Advantages Disadvantages
City 1. more jobs 2. 1. higher costs of living 2.
Country 1. lower costs of living 2. 1. limited jobs 2.(共29张PPT)
Module 9 Population
Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with a population of 10,000,000.
blue sky
fresh air
green hills
clear water
low houses
tall trees
happy birds
quiet villages
not convenient
…
millions of people
busy streets
heavy traffic
tall bulidings
crowded
pollution
( rubbish/noise)
good public service( education, hospital...
Look at the picture, what can you think of
countryside
city
Why do people move to cities
To find jobs to make money .
To get a better education for children.
To get a better medical treatment.
To enjoy better public services.
People want to live in cities , because they want to …
The population of cities increased.
What are the disadvantage of big cities？
There is too much...
There are too many...
too much traffic
too much rubbish
too much noise
too much air pollution
too much water pollution
too many people
What are the problems of cities
Parkville (village)
In the past
now
Arnwick (city)
Predict（预测）: What problems does she meet in the city
Jo moved from a village to a city too.
Name Card
Name : Jo
Age: fifteen
Character : a student
Hometown: ___ ___
lead-in
Tony’s friend
Or
Parkville
(a village)
Arnwick
(a city)
1.blue sky
2.fresh air
3.green hills
4.clear water
5.low houses
6.tall trees
7.happy birds
8.quiet
9.not convenient
1.millions of people
2.busy streets
3.heavy traffic
4.tall bulidings
5.crowded
6.pollution
( rubbish/noise)
7.good public service
( education, hospital...)
8. more jobs
Parkville
Arnwick
urbanization(城市化)
[ rb na ze n]
What’s the relationship
between Parkville and Arnwick
The background information
Part1
The body part:
changes and problems
Part2
1
2
3
4
5
Part3
Part4
Solutions
Summary：lessons
Is Parkville a real place
2. Why does the writer write this passage ( )
No, it is just a story.
A. Use a story to describe what is happening in the real world.
B. Tell us the problems caused by urbanization.
C. Teach us a lesson to create a better living environment.
D. A、B and C.
D
Read paragraph 5 and answer the questions.
Para.1 A.The old Parkville.
Para.2 B. The govenment’s solution.
Para.3 C. Parkville became part of Arnwick.
Para.4 D.The writer’s suggestions.
Para.5 E.The problems in Arnwick.
Read the passage quickly, then match the paragraph with the main ideas.
Reading tip:
1.Find the key words.
2.Find the main idea from the first or the last sentence of each paragraph.
fast reading
Problems Reasons Solutions
● People from Parkville live in __________________ ____________________. ● It __________________ to go to school by bus. ● ____________________. ● ____________________ ___________________. ● ____________________ ____________________. ● ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________. ● ____________________. ● The government is
making a great effort to
____________________
___________________.
◎ ____________________
____________________
____________________.
◎ ____________________
____________________.
From Parkville to Arnwick: problems and solutions
flats outside the centre
of Arnwick
takes an hour
There is air pollution
People moved to the
city to find jobs
It was expensive to live
in the city centre
Parkville became part of
Arnwick, and the
population of Arnwick
became even larger
The traffic is bad
solve Arnwick’s problems
with better public services
There will be more schools,
so pupils won’t need to
travel far
The government is reducing
air pollution from traffic
Environmental
Problem
Education Problem
Traffic Problem
If you were Jo, how would you feel
Does the problems need to be solved Why
Job opportunities
Higher costs
Limited space
Traffic jam
Advantages Disadvantages
City 1. more jobs 2.better education and healthcare 3. better public services (library, transportation...) 4. convenient takeaway food ... 1. higher costs of living
2. pollution
3. traffic jam
4. limited space
5. limited resources
6. loneliness
...
Country 1. lower costs of living 2. simple lifestyle 3. natural environment 4. cultural customs ... 1. limited jobs
2. limited services
3. inconvenient transportation
4. technological gaps
...
career considerations
Check (√) the true sentences.
While-reading
1. Parkville was a quiet village.
2. Arnwick was a city with 20,000 people.
3. Arnwick now has a population of more than 10 million.
4. The local school in Parkville was big.
5. The government is building more schools.
√
√
√
4 Complete the passage with the correct form.
Many towns and cities around the world have the same problems as Arnwick. When people come from villages, the need places to live, so (1)_________ governments have to build more (2) ________. They need better public(3)_________. For example, they need more schools and(4)__________. Governments also have to make more efforts to reduce(5)_________ in towns and cities.
local
flats
flat hospital local pollution service
services
hospitals
pollution
词义
词性
词形
Scanning
What
What are the problems in Arnwick
01
02
03
It is _________,and __________is also a problerm. The_________is always ______, not to mention the . __________________________.
________________ problem
___________ problem
Environmental
Education
Local school ______________ five years ;
It takes _________ to get to the nearest school in Arnwick.
___________ problem
Health
Not enough _________.
closed down
an hour
hospitals
crowded
rubbish
traffic
air pollution
bad
Thinking
Why does Arnwick have so many problems
Because the population of Arnwick became even larger.
What
Why
How did Parkville become part of Arnwick？
Parkville became _________ Arnwick.
People from Parkville moved to Arnwick to _________.
It was ________to live in the city centre.
The government built________ outside the centre.
However
So
Soon
flats
expensive
find jobs
part of
Tip2 : Conjunctions（连词） can make your article more logical（有逻辑的） and more coherent.(连贯性的）
Read para.2 and think
urbanization
(城市化）
Thinking
If you were Jo, how would you feel
Who do you think should solve the problems
Maybe angry, worried and so on.
Does the problems need to be solved Why
A good city environment is pretty important for us.
while-reading
How to solve Arnwick’s problems
What
Why
How
The government is_________________
1.There will be __________, so pupils won’t need to _________________.
2.The government is _____________
__________________.
3.There will also be __________________
to ___________________the increasing population.
making a great effort
more school
travel far
reducing
air pollution
more local hospitals
meet the needs of
close down( 永久) 关闭，关停
e.g. The company closed down its overseas office three months ago.
这个商店下周就要关闭了。
The store will close down next week.
getting to the nearest school in Arnwick takes her an hour by bus.
Doing sth takes +某人+ 时间： 做某事花费某人多少时间。
=It takes 某人+ 时间 to do sth.
It takes her an hour to get to the nearest school in Arnwick.
=
Luckily, the government is making a great effort to solve Arnwick’s problems with better public services. There will be more schools, so pupils won’t need to travel far. The government is reducing air pollution from traffic. There will also be more local hospitals to meet the needs of the increasing population.
尽力做某事
make an effort to do
=make efforts to do
make a great effort to do sth
e.g. The local companies are making an effort to attract more young people stay at home.
尽最大努力做某事
Luckily, the government is making a great effort to solve Arnwick's problems with better public services
solve/'s lv/ v. 解决问题
e.g. There’s no simple solution to this problem.
Yuan Longping the food problems in China.
你有更好的解决办法吗？
Do you have a
solve 作动词时，常与problem 连用。它的名词是solution，意为“解决办法”。
solved
a better solution
There will also be more local hospitals to meet the needs of the increasing population.
There will be 将会有...
明天将会有一场英语测试。
There will be an English test tommorrow.
meet the needs of 满足...需求
e.g.How can we meet the needs of all the different groups？
满足宝宝的需求是很重要的。
It is important to ______________________.
meet the needs of babies
Retell the passage .
People move from___________to__________to___________
Population:___________
Problems
______________________
______________________
______________________
Solutions
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
crowded, rubbish
bad traffic, air pollution
go to school far
better public service
reduce a pollution from traffic
more schools and hospital
Creat a more___________, __________ and _________ living environment.
合作
Parkville Arnwick find jobs
even larger
enjoyable
comfortable
convenient
As a student, what should we do to creat a good living environment
