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Unit 5
What are the shirts made of ?
Section A (3a-3c)
Do you know the meaning of the phrases?
If you go to Switzerland, what would you buy?
If you go to France, what would you buy?
产品
法国
不论
当地的
品牌
避免
小手提包
可以动的
日常的
product
France
no matter
brand
local
avoid
everyday
mobile
handbag
As we know, there are so many things made in China in England. What about in America and other countries in the world? Now let’s read the passage of 3a. First, read quickly and find the answer to this question:
Read the passage. What two things did Kang Jian want to buy in America? Where were they made?
3a
He wanted to buy a toy car for his cousin, and a pair of basketball shoes for himself.
1. Where did Kang Jian visit last year?
2. Were there many things made in China in the US?
San Francisco.
Yes, there were many things made in China in the US.
3. What two things did Kang Jian want to buy in the US?
A toy car and a pair of basketball shoes.
4. Where were they made?
Most of them were made in China.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
1. Where did Kang Jian go to visit his aunt and uncle?
________________________________
2. What did he discover in the toy stores?
__________________________________
__________________________________
Most of the toys had American brands, but they were made in China.
San Francisco.
3b
3. Why did he have to visit many stores before buying a pair of basketball shoes?
__________________________________
__________________________________
4. What did he realize after his shopping experiences?
___________________________________
___________________________________
He realized that Americans could hardly avoid buying products that were made in China.
Because he wanted to look for a pair of basketball shoes that were made in America.
5. Why do you think so many products in America are made in China?
_________________________________
_______________________
How do you feel about this?
Production costs are lower and there is a big labor market.
Read the passage again and write what the words in bold refer to.
those (products):
___________________________________
______________
those (country):
_____________________________
whatever products you buy in other countries
the countries you visit
it: _____________________________________________________________
they: _____________
the fact that so many products in the local shops were made in China
toys
If you go to another country, what kinds of things would you buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes in France, or a watch in Switzerland? No matter what you may buy, you might think those products were made in those countries. However, you could be wrong.
去另一个国家
无论你可能要买什么
Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai. Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found it interesting that so many products in the local shops were made in China. “I wanted to buy a toy car for my cousin, but even though most of the toys were American brands, they were made in China.”
美国品牌
当地商店
=even if 即使
Toys are not the only things made in China. “I wanted to buy a pair of basketball shoes,” he explains. “But I had to visit five or six stores before finding a pair made in America!” He realized that Americans can hardly avoid buying products made in China. “In fact,” he continues, “there are many other things there made in China — footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones. Even American flags are made in China!”
一双篮球鞋
事实上
Kang Jian thinks it’s great that China is so good at making these everyday things. However, he hopes that in the future China will also get better at making high-technology products that people can buy in all parts of the world.
高科技产品
更擅长
在全世界
1. no matter 无论;不论
no matter意为“无论”与“what, who, which, where, how”等疑问词连用,引导让步状语从句。
Language points
e.g. No matter what you say, I won’t believe you.
无论你说什么,我都不会相信你。
No matter when you are free, you can
come here for a cup of tea.
无论你什么时候有空,都可以来这里喝杯茶。
2. avoid v. 避免;回避
avoid doing sth. 避免做某事
avoid 后面常跟名词、代词或动名词作宾语,但不能跟不定式作宾语。
e.g. They tried to avoid making Mrs. Li angry.
他们尽量避免让李老师生气。
Jack kept back his anger and
avoided a fight.
杰克压住了怒火,避免了一场斗殴。
3. everyday adj. 每天的;日常的
everyday是every和day构成的合成词。everyday是形容词, 仅用在名词前作定语,不能单独使用。
e.g. everyday life日常生活
everyday activities 日常活动
everyday与every day 辨析
every day是副词短语,意为“每天”,用作时间状语。
e.g. The teacher asked us to read
English books every day.
老师让我们每天都要读英语。
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage.
Post reading
If you go to another country, what _________ things would you buy? Would you buy a camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes in France, or a watch in Switzerland? _________ what you may buy, you might think those products were made in those countries.
kinds of
No matter
However, you could be wrong. Kang Jian is a __________ student from Shanghai. Last year he went to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He _____ it interesting that so many ________ in the local shops ______________ China.
17-year-old
found
products
were made in
“I wanted to buy a _______ for my cousin, but even though most of the toys were _________ brands, they were made in ______. ”
Toys are not the only things made in China. “I wanted to buy ________ basketball shoes,” he explains. “But I _______ visit five or six stores before finding a pair made in America!”
toy car
American
China
a pair of
had to
He realized that Americans can _______ avoid buying products made in China. “In fact,” he continues, “there were many other things there made in China –footballs, handbags, pet food, mobile phones. Even ______________ are made in China!” Kang Jian thinks it’s great that China is so ________ making these _______________.
hardly
American flags
good at
everyday things
However, he wishes that in the future China will also get better at making _______________________ that people can buy ______ parts of the world.
high-technology products
in all
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