(共19张PPT)
Unit 10
Reading Hometown feelings
When I was young,
my homesickness was a small stamp,
I was here,
my mother was there.
After growing up,
my homesickness was a narrow ticket,
I was here,
my bride was there.
Later,
my homesickness was a little tomb,
I was outside,
my mother was inside.
And now,
my homesickness is a shallow strait,
I am here,
the mainland is there.
Homesick (乡愁)余光中
especially students from
the countryside
study
1.Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year
search for work
look for
return to hometowns
once or twice a year
It’s a shame that some people
don’t have time to go home.
A. 遗憾 B. 羞耻
2.How often do you think these people visit their hometowns
go back
3.What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages
New roads, large hospitals and schools.
People are interested in how their
hometowns have changed a lot.
regard with great interest
consider
Zhong Wei is a worker among them.
Title: Hometown feelings
Predicting
What is the passage about
changes
Reading strategy:
Guess what a text is about by using what we already know. Answering questions before we read can also help us do this.
Changes in hometowns
Things never change
Many Chinese leave hometowns to search for work in the cities
Skimming
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Task 1
Reading strategy:
The first sentence of a paragraph is usually the topic sentence.
Divide the passage into 3 parts.
Match each part with the main ideas.
Para 1
Para 2&3
Para 4
Task 2
Age: a ___________ husband and father
Job: a worker in a _________ factory
Place living now: in __________ for _____ years
Hometown returning: used to return _____ a year
hasn’t been back for _______ years
46-year-old
crayon
Wenzhou
13
once
three
Read Part 1 and complete some facts of Zhong Wei
Zhong Wei feels __________________ for not returning home.
a shame / sorry
It’s a shame, but I just don’t have the time.”he says.
Careful reading
Careful reading
Task 3 Read Part 2 and judge T of F
1. Large hospitals and new schools have appeared .
2. The government has built new schools and sent
teachers from the cities to help.
3. Children have learned to read and count at the
old primary school since the mid-21th century.
4. Zhong Wei knows that his hometown can always
stay the same.
T
F
T
F
Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.
Zhong Wei feels _______ for the developments.
happy
Careful reading
Task 4 Listen and choose right answers
2. Most of the children liked to ____
under the big tree.
What has become a symbol of Zhong Wei’s hometown
A.
C.
B.
Careful reading
Zhong Wei feels _______ when he thinks of his hometown that holds his childhood memories.
warm
4. Our hometown has left many soft and
sweet memories in our life.
A. 离开 B. 带走 C. 留下 D. 遗忘
3. Where is the big old tree
It’s opposite the school.
across from
Complete the summary with words from
the passage. You may need to change the forms of the words.
Many Chinese people these days leave their __________ to work in the ________. They usually _______________ to their hometowns one or two times a ______. Zhong Wei hasn’t been back in close to three years. He has been working in a _________ factory in Wenzhou for the past 13 years.
hometowns
cities
return / go back
year
crayon
2c
People like him are ___________ in how their hometowns are changing. New buildings are often built by the ___________. Zhong Wei thinks these changes are ______ because things need to change in order to become better. But he also thinks some things _________ change, and his hometown is still the place that holds all his childhood ___________.
interested
government
good
will never / won’t
memories
Work in two teams to debate it is good to live in big cities or in the hometown. Express your different opinions.
Debate
You can say like this:
In my opinion/I think, it’s good to live in the ______ because ……
East or west, home is best!
Thanks for listening !
Task 3 Read Part 2 and answer questions
Zhong Wei feels _______ for the developments.
happy
Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.
Large hospitals, new schools ,new roads
2.What about the changes of the school
Careful reading
1.What have changed in Zhong Wei’s hometown
in the past
now
future
Children have learned
to read and count at my
old primary school since
the mid-20th century.
The buildings
are really old.
They’re going to build
a new school.
developments
Careful reading
Careful reading
5. What do these memories refer to(指的是)
His happy childhood
Zhong Wei feels _______ when he thinks of his hometown that holds his childhood memories.
warm
4. Our hometown has left many soft and
sweet memories in our life.
A. 离开 B. 带走 C. 留下 D. 遗忘
3. Where is the big old tree
It’s opposite the school.
across from