(完整版)新视野大学英语第三版第二册Unit3SectionA课件

Cultural background
2. Special terms for different generations
Generation Y (from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s):the Millennial Generation; an increased use and familiarity with communications, media, and digital technologies Generation Z (from the mid-1990s or the early 2000s to the present): the Net or the Internet Generation; spend their entire life with the World Wide Web and high-tech gadgets
Cultural background
1. What are the so-called “odyssey years”?
For English speakers, as many other cultures, the odyssey has become a special term for an epic journey and great struggle. The odyssey years in this text refers to a newly added life phase, which appears between adolescence and adulthood. it’s the decade when young people are wandering and going through life, exploring and discovering themselves.
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3 Unit Discovery of a new life stage
Section A Journey through the odyssey years
Objectives
To talk about odyssey years To further understand the text To apply the phrases and patterns To master the essay writing skill
Section A J o u r n e来自百度文库y t h r o u g h t h e o d ys s e y ye a r s
Contents
Warming-up activities Text study Language application Summary
Section A J o u r n e y t h r o u g h t h e o d ys s e y ye a r s
Parents can only give good advice or put their children on the right paths, but the final forming of a person’s character lies in their own hands.
— Anne Frank (German diarist)
The term odyssey years is originated from The Odyssey, a long poem by the Greek author Homer, which is a sequel (续集) to the Iliad, and mainly centers on the story of the Greek hero, Odysseus. It described Odysseus’ long journey trying to return home from adventures and war.
Warming-up activities
Lead-in Pre-reading activities Cultural background
• 1. What major stages does one’s life include?
• Childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age
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Unit 3 Section A
Journey through the odyssey years
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3 Unit Discovery of a new life stage
Cultural background
2. Special terms for different generations
Generation Jones(after World War II in 1945 through 1965): baby boomers; less optimism, distrust of government, and general cynicism Generation X (from the 1960s to the early 1980s):the period of birth decline; be pushed toward adulthood at an age earlier; better educated than baby boomers
• 2. Which stage are you at now? The stage between adolescence and adulthood. The odyssey years.
Cultural background
1. What are the so-called “odyssey years”?