Lesson 4 City and Country
Words and Phrases
imagine想象，设想
Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain 你能想象得出英国城市和乡村的生活方式吗？
一、表示“想象”、“设想”、“以为”
1．Imagine+n.
You can imagine the situation there. 你可以想象那里的情况。
2．Imagine+V-ing。
I didn't imagine becoming (become) a teacher in my childhood．在童年时期，我并未想象成为一名教师。
I can't imagine my marrying (marry) a girl of that sort．我难以想象我与那种女子结婚后的情形。
Can you imagine Tom cooking (cook) dinner for twenty people？你能想象出汤姆为20个人做饭的样子吗？
3. Imagine+that从句。
I imagine that you are tired from the journey．我料想你是由于旅行而疲劳了。
4. Imagine what/why/how/when….想象什么/为何/怎样/何时
I can't imagine what he means．我想不出他的用意。
I can't imagine what he looks like. 我想象不出他是什么长相
5. Imagine＋n/pron．＋（to be）n./adj．”
Imagine yourself（to be）a teacher．想象一下你是一位老师。
I imagined the ship（to be）very large．我想象那船很大。
8. Imagine＋n./pron.＋as＋n．”
I imagined you as a big tall man．我以为你是个高大的人。
二、表示“认为”、“想”
1. 后面接复合宾语。
He imagined himself very rich．他认为自己很富有。
2.后面接that-clause作宾语。若 that-clause是否定意义，可用主句的否定形式表示从句的否定意义，that可省略。
I don't imagine（that）they will come tomorrow．我认为他们明天不会来。
Ex.:
Can you imagine living with (live with) such a boring man
I can't imagine what has happened. 我想像不出发生了什么事。
I didn’t imagine becoming a doctor in my childhood. 我童年的时候没有想象我会成为一名医生.
Can you imagine how much surprised when I saw you 你能否想象我见到你时是多么吃惊啊.
Can you imagine the life in the university 你能想象大学的生活吗？
词汇拓展
Imagination想象力
Imaginary假想的，虚构的
Imaginable能想象的，可想象的
Imaginative富有想象力的
用Imagine的正确形式填空
He hasn't much imagination. 他缺乏想像力.
He is an imaginative child. 他是一个想象力丰富的孩子。
We had the greatest difficulty imaginable. 我们遇到了可以想象到的最大困难。
This story is only imaginary. 这个故事是虚构的。
He imagined walking into the classroom and telling everyone the good news.
The book is about imaginary creatures living in another world.
Children use their imagination when they play.
He is an imaginative child who can write a lot of imaginary stories.
need
need既可以作情态动词，也可以作实义动词，但是它们的用法不同。
need作为情态动词的用法：
一、need表示“需要”或“必须”，通常用于否定句和疑问句。
1．You needn't do it again．你不需要再做了。
2．He needn't worry about it．这件事他无需担心。
3．Need he do this homework first？他需要先做这些作业吗？
4．Need they fill in the form？他们需要填表吗？
二、在否定句中，可以用need的否定形式＋have done。
1．We needn't have worried．其实我们不必要慌。
2．You needn't have mentioned it．你本来不必提起这件事。
3．You needn't have said that when he asked．当他问的时候，你其实不必要说。
三、needn't后的不定式间或也能用进行式或被动语态。
1．He needn't be standing in the rain．他不必要站在雨中。
2．We needn't be waiting in this place．我们不必要在这儿等。
need作为实义动词时的用法是：
人/物＋need+n.
人＋need ＋to do
物＋need ＋doing
物＋need ＋to be done
EX.:
1．We need to collect (collect) the parcel before we leave for England．去英国之前，我们需要收拾好行李。
2．We need to tell (tell) him the truth．我们需要告诉他真相。
3．My car needs repairing / to be repaired (repair)．我的汽车需要修理。
4．The flowers need watering/to be watered(water)．这些花需要浇水。
5．His leather shoes needs to be mended/mending (mend)．他的皮鞋需要修补。
6．Her room needs cleaning/to be cleaned (clean)．她的房间需要打扫。
7．It is a question that needs very careful consideration(consider)．这是一个需要慎重考虑的问题。
8．I need a watch．我需要一块手表
otherwise
otherwise 用作连词，意思为“否则；要不然”，相当于 or，or else 或 if not .
We’ll go early, otherwise we may not get a seat.我们得早点去，要不然就没有座位了。
Seize the chance，otherwise you will regret it.抓住机会，要不然你会后悔的。
otherwise 用作副词，具有下列意义：
1. 意为“另外；别样”。相当于 differently 或 in another way .
He evidently thinks otherwise.他显然有不同的想法。
2. 意为“在其他方面”。相当于 in other or different ways.
The rent is high, but otherwise the house is satisfactory.房租是贵，可这房子在别的方面倒令人满意。
He is noisy, but otherwise a nice boy.他爱吵闹，但在其他方面倒是个好孩子。
EX.:
I was ill that day，otherwise I would have taken part in the sports meet.那天我病了，否则我会去参加运动会的。
We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time，otherwise we would have given you a hand.我们当时不知道你遇到了困难，要不然我们会帮助你的。
You will have to go now, otherwise you’ll miss the bus.你得马上动身，否则赶不上汽车。
He was tired but otherwise in good health.她就是累，除此之外很健康。
make sure 查明;设法确保,确定
make sure of sth.
make sure that
be sure of sth
be sure that
You must make sure of the time and place. 你必须把时间和地点弄清楚。
be free of
look after
take a break休息
=have / take a rest=rest
有关take的短语
Take exercise运动，锻炼
Take off脱下，起飞
Take up占据（时间、空间）
Take pictures照相
Take a seat=have a seat坐下
Take a walk散步
Take away拿走
Take down取下
Take care of＝look after照顾
unfortunately adv. 不幸的
fortune n. 运气
fortunate adj.幸运的，幸福的
fortunately adv. 幸运地
用fortune 的正确形式填空。
Fortunately the train was on time. 幸好火车按时到达。
Why should you be so fortunate! 你为何这样幸运！
Fortune God sends fortune to fools. 傻人有傻福。
Unfortunately I made no copy of it. 遗憾的是，我没有抄一份留底。
be fond of喜欢
crowd
crowds of成群的
crowded adj.拥挤的
be crowded with挤满……
EX.:
拥挤的公交车a crowded bus
繁忙的道路a crowded road
住满人的旅馆a crowded hotel
书架挤满了书。The bookshelves were crowded with books.
成群的人涌向北京。Crowds of people rushed to Beijing.
distance
distant
in the distance
at a distance ofU1 Lesson 4 City and Country
Objectives:
To practise using background knowledge strategies when reading.
To practise reading for specific information.
To express opinion orally and give reasons for them.
To compare one lifestyle with another.
Pre-Reading
Answer these questions to prepare yourself.
Use the Key Words below to help you.
office, farm, underground, walk, crowded, space, quiet, noisy.
How are city and country lifestyles different in China
Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain
Show some pictures in the country and in the city.
Reading
Read and fill in the table with information about Debbie and Paul’s lives. Add information about your own life and compare.
Debbie Paul You
Lives in A big city a smallvillage
Wake-up time 7 am 4 am
Job an accountant a farmer student
Workinghours 8 all day
Works in center of London north of England
Eveningactivities dance classes, go to the gym, French classes play with his children;study by distance learning
Specialactivities go to the cinema, drive to the country and go walking there go to London for a weekend break
Look at the chart then try to think out some words to describe the advantages and disadvantages living in the city or the country.
Post-Reading
Choose the best answers:
1.From the first paragraph of text 1, 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 excited
3. 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 free
4. 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.
Answers: BDCDC
Languages points:
1. That’s what people call …
He’s a new comer. That’s what I know about him.
That’s how… That’s why… That’s where…
2. …it’s so crowded that I can’t find …
so …that…引导结果状语从句,如此…以至于…
Anna works so hard that she has little time for rest.
Tommy got up so late that he missed the first bus.
3. I spend all morning checking numbers.
spend some time doing sth. 花费时间做――
I spend two hours doing my homework everyday.
4. We don’t have the same work hour that office workers in the city have. that引导的从句表示的内容与主句所讲的是“同一”
That’s the same purse that I bought last Sunday.
对比 That’s the same purse as I bought last Sunday. (同我丢失的那个一样，但不是同一个)
5. Right now I am studying by distance learning.
distance learning 远程教育
6. …it’s my dream to see the Great Wall …
不定式to see the Great Wall作真正的主语，前面的it是形式主语。
dream of
梦见...
I often dream of myself becoming a great singer.
I never dreamed of meeting you here.
我绝对未想到在这里遇到你。
7. My wife calls me a movie fanatic.
call+宾语＋宾补
We call him our monitor.
8. …so I don’t get the chance to go very often.
get the chance to do—有机会做――
I’m so happy that I got the chance to go abroad.
Exercise
Choose the best answers
1 –Bob told me not to swim in this river.
--That’s I told him.
A how B it C that D what
2—Don’t spend too much time the game.
--I see.
A to play B playing C played D play
3 –I saw a pen in the garden yesterday.
--Where is it now It’s the same pen I lost.
A that B as C which D what
Keys: D, B, A
Vocabulary
Use the words from the texts to complete the sentences below.
accountant, tube, underground, crowded, nearby, otherwise, career, fanatic, forecast, distance learning
1) In England, the is often called the . Many people travel on this to work.
2) I am a real book . I have so many books in my flat. It looks like a library!
3) The says that the weather this weekend is going to be sunny and warm.
4) If you like maths you could be an , you could be a maths teacher.
5) There is a restaurant and it is always because it is so popular.
6) I am studying by to improve my .
Answers:
1 underground, tube 2 fanatic 3 forecast 4 accountant, otherwise 5 nearby, crowded 6 distance learning, career
Speaking
Talk about it. How are Debbie and Paul’s lifestyles different How are they similar
Example Debbie has to travel to work but Paul doesn’t.
They both have to work.
Writing
Where 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 , if you like there and the reason you like it or dislike it.
boring,
easy,
free, peaceful, relaxing
busy, dangerous, exciting, interesting, stressful
The school in the city is very modern and bright.
The school in the country
is very old and shabby
Spacious and bright
classroom
Have computer
classes
City life
Traffic jams
…
pollution
Fresh air
crime
modern museums
firsthand information
isolation
Country life
inconvenient
traffic
peaceful
environment
more space
…Unit 1 Lifestyles
Lesson 4 City or country同步辅导与测试
难句解疑
That’s what people call the underground in London. (the tube) 就是人们对伦敦地铁的叫法。
句中what引导的从句为表语从句。What 在从句中作从句的宾语，the underground in London 为从句的宾语补足语，what 在这里的意思为“……的”
例：1) This is what I want to tell you. 这就是我要告诉你的事。
2）China is not what it used to be. 中国已经是今非昔比了。
2. Usually it’s so crowded that I can’t find anywhere to sit.
通常地铁和拥挤，很难找到座位。
句中so…that为连词，引导结果状语从句。 请注意：1. so+形容词/副词2. so+形容词+a(an)+名词 3. so+ many / few / little / much+ 名词。so…that 还可以引导目的状语从句，引导目的状语从句时，从句谓语动词常有情态动词，如：can / could, will / would, may / might。
例：1）He works so hard that he often forgets to eat and sleep.
他工作很努力，以至于经常忘记吃饭睡觉。
2）He is so good a teacher that all his students like him very much.
他是一位好老师，他的学生都喜欢他。
3）He had so many falls that he was black and blue all over.
他摔了很多跤，以致浑身青一块紫一块。
I need to do that because I don’t get enough exercise otherwise.
因为每天运动量不够，我需要增加些运动。
句中otherwise 为副词，意思为“否则，不然”。Otherwise 还有“除此以外”的意思。
例：楼上有些音乐声， 除此以外， 房子里静悄悄的。
We like to visit nice, quiet places far away from the city, and go walking where there are no shops, crowds or the tube.
我喜欢去那些远离城市、幽静、风光秀丽的地方，在没有商店、人群、地铁的地方漫步。
句中where为连词，引导地点状语从句，修饰动词go。
例：1) Sit where I can see you.
坐在我能看到你的地方。
2）We should go where we are needed most.
我们应该去最需要我们的地方。
After a big breakfast in my house, I walk out of the front door and I’, already at work.
饱餐一顿早饭之后，我走出家门，开始一天的工作。
句中be at work 意思为“在工作”。介词at在这里表示“处于……状态”。
例：The country is now at war.
这个国家正在打仗。
I felt at a disadvantage. 我觉得处于不利地位。
6. We don’t have the same work hours that office workers in the city have.
我们的工作时间和在办公室工作的人们不同。
句中that为关系代词，引导一个定语从句，修饰名词hours，在从句中作宾语。有时我们也用as 代替that。 the same …that 更强调同一事物。
例：This is the same man that asked me for money yesterday.
那个人就是昨天向我要钱的人。
7.This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food.
这顿饭有蛋糕和三明治，用茶来把事物送下去。
句中wash down 的意思为“用水等吞送（食物等）”。wash down还有“冲洗，流下”的意思。
例：The soil has washed down into the valley.
泥土被冲入了山谷。
In fact, the London Stock Exchange is believed to have started from these coffeehouses.
事实上，人们认为伦敦证券交易所的前身就是这些咖啡馆。
这句话等于In fact, people believe the London Stock Exchange has started from these coffeehouses. 在be believed后面跟动词不定式，to have started 为不定式的完成式。常用句型有It is said/ expected/reported等+动词不定式。
例：Tom is believed to be the child they looking for.
人们认为汤姆就是他们要找的那个孩子。
The vase is believed to be worth a lot of money.
人们相信这个花瓶价值连城。
翻译句子
这就是我想要做的事。
告诉我你在想什么。
那牛奶太好了，我们没办法不喝。
他是一位那么温文尔雅的人，我们大家都喜欢他。
有那么多食物可吃，以致我弟弟都不想离开那儿。
把窗户关好，不然屋里就太冷了。
他爱吵闹，除此之外在其他方面倒是一个好孩子。
我们得早一点儿去，不如就没座位了。
有志者事竟成。
哪里有烟，哪里就有火。（无风不起浪）
我想哈里斯先生正在吃饭。
目前这个地区正处于和平状态。
他手里的小刀和我丢的一模一样。
在这件事上，我和你的想法一样。
他们在刷车。
茶不能用来服药。
那个人可能被认为携带武器。
地球一度被人们认为是平的。
答案：
This is what I want to do.
Tell me what you are thinking about
The milk was so good that we couldn’t stop drinking it.
He is so gentle a man that we all like me.
Shut the window. Otherwise it’ll get too cold in here.
He is noisy, but otherwise a nice boy.
We’ll go early. Otherwise we may not get a seat.
We like to visit nice, quiet places far away from the city, and go walking where there are no shops, crowds or the tube.
Where there is will, there is a way.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
I think Mr. Harris is at dinner.
At present this area is at peace.
The knife I his hand is the same that I have lost.
I think the same as you o about this.
They are washing down a car.
Tea can not be use to washed down medicine.
The man may be believed to carry arms.
The earth used to be believed to be flat.(共34张PPT)
busy, dangerous, exciting, interesting, stressful
boring,
easy,
free,
peaceful, relaxing
Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain
Key words:
office, farm,
underground, walk,
crowded, space,
quiet, noisy
Reading Strategies: Prediction
Before you read a text, look at the title, photographs and drawings.
Read the first two or three lines of the text.
Try to guess what the text is going to be about.
Lesson 4
City and Country
Now listen to the tape and check your guesses.
City life
Traffic jams
Fresh air
Tall buildings
isolation
Country life
City life
Traffic jams
…
pollution
Fresh air
crime
modern museums
firsthand information
isolation
Country life
inconvenient
traffic
peaceful
environment
…
Page14.4
Read and fill the table with information about Debbie and Paul’s lives. Add information about your own life and compare.
Debbie Paul
Lives in A big city A small village
Wake-up time 7
Job
Working hours
Works in
Evening activities
special activities
4
Go to the cinema drive to the country and go walking there
Dance classes, go to the gym, French classes
Center of London
Go to London for a weekend break
All day
8
An accountant
North of England
Play with his children; study by distance learning
A farmer
1.From the paragraph of Passage 1, we can know that ___
Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesn’t have to
Debbie goes to work by car every day
Paul has to travel far away to work every day
Debbie is rather tired of the underground
2. In the last paragraph of Passage 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 excited
3. The main idea of Passage 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’s life is very free
D. Paul’s busy but without the stress of life
4. 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 o f the following is NOT true according to the passages
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’s work is freer than Debbie’s
Passage 1
Line 1 by…时间 在…前
我们必须7点前回到教室。
2. Line 4 It takes sb. sometime to do sth.
做某事花费某人多少时间
我要花30分钟回家
We must come into the classroom by 7 o’clock.
it takes me 35 minutes to go back home.
Line 5 so+a./ad. + that
such + n. (可名单；可名复；不可名)+ that
Lucy is so lovely a girl that we all like her.
Lucy is such a lovely girl that we all like her.
L 5 (英语周报第二期第二版)
so+adj.+a/an+单名＋that
= such +a/an+adj.+单名+ that
Tony is so naughty a boy that we all avoid him.
Tony is such a naughty boy that we all avoid him.
Line 9 sb. spend sometime/ some money (in) doing sth.
sb. spend sometime/some money on sth.
I spent 35 minutes (in) finishing my homework.
=I spent 35 minutes on the homework
I spent 12 yuan (in) buying this book.
=I spent 12 yuan on this book.
Line 21 fanatic 入迷的人
I like watching TV very much, so my mother calls me a “TV fanatic”.
Line 25 far away from 远离
My hometown is far away from my school, so I have to live in the school.
Passage 2
Line 9 that page 99
Line 12 sheep，fish, deer, Chinese 单复同形
一只绵羊 两只绵羊
a sheep
two sheep
ten fish
一条鱼 a fish 十条鱼
There are three＿＿＿and seven＿＿＿in the picture.
A deers, sheeps B deers, sheep
C deer, sheep D deer, sheeps
Line 19. by… 通过(方法，手段)
比较passage 1, line 1
I go to school by bus.
JinYong makes money by writing.
Line 20 be interested in sth./ doing sth.
对…感兴趣
I am very interested in this book.
I am very interested in reading this book.
interested a. 感兴趣的（主语常为人）
interesting a.令人感兴趣的（主语常为物）
Line 21
Line 24 get/have the chance to do sth.
获得/有做某事的机会
Jane has got the chance to do this project.
Line 26 take/have a break= have a rest
休息一会
You must be very tired, please stop working and take a good break
Line 31
especially specially
“特别地，尤其是” ”特意地，专门地“
一般修饰a., prep或状语从句
前面一般用“，”隔开
一般用在to do或for前，强调目的
I like the kite you ________ made for me.
She likes the country, _______ in spring.
especially
specially
P15.5
1. In England, the ____________is often called the _____. Many people travel on this to work.
2. I am a real book________. I have so many books in my flat. It looks like a library!
3. The _________ says that the weather this weekend is going to be sunny and warm.
4. If you like maths you could be an __________, __________you could be a maths teacher.
underground
otherwise
fanatic
tube
forecast
accountant
5. There is a restaurant ________ and it is always _______ because it is so popular.
6. I am studying by _______________ to improve my_______.
distance learning
career
crowded
nearby
P60.1 vocabulary
1.crowded 6. Otherwise
2. Urgent 7. especially
3. Forecast 8. career
4. Distance 9.anywhere
5. Perfect 10. fanatic
Speaking
How are Debbie and Paul’s lifestyles different How are they similar
Where do you live In a city or a countryside What do you like about where you live List three things.
Work in groups. Imagine your group live in an unusual place. Think about your lifestyle there and prepare a report.
Example
we live in a cave in Shanxi. We have no electricity but no pollution, either.
Pair work:
Ask and answer questions about each other’s
routine life.
Example :
A: Where do you live B: We live in a cave.
A: What do you have for food
