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Unit 4 Starting out
Breaking boundaries
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Breaking boundaries
Literal Meaning(字面意义)
To physically or literally surpass or destroy existing limits or barriers.
Figurative/Cultural Use(比喻/文化用法)
To challenge societal norms, traditions, or limitations in creative, social, or professional contexts
Watch the video and answer the questions.
How many statistics are mentioned in the video?
Match the statistics with what they represent.
Which statistic surprises you most?
What message do you think the video conveys?
What is used in the video to illustrate(阐述) a global issue
Watch the video and answer the questions.
How many statistics are mentioned in the video?
12
Watch the video and answer the questions.
2. Match the statistics with what they represent.
Population of the whole world
Population of global village
Number of speaking Putonghua
Population that each person in the global village represents
Number of people from Asia in the global village
Number of people speaking English
Number of people with access to the Internet
Number of people in developing countries in the global village
Number of people having no access to drinking water
Number of mobile phones in the village
Number of wealth owned by just one individual
100
61
82
74million
5
12
31
7.4billion
40%
56
77
Watch the video and answer the questions.
3. Which statistic surprises you most?
In the video the most astonishing thing about this village is that 40% of its wealth is owned by just one individual!
Watch the video and answer the questions.
4. What message do you think the video conveys?
In today’s world, the global population is growing fast and we are connected closely but there are still large population suffering from all kinds of problems.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
5. What is used in the video to illustrate(阐述) a global issue
statistics examples
charts pictures
Watch the video again and finish the following blanks
Watch the video again and finish the following blanks
The population on Earth is currently over 7.4 billion, and it's growing____________!
To learn more about this_____________, let's first imagine our world as a village. It's a small village with a population of just_______________
Each person in the village represents 74 million people who inhabit the planet.____________________________. As you would expect!
Sixty-one people in this village are from Asia, and 19 of those, are Chinese. Well, China is a big country with a lot of people!
Twelve people speak Putonghua as their native language, while five speak English as their native language.
fast
Half are male and half are female
one hundred.
huge population
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What kind of problem do the people have in each picture?
2. What problems might these boundaries cause to people?
3. Which of these problems have you experienced?
Give an example.
4. How do we break these boundaries
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. What kind of problem do the people have in each picture?
boundaries in geography
boundaries in language
boundaries in manners
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
2. What problems might these boundaries cause to people?
These boundaries might cause issues such as remote relationship, misunderstanding, culture shock or even cultural offense.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
3. Which of these problems have you experienced?
Give an example.
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
4. How do we break these boundaries
打破边界的措施
1.collaboration n.合作:协作
2.connected adj.有联系的
3.educate v教育
4.mutual trust 互信
5.belief n.信念
6.save v拯救,挽救
7.joint efforts 共同努力
8.responsible adj.负有责任的
9.shape v 塑造
打破边界的措施
speak out / communicate
mutual understanding
keep learning
put yourself into others’ shoes
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