Lesson2Utopia.ppt

1、Unit 24 Society Lesson 2 Utopia,As far as you know, what kind of country is Utopia like?,1. Look at the picture of the ideal society of Utopia.,2. Listen to Sir Thomas Mores story about Utopia. Check your answers to Exercise 1.,3. Listen to the story again and answer the questions.,civilised: highly

2、 developed identical:exactly alike and equal show off: 炫耀；卖弄 authority: power have authority over representative: 代表 parliament:国会 remark: comment make remarks about sth adopt： take or follow 采用，采纳,Key Words,1) What kind of country is Utopia like? Give some examples.,It is the most civilized country

3、 in the world. For example, all the towns are identical and all the buildings are laid out in an ordered way.,Questions,2) How do the people in Utopia usually spend their tome?,People only have to work six hours a day. When they are not working, they go to lectures or play interesting games.,3) How

4、are the Utopian society and families organized?,Utopian society and families are well organized. There is a head of each family. There is a leader in each area of the town and each town has a mayor. Each town has three parliamentary representatives.,4) Are there any divorces in Utopia? What if some

5、married people have affairs?,Divorce is possible only when both the husband and wife want it. There are severe punishments if married people have affairs.,5) Does Utopia ever trade with other countries? Why / Why not? 6) Are there any wars in their country? Why?,Utopia never trades with other countr

6、y because there is nothing that it needs.,There is no war in Utopia, because they hate war. They fight only in self-defense.,Storyteller: I was in Bruges on business when I met this very interesting man. He had traveled for years and had had lots of strange adventures. Amongst them he had spent five

7、 years on the island of Utopia. I invited him to dinner and asked him to tell me all about it. Man: Well, to start with, it is the most civilized country in the world. All the towns are identical you know and all the buildings are laid out in an ordered way. Every building has piped water and the ho

8、uses are large with glass windowsjust think of that! Wellthere is no private property in Utopia and various families live together in each of the large houses. Everybody wears the same kind of clothes and so there is no fashion. Nobody has any desire to show off and gold and silver have no value unl

9、ike in our society.,everything is well organized and people only have to work six hours a day. They usually have all of their meals in a large communal dining room, but can have them at home if they want. At supper people listen to music and have interesting discussions. When they are not working, t

10、he Utopians go to lectures or play interesting games like chess. There are no inns in Utopia and no gambling either so thats very different from our society isnt it? You know, people take their pleasure from living a healthy and useful life. Utopian society and families are very well organized. Ther

11、e is a head of each household, who is always the oldest male by the way. Husbands have authority over their wives and parents have authority over their children. There is a leader in each area of the town and each town has three representatives who are sent to the parliament, where major decisions a

12、re taken.,There are very few laws in Utopia, because there is no need for them. So there are no lawyers just imagine that. But if someone behaves badly they can be made into slavesthe slaves in Utopia are convicts or foreigners who have to work very hard. Girls can marry when they are 18 and boys wh

13、en they are 22. Divorce is only possible when both husband and wife want it. There are severe punishments for married people who have affairs. The guilty people can be made into slaves. Utopia is a very rich country but never trades with other countries, because there is nothing that it needs. Utopi

14、ans are peaceful and hate war and they only fight in self-defense.,Storyteller: I made some polite remarks about Utopia and thanked the man. I cannot say I agree with everything he said, but I admit that there are many things in the Utopian Republic that I would like to see adopted in Europe.,Discus

15、sion,Would you like to live in Mores Utopia? Why/why not?,Back,Ex. 7 Listen again and complete the Function File with these words and phrases.,1. Itd be a good idea if 2. There could be 3. What about 4. Its about time 5. They should 6. What should be really great is if,7. What we need 8. Id charge 9

16、. Why dont they 10. Itd be good if they 11. They ought to 12. Its time,Debbie: Sorry Ive turned up late. The Broadway you know what the traffics like. I got held up for ten minutes. Sarah: Mmm its awful there at this time of day, isnt it? This citys a real messdont you think? Debbie: Yeah, itd be a

17、good idea if they if they stopped traffic going into the centeryou know what I mean? There could be lots more pedestrian streets and that sort of thing. Sarah: Mmmm thats not a bad idea. Like they have in Rotherham. But what about doing something about public transport? Its about time we had more bu

18、ses. You have to wait ages for the number 23, dont you? I think they should put buses every fifteen minutes.,Debbie: So do I. And what would be really great is if they werefree. Then people would use them more, wouldnt they? Theyre so expensive at the moment, even with a season ticket. And they keep

19、 going up all the time. Sarah: Thats true. Debbie: What we need are some big changes in this place. Id charge people more for bringing cars into the center. Especially big ones like Jaguars. Sarah: Yeah the mayors useless isnt he? and he looks like that guy from EastEnders. Whats his name? Debbie: I

20、 know the one you mean. And why dont they make a decent park? We could have one near the river, couldnt we? Theres space to do lots of things.,They could do up those old houses. And we could have a mini-London Eye, couldnt we? Sarah: Mmmm, youd have great views from the top of the wheel. Debbie: And

21、 they should clean up the river. Its a disgrace! Its time we stopped polluting everything and messing everything up. Sarah: Yeah. And its so boring here. Theres nothing to get up to, is there? Its like Scunthorpe on a wet Sunday afternoon. I think itd be good if they spent money on things for young

22、people to do. You know, they ought to build a decent sports center to start with.,Debbie: youre right, and its time they set up a cultural center. It doesnt have to be like the Barbican or the South Bank but just somewhere with a few good films and a theatre. Itd brighten things up a bit. Sarah: Mmm

23、m and I wish theyd start a decent club. You know like the Ministry of Sound in London-with good music and all that sort of thing. Debbie: Yeah Anyway have you decided what you want? Ive nearly finished. Sarah: I think Ill have some tea. And lets have some more scones.,1. The Broadway 2. Rotherham 3.

24、 the number 23 4. a season ticket 5. Jaguars ,a town,a bus,a bus or a train pass for a certain amount of time,an expensive make of British car,Ex. 6. Listen to the conversation. Guess what these things refer to.,a street,a popular British soap opera,a fairground wheel on the River Thomas in Westminster, London,a club in London,6. EastEnders 7. mini-London Eye 8. Scunthorpe 9. Th