Unit_9大英语.ppt

高等院校研究生英语系列教材;Unit 9 ; Content;Task 1 With rapid economic development in China, people’s housing conditions have been greatly improved, but house prices have also risen. Interview some of your friends, especially those who were born before or during the 1970s, about the changes they have experienced in the cost and condition of their housing. The following are some possible topics that you may like to raise.;Possible topics Location/ Size/ Interior decoration/ Electrical appliances/ Running water/ Hot water/ Showering or bathing facilities/ Indoor toilets/ Electric or gas stoves/ Refrigerators/ Central heating and/or air conditioning/ Lighting/ Telephone / Cable TV/ Internet access/ Housing cost—rent or ownership ;Task 2 People have a number of different reasons for choosing a particular area to live in. Compare the benefits and shortcomings of the following locations and decide where you’d like to live. You could add to the list. ;午络挤绅疙嚷氮菌姑豢框暗返识分曹顽切募操搞字萨绚仔承诊术投譬魄受Unit_9大英语Unit_9大英语;Task 3 Read the following paragraph and discuss with your partner what your choice would be if you were in Lao Wang’s situation. Give the reasons for your choice. ;The Housing Crisis Goes Suburban;;Reading Focus – Global Understanding;Main idea;Causes of the problem;Consequences of the problem;Solutions to the problem;Summary;Task 2;Reading Focus – Detailed Information;Critical Thinking;Step One Read the following statements from the text and discuss whether Chinese people have the same problems. Support your views with evidence. ;3. The high housing price problem has climbed the income ladder and moved to the suburbs. 4. Families spend at least half their income on housing, many skimp on health care, child care and food to do so. 5. Workers are enduring increasingly long commutes from less expensive communities. ;Step Two Think about the role of government in providing affordable housing. Discuss in groups the following statements.;;…workers cram their families into overcrowded apa