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课件网) Book 1 Unit 1 Watching & Reading Learning across generations Are you willing to learn from your parents Background information Tandi Mamorena Chaane Mamorena Chaane is a teenage girl. She lives in the suburbs of Johannesburg, South Africa with her mother, Tandi. 1. In South Africa, many teenagers graduate from university. 2. Mamorena’s life is the same as Tandi’s when she was young. 3. Tandi had a difficult childhood. 4. Tandi is now a successful businesswoman. Look through the title, introduction, and photos. Then guess whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). T F T T T F F F Before Watching 1. In South Africa, many teenagers graduate from university. 2. Mamorena’s life is the same as Tandi’s when she was young. 3. Tandi had a difficult childhood. 4. Tandi is now a successful businesswoman. Check the answer. T F T T T F F F While Watching While Watching 1) Mamorena is a student at an expensive /inexpensive private school. 2) Tandi grew up in a poor /wealthy area of Johannesburg. 3) Mamorena does not understand /understands about her mother’s childhood. Circle the correct word(s) in each sentence. What about other students in South Africa Why A generation gap Learning across generations 跨年代学习 generation gap 代沟 Suburb 郊区 / downtown 市中心 Look through 浏览；粗略地看 Statements 陈述；说法 a shanty town 贫民窟；棚户区 throw sth. away丢弃某物/ sth. be thrown away Inexpensive 廉价的；不昂贵的 Wealthy adj.富有的/ wealth n.财富 Be similar to 与…相似 / be the same as /be different from I don’t think you become a person if you don’t know where you come from. Hello, oh-ohs! Before reading THE FACE-DOWN GENERATION What do you want to know from the passage figure out the structure of the text A ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ① ②③④ ⑤ B C ① ②③④⑤ What’s the writer’s attitude towards the generation A.positive B.negative C.objective D.uninterested Underline the topic sentence for each paragraph and figure out the structure of the text ① ②③④ ⑤ A B C √ ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ① ②③④⑤ so other some P1: Introduce the topic If you’re reading this, you were probably born in the 2000s. The oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, global, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right But what do other people think about your generation But other people don’t think so. VS ●By raising a question To raise readers’ interest Topic：people have different attitudes to the face-down generation Read the following paragraphs and complete the form. Topic People have different attitudes to the face-down generation Reasons Attitudes Some adults Other adults The writer Conclusion Some adults worry that you’re more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the “face-down generation” because you use your phone so much and they wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family. Are today’s teenagers to ... ...
