Module4CulturalModule4CulturalCornerCorner外研版高中英语第一册•Step1:lead–inStep1:lead–in•Whichcountriesarethey?Whichcountriesarethey?WesternEuropeStep2ListeningStep2ListeningListentothetapetogetthemainideaoftheListentothetapetogetthemainideaofthetextandpleasepayattentiontothetextandpleasepayattentiontothepronunciationofthefollowingwords.pronunciationofthefollowingwords.1disappearing1disappearing2livelier2livelier3remain3remain4weekends4weekends5survive5survive6sadder6sadder7uglier7uglier•Step3:fastreadingStep3:fastreadingreadthetextquicklyandthendecidethereadthetextquicklyandthendecidethefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.followingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Somevillagesaredisappearing,thereasonsSomevillagesaredisappearing,thereasonsare:are:1.Youngpeoplefromvillagesusuallywantto1.Youngpeoplefromvillagesusuallywanttolivesomewherelivelierandtheydonotlivesomewherelivelierandtheydonotreturn.return.2.Thesoilistoopoorinthecountryside.2.Thesoilistoopoorinthecountryside.3.Thenaturaldisastercompletelydamagedthe3.Thenaturaldisastercompletelydamagedthevillages.villages.4Peoplemovetothecitiestofindwork,as4Peoplemovetothecitiestofindwork,asthereareoftenveryfewjobsinthethereareoftenveryfewjobsinthecountryside.countryside.TFFT•Step4:carefulreadingStep4:carefulreading•PleasereadthetextcarefullyandthenfillinthePleasereadthetextcarefullyandthenfillintheblanks.blanks.•LIifehasbecomedifficultformanyvillages,andLIifehasbecomedifficultformanyvillages,andsomeare_________.Therearea_____ofreasonssomeare_________.Therearea_____ofreasons_____this.Firstly,youngpeoplefromvillagesusually_____this.Firstly,youngpeoplefromvillagesusuallywanttolivesomewhere______andtheyoftenmovewanttolivesomewhere______andtheyoftenmovetothetownsandnotreturn.Secondly,peoplemovetothetownsandnotreturn.Secondly,peoplemovetothecitiestofind_____,asthereareoftenverytothecitiestofind_____,asthereareoftenveryfewjobsinthe__________.Sometimesvillagesfewjobsinthe__________.Sometimesvillages____becausepeoplefromthecities_________a“____becausepeoplefromthecities_________a“secondhome”inthevillage,wherethaycancomesecondhome”inthevillage,wherethaycancomeandstayatweekends.andstayatweekends.•Allthesechanges_____thatmanyvillagesInAllthesechanges_____thatmanyvillagesInwesternEroupeare______tosurvive.WecanonlywesternEroupeare______tosurvive.Wecanonlyhopetheywillremain.Thecoutrysidewouldbeahopetheywillremain.Thecoutrysidewouldbeasadderanduglierplace______them.sadderanduglierplace______them.disappearingnumberforremainhaveboughtmeanwithoutlivelierworkcountrysidefightingStep5:TranslatingImportantStep5:TranslatingImportantsentecessenteces..pleasereadthetextagainandthentrytopleasereadthetextagainandthentrytofindthefollowingsenteces.findthefollowingsenteces.11在像法国、西班牙、英国等西欧国家中在像法国、西班牙、英国等西欧国家中,,农村正发生着变农村正发生着变化化InsomeountriesinwesternEuropeInsomeountriesinwesternEurope，，suchassuchasFrance,SpainandBritain,thecounbtrysideisFrance,SpainandBritain,thecounbtrysideischanging.changing.22这有许多的原因这有许多的原因..ThereareThereareanumberanumberofreaonsforthis.ofreaonsforthis.33房价上涨房价上涨,,这一地区的人在那里买不起房子这一地区的人在那里买不起房子..ThepriceofhomesThepriceofhomesgoesupgoesupandpeoplefromtheandpeoplefromtheareacannotareacannotaffordaffordtobuyahousethere.tobuyahousethere.•St...
