Unit 1 Past and Present Integrated Skills 课件（25张）

(共25张PPT)
8B Unit 1
Integrated Skills
Let’s talk about the changes to Sunshine Town!
Past
small restaurants and shops
a post office and a cinema
a new park
a new theatre
a shopping mall
a beautiful modern town
REVISION
Present
Let’s talk about Suzhou’s past and present!
In the past people/ people used to live in ____________.
Now people live in ____________.
What has changed
People’s living conditions.
old houses
tall buildings
条件、状况
Pre-listening
Let’s talk about Suzhou’s past and present!
In the past people/people used to travel around the city ____________.
Now people travel around the city ______________________.
What has changed
Ways of transport.
by bike /bus
by bus/car/underground
交通
Pre-listening
Let’s talk about Suzhou’s past and present!
There used to be _____________________.
But now Suzhou face the problem of _________.
What has changed
The environment.
clean water,fresh air and …
polllution
环境
Pre-listening
Past
Present
Pre-listening
Starlight Town
What kinds of changes have taken place in Starlight Town
has changed!
While-listening
Starlight Town has changed!
Past
Environment: green ____, clean and fresh ____, wild ____ near the lake
Transport: bus and _______
Living conditions: old _____
Present
Environment: smaller ____ , new ______ station, tall _________and new roads.
Transport: bus, taxi and ____
Living conditions: new ____
Listening Tips
1. Predict according to the picture.
2. Predict according to collocation（搭配）.
bicycle
air
birds
railway
houses
lake
buildings
hills
train
flats
While-listening
Complete Kitty’s diary entry on Page 16
13 February
Dear Diary,
Today, I borrowed a book about Starlight Town’s past and present.
Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago. There were green _______ and wild ______ near the lake. The ______ was clean and fresh then.
Now it has become a _______ town. There is a new _______ station. There are some new roads too. People can now travel to and from the town by bus, _______ or train, but in the past, people could only travel by bus or ___________.
Another big change is the many tall _________ in the town. Local people used to live in old _______, but now, most of them have moved into new _______.
Starlight Town has changed a lot over the years. I hope I can visit it again.
hills
birds
air
modern
railway
taxi
bicycle
buildings
houses
flats
Post-listening
Say something about the changes to Starlight Town!
Transport
In the past, people travelled by bus or bicycle,
but now they can take the bus, the taxi or
even the train.
Post-listening
Environment
In the past, ____________________________
________________________________________,
but now_________________________________
_______________________________
__________.
there were green hills and wild birds.
The air was clean and fresh. It was a place of natural beauty
there is a new railway station and some new
roads. There are some tall buildings. It has become a modern town
Say something about the changes to Starlight Town!
Post-listening
Living conditions
In the past, ____________________________,
but now_______________________________.
Say something about the changes to Starlight Town!
people lived in old houses
they live in tall flats
China’s four modern inventions
Shared bicycles
High-speed
railway
Online shopping
Alipay
The four great modern inventions have made our life much easier.
Talk about changes in our life
Speak up
We haven’t seen each other since then.
Millie is telling Sandy about an old friend Becky. Listen to their conversation and answer the following questions.
Q1. When did Millie and Becky last see each other
Q2. Why hasn’t Millie seen Becky for such a long time
Q3. How does Mille communicate with Becky
Because Becky went abroad with her parents.
They communicate with each other by email.
Five years ago.
What is the biggest change in their lives
Speak up
The Internet makes communication much easier.
Speak up
Make up a dialogue between Millie and Becky.
Millie: Hi, Becky, we haven’t seen each other for such a long
time. I miss you so much.
Becky: So do I. It has been five years since we _____saw each
other. I ____________with my parents then.
Millie：Time flies. We were still ________________ then.
Becky: Thanks to the Internet, we can still __________________
(通过邮件联系)although we are far away.
Millie: _______. The Internet makes _______________________.
last
went abroad
at primary school
Exactly
keep in touch by email
communication much easier
Post-listening
Talk about the changes in your daily life.
Changes In the past At present
transport on foot/by bike by taxi/car/bus/underground
/high-speed railway/plane
environment fresh air/clean water air/water/noise pollution
Living conditions small old houses modern flats
Ways of communication by letter by email/Wechat/ QQ
shopping in the shops in the shops/online
Payment( 支付） by cash (现金） online payment（ Alipay/Wechat wallet）
People can now…, but in the past…
People used to …, but now…
Language points
1、She’s just returned from the USA. 她刚从美国回来。
return 作动词，意为“返回”，相当于come／go back，还可以意为“归还”
return to…… 回到……
Eg：My mother returned to Suzhou very late last night.
昨晚妈妈很晚才回到苏州。
return sth. to sb. 把某物归还某人
Eg：When you finish the book, please return it to your classmate.
当你读完这本书之后，请还给你的同学。
【经典练习】---Where are you going
---To the school library. I’ve finished reading the book, so I’m going to _____ it.
A. buy B. throw C. return D. borrow
Language points
2、When did you last see each other 你们彼此最后一次见面是什么时候？
last 作副词，意为“最近，上一次，最后”。 可位于动词前，也可位于动词后。
Eg: I last saw him in Beijing two months ago.
= I saw him last in Beijing two months ago.
我上一次是两个月前在北京见到他的。
last作形容词，表“最后的，刚过去的”。
Eg：We have not seen him for the last two weeks.
最近两星期我们没见到他。
last作动词，表“持续”。
Eg：The rain will last for another two hours. 这场雨还会持续2个小时。
【经典练习】—How was the show last night
—It was so good. Though it _____ nearly three hours, few people left early.
A. reached B. lasted C. played D. covered
Language points
3、She went abroad with her parents. 她和她的父母去国外了。
abroad adv，到/在国外
to be/go/travel/live abroad 在外国；出国；到国外旅行；在国外居住
Eg: She worked abroad for a year.
她在国外工作了一年。
【经典练习】我想去国外深造。
I want to ___________ for further study.
go abroad
Language points
4、How do you keep in touch with each other 你们是如何保持联系的？
keep in touch with sb. 和某人保持联系
Eg:We should keep in touch with our parents as often as possible.
我们应该尽可能经常与父母保持联系
touch作动词，意为“触摸，触碰；使某人感动” touch sb. 触碰某人
Don’t touch the wet paint! 不要碰未干的油漆。
touched 感动的 touching 令人感动的
Eg：I was deeply touched/moved by the medical workers and volunteers
我被医务工作者和志愿者深深感动了。
【经典练习】—I will miss my parents when I go abroad.
— Don’t worry. You can _________________ them by WeChat.
keep in touch with
Language points
5、We mainly communicate by e-mail.我们主要通过电子邮件交流。
communicate作动词，意为“交流” communicate with sb. 和某人交流
Eg：I like to communicate with my classmates.我喜欢和我的同学交流。
communication 名词 意为“交流”
Face-to-face communication has reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
在COVID-19大流行期间，面对面的交流减少了。
have communication with sb 和某人交流
have no/little/ much/ communication with sb和某人没有/很少/很多交流
I always have much communication with my parents. 我和我父母经常交流很多。
【经典练习】WeChat makes ____ more convenient for people to ___________ with each other.
it
communicate
Language points
6. Exactly. 正是、没错。
exactly adv.（答语）正是、没错。
not exactly 在口语交际中可以表示不完全否定(纠正对方刚说过的话时常用)，意为“不完全是，不全对”。如：
—Do you mean that I get full marks in the test
—Exactly.
—你的意思是我在测试中得了满分
—一点儿不错。
--Do you mean he‘ll refuse us
—Not exactly.
—你的意思是他会拒绝我们
—不完全如此。
exactly adv. 确定地、准确地
I know exactly how she felt. 我完全清楚她的感受。
Your answer is exactly right.你的回答完全正确。
Post-listening
Further thinking
Do you like the changes in your life Why or why not
Yes. Because the changes in my life have made my life much easier and more colorful.
I hope you can face the changes in your life bravely.
Better changes ,Better life!
HOMEWORK
1.Revise what we have learnt today.
2.Write an article about the changes to Suzhou.
Thanks for listening!