英语（八年级下册）
Unit 1 Past and present
Reading (I)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. skim the article for the main idea of each part;
2. scan the article to get specific information;
3. retell the changes in Sunshine Town and the feelings;
4. discuss the changes in our city.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phr ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )ases: since, ever, northern, married, wife, block, since, over, pollution, factory, waste, realize, improve, situation, however, impossible, before, lonely, anyway, husband, interview, turn … into …, in some ways, from time to time, all one’s life
2. New structures: Do you know Sunshine Town very well, Mr Chen
I’ve lived here since I was born.
Has the town changed a lot over the years
Now t ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )he government has turned part of the town into a new park.
It ha ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )s become impossible for us to see each other as often as before.
Now I feel a bit lonely from time to time.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1. To use skimming or scanning strategies to get information.
2. To discuss the changes in our own city.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Lead-in
Present some ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )pictures and get the students to know some new words and phrases.
【设计意图：通过图片介绍扬州，引出本课的核心词汇，让学生在情境中感知、学习和运用生词和短语，导入本课话题——城市的变化】
Step 2 Pre-reading
1. Prediction
T: My hometown Yang ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )zhou has changed a lot over the years. It has turned into a new modern city. What about Sunshine Town Look at the title “Times have changed”. Work in pairs and predict (预测) the changes in Sunshine Town.
2. Group work
T: If you are a r ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )eporter, what questions will you ask about the changes in Sunshine Town
【设计意图：引导学生根据标题预测阳光镇的变化，同时设置语境，让学生融入课文角色，从记者的角度思考城市变化，引导学生关注对话文本特征。】
Step 3 While-reading
1. Skimming
(1) Read and answ ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )er: How many questions does the interviewer ask What are they
(2) Read the interview ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) quickly and divide it into 4 parts. Let the students say the main idea of each part.
【设计意图：通过运用略读的 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )阅读策略，引导学生了解文章的主题，同时让学生找出采访的五个问题，了解采访型文章的结构形式，让学生划分段落并归纳段落大意，增强学生的整体篇章意识。】
2. Scanning
(1) Read lin ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )es 7-11 and compare what they had in the past and what they have today.
(2) Read lines 12-16 and try to fill in the blanks.
(3) Read lines 17-2 ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )3 and retell Mr Chen’s feeling to the changes in Sunshine Town.
【设计意图：通过运用寻读的阅读策略，指导学生获取具体信息，培养学生的扫读能力，复述第四部分，加深对本部分的理解。】
3. Listening and reading
(1) Read after the tape loudly.
(2) Read in roles.
(3) Finish task-based reading.
【设计意图：跟录音朗读，模仿语音语调； ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )分角色朗读，激发学生兴趣。帮助学生全面理解篇章，理解作者的意图，观点和态度。完成任务型阅读，检测学生对文章内容的掌握情况。】
Step 4 Post-reading
1. Have an interview
T: Work in pairs ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )and discuss the changes in our hometown. One is a reporter from the TV Station, and the other is a local people. Make up a new dialogue according to the chart. Try to ask at least five questions about the topic.
2. Group discussion
(1) Do you think life in our hometown is better now
(2) Give more advice on how to improve our city.
【设计意图：创设真实情境，让学生谈论家乡的变化，有效地训练采访文体的有用表达式，同时让学生给出进一步改善环境的建议，进行情感教育。】
V. Homework
1. Listen to the tap ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e after class and read the passage more fluently.
2. Write an articl ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )e about the changes in our hometown according to the discussion.(共23张PPT)
Unit 1 Past and Present
Reading 1
Beijing has changed a lot over the years!
You can see many blocks on the sides of the streets now.
[bl k]
n. 街区
She has lived in Beijing since She was born.
[s ns]
conj.自…以来
prep.在…期间
The steel factory is in the northern part of the city.
['f kt( )r ]
n. 工厂
Pollution is a serious problem .
[p 'lu n]
n. 污染，污染物
['n n]
adj. 北方的， 北部的
pollute
v. 污染
复数
factories
The factory puts the waste into the river from time to time.
[we st]
n. 废料，废品
We must realize the problem and take action to improve the situation .
['ri la z]
[ m'pru v]
[,s t u'e n]
vt./vi.意识到，实现
vt./vi.改进，改善
n. 形势，情况
不时，有时，偶尔
They got married last year. His wife is very beautiful.
get married
['m r d]
adj.已婚的，结婚的
结婚
[wa f]
n.妻子
复数
wives
They will not feel lonely as often as before .
['l nl ]
adj.孤独的，寂寞的
adv. 以前,过去,已经
f
g
d
b
c
e
a
['h zb nd]
n. 丈夫
An interview
What’s the main idea of this interview
* The main idea of this interview is about ________________________________.
the changes in Sunshine Town
[' nt vju ]
n. 采访，会见
Fast reading
Questions : ( T / F )
F
T
T
T
F
T
Part 1( line1~6)
Part 2( line7~11 )
Part 3( line12~16 )
Part 4( line17~23 )
Further reading
* Mr. Chen’s _____.
* The ________ in
Sunshine Town .
* The ______________ in Sunshine Town
* Mr. Chen’s ______
about the changes in Sunshine Town.
life
changes
pollution
ideas
Part 1 Read ( Line 1~6 )
Before 1965
__________________________
Since 1965
______________________________
He got married in 1965 and moved two blocks away. He and his wife have lived there since then
He lived in the northern part of town with his parents.
2. Where did Mr. Chen live
1. Has Mr. Chen ever moved house
Yes , he has.
['ev ]
adv. 曾经
Part 2 Read ( Line 7~11 )
1. The government has changed ______ into a park.
A. some small restaurants
B. shops & market stalls
C. Part of the town center
D. a large shopping centre & a theatre
2. What else do they have
C
They have a new theatre and a large
shopping mall,too.
Part 3 Read ( Line 12~16)
The p________ was a problem then.
There was once a steel f______ near Sunshine River.
They often put the w______ into the river.
Later the government r_______ the problem
and took action to i _________the situation.
Now the river is much c_______.
ollution
actory
aste
ealized
mprove
leaner
Good changes Bad results
In some ways it is better. It’s really nice to have a beautiful modern
town
It has become impossible to see his old friends as often as before.
He feels a bit lonely from time to time.
Part 4 Read ( Line 17~23)
在某种程度上
[ m'p s bl]
adj. 不可能的
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__________
part of town, and then moved to another flat two
_______ away.
Sandy: What was the town like in the past
Millie: There were some small _____________ and shops.
Sandy: What did Mr Chen say about the town centre
Millie: Years ago, there was a ___________ and a________.
Now there’s a new park, a new _______ and a large
____________.
all one’s life
一生
northern
blocks
restaurants
post office
cinema
shopping mall
theatre
Sandy: Were there any factories in Sunshine Town
Millie: Yes. There was once a __________near the Sunshine
River.
steel factory
(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.
1. 对阳光镇非常了解
2.自从我出生我就住这儿了.
3. 搬家
4. 在城镇的北部
5. 结婚
6. 搬到两个街区以外
7. 自从那时
8. 改变许多
9. 近几年/在这些年间
10. 在镇中心
11. 把镇中心的一部分变成一个新公园
know Sunshine Town very well
I’ve lived here since I was born.
move house
in the northern part of town
get married
move two blocks away
since then
change a lot
over the years
in the town centre
turn part of the town centre into a new park
12.把…变成…
13. 污染问题
14. 一家钢铁厂
15. 往河里排放废弃物
16. 意识到这个问题
17. 采取行动做某事
18. 改善情况
19. 干净的多
20. 在某种程度上
21. 拥有一个美丽现代的城镇
22. 我大多数老朋友
23. 搬走
turn … into
a pollution problem
a steel factory
put the waste into the river
realize the problem
take action to do sth.
improve the situation
much cleaner
in some ways
have a beautiful modern town
most of my old friends
move away
24. 看到彼此
25. 和以前一样经常
26. 过去经常一起打牌
27. 下中国象棋
28. 感到有点孤单
29. 不时，有时，偶尔
30. 小镇的令人惊叹的变化
31. 对… 了解甚少
32. 发生
33. 采访某人
34. 一生
35. 在过去
see each other
as often as before
used to play cards together
play Chinese chess
feel a bit lonely
from time to time
the amazing changes in the town
know little about
take place
have an interview with sb.
all one’s life
in the past
Has your hometown changed over the years
What are the changes
Are the changes good or bad
一 词汇应用
1 The reporter will __________(采访) you tomorrow.
2 Many birds fly to the __________(北方的) parts
every winter.
3 They got _________(结婚) in 1996.
4 There were fewer __________(工厂) in the past
than at present.
5 Have you _______(意识到) this serious mistake now
6 We should remember nothing is _________(不可能)
7 We should be brave enough to face
all kinds of __________(形势)
8 They have moved to other areas in Beijing,
and I feel a bit _________(孤单) from time to time.
9.We have lived here ____________ (自从)
my father began to work in this city.
interview
northern
married
factories
realized
impossible
situations
lonely
since
10.There is less air ____________ (pollute)in the small
village.I like going there on vacation.
11. Now the rivers in the park are much _______ (clean).
12.---How many ____________ (街区)are there in your
hometown ---About ten.
二 动词填空
1 The old man next to me used _________(be )
an English teacher.
2 She __________（realize）the importance of
English up to now.
3 She ___________(live ) here since she came
here in 2007.
4 The little boy is crying sadly because he
___________(not pass) the exam.
pollution
cleaner
blocks
to be
has realized
has lived
hasn’t passed
5 We lived together until 1960
when I _________(get) married.
6--________ he _________ (finish) his work today
---Not yet。
got
Has finished
Thank you ! Byebye !
