1、 1 What is the video about? 2 Which do you prefer, a faster pace of life or a slower pace of life? 1 The video is about whether its better to live life at a fast or slow pace. Starting out Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What kinds of changes do the pictures show? Changes in the way
2、 we shop, the buildings in which we live, the way we travel and how we communicate. 2 What else can you think of that has changed in recent decades? 3 Imagine you could travel 40 years back in time. What would you want to experience? Why? understanding ideas Look at the charts and answer the questio
3、ns. 1 What information do the charts show? 2 What conclusions can you draw from these charts? 1 The charts show the sales made by physical bookstores and online bookstores in China from the year 2011 to 2017. 2 More and more people are choosing to buy books online instead of in physical bookstores.
4、Look at the title of the passage and the pictures. Think about what the title means. Now read the passage and check your answer. Why was the author heartbroken? Because “I “ heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50 years of business. And the bookstore, which was a legendary fixture in t
5、he neighborhood, was a place where anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books. Who was the owner of the Rainbow Bookstore? Why was it becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore ? Casey was the stores elderly owner. In his opinion, most young people preferred reading e-books
6、 on tablets. More and more customers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts. Unforgettable happy memories with the bookstore. Could the bookstore and all that Old Casey had given to the community soon disappear for good? Its old brick exterior hadnt changed, but inside it was like
7、 a different world. In one area, a book reading was being delivered. Nearby, customers were poring over shelves selling stationery, posters and other best-seller-themed gifts. The large board in the corner had been replaced by a big screen, where customers comments on the months best seller were bei
8、ng displayed . Clearly, The Rainbow Bookstore was in good, creative hands. Jennifer Oakley, a saleswoman who had grown up in the neighborhood took over the bookstore. It was turned into a place for literature-loving members of the community to get together. It had a caf selling organic food, and the
9、re were now more community events such as book readings, poetry recitals and even jazz concerts and movie nights, where people could gather to share an experience that couldnt be downloaded. “Well, as you can see, corporate knowledge combined with creativity has brought my humble bookstore into the
10、21st century! Im so pleased to see that everything I wanted it to offer to the community is still there,” said Casey. Choose the ideas conveyed in the passage and find evidence to support your choices. 1 Traditional bookstores cant compete with large bookstore chains. 2 Peoples love of reading never
11、 changes. 3 Technology has been a key factor in bringing the Rainbow Bookstore back to life. 4 Creativity plays an important role in the new Rainbow Bookstore. Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram. difficult to run, losing customers combines creativity and technology, multi
12、functional community-minded, encourages sharing of ideas and comments Think & Share 1 Do the authors childhood memories make the passage more appealing? Why or why not? 2 What do you think of the changes made to the bookstore? 3 What changes do you think will happen to the bookstores around you? Yes
13、, because the memories describe how the author and other kids benefit from the bookstore, illustrating how and why it is so important to the community. The Rainbow Bookstore, 1_(date)back to 50 years ago, was closing, which made me heartbroken. Because most of the young people 2_(prefer) reading e-b
14、ooks, and chain stores and online discounts contributed to 3_(it) tragedy. I could still remember the owner of the book store, Casey, a warm-hearted elder man. The childhood 4_(memorize) came back to me . We kids used 5_(drop) by the store, looking at the new books, chatting with him and 6_(share) i
15、deas and comments on the board. 7_ to my relief, several months later, the bookstore was still there, open. Having changed its functions, the bookstore is now a 8_(differ) world, becoming 9_ center for literature-loving members of the community to get together. It is the corporate knowledge combined with creativity 10_ saved the bookstore. 直击高考直击高考 dating preferred its memories to drop sharing But different a that
