(共25张PPT)
Unit 1
Past and present
Period 4
Integrated skills
1.学习目标
3.重点探究
2.自主学习
学习导航
5.当堂检测
6.课堂总结
4.拓展提升
新课导入
Revision
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. My grandpa ______________ (live) in Wuxi since he left his hometown.
2. _______ Tom _______ (write) to you recently
3. Jack's mother isn't at home. She ______________ (go) to the supermarket.
4. The film ______________ (be) on for about 20 minutes. Do you still want to watch it
5. I can hardly find the way to the city center. A lot of changes ______________ (take) place here.
has lived
Has written
has gone
has been
have taken
1.能熟悉并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。
2.能从听力材料中了解星光镇的变化。
3.能用英语谈论自己生活中的变化。
学习目标
自主学习
New words
New phrase
environment
transport
condition
return
last
keep in touch
n. 环境
n. 交通车辆,
运输工具
n. 环境,条件,状况
vi. 返回
adv. 最近,上一次;
最后
保持联系
abroad
primary
communicate
communication
exactly
adv. 到(在)国外
adj. 小学教育的;
初级的
vi. & vt. 交流,交际
n. 交流,交际
adv. (答语)正是,
没错
重点探究
1. What are the changes in Sunshine Town
2. What do you think has changed in Starlight Town
Free Talk
A1. Daniel and Kitty are doing their history project. Listen to their conversation. Complete the information below about Starlight Town in the past.
Past
Environment: green ________, clean and fresh _______, wild _________ near the lake
Transport: bus and ________
Living conditions: old ________
hills
air
birds
bicycle
houses
A2. Listen to the rest of their conversation and complete the information about today's Starlight Town.
Present
Environment: smaller ________, new ________ station, tall _________ and new roads
Transport: bus, taxi and _______
Living conditions: new ________
lake
railway
buildings
train
flats
A3. Kitty is writing about Starlight Town in her diary. Complete her diary entry with the words in the box.
air bicycle birds buildings flats hills houses modern railway taxi
13 February
Dear Diary,
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.
hills
birds
air
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.
modern
railway
taxi
bicycle
buildings
houses
flats
air bicycle birds buildings flats hills houses modern railway taxi
Discussion
Which one do you like better Why
B. Millie is telling Sandy about an old friend. Listen to the tape and answer the questions.
1) Where has Becky just returned from
2) Why hasn't Millie seen Becky for such a long time
3) How does Millie communicate with Becky
They communicate with each other by email.
She went aboard with her parents.
She's just returned from the USA.
Millie: I met my old friend Becky last week. She's just returned
from the USA.
Sandy: Really When did you last see each other
Millie: About five years ago. She went abroad with her parents.
We haven't seen each other since then.
Sandy: Oh, you were still at primary school then. So how do you
keep in touch with each other
Millie: We mainly communicate by email. The Internet makes
communication much easier.
Sandy: Exactly.
Work in pairs and act it out!
Role Play
Pair work
Work in pairs and tell your partner about the changes in your life. Use the conversation above as a model.
拓展提升
Language Points
1. Today, I borrowed a book about Starlight Town's past and present.
今天,我借了一本关于星光镇的过去和现在的书。
borrow 借入 lend 借出
borrow sth. from sb. 向某人借某物
lend sth. to sb. / lend sb. sth. 把某物借给某人
e.g. I borrowed a book from Tom yesterday.
我昨天向汤姆借了一把刀。
=Tom _____ a book _____ me yesterday.
Tom ______ _______ a book yesterday.
lent to
lent me
拓展:当borrow 与一段时间连用时,用keep 代替。
e.g. How long can I ______ the book
A. borrow B. lend C. keep
We borrowed these books two days ago.
(改写成现在完成时)
We _____ ______these books for two days.
C
have kept
2. She's just returned from the USA.
她刚从美国回来。
注意这里的She's是She has的缩略形式。
return=go/get come back 返回 不及物动词
当其后面要加宾语时,return后面要加介词
return from 从……回来 return to 回到
e.g. She has just returned from the school.
她刚从学校回来。
拓展:当return表示“归还”时,为及物动词,相当于give back,后面可以直接加宾语。
return sth. to sb. = return sb. sth. = give sth. back to sb.把某物归还给某人。
e.g. Please return me my money by Friday.
= Please return my money to me by Friday.
= Please give my money back to me by Friday.
请在周五前把我的钱还给我。
3. When did you last see each other
你们上次见面是什么时候?
句中的last是副词,意思是“最近,上一次”,可位于动词前,也可以位于动词后。
e.g. I last saw him in Shanghai two years ago.
我上一次是两年前在上海见到他的。
=I saw him last in Shanghai two years ago.
4. So how do you keep in touch with each other
那你们是如何保持联系的呢?
keep in touch=stay in touch 保持联系
keep/stay in touch with sb. 与某人保持联系
e.g. Please keep/stay in touch with me
while you are in Beijing.
你在北京时请和我保持联系。
5. We mainly communicate by email.
我们主要通过电子邮件交流。
communicate to 传递给
communicate with 与……沟通,与……联系
e.g. Communicate to others your concern and support.
向别人传达你的关心和支持。
I like to communicate with my family.
喜欢和我的家人沟通。
当堂检测
一、根据句意及提示完成下列句子。
1. The designer likes to choose the bright ________ (初级的)
colors for his designs.
2. He is ________ (正是) the man the police are looking for
these days.
3. The boy has little _____________ (交流) with others, so he
feels lonely from time to time.
4. How long is it since we ________ (上一次) saw each other
5. We are happy to know that all the people are in good
________ (状况) after the terrible snowstorm.
primary
exactly
communication
last
condition
二、翻译下列句子。
1. 我和我的表亲们仍然保持联系。
I still _____ _____ _____ _____ my cousins.
2. 自从他出国后,我们互相就没见过面。
We _______ ____ _____ _____ since he _____ ______.
3. QQ使交流变得更加容易。
QQ _______ _____________ _____ _____.
4. 他过去曾经住在这里,但是现在已经搬到两个街
区以外的地方了。
He ______ ____ live here, but now he ______ ________ ______ ______ ________.
keep in touch with
haven't seen each other went abroad
makes communication much easier
used to has moved
two blocks away
课堂总结
Unit 1
Period 4
星光镇的变化:
星光镇从_________、交通方式和生活条件三个方面发生了变化。
星光镇以前的交通工具是公交和自行车,现在的交通工具是公交、出租车和_______。
重点单词和短语:
environment, transport, condition, return, last, abroad, primary, communicate, communication, exactly, keep in touch
火车
环境