美英报刊 lecture 4 the 4th week!!课件

Lecture4:
Exercisfor
enhancement
NewsReading
Practice
British
Food
and
Drinks
The
Economist
I.ChangethefollowingnewsheadlinestoeverydayEnglish
1.IslamicPresstoSueUKTVfirm
2.Cars,schoolstargetsofnewsave-oilplan
3.Strikethreatoverpayclaimrefusal
4.Womankillshusband,lf
5.Spacerearchtalksproposal
6.Liverpoolsupermarketbombscare
Keys
II.Makingitdramatic
1.TheIslamicPressistosueaUKTVfirm
2.Carsandschoolshavebecomethetargetsofanewplantosaveoil
3.Thereisathreattogoonstrikeduetotherefusaloftheirclaimforariinpay
4.Awomankilledherhusbandandherlf
5.(Thereis)Aproposaltoholdtalksintherearchofspace
6.ThescarewascaudbyabombinasupermarketinLiverpool
Makingitdramatic
II.Supplyamoredramaticwordforeachofthewordsbelow
STRONGREQUEST:_____
LARGEGANG,UNCONTROLLEDCROWD:_____
ACTION,INCIDENT:_____
SETBACK,DISAPPOINTMENT:_____
RESTRAINT,RESTRICTION:_____
OBSTACLE:_____
III.Blank-filling
III.Supplydramaticwordsofyourowntofillinthegapsinthentencestakenfromarticlesaboutairpollution
Thehuge___(飙升)inairtravelisbecomingoneofthebiggestcausofclimatechange.
The____(急剧上升的)growthinCO2emissionsfromaircraftwilldoterribledamagetotheatmosphere.
Theclashofinterestscannotbe___(避而不谈)anymore.
Planes___(喷出)eighttimesmoreCO2perpasngermile客英里thanatrain.
Thecut-priceairlineticketis___(刺激)aboomthatwillmakecounteringglobalwarmingimpossible.
IV.headlineWriting
Accordingtoarecentstudy,homeownershipremainsfaroutofthereachoftypicalworkingpeopleinmostmarkets.Meanwhile,theincreainforeclosureshascomeaboutbecausalesareveryslowinmanyhousingmarketsandpricesaredown,leavingtroubledborrowersunabletollinordertorepaytheirmortgagedebts.Affordablehousingisageneraltermappliedtopublic-and-private-ctoreffortstohelplow-and-moderate-incomepeople,esp.first-timehome-buyerswithamoderateincomelevel,topurchahomes.Usuallytheprogramsofferlowercashdownpayments(aninitialpaymentmadewhensomethingisboughtoncredit定金,首付款),eadloan-qualifyingrules,and/orbelow-marketinterestrates.
I.HousingAffordabilityIntheUS
However,withhoupricesskyrocketingbeyondthemeansoftheaverageworker,rentatingupagreatershareofhouholdincome,localgovernmentshavefewtoolsattheirdisposaltocreateaffordablehousing.Tooften,mayorsarereducedtoofferingtaxbreakstobigdevelopersinexchangeforafewtoken“belowmarketrate”apartments.
CarCultureinAmerica
CarculturehasbeenamajorpartoflifestyleinAmerica.“TheAmerican,”WilliamFaulknerlamentedin1948,“reallylovesnothingbuthisautomobile.”Inmanymetropolitanareasthereevidentlyaremoreregisteredcarsthanpeople.Somefamiliesspendmoreontheirmonthlycarpaymentsthanontheirhomemortgage.Americanshavealwayscherishedfreedom,mobilityandindividualism.Theadventofautomobilescombinedallthequalities.Carsgrantpeopleawiderangeofpersonalchoices–wheretotravel,wheretoworkandlive.CarxpressAmericans’fantasiesandfulfilltheirdesires.Thecarsbecamesomuchmorethanjustmodesoftransportation.Theywerereflectionsofalifestyle.ThuscarsbegantopervadeAmericanculture,notonlyonthestreets,butinentertainmentaswell.
II.CarCultureinAmerica
Despitecongestedtraffic,roadrage,pollutedair,andrisinggasprices,Americanshavenotchangedtheirdrivingorcarownershippatterns.TheSundaydriverremainsapeculiarlyAmericanphenomenon.TheautomobileretainsitsfirmholdovertheAmericans’psychebecauitcontinuestoreprentametaphorforwhatAmericanshavealwaysprized:theductiveidealofprivatefreedom,personalmobility,and
empoweredspontaneity.
Backtolecturecontent
I.Checktheremainingexercisforlesson6and8
NewsReadingPractice
III.15minutesfornewsreadingpracticeforlesson5
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CENTRAL
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Pacific
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SOUTH
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Pacific
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AFRICA
EUROPE
MIDDLE
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AUSTRALIA
NEW
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Ulm,
Germany
II.Questionsdesignedforyourhomework