Unit 2 Reading Population mobility in the USA

1. Unit 2 Reading Population mobility in the USA

2. U S A Which country is this in the map? Let’s know something about Americans.

3. We are Americans. We used to live in a small town ,but now we are in a big city now . Do you know why?

4. We are Americans too. We used to live in the big city ,but now ,we live in a small village . Do you know why?

5. Fast reading

6. Read the magazine article quickly, and answer the following questions: • What is the topic of the article? • What is the name of the magazine in • which the article appears? • 3.What two groups are discussed in the • article? Population mobility in the USA American Living Old people over 60 and young adults.

7. Detail reading

8. Read the article again and answer the following questions • Where in the USA are the older people who are • moving south from? • 2.What state in the USA is most popular with older • people ? • 3.Why is Charlotte County in central Florida called • the oldest place in the USA? • 4.What has been done in Florida for older people? • 5.What is the percentage of people in the USA who • move house every year? • 6.Why are young people moving to cities? • 7.Why does Daniel want to move to a big city? • 8.How many people are quoted in the article?

9. What are the reasons each person below has for moving? Fill in the table with the correct information you find in the article.

10. Reading strategy: matching pictures and quotations When reading an article which has quotations from interviewees and their pictures , it can be difficult to match who said what. Sometimes there is not enough space to include pictures of everyone quoted. It is also not very interesting to reprint the whole quotation along with a name and an age underneath each picture . to solve this problem, the author will create an interesting short caption near each picture, which both identifies the pictures, as well as summarizes one of the points in the article, e.g, ’The community here understands the needs of older people’s, says one man in Florida. Matching pictures and quotations can increase comprehension and bring a text to life

11. Pair work What do you think you want to live in a big city in the future? Talk about it with your partner.

12. Language points • on the move 在迁移中、在行进中 • e.g. The wild geese are on the move . • 大雁在迁移中。 • 2.permanent 永恒的 、永远的 • e.g. Love is a permanent theme for people • 爱情对人们来说是一个永恒的主题。 • 3.account for 解释 、占据 • e.g. The students who don’t like to study account • for 16% of all the student who were asked. • 4.reduce the risk of 减少……的危险 • e.g. Stopping people from swimming in this river • reduces the risk of drowning .

13. Further discussion

14. Do you think it is better • to live around people who • are all the same age that you are? Why or why • not? • 2.What do you think will happen to cities if • people continue to move there? • 3.What do you think will happen to small towns • if all the young people move away

15. Consolidation 一、Translate the following sentences into English. 1.现在是秋天,大雁们都在往南迁移。 2.我将永远记住你对我说的话 3.昨天，迟到的学生占据所有学生的5%。 4. 戴上头盔可减少头部受伤的危险。 It is autumn now , and all wild geese are on the move to south. I will remember what you said to me permanently. Yesterday ,the students who were late accounted for five percent of all the students. Wearing a helmet can reduce the risk of one’s head being hurt.

16. Homework: 1.Try to retell the text on page 18 and 19. 2.Review the words and phrases in the text we have learnt.

17. Thank you! Goodbye!