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Our neighbourhood
Unit 5
4 Changes in the neighbourhood
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Learning objectives
In this lesson, we will be able to:
Describe changes in a neighbourhood using comparative adjectives (e.g., wide/narrow, new/old).
2. Identifying correct pictures based on descriptions to improve listening.
3. Completing a diary entry and describing neighbourhood changes to improve writing.
Look at the pictures in each group, Listen and tick the correct picture.
A
B
C
Read the conversation and underline the
changes in Grandma's neighbourhood.
Today,Shanshan is visiting her grandma.
Shanshan: Hi, Grandma! I missed you.
Grandma: I missed you, too.
Shanshan:How are your knees these days, Grandma?
Grandma: Much better. We have the lifts. They help a lot.
Shanshan:That's great!
Grandma: Many old apartment buildings in my neighbourhood have lifts now.
Shanshan:There are so many changes, The roads are wider, too.
Grandma:Yes, they were indeed narrow in the past.
Shanshan: And I can see there is a new park on the street corner.
Grandma: There will be a big mall and a new subway. The subway will lead to the railway station.
Shanshan: Realy? That's wonderful!
Grandma: We are so happy with these changes.
I visited my grandma today. We talked about the changes in her neighbourhood. There were no lifts in the past and the roads were . Now, there are lifts in many apartment buildings. This really helps a lot. And there is a park. People have more space to have fun. The roads are . There will be a ______ mall and a _____ subway. People are very happy with the changes.
Write the opposites of the words below. Then choose the proper ones to complete Shanshan’s diary.
tall—short big— new— wide—
small
old
narrow
narrow
old
new
wide
big
new
Read the conversation and underline the changes in Grandma’s neighbourhood.
Write the opposites of the words below. Then choose the proper ones to complete Shanshan's diary.
tall –short new—________ big—________wide—________
I visited my grandma today. We talked about the changes in her neighbourhood. There were no lifts in the past and the roads were_ _______.Now, there are lifts in many____________apartment buildings. This really helps a lot. And there is a__________park. People have more space to have fun. The roads are____________.There will be a _______ mall and a_________subway. People are very happy with the changes.
old
small
narrow
narrow
old
new
wide
big
new
Today, Shanshan is visiting her grandma.
Shanshan: Hi, Grandma! I missed you.
Grandma: I missed you, too.
Shanshan: How are your knees these days, Grandma?
Grandma: Much better. We have the lifts. They help a lot.
Shanshan: That’s great!
Grandma: Many old apartment buildings in my neighbourhood have lifts now.
Shanshan: There are so many changes. The roads are wider, too.
Grandma: Yes, they were indeed narrow in the past.
Shanshan: And I can see there is a new park on the street corner.
Grandma: There will be a big mall and a new subway. The subway will lead to
the railway station.
Shanshan: Really? That’s wonderful!
Grandma: We are so happy with these changes.
Write about the changes in the neighbourhood according to your interview above.
What should we write about our neighbourhood?
My neighbourhood
开头:介绍社区情况
中间:对比社区的过去和现在
结尾:表达个人感受
开头:点明主题
开头段要用简明的语言点明文章的主题,需要先读懂题干要求表达的主题,再组织并使用合适的语句。
常见句型:
My neighbourhood is a lively and welcoming place.
我的社区是一个既充满活力又舒适的地方。
Life in my neighbourhood is convenient and comfortable, with everything you need close by.
我社区的生活便利又舒适,一切所需近在咫尺。
New Lesson
Read the conversation and underline the changes in Grandma's neighbourhood.
Today, Shanshan is visiting her grandma.
Shanshan: Hi, Grandma! I missed you.
Grandma: I missed you too.
Shanshan: How are your knees these days, Grandma?
Grandma: Much better. We have the lifts. They help a lot.
Shanshan: That's great!
Grandma: Many old apartment buildings in my neighbourhood have lifts now.
Shanshan: There are so many changes. The roads are wider, too.
Grandma: Yes, they were indeed narrow in the past.
Shanshan: And I can see there is a new park on the street corner.
Grandma: There will be a big mall and a new subway. The subway will lead to
the railway station.
Shanshan: Really? That's wonderful!
Grandma: We are so happy with these changes.
—Mum, how was your neighbourhood in the past?
—Was there a park around your neighbourhood?
—Where did you buy things in those days?
...
Interview your parents or grandparents and take notes.
Past Present
There was no park before. There is a park now.
There were no tall buildings before. There are many tall buildings with lifts now.
There were few cars on the road. There are lots of cars on theroad.
The roads were very narrow. The roads are wider now.
Today, Shanshan is visiting her grandma.
Shanshan: Hi, Grandma! I missed you.
Grandma:I missed you too.
Shanshan: How are your knees these days, Grandma?
Grandma: Much better. We have the lifts. They help a lot.
Shanshan: That's great!
Grandma: Many old apartment buildings in my neighbourhood have lifts now.
Shanshan: There are so many changes. The roads are wider too.
Grandma: Yes, they were indeed narrow in the past.
Shanshan: And I can see there is a new park on the street corner.
Grandma: There will be a big mall and a new subway. The subway will lead to the railway station.
Shanshan: Really? That's wonderful!
Grandma: We are so happy with these changes.
Language Points
1.The roads are wider, too.路也变得更宽了。
wide adj. 宽阔的 变比较级 wider 更宽的。最高级 widest.
形容词比较级和最高级的变化规则主要有以下几种情况:
★ **单音节词和部分双音节词**
- **一般情况**:在词尾加“er”构成比较级,加“est”构成最高级。例如:“tall”(高的)的比较级是“taller”,最高级是“tallest”;“small”(小的)的比较级是“smaller”,最高级是“smallest”
- **以不发音的“e”结尾**:直接加“r”构成比较级,加“st”构成最高级。比如:“nice”(好的)的比较级是“nicer”,最高级是“nicest”;“large”(大的)的比较级是“larger”,最高级是“largest”
根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
1. I hurt my k when I fell down during the basketball game. I can't walk now.
2. My family lives in a small but beautiful a in the city centre.
3. The path in the park is too n for two people to walk side by side.
4. In the p , people used to write letters to communicate with each other.
5. Mary lives on the fourteenth floor. It's too high,so she has to take a l every day.
nee(s)
partment
arrow
ast
ift
★ **特殊变化的形容词**:
- “good/well”的比较级是“better”,最高级是“best”。
- “bad/ill”的比较级是“worse”,最高级是“worst”。
- “many/much”的比较级是“more”,最高级是“most”。
- “little”的比较级是“less”,最高级是“least”。
- “far”的比较级可以是“farther”或“further”,最高级是“farthest”或“furthest”。
- “old”的比较级可以是“older”或“elder”,最高级是“oldest”或“eldest”(“elder”和“eldest”主要表示长幼顺序,指排行)。
Write the opposites of the words below. Then choose the proper ones to complete Shanshan's diary.
I visited my grandma today. We talked about the changes in her neighbourhood. There were no lifts in the past and the roads were . Now, there are lifts in many apartment buildings. This really helps a lot. And there is a park. People have more space to have fun. The roads are .There will be a mall and a subway. People are very happy with the changes.
old
small
narrow
narrow
old
new
wide
big
new
wide, railway, corner, mall, subway
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. There is a coffee shop at the of the street.
2. We often go shopping at the big on weekends.
3. The connects the two big cities.
4. The river is very and it's hard to swim across it.
5. I usually go to work by because it is fast.
corner
mall
railway
wide
subway
知识点讲解
1. Much better.
much
〔程度副词〕非常,很,……得多
用在形容词或副词的比较级前面,相当于a lot
比较级前的修饰词语:
两多 两少 一甚至,还有一个远去了。
much, a lot
a little , a bit
even
far
根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 我这学期的数学成绩比上学期好多了。
My maths grade this term is than last term.
2. 在过去,我们镇上几乎没有高楼大厦。
, there were few tall buildings in our town.
3. 下个星期一将有一场足球比赛。
a football match next Monday.
4. 现在邯郸有了如此多的变化。
There are in Handan nowadays.
5. 这条路将通向我们的学校。
This way our school.
much better
In the past
There will be
There will be
will lead to
2. The subway will lead to the railway station.地铁将到我们到火车站。
“lead to”是一个动词短语,意为“导致;通向;引起”。它用于描述某种情况、行为或事件引发了另一种结果或后果。
★**lead to + 名词/代词**
- 例句:Hard work leads to success.(努力工作导致成功。)
★ **lead to + 动词 -ing形式**
- 例句:Eating too much junk food leads to having a bad diet.(吃太多垃圾食品会导致饮食不健康。)
★ **描述因果关系**
- 例句:The heavy rain led to the flood.(大雨导致了洪水。)
They help a lot.
a lot
〔副词短语〕很,非常
常修饰动词、形容词/副词的比较级等在句中作程度状语。
这个地区经常下很多雨。
It usually rains a lot in this area.
你的房间比我的大得多。
Your room is a lot bigger than mine.
Homework
Must-do:
Write a short passage titled "The Changes in My Neighbourhood" with more than 80 words. The content should include the situation of the neighbourhood in the past, the current changes, and your personal feelings.
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