研究生英语综合教程上Unit-9.pptx

研究生英语综合教程上Unit-9.pptx

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高等院校研究生英语系列教材综合教程（上）综合教程（上）INTEGRATEDCOURSEUnit9AffordableHousingContentStartingoutReadingFocusReadingMorePracticalTranslationFocusedWritingFinalProjectTask1WithrapideconomicdevelopmentinChina,peopleshousingconditionshavebeengreatlyimproved,buthousepriceshavealsorisen.Interviewsomeofyourfriends,especiallythosewhowerebornbeforeorduringthe1970s,aboutthechangestheyhaveexperiencedinthecostandconditionoftheirhousing.Thefollowingaresomepossibletopicsthatyoumayliketoraise.StartingoutStartingoutPossibletopicsLocation/Size/Interiordecoration/Electricalappliances/Runningwater/Hotwater/Showeringorbathingfacilities/Indoortoilets/Electricorgasstoves/Refrigerators/Centralheatingand/orairconditioning/Lighting/Telephone/CableTV/Internetaccess/HousingcostrentorownershipStartingoutStartingoutTask1Task1Task2FPeoplehaveanumberofdifferentreasonsforchoosingaparticularareatolivein.Comparethebenefitsandshortcomingsofthefollowinglocationsanddecidewhereyoudliketolive.Youcouldaddtothelist.StartingoutStartingoutTask2Task2Task3ReadthefollowingparagraphanddiscusswithyourpartnerwhatyourchoicewouldbeifyouwereinLaoWangssituation.Givethereasonsforyourchoice.StartingoutStartingoutTask3Task3LaoWangandhiswifeliveina15m2oldapartmentindowntownShanghai.Theareawillberedevelopedinacoupleofyearstime.Theywillbegiven300,000Yuanascompensationfortheirapartmentandcaneitherusethemoneytobuyahouseinthesuburbs,orpaythedeveloper8,000Yuanpersquaremeterforanew130m2downtownapartmentwhichtheywillhavetowaitforfiveyearsbeforemovingin.TheHousingCrisisGoesSuburbanGlobalUnderstanding1DetailedInformation2CriticalThinking3LanguagePoints4ReadingFocusReadingFocusVocabularyinAction5ReadingFocusReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingMainideaPara.1CausesoftheproblemParas.2-9ConsequencesoftheproblemPara.10SolutionstotheproblemParas.11-13SummaryPara.14MainideaAffordablehousinghasnotonlybecomeaproblemfor_,buthasaffected_.Itsnowaseriousproblemformorelow-andmoderate-incomeAmericansthan_.Fairfaxisanexampleforthissituation.ReadingFocusReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingtheurbanpoorthesuburbanmiddle-classtaxes,SocialSecurityorgaspricesCausesoftheproblemA.Governmentsattitudetowardsaffordablehousing.a.FromRoosevelttoNixon,_b.Nowadays,_.B.Thestrikingmismatchbetween_affordablehousing,oraffordablehousingnearjobs.a.Inthepasttwodecades,muchpoorhousinghasbeen_butnotallhasbeen_andtherehasbeen_.b.Manymiddleincomepeoplecannotfind_neartheirplaceofwork.ReadingFocusReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingAmericansusedtocarealotaboutit.federalaidhasnotbeenincreasedaffordablehomesrazed/demolishedthedemandforandthesupplyofrebuiltnoincreaseConsequencesoftheproblemA.Children_.B.Workers_.C.Communities_.ReadingFocusReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingcantseetheirparentssooftencantmakeendsmeetarelesscompetitiveSolutionstotheproblemA.Localofficials_.B.Federalgovernment_.C.Arealestatecrashmaynothelp.ReadingFocusReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandingshouldgetoutofthewayshouldsupportnewconstructionsSummaryHousinginAmericatodayisnotjust_,butisalso_.ReadingFocusReadingFocusGlobalUnderstandinganurbanpovertyissueamiddle-classquality-of-lifeissueTask2Paraphrasetheunderlinedpartsofthefollowingsentences.（P258）ReadingFocusReadingFocusDetailedInformation1.WhenhouseholdincomesgrowbyX,housingpricesgrowby12X.2.mayriseto$110,000ayearKeys:

3.hasnotonlyaffectedpeoplewithlowincomesbutalsopeoplewholiveinthesuburbs4.havingaperiodofmisfortune5.notpeoplewhohavereceivedfederalhousingassistance,butthosewhohaventReadingFocusReadingFocusDetailedInformation6.stopneedingwelfarepayments7.giveanopportunitytoafamilywhichisalsoeligibleforthewelfare8.andstudiesshowthatovercrowdedlivingconditionleadtohighercrimerates,pooreracademicperformanceandpoorerhealth9.andworkersmayhavetodrivelongdistancestoworkbecausetheycantaffordhousingcloser10.Lastyearlessthan5%ofhousessoldfor$250,000orlesssopriceswillhavetoreducealotforhousingtobeaffordableforlow-incomefamilies.CriticalThinkingReadingFocusStepOneReadthefollowingstatementsfromthetextanddiscusswhetherChinesepeoplehavethesameproblems.Supportyourviewswithevidence.1.Homeownershipisoftendescribedasadream,butthesedaysmanyworkerswouldsettleforadecentrentalthatwontbankrupttheirfamilies.2.Localofficialsrequireone-acrelotsandtwo-cargarages,andblocklow-incomeandhigh-densityprojects.ReadingFocusCriticalThinking3.Thehighhousingpriceproblemhasclimbedtheincomeladderandmovedtothesuburbs.4.Familiesspendatleasthalftheirincomeonhousing,manyskimponhealthcare,childcareandfoodtodoso.5.Workersareenduringincreasinglylongcommutesfromlessexpensivecommunities.ReadingFocusCriticalThinkingStepTwoThinkabouttheroleofgovernmentinprovidingaffordablehousing.Discussingroupsthefollowingstatements.ReadingFocusCriticalThinking1.Therootofthe（highhousingprice）problemisthestrikingmismatchbetweenthedemandforandthesupplyofaffordablehousing.2.Affordablehousinghelpsmakecommunitiescompetitive.3.Thescarcityofaffordablehousingisadeepeningnationalcrisis.1.workerscramtheirfamiliesintoovercrowdedapartments,collegegraduateshavetocrashwiththeirparents,andfirefighters,（Para.1）cram:

v.toforcesomethingintoasmallspace把塞入e.g.Jessicacrammedherclothesintothebag.crash:

v.slangtostayatsomeoneshouseforthenight借宿e.g.IcrashedforonenightatmyfriendshousewhenIwasinChicago.ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePoint2.TherealestateboomofthepastdecadehasproducedwindfallsforAmericanswhoownedbeforeitbegan,（Para.2）windfall:

n.anamountofmoneythatyougetunexpectedly意外之财ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePoint3.Rooseveltsignedhousinglegislationin1934and1937,providingmortgages,governmentapartmentsandconstructionjobsforworkersdownontheirluck.（Para.3）downontheirluck:

tohavenomoneybecauseonehashadalotofbadluckoveraperiodoftime（因不走运而）穷困潦倒e.g.1）Whensomeoneisdownontheirluck,goodfriendswillbesympathetic.2）Georgehascertainlybeendownonhisluckrecently:

firsthiswifefellill;thenhelosthisjob.ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePoint4.Butithasrazedmoresubsidizedapartmentsthanithasreplaced.（Para.4）raze:

v.tocompletelydestroyatownorbuilding把（城镇、建筑物）夷为平地e.g.1）MuchofNanjingwasrazedbyJapaneseinvadersin1937.2）Theoldbuildingswererazedtomakewayforanewdevelopment.ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePoint5.Overall,thenumberofhouseholdsreceivingfederalaidhasflatlinedsincetheearly1990s,despiteanexpandingpopulationandaballooningbudget.（Para.5）flatline:

v.tofalltoaverylowlevel降到很低的水平e.g.1）TheRepublicanshavebeenflatlininginthepolls.2）Thepopulationgrowthinthistownhasbeenflatlininginthepastfiveyears.ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePoint6.Today,foreveryoneofthe4.5millionlow-incomefamiliesthatreceivefederalhousingassistance,therearethreeeligiblefamilieswithoutit.（Para.6）eligible:

adj.beingableorallowedtodoit合格的；有资格的e.g.1）Insomecountrieschildrenover16areeligibleforadriverslicense.2）Over500,00018-year-oldswillbecomeeligibletovotethisyear.ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePoint7.Thetimelimitsincludedinwelfarereform10yearsagowerecontroversial,butstudiessuggesttheyvehelpedmotivaterecipientstogetoffthedole.（Para.7）dole:

n.unemploymentbenefit,welfaremoneygivenbythegovernmentintheUStopeoplewhoareoutofwork救济金e.g.1）Howmanypeopleareonthedole?

2）Isaidthebankersshouldbethefirsttogoonthedoleduringthefinancialdownturn.ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePoint8.Washingtonpoliticians,ontheotherhand,havethefederalbudgetattheirdisposal.（Para.12）attheirdisposal:

availableforsomeonetouse供某人使用支配e.g.1）Tannerhadalotofcashathisdisposal.2）Acaranddriverwereplacedatmydisposal.ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePoint9.Andevenamodestpriceslumpcouldtriggeraconstructionslowdown（Para.13）slump:

v.tosuddenlygodowninprice,value,ornumber暴跌e.g.1）Salesslumpedby20%lastyear.2）TheUSdollarslumpedtoarecordlowagainstallothercurrencies.ReadingMoreReadingMoreLanguagePointKey1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-Task1Choosetheanswerthatisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordorphraseinthesentence.（P260）ADBBCABAReadingFocusReadingFocusVocabularyinActionCATask21.Thousandsofspectators_intothestadiumtoseethegame.2.Tellthestudentstoblowupthe_andthentapethestrawtoit.3.Mostrivertouriststravelinbignoisymotorrigs,which_throughallbutthebiggestrapidswithoutdifficulty.Readthewordsandtheirexplanationsinthebox.Chooseawordtocompleteeachofthesentencesbelowandexplainitsmeaning.Changetheformifnecessary.（P261）crammed（b）balloon（a）ReadingFocusReadingFocusVocabularyinActioncrash（a）4.Jill_herclothesintothebag.5.Helostcontrolofhiscaratthefirstbendand_.6.We_inasmuchsightseeingaspossibleduringourstayinNewYork.7.Thecompanysdebthas_inthepastyear.8.Youcan_atourplaceifyoucantgetaridehome.9.Wellhavetogetoutofthissituationbeforethe_goesup.10.Ashousesaleshave_,sohasspendingindepartment-storeonitemslikefurniture,carpetsandelectricalappliances.crammed（d）ballooned（c）crashed（a）crammed（a）ReadingFocusReadingFocusVocabularyinActioncrash（b）balloon（b）slumped（b）1