大学英语通识教程第一册案unit 7 China in 21st Century.doc

Unit 7 China in 21st Century I. Starter 1. Background information 2 2. Lead-in Video clip 2 3. Questions for discussion 3 II. Detailed Reading 1. Structure analysis 3 2. Comprehension questions 3 3. Vocabulary Expressions Language points 4 III. After Reading 17 1. Oral activity—video; questions 17 2. Proverbs and quotations 17 3. Practical Writing 18 IV. Supplementary Reading 1. Lead-in notes 19 2. Detailed reading – Vocabulary Expressions 19 3. Interaction 32 I. Starter 1. Background information With the rapid development of science and technology and the swift changes in the world economic order and patterns in the 21st, Chinas national economy has developed at a high speed, with its overall national strength increased notably and the peoples living standards greatly improved. China has also experienced tremendous changes in many aspects, such as economy, society, education and family etc. There are also many challenges for China in the 21st century. China is a developing country with the biggest population in the world. China has a huge population, but a weak economic foundation with relatively inadequate resources per capita. These are its basic national conditions. It is not an easy task to seek a way to achieve sustainable development with population, economy, society, resources and environment all in harmony. Lead-in video clip Video Transcript “The world is changing with really remarkable speed. If you look at the chart at the top here,you’ll see that in 2025, these Goldman Sachs projections suggest that Chinese economy will be almost the same size as the American economy. And if you look at the chart for 2050, it’s projected that the Chinese economy will be twice the size of the American economy, and the Indian economy will be almost the same size as the American economy. And we should bear in mind here that these projections were drawn up before the Western financial crisis. A couple of weeks ago, i was looking at the latest projection by BNP