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Unit 1
Past and present
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Reading I
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1. — Have you _____ (看见) my chocolate?
— No, I _________.
2. She has _______ (刚刚) eaten lunch.
3. I used to take the ______ (长途汽车) to Nanjing.
4. Where do you work at _______ (目前)?
seen
haven’t
just
coach
present
To learn about the changes in Sunshine Town.
To be able to describe the changes of Sunshine Town from the past to the present.
To learn the new words and useful expressions.
What form of transport would you use to travel to Beijing? Why? Discuss this with your partner.
wife n. (pl. wives) 妻子husband n. 丈夫
block n. 街区
northern adj. 北方的
married
结婚的
factory n. 工厂
pollution n.
污染;污染物
waste n. 废料;废品
lonely adj. 孤独的
Enjoy some pictures about Shanghai
Here are some photos of Shanghai. Are they the same? What is different about them?
Here are some photos of the cities. What are the differences between them?
Describe the changes of your hometown.
Millie is telling Sandy about her interview with Mr Chen. Sandy does not know the meanings of some words. Help her match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
1. married ___
2. block ____
3. factory ____
4. realize ____
5. improve ____
6. lonely ____
7. from time
to time ____
a. sometimes
b. know or understand something that you did not know before
c. make something better
d. a place where things are made by machines
e. not happy because of being alone
f. having a husband or wife
g. a group of buildings with streets on all sides
f
g
d
b
c
e
a
Sunshine Town has also changed over the years. Let’s listen to Millie’s interview to get some information on the changes in Sunshine Town.
Who did Millie interview?
When did he get married?
Was pollution a problem in the past?
Mr Chen.
In 1965.
Yes, it was. But it is better now.
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4. Why does Millie want to know the
changes in Sunshine Town?
5. Why does she interview Mr Chen?
Because she wants to write about the changes in Sunshine To