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Unit 1
The Changing World
The Changing World
Section B (1a ~ 1f )
How do changes influence us ?
Think and Talk
We talked about changes in different places. Can you share the changes of your hometown ?
Think and Talk
What has changed in your hometown over the last few years ?
People have been happier and richer than before.
Villagers have had large and high - tech greenhouses.
The roads have been wide and clean.
Villagers have had big and new houses.
The village has become clean and green.
Villagers have had more fruit and vegetables .
1b Read and think .
Para 1 the travel time of the new railway
Para 2 what the transport looked like
in the past
Para 3 the meaning of the new railway
Para 4 comments about the new railway
from locals
Read fast and match .
1a Think and Talk
Does your hometown have a train system?
How does it benefit local lives?
It is very convenient and doesn’t cost much money .
It can make us travel faster.
1b Look at the title and the picture.
What is the text probably about ?
The changes of the railway
The changes of the train
Read it quickly to check your prediction.
1b Read and think .
What is the text probably about ?
What’s the structure of the passage ?
The changes of the railway
Read fast and answer questions.
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A. B. C.
Read and Think
In 2017, the new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi railway was opened. Before then, the only transport links between Mombasa, Kenya's main port, and Nairobi, Kenya's capital, were rough roads and an old railway line completed in 1901. The old trains were very slow. It took 10 hours to get to Nairobi from Mombasa by train.
1. How long is the new railway ?
2. What do we know about Mombasa
and Nairobi ?
3. What did the old transport look like
before 2017 ?
It is 480 kilometres long .
Mombasa is the Kenya’s main port .
Nairobi is the Kenya’s capital .
The only transport links between Mombasa, Kenya's main port, and Nairobi, Kenya's capital, were rough roads and an old railway line completed in 1901.
Read Para 1 and answer questions.
Read and Think
However, the new railway, built with China's help, has already cut the travel time between Mombasa and Nairobi to about five to six hours for passengers. Now, more than two million people use it every year.
1. What’s the benefit of the new railway ?
2. How long does it take passagers get to
Nairobi from Mombasa ?
3. How many people use the new railway
every year ?
A. 20,000 B. 200,000 C. 2,000,000
Read Para 2 and answer questions.
The new railway, built with China's help, has already cut the travel time between Mombasa and Nairobi.
About five to six hours
Read and Think
Read Para 3 and answer questions.
1. What’s the main idea of this paragraph ?
A. How to build a railway B. How the new railway benefits locals
C. How to make business deals
2. Who are mentioned in this paragraph ?
A. a governer worker B. a business man
C. a supermarket maneger D. All of the above
3. When did the businessman start using the train ?
A. In 2017 B. In 2016 C. In 2018
4. Why do people now have more fresh food to eat ?
A. Because they grow more food.
B. Because the railway makes food transport easier.
C. Because Chinese friends give them food.
5. How many trains does it take now to carry food between the two cities ?
A. Hundreds of B. Two or three C. Ten
Read and Think
What’s the meaning of the new railway ?
Read Para 3 and answer questions.
The railway shows how different countries can work together to build a better world.
Although China and Kenya are far away from each other, the railway shows how different countries can work together to build a better world.
_: the year the new railway was opened
: the year the old railway line was completed 3. _: the number of people who use the new train every year 4. _: the length of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway in kilometres 5. : the hours it used to take to reach Nairobi from Mombasa by train 6. : the hours it takes to reach Nairobi from Mombasa now by train
1c Match the numbers with the information.
about five to six 10 480 1901 2017 more than two million
1. ___________: the year the new railway was opened
2. ___________: the year the old railway line was completed
3. ___________: the number of people who use the new train every year
4. ___________: the length of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway in kilometres
5. ___________: the hours it used to take to reach Nairobi from Mombasa by train
6. ___________: the hours it takes to reach Nairobi from Mombasa now by train
2017
1901
more than two million
480
10
about five to six
Let’s learn.
In 2017, the new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi railway was opened. Before then, the only transport links between Mombasa, Kenya's main port, and Nairobi, Kenya's capital, were rough roads and an old railway line completed in 1901. The old trains were very slow. It took 10 hours to get to Nairobi from Mombasa by train.
However, the new railway, built with China's help, has already cut the travel time between Mombasa and Nairobi to about five to six hours for passengers. Now, more than two million people use it every year.
with one’s help
Let’s learn.
Local Kenyans have benefited a lot from the new railway. A government worker said, "l'm very happy with the new railway built by our Chinese friends. Many changes have taken place in the town over the last few years, and the people who live here have become rich." A businessman said, "My experience of using the train since 2017 has been good. It is very convenient and doesn't cost much money. I am able to get to places on time and make business deals with ease." The railway has also made the transport of food easier. "It used to take hundreds of lorries to carry food between the two cities, but now it takes only two or three trains," said a supermarket manager. As a result, people now have more fresh food to eat.
be able to do sth.
make sth adj.
be happy with sth. / sb.
benifit from
Let’s learn.
Although China and Kenya are far away from each other, the railway shows how different countries can work together to build a better world.
1d Read again and answer the questions.
1. What type of writing is the text?
2. What was the problem with the old railway?
3. How have local Kenyans benefited from the new railway?
4. Why is it important to make food transport easier?
5. What does "on the fast track" mean?
It is a news report.
It was built in 1901 and the trains were very slow.
First, local people have become rich.
Second, the new railway is convenient and doesn’t cost much money.
Third, it has also made the transport of food easier.
Because people can have more fresh food to eat
It means the new railway is very fast and makes travel time easier.
1e Complete the table with the information from the text.
Introduction The new railway was __________ in 2017.
Old railway
New railway
Comments from locals government worker :
businessman :
supermarket manager :
Conclusion
opened
It was built in 1901. It was slow. It tool 10 hours to get to Nairobi from Mombasa by train.
It was built with China’s help. It is 480 kilometres long.
It has cut the travel time to about 5 to 6 hours.
l'm very happy with the new railway built by our Chinese friends.
It makes people become rich.
My experience of using the train since 2017 has been good. It is very convenient and doesn't cost much money. I am able to get to places on time and make business deals with ease."
It takes only two or three trains to carry food between two cities.
The railway shows how different countries can work together to build a better world.
1f Discuss the questions.
1. Have you seen or heard of any similar changes in the world
over the last several years? Where were they and what happened?
1f Discuss the questions.
2. In what other ways can China work together with other countries to build
a better world ?
Language Points
I am able to get to places on time and make business deals with ease.
deal :
n. 交易 协议
business deals
make a deal (with)
make business deals (with)
v. 处理 应对
deal with
with ease:
= easily
熟练地 轻易地
eg. Now villagers can go shopping with ease.
Language Points
Local Kenyans have benefited a lot from the new railway.
benifit :
n. 使收益
benefit from ...
v. 优势 益处
the benefit of
eg. The villagers benefit a lot from the changes.
The villagers benefit a lot from large, high-tech
greenhouses.
eg. The villagers realize the benefit of large, high-tech
greenhouses.
Unit 1
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