Module 9 Population
Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.
班级:__________ 小组:________ 姓名:_______________
【学习目标】
1.To understand passages regarding changes and problems in the city
2.To be able to write about problems and solutions
【课前延伸】
1. [fl t] 2. ['r b ] 3. ['kwa t] 4. ['l kl]
5. [ pju pl] 6. [p 'lu n] 7. ['s v s] 8. ['p bl k]
【课内探究】
Ⅰ.Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
1. Why do people move to cities
2. What are the problems of big cities
Ⅱ.Reading
1.Match the main ideas with the paragraphs.
Para.1 a. The lesson we got from the story.
Para.2 b. New needs.
Para.3 c. New problems.
Para.4 d. The old Parkville.
Para.5 e. The changes in Parkville.
2. Check(√) the true sentences.
1). Parkville was a quiet village.
2). Arnwick was a city with 20,000 people.
3). Arnwick now has a population of more than one million.
4). The local school in Parkville has 2,000 pupils.
5). Big cities need more money for public services.
3. Read and answer questions.
1). Where did they live in Parkville
2).Was it expensive to live in the centre of the city
3). What problem does Jo’s family have to face in the flat
4). How long will it take to go to school in Arnwick
5).Is Parkville a real place
Ⅱ. Work in pairs and find out the answers.
1.在文中找出下列短语
一个安静的村庄 靠近…… 搬到……
关闭 不得不 事实上
2.However, it was exp ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ensive to live in the city centre, so the government built flats outside the center.然而,住在市中心很昂贵,因此政府在城市外边建造了公寓。
1).but 是并列名词,连接两个并列分句,上下两句在总得意义上构成了对比。
I really don’t like cheese, but I will try just a little this time.
however不能直接连接两个分句,必须另起新句,并用逗号隔开。
It was raining hard. However, we went out to look for the boy.
练习:An awful a ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ccident, , happened the other day.(but/ however)
2).It’s +adj.+(for/ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) of sb) to do sth. 意为“做某事是……”,it 为形式主语,to do为真正的主语。
It’s difficult for us to finish the work.
It’s very kind of you to help me.
翻译:对我来说,学英语很容易。
3).It takes an hour to get there by bus. 乘公交车到达那里需要一小时。
It takes sb. some time to do sth. 表示“做某事花费某人多长时间”
spend…doing sth./ speng…on sth表示“某人花费时间或金钱做某事”
pay…for…表示“某人买某物花了多少钱”
sth. cost sb. some money 表示“某物花费某人多少钱”
Ⅲ.Writing
1. Read and check the problems that exist in your home town.
( ) Many young ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )people want to leave the countryside because they want to find jobs in the city.
( ) There are not enough schools and hospitals.
( ) Too much traffic brings air pollution.
( ) There is too much rubbish in the streets.
( ) There aren’t enough police in the city.
( ) It’s difficult to get enough clean water.
2.Write down your ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) suggestions to solve the problems in your home town.
【学以致用】
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1. It’s very difficult______ the fat boy______ so far every day.
A. for; running B. of; running C. for; to run D. of; to run
2. There______ more pu ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )blic toilets in the busy and crowded city center.
A. need to be B. is needed C. need be D. need to have
3. It took them two days______ the rubbish in the community.
A. carry B. to carry C. carrys D. carrying
4.—________
—There is a serious accident.
A. What is happened B. Where is happening
C. What happened D. What is happening
5. The company doesn’t run well; the boss will______.
A. close B. close it down C. close down it D. shut it up
Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示完成句子
1.随同包裹寄来的还有一张账单。
There was a bill______ the parcel(包裹).
2.我们村里五分之一的村民在城里工作。
______ ______ ______villagers in our village work in the city.
3.每年她都需要更多的钱去帮助那些无家可归的孩子们。
Every year sh ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e_______ _______money________ ________those homeless children.
4.我们的生活环境必须有新鲜的空气和更好的公共设施。
Our living e ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )nvironment must have______ _______and_______ _______ ________.
5.你家离我们的学校近吗
______your home______ ______our school
【课后提升】
Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母提示完成单词
1. They are rich and have two blocks(街区) of f______.
2.The dustman(垃圾工)comes once a week to collect the r______.
3. Please be q________. My baby is sleeping.
4. I heard the sound of a window breaking and called the p______.
5.Thank your company for providing(提供)such a good s______.
Ⅱ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1. People moved to the big city in order to live a______(good)life.
2. There are______(million)of farmers working in the city every year.
3. The shop is______(close)at ten o’clock in the evening.
4. I will make more efforts________(realize)my dream.
5. We need______(many)hospitals and schools in the new community.
Ⅲ. 阅读理解
The one-child polic ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )y in our country has made most families much smaller than before. That is to say, there are fewer children in a family. But the population of China is still growing faster. Why In fact, it’s a serious problem not only in China, but also in the whole world. It’s reported that the world population is expected to reach 10,500,000,000 by 2050.There are two important reasons. First, there are still more and more babies born every year. Next, people in the world can live much longer than before.
The earth is too ti ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )red, but it has to burden(担负)more in the future. Who can save her
1.The passage tel ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ls us that the whole world is suffering from(为……苦恼) the________.
A. pollution B. population C. flood D. hunger
2. The underlined wo ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )rd “expected” in the first paragraph means________.
A.希望 B.祝愿 C.期待 D.预测
3. The population ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )of the world will be about ________by the year 2050.
A.105 million B.10.5 billion C.105 billion D.10.5 million
4. Which of the following is NOT true
A. The population of China is still growing.
B. The number of women keeps growing these years.
C. It’s difficult f ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )or us to control (控制) the population in a few years.
D. One of the r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )easons for the population problem is that people can live longer than before.
5. Which is the best title for the passage
A. China’s Population B. The Family Planning
C. The Population Problem D. China’s One-Child Policy