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Unit 5 Now and Then
Lesson 13 Changes in Our Town (Period1)
bad, big, cheap, clean, close, dirty,
expensive, far, good, short, small, tall
Listen and read the Key Adjectives.
Describe the pictures with the Key Adjectives:
big
small
cheap
expensive
tall
short
clean
dirty
close
far
bad
good
bad, big, cheap, clean, close, dirty,
expensive, far, good, short, small, tall
Talk in class:
good/bad, big/small, clean/dirty, far/close, expensive/cheap, tall/short
Example:
Our town is very big and clean.
What’s your town / city like
What are the streets like
What are things in the shops like
Who are talking
What are they talking about
Read the dialogue and answer the questions.
Linda and her grandpa are talking.
They are talking about Linda’s mother’s hometown.
Pay attention to the beginning of the dialogue or passage.
Read and complete the dialogue below.
c) Were they all your old neighbours
a) They aren’t very expensive now.
b) What was the traffic like before
d) Was my mum always at the shopping centre
Read and find out the five aspects they mentioned in the dialogue.
The city
People
Buildings
Traffic
Shops
Changes:
Changes Now Back then
The city just like a big city
Buildings many tall buildings
People
Traffic bad traffic
Shops
many shops and fast-food restaurants
Read the dialogue again and complete the table.
a small town
were not so many tall buildings
live in large flats, but are far away from each other;
seldom talk to neighbours
were close to neighbours; were friendly to each other
weren’t many cars and buses;
lots of bicycles
weren’t any shopping centres;
only small shops
Listen to the tape.
Listen and Read.
Changes Now Back then
The city just like a big city
Buildings many tall buildings
People live in large flats, but are far away from each other;
seldom talk to neighbours
Traffic bad traffic
Shops
many shops and fast-food restaurants
Work in pairs and talk about the changes in the town.
a small town
were not so many tall buildings
were close to neighbours; were friendly to each other
weren’t many cars and buses;
lots of bicycles
weren’t any shopping centres;
only small shops
--What is/are…like now
--It’s/They’re…
--What was/were…like back then
--It was/They were…
Are there any changes in your hometown
What do you think of the changes
the city, buildings, people, traffic, shops
your house, the schools, the roads/streets, the restaurant, the park…
Where is time
Time flies.时光易逝。
Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金。
Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。
To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及时做,一日胜三日。
To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。
Tomorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。
Time flies like an arrow.光阴似箭。
Where is time
Homework
Read the dialogue.
Writing: Changes in my hometown.
Thank you