《高级英语》课程PPT教学课件（第五册）UNIT 7 How America Lives James A. Michener

Unit 7 How America Lives James A.Michener

Unit 7 How America Lives James A. Michener

Pre-reading activities o1)Americans are said to be open,free and frank.What is your opinion? o 2)How would you compare Americans with Chinese?

Pre-reading activities  1) Americans are said to be open, free and frank. What is your opinion?  2) How would you compare Americans with Chinese?

Structure of the Text o Part I.(Para.1) o Part Il.(Para.2-Para.4) o Part Ill.(Para.5-Para.7) o Part IV.(Para.8-Para.9)

Structure of the Text  Part I. (Para. 1)  Part II. (Para. 2-Para. 4)  Part III. (Para. 5-Para. 7)  Part IV. (Para. 8-Para. 9)

Discussion of para.1 o 1.Which sentences in this part show the main similarities and differences between American life in the present and that in the past?

Discussion of para.1  1. Which sentences in this part show the main similarities and differences between American life in the present and that in the past?

The following sentences show the main similarities and differences."Young people still get married(2.41million couples last year as opposed to only 1.52 million in 1960).Of course, many do get divorced,but they remarry at astonishing rates.They have children,but fewer than before.The:belong to churches,even though they attend somewhat -less frequently, and they want their children to have religious instruction.They are willing to pay taxes for education,and they generously support institutions like hospitals,museums and libraries

The following sentences show the main similarities and differences. "Young people still get married (2.41million couples last year as opposed to only 1.52 million in 1960). Of course, many do get divorced, but they remarry at astonishing rates. They have children, but fewer than before. The: belong to churches, even though they attend somewhat -less frequently, and they want their children to have religious instruction. They are willing to pay taxes for education, and they generously support institutions like hospitals, museums and libraries

o 2.In what ways are Americans generous? They are always ready to pay taxes for education,and they generously support institutions like hospitals,museums and libraries

 2. In what ways are Americans generous? They are always ready to pay taxes for education, and they generously support institutions like hospitals, museums and libraries

。Language work cling to:stick to,adhere to,be emotionally attached to e.g.: cling to a purpose cling to one's friends cling to the last hope (1)His mother's last words clung to her memory

Language work  cling to: stick to, adhere to, be emotionally attached to e.g.: cling to a purpose cling to one’s friends cling to the last hope (1) His mother’s last words clung to her memory

o They belong to churches,even though they attend somewhat less frequently, and they want their children to have religious instruction. They belong to particular groups of Christians,even though they attend religious services a bit less often,and they want their children to receive religious instruction

 They belong to churches, even though they attend somewhat less frequently, and they want their children to have religious instruction. They belong to particular groups of Christians, even though they attend religious services a bit less often, and they want their children to receive religious instruction

Discussion of Paras.2-4 o 1.According to this part,what major changes have taken place or are taking place in American society? Give an account of them

Discussion of Paras. 2-4  1. According to this part, what major changes have taken place or are taking place in American society? Give an account of them

First of all,Americans are growing conservative in terms of their political and social attitudes.In the 1960s and 1970s,Americans broke out of old restraints.But the 1980 election,especially forthe Senate and the House of Representatives,signaled a decided turn to the right insofar as political and social attitudes were concerned. Since the beginning of the 1980s,Americans have become more conservative.Secondly,patterns of courtship and marriage have changed radically.When the author was a child,there prevailed an atmosphereof suspicion,repression and Puritanism,and many people in his generation suffered grievously.Now people enjoy much more freedom in terms of courtship and marriage. Thirdly,American women,who are no longer discriminated agains,are changing the old rules.For example,they are bold enough to sue a major corporation for millions of dollars of the men who run the athletic programs and demand a just share of the physical education budget.All this was unimaginable in the past.Nowadays,at work,at play,at all levels of life, women are suggesting new rule

 First of all, Americans are growing conservative in terms of their political and social attitudes. In the 1960s and 1970s, Americans broke out of old restraints. But the 1980 election, especially for the Senate and the House of Representatives, signaled a decided turn to the right insofar as political and social attitudes were concerned. Since the beginning of the 1980s, Americans have become more conservative. Secondly, patterns of courtship and marriage have changed radically. When the author was a child, there prevailed an atmosphereof suspicion, repression and Puritanism, and many people in his generation suffered grievously. Now people enjoy much more freedom in terms of courtship and marriage. Thirdly, American women, who are no longer discriminated agains, are changing the old rules. For example, they are bold enough to sue a major corporation for millions of dollars of the men who run the athletic programs and demand a just share of the physical education budget. All this was unimaginable in the past. Nowadays, at work, at play, at all levels of life, women are suggesting new rule