研究生英语综合教程上Unit .pptx

Unit 9 Affordable Housing第1页/共70页 Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project第2页/共70页Task 1With rapid economic development in China,peoples housing conditions have been greatly improved,but house prices have also risen.Interview some of your friends,especially those who were born before or during the 1970s,about the changes they have experienced in the cost and condition of their housing.The following are some possible topics that you may like to raise.Starting outStarting out第3页/共70页Possible topicsLocation/Size/Interior decoration/Electrical appliances/Running water/Hot water/Showering or bathing facilities/Indoor toilets/Electric or gas stoves/Refrigerators/Central heating and/or air conditioning/Lighting/Telephone/Cable TV/Internet access/Housing costrent or ownership Starting outStarting outTask 1Task 1第4页/共70页Task 2 FPeople have a number of different reasons for choosing a particular area to live in.Compare the benefits and shortcomings of the following locations and decide where youd like to live.You could add to the list.Starting outStarting outTask 2Task 2第5页/共70页第6页/共70页Task 3 Read the following paragraph and discuss with your partner what your choice would be if you were in Lao Wangs situation.Give the reasons for your choice.Starting outStarting outTask 3Task 3Lao Wang and his wife live in a 15 m2 old apartment in downtown Shanghai.The area will be redeveloped in a couple of years time.They will be given 300,000 Yuan as compensation for their apartment and can either use the money to buy a house in the suburbs,or pay the developer 8,000 Yuan per square meter for a new 130 m2 downtown apartment which they will have to wait for five years before moving in.第7页/共70页The Housing Crisis Goes Suburban第8页/共70页Global Understanding 1Detailed Information2Critical Thinking3Language Points4Reading FocusReading FocusVocabulary in Action5第9页/共70页Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingMain ideaPara.1Causes of the problemParas.2-9Consequences of the problemPara.10Solutions to the problemParas.11-13SummaryPara.14第10页/共70页Main ideaAffordable housing has not only become a problem for _,but has affected _.Its now a serious problem for more low-and moderate-income Americans than _.Fairfax is an example for this situation.Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingthe urban poorthe suburban middle-classtaxes,Social Security or gas prices第11页/共70页Causes of the problemA.Governments attitude towards affordable housing.a.From Roosevelt to Nixon,_ b.Nowadays,_.B.The striking mismatch between _ affordable housing,or affordable housing near jobs.a.In the past two decades,much poor housing has been _ but not all has been _ and there has been _.b.Many middle income people can not find _ near their place of work.Reading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingAmericans used to care a lot about it.federal aid has not been increasedaffordable homesrazed/demolishedthe demand for and the supply ofrebuiltno increase第12页/共70页Consequences of the problemA.Children _.B.Workers _.C.Communities _.Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingcant see their parents so oftencant make ends meetare less competitive第13页/共70页Solutions to the problemA.Local officials _.B.Federal government _.C.A real estate crash may not help.Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingshould get out of the wayshould support new constructions第14页/共70页SummaryHousing in America today is not just _,but is also _.Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understandingan urban poverty issuea middle-class quality-of-life issue第15页/共70页Task 2Paraphrase the underlined parts of the following sentences.(P258)Reading FocusReading Focus Detailed Information1.When household incomes grow by X,housing prices grow by 12X.2.may rise to$110,000 a yearKeys:3.has not only affected people with low incomes but also people who live in the suburbs4.having a period of misfortune5.not people who have received federal housing assistance,but those who havent第16页/共70页Reading FocusReading Focus Detailed Information6.stop needing welfare payments7.give an opportunity to a family which is also eligible for the welfare8.and studies show that overcrowded living condition lead to higher crime rates,poorer academic performance and poorer health9.and workers may have to drive long distances to work because they cant afford housing closer10.Last year less than 5%of houses sold for$250,000 or less so prices will have to reduce a lot for housing to be affordable for low-income families.第17页/共70页Critical ThinkingReading Focus第18页/共70页Step One Read the following statements from the text and discuss whether Chinese people have the same problems.Support your views with evidence.1.Home ownership is often described as a dream,but these days many workers would settle for a decent rental that wont bankrupt their families.2.Local officials require one-acre lots and two-car garages,and block low-income and high-density projects.Reading FocusCritical Thinking第19页/共70页3.The high housing price problem has climbed the income ladder and moved to the suburbs.4.Families spend at least half their income on housing,many skimp on health care,child care and food to do so.5.Workers are enduring increasingly long commutes from less expensive communities.Reading FocusCritical Thinking第20页/共70页Step TwoThink about the role of government in providing affordable housing.Discuss in groups the following statements.Reading FocusCritical Thinking1.The root of the(high housing price)problem is the striking mismatch between the demand for and the supply of affordable housing.2.Affordable housing helps make communities competitive.3.The scarcity of affordable housing is a deepening national crisis.第21页/共70页1.workers cram their families into overcrowded apartments,college graduates have to crash with their parents,and firefighters,(Para.1)cram:v.to force something into a small space 把塞入e.g.Jessica crammed her clothes into the bag.crash:v.slang to stay at someones house for the night 借宿e.g.I crashed for one night at my friends house when I was in Chicago.Reading More Reading More Language Point 第22页/共70页2.The real estate boom of the past decade has produced windfalls for Americans who owned before it began,(Para.2)windfall:n.an amount of money that you get unexpectedly 意外之财 Reading More Reading More Language Point 第23页/共70页3.Roosevelt signed housing legislation in 1934 and 1937,providing mortgages,government apartments and construction jobs for workers down on their luck.(Para.3)down on their luck:to have no money because one has had a lot of bad luck over a period of time(因不走运而)穷困潦倒e.g.1)When someone is down on their luck,good friends will be sympathetic.2)George has certainly been down on his luck recently:first his wife fell ill;then he lost his job.Reading More Reading More Language Point 第24页/共70页4.But it has razed more subsidized apartments than it has replaced.(Para.4)raze:v.to completely destroy a town or building 把（城镇、建筑物）夷为平地e.g.1)Much of Nanjing was razed by Japanese invaders in 1937.2)The old buildings were razed to make way for a new development.Reading More Reading More Language Point 第25页/共70页5.Overall,the number of households receiving federal aid has flatlined since the early 1990s,despite an expanding population and a ballooning budget.(Para.5)flatline:v.to fall to a very low level 降到很低的水平e.g.1)The Republicans have been flatlining in the polls.2)The population growth in this town has been flatlining in the past five years.Reading More Reading More Language Point 第26页/共70页6.Today,for every one of the 4.5 million low-income families that receive federal housing assistance,there are three eligible families without it.(Para.6)eligible:adj.being able or allowed to do it 合格的；有资格的e.g.1)In some countries children over 16 are eligible for a drivers license.2)Over 500,000 18-year-olds will become eligible to vote this year.Reading More Reading More Language Point 第27页/共70页7.The time limits included in welfare reform 10 years ago were controversial,but studies suggest theyve helped motivate recipients to get off the dole.(Para.7)dole:n.unemployment benefit,welfare money given by the government in the US to people who are out of work 救济金e.g.1)How many people are on the dole?2)I said the bankers should be the first to go on the dole during the financial downturn.Reading More Reading More Language Point 第28页/共70页8.Washington politicians,on the other hand,have the federal budget at their disposal.(Para.12)at their disposal:available for someone to use 供某人使用支配e.g.1)Tanner had a lot of cash at his disposal.2)A car and driver were placed at my disposal.Reading More Reading More Language Point 第29页/共70页9.And even a modest price slump could trigger a construction slowdown(Para.13)slump:v.to suddenly go down in price,value,or number 暴跌e.g.1)Sales slumped by 20%last year.2)The US dollar slumped to a record low against all other currencies.Reading More Reading More Language Point 第30页/共70页Key 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-Task 1Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in the sentence.(P260)ADBBCABAReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action CA第31页/共70页Task 21.Thousands of spectators _ into the stadium to see the game.2.Tell the students to blow up the _ and then tape the straw to it.3.Most river tourists travel in big noisy motor rigs,which _ through all but the biggest rapids without difficulty.Read the words and their explanations in the box.Choose a word to complete each of the sentences below and explain its meaning.Change the form if necessary.(P261)crammed(b)balloon(a)Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action crash(a)第32页/共70页4.Jill _ her clothes into the bag.5.He lost control of his car at the first bend and _.6.We _ in as much sightseeing as possible during our stay in New York.7.The companys debt has _ in the past year.8.You can _ at our place if you cant get a ride home.9.Well have to get out of this situation before the _ goes up.10.As house sales have _,so has spending in department-store on items like furniture,carpets and electrical appliances.crammed(d)ballooned(c)crashed(a)crammed(a)Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action crash(b)balloon(b)slumped(b)第33页/共70页11.It is believed that the proceeds from the sale will go into a _ fund for the children.12.The hardest thing is finding a car dealer you can _!13.I was fortunate enough to have very _ parents.14.The post-war _ sent the unemployment figures soaring to twice the expected level.15.That decision did not win her much support from _ and moderates.16.When he is 25,the trustees will give him full control of his _ fund.trust(d)trust(c)liberal(c)Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action slump(c)liberals(b)trust(b)第34页/共70页Task 3Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase from the four choices given below.Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action Northern Canada,including the Northwest Territories,is an 1)_ place to live.Housing is at least 60%more expensive in the north 2)_ it is in southern Canada.Food prices are also 3)_,by at least 20%.Since building materials and foodstuffs are 4)_ from the south,the higher prices are primarily 5)_ transportation costs.6)_ far away from Yellowknife have higher costs,and communities served only by aircraft have the highest food and housing costs.expensivethanhigherimporteddue toCommunities第35页/共70页For example,foodstuffs shipped by air to 7)_ communities such as Sachs Harbor on Banks Island are 80%more expensive than they are in Yellowknife.To offset these high food and housing costs,8)_ are higher than those in southern Canada.In addition,most people live in public or staff housing,where rents are 9)_.Government employees living in remote communities receive an isolated post 10)_ payment to help offset the higher cost of living.Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action remotewagesallowancesubsidized第36页/共70页Is Affordable Housing Becoming an Oxymoron?Reading MoreReading More第37页/共70页Reading MoreReading More Global Understanding Critical Thinking Language Points Vocabulary in Action 1 2 3 4 第38页/共70页Housing prices have been 1)_ to unprecedented levels.Its a common idea that a significant part of the 2)_ for housing is based on an expectation of future 3)_.The more prices go up,the more people want to buy 4)_ reap the gains from 5)_future price appreciation.This pushes prices up even more.Can anything be done?Complete the following extract with the information from the text(P267).Text Explorationpushed up demand so as to appreciationReading MoreReading MoreGlobal UnderstandingGlobal Understandingexpected第39页/共70页Some municipalities provide 6)_ types of assistance to new homeowners.7)_,this increases demand even more.Increasing taxes does not solve the cost of the housing problem either.Basic 8)_ that either a reduction in demand or an increase in the supply of housing will 9)_housing prices,so a rise in 10)_rates should moderate 11)_,and it appears that housing prices are 12)_ out in some areas.variousUnfortunately lowereconomicsReading MoreReading MoreGlobal UnderstandingGlobal Understandinginterest demand flattening 第40页/共70页As to increasing supply,land 13)_ restrictions are tight in many desirable 14)_ areas,and political forces are 15)_ against relaxing these restrictions due to limited land resources and traffic problems.So what is the answer to high home prices?residential use alignedReading MoreReading MoreGlobal UnderstandingGlobal Understanding第41页/共70页Critical ThinkingCritical ThinkingReading MoreReading More第42页/共70页1.What is a price bubble?2.Why cant increasing taxes on housing solve the cost of the housing problem?3.Why do many Californian empty-nesters sell their houses and migrate to Oregon?4.Why do people hold different views on land use restrictions?Reading MoreCritical ThinkingDiscuss in groups the following questions.第43页/共70页1.a significant part of the demand for housing is based on an expectation of future appreciation.(Para.2)appreciation n.a rise in value,especially of land,money or possessions 增值e.g.1)There has been an appreciation of 50%in property values.2)The pounds rapid appreciation is creating problems for exporters.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第44页/共70页2.Analogous to the imposition of a subsidy,a 10%increase in property taxes would push housing prices down by 10%.(Para.5)analogous to similar to another situation or thing so that a comparison can be made 类似的,相似的 imposition:the introduction of something such as a rule,tax,or restriction （规章、税种、限制等的）实施；征收 e.g.The imposition of the new rules for bank accounts will make withdrawing money much easier.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第45页/共70页3.But a new house requires land zoned for housing.(Para.10)zoned:if an area of land is zoned,it is officially kept separate from other land so that it can be used for a particular purpose 划分成地区，把划入某地区 e.g.The land is currently zoned for residential use.Reading FocusReading Focus