基础英语(第二册)PPTunit 2.pptVIP

Unit 2　Plans and Wishes 计划与愿望 Warm-up A．Tick what you would like to do when you are free. □ go to a park □ climb mountains □ play computer games □ have a sleep □ watch TV □ go swimming □ do some reading □ listen to the radio B．Answer the following questions. Do you have a plan for this weekend? What’s your long-term plan for this year? Can you express your wishes to your parents? Which city do you wish to go? Why? Do you know something about Family Planning Policy in China? Passage :  Family Planning China’s family planning policy combines government guidance with the wishes of the masses and it is very significant. The basic requirements of family planning are late marriage and late childbearing, so as to have fewer but healthier babies, especially one child per couple. But a flexible family planning policy is adopted for rural people and the minorities. In rural areas, couples may have a second baby in exceptional cases, but must wait several years after the birth of the first child. In areas where the minorities live, each group may work out different principles based on its wish, population, economy, culture and customs. In general a couple may have a second baby, or a third child in some places. As for the minorities with extremely small population, a couple may have as many children as they want. Great changes have taken place in the people’s thoughts on marriage, childbearing and family. Late marriage, late childbearing and fewer but healthier babies are the accepted principles for most people in China. Now the people have a common understanding that there is no difference between a son and a daughter. It has become a custom to set up a small, happy and peaceful family and seek a scientific and qualified lifestyle. Meanwhile, family planning has helped Chinese women get rid of the pressure of fre