高中英语Unit 24 Society Lesson 2 Utopia课件 北师大 选修8

1、2021/8/11 星期三1Listening2021/8/11 星期三22021/8/11 星期三32021/8/11 星期三42021/8/11 星期三5As far as you know, what kind of countryis Utopia like?1. Look at the picture of the ideal society of Utopia. 2021/8/11 星期三62021/8/11 星期三7 2. Listen to Sir Thomas Mores story about Utopia. Check your answers to Exercise 1

2、.3. Listen to the story again and answer the questions.2021/8/11 星期三8 civilised: highly developed identical:exactly alike and equal show off: 炫耀；卖弄 authority: power have authority over representative: 代表 parliament:国会 remark: comment make remarks about sthadopt： take or follow 采用，采纳 Key Words2021/8/

3、11 星期三91) What kind of country is Utopia like? Give some examples. It is the most civilized country in the world. For example, all the towns are identical and all the buildings are laid out in an ordered way.Questions2021/8/11 星期三102) How do the people in Utopia usually spend their tome? People only

4、 have to work six hours a day. When they are not working, they go to lectures or play interesting games.2021/8/11 星期三113) How are the Utopian society and families organized? Utopian society and families are well organized. There is a head of each family. There is a leader in each area of the town an

5、d each town has a mayor. Each town has three parliamentary representatives.2021/8/11 星期三124) Are there any divorces in Utopia? What if some married people have affairs? Divorce is possible only when both the husband and wife want it. There are severe punishments if married people have affairs.2021/8

6、/11 星期三135) Does Utopia ever trade with other countries? Why / Why not?6) Are there any wars in their country? Why? Utopia never trades with other country because there is nothing that it needs.There is no war in Utopia, because they hate war. They fight only in self-defense.2021/8/11 星期三14Storytell

7、er: I was in Bruges on business when I met this very interesting man. He had traveled for years and had had lots of strange adventures. Amongst them he had spent five years on the island of Utopia. I invited him to dinner and asked him to tell me all about it. Man: Well, to start with, it is the mos

8、t civilized country in the world. All the towns are identical you know and all the buildings are laid out in an ordered way. Every building has piped water and the houses are large with glass windowsjust think of that! Wellthere is no private property in Utopia and various families live together in

9、each of the large houses. Everybody wears the same kind of clothes and so there is no fashion. Nobody has any desire to show off and gold and silver have no value unlike in our society.2021/8/11 星期三15everything is well organized and people only have to work six hours a day. They usually have all of

10、their meals in a large communal dining room, but can have them at home if they want. At supper people listen to music and have interesting discussions. When they are not working, the Utopians go to lectures or play interesting games like chess. There are no inns in Utopia and no gambling either so t

11、hats very different from our society isnt it? You know, people take their pleasure from living a healthy and useful life. Utopian society and families are very well organized. There is a head of each household, who is always the oldest male by the way. Husbands have authority over their wives and pa

12、rents have authority over their children. There is a leader in each area of the town and each town has three representatives who are sent to the parliament, where major decisions are taken. 2021/8/11 星期三16There are very few laws in Utopia, because there is no need for them. So there are no lawyers j

13、ust imagine that. But if someone behaves badly they can be made into slavesthe slaves in Utopia are convicts or foreigners who have to work very hard. Girls can marry when they are 18 and boys when they are 22. Divorce is only possible when both husband and wife want it. There are severe punishments

14、 for married people who have affairs. The guilty people can be made into slaves. Utopia is a very rich country but never trades with other countries, because there is nothing that it needs. Utopians are peaceful and hate war and they only fight in self-defense.2021/8/11 星期三17Storyteller: I made some

15、 polite remarks about Utopia and thanked the man. I cannot say I agree with everything he said, but I admit that there are many things in the Utopian Republic that I would like to see adopted in Europe. 2021/8/11 星期三18DiscussionWould you like to live in Mores Utopia?Why/why not?Back2021/8/11 星期三19Ex

16、. 7 Listen again and complete the Function File with these words and phrases.1. Itd be a good idea if 2. There could be3. What about4. Its about time5. They should6. What should be really great is if2021/8/11 星期三20 7. What we need 8. Id charge 9. Why dont they10. Itd be good if they 11. They ought t

17、o12. Its time2021/8/11 星期三21Debbie: Sorry Ive turned up late. The Broadway you know what the traffics like. I got held up for ten minutes.Sarah: Mmm its awful there at this time of day, isnt it? This citys a real messdont you think?Debbie: Yeah, itd be a good idea if they if they stopped traffic goi

18、ng into the centeryou know what I mean? There could be lots more pedestrian streets and that sort of thing.Sarah: Mmmm thats not a bad idea. Like they have in Rotherham. But what about doing something about public transport? Its about time we had more buses. You have to wait ages for the number 23,

19、dont you? I think they should put buses every fifteen minutes. 2021/8/11 星期三22Debbie: So do I. And what would be really great is if they werefree. Then people would use them more, wouldnt they? Theyre so expensive at the moment, even with a season ticket. And they keep going up all the time.Sarah: T

20、hats true.Debbie: What we need are some big changes in this place. Id charge people more for bringing cars into the center. Especially big ones like Jaguars.Sarah: Yeah the mayors useless isnt he? and he looks like that guy from EastEnders. Whats his name?Debbie: I know the one you mean. And why don

21、t they make a decent park? We could have one near the river, couldnt we? Theres space to do lots of things. 2021/8/11 星期三23They could do up those old houses. And we could have a mini-London Eye, couldnt we?Sarah: Mmmm, youd have great views from the top of the wheel.Debbie: And they should clean up

22、the river. Its a disgrace! Its time we stopped polluting everything and messing everything up.Sarah: Yeah. And its so boring here. Theres nothing to get up to, is there? Its like Scunthorpe on a wet Sunday afternoon. I think itd be good if they spent money on things for young people to do. You know,

23、 they ought to build a decent sports center to start with.2021/8/11 星期三24Debbie: youre right, and its time they set up a cultural center. It doesnt have to be like the Barbican or the South Bank but just somewhere with a few good films and a theatre. Itd brighten things up a bit.Sarah: Mmmm and I wi

24、sh theyd start a decent club. You know like the Ministry of Sound in London-with good music and all that sort of thing.Debbie: Yeah Anyway have you decided what you want? Ive nearly finished.Sarah: I think Ill have some tea. And lets have some more scones.2021/8/11 星期三25 1. The Broadway 2. Rotherham

25、 3. the number 23 4. a season ticket 5. Jaguars a towna busa bus or a train pass for a certain amount of timean expensive make of British carEx. 6. Listen to the conversation. Guess what these things refer to.a street2021/8/11 星期三26a popular British soap operaa fairground wheel on the River Thomas in Westminster, Londona club in London6. EastEnders 7. mini-London Eye 8. Scunthorpe 9. The Ministry of So