(共16张PPT)
8B Unit 1 Past and Present
Integrated skills
Past
Present
What can you see in this picture
hills, trees ,grass, lake, small house, ducks, birds,
bicycle, bus, …
Past
1. In Starlight Town, what did people have in the past
2. What wildlife could you see
3. How did people get there
A. theatres B. lakes C. parks D. villages
A. ducks B. chickens C. rabbits D. birds
A. bike B. train C. plane
4. Where did people live
A.They lived in tall buildings.
B.They lived in small villages near the lakes.
C.They lived in new flats.
D.They lived in hotels.
What can you find in this picture
tall buildings, new roads,
smaller lakes, cars, …
The town has turned into a modern town.
Changes in Starlight Town
Environment
Transport
Living conditions
Past
1 Environment: green ____ clean and fresh ____, wild ____ near the lake
2 Transport: bus and ____
3 Living conditions: old _____
Present
1 Environment: smaller ____ , new ____ station, tall ____ and new roads.
2 Transport : bus, taxi and ____
3 Living conditions: new ____
Tip: Guess before listening
Past
1 Environment: green ____ , clean and fresh ____, wild ____ near the lake
2 Transport: bus and ____
3 Living conditions: old ____
air
hills
birds
houses
bicycle
Present
1 Environment: smaller ____ , new ____ station,
tall ____ and new
roads.
2 Transport : bus, taxi and ____
3 Living conditions: new ____
lakes
railway
buildings
train
flats
Say something about Starlight Town
In the past, people travelled by bus or bicycle,
but now they can take the bus, the taxi or
even the train.
Environment
Transport
Living conditions
Kitty is writing about Starlight Town in her diary. Complete her diary entry on the next page with the words in the box.
air bicycle birds buildings flats
hills houses modern railway taxi
Task3: Finish the exercises in A3.
13 February
Dear Diary,
Today, I borrowed a book about Starlight Town’s past and present.
Today, I borrowed a book about Starlight Town’s past and present. Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago. There were green _______ and wild _______ near the lake. The _______ was clean and fresh then.
Now it has become a _______ town. There is a new_______ station. There are some new roads too. people can now travel to and from the town by bus,____, or train, but in the past, people could only travel by bus or ______. Another big change is the many tall _______ in the town. Local people used to live in old _______, but now, most of them have moved into new___.
Starlight Town has changed a lot over the years. I hope I can visit it again. There have been great changes in
Introduction
past
present
feeling
hills
birds
air
modern
railway
taxi
bicycle
buildings
houses
flats
A: talk about the life in the past
B: talk about the life at present
Which one do you like better Why
Keep in touch with each other
mainly communicate by email/QQ/WeChat
The Internet makes communication easier
Listen and answer some questions.
1. Where has Becky just returned from
2. When did they last see each other
3. How do they keep in touch with each other
And why
She's just returned from the USA
Last week.
They mainly communicate by email.
Because the Internet makes communication
much easier.
