Unit 1 Life Choices Reading clubs & Check your progress课件 2023-2024学年高一英语北师大版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 1 Reading Club & Check Your Progress 新 课 导 入 Let’s talk Have you ever enjoyed afternoon tea? How do you like it? 课 堂 学 习 More than just a nice warm drink There’s more to teatime than just a nice warm drink. Different cultures combine tea with different foods or snacks, turning teatime into a social occasion. Reading Club 1 Teatime 1 Read the text. Answer the questions. 1) Why did the Duchess of Bedford invite friends to come for tea in the afternoon? 2) What does yum cha mean? General Understanding People often got very hungry during the long break between two meals. She invited friends to tea so they could have an afternoon meal. Yum cha is translated as “drink tea”, and it means to go to a restaurant to eat dim sum. 2 Search online to find more similarities and differences between English and Southern Chinese tea cultures. Make a list and discuss. Critical Thinking Example: Differences: Yum cha is an older tradition than Afternoon tea; the time of day when Yum cha and Afternoon Tea usually enjoyed is different; the types of food served are different. Similarity: Both involve tea. Reading Club 2 City or Country? 1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of city and country life? Complete the diagram. General Understanding city Advantages Disadvantages full of opportunities for culture, recreation and entertainment; close to museums, zoos, cinemas, community centres, libraries and bookshops; have stable Internet connection stressful, noisy, lots of traffic country Advantages Disadvantages there are animals all around you; you can explore forests, caves and beaches; you can connect with nature; peaceful; friendly people boring; lonely 2 Read again. Answer the questions. Critical Thinking 1) In the last paragraph, what does the writer mean by “I think it isn’t about where you live-it’s about how you live.”? 2) How does she come to such a conclusion? 1&2 How you live is more important than where you live, because she has lived both in the city and country. 3) D