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1、DoYouKnow?FocusIn1GetReady-mainDoYouKnow?WhatfamilyvaluescanbereflectedfromObama’sfamilylife?1.1DoYouKnow?1.1-videoII■GetageneralknowledgeaboutthelivingconditionsofAmericansKnowsomeofthebasicAmericanfamilyvaluesBeacquaintedwithAmericanleisureactivitiesBefamiliarwithAmericanspor
2、tsUnderstandAmericans’attitudetowardsleisure,privatelife,andsportsFocusIn1.22text-mainWhatisAmericans’viewabouthouses?WhatareAmericans’majorhomeactivities?WhatareAmericans’majorleisurepursuits?WhatarethemajorsportsactivitiesintheUnitedStates?1.Houseownership2.1_1Mostpeoplehavea
3、nambitiontoowntheirownhouseonalittlepieceofproperty,andverylargenumbersofthemhaveachievedthatambition.Indeed,amongwesterncountries,Americaranksfirstintermsofthepercentageofpeoplewhoownthehouses(andapartments)theylivein.Housesarenotexcessivelyexpensiveinrelationtotheirspaceandco
4、mfort,andpriceslookquitereasonableinrelationtotheaverageincomeAmericansmake.Itisestimatedthatmorethantwo-thirdsofallfamiliesintheUnitedStatesarehome-owners,thoughmanyofthemmayhaveborrowedmoney(mortgages)onthesecurityoftheirhousesandtheirjobstopayforthem.2.1_2Comparisonofhouseaf
5、fordabilityamongAmericancities1.Houseownership2.1_22.HouselocationInmuchofthehistoryoftheUnitedStates,Americanslivedinruralareas.Then,withthedevelopmentofindustrializationandurbanization,particularlyafterWorldWarII,Americansstartedtomovetocities.However,afterthearrivaloftheso-c
6、alledpost-industrialsociety,thesuburbsstartedtogrowandkeptexpanding.Populationincentralcitiesandsuburbs2.1_23.HousetypesMostAmericansstilllivein“single-familydwellings”,thatis,houseswhichusuallyhaveafrontandbackyard.Contrarytopopularbelief,onlyabout5percentofallAmericansliveinm
7、obilehomes.Single-familydwellingsWhatareAmericans’majorhomeactivities?2.1_2_1Federalism1Oneofthefirstactivitiesathomeistomakeandmendthings,likedoingcarpentryworkinthebasementtomakeorrepairapieceoffurniture.Then,thereisendlessworkinthegardenorbackyard,wheremostfamiliesplantflowe
8、rsandvegetables.InmanyAmericanfamilies,childrenareexpe
