Unit4 My space Reading The 1940s House 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语沪教版（2020）必修第一册

Unit 4 My space The 1940s house Reading and interaction I Background World War II （1939.9-1945.9） Wartime in England When England was at war in the 1940s, it came under frequent air attacks from the German air force. These attacks were known as the Blitz and they were particularly frequent between September 1940and May 1941. Many children who lived in big cities were sent to live with relatives in the countryside, where it was safer. The people who remained in the cities built bomb shelters in their gardens, if they had one. In London, people used to take shelter from the bombs in the deep underground stations. Tell the names of the household appliances and put them into the right category. a dishwasher a radio a computer a television an air-conditioner a smart toilet a coffee maker central heating a fridge a washing machine a microwave an oven ...     Household appliances 家用电器 kitchen living room bathroom       an oven a dishwasher a coffee maker a fridge a microwave central heating a washing machine a smart toilet a radio a computer a television an air-conditioner A kitchen of a 1940s house in the UK Wartime in England When England was at war in the 1940s, it came under frequent air attacks from the German air force. Which household appliances might an average family have owned at that time? A radio An oven How different were their lives from ours today? Life must have been very difficult for people in the 1940s because they didn’t have modern devices such as washing machines or microwaves. ...     Household appliances 家用电器 kitchen living room bathroom       An oven A dishwasher A coffee maker A fridge A microwave Central heating A washing machine A smart toilet A radio A computer A television An air-conditioner What benefits do these modern appliances bring us? Maybe the computer is the most important. Computers can help us to have a connection to the outside world. They can also help us with many things, such as searching for information and learning independently at home. They play an important role in our daily life. Read and think ( Paragraph 1 ) What was the purpose of the experiment? What was The 1940s House? The 1940s House was an experiment. The purpose of the experiment was to see if a modern-day family would be capable of surviving in the 1940s. be able to Capable （adj.） having the ability or qualities necessary for doing something e.g. We firmly believe that he is capable of getting himself out of any difficulties. “There were many times when I thought,‘ I can’t do this. I am a 21st century woman. I don’t work eighteen-hour days.’ But then I’d stop and say, ‘Hang on. In the 1940s, women didn’t say they couldn’t do it. They just got on with it.’” Lyn Hymers Read and think ( Paragraph 1 ) Question: How to understand these words? “There were many times when I thought,‘ I can’t do this. I am a 21st century woman. I don’t work eighteen-hour days.’ But then I’d stop and say, ‘Hang on. In the 1940s, women didn’t say they couldn’t do it. They just got on with it.’” Lyn Hymers Read and think ( Paragraph 1 ) Read and match (Para 2-6) Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 A. Food B. Family life C. Daily routine D. Personal safety E. Housing Read and think ( Paragraph 2-3 ) What did the 1940s house look like? What did they do first? Why? Where did they spend much time? Why? It was a three-bedroomed house in south London. There were no labour-saving devices, no central heating or fridge in the house. the devices can save our labour force Their first task was to quickly dig a hole in the garden to protect themselves from the air attacks, because safety was the most important thing during the wartime. They spend much time down in the hole, because they wanted the experiment to seem as real as possible, though the war wasn’t real for the Hymers. Read and think ( Paragraph 4-5 ) What were the challenging things people were faced with in the 1940s? Why didn’t the family have much to eat? How were men’s and women’s lives different in the 1940s? Read and think ( Paragraph 4-5 ) What were the challenging things people were faced with in the 1940s? The shortage of food and domestic chores. housework [tʃɔ:(r)z]  [dəˈmestɪk] domestic (adj.) (1) used in the home; connected with the home or family 家用的；家庭的；家务的 domestic appliances 家用器具 domestic violence 家庭暴力 (2) inside a particular country; not foreign or international 本国的；国内的 domestic market 国内市场 domestic flights 国内航班 Why didn’t the family have much to eat? Because there was rationing of goods such as food and petrol. There were fewer imports during the war time, so in order to make supplies last longer, and to make sure everybody got their share, the amount of food one person could buy was strictly controlled. 定量配给政策 Read and think ( Paragraph 4-5 ) How were men’s and women’s lives different in the 1940s? Read and think ( Paragraph 4-5 ) Men went out to work, while women spent most of their time doing domestic chores, such as preparing meals, doing the dishes, cleaning the door and boiling the clothes. washing the dishes For lack of soaps, detergents and washing machines, they had to boil clothes to sterilize (消毒) them. Read and think ( Paragraph 6 ) Does Lyn miss the 1940s house when she is back in her modern home? Why or why not? Lyn misses the 1940s house because she could do a lot of things together with her family. They shared the hard work and played board games together; they read books or talked to each other a lot; they laughed and cried together. The passage describes an experiment called The 1940s House in the UK. The aim was to see if a modern-day family could 1.__________ in the 1940s. The Hymers took part in the experiment. The family moved into a 2._____________ house in south London, where there were not any modern 3._____________ devices. As a result, domestic 4.__________ which they could easily do before, now became terribly difficult. In the 1940s, personal 5. __________ was a big problem because of the war. To make their experiment as 6.________ as possible, the whole family stayed in a narrow 7. ________ much of the time. They also followed a wartime diet and often suffered from 8. __________ because of food rationing during the war. Despite all these difficulties, Lyn feels that her family grew closer because they 9. ____________ shared the hard work and spent more time together. According to her, an easier and more comfortable life does not 10._______________ mean a better life. What matters more is that the family spend quality time together and are emotionally connected. Read the summary below and fill in each blank with a suitable word based on the language of the passage. You may change the form if necessary. ( P62 ) The passage describes an experiment called The 1940s House in the UK. The aim was to see if a modern-day family could 1.__________ in the 1940s. The Hymers took part in the experiment. The family moved into a 2.__________________ house in south London, where there were not any modern 3._______________ devices. As a result, domestic 4.__________ which they could easily do before, now became terribly difficult. In the 1940s, personal 5. __________ was a big problem because of the war. To make their experiment as 6.________ as possible, the whole family stayed in a narrow 7. ________ much of the time. They also followed a wartime diet and often suffered from 8. __________ because of food rationing during the war. Despite all these difficulties, Lyn feels that her family grew closer because they 9. ____________ shared the hard work and spent more time together. According to her, an easier and more comfortable life does not 10._______________ mean a better life. What matters more is that the family spend quality time together and are emotionally connected. Read the summary below and fill in each blank with a suitable word based on the language of the passage. You may change the form if necessary. ( P62 ) survive three-bedroomed labour-saving chores safety real hole hunger helpfully necessarily $$