课前准备 Warm-up

The family is one of nature’s masterpieces. It is the paradise for everyone. Home is the place where you can only feel happy and comfortable, no mater what you suffer outsides. This unit is going to discuss the changing family structure. 

Brainstorm your ideas on the following questions.

(1)Describe your family in terms of its members and the roles they play.

Hint: the information should include the following aspects:

a. The family members

b. The roles they play

(2)Conduct a brief survey and summarize family types you come across.

Hint: the information should include the following aspects:

a.The examples and evidence of the survey

b.The family types and their features

(3)How do you think family life is changing these days? How might it change in the future?

Hint: the comparison and contrast can be conducted in the following aspects:

a.The family size and the family location;

b.The family relationship and the family roles;

c.The pace and quality of family life

 

本章概览 An Overview

This unit introduces the changing family structure. Passage one is a brief summary on changing family, with a clue of time. Besides, the article talks about the reason why family structure is changing. Passage two deals with the comparison of family in the past and at present. The author sets up several examples, such as a simple family in England, the traditional Japanese family and several typical family changes in today’s world.

 

学习目标 Objectives

Through discussion and learning, the students should

1)Acquire key words and expressions in talking about family

2)Get a general idea of the changing family structure

3） Be able to use the words and expressions in discussion

 

知识结构 Knowledge Structure

Passage One A Short History of the Changing Family

The introduction of extended family and the nuclear family

The introduction of other kinds of family types

Reasons why family changed in 1900s

Reasons why family changed in 1930s and 1940s

The family structure in 1950s

The family structure in 1960s and 1970s

The family structure in today’s world

 

Passage Two Time with the Family—Past and Present

A Simple Family in England—Around the Year 1200

The Traditional Japanese Family in the 1900s

The Twentieth Century Community Where I Grew Up

Difficulties of Typical Family Changes in Today’s World