英语外报阅读第六课(新版).ppt

China Finds Western Ways Brings New Woes Battles with the bulge and the bottle are one downside of spreading prosperity By David J. Lynch In the past, we eat: Today, we eat: In the past, we go to work: Today, we go to work: In the past, we kill time: Today, we kill time: Teaching Schedule: 1. Lead-in Questions 2. Presentation of Background Information a). Western diet VS Healthy diet b). Globalization and its impacts 3. Detailed Illustration and Analysis Homework and Further Reading Brief Introduction to USA Today Lead-in Questions: 1. What is the traditional Chinese lifestyle? 2. How often do you go to KFC or Pizza Hut? 3. How do you define the Healthy Diet? Background Information Western diet VS Healthy diet ◆ The “Western” diet consists of high consumption of pizza, pies, sandwiches, sweets, cakes, cheese, pasta, rice, breads, processed meats and butter, with potatoes being the only vegetable eaten a lot. ◆ A “Healthy” diet includs higher amounts of raw and cooked vegetables, legumes(soybeam, for example), fruits, yogurt, dairy products, grains, sea products and olive oil, and less sweets. Impact of Globalization We live in an era of globalization. We are told this constantly. We hear things like: we are a global world; we live in a global village. But, what does this really mean?There are 4 aspects to globalization. First we are global in our information exchange and obviously the Internet is the best example of this.Secondly we are also global in our travel with airplanes and also cars; people move all over the place, and we get to see other countries across the world. Thirdly, we are global in our resource depletion. No society can isolate itself from global environmental degradation. Problems such as air pollution, acid rain, and climate change don’t respect international boundaries. Finally, we are global in our economy.?  However, globalization is a double-edged swor