1、At the end of this lesson,you can:1.Predict the content of the text through the title and pictures,and read quickly to get the general idea of the text.2.Understand the reasons and details of the changes by reading the article carefully.3.Analyze the phenomenon and the causes behind charts.4.Describ
2、e the traces of times changing around you,and think about what the unchanging spirit and connotation are.Times(pl.):A period of history connected with particular events or experiences in peoples lives.the way we shopthe buildings where we livethe way we travelthe way we communicateWhat can you think
3、 of that has changed in recent decades?Look at the title of the passage and the pictures.Think about what the title means.Chapter?A new chapter in a book?A period of time in a persons life or in history Skimming:Check our prediction and then analyze the structure of the passage by dividing it into T
4、WO parts.Why did such a change happen?Read the first part,“the old chapter”,para 1-4,and find out the old bookstore needs to be changed.Reason 1:“The day I heard that the Rainbow bookstore was closing after 50 years of business,I was heartbroken.”“I had a long chat with Casey,the stores elderly owne
5、r.”Long+Old The bookstore environment is poor.Books do not meet the reading needs of people.The business model is traditional.Reason 2:“Sighing deeply,he told me how it was becoming difficult to run an independent bookstore.”“Most young people preferred reading e-books on tables.”“More and more cust
6、omers were being attracted by chain stores and online discounts.”relatively stable increasing greatlyThese two charts show the sales made by two kinds of bookstores.Which is the bookstore?And which is the bookstore?More and more people are choosing to buy books online in physical bookstores.Do you t
7、hink physical Do you think physical bookstores will be“bookstores will be“hidden in hidden in a thick mista thick mist”someday?”someday?No,Reasons:“It made me realize that the bookstore and all that old Casey could soon disappear for good.”“Casey on the books,by writing them on a large board in one
8、corner of the store.”“was a place w h e r e a n y o n e could drop in and .”Read the second part,“the new chapter”,para 5-8,and find out the old bookstore opened a new chapter.Owned by_With the help of community,the new owner led a _to save the bookstore.Changes(The inside was a _ world.)1)A place f
9、or_ members of the community to get together.2)A _ being delivered in one area.3)Shelves selling_.4)A big _ which was displaying customers_.5)A caf selling_.6)More _ events,such as_ _.Jennifer Oakleyliterature-lovingcampaignbook readingstationery,posters and giftsscreencomments organic foodbook read
10、ings,poetry recitals,community and jazz concerts and movie nightsdifferentcreativeintelligentbraveresponsibledeterminedambitiousCreativity is the soul of a nations progress and the unceasing power of a countrys prosperity.创新是一个民族进步的灵魂创新是一个民族进步的灵魂,是国家兴旺发达的不竭动力是国家兴旺发达的不竭动力。江泽民江泽民Has everything changed
11、?Is there anything in the bookstore?“Im so pleased to see that everything I wanted it to offer to the community is still here.”What does everything mean here?Lets review the passage.Please think about the“”.How did Casey and I feel now?The day I heard that the Rainbow Bookstore was closing after 50
12、years of business,I was heartbroken.The bookstore was a place 1_ anyone could drop in and connect through their love of books.I hurried to the store and had a long chat 2_ Casey,the stores elderly owner.3_(sigh)deeply,he told me how it was becoming difficult 4_(run)an independent bookstore.Most youn
13、g people preferred 5_(read)e-books on tablets.Childhood memories came back to me so clearly,as if the events 6_(happen)only yesterday.A few months later,I was 7_(surprise)to see that the Rainbow Bookstore was still there and open for business.8_(clear),the Rainbow Bookstore was in good,creative hand
14、s.I joined Casey,who was looking up at the screen on which readers comments kept popping up.“Well,as you can see,corporate knowledge combined with 9_(creative)has brought my humble bookstore into 10_ 21st century!”wherewithSighingto runreadinghad happenedsurprisedClearlycreativitytheSell _The old_Sh
15、are _Community_Love for _booksbrick exterior eventsbooks/readingideas and commentsChoose the ideas conveyed in the passage.1.Traditional bookstores cant compete with large bookstore chains.2.Peoples love of reading never changes.3.Technology has been a key factor in bringing the Rainbow Bookstore ba
16、ck to life.4.Creativity plays an important role in the new Rainbow Bookstore.Have things changed around you?Or do you think something around you will change in the future?Describe the changes that have taken place or will take place in the future,using“A New Chapter”as the topic.And try to explore what remains unchanged in the“new”.
