课件42张PPT。北师大 高一 (1)Unit 1
Unit 1 Lifestyles
Lesson 4
City and CountryEiffel Towerthe Statue of LibertyThe Oriental Pearl TV TowerCity Country What comes to your mind when you think of city life?City lifetraffic jams…pollutionbusycrowdednoisymoderntall buildingsWhat comes to your mind when you think of country life?fresh airlonelyCountry lifeinconvenient
trafficpeaceful
environment…poorclean waterfree1) How are city and country lifestyles different in China?office, farm, underground, walk,
crowded, space, quiet, noisyPre-reading2) Can you imagine city and country
lifestyles in Britain?city life Reading Strategies : PredictionA . Before you read a text, look at the title, photographs and drawings. B . Read the first two or three lines of the text.C . Try guess what the text is going to be about.Read the texts quickly and find out what are the two articles about. Fast readingDetailed readingTask 1Read the text quickly and decide true or false.( ) 1. Debbie is an accountant in a French company in the centre of London.
( ) 2. To get enough exercise, Debbie spends two nights on dance classes every week.
( ) 3. Debbie has much paperwork to do and she does it on the underground. TFF( ) 4. Debbie and her friends drive to the countryside every weekend.
( ) 5. Debbie often has a sandwich or some biscuits and a cup of coffee as her lunch.
( ) 6. Paul is studying Chinese now and he hopes to visit the Great Wall one day.
( ) 7. Paul has much work on the farm and he works early in the morning and late at night every day. FTTF( ) 8. Paul has pigs, chickens, wheat and vegetables to look after.
( ) 9. Paul’s wife likes to buy clothes, which makes him unhappy.
( ) 10. Paul goes to the cinema twice a year when he and his family go to London. TFT Read and fill in the table with information about Debbie and Paul’s lives. Task 27 am4 aman
accountanta farmer8all daycenter
of LondonNorth of Englanddance classes,
go to the
gym,
French
classesplay with
his children;
study by
distance
learninggo to the
cinema,
drive to the country and go walking
therego to London
for a weekend
breakChoose the best answers.After reading1. From the first paragraph of the texts, we can know that ___. A. Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesn’t have to. B. Debbie is rather tired of the underground. C. Debbie goes to work by car every day.
D. Paul has to travel far away to work every day.2. In the last paragraph of text 2, it can be inferred that ___. A. Paul’s wife does not like movies B. Paul often goes to see the film C. The life of Paul is very convenient D. When Paul’s children see the tube, they will get very excited3. The main idea of text 2 is that ___.
A. Paul lives in a small village in the north of England B. It is easy for Paul to go to work
C. Paul is busy but without the stress
of life
D. Paul’s life is very free4. Whose life is better, Debbie’s or Paul’s?
A. Debbie’s.
B. Paul’s.
C. Both.
D. Different people have different
ideas.5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the texts? A. Debbie has to spend all morning checking numbers every day on workweeks. B. Debbie likes to go to the countryside to have a weekend break sometimes.C. Debbie and Paul are both movie fanatics and both see movies a lot.
D. Paul likes all the crowds and the noise in London.Debbie is an accountant in a large company in London. She gets up at seven and takes the 1. u___________ to her office by nine o’clock. Usually, she can’t find a seat in the 2. c_______ tube, so she always gets 3. t____. She spends all morning checking numbers, has a simple lunch, and returns to her paperwork in the afternoon. To get enough exercise she 4. d_____ and goes to the gym, and she studies Frenchunderground crowded tired dances Summaryon weekday nights. On weekends she goes to the cinema, or drives to the countryside for 5. r__________.
Different from Debbie, Paul has to get up at four every morning, 6.w____ it’s still dark. He’s at work the 7. m______ he walks out of his house. With so many things to do, he has different work hours relaxation when moment 8. f____ those in the city; he’s busy raising cows, sheep, pigs and chickens, and 9. g______ wheat and vegetables. In the evening, he plays with his two children, and studies Chinese by 10. d_______ learning. He goes to London twice a year, with his wife going to clothing stores and his children riding the red buses. from growing distance Speaking Talk about it. How are Debbie and Paul’s lifestyles different? How are they similar?Debbie has to travel to work but Paul doesn’t.
They both have to work.ExampleHomeworkWhere do you live? In a city or in the countryside? What do you like about where you live? List three things.Then try to write an essay to describe the place where you live, give the reason you like it or dislike it.