Unit 10 Section B (2a－2d)课件 2022-2023学年人教版八年级英语下册

Hometown Feelings Section B 2a-2d What are hometown feelings? Hometown is a great place for everyone.As the saying goes： East to west, home is the best.But some people have to leave their hometown for different reasons.Lef s know about them. Warming up Many Chinese leave their hometown to the cities. Why do they leave their hometown? What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages? delicious food good/terrible weather sweet memories beautiful scenery high/a lot of hills Hometown feelings busy/clean street tall/old/new buildings 2a Answer the questions before you read. Then read the passage to find out how similar your answers are to the passage. 1. What changes have you seen in your hometown? 2. What has stayed the same in your hometown? The streets are cleaner and wider than before.More farmers become richer and healthier.They all have air conditioner and tap water. The villagers are still friendly to each other. Hometown Feelings Using Previous Knowledge We can often guess what a text is about by using what we already know. Answering questions before we read can also help us do this. Many people choose to leave their towns and villagesto search for work in the city. Among these people is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father. He hasworked in Wenzhou for almost 13 years. With a busy job in a crayon factory, he doesn't have time to return to his village often. On a recent visit, he said,“It's a shame that I had to leave my hometown. I've always wanted to move back. It has improved so much since I left.“ Nowadays, more and more hometowns are changing for the better. Large hospitals and new schools have appeared. And in many places, the goverment has also built new roads and bridges. This has madetraveling between villages, towns, and cities mucheasier. Thanks to the new roads around his village,Zhong Wei will now be able to open an online shopthat sells delicious food from his hometown. Zhong Wei also likes the new school in