and housing for the young.Despite these problems,the writer feels confident that America has good prospects.He feels proud of his motherland,of the great American people,and of the unique American democratic system.Text Introduction|Culture Notes|Author|Structure综合教程5(第2版)电子教案G-R:culture notes-1Puritanism(Paragraph 3)the practices and doctrines of the Puritans who were members of a group of Protestants in 16th-and 17th-century England and 17th-century America who believed in strict religious discipline and called for the simplification of acts of worship.The movement was an attempt to remove Roman Catholic influences from the Church of England.Text Introduction|Culture Notes|Author|Structure综合教程5(第2版)电子教案G-R:culture notes-2balanced system of government(Paragraph 8)The concept refers to the three branches of the United States government the legislative,the executive,and the judicial that restrain and stabilize one another through their separated functions.The legislative branch,represented by the Congress,must pass bills before they can become law.The executive branch namely,the president can veto bills passed by the Congress,thus preventing them from becoming law.In turn,by a two-thirds vote,the Congress can override the presidents veto.The Supreme Court may invalidate acts of the Congress by declaring them contrary to the Constitution of the United States,but the Congress can change the Constitution through the amendment process.Text Introduction|Culture Notes|Author|Structure综合教程5(第2版)电子教案G-R:author-1James Albert Michener(1907-1997),American writer,became known for the voluminous research he incorporates and makes accessible and interesting in his writings.His books typically provide a detailed discussion of the history and geography of specific regions.His wide ranging writing career began when his experiences during World War II provided the material for a book of short stories,Tales of the South Pacific(1947);for which he received the 1984 Pulitzer Prize in fiction.Text Introduction|Culture Notes|Author|Structure综合教程5(第2版)电子教案G-R:author-2His other works include Sayonara(1954);Hawaii(1959);Chesapeake(1978);The Covenant(1980);Poland(1982);Texas(1985);and Alaska(1988);The Novel(1991);Recessional(1994);A Miracle in Seville(1995);The Bridge at Andau(1957);Iberia:Spanish Travels and Reflections(1968);A Michener Miscellany:1950-1970(1973);Micheners memoir,The World Is My Home(1992).Text Introduction|Culture Notes|Author|Structure综合教程5(第2版)电子教案G-R:structural analysisText Introduction|Culture Notes|Author|StructurePart I(1)reality:Americans still follow many of the old ways,similarities than differences.Part II(2-4)major changes in American societyPart III(5-7)main problems in American societyPart IV(8-9)explains why America has good prospects and why the American system has survived and should survive.综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p1-1 text HOW AMERICA LIVES James Albert Michener 1.Americans still follow many of the old ways.In a time of rapid change it is essential that we remember how much of the old we cling to.Young people still get married(2.41million couples last year as opposed to only 1.52 million in 1960).Of course,many do get divorced,but they remarry at astonishing rates.They have children,but fewer than before.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p1-2 textThey belong to churches,even though they attend somewhat less frequently,and they want their children to have religious instruction.They are willing to pay taxes for education,and they generously support institutions like hospitals,museums and libraries.In fact,when you compare the America of today with that of 1950,the similarities are far greater than the differences.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p2 text2.Americans seem to be growing conservative.The 1980 election,especially for the Senate and House of Representatives,signaled a decided turn to the right insofar as political and social attitudes were concerned.It is as if our country spent the 1960s and 1970s jealously breaking out of old restraints and now wishes to put the brakes on,as cautious people often do after a binge.We should expect to see a reaffirmation of traditional family values,sharp restraints on pornography,a return to religion and a rejection of certain kinds of social legislation.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p3 text3.Patterns of courtship and marriage have changed radically.Where sex was concerned,I was raised in an atmosphere of suspicion,repression and Puritanism,and although husky young kids can survive almost anything,many in my generation suffered grievously.Without reservation,I applaud the freer patterns of today,although I believe that its been difficult for some families to handle the changes.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p4 text4.American women are changing the rules.Thirty years ago I could not have imagined a group of women employees suing a major corporation for millions of dollars of salary which,they alleged,had been denied them because they had been discriminated against.Nor could I imagine women in universities going up to the men who ran the athletic programs and demanding a just share of the physical education budget.But they are doing this and with the support of many men who recognize the justice of their claims.At work,at play,at all levels of living women are suggesting new rules.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p5 text5.America is worried about its schools.If I had a child today,I would send her or him to a private school for the sake of safety,for the discipline that would be enforced and for the rigorous academic requirements.But I would doubt that the child would get any better education than I did in my good public school.The problem is that good public schools are becoming pitifully rare,and I would not want to take the chance that the one I sent my children to was inadequate.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p6 text6.Some Americans must live on welfare.Since it seems obvious that our nation can produce all its needs with only a part of the available work force,some kind of social welfare assistance must be doled out to those who cannot find jobs.When I think of a typical welfare recipient I think of a young neighbor woman whose husband was killed in a tragic accident,leaving her with three young children.In the bad old days she might have known destitution,but with family assistance she was able to hold her children together and produced three fine,tax-paying citizens.I like that kind of social assistance and am willing to support it.America is essentially a compassionate society.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p7-1 text7.America cannot find housing for its young families.I consider this the most serious danger confronting family life in America,and I am appalled that the condition has been allowed to develop.For more than a decade,travelers like me have been aware that in countries like Sweden,Denmark,Russia and India young people have found it almost impossible to acquire homes.In Sweden the customary wait was 11 years of marriage,and we used to ask,what went wrong?It seemed to us that a major responsibility of any nation would be to provide homes for its young people starting their families.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p7-2 textWell,this dreadful social sickness has now overtaken the United States,and for the same reasons.The builders in our society find it profitable to erect three-bathroom homes that sell for$220,000 with a mortgage at 19 percent but find it impossible to erect small homes for young marrieds.For a major nation to show itself impotent to house its young people is admitting a failure that must be corrected.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p8 text8.Our prospects are still good.I find our chances to be at least as good as those of any other nation and probably better.We have a physical setting of remarkable integrity,the worlds best agriculture,a splendid wealth of minerals,great rivers for irrigation and an unsurpassed system of roads for transportation.We also have a magnificent mixture of peoples from all the continents with varied traditions and strengths.But most of all,we have a unique and balanced system of government.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-p9 text9.I think of America as having the oldest form of government on earth,because since we started our present democracy in 1789,every other nation has suffered either parliamentary change or revolutionary change.It is our system that has survived and should survive,giving the maximum number of people a maximum chance for happiness.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR:p1 AnalysisParagraph 1 AnalysisThe first paragraph is the introductory part of the essay.It mentions and illustrates the main idea that Americans still follow many of the old ways though differences are obvious in American life.The last sentence tells us that a comparison of the America of today with that of 1950 shows that there are more similarities than differences.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR:p2-4 AnalysisParagraph 2-4 AnalysisThese three paragraphs,the second part of the essay,tell us about the major changes that have taken place and that are occurring in American life.From these paragraphs we get to know that Americans are growing conservative,that they have changed their patterns of courtship and marriage,enjoying much more freedom in these two aspects,and that American women are changing the old rules and suggesting new rules.After reading these three paragraphs,we can also have a clear idea of the writers attitude towards these changes in American life.Obviously,he fully supports and welcomes them.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR:p5-7 AnalysisParagraph 5-7 AnalysisThese three paragraphs,the third part of the essay,point out the main problems in American society:American schools are not as good as before;Americans who cannot find jobs do not get sufficient welfare;America shows itself impotent to house its young people.From these paragraphs,we can also see the writers opinions of these problems.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR:p8-9 AnalysisParagraph 8-9 AnalysisThese two paragraphs,the concluding part of the essay,draw our attention to the writers opinions of the nations prospects and its system.It is worth noting that the writer provides good reasons for his opinions.From the conclusion,we can also get to know that the writer feels proud of his motherland and thinks highly of the American people and particularly the American system.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-Questions-p1-1aDetailed ReadingParagraph 1:Questions1.Which sentences in this part show the main similarities and differences between American life in the present and that in the past?The following sentences show the main similarities and differences.Young people still get married(2.41million couples last year as opposed to only 1.52 million in 1960).Of course,many do get divorced,but they remarry at astonishing rates.They have children,but fewer than before.They belong to churches,even though they attend somewhat less frequently,and they want their children to have religious instruction.They综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-Questions-p1-1bare willing to pay taxes for education,and they generously support institutions like hospitals,museums and libraries.Detailed Reading综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-Questions-p1-2Detailed ReadingParagraph 1:Questions2.In what ways are Americans generous?They are always ready to pay taxes for education,and they generously support institutions like hospitals,museums and libraries.综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-Questions-p2-4-1aDetailed ReadingParagraph 2-4:Questions1.According to this part,what major changes have taken place or are taking place in American society?Give an account of them.First of all,Americans are growing conservative in terms of their political and social attitudes.In the 1960s and 1970s,Americans broke out of old restraints.But the 1980 election,especially for the Senate and House of Representatives,signaled a decided turn to the right insofar as political and social attitudes were concerned.Since the beginning of the 1980s,Americans have become more conservative.综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-Questions-p2-4-1bDetailed ReadingSecondly,patterns of courtship and marriage have changed radically.When the author was a child,there prevailed an atmosphere of suspicion,repression and Puritanism,and many people in his generation suffered grievously.Now people enjoy much more freedom in terms of courtship and marriage.Thirdly,American women,who are no longer discriminated against,are changing the old rules.For example,they are bold enough to sue a major corporation for millions of dollars of salary which has been denied them.And women in universities are综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-Questions-p2-4-1cDetailed Readingcourageous enough to go up to the men who run the athletic programs and demand a just share of the physical education budget.All this was unimaginable in the past.Nowadays,at work,at play,at all levels of life,women are suggesting new rules.综合教程5(第2版)电子教案DR-Questions-p2-4-2aDetailed ReadingParagraph 2-4:Questions2.Pick out the sentences that indicate the writers positive attitude towards the changes.1)We should expect to see a reaffirmation of traditional family values,sharp restraints on pornography,a return to religion and a rejection of certain kinds of social legislation.This sentence implies that the writer welcomes changes towards the traditional values and beliefs.2)Without reservation,I applaud the freer patterns of today.This sentence tells us that the writer warmly welcomes the freer patterns of courtship and marriage in contemporary America