Unit2PeopleonthemoveWelcometotheunitWiththedevelopmentoftheglobalandlocaleconomy,populationmobilityhasbecomeanewtrendintheworld.HousemovingHousemovingDoyouoftenseethesescenesinChina?Discussion1.What’sthetopicoftheunitwearelearningnow?2.Whatdoyouthinkpeople“onthemove”means?3.Canyouthinkofanyreasonswhypeopleareonthemove?1.peopleonthemove2.Itmeans“movetoanotherplace”3.tostudyinauniversitytoworkinacompany/schooltobewiththeirfamilytoliveinanicerenvironmenttomovesomewhereforabetterqualityoflifeSampleanswersPairwork:Asksomequestionsaboutyourpartnerandtrytofindasmuchinformationaspossibleabouthis/herfamilies.Ifher/hisfamiliesoncemovedfromplacetoanotherplace,trytogetthereasonsandsomerelativeinformationandfillthefollowingtable.WhoFromwhereWhenWhyReasonformoving:___?________Ijustgotanewjobinanothercountry.Ithinkit’llbefuntoexperienceanewcultureWewanttolivesomewherewarm.We’retiredofthesnow!Reasonformoving:____?_______I’mgoingabroadtostudy.IhopetogetabetterjobwhenIreturnhome.Reasonformoving:____?_______Ihavetomovetoacity.TherearenojobsinthissmalltownwhereIlive.Reasonformoving:_____?______We’removingtoanewflat.Weneedmorespacesowecanalllivetogether.Reasonformoving:____?_______WherethepeoplemoveWhythepeoplemove●toanothercountry●toawarmplace●toauniversityabroad●toacity●topanewflat●havegotanewjobthere;toexperienceanewculture●havebecometiredofsnow●tostudysoastogetabetterjobwhenreturninghome●cannotfindjobsinthesmalltown●needmorespacetolivetogetherSummaryofthereasonsformovingDiscussiDiscussionon::HaveadiscussionabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofpeoplemovingwithinChina.1.Haveyouevermovedtoanewflatoranewcity?Whatwastheexperiencelike?2.Doyouthinkmovinghousecanchangepeople’slivesinapositiveway?Whyorwhynot?3.Wherewouldyouliketomoveifyoucouldchooseaplacetomoveto?Why?DiscussiDiscussionon::Forreference1.Recently,myfamilyhasmovedintoanewflat.ThisisthefirsttimemyfamilyhasmovedhousesinceIwasborn.Everyoneinmyfamilyhasbeenexcited.Ournewhomeismuchlargerthantheoldone.Itisonthefirstfloorandhasacourtyardthatisabouttwentysquaremetersinsize.Mygrandma,whoisinherseventies,isveryhappybecauseshedoesnotneedtoclimbfivefloorslikesheusedtoinouroldhouseandcanplantsomeflowersinthecourtyard.MyparentsallowedmetodecoratemyroomasIwantedIhadthewallsinmyroompaintedlightblueandstucksomeplasticstarsontheceiling.Whenthelightisturnedoff,thesestarsseemtobeshining.Thereisaparknearmynewhome,soaftersupper,wesometimesgoforawalkthere.2.Ithinkthatmovinghousecanchangepeople’slivesinbothapositiveandanegativeway.Youwillmeetnewpeopleandmakefriendswiththem.However,youmayalsomissyouroldfriends.3.IwouldliketomoveifIhavebeenlivinginthesameplaceforalongtimebecauseIwanttosee,learnandexperiencenewthings.TheplaceIwanttogotoisShenzhen.Shenzhenisayoungcity,whichhasgrownformasmallfishingvillageandisstilldevelopingquickly.Withitsfastdevelopment,Shenzhenneedsyoungpeople,especiallythosewhohaveagoodeducation,toworkinthemanynewcompaniesandbusinessthere.Therefore,Ithinkitisasuitableplaceforyoungpeoplelikemetoliveandwork.Itwillbeeasierformetofindajobthere,andIwillhavemorechoicestodowhatIwanttodo.Questions:1.Ifyoucouldstudyorworkinaforeigncountry,whichcountrywouldyouliketostudyorworkin?Whydoyouwanttogothere?2.WhichdoyouthinkisthemostsuitableplaceinChinaforyoungpeopletoliveandwork?Why?3.Whichcountrydoyouthinkisthemostsuitableoneforpeople...
