Unit 1 Past and present
Reading
设计说明 首先通过展示一些图片复习used to do sth及现在完成时,接着学习本课时的生词及短语,并利用B1进行练习。然后了解采访形式和内容,进而了解阳光镇一系列的变化。通过在每个阅读环节设置不同的任务,由浅入深地对这篇文章进行阅读训练,然后处理书后的练习。最后讲解文章中出现的一些重要知识点,并在“当堂达标”中围绕这些知识点展开一系列的练习来进行巩固。 教学目标 通过本课节的教学,让学生达成以下目标: 1.知识目标 掌握词汇: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.能力目标 (1)了解阳光镇的变化情况,对比阳光镇现在与过去的不同之处; (2)了解采访的方式和方法,以及谈论城市变迁时可用的各种表达。 3.情感目标 培养学生热爱生活,感恩社会的情感。 重点难点 1.重点:掌握本课时中的重点单词、短语,并能对现在完成时有更深地认识和运用。 2.难点:了解采访的方式和方法,以及谈论城市变迁时的各种表达,并能简单描述自己的家乡。 教学准备 PPT 课件;相关图片。 授课时数 2课时 教学过程 Step 1 Revision Show two pictures about past and present and revise used to and the present perfect tense. People used to live in small old houses. But now,they have moved into new flats. There are many big flats in each block . Step 2 Presentation 1. Show some pictures to the class to teach some words. New words: block, factory, waste, realize, improve, situation etc. 2. Show the students a video about the new words in this passage. Ask students to read and repeat the new words after the video. Then give students some time to remember the new words. 3. Finish Part B1. Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks. Check the answers with the students. Answers: 1 f 2 g 3 d 4 b 5 c 6 e 7 a Step 3 Reading 1. Watch and answer. Millie is interviewing(采访)Mr Chen about Sunshine Town’s past and present. Listen and watch the video, try to answer the following questions. How many questions does Millie ask What are they Answers: Five questions. They are: Do you know Sunshine Town very well, Mr Chen Have you ever moved house Has the town changed a lot over the years Was pollution a problem then Do you think life is better now 2. Skimming. Read the interview quickly and tell the main idea of each part. Part Main idea Part 1 ( lines 1~6 ) Mr Chen’s life. Part 2 ( lines 7~11 ) Changes in Sunshine Town. Part 3 ( lines 12~16 ) Pollution in Sunshine Town. Part 4 ( lines 17~23 ) Mr Chen’s feelings about the changes. 3. Careful reading. (1)Read lines1~6 and answer the questions: ①How long has Mr Chen lived in Sunshine Town ②Where did Mr Chen and his wife move Answers: ①He has lived there since he was born. ②They moved two blocks away. (2) Read lines 7~11 and learn about the changes in Sunshine Town. Compare the past with the present in Sunshine Town. In the pastAt present①some small restaurants and shops ②_________________________ ③_________________________④_________________________ ⑤a new theatre ⑥_________________________
Answers: ②a post office ③a cinema ④a new park ⑥a large shopping mall (3) Read lines 12~16 to learn about the pollution in Sunshine Town and try to fill in the blanks. The pollution was a problem because the ________ used to put its __________ into the river. Later the government _______ the problem and took action to ________ the situation. Now the river in Sunshine Town is _______ _______. Answers: factories, waste, realized, improve, much cleaner (4)Read lines17~23 and complete the sentences: ①It is nice to have ____________________ town. ②It is impossible to see old friends as often as before because they have _____________. ③Mr Chen feels _____________ sometimes. Answers: ①a beautiful modern ②moved away ③a bit lonely Step 4 Post-reading 1. Work on B2 on Page 10. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false. 1 Mr Chen knows little about Sunshine Town. 2 Mr Chen moved away from his parents when he got married. 3 There is a large shopping mall in Sunshine Town now. 4 The steel factory once put its waste into the Sunshine River. 5 It is easy for Mr Chen to see his old friends now. 6 Amazing changes have taken place in Sunshine Town. Answers: 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 T 2. Work on B3 on Page 11. Fill in the blanks. Then check the answers. 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. Answers:(1)northern (2)blocks (3)restaurants (4)post office (5)cinema (6)theatre (7)shopping mall (8)steel factory 3. Work on B4 on Page 11. Millie is going to write about the changes in Sunshine Town for her history project. She has made some notes. Help her complete the sentences with the information on Pages 8 and 9. 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)________________________. Answers: (1) has changed a lot (2) beautiful modern (3) waste/pollution (4) situation (5) play cards and Chinese chess (6) feel a bit lonely (7) see each other (8) the amazing changes in the town 4. Fill in the blanks and try to retell the story. Mr Chen lives in Sunshine Town. After he got (1)_________,he and his wife moved two blocks away and lived in this new area since (2)________. In the past, there were small (3) ___________,shops,a post office and a cinema in the town (4) _________. Now the town has (5) ________ a lot. The government has (6) _________ part of the town centre into a new park. They also have a theatre and a shopping mall. Many of Mr Chen’s old friends have (7)_________ away. Mr Chen feels a bit (8) ________ from time to time. Answers: (1)married (2) then (3) restaurants (4)centre (5)changed (6)turned (7) moved (8) lonely 5. Read and find out some important phrases in the passage. 对……非常了解 know… very well 我自从出生就住这儿了。 I’ve lived here since I was born. 搬家 move house 在城镇的北部 in the northern part of town 结婚 get/be married 从那以后 since then 改变许多 change a lot 近几年/在这些年间 over the years 在镇中心 in the town centre 把……变成…… turn…into… 往河里排放废弃物 put the waste into the river 采取行动做某事 take action to do sth 在某种程度上 in some ways 我大多数老朋友 most of my old friends 搬走 move away 和以前一样经常 as often as before 过去经常一起打牌 used to play cards together 下中国象棋 play Chinese chess 感到有点儿孤单 feel a bit lonely 不时,有时,偶尔 from time to time Step 5 Language points 1. I first lived in the northern part of 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”。 【拓展】 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
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…… 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. 水在零摄氏度以下会变成冰。 【拓展】turn的相关常用短语: turn on/off 开/关(电器) turn up/down(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噪音污染 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. 对我们而言,像以前那样经常见面已经变得不可能。 (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。 7. Now I feel a bit lonely from time to time. 现在我时不时感到寂寞。 (1) a bit/little + adj./adv. 有点儿…… He feels a bit/little hungry after working for hours. 他工作了几小时后觉得有点儿饿了。 (2) 辨析:lonely与alone 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
The old man lives alone, but he never feels lonely. 这个老人独自一个人生活,但他从不感到孤独。 (3) from time to time 不时,偶尔 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。 Step 6 Summary Try to complete the tables about Mr Chen and Sunshine Town. About Mr Chen Since he was bornIn 1965
About Sunshine Town PastPresentWhat we havePollutionFeelings about life
Answers: About Mr Chen Since he was bornHe has lived in the northern part of town with his parents.In 1965He got married and moved two blocks away.
About Sunshine Town PastPresentWhat we havesmall restaurants and shops, a post office and a cinemaa new park, a new theatre and a large shopping mallPollutionThe steel factory puts the waste into the river.The river is much cleaner.Feelings about lifeIt’s nice, but he feels a bit lonely from time to time.
Step 7 Homework 1. Copy and remember all the new words and phrases. 2. Listen to the tape after class and read the passage more fluently. 3. Try to remember the language points. 4. Finish the exercises in the workbook. 当堂达标 I. 根据句意及提示填空。 1. I’ve been very busy _______(自从) I came back from holiday. 2. Have you _______(曾经) been to London 3. O_______ the next few days they got to know the town well. 4. Air ________(污染) is a serious problem. 5. Britain produces lots of household _______(垃圾) each year. 6. They didn’t ________(意识到) the danger they were in. 7. I thought the best way to ________(改进) my French was to live in France. 8. Her news put me in a difficult s_______. 9. This is one possible solution to the problem. ________(然而),there are others. 10. I have seen him _______(以前). 11. She gets ________(寂寞的) because all the kids have left home. 12. _______(即使这样),as I said, I’ll be away next week. II. 用所给词的适当形式填空。 1. He lives in the _________ (north) part of the city. 2. We’ve been happily _______ (marry) for five years. 3. Five men walked in the street. And their ________ (wife) walked behind them. 4. The museum is just six ______ (block) away. 5. There are many shoe ________ (factory) in this town. 6. It was ___________ (possible) to sleep because of the noise. III. 单项选择。 1. Miss Liu has taught English _______ she came here. A. since B. as C. when D. for 2. — Math is too difficult, I nearly give it up. — Please don’t, nothing is ________ if you put your heart into it. A. important B. impossible C. interesting D. impolite 3. His grandparents live _______ in a small house, but they don’t feel _______. A. lonely; alone B. alone; lonely C. lonely; lonely D. alone; alone IV. 根据提示翻译句子。 1. 去年我的阿姨结婚了。 Last year my aunt __________________. 2. 政府已经把沙漠变成了农田。 The government have _________ the desert _________ farmland. 3. 这些变化在某些方面是好的。 These changes are good _______________________. 4. 我只是偶尔去看看电影。 I only go to the cinema ________________________. V. 选用词组的适当形式填空。 get married; all one’s life; change a lot; in the past; noise pollution; as often as before; from time to time
1. I will not forget the great man _____________. He gave me lots of help. 2. There was ____________ in my living area _____________. But now it has become much quieter. 3. I miss my friends in the primary school ______________ because I cannot see them ________________. 4. My uncle ______________ since he ___________. Answers: I. 1. since 2. ever 3. Over 4. pollution 5. waste 6. realize 7. improve 8. situation 9. However 10. before 11. lonely 12. Anyway II. 1. northern 2. married 3. wives 4. blocks 5. factories 6. impossible III. ABB IV. 1. got married 2. turned, into 3. in some ways 4. from time to time V. 1. all my life 2. noise pollution, in the past 3. from time to time, as often as before 4. has changed a lot, got married 板书设计 Unit 1 Past and present ReadingWords: since ever northern married wife pollution realize situation impossible lonelyPhrases: in the northern part of get married turn…into since then over the years in some ways from time to time all one’s life
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