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Unit One
The Changing World
What brings about changes?
Section A 2a-2d
Thinking Quality
Learning Ability
Emotional Attitude
Language Ability
Learning Objectives
Master key words about sandstorms and use target sentences to discuss environmental changes coherently.
Realize the value of environmental protection and build positive attitudes towards ecological development.
Sort listening information via group cooperation to improve information analysis and learning skills.
Compare past and present environment to analyze problems and conclude practical improvement methods logically.
中
国
的
变
化
What great changes have taken place?
It took half a day to reach the town.
With the new roads, it takes only an hour.
Going to school by bus took 40 minutes over rough roads
Going to school takes only 15 minutes
They used to to travel to see a doctor.
The town has built a new hospital.
They didn't have any good places for shopping.
They now have a supermarket down the street.
The hills were covered with sand.
They are now covered with beautiful trees.
Li Rui is showing the changes of his hometown.
changes in shopping
changes in medical care
changes in transpotation
changes in environment
What changes have taken place in Li Rui’s hometown?
Watch a video
What did you see in the video?
Desert / trees / people planting trees...
Free talk about the video.
Why do people plant trees in the desert?
To stop sandstorms
To make the land green
Free talk about the video.
Yes! People plant trees to fight against sandstorms and make the land green again. This is exactly what we are going to talk about today—how people solve environmental problems and bring changes to their hometown.
In the last lesson, we learned about Li Rui's hometown. What changes did we talk about?
Today, we will learn more about the environmental changes. Li Rui's grandfather will tell us how they made the hills green. Let's find out!
What are these signs stand for?
sandstoms
difficult environment
farmland shortage
lack of technology
Rank the following problems from 1 to 4, with 1 being the worst. Give your reasons.
2a
I think... is the worst because...
I think sandstorms are worst, because they ruin crops and pollute our living air.
sandstoms
Poor water and dry soil stop crops from growing well and cut down harvests.
difficult environment
I think farmland shortage is the worst because Less farmland leads to less food.
farmland shortage
I think lack of technology is the worst because old farming wastes energy and makes it hard to get high crop yields.
lack of technology
What problems in 2a did they mention?
sandstoms
difficult environment
farmland shortage
lack of technology
Listen to the conversation between George’s father and Li Rui’s grandfather.
What problems in 2a did they mention?
2b
George’s father
Li Rui’s grandfather
sandstoms
difficult environment
farmland shortage
What action should be taken to solve these problems?
Think and share
2c
Listen again and fill in the table.
How has the environment affected local lives?
Past • There used to be ______________ all the time, and the __________were getting smaller and smaller.
• Locals worked by _______________.
Action • Locals found a bush. It had _______________ roots that could _____________ the soil together.
• They began planting it in sandy ___________, with the government’s support.
• They had _____________________ to help.
Present • The corn fields are ________________.
• They have planted many bushes and ________________ since then.
• There are ___________ sandstorms now and the environment is getting _________.
• It has improved local lives.
sandstorms
fields
hand
long
hold
areas
machines
bigger
trees
fewer
better
Terrible conditions
Hard work & green projects
Great improvements &good result
Discuss how the problems in 2b were solved.
Sandstorms → They found a bush whose roots could hold the soil together.
Farmland shortage → They planted the bush in sandy fields with the government's support.
Difficult environment → Everyone worked together and the land has become green.
2d
What change do you want to see in your hometown?
What can you do to help?
Clean the street.
Let’s thlk.
plant more trees
Protect the environment
What else can we do to help solve this problem?
What else can we do to help solve this problem?
Save paper to cut down tree cutting.
节约用纸,减少树木砍伐。
Plant small trees or saplings every spring.
每年春天栽种小树苗。
Tell friends the harm of desertification.
向身边朋友宣传荒漠化危害。
Collect used paper for recycling.
回收废旧纸张,践行资源再利用。
What can we learn from the changes in Liu Rui’s grandpa’s hometown?
Every big change starts with a small step.
The future of our hometown is in our hands.
everyone’s efforts
+
=
government’s support
Great changes come from perseverance. These devoted people have turned deserts into green lands. We should cherish our beautiful home and keep striving ahead.
A great project to solve the problem of desertification in China
Discussion
Transportation
government support
people’s hard work
Li Rui's
hometown
Shopping
Medical care
Environment
Changes in Li Rui’s hometown.
Past
(sandstorms,
smaller fields )
Action
(a bush with long roots,
Planted,First by hand, later with machines.)
Present
(fields are huge;
fewer sandstorms;
environment getting better;
people are richer and happier.)
3a
Summary
New words
rough, sandstorm, shortage, farmland, lack, bush,
root, soil, sandy, government, support, corn
Expressions
bring about, be covered with
Sentences
1.It took half a day to reach the town.
2. We used to have to travel far to see a doctor.
3. The hills were covered with sand.
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.The farmers turned the ______(sand) area into a green forest.
2.The village used to have a ________(short) of clean water.
The village used to be ______(short) of clean water.
3.Thank you for __________(support) me in my work all the time.
4.Look!There are many trees and _______(bush) in the garden over
there.
5.We should use ______(few) plastic bags when shopping to have a
______(good) living environment.
sandy
shortage
short
supporting
bushes
fewer
better
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二、用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
sandstorm hill corn soil government
6.If you want to plant flowers,you need some _____ and water.
7.The ___________ is trying to improve people’s living conditions.
8. ______ is one of the most important grains in the world.
9. The Qinling Mountains(秦岭) help keep most ___________
away from Sichuan every year.
10.The ____ is not very high,so I think I can climb to the top.
soil
government
Corn
sandstorms
hill
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三、 根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词。
11.耕地短缺曾是这一地区面临的严峻挑战。
_________ ________ used to be a serious challenge in this region.
Farmland
shortage
12.多年来,水资源也严重匮乏。
There was also a great ____________ ___ water for many years.
lack/shortage
of
13.在政府的支持下,新的项目随即启动来解决这些问题。
With the _____________ ________,new projects were started to solve these
problems.
government’s
support
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14.如今,曾经干旱的土地上覆盖着健康的庄稼和树木。
Now,the once dry fields ____ ________ _____ healthy crops and trees.
are
covered
with
15.这些美好的变化为每个人带来了希望与幸福。
These wonderful changes have ________ ______ hope and happiness for
everyone.
brought
about
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用括号内动词的正确形式填空,完成句子。
02
We _____________ (plant) many trees since then.
People are amazed _________ (see) the great changes here.
The river is getting __________ (clean) and cleaner.
There ______ (use) to be lots of sandstorms here.
This is the bush _________ (have) long roots to hold soil
to see
have planted
used
cleaner
that has
按要求改写句子,每空限填一词。
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1. I am amazed by its beauty.(改为一般疑问句)
______ ______ amazed by its beauty?
2. There used to be sandstorms here.(改为否定句)
There _______ ______ to be sandstorms here.
3.The fields were getting smaller and smaller.(对画线部分提问)
______ ______ the fields getting?
4.It was difficult to plant bushes.(改为同义句)
_________ bushes ______ difficult.
5.We have planted trees since then.(对画线部分提问)
______ ______ you planted trees?
Are
didn’t
use
How
were
you
Planting
was
When
have
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