Module10 Unit 2 Reading. Unit2 Population mobility in the USA.

Module10 Unit 2 Reading

Unit2 Population mobility in t

he USA

Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page18 .

StepI Fast reading

1.What’s the topic of the article?

2.What is the name of the magazine in which this article appears?

3.What two groups are discussed in the article?

People over 60 years and young adults.

American living

The movement of people in the USA

Read the passage a second time and complete Parts C1 and C2 on page 20:

StepII Careful reading

1.Where in the USA are the older people who are moving south from?

2.What state in the USA is most popular with older people?

3.Why is Charlotte County in central Florida called the oldest place in the USA?

From the Midwest and the Northeast

Florida.

It is home to the largest population of people aged 65 and older. This group accounts for nearly 18 percent of the state’s population

4.What has been done in Florida for older people?

5.What is the percentage of people in the USA who move house every year?

6.Why are young people moving to cities?

Ambulance response time has been decreased and many houses have bathrooms designed for elderly homeowners with things like walk-in bathtubs that reduce the risk of slips and falls.

Cities are more exciting and have more job

opportunities.

17%

7.Why does Daniel want to move to a big city?

8.How many people are quoted in the article?

Five people

He thinks that cities are more exciting and

he can meet young people like himself and

go to theatres, museums and big sporting

events for the entertainment.

Name

Age

Sex Move to

Reason

David 68 Male Florida

The community understands the needs of older people; to play bingo; to plant his herb garden; to watch seagulls at the beach; to meet friends of his own age; to get good medical care

Name Age Sex Move to

Reason

Angela 21 FemaleLos

Angeles

To advance her career in a big company to become a top accountant.

Name Age Sex Move to

Reason

Daniel 27 MaleA big city

Enda 78 Female Florida

To meet people; to find entertainment; to go to the theatre; to have an exciting life

Afraid of falling on ice and getting hurt

StepIII

Difficult sentences

1.Older Americans are on the move. Throughout the Midwest land the Norhe-east, people aged 60 and over are packing their bags and heading south along the freeway to states like Florida.在整个中西部和东北部地区， 60 岁及 60 岁以上的人们正在收拾他们的行囊，沿着高速公路向南行进到类似佛罗里达州这样的州去 .2.Florida was home to the largest population of people aged 60and older. This group accounted for nearly 18 per cent of state’s population.

佛罗里达州有最多的 60 岁及以上的人口这个人群大约占到该州人口的 18%

4.Most US citizens retire around the age of 62, which is the national minimum retirement age, and the trend seems to be for them to move to warmer places.

5.However, as the number of older Americans moving there increases, more changes are made to cater to them.然而，随着搬迁到那里的老年美国人增多，更多的变化发生了，以照顾到他们的需要。

大多数的美国人在 62 岁左右退休 , 这是国家最早的退休年龄 , 他们的趋向似乎就是搬到更温暖的地方去 .

3.So it is not surprising that Florida’s Charlotte County is known as the oldest place in the USA.

因此也就不奇怪佛罗里达州的夏洛特县北被认为是美国最老的地方。

7.Adaptations such as these are making Florida even more attractive to older people.

这样的改进让佛罗里达州对老年人更有吸引力8.Recently , there has been a boom in population mobility.最近 , 移动人口激增

6.And many houses have bathrooms designed for elderly homeowners, with things like walk-in bathtubs that reduce the risk of slips and falls.许多房子有专为老年业主设计的浴室 , 配有如步入式浴盆的设备以减少摔倒的风险 .

1. 美国的人口流动

2. 思考 , 考虑

3. 人口趋向

4. 在迁徙中 .

5.60 岁的人

6, 收拾行囊

7. 向南行进

8. 全国人口普查

9. 占据

population mobility in the USA

look at

population trends

on the move

people aged 60

pack one’s bag

head south

national population survey

account for

Step IV Phrases

10. 寻找老年人之间的交流 .

11. 有意义 , 有道理 12. 迎合13. 减少摔倒的风险14. 亲骨肉 .

15. 结婚16 寻求刺激17. 从大学毕业18. 事业机会19. 顶尖的会计师

look for communities of older people

make sense

cater toreduce the risk of slips and falls

one’s (own) flesh and bloodget married

seek excitement

graduate from universitycareer opportunities

a top accountant

StepV

Consolidation

L____ at the south-eastern tip of the USA, Florida is a state k____ as the oldest place in America. A______ to the national population survey c_______ in 2000,the olderly a______ for nearly 18 percent of the state’s population. Many people a____60 and over are a_____ there because of its less c________ climate. Another reason is that the c_______ in this state understands the n____ of them, for i_____ , many houses are e_______ with special bathroom with w________bathtubs, which prevent the older people s________.

However, with a b_______ in population mobility, ambition d______many young people to the city to s_______excitement and career o________

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ccordingonducted ccounted

ged ttractedhangeable

ommunity eednstance quipped

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oomrives

eek pportunities

Step 7 Exercises ( I ) Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases

given, paying attention to the correct form.

account for; according to; risk; cater to ; turn into; boom make sense;conduct a survey; as well as;contribute to;

1.They only publish novels which _____________ the mass market.

2.There has been a ________ in Exports this year.

3.There was no choice. If they stayed there, they _________ death.

4.On the way home he rode very fast, which ____________ a bad accident.

cater to

boom

risked

contributed to

5. Petrochemicals today ____________ one-fourth of all the chemicals made; in ten years this amount is expected to double.

6. The teacher told us if we wanted to know the fact, the best solution to it was________________ .

7. With many trees and flowers in our school, it __________ a garden.

account for

to conduct a survey

turns into

8. __________ Newton’s first law, a body at rest will remain at rest until a force is applied to it.

9. TV is anothet major instrument of communication, permitting us to hear________ to see the performer.

10. Do you think it __________ to let little children play with matches?

make sense

as well as

According to

Exercises (II.) Fill in the blanks with a proper word from the text.

1. He won't be able to draw his________ until he's 65.

2. They're coming next week,______ I don't know which day.

3. I'm __________ for twelve on Sunday, for all the family are coming

4. They ________ south in search of the missing girl.

5. I paid the money into my_______ this morning.

pension

though

account

catering

headed

6.The accident has not done any p_____________ damage.

7.The a__________ temperature in winter here is 4 degrees Centigrade.

8. When the old man was knocked by a car, he needed an ____________.

9. She s______ over on the ice and broke his legs.

10. For the next ten years,Jane lived together with her a_______ mother until her mother died.

permanent

average

ambulance

slipped

aged

Step 8. Translation1. 我请了一位工程师来检查我的汽车 , 因为我不喜欢它所发出的噪音 . look at

2. 在中国 , 许多农村人流向大城市 , 他们认为在大城市里他们能找到工作并挣到许多钱 . on the move

I asked the engneer to look at my car because I did not like the noises it was making.

In China, many people in the country are on the move to big cities because they think they can find a job and earn more money.

4. 家长们同意在他们的孩子调皮时 , 应该保持观点相同 . speak with one voice

5. 在我们的顾客中 , 学生占多数 . account for

The parents agreed that they had to speak with one voice when their children were naughty.

Students account for the vast majority of our customers.

3. 同学们常常在周末到社区去帮助老人和残疾人 . the elderly The students often go to help the elderly and disabled in the community at the weekend.

6. 这就是为什么人们搬到温暖地方的道理 .makes sense

7. 人们在家里而不是在办公室里工作的趋势日益增长。

That’s why people moving somewhere warmer makes sense.

There is a growing for people to work at home instead of in offices.

tendency