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American Family Life: The Changing Picture

American Family Life: The Changing Picture. Text B. Comprehension Check. What are the three forces at work which have caused the changes in American family life? The way people work The way people eat The way people entertain themselves

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American Family Life: The Changing Picture

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  1. American Family Life:The Changing Picture Text B

  2. Comprehension Check • What are the three forces at work which have caused the changes in American family life? • The way people work • The way people eat • The way people entertain themselves • What is the author’s attitude toward the change in family life? • He thinks that family life is as important as work or play. Families should spend more time together.

  3. Discussion • What’s your opinion on these changes in family life? • Are similar forces at work within China? • Can you find out the changes in Chinese family life? • Will we end up going in the same direction?

  4. Language Practice

  5. Translate the following passage • 自给自足的乡村生活可能会变得相当艰苦。除了日常的家务和繁忙的农活，你还要挣到足够的钱去应付贷款按揭和保险。为保持原有的生活水平，你还要偶尔出去吃饭、听歌剧和看芭蕾演出。只要能耐得住寂寞，就能找到心灵的满足，享受温馨快乐一分钟。 • Self-reliant country life can get pretty tough. Apart from the household routine and the busy farm work, you have to earn enough money to handle mortgage payments and insurance. To keep the original standard of living, you have to dine out and attend the opera and ballet occasionally. A tolerance for solitude can help you find contentment and enjoy every minute of life.

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  10. Writing Skills • Topic sentence and supporting details • Comparison and contrast (using transitional words and phrases) • likewise, similarly, in the same way, just as… so… • Unlike, however, while, whereas, on the other hand, in contrast, on the contrary • Concluding remark

  11. Writing Practice My college life and high school life • Four paragraphs • introduction • point 1 • point 2, & • concluding remark. • Topic sentences and supporting details • Comparison & contrast

  12. Peer learning • Exchange your writing with your classmate. • Go through the essay carefully • Answer the questions on the checklist (pp.34-35)

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