Background information Book 3.pptVIP

* Integrated Course 3: Unit 1 Background information (Song, Questions; Cloze) Introductory Remarks Abstract of the text Assignment 1, Pre-reading tasks: Listen to the following song and prepare for the relevant questions: 1.What is the song about? 2.How is the song related to the theme of this unit? 3.Have you noticed the changes of life around you in China? 4.Why do so many migrant workers move from the country to the city? 5.Why do city people buy apartment or houses in the suburbs, or even in the countryside? To take a break from city life , to escape from the crowd. The singer needs a break because the pace of life has quickened, the environment has been changed, and the old life style is gone. What is the song about? 2. How is the song related to the theme of this unit? 3. Have you noticed the changes of life around you in China? Many migrant workers (民工) move from the country to the city, while many city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs, even in the countryside. Q4: Why do so many migrant workers move from the country to the city? Life may be difficult for people who live in the country. Services like hospitals and schools may be further away, and going shopping can mean driving long distances. Q5: Why do city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs, even in the countryside? Many people associated the countryside with peace and relaxation. Walking on the village road, working on the green farm, doing for a picnic, enjoying wild and beautiful scenery, having the safe, clean, attractive environment. 4.Why do so many migrant workers move from the country to the city? 5.Why do city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs, or even in the countryside? People change their places of living because they look for things that their previous life is unable to provide. However, once life has been changed, they miss the good old days. Q: Why are tourists willing to pay to spend a day in a farmer’s house? To take a break from city