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Section B 2a-2d
Words & expressions
nowadays
search
among
crayon
shame
regard
count
century
adv. 现今;现在;目前
v. & n. 搜索;搜查
prep. 在(其)中;……之一
n. 彩色铅笔(或粉笔、蜡笔)
n. 羞耻;羞愧;惭愧
v. 将……认为;把……视为
v. 数数
n. 百年;世纪
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Words & expressions
according to
opposite
especially
childhood
consider
close to
hold
依据;按照
prep. 与……相对;在……对面
adj. 对面的;另一边的
adv. 尤其;特别;格外
n. 童年;幼年
v. 注视;仔细考虑
几乎;接近
v. 拥有;抓住
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Many people leave their hometowns to the cities.
Warming up
Why do they leave hometown every year?
To search for work.
look for
What new buildings does the government
usually build in towns and villages?
1. What changes have you seen in your
hometown?
Answer the questions before you read. Then read the passage to find out how similar your answers are to the passage.
In my hometown, new roads and new schools have appeared. The government
has also built bridges and large hospitals.
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2. What has stayed the same in your
hometown?
The river around my hometown.
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.
What’s the passage mainly talking about?
Read the passage and answer the question.
The changes in Zhong Wei’s hometown and his hometown feelings.
Task 2: match the main idea with each paragraph
Para. 1 how their hometowns have changed
Para. 2 the people who leave their hometown
Para. 3 Some things will never change.
Para. 4 the changes of Zhong Wei’s hometown
Tips: the first sentence of a paragraph is usually the topic sentence.
Read Para. 1 and complete the information.
Name: __________ Age: ____________
Role: _________________ City: _____________
Job: _______________________________________
Reason for leaving hometown: _____________________
How long he has been there: ___________________
Zhong Wei
46 years old
husband and father
Wenzhou
work in a crayon factory
search for work in cities
for almost 13 years
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Read Paras. 2 & 3 and fill in blanks.
The changes of homet