The1940shouse(deepreading)授課老師：課時學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)：

深度閱讀文本，從“住宅、個人安全、食物、日常家務(wù)、家庭生活”五個方面比較并解釋20世紀(jì)40年代的生活與現(xiàn)代生活的差異；深入理解作者的寫作意圖及親情的重要性。Howdoyouusuallyspendtimewithyourfamily?ManyfamilieswanttoapplyforthisTVrealityshow.Peopleinthe21stcenturygetboredwiththesimplemodernlifewithoutalotoflabour-challengingdailyroutine.Theywanttochallengethemselveswiththehardshipduringthewartime,andexperienceadifferentlife,whichmayprovoketheirreflectionupontheirpresentlifeorbringsomechangestotheirfamilylife.

2.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthereadingpassage?

Thewriterwantstotellusthatwemayhavedifferentlifestylesindifferenttimes.Lifetodayistotallydifferentfromthatinthe1940s,butmoderntechnologyisnoguaranteeofahappyfamilylife.Justlikewhatiswrittenthereadingpassage“l(fā)ifeinthe1940swasn'teasy,butaneasierandmorecomfortablelifedoesn'tnecessarilymeanabetterlife.”Harmoniousfamilyrelationshipisthemostimportantthingwhatevertimeswelivein.Deepreading

Comparelifeindifferenttimesandcompletethetable.Lyn’stime-travelexperimentInthe1940sInmordentimesHousingPersonalsafetyFoodDailyroutineFamilylifeInthe1940sLynlivedinathree-bedroomedhouseinsouthLondonwithherfamily.Itwaspoorlyequipped.Therewerenolabour-savingdevices,nocentralheatingorfridge.Butluckily,therewasacoalfire.Deepreading

Housing

InmoderntimesShelivesinamodern,open-planhouse.Thehouseprobablyhasroomswithdifferentfunctions,suchasalivingroom,akitchen,adiningroom,abathroomandbedrooms.Theremayalsobeacentralheatingsysteminthemodernhouseandmanylabour-savingdevices,suchasawashingmachineandamicrowave.Doyoulikecoalfireorcentralheating?Why?Inthe1940sPersonalsafetywasagreatprobleminthe1940sbecauseofwartimedangers.Lyn’sfamilyhadtodigaholeintheirgardenandstaytheretoprotectthemselves.Deepreading

Personalsafety

InmoderntimesHerlifeisprobablypeaceful.Sincethewarendedalongtimeago,Ithinkshewon’tneedtoworryaboutsafety.Inthe1940sTherewasn’tmuchmeatormilk,ormanyeggs,andthefoodwasreallyboringbecauseoftherationingofgoods.Peoplewereoftenhungryatthattime.Deepreading

Food

InmoderntimesChildrenoftenhavesnacks,andpeopleareprovidedwithplentyoffood.Wecanhaveavarietyoffoodformealseveryday,andcanalsoenjoydifferentcuisinesfromdifferentcountriesatrestaurants.Inthe1940sChoreswerelikeafull-timejob.Womenspentmostoftheirtimepreparingmeals,doingthedishes,cleaningthefloorandboilingclothes.Itwasterriblydifficultforthemtodothesechores.Deepreading

Dailyroutine

InmoderntimesShecanfinishthehouseworkeasilybecauselabour-savingdevicesarewidelyusedinmoderntimes.Doyouthinkmodernwomenarehappierthanthewomaninthe1940s?Inthe1940sDespitethedifficultlivingconditions,thefamilygrewcloser.Theysharedthehardworkandspentmoretimetogether.Theyweremoreemotionallyconnectedwitheachother.Deepreading

Familylife

Whatdoesamodernfamilydointheevenings?InmoderntimesPeoplearebusynowadays,andfamilymembersmayconcentratemoreontheirownbusinessandhavelesscommunication.Mini-project

TravellingbackintimeImaginethatyouaregoingtotakepartinasimilarexperiment.Youareeachallowedtotakeamoderndevicewithyou.Discussthequestionsingroups.Whichdevicewouldyoutake?Why?amobilephoneacomputeramicrowaveafridgeawashingmachineatelevisionothers:Shareideaswithinyourgroup.Selectonepersontoreportonbehalfofyourgroup.Mychoice

IwouldtakeamobilephonethatcanconnecttotheInternetwithme.Asaconvenientmoderncommunicationtool,themobilephonemakesitpossibletostayintouchwithfriendsandkeepsmeinformedofwhatishappeningaroundtheworld.Icanalsowatchfilms,playgamesandlistentomusiconmy