What are these people doing?

• The people are on the move

例 :the mobile phone

That is a kind of population mobility, a trend

of population.

mobile

• If you have a chance to move to other places, where do you want to move most ?why?

Cities: better life, more chances, good jobs…

Universities: further study, dreams, development…

Abroad: life quality, better living environment…

…………

• Now, population mobility is a certain trend, among them, many Americans are the same.

Where do they like to move? why do they move there?

Population mobility in t

he USA

Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in Part A on Page 18.

Fast reading

A 1 The movement of people in the USA. 2 American living. 3 People over 60 years old and young adults.

Answers

Structure of the article

Part1:

Part 2 Part 3

Pa2-3 Pa4-7 Pa8-9 P10-12

P1:

USA population trend

Pa2-7Older Americans move

pa8-12Young people move

where reasons where reasons

Read the passage a second time and complete Parts C2 on page 20.

Name Age Sex Move to Reason

Endna 78 Female Floridaafraid of falling on ice and getting hurt

Name Age Sex Move to Reason

David

The community understands the needs of older people; to play bingo; to plant his herb garden; to watch seagulls at the beach; to meet friends of his own age; to get good medical care

68 Male Florida

Name Age Sex Move to

Reason

Angela

to advance her career in a big company; to become a top accountant

21 FemaleLos Angeles

Name Age Sex Move to

Reason

Daniel

to meet people; to find entertainment; to go to the theatres, museums and big sporting events; to have an exciting life

27 Malea big city

1.Where are the older people who are moving from?

2.Where are the older people like to move?

3.Why is Charlotte County in central Florida called the oldest place in the USA?

Detailed reading

From the Midwest and the Northeast

Florida

It is home to the largest population of people aged 65 and older. This group accounts for nearly 18 percent of the state’s population

4.Why are so many older people spending their pensions in Florida?

5.What has been done for older people in Florida?

6.Where do young people like to move? why

zzDetailed reading

People give a variety of reasons: from wanting better health care to looking for communities of older people. most for the warmer climate and relatively flat landscape.

big cities. For good jobs, seeking excitement

More changes are made to cater to them. for example: ambulance response time has decreased ,many houses have bathrooms designed…

1. In this edition of American Living, we are looking at some population trends in the USA. (P18)

在这一版的《美国生活》中，我们讨论

美国人口趋向。

trend 与 tendency 辨析

1. tendency 仅仅指趋向，如：She has the tendency to work late. trend 强调要变化或发展的趋势，如： fashion trend 流行趋势；The trend is toward working longer hours for less money. 从中可见， tendency 指的是倾向， trend 指发展、变化趋势，具有动态含义。

2. Throughout the Midwest and the North-east, people aged 60 and over are packing their bags and heading south along the freeway to states like Florida. (P18)

在整个中西部和东北部地区， 60 岁及 60 岁以上的人们正在收拾他们的行囊，沿着高速公路向南行进到类似佛罗里达州这样的州去。

3. For some of these people, the move is permanent and year-round, but for others, it is only seasonal. (P18)

对其中一些人来说，搬迁是永久的、常年的；但对另一些人来说，这是季节性的。

4. This group accounted for nearly 18 percent of the state’s population. (P18)

Students account for the vast majority of our customers.

这个人群大约占到该州人口的 18% 。

account for sth. 占比例；

5. …, so it is not surprising that Florida’s Charlotte County is known as the oldest place in the USA. (P18)

因此也就不奇怪佛罗里达州的

夏洛特县被认为是美国最老的地方。

6. The question is, though, why are so many people retiring and spending their pensions in Florida? (P18)

但问题是，为什么这么多的人退休后要去佛罗里达州，并且把他们的养老金花在那里呢？

7. …, as the number of older Americans moving there increases, more changes are made to cater to them. (P18)

然而，随着搬迁到那里的老年美国人增多，更多的变化发生了，以照顾到他们的需要。

8. Angela, 21, adds, I’d love to stay in the community where I grew up, but there are no career opportunities there. (P19)

21 岁的安杰拉补充道：“我挺乐意住在我长大的社区里，但是那里没有任何事业机会。

1) Adverbial clause I have to go where the big companies are;That’s why I’ll move to Los Angeles when I graduate from university

9. I have to go where the big companies are because I want to be a top accountant, not a database clerk. That’s why I’ll move to Los Angeles when I graduate from university. (P19) 我必须到大公司所在的地方，因为我想成为顶尖的会计师，而不是数据库职员。那就是我大学毕业后要去洛杉矶的理由。

1. I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel ____ I heard the steps. (2005 湖南 ) A. while     B. when     C. since     D. after2. If you are traveling ____ the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do. (2005 天津 )A. in which    B. what    C. when    D. where

3. He was about halfway through his meal _____ a familiar voice came to his ears. (2005 辽宁 )

A. why      B. where    C. when    D. while

4. --- Mom, what did your doctor say? --- He advised me to live _____ the air is fresher. (2005 四川 )A. in where      B. in which   C. the place where   D. where

5. --- Did Jack come back early last night? --- Yes. It was not yet eight o’clock

_______ he arrived home. (2006 福建 )

A. before B. when C. that D. until

10. Living in a city is really much better for my career than living in a small town.生活在大城市对我的事业更有好处。 (P21)Comparative and superlative degree of adjective and adverbsComparative degree: expressing a greater degree or “more”, e.g. better, worse, slower, more difficult. Superlative: of adjectives or adverbs expressing the highest or a very high degree, e.g. best, slowest, and most difficult.

1. I wish you’d do ________ talking and some more work. Thus things will become better. (2006 江苏 )

A. a bit less  B. any less C. much more  D. a little more2. Of the two sisters, Betty is ________one, a

nd she is also the one who loves to be quiet. (2006 安徽 )

A. a younger              B. a youngestC. the younger           D. the youngest

3. --- Did you enjoy yourself at the party? --- Yes. I’ve never been to _______ one before. (2006 四川 )A. a more excited  B. the most excited    C. a more exciting D. the most exciting

4. I used to earn _______ than a pound a week when I first started work. (2006 陕西 ) A. less    B. fewer   C. a few     D. little

5. After two years’ research, we now have a ____ better understanding of the disease. (2007 全国 II)

A. very B. far C. fairly D. quite6. Speaking of all the songs he has written,

I think this is probably his ____ one. (2007 全国 II)

A. better-know B. well-known C. best-known D. most-known

7. Alan is a careful driver, but he drives ______ of my friends. (2007 上海 )

A. more carefully B. the most carefully

C. less carefully D. the least carefully8. The new group of students is better-beha

ved than the other group who stayed here ______. (2007 北京 )

A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest

9. The melon the Smiths served at dinner would have tasted _____ if it had been put in the fridge for a little while. (2007 江西 )

A. good B. better C. best D. well

Homework1. Read the text again and again. Try

to memorize the language points.

2. Exercises in Workbook.