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Unit One Changes in the Way We Live Objectives: 1. Grasp the main idea 2.Appreciate the various techniques employed by the writer Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life Warm-Up Activities Form several groups and think of the following questions 1. Why do so many migrant workers move from the country to the city? 2. Why do city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs or even in the countryside? 3. Why are tours of ZhouZhuang, LiJiang or any other old town so popular? Summary of the Discussions What is Americans’ ideas of country life. 1.Finish the Exercises of Cloze B on page 22 2. Use some words to describe the American country life. Part Division Part One: Part Division Part Two: Part Division Part Three: Part Division Part Four: Language Points 1. get by: manage to live or do thins in a satisfactory way It is a little difficult for the old couple to get by on such a small pension. 2.frustation/ frustrate: to make one feel upset and angry because you are unable to deal with the difficulties and problems it gives you 使灰心；懊恼‘丧气 The lack of money and hands frustrated them. 3.content-adj. /v./n She takes contents in nothing. be content to do something to one’s heart’s content 尽情地 content-n.容量；内容；（书刊的）目录 Sea water contains the content of salt. the content of the book 书的内容 The contents of the book 书的目录 在做“目录”讲时，谓语动词要用单数 Is there a contents in the book/ 这本书有目录吗？ 4. haul 1 transport, as with a truck, cart, etc. The farmers haul vegetables to the market on a truck every morning. 2 pull or drag sth. with effort or force A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream. 5. supplement: vt. add to sth. in order to improve it followed by with The doctor suggested supplementing my diet with vitamins E and A. n. an additional amount of sth. 1 Do you read the Sunday color supplements? 2 She has been ill and must have supplements to her ordinary food. 6. spray: vt. force out liquid in small drops upon followed by with 1 I’ll have to spray th