内容正文:
New words
flat
rubbish
quiet
local
close down
n. 套房;公寓
n. 垃圾;废弃物
adj. 寂静的;安静的
adj. 当地的;本地的
(永久)关闭,关停
pupil
pollution
public
service
solve
n.学生;(尤指)小学生
n.污染
adj.公共的;公众的
n.公共服务;服务
v.解决问题
Look and think
city
countryside
What is a countryside like?
It’s quiet.
It has fresh air.
It’s/has…
What is a big city like?
too many cars too many people
Where do you like to live?
Why do people move to cities?
find jobs
public services
The population of cities is increasing.
What are the problems of big cities?
too many people
too expensive to live
a lot of traffic
air pollution
noise pollution
water pollution
rubbish
外研·八年级上册
Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.
Module 9 Population
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.
1 Why do people move to cities?
2 What are the problems of big cities?
1
countryside field flat hospital
job office rubbish village
Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1.
2
Could it be your town?
Jo is fifteen and lives
in Parkville. When Jo’s
grandparents first came
to Parkville, it was a quiet
village.
1
安静的
They had a small house, close to fields and hills.
Parkville was near Arnwick, a city with 200,000 people. People from Parkville moved to Arnwick to find jobs, and they needed places to live. However, it was expensive to live in the city centre, so the government built flats outside the centre.
2
Soon, Parkville became part of Arnwick, and Arnwick became a city with
over a million people. Jo’s
family lives in one of those
flats. It is very crowded, and
rubbish is also a problem.
家;家庭
The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago, so Jo now has to go to a school in Arnwick with 2,000 pupils. It takes an hour to get there by bus. There is a lot of traffic and pollution.
3
当地的;本地的
污染
关闭
It is clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hos