(共26张PPT)
Unit 1 Past and present
Reading（1）
情景导入
Yangzhou has turned into a new modern city.
Yangzhou used to be very old and small.
Yangzhou has changed a lot over the years.
Changes also cause many problems.
water pollution
The river was polluted.
The factory put the waste into the river
realize the problems
improve the situation
The river is much cleaner.
The air is much fresher.
/i /
/a /
/u/
take action to …
/u:/
know
My hometown
It has turned into a new modern city.
Read the title. Work in pairs and predict (预测) the changes in Sunshine Town.
It has changed a lot over the years.
What about Sunshine Town
Pre-reading—Prediction
If you are a reporter, what questions will you ask about the changes in Sunshine Town
Questions like:
Has the city changed a lot over the years
What’s the population of your city
…
Reading (I)
Times have changed
an interviewer
Mr Chen
Read and answer
How many questions does the interviewer ask
What are they
Interview:
Do you know Sunshine Town very well, Mr Chen
Have you ever moved house
Has the town changed a lot over the years
Was pollution a problem then
Do you think life is better now
While-reading
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Mr Chen’s life.
Parts
Main ideas
Changes in Sunshine Town
Mr Chen’s feelings about the changes
Pollution in Sunshine Town
( lines 1~6 )
( lines 7~11 )
( lines 12~16 )
( lines 17~23 )
Read the interview quickly and divide it into 4 parts.
Skimming
Past
Present
small restaurants
and small shops
a post office
a new park
a new theatre
a large shopping mall
a cinema
Changes in Sunshine Town (lines 7-11)
Compare
Careful reading
The pollution was a problem because the ________used to _____ its waste into the river. Later the government ________ the problem and took action to ________ the situation. Now the river in Sunshine Town is _____ _______.
Pollution in Sunshine Town (lines 12-16)
Try to fill in the blanks
factory
improve
much
realized
put
cleaner
terrible
cleaner
Mr Chen’s feelings (lines 17-23)
In some ways:
However:
Retell
It’s really nice to …
It has become impossible …
… feel lonely from time to time
It’s good to …
Anyway:
I live all alone but I never feel lonely
Read after the tape loudly
Past Present
What they _________ small ___________ small shops a cinema a new park
a large shopping mall
a new _______
Pollution/Action Pollution was a __________. The factory put the ______ into the river. The government ________ the problem and took action to _________
the situation.
Activities/Feelings People used to _____ cards and Chinese chess with friends. Life is ________ but he
feels a bit ________.
restaurants
had/have
theatre
problem
waste
realized
improve
better
lonely
play
Read and finish fill in the blanks.
Practice in pairs. One is a reporter from the TV Station, and the other is a local person.
Make up a new dialogue.
Try to ask at least five questions about the topic.
Topic
Changes in our hometown.
Have an interview
Post-reading
house
transport
Changes
environment
life
population
…
2.block
3.factry
4.realize
5.improve
6.lonely
7.from time
to time
a. sometimes
b. know or understand something that you did not know before
c. make something better
d. a place where things are made by machines
e. not happy because of being alone
f. having a husband or a wife
g. a group of buildings with streets on all sides
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
f
g
d
b
c
e
a
1.married
Write the correct letters in the blanks.
B1
Read the interview and write a T if the sentence is true, write an F if it is false.
B2
T
T
T
T
1. Mr Chen knows little about Sunshine Town.
2. Mr Chen moved away from his parents when he got married.
3. There is a large shopping mall in Sunshine Town.
4. The steel factory once put its waste into the Sunshine River.
5. It's easy for Mr Chen to see his old friends now.
6. Amazing things have taken place in Sunshine Town.
F
F
Sandy wants to know more about the history of Sunshine Town. She is asking Millie some questions. Work in plete their conversation.
B3
Sandy: Tell me more about your interview with Mr Chen,Millie
Has he lived in Sunshinetown all his life
Millie: Yes. He first lived with his parents in the_________part of town, and then moved to another flat two_______away.
Sandy: What was the town like in the past
Millie:There were some small____________ and shops.
northern
restaurants
blocks
Sandy: What did Mr Chen say about the town centre
Millie: Years ago, there was a __________and a ________.
Now there’s a new park, a new________and a large _____________.
Sandy: Were there any factories in Sunshine Town
Millie: Yes. There was once a____________ near the Sunshine River.
theatre
post office
cinema
shopping mall
steel factory
Changes to Sunshine Town
B4
Millie is going to write about the changes to Sunshine
Town for her history project. She has made some notes. Help her complete the sentences with the information on pages 8 and 9.
●Sunshine Town _______________over the years.
●People now have __________________ town.
●The ______________ from the steel factory was once a problem. Luckily,the government took action to improve the ________later.
●Old people used to __________________________together.
●Old people sometimes_______________because they can not_______________as often as before.
● People think it is good to see ____________________________.
has changed a lot
a beautiful moden
waste/pollution
situation
play cards and Chinese chess
feel a bit lonely
see each other
the amazing changes in the town
Do you think life in our hometown is better now
but feel lonely
still much pollution
too much traffic
easier
more colourful
more meaningful
小组讨论
Every coin has two sides.
Give more advice on how to improve our city.
Group discussion
课后作业
1. Listen to the tape after class and read the
passage more fluently.
2. Write an article about the changes in our
hometown according to the discussion.
GOOD JOB
