高中英语新教材选修二Unit3Times-change-A-new-chapter课件.pptx--（课件中不含音视频）

1、Watch the video and answer the questions.1 What is the video about?2 Which do you prefer,a faster pace of life or a slower pace of life?1 The video is about whether its better to live life at a fast or slow pace.Starting out Look at the pictures and answer the questions.1 What kinds of changes do th

2、e pictures show?Changes in the way we shop,the buildings inwhich we live,the way we travel and how wecommunicate.2 What else can you think of that has changed in recent decades?3 Imagine you could travel 40 years back in time.What would you want to experience?Why?understanding ideasLook at the chart

3、s and answer the questions.1 What information do the charts show?2 What conclusions can you draw from these charts?1 The charts show the sales made by physical bookstores and online bookstores in China from the year 2011 to 2017.2 More and more people are choosing to buy books online instead of in p

4、hysical bookstores.Look at the title of the passage and the pictures.Think about what the title means.Now read the passage and check your answer.Why was the author heartbroken?Because“I“heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business.And the bookstore,which was a legendary fi

5、xture in the neighborhood,was a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.Who was the owner of the Rainbow Bookstore?Why was it becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore?Casey was the stores elderly owner.In his opinion,most young people preferred reading e-bo

6、oks on tablets.More and more customers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts.Unforgettable happy memories with the bookstore.Could the bookstore and all that Old Casey had given to the community soon disappear for good?Its old brick exterior hadnt changed,but inside it was like a

7、 different world.In one area,a book reading was being delivered.Nearby,customers were poring over shelves selling stationery,posters and other best-seller-themed gifts.The large board in the corner had been replaced by a big screen,where customers comments on the months best seller were being displa

8、yed.Clearly,The Rainbow Bookstore was in good,creative hands.Jennifer Oakley,a saleswoman who had grown up in the neighborhood took over the bookstore.It was turned into a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together.It had a caf selling organic food,and there were now more c

9、ommunity events such as book readings,poetry recitals and even jazz concerts and movie nights,where people could gather to share an experience that couldnt be downloaded.“Well,as you can see,corporate knowledge combined with creativity has brought my humble bookstore into the 21st century!Im so plea

10、sed to see that everything I wanted it to offer to the community is still there,”said Casey.Choose the ideas conveyed in the passage and find evidence to support your choices.1 Traditional bookstores cant compete with large bookstore chains.2 Peoples love of reading never changes.3 Technology has be

11、en a key factor in bringing the Rainbow Bookstore back to life.4 Creativity plays an important role in the new Rainbow Bookstore.Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.difficult to run,losing customerscombines creativity and technology,multifunctionalcommunity-minded,encourag

12、es sharing of ideas and commentsThink&Share1 Do the authors childhood memories make the passage more appealing?Why or why not?2 What do you think of the changes made to the bookstore?3 What changes do you think will happen to the bookstores around you?Yes,because the memories describe how the author

13、 and other kids benefit from the bookstore,illustrating how and why it is so important to the community.The Rainbow Bookstore,1_(date)back to 50 years ago,was closing,which made me heartbroken.Because most of the young people 2_(prefer)reading e-books,and chain stores and online discounts contribute

14、d to 3_(it)tragedy.I could still remember the owner of the book store,Casey,a warm-hearted elder man.The childhood 4_(memorize)came back to me.We kids used 5_(drop)by the store,looking at the new books,chatting with him and 6_(share)ideas and comments on the board.7_ to my relief,several months late

15、r,the bookstore was still there,open.Having changed its functions,the bookstore is now a 8_(differ)world,becoming 9_ center for literature-loving members of the community to get together.It is the corporate knowledge combined with creativity 10_ saved the bookstore.直击高考直击高考 dating preferred its memories to drop sharing But different a that