Unit 10
Section B (2a-2d)
Hometown Feelings
Objectives
To learn about Hometown Feelings and understand the main idea of the passage
To learn new words: nowadays,
search, among, crayon, shame,
regard, count, century, opposite,
especially, childhood, consider, hold, …
nowadays [?na??de?z] adv. 现今，现在
search [s??t?] v.& n. 搜索，搜查
these days
search for ---look for 寻找
找工作
找玩具
search for work ∕ jobs
search for toys
regard [r?'gɑ?d] 把......视为
怀着极大的兴趣看待
regard with great interest
shame [?e?m] n. 羞耻，惭愧
It's a shame.
真的很惭愧/遗憾。
learn the new words
century ['sent??r?] n.百年，世纪
公元4世纪 the fourth century
since the mid- 20th century
自从20世纪中期
especially [??spe??li] adv.尤其，特别
特别是在暑假期间
Especially during the summer holidays.
consider [k?n's?d?(r)] v.注视，仔细考虑
认为
regard
crayon [?kre??n] n.彩色铅笔
among these crayons
among [??m??] 在其中，...之一
between these crayons
(用于三者或
三者以上)
(用于二者之间)
opposite [??p?z?t] prep. 与...相对，在...对面
在学校的对面有个超市
There is a supermarket opposite the school.
childhood [?t?a?ldh?d] 童年
一个快乐的童年
a happy childhood
Question1. Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year?
For work
For study
For money
For dream
......
For chance
Pre-reading
Question2. How often do you think these people visit their hometowns?
Maybe once or twice a year.
Maybe many times a year.
Question3. What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages?
New roads
New buildings
New parks
Title: Hometown feelings
Guessing
What is the passage about?
1.Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year?
2.How often do you think these people visit their hometowns?
3. What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages?
Changes in hometowns
Things never change
Task1. Fast reading
Para 1
Para 2&3
Para 4
Facts of Chinese who leave hometowns
Match each part with the main ideas.
Careful
reading
True or false
vocabulary
Each paragraph
Fill in the blanks
Task3: Careful reading
Para 1
Zhong Wei: a ___________ husband and father
Job: a worker in a _________ factory
Place living now: in __________ for _____ years
Hometown returning: used to return _____ a year
hasn’t been back for _______ years
46-year-old
crayon
Wenzhou
13
once
three
Some facts of Zhong Wei
Careful reading
Para 2&3
Changes of hometowns
large hospitals
new roads
new schools
new teachers
perhaps
such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.
Zhong Wei thinks
Careful reading
Para 4
Things never change
2. Our hometown has left many soft and
sweet memories in our life.
A. 离开 B. 带走 C. 留下 D. 遗忘
What has become a symbol of Zhong Wei’s hometown?
Careful reading
Para 4
Things never change
3. What do these memories refer to(指的是)?
His happy childhood
a big old tree
fun time with friends
Zhong Wei feels _______ when he thinks of his hometown that holds his childhood memories.
warm
Task4. Underline the words in the passage.
1. look for _________
2. consider _________
3. across from __________
4. in one’s opinion _______________
5. go back _______
6. changes _____________
7. area _____________
search for
regard
opposite
according to sb.
return
developments
place
2b
search for return regard (v.) places development according to (prep.) opposite (prep.)
Then match them with the words in 2b.
Task5 Complete the summary with words from the passage. You may need to change the forms of the words.
Many Chinese people these days leave their __________ to work in the ________. They usually _______________ to their hometowns one or two times a ______. Zhong Wei hasn’t been back in close to three years. He has been working in a _________ factory in Wenzhou for the past 13 years.
hometowns
cities
return / go back
year
crayon
2c
People like him are ___________ in how their hometowns are changing. New buildings are often built by the ___________. Zhong Wei thinks these changes are ______ because things need to change in order to become better. But he also thinks some things _________ change, and his hometown is still the place that holds all his childhood ___________.
interested
government
good
will never / won’t
memories
Show time!
Two students in a group, talk about changes you have noticed or sweet memories of your hometown.
A: Where is your hometown?
B: My hometown is ...
A: Do you like your hometown?
B: ...
A:What kind of changes are there in your hometown?
B: In my hometown, there are many new buildings have been built. Such as the new school , ...
A: Do you think they are good or bad?
......
East or west, home is best!
Oral homework：
Read the article carefully.
2. Written homework:
A. Finish the exercise in the weekly newspapers.
B. Search the Internet and know
more about your hometown.
