NewHorizonEnglishBook2Unit2TrendsandFads

ContentPre-classassignmentLeading-inExploringReadingthrough

Backgroundinformation

Studyingthrough

After-readingquestions

AssignmentsReadingMore

QuestionsPracticalwriting1.Askyourgrandparentsandyouparentswhatkindofmusictheylikeandwhattheirpastimesare.2.Askthemwhatthefourluxuriesofafamilyin1970s,1980sandthelate1990swere.3.Takealookatthepicturesoftheiryouth.4.Compareyourswiththeirsintheabovetwoitems.Pre-classassignmentsLeading-inListentothemusic.

Whichoneisfamiliartoyou?Whichdoyoulikemost?Lookatthesepictures.

Whatfeelingsdoyouhaveabouttheirhairstyles?ReferencewordsItlooksfunny/traditional.It’soutofdate.It’sinfashion.Thegirllookselegant.She’smodern/fashionable/stylish.Theoldfourluxuriesin1970ssewingmachine(upperleft)HowhappyIamtowearawatch!(right)Thefourluxuriesin1980swashingmachinefannerrefrigeratorThefourluxuriesinlate1990sair-conditionermobilephone/cellphonecomputerThefourluxurieswere/arealsodiffersincitiesandcountryside.taperecorderSoundsystemExploringDoyouthinkfashionisgoodornot?

Usefulexpressions:makelifedifferentfromtimetotimehelpspeoplemakechoiceswhileshoppingpromotebusinessandtheeconomywastemoneytakesuptoomuchofpeople’sattentionandtimemakeeveryonelookthesameordothesamethingWhydopeopleliketofollowthelatestfashions?

beafraidtobeconsideredout-of-date.showtheyaredifferentfromothersbeinterestedinanythingthatisnewReadingthroughBackgroundinformationExceptthosecoveredintheLeading-insection,thingslikeexercise,language,namesarealsogreatlyinfluencedoffashion.Name:SomeonecalledJianguo,Geming,HongweiandGuoqingwerehighlymarkedbythetimeoftheirbirth.Language:Peoplein1950s~1980slikedtoaddressanotherperson,esp.asalesperson,comrade.Someelderlypeopleliketodosonowadays.However,weliketoaddressanotherpersonMiss,Mr.,Mrs.,Ms,etc.StudyingthroughLanguagepoints:

Wordsfurniture(u.)n.家具actor

男演員actress

女演員–essshowsfemaleinsomeprofessionnames.Otherexamples:waiter,prince,hostwaitress,princess,hostess

enjoyenjoydoinghero(pl.)heroes,tomatoes,potatoespianos,phonos,photos(thesewordsareshortformsforpianoforte,phonographandphotograph,sothepluralformsareplus“s”.)

advertisementn.

廣告

advertisev.做廣告

advertisingn.

廣告業(yè)desire

n.＆v.渴望，欲望economy

n.

經(jīng)濟

economica.

有關(guān)經(jīng)濟的，經(jīng)濟學(xué)的

economicala.

節(jié)約的survivevt.livelongerthan幸存，比活得長

Expressionsmorethanjust不僅僅

Childrenlikeitbecauseitismorethanjustatoy.instyle時髦，流行outofdate過時的，不用的getawayfrom逃避，逃離in/outoffashion流行/不流行andthelike諸如此類

Younggirlsarefansofmoviestars,sportsheroes,musicstars,andthelike.payattentionto留心，注意comeandgo來來去去，忽隱忽現(xiàn)，變化無常

Thefadscomeandgointhesefield.

這些流行一時的人在這些領(lǐng)域里來去匆匆。makemoney賺錢，掙錢Difficultpoints(Para1)Itismorethanjustclothingandhairstylesthatareinstyleoneyearandoutofdatethenext;it’sawholewayofliving.

morethanjust:notonlyit’sawholewayofliving:allotheraspectsinlifearealsoinstyleoneyearandoutofdatethenext.(Para1)Almostnothinginmodernlifegetsawayfromtheinfluenceoffashion.

Nearlyeverythinginmodernlifeareinfluencedbyfashion.IntheUnitedStates,evenpeoplecanbe“in”and“out”.eventhecommonpeoplecanbefamousandout-of-date.(Para.5)thisdesireformoneydoesn’texplainfadsinotherareas,suchaslanguage.Fadsinlanguagedonotspeakthefashionablewordsformoney.After-readingQuestions1.Whycausesfadstocomeandgo?2.WhatisanotherreasonwhyfadsarecommonintheUnitedStates?KeystoAfter-readingQuestions1.Fadscomeandgobecausepeoplewhofollowfadssimplywanttobepartofsomethingnewandcreative.2.MostAmericanseemtofeelthatsomethingiswrongifthereisn’tfrequentchangeintheirlives.Assignments:1.Readthetextaloudafterclass.2.ReciteParagraph7.3.Finishtheexercises.ReadingMoreBeforereadingthetext,getfamiliarwiththesewordsandexpressions.ThenanswerthequestionsWords:

weight

n.

重量，重要性

medical

a.

醫(yī)學(xué)的，醫(yī)藥的chart

n.

圖表overweight

n.&a.

超重（的）rate

n.

比率

v.估價normal

a.

正常的childhood

n.

童年時代

nursery

n.

托兒所，苗圃

drug

n.

毒品，麻醉品；藥物discrimination

n.

歧視；識別力justify

v.

證明…有理；為…辯護judgment

n.評價，判斷obsessed

a.

著迷的，全神貫注的false

a.

錯誤的disorder

n.

（身體、精神）的失調(diào)、不適；混亂naturally

ad.

生來，天然地；自然地comment

n.

評語character

n.

性格、氣質(zhì)control

n.&vt.控制，管理

failure

n.

失??；失敗的人或事、企圖等beauty

n.

美麗；美人，美好的事物concept

n.

概念virgin

a.

新鮮的，未開發(fā)的；貞潔的，處女的beach

n.

海灘model

n.

模特bone

n.

骨頭Expressionsliveoff靠…過活asearlyas

早在wouldrather

寧愿ineveryaspectof在…各個方面inreality

事實上tryhardtodo努力爭取去做atarate以…速度getback重新獲得onthebeach在海灘上Questions:Whatdoestheauthorusuallyhave?Whydoessheenjoysexercising?Whatarethefalseideasaboutfatpeopleinsociety?Whatdoestheauthorunderstand“Youhavesuchaprettyface”?Whydoestheauthorfeelhappywhenshelearnsthatsomecultureshavedifferentstandardsofbeauty?Keystothequestions1.Sheusuallyhadfastfoodandsoftdrinks.2.Sheenjoysexercisingbecauseshelikestoliveahealthylife.3.Theyhaveeatingdisorders,emotionalormentalissues,andtheyhavechosentobefat.4.Sheunderstandsitreallymeans“you’dbeprettierifyouweren’tthatfat”.5.Shefeelhappybecausesheenjoysbeinglikedforbeauty.PracticalWritingLettersofacceptanceordeclinationSample1Mr.andMrs.GeorgeSmithregretthatapreviousengagementpreventstheiracceptanceofMr.andMrs.HarryKing’skindinvitationtodinneronTuesday,July1statfiveo’clockpm.attheLotusHotelSample2Mr.andMrs.AdamAcceptwithpleasureMr.andMrs.BlackSmith’ski