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Unit5 Working the land
workbook
Better,greener lives away from the city
Learning objectives
know the difference of living in a city and a countryside;
figure out the structure, content and language features of the text;
know the writing skills of an argumentative essay, such as illustrating, giving examples or making contrast;
write your opinion in an essay about working in a contryside or a city
countryside life
city life
vs
After graduating, which one will you go to Why
brainstorm
what are the benefits of living in a countryside
★Improved Health
grow your own fruit and vegetables;
breathe the fresh country air;
keep a general slower living pace;
★ Less Stress
enjoy true life more;
get back to nature;
calm the mind and the body;
★More Family Time
★Kids Benefits
★No Traffic Jams Here
brainstorm
what are the benefits of living in a big city
★Endless career opportunities
★Enormous top education options;
★Easier public transportation access;
★More chances for socializing and networking:
★Better medical facilities;
Better, greener lives away from the city
Look at the title and picture.
What is the text mainly talk about
The benefits of working and living in the countryside.
Scanning
personal information
Name:
Occupation:
Place of birth：
Contributions:
Li Dan
fruit-growing businesswoman
Southwest China
helped to alleviate poverty and improve the lives of many people in her village.
Fast reading
1. What do some young people hope to achieve by living in their hometowns Para1
2. How was Li Dan's decision to work in her hometown contributed to her community Para 2
3. Why does the government support people who want to stay and work in their hometowns Para 3
4. Based on the context, what do you think the sentence “Life in big cities is not all it's cracked up to be” means Para 4
5. What is meant by “a strong support network”
1. What do some young people hope to achieve by living in their hometowns Para1
2. How was Li Dan's decision to work in her hometown contributed to her community Para 2
On the one hand, it is a matter of making the quaity of life for other people in their hometowns better. On the other hand, they also have a desire to improve and maintain the natural and economic envionments in these places for generations to come.
Her decision has also helped to alleviate poverty and improve the lives of many people in her village
保持，维持
缓解，减轻
3. Why does the government support people who want to stay and work in their hometowns Para 3
4. Based on the context, what do you think the sentence “Life in big cities is not all it's cracked up to be” means Para 4
5. What is meant by “a strong support network” Para 4
First, the government understands the importance of agriculture. Second, it also understands that university graduates can help come up with better ways to grow crops, and develop new, creative ways of farming using modern technology.
The air was bad, transport was terrible, and it was hard to make a decent living.
Family and friends.
While the dream of most unversity graduates is to start a successful career in a big city, more and more young people are choosing to stay in their own hometowns so they can stay with their family and friends. For some young people, it is also a matter of making the quaity of life for other people in their hometowns better. They also have a desire to improve and maintain the natural and economic envionments in these places for generations to come.
子孙后代
quality n.质量
quantity n.数量
...的问题
a matter of survival
渴望做某事
Almost every student has a desire to get a high grade.
para1
introduce the situation of choosing jobs
Li Dan is a woman who has discovered that returning home to work in the field of agriculture could offer her both a meaningful challenge and a good standard of living. Born in a small vilage in Southwest China, she decided not to follow many of her former classmates to the city after getting her degree at university. Instead, she retured to her village and started her own fruit growing business. Working hard over the last several years, and taking advantage of new technology and the Intemet, she has expanded her business to include agritourism. Moreover, her company's annual income has reached six milion yuan and more than 50 new jobs have been created. As a result, her decision has also helped to alleviate poverty and improve the lives of many people in her village.
para 2
利用
减轻，缓解
扶贫，脱贫
Li Dan’s working experience in hometown
With China’s population expected to continue rising in the coming years, the goverment understands the importance of agriculture. It also understands that university graduates can help come up with better ways to grow crops, and develop new, creative ways of farming using modem technology. To help these young people with their bright and innovative ideas,the government is providing financal help. Business development loans are becoming easier for these young people to obtain, too. Govemment policies that aim to eliminate poverty are also having a beneficial effect.
para 3
提出
商业发展贷款
消除贫困
Goverment’s support
“Life in big cities is not all it's cracked up to be,”said Zhang Tao, from Binchuan county in Yunnan Province, adding that the air was bad, transport was terrible, and it was hard to make a decent living. What life in one's hometown offers is a strong support network. More importantly, this network is also a good one for getting new agribusinesses up and running quite quickly. Thus, it is no surprise that more new graduates are now attracted to life in the country, where they can fulfill personal goals and contribute to their local communities rather than just being white-collar professionals in big cities.
para 4
体面的
make/lead a miserable living/life
履行，实现，满足
the benefits of working in countryside
Skimming
Discuss the following questions
Which would you prefer: living in a big city or in your howetown Why
If you choose hometown, what can you best contribute to your hometown
If you choose big city, what will you get along with your family
Further thinking
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of wroking in big city or hometown
chioce Advantages Disadvantages
Working in the city
Working in the country
Writing: Big City or Small Town
para 1: situation+choice
para 2: reason 1+suporting details;reason 2+suporting details....
para 3: summary+retell your choice
充分利用连接词：举例子for example，for instance;
递进in addition，what’s more；转折：however, although

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