《英语》（八年级下册）
Unit 1 Past and Present
Reading (II)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. have a deeper understanding of the interview;
2. know how to use the new language points correctly;
3. rewrite the interview into a report;
4. realize the beauty of our hometown and encourage students to protect it.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: 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 the government has turned part of the town into a new park.
It has 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
Use new language points correctly.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Revision
1. Changes in Sunshine Town
Help the students to review the changes in Sunshine Town. Give them chances to show themselves in class and remind them that they should pay attention to the tense when they describe the past and the present of Sunshine Town.
2. Group work
Work in groups and discuss the changes Mr Chen has experienced.
【设计意图：指导学生用不同的时态来描述不同时段的状态, 同时给学生展示自我的机会。就Mr Chen和阳光镇的变化给出一些关键词，帮助学生理清文章的脉络。】
Step 2 Presentation
1. Mr Chen’s housing
(1) Ask the students to work in pairs and make an interview about Mr Chen’s housing with the help of the chart, some pictures and some key words.
(2) Present some sentences about the changes, and ask the students to work out the rules of the simple past tense and the present perfect tense.
(3) Learn the language point—marry. Then do some exercises.
2. Facilities
(1) Ask the students to complete two passages and talk about the town’s past and present.
(2) Learn the language point—turn … into …/turn + adj. Then do some exercises.
3. Pollution
(1) Show some pictures and talk about the advantages and disadvantages of development.
(2) Learn the language points—pollute, pollution and polluted. Then do some exercises.
(3) Ask the students to think over the question: What’s the development of the society? Tell them that the government has realized the problems and is trying to improve the situation.
(4) Learn the language point—improve and improvement. Then do some exercises.
(5) Have a group discussion: What does the development of the society bring us? What action can we take to improve the situation?
4. Mr Chen’s life
(1) Talk about what Mr Chen thinks of the present life. Learn more phrases about “way”. And translate two sentences.
(2) Learn the language point—alone and lonely. Then do some exercises
【设计意图：通过四个部分的呈现，帮助学生深层理解文本，复习文章的细节问题，同时讲解及操练语言点。】
Step 3 Practice
1. Rewrite the interview into a report
Ask the students to rewrite the interview into a report in the perspective of Mr Chen.
2. Retell the changes
Work in pairs to retell the changes in Sunshine Town with the help of some key words and phrases.
3. Complete the passage
Ask the students to use words and phrases we learnt to finish a passage about urbanization.
4. Translate the sentences
Ask the students to translate some sentences into English.
【设计意图：以Mr Chen的语气改写课文来让学生重新整体把握课文。另外通过语篇形式来考察学生对四会生词和短语的掌握情况。】
Step 4 Production
1. Talk about the changes in Yangzhou.
2. Design a poster about the changes in Yang Zhou’s transport, environment and people’s life. Try to call on more people to protect our city.
V. Homework
Complete the poster.
课件27张PPT。Unit 1 Past and present Reading (II)The changes to ...Show timeNote: Pay attention to the tense. Group workTimes have changedWhat changes has Mr Chen experienced in
Sunshine Town?Mr Chen’s housingCan you tell the changes to Mr Chen’s house? Group work… in the northern part, … two blocks away, since then …firstin 1965present…in the northern part, … two blocks away, since then …since 1965I first lived in the northern part of town. I got married in 1965 and moved two blocks away. We have lived in this area since then ( since 1965/since we got married).Can you work out the rules of the simple past tense and the present perfect tense?We use simple past tense when an action happened
in the past.
We use present perfect tense to talk about an action
that started in the past and continues to the present.Have a try:
我们镇这些年发生了很大的变化。Our town has changed a lot over the years.have/has + past participleLanguage pointsWhy did Mr Chen move two blocks away?Because he got married.A marry B = A get married to B = A and B get married
A and B have been married + 一段时间= He got married to Helen last summer.= He and Helen got married last summer.= He married Helen last summer.My brother married a nice girl one year ago.
My brother got married to a nice girl one year ago.
My brother and a nice girl got married one year ago.
My brother and a nice girl have been married for one year.Years ago, we had some small ______and ______.
In the town center, we had a _____ and ______. Now, we have a _______ and a _______.
In the town center, we have a new
_______.Second change: town (facilities) The town has changed.Can you talk about the town’s past and present?
The government has turned part of the town centre into a new park.My hometown a modern town.
My hometown turns ( beauty).
Language points has turned intoturn into 把……变成……
turn + adj. 变得……beautifulWith the development of the economy (经济) and society , people’s lives are better than before. steel factory 钢铁厂advantagesEvery coin has two sides.disadvantagesThey put waste into the air and river.The waste pollutes the river and air. The pollution is a serious problem.Language pointsLet’s try!Nowadays, we're facing many
kinds of _________. We must
take action to stop people from ________ our environment .
(pollute) pollutionpolluting pollute v. 污染
pollution n.
polluted adj.pollutionpollutedwater pollutionair pollution Yes. Some rivers were _________ (pollute) in the town.What is the development of the society?Have more money?Have better houses, food and clothing?What else?healthiercleanerhappierLuckily, the government realized the problem.
And the government took action to improve the situation.
Guess the meaning of the new words in the contextmake betterknew or understoodimprove v. 提高
Improvement n. 提高Have a try: We have ___________ our life with the _____________
of economy ( 经济). improvedimprovementGroup discussionWhat does the development of the society bring us?We have to work far away
from home, so our
parents and children feel
lonely.
2. The environment is
becoming more and more
polluted.
3. People feel stressed at
their new work and life.
…1. We live in beautiful tall buildings.
2. We are rich in different materials.
3. We can make more money.
4. We don’t have to work so hard in
the field.
5. We have beautiful neighbourhood.
6. We can live a modern and
colourful life.
…What action can we take to improve the situation (turn the disadvantages into the advantages)?disadvantagesadvantagesWhat does Mr Chen think of the present life?Good side:Bad side: have a beautiful modern town.It’s nice to it is impossible/difficult for us to see each other.We used to play cards together.In some ways, it’s better.
What does Mr Chen think of the present life?In some ways, it’s better.
in some ways 在某些方面
by the way 顺便说一下
on the way 在去某地的路上Can you use them to make sentences?Anyway, it’s good to see the amazing changes.It’s + adj. (for sb) to do ….减少污染对于我们来说很重要。
能见到这些好的变化很开心。It important for us to reduce pollution.It’s happy to see the good changes.Mr Chen feels lonely from time to time. Language pointsHe feels _______ because
he lives _______ in the _______ area.lonely adj. 孤独的，做 表语，或做定语修饰名词alone adj. 一个人，只能做表语；adv. 做状语lonelyalonelonelysometimes I live in the _______ part of Sunshine Town. After I got_______, my wife and I _______ two blocks away. In the past there were small ___________ and shops years ago in the town.
Now the place has _______ a lot. The government has _______ part of town centre into a new park.
The ________ was a problem. The steel factory put the _______ into the river. Later, the government _______the problem and took action
to improve the situation. People used to play ________ and Chinese_______ with me, but now
we do not see each other often. I feel _______ sometimes. Anyway, the changes are good. northernmarriedmovedturnedrestaurantschangedwastepollutionrealizedcardschesslonelyRewrite the interview into a reportMr Chen’s housinglifeEnvironment
(facilities)pollutionknow … very wellfirst lived …when I got married, …since then, …There were …
in the town centerturn … into … take actionput the waste into …the changesrealize the problem a steel factory pair work: retellingOur government encourages more and more people from the country and live in towns or cities. , it’s better for them. Their children can have better education. The farmer’s life also a lot. They can get more pay from factories, and do the shopping in large . And the government also has some land
a new park for the citizens to have a good time there.Every coin has two sides.Another change: Urbanization 城镇化to move awayIn some waysimprovesshopping mallsturned into Another change: Urbanization 城镇化However, some new citizens can do nothing but stay at home , and they often feel . It’s necessary to train them with new skills. The price of the houses gets . A lot of people can’t afford them. As more new factories are built, is becoming a more and more serious problem.I hope the government can the problems and take action to the situation. alonelonelyhigherpollutionsolveimproveRush to answer Translate the sentences into English.
1. 自从我出生, 我的家乡变化很大
2. 我的父母已经结婚很多年了, 但是他们仍住在那套旧房子里。
3. 政府意识到了这个问题并且采取行动来改善情况。
4. 像以前一样经常见到老朋友，对我来说很难了。因为他们已
经搬到其他地方了。
My hometown has changed a lot since I was born. My parents have been married for many years, but they still live in the old house.The government realized the problem and took action to improve the situation.It’s difficult for me to see the old friends as often as before, because they have moved to other areas. The Changes to YangzhouDesign a poster in English about the changes in Yangzhou’s transport, environment and people’s life. Try to call on more people to build our city.Homework
Complete the poster.
