2023学年完整公开课版Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-Note全国获奖

DevelopingIrelandBeforeyoureadWhatdoyouknowabouttheRepublicofIreland?Findoutsomefactsaboutthecountry--itseconomy,itspeopleandtheland.AusefulwebsiteforinformationismaintainedbytheIrishGovernment:<PlanningforchangeintheRepublicTheRepublicofIrelandoccupiesmostofthelargewesternislandoftheBritishIsles.TheremainderoftheislandisNorthernIreland,whichispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublichasbeenindependentfromtheUKsince1921.Ithasapopulationofaroundmillionpeople,ofwhom40%liveneartothecapitalcity,Dublin.MuchofIrelandisrural,withgreenfieldsandruggedhills,butinrecentdecadesthegovernmenthasswitchedtheemphasisoftheeconomyfromagriculturetoindustry.Aspartofthiseconomicchange,theIrishGovernmentrecentlyannouncedaschemetoimprovetheplanningoftownsandcities,sothatallthepopulationcanhaveaccesstoeducation,transport,culturalfacilities,healthservicesandotherpublicamenities.Theschemealsocallsforcarefulplanningoflanduseandofwaterandwastemanagement.Theschemehastwotargets--developing"gateways"and"hubs"mandisexpectedtobecompletedby2020.GatewaysarethemajorcitiesintheRepublicofIreland,andaredefinedasplaceswithanurbanpopulationof100,000ormore.Everygatewaywillbelinkedtonationalroadandrailnetworks,andwillhaveeasyaccesstoportsandaninternationalairport.Withinthegateway,awiderangeofpublictransportwillbeprovided,andtherewillbeschools,collegesanduniversities;topclasstheatres,artscentresandsportsfacilities;excellenthealthservices;andeconomiczonesfornationalandinternationalHubsaresmallerthancities;generallyspeaking,theyaretownswithapopulationof20,000to40,000people,includingnearbyruralareas.Theywillbelinkedtonationalroadsandrailways,andhavereasonablyeasyaccesstoportsandtoaregionalornationalairport.Eachhubwillhaveatleastprimaryandsecondaryeducation,aswellasgoodleisure,sports,culturalandhealthfacilities,althoughthesewillnotbeofthesamequalityasthoseinthegateways.Local,nationalandinternationalindustryisencouraged.Themainideabehindtheschemeistoallowallthepopulationanopportunitytoshareintheeconomicdevelopmentofthecountry.Spreadingthedevelopmentstopsthemajorcitiesfromgrowingtooquickly,anditalsomeansthatpeopleintheruralareasdonothavetomovetothecitiesinsearchofwork.(394words/________minutes)VocabularyBritishIsles不列颠群岛remainder剩余部分，其余rural农村的；有乡村特点的rugged高低不平的；多丘陵的switch改变，转变emphasis重点；强调Irish爱尔兰的；爱尔兰人(的)scheme计划；规划access通路；接近amenity(常用复数)生活福利设施；便利设施target目标；指标gateway门户；通道hub(活动等的)中心share分享；分担spread铺开，展开；分散Exercise1Answerthesequestions.1.WhendidtheRepublicofIrelandstopbeingpartoftheUnitedKingdom2.Whatmajoreconomicchangehastakenplaceinrecentyears?3.Whichislarger,a"gateway"ora"hub"?4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthescheme?5.Whenistheschemeduetobecompleted?Exercise2Completethetablewithinformationtakenfromthepassage.GatewaysHubsPopulation100,000ormoreEducationTransportlinksPublicamenitiesExercise3Thinkaboutatownorcitythatyouknowwell.Whatisthepopulation?Whatkindofeducation,transportlinksandpublicamenitiesdoesithave?Reading(2)Dublin,capitaloftheRepublicTheIrishsuccessstoryTheemergenceoftheRepublicofIrelandasaneconomicpowerisamajorhistoricalchange.Inthepast,manypeoplehadtoemigratefromIrelandtoescapepoverty.Nowthetrendhasreversed.EconomicgrowthintheRepublicofIrelandhasbeenhigherthanmanyotherEuropeancountriesinrecentyears.TheGrossDomesticProductgrewbyaround5%in2002,comparedwith2%inFranceThenationhasgeographicanddemographicadvantages.Itiswelllocated,beingclosetoEuropeanneighboursandlinkedtoNorthAmericabyairandsea.Thepopulationisyoung--theyoungestinEurope--withover40%beingundertheageof25.Thequalityoftheworkforceishigh,followingthedevelopmentofeducationoverthelasttwodecades.Besideseducation,thegovernmenthasalsoinvestedheavilyinmoderntechnology,mostnotablydigitaltelecommunicationsandbroadbandaccess.OperatingcostsforcompaniesarelowcomparedwithotherEuropeancountries,andthetaxsystemisfavourable,withaprofitstaxof%(comparedwith30%inmanyotherplaces).AlltheseconditionshaveattractedoverseascompaniestosetuptheirbusinessesintheRepublicofIreland.(213words/_____minutes)Vocabularyemergence出现；露头emigrate移居外国(或外地区)poverty贫穷，贫困trend动向，趋向；潮流reverse(使)倒转demographic人口的；人口统计的digital数字(码)显示的telecommunication电信；长途通信broadband宽(频)带的operatingcost营运成本profitstax利润所得税NoteGrossDomesticProduct(GDP)(国内生产总值)isameasureofthevalueofgoodsandservicesproducedbyanationinayear.Exercise4WhyareoverseascompaniesattractedtotheRepublicof1.Thepopulation2.Thetaxsystem3.Thegeographicallocation4.Education5.TechnologyKeys:Exercise11.In1921.2.Theemphasisoftheeconomyhasbeenswitchedfromagriculturetoindustry.3.A"gateway".4.Toallowallthepopulationanopportunitytoshareintheeconomicdevelopmentofthecountry.5.By2020.Exercise2GatewaysGatewaysPopulation100,000ormore20,000-40,000Educationschools,collegesanduniversitiesprimaryandsecondaryschoolsTransportlinksnationalroadandrailnetworks;easyaccesstoportsandanint