商务英语阅读第一册上 Unit 5.ppt

1、Care of the Elderly,Unit 5,Pre-reading Questions,Listen to a brief news broadcast, then answer “what is the news about?”,The introduction of “one-child” policy to China.,Discuss the negative effects of the one-child policy.,The one-child policy directly results in the sex imbalance.,As the only chil

2、d in one-child family grows up, his or her character will inevitably be affected.,The fatal effect is the aging problem of population. (Why?),Pre-reading Questions,Background People are living longer and longer while new babies are insufficient to take the place of them. This phenomenon is called an

3、 inverse pyramid. The young at the bottom are struggling to support the old on the top. Due to this unreasonable structure, the economic development will be dragged down unavoidably. Moreover the aging problem will eventually weaken the strength of national defense significantly.,Watch the video cli

4、p of a Chinese TV sketch.,Pre-reading Questions,Should the elderly live with their adult children or by themselves independently?,Live with children:,Live independently:,In case of an emergency a fall, a stroke, they can be looked after; They wont feel lonely; They will be able to baby-sit their gra

5、ndchildren; They can help with house chores.,A feeling of self-reliance is encouraged; Avoid conflicts or tension between generations arising from different values. Avoid being a family burden,Pre-reading Expressions,Expressions that are likely to be used to talk about the old people:,A health diet

6、is helpful to the old.,Caring of the old can be stressful.,Old age is often accompanied by all kinds of diseases such as high blood pressure.,Pre-reading Expressions,Expressions that are likely to be used to talk about consequences of an aging generation on the younger generation:,The only-child gen

7、eration will be faced with the difficulties of caring for both the children and the elders.,Even when an elderly parent lives independently, responsibilities can weigh heavily on their children.,Maintaining acute-care (急性病) beds is expensive and they are in high demand.,Care of the Elderly Reading O

8、ne,Unit 5,Background Knowledge,A nursing home is a place for people who dont need to be in a hospital but cant be cared for at home. Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day.,Nursing Homes,Some nursing homes are set up like a hospital. The staff provides medica

9、l care, as well as physical, speech and occupational therapy. There might be a nurses station on each floor. Other nursing homes try to be more like home. They try to have a neighborhood feel.,Background Knowledge,Some nursing homes have special care units for people with serious memory problems suc

10、h as Alzheimers disease. Some will let couples live together. Nursing homes are not only for the elderly, but for anyone who requires 24-hour care.,Nursing Homes,Reading One,Decide whether each of them is true or false.,_ 1. Most old people in the US are put in nursing homes by their family members.

11、 _ 2. The average middle-aged couple can care for their elderly parents after their own children have grown up. _ 3. More psychologists and social workers have begun to study caregiving because the life expectancy of Americans is lengthening greatly. _ 4. A spouse is very likely to use community ser

12、vices or put his / her now-dependent spouse in a nursing home. _ 5. Taking care of the old people is easy when they are affectionate and cooperative. _ 6. Brothers and sisters are often glad to provide help to caregivers when needed.,F,T,T,F,F,T,Reading One Check your comprehension,Answer the follow

13、ing questions with the information from the text.,What are the reasons caregivers give for the belief that they are the best person for the job?,One caregiver said that she had always been close to her mother; another was the oldest child; another was the youngest child. In a word, they all felt tha

14、t they could do the job better than anyone else.,Reading One Check your comprehension,Answer the following questions with the information from the text.,What is the reasons caregivers giver for taking on the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative?,Many caregivers believed that they had an

15、obligation to help their relatives. Some stated that helping others made them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping someone now, they would deserve care when they became old and dependent.,Reading One Check your comprehension,Answer the following questions with the information from the text

16、.,Why are adult children likely to use community services to help care for an elderly parent?,Because they often have jobs and other responsibilities to take care of.,Why is a spouse usually reluctant to use community services to help care for the dependent person?,Because of the fear of poverty as

17、it costs more to use community services.,Reading One Check your comprehension,More questions to answer in order to achieve the clear understanding of text.,What is peoples misconception towards the care of the elderly?,Many people wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families place

18、them in nursing homes.,What did Samuel H. Preston research concerning the aging problem?,He studied that how the American family is changing. He reported that by the time average American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents than children.,Reading One Check your comprehension,More

19、questions to answer in order to achieve the clear understanding of text.,Why can caring for the elderly be a very positive experience?,For the elderly, they appreciated the care and attention they received. For the caregivers, they feel they have an obligation to help others, and helping others make

20、 them feel useful, and they hope that by helping others, they will deserve care when they became old and dependent.,Check your vocabulary,Match the words on the right with that on the left.,fictitious myth spouse assertive sibling,showing a strong and confident personality; asserting oneself brother

21、 or sister; any people with the same parent imagined or invented; not real thing, person that is imaginary or impossible husband or wife,Reading One Vocabulary,Try to find words or phrases in the text which are similar in meaning to the words and phrases listed in the box.,1. of something false or n

22、ever existing 2. an expert in psychology 3. duty or responsibility 4. the state of being poor 5. brothers or sisters 6. in a manner where both parties are involved,fictitious,psychologist,obligation,poverty,siblings,mutually,Reading One Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,In the

23、 Iraqi War, the coalition forces displayed a smooth _ effort in attacking the Iraqi troops. Jenny and her husband share _ beliefs regarding almost every aspect of their family life. She is very _ with children. They always like her. I dont like the _ tone in his speech.,cooperative,mutual,affectiona

24、te,assertive,Reading One Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,5. You can look at the books without any _ to buy. 6. You can help to relieve peoples _ by sending them gifts of money or food. 7. There are a lot of _ characters in this so-called “historical” novel. 8. Jane is an ima

25、ginative girl who always lives in _ and fairy tales.,obligation,poverty,fictitious,myths,Reading One Check your vocabulary,Translate the following sentences.,他把他童年往事说得很假。,The accounts he gives of his childhood is quite fictitious.,你应该以坚定自信的语气表达自己的意见。,You should state your opinions in an assertive to

26、ne of voice.,伙伴关系是建立在互相尊重、信任和理解之上的。,Partnership was based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.,没有订购的货物就无需付款。,Youre under no obligation to pay for goods which you didnt order.,Care of the Elderly Reading Two,Unit 5,Reading Two,Choose the best answer to complete each of the following statements

27、 according to the information you get from the text.,GG moved in with her daughter because _,she was not able to live on her own due to her frailty,Why did GG become very emotional on a December afternoon?,Because she saw her great granddaughters doll.,What happened to GGs baby sister?,She died of p

28、neumonia at a young age.,Why did Meagans mum feel proud of her daughter?,Because she was loving.,How many people took part in the making of the doll for GG?,Four,Check your vocabulary,Match the words on the right with that on the left.,exquisite reverent dainty trim pneumonia subdue ceramic porcelai

29、n commission duplicate gaily crack frail facsimile compassionate,an illness in which lung(s) become red and swollen and filled liquid to make sth tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it feeling or showing deep respect to formally choose someone to do a special piece of work small and g

30、raceful very beautiful, delicate (a person) physically weak or delicate happy or brightly to make an exact copy of sth an exact copy, especially of a document to reduce the force of sth, or prevent sth from existing, developing of or relating to pottery hard white material made from china clay showi

31、ng or feeling pity for the sufferings of others (of the voice) change in depth, loudness, etc. suddenly,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,When my grandfather died, my 83-year-old grandmother, once so full of life, slowl

32、y began to fade.,When my grandfather died, my 83-year-old grandmother, who was once having a lot of energy and vitality, gradually began to lose her strength and became weak.,Subdued for the rest of the visit, Meagan was no sooner in the car going home than she exclaimed,During the rest of the visit

33、, Meagan was not showing much interest and excitement. As soon as Meagan was in the car going home she exclaimed,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,From her I commissioned a doll head in the style of three-quarters of a

34、century ago making sure to specify “big blue eyes that opened and closed,” and hands and feet.,I gave her the job of making a doll head which was popular 75 years ago my grandmothers time. I did so because I have to make sure the doll should have “big blue eyes that opened and closed,” and hands and

35、 feet, exactly as described by my grandmother.,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Paraphrase the following sentences with a special focus on the italicized parts.,Of course, there was no way it could be exactly like the doll GG had loved so much and lost.,Of course, it was impossible that the doll we

36、 made could be exactly like the doll GG had loved so much and lost.,What GG really recognized, perhaps, was the love that inspired the gift. And love, wherever it comes from, always looks the same.,The reason why GG was so moved, perhaps, was the love that filled the doll. No matter where the love c

37、omes from, it always looks the same.,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,1. We feel _ for the plight of Iraqi refugees who have suffered constant wars and sanctions. 2. His noble example _ the rest of us to greater efforts. 3. Please _ forty copies of this test paper

38、 for me. 4. Michelangelos _ paintings are collectors valuable items.,compassionate,inspires,duplicate,exquisite,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Fill in the blanks with the words.,5. Hearing that his wife was determined to divorce him, he was so furious that he _ everything at home. 6. It is a reli

39、gious tradition that they _ a lamb. 7. He is the _ of his own success because his health is deteriorating terribly while he runs here and there attending to his many businesses. 8. At 90, my grandfather is getting very old and _.,smashed,sacrifice,victim,frail,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Find

40、proper words in Words in Focus to fill in the blanks.,1. He criticized the school for trying to _ individual expression.,subdue,2. The newspaper _ a series of articles on the fashion industry.,commissioned,3. Most of the characters in the novel exhibit those common human _ ignorance and greed.,frail

41、ties,4. The street looks _ with bright flags and colored lights.,gay,5. In a voice _ with emotion, he announced the death of his father.,cracking,6. A good comedian needs to have an _ sense of timing.,exquisite,Reading Two Check your vocabulary,Translate the following sentences.,我们只好大量削减旅行预算。,We had

42、 to trim a lot off our travel budget.,这项研究仅仅是重复别人已经做过的工作。,This research merely duplicates work already done elsewhere.,他们因同情她的悲惨遭遇而准许她居留。,Out of compassion for her terrible suffering they allowed her to stay.,Care of the Elderly Reading Three,Unit 5,Background Knowledge,Alzheimers disease is a progr

43、essive irreversible brain disorder with unknown cause or cure. It attacks and slowly steals the minds of its victims.,Alzheimers disease (阿尔海默症，老年痴呆症）,Symptoms of the disease include memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, personality changes, disorientation, and loss of language skills. Always f

44、atal, Alzheimers disease is the most common form of irreversible dementia.,Alzheimers disease is becoming tragically common. It is estimated that by 2020, 30 million people will be affected by this devastating disorder worldwide and by 2050, the number could increase to 45 million.,Background Knowledge,Alzheimers disease (阿尔海默症，老年痴呆症）,While there is no cure for Alzheimer