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Unit5 Working the land
Workbook
Reading and Writing
Better, greener lives away from the city
1.Figure out the structure, content and the language of the text;
2. know the writing skills of the text, such as giving examples or making contrast and the usage of connectors;
3. write your opinion in an essay about working in a countryside or a city.
Learning objectives
Lead-in Enjoy a video
Lead-in Enjoy a video
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What did you learn from this video?
Government policy to encourage people study overseas to come back China and develop businesses
Peng Yang who studied in England for 9 years has returned to open an orange processing plant in her hometown. She is an entrepreneur and helps villagers lift themselves out of poverty.
1. Prediction
Look at the title and picture.
What is the text mainly talk about?
Read for structure
The benefits of working and living in the countryside.
II. Skimming
1.Underline the main ideas of each passage.
2. Summarize the main ideas of each paragraph.
Read for structure
The structure of the passage
Better, greener lives away from the city
More people are choosing to stay in their hometowns.
Life in big cities is not so good.
The government policies to encourage people go back to the country.
An example to demonstrate the advantage of country lives
Read for structure
Scan the passage and find out some specific information.
1.Why do more and more young people are choosing to stay in their hometown?
2. How has Li Dan’s decision to work in her hometown contributed to her community?
★to stay with their family and friends
★to make the quality of life for other people in their hometowns better
★to improve and maintain the natural and economic environment
★By taking advantage of new technology and the Internet, she has expanded her business.
★More than 50 new jobs have been created.
★She has helped to alleviate poverty and improve lives of many people in her village.
Read for content
Scan the passage again and find out some specific informati