新编大学英语文化阅读1 教师用书 Unit 3.docx

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新编大学英语文化阅读1教师用书

Unit3

Warm-up

Step1Discussing

Answer1:Itotallyagreewiththeproverb.Ithinktravelingismoreimportantthanreadingastheworldchangessoquicklyandconstantly.Theworldisconstantlychanging,andbookscan’ttelluswhat’shappeningatthemoment.Inotherwords,booksdon’talwaysofferthelatestinformation.What’smore,whiletraveling,apartfromviewingthescenery,wecantastedeliciousfood,toucheverythingwecomeacross,ortakepartinlocalactivities,whichcannotbeexperiencedbyreading.That’swhyIbelievetravelingismorecrucialthanreading.

Answer2:Idon’tagreewiththeproverb.Ithinkreadingismoreimportantthantraveling.Whiletravelingisusuallyrestrictedbymoney,timeandhealthstatus,booksareaccessibletoeveryonewhetheryouarepoororrich,busyorfree,weakorstrong.Besides,theexperienceoftravelingendsonceyoucomebackhome;butwithbooks,youcanreadthemoverandoveragain.Moreover,theycanbehandeddownfromgenerationtogeneration.

Step2Sharingyourideas

Answer1:Frommypreviousexperiences,Ithinkatravelexperiencecanbeaffectedbythreefactors,namelytheweather,thehotelratesandthefood.OnceIhadaveryunpleasanttripinThailand.IarrivedtherewithmyfamilymembersonChineseNewYear’sEve,inaseasonusuallyverycoldinmyhometown.Wejustwenttheretoenjoythewarmthofthetropicalarea.UponarrivinginThailand,wefeltitwasmorethanwarm.Actually,itwasfairlyhotandhumid.Then,werealizedthepriceofthehotelweorderedwasraisedbecauseitwasattheheightofthetouristseason.Theroomwelivedincouldn’tofferapanoramicviewofthesea,butitspricewasfivetimesashighastheseaviewroomintheoffseason.Thebeacheswerepackedwithtouristssowewouldratherstayinthehotel.What’sworse,Iatesomethingstaleonthelastdayofourtripandgotsickafterarrivinghome.

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