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译林版·八年级下册
Unit 1 Past and present
Reading
学习目标
1.掌握本课节新单词及短语：since, ever, northern, married, wife, block, over, pollution, factory, waste, realize, situation, impossible, before, lonely, anyway, husband, interview, turn…into…, in some ways, from time to time, all one’s life 2.了解阳光镇的变化，能对比阳光镇现在与过去不同之处；
3.了解采访的方式和方法，以及谈论城市变迁时的各种表达。
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.
Lead-in
Free talk
Where is your hometown
Has it changed a lot
Can you tell us something about the changes to your hometown
My hometown—Yangzhou
It has turned into a new modern city.
Read the title. Work in pairs and predict (预测) the changes in Sunshine Town.
Prediction
It has changed a lot over the years.
What about Sunshine Town
Times have changed
Mr Chen’s housing
town
(facilities)
pollution
life
What changes has Mr Chen experienced in Sunshine Town
the changes to the society (社会）
the changes to the personal life
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.
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
Read the passage aloud and then answer the following questions:
1) When did Mr. Chen’s family move to Sunshine Town
2) Where did Mr. Chen live before 1965
3) How many people lived in Sunshine Town in the past
4) Why did Mr. Chen move last year
5) Were there any shops in Sunshine Town in the past
6) What did people say about the shoe factory
7) Does Mr. Chen think life is better now Why
1) When did Mr. Chen’s family move to Sunshine Town
They moved there when Mr. Chen was two years old.
2) Where did Mr. Chen live before 1965
He lived near Sunshine River in the southern part of town.
3) How many people lived in Sunshine Town in the past
30,000 people lived there in the past.
4) Why did Mr. Chen move last year
Because his children bought a new flat for him.
5) Were there any shops in Sunshine Town in the past
Yes, there were some.
6) What did people say about the shoe factory
They said the factory used to dump its waste water into the river.
7) Does Mr. Chen think life is better now Why
In some ways it is. It’s nice to have open space and pretty gardens.
Watch and act
Mr. Chen lives in Sunshine Town. After he got ______, he and his wife ______ to a new house. Last year, they moved again when their
Children ______ them a new flat. In the past there were small ________ , shops and market stalls in the town. Now the place has _______ a lot. The town centre is now a park. Many of Mr. Chen’s old friends have ______ to other areas. Sometimes, they come back and go to the new park to play ____ and Chinese ____ with Mr. Chen, but they do not often see each other. Mr. Chen feels_____ from time to time.
married
moved
bought
restaurants
changed
moved
cards
chess
lonely
Listen and fill:
in the past at present
people
what we have there
water pollution
30,000 people lived in Sunshine Town.
some small restaurants, shops, market stalls,
a small post office and an old cinema
The pollution was terrible.
It killed fish and plants.
Many people moved out to other areas.
a park, a large shopping mall,
and a theater
It’s much cleaner.
What does the development of the society bring us
We have to work far away
from home, so our
parents and children feel
lonely.
2. The environment is
becoming more and more
polluted.
3. People feel stressed at
their new work and life.
…
1. We live in beautiful tall buildings.
2. We are rich in different materials.
3. We can make more money.
4. We don’t have to work so hard in
the field.
5. We have beautiful neighbourhood.
6. We can live a modern and
colourful life.
…
What action can we take to improve the situation (turn the disadvantages into the advantages)
disadvantages
advantages
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.
Changes in our hometown.
Have an interview
Topic
Changes
environment
life
population
transport
house
f
g
d
b
c
e
a
Say T or F, according to the interview.
1) Mr. Chen knows Sunshine Town very well. ( )
2) He moved into Sunshine Town in 1965. ( )
3) He got married last year. ( )
4) Mr. Chen moved out of Sunshine Town when he got married. ( )
T
F
F
F
5) In the past, 30,000 people lived in Sun-shine Town. ( )
6) Mr. Chen and his old friends meet in the new park to play cards and Chinese chess. ( )
T
T
Sandy: Tell me more about your interview with Mr Chen, Millie. Has he lived in Sunshine Town all his life
Millie: Yes. He first lived with his parents in the (1) _________ part of town, and then moved to another flat two (2)_________ away.
Sandy: What was the town like in the past
Millie: There were some small(3) _____________and shops.
Sandy: What did Mr. Chen say about the town centre
Millie: Years ago, there was a (4)____________ and a (5)__________. Now there’s a new park, a new (6)_________and a large (7)_______________.
Sandy: Were there any factories in Sunshine Town
Millie: Yes. There was once a (8)_____________ near the Sunshine River.
northern
blocks
restaurants
Complete the conversation.
post office
cinema
theatre
shopping mall
steel factory
Sunshine Town (1) ____________________over the years.
People now have a (2) ______________________ town.
The (3) __________________from the steel factory was once a problem. Luckily, the government took action to improve the (4) _____________ later.
Old people used to (5)________________________________together.
Old people sometimes (6) _______________________ because they cannot (7) _________________________ as often as before.
People think it is good to see (8)___________________ ______________________.
has changed a lot
beautiful modern
waste/pollution
situation
Complete the sentences with the information on pages 8 and 9.
play cards and Chinese chess
feel a bit lonely
see each other
the amazing
changes in the town
I first lived in the northern part of the town with my parents.
我起初和父母住在镇北部。
northern adj. 北方的，其名词形式为 north, 意为“北方”。
名词 形容词 名词 形容词
东east 东方的eastern 东北north-east 东北方的north-eastern
西west 西方的western 西北north-west 西北方的north-western
北north 北方的northern 东南south-east 东南方的south-eastern
南south 南方的southern 西南south-west 西南方的south-western
【拓展】
Language points
2. I got married in 1965. 我1965年结婚。
married adj. 已婚的。
get married (to sb.)“和某人结婚”，强调动作；
be married (to sb.) “已(与某人结婚)”，强调状态。
She is married. 她已婚。
a married woman一位已婚妇女
【拓展】
marry v. 结婚。
marry sb. =get married to sb 与某人结婚
He married a rich woman.他和一位富有的女士结婚了。
3. Now the government has turned part of the town centre into a new park.
现在政府已经把镇中心变成一个新公园。
turn/change … into … 把……变成……
turn into 变成……
They turned this place into a big cinema.
他们把这个地方变成了一个大的电影院。
Water turns into ice below zero. 零摄氏度以下水会变成冰。
【拓展】turn的相关常用短语：
turn on / off 开／关(电器)
turn down / up (声音)开高／低
turn around 转身
4. Was pollution a problem then 那时污染是个问题吗？
pollution n. 污染。
其动词形式pollute意为“污染”。
air pollution 空气污染 water pollution 水污染
noise pollution 噪声污染
5. Well, in some ways it is.
嗯，在某些方面是这样。
in some ways 在某种程度上，在某些方面。
In some ways I agree with you.
在某种程度上我同意你的观点。
6. It has become impossible for us to see each other as often as before. Now I
feel a bit lonely from time to time. 对我们而言像以前那样经常见面已经变
得不可能。现在我时不时感到寂寞。
(1) impossible adj. 不可能的。其反义词possible意为“可能的”。
It is impossible (for sb.) to do sth. 做某事对某人来说是不可能的。
It is impossible for a little girl to move this big stone.
对一个小女孩来说要搬动这块大石头是不可能的。
(2) as+形容词或副词原级+as…“和……一样……”
not as/so…as“不如……”
as +adj./adv.原级+as before 像以前那样……
He swims as fast as before. 他游泳游得和以前一样快。
She is not as shy as before. 她不像以前那么害羞了。
(3) a bit/little + adj./adv.“有点……”.
He feels a bit/little hungry after working for hours.
工作了几小时后他觉得有点饿了。
lonely 形容词 孤单的， 寂寞的 表示主观上感到“孤独，寂寞”，具有浓厚的感彩
alone 形容词，副词 单独， 独自 表示客观上 独自一人，不具有感彩
(4)辨析：lonely与alone
The old man lives alone, but he never feels lonely.
那个老人独自一个人生活，但他从不感到孤独。
（5）from time to time 不时，偶尔(=sometimes)
We have not seen each other for a long time,
but we send emails from time to time.
我们已经很久没见面了，但偶尔会通邮件。
选用词组的适当形式填空：
I miss my friends in the primary school _________________ because I cannot see them ______________ before.
My uncle _____________ since he ___________.
There was ____________ in my living area _____________. But now it has become much quieter than before.
We are pleased when the plane __________ on time.
He looks naughty. ___________, he is a very clever boy.
We are trying our best to ________ our country _________ a modern and strong one.
get married, turn …into, take off, in fact, change a lot, in the past,
noise pollution, as often as, from time to time
as often as
got married
has changed a lot
from time to time
达标训练
noise pollution
in the past
took off
In fact
turn into
用所给词的适当形式填空：
We ______ learned English in Grade Three in the primary school. (one)
They had a very _________ trip to Hangzhou. (please)
My parents were very ________ when I got good marks in the English test. (please)
The poison in the waste ________the river. Water ______ is more terrible than noise _______. (pollute)
He has had nothing after the ______ of his shop. (close)
His parents often tell him to drive carefully and _______. (safe)
first
pleasant
pleased
pollutes
pollution
pollution
closing
safely
1. Nanjing _________ a lot since 2000.
has become
2-_____ you ________ (mend) your shoes, Bob
-Yes, I________ (mend) them twenty minutes ago.
3._____ you _________(receive) any letters from him recently
4.”The world without Thieves” is a very moving film. I _________ (see) it twice already.
5. -I am sorry to have kept you waiting.
-Oh, not at all. I ___________ (be) here for only a fewminutes.
6. –How long _____ you______(be) here
-Only ten minutes. Tim ______ (walk) here with me.
Have mended
mended
Have received
用现在完成时填空
have seen
have been
have been
walked
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