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Unit 1
The Changing World
The Changing World
Section A (3a~ 3d )
What changes have taken place around you ?
Think and Talk
We talked about changes that took place in Li Rui’s hometown.
What changes happened there ?
What changes happened in your hometown?
Think and Talk
What changes happened there ?
The hills used to __________________, but now they are covered with _______________.
There_______ be __________ all the time, the fields were getting_________________. Now there are _______________, the fields are _______, and the environment is ___________.
Villagers used to travel far to _____________, but now they have built _____________.
They did’t have good places for _________, but now they have a ___________ down the street.
be covered with sand
bushes and trees
used to
sandstorms
smaller and smaller
fewer sandstorms
huge
getting better
see a doctor
a new hospital
shopping
supermarket
Think and Talk
What changes happened in your hometown ?
The village used to be dirty and the rubbish was everywhere, now it is clean and green.
The houses used to be small and old, now they are big and beautiful.
There used to be few green plants on the hill, but now the hill is covered with bushes and trees.
Think and Talk
What changes happened in your hometown ?
People used to use feature phones, now they use smartphones.
Students used to go to school by bikes, now they go to school by bus.
Think and Talk
Look at the photo and answer questions .
Where are they ?
How do they feel ?
They are at a watermelon farm.
They are happy.
Can you guess why ?
Their watermelon grows well.
Can you guess what the conversation is about ?
The changes of their farming .
The changes of their lives .
The changes of their hometown .
3a Read the interview between a reporter and two villagers.
What does the conversation mainly talk about ?
In what ways have the villagers’ lives changed ?
The changes of the villagers’ lives over the last 20 years.
Work
Farming
Sale
Transport
Living conditions
3a How to express the changes.
Past Present
used to do sth
There used to be
did sth in the past
have done sth
be doing 比较级and 比较级
do sth
There be ...
3a Read the conversation and complete the table.
The changes of villagers’ lives over the last 20 years
Ways Past Present
work place
Farming
Ways of sale
Transport
Living conditions
Many young people used to work in big cities.
Now, more of them have come back to live and work here.
Villagers used to grow a few vegetables on a small farm.
Villagers grow tons of fruit and vegetables in large, high-tech greenhouses.
Villagers sold vegetables at the local market.
Villagers sell them in large cities.
They now sell local products to tourists.
There is new highway and railway in the village.
They also sell products online to people.
Villagers now have new houses.
Village has just built a new hospital and a library.
3a Read the interview between a reporter and two villagers.
Reporter: How has life changed in your hometown over the last 20 years ?
Mr. Yan: Oh, it has changed quite a lot! Many young people used to work in big cities.
Now, more of them have come back to live and work here.
Reporter: Great! Have there been any other changes ?
Ms. Wu: Yes, we've changed the way we farm. I used to grow a few vegetables on a small farm
to sell at the local market. Now, I have large, high-tech greenhouses .There, I grow
tons of fruit and vegetables, and sell them in large cities.
Reporter: Wow, the new highway and railway must have helped a lot !
Mr. Yan: Oh, they have! Our village has become a tourist attraction. We can now sell
local products to tourists. We also sell products online to people all over China.
Reporter: Have these changes greatly improved your lives?
Ms. Wu: Yes! We now have new houses. And our village has just built a new hospital and
a library.
used to do sth.
tourist = tour + ist
attraction = attract + ion
sell sth to sb.
greatly = great + ly
improve one’s life
3b Complete the table with the information from 3a.
Past Present
Many young people used to work in big cities.
Ms Wu used to grow a few vegetables on a small farm.
Ms Wu used to sell vegetables at the local market.
More young people have come back to live and work here.
Now, Ms Wu has large, high-tech greenhouses, and she grow tons of fruit and vegetables there.
Ms Wu sells her fruit and vegetables in large cities.
The village has become a tourist attraction.
Villagers have new houses .
The village has built a new hospital and a library .
Villagers sell the local products to tourists, and they also sell products online to people all over the world .
3c Talk about the changes and how you feel about them.
Choose the things that have greatly changed in the past 10 year in your hometown.
hospital school e-payment shopping
transport environment restaurant cinema housing
A: In your opinion, what has changed the most in your hometown
in the last 10 years ?
B: The environment, I think.
A: How has it changed ?
B: ......
in one’s opinion
3a Read the interview between a reporter and two villagers.
In your opinion, what has changed the most in your hometown
in the last 10 years ?
I think the work has changed a lot. More of people have come back to live and work here.
How has it changed ?
We changed the way we farm.
3a Read the interview between a reporter and two villagers.
In your opinion, what has changed the most in your hometown
in the last 10 years ?
The farming. We grow tons of vegetables and fruit.
How has it changed ?
We have large high-tech greenhouses.
3a Read the interview between a reporter and two villagers.
In your opinion, what has changed the most in your hometown
in the last 10 years ?
We changed how to sell the local products.
How has it changed ?
We now sell them in large cities, sell them to the tourists, or sell them online.
Unit 1
Thank You !
Thank You !
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