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Unit 1
The Changing World
第八课时 Section B
Project+Reading Plus
What can you see
in the video?
China has changed a lot in the past few years.
Lead-in
People used to watch black-and-white TVs at home.
Now we have smart TVs with clear and colorful pictures.
Warming-up
People used to ride bikes to work or school.
Now we have cars (or electric cars) to travel faster and more conveniently.
•People used to live in small houses and had a quiet and slow life.
Now we live in tall buildings and live a busy but convenient life.
•People used to enjoy their free time by listening to the radio at home.
Now we use smartphones or laptops to have fun wherever we go.
In groups, think of 10 things that are important in life. Here are some examples.
4a
Compare then and now
对比过去和现在
✱Project
technology
entertainment
housing
environment
education
medical care
transport
shopping
技术
环境
交通
娱乐
教育
购物
住房
医疗
Mental Health 心理健康
Safety Protection 安全保障
interpersonal relationship 人际关系
10 Important Things in Life
Family – They love us and support us every day.
Health – Good health lets us study, play, and enjoy life.
Education – Learning helps us grow and reach our dreams.
Food – We need it to stay strong and healthy.
Housing – A safe home keeps us warm and secure.
Medical care – It helps us get better when we’re sick.
Environment – A clean planet is good for all living things.
Technology – It makes our lives easier and more fun.
Entertainment – It helps us relax and have a good time.
Friends – They make life more enjoyable and help us when we need it.
The final list!
Design a survey for your parents or grandparents using the 10 things you thought of.
4b
SURVEY
1. What were computers like when you were young?
2. How did you get to school? How long did it take?
3. What did you do for entertainment when you were my age?
4.…
Design a survey for your parents or grandparents using the 10 things you thought of.
4b
SURVEY
1. What were computers like when you were young?
2. How did you get to school? How long did it take?
3. What did you do for entertainment when you were my age?
4. What was the most popular music or movie when you were
a teenager?
5. How did you stay in touch with your friends without a mobile
phone?
A survey for my parents
Design a survey for your parents or grandparents using the 10 things you thought of.
4b
SURVEY
1. How did people get medical help when you were young if they fell ill?
2. Where did your family buy daily things? What was shopping like long ago?
3. What was the environment around your village/town when you were little?
4. What food did your family usually eat every day? Was it easy to get
enough food?
5. What clothes did most people wear in your teenage years?
A survey for my grandparents
Interview your parents or grandparents about their lives when they were your age. Note down their answers.
4c
Question Answer
1.What were radios and televisions like when you were young?
2.How did you usually get to school when you were young?
3.What did you do for fun when you were my age?
4.What kinds of food did you usually eat for meals?
5.What was your school like when you were young?
They were big. Most TVs were black and white.
I walked or rode an old bike to school every day.
We played outdoor games like skipping ropes and catching insects.
We mostly ate vegetables and corn; meat was rare.
It was a small old house with simple desks and chairs.
Ask your parents or grandparents the questions, fill out the survey, and write down what they say.
Question Answer
6.What was your family home like when you were young?
7.What kind of work did you do when you were a teenager?
8. How did you communicate with friends?
9.How did you get around when you were young?
10.What was your most unforgettable memory?
We lived in a small house with little furniture(家具).
I helped with farm work and housework after school.
We visited each other or wrote letters. No mobile phones.
I mostly walked or rode a bike.
Watching the first TV in our village with all neighbors.
Ask your parents or grandparents the questions, fill out the survey, and write down what they say.
4d
List the differences between their lives and your own.
Then
•Most people didn't have
computers in their homes
•···
Now
•Home computers are common and
many people use smart devices.
•···
Today we will compare the lives of the elders we interviewed with our own lives.
Then (Parents/Grandparents) Now (Yours)
Most people didn't have computers in
their homes. Home computers are common and
many people use smart devices.
Most people walked or rode bikes to school. Most students take buses, subways, or cars to school.
They usually did housework and played outdoor games after school. We usually do homework, play online games, or do sports after school.
Their hobbies were making dolls, reading old storybooks, and picking flowers. Our hobbies are playing with phones, watching videos, and doing sports.
··· ···
According to the interview notes, list the differences between your parents' or grandparents' life when they were young and your life now.
4e
Give a presentation to your class about the differences between then and now.
Prepare an oral report to present to the class about the differences between life in the past and life now, based on your comparison list.
Good morning, everyone.
Today I’ll talk about the differences between my _________’s life and my life.
•School transport: In the past, most people _________. But now, we _________.
•Homework: They _________. But we _________.
•Digital devices: They didn’t have _________ ; they only used _________. But we have _________.
•After-school activities: They usually _________ after school. But we usually _________ after school.
•Hobbies: Their hobbies were _________. But our hobbies are _________.
I think life is more convenient now, but we should remember the old days.
Thank you!
Oral Report Template
Good morning, everyone.
Today I’ll talk about the differences between my grandparents’ life and my life.
In the past, most people walked to school. But now, we take the school bus.
They had little homework. But we have much homework.
They didn’t have computers; they only used radios. But we have smartphones and computers.
They usually played outdoor games after school. But we usually play online games after school.
Their hobbies were reading old books. But our hobbies are watching videos.
I think life is more convenient now, but we should remember the old days.
Thank you!
Sample
1.What do you think brings about changes?
2.Which changes mentioned in this unit impressed you the most? Why?
3.Can you use the simple past and present perfect tenses to talk about changes?
4.What is one change you would like to see in the world?
5.What is one change you would like to see in yourself?
Change is the opportunity to create a
better future.
Pre-reading
Reading plus
What is the text about?
It's about the people who love and build their hometowns.
How many people are mentioned?
Who are they?
Three.
They are Liu Guanghui,Jiang hui and Yuan Bailing.
Skimming
Pre-reading
The main idea of each paragraph
General introduction
The story of the watermelon farmer
The story of the flower live-streamer
The story of the village teacher
Scanning
General introduction
The story of the watermelon farmer
The story of the flower live-streamer
The story of the village teacher
Scanning
What’s the stucture of the passage?
①
② ③
④
A.
①
② ③ ④
B.
② ③ ④
①
C.
Read again and choose.
1. How old is Liu Guanghui? ( )
A. Over 60 B. Over 70 C. Over 80
2. What does Liu Guanghui do on his days off? ( )
A. He rests at home.
B. He provides free training to farmers.
C. He sells watermelons at the market.
3. How much has the farming economy grown over the years? ( )
A. By more than 100 million yuan.
B. By more than 500 million yuan.
C. By more than 1 billion yuan.
B
B
C
Read again and choose.
4. Why do Jiang Hui's friends call her the "flower girl"? ( )
A. Because she sells flowers.
B. Because she is good at growing and arranging flowers.
C. Because her aunt grew flowers.
5. Why did Jiang Hui start selling flowers online? ( )
A. To travel around the world
B. To learn new flower-growing skills
C. To enlarge sales of her flowers
B
C
Read again and choose.
6. How long did it take Yuan Bailing to get to school as a little girl? ( )
A. 10 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. Almost an hour.
7. What did Yuan Bailing decide to do after graduating from university?
( )
A. She stayed in the city.
B. She returned to her hometown to be a teacher.
C. She became an engineer.
8. What can we learn from the three people? ( )
A. People of all ages can contribute to hometown development
B. Only experts can change hometowns
C. Young people must leave hometown for big cities
C
B
A
Read the text and complete the table. How did each person in the text contribute to the development and growth of their hometown?
1
Name Job Contribution
Liu Guanghui
the watermelon farmer
He researched ways to improve farming and provided local farmer with technical training and guidance for free.
刘光辉
Jiang Hui
the flower
live-streamer
She sold flowers online and taught villagers how to sell agricultural products online.
江慧
Yuan Bailing
the village teacher
She became a village teacher and helped more children get a good education and be part of her hometown’s growth and development.
袁百灵
中
国
的
变
化
Post-reading
I will study hard first. Then I want to learn useful skills. When I grow up, I'll come back to my hometown. I can help people develop local business or teach kids. I will try my best to make our hometown better.
What can you do for your hometown to make a difference in the future?
2
What can you do for your hometown to make a difference in the future? Discuss your ideas in groups.
Love My Hometown, Build My Hometown
With a deep love for their hometown, people of different ages and professions are contributing to its development and growing along with it, Today, let us explore three such stories.
The watermelon farmer
Liu Guanghui is an agricultural technology expert in watermelon farming. Although he is more than 70 years old, he still spends most of his days working in the sun on the farmland. He wears a wide hat, and his skin is brown from the sun.
contribute /kənˈtrɪbjuːt/ v. 增加;增进
contribute to 为……做出贡献
profession /prəˈfeʃn/ n. 行业;职业
agricultural /ˌægriˈkʌltʃərəl/ adj. 农业的
brown /braʊn/
adj. (皮肤)棕色的,被晒黑的
He loves farming and has spent his life researching ways to improve it.
On his days off, Guanghui provides local farmers with technical training and
guidance for free. With joint efforts of the government, farmers, and experts like him, the farming economy in the province has grown by more than one billion yuan over the years.
on one's day off 在某人休息日
provide sb with sth
=provide sth for sb 为某人提供某物
for free 义务地;无偿地;免费地
technical /ˈteknɪkl/ adj. 技术的;技巧的
joint /dʒɔɪnt/
①adj.联合的;共同的
② n.关节;接头
The flower live-streamer
Jiang Hui’s friends and fellow villagers call her the “flower girl” .When she was young, Hui often visited her aunt’s flower field after school, where she
learnt how to grow flowers. She also showed great talent in putting different flowers together beautifully. After graduating from university, Hui decided to return to her hometown and start her own flower business. To promote sales, she started to sell her flowers online. It was hard at first, but she didn’t give up.
直播博主
fellow /ˈfeləʊ/ ① adj. 同类的; 同事的
② n.同事;同辈;同类
fellow villager/worker 同乡/同事
时间状语从句
where引导的非限制性定语从句, 修饰flower field,
补充说明 “在花田里她学会了如何种花”。
graduate from 从……毕业
promote /prəˈməʊt/ v. 促进; 推动
give up 放弃
She always patiently explained and offered practical advice to customers. Gradually, her online shop became more popular. She also helped other villagers and taught them how to sell agricultural products online. “Many people now know about the agricultural products from our town, ”Hui said with a big smile. “This makes all the hard work worthwhile! ”
offer sth to sb = offer sb sth 给某人提供某物
worthwhile /ˌwɜː θˈwaɪl/ adj. 重要的;令人愉快的;值得花时间/钱/努力
worthwhile doing/to do sth 值得做……;做…… 是有价值的
The village teacher
When Yuan Bailing was a little girl, it took her almost an hour to get to school each day, but she loved school so much that she never missed it. As she
grew up, she witnessed how her village changed greatly over the years. only ten minutes for children to get to school. As the first person from her village to graduate from university, Bailing decided to return to her hometown to become a teacher. She wanted to help more children get a good education and be part of her hometown’s growth and development. Though the area still needs further development, through the courage and hard work of its people—like Bailing—it has a bright future ahead.
witness /ˈwɪtnəs/ ① v.见证;目击 ② n.目击者;见证人
grow up 长大
Homework
1. 基础层:使用 4b 中 5 道采访父母的问题,完成一次真实家庭
采访,记录 3 条你与父母两代人的生活差异。
2. 提高层:撰写 80 词左右英文演讲稿,对比祖父母和自己的
生活差异。
3. 拓展层:写一篇 100 词英文短文:《我未来能为家乡做什么》,
并设计一张家乡环保志愿者招募海报。
学习目标
通过听读对话,获取Li Rui家乡在交通、医疗、购物、环境等方面的具体变化信息,完成表格填写;识别并区分对话中一般过去时(描述过去)和现在完成时(描述变化结果)的形式和意义;运用“used to... But now...”的对比结构,概括家乡变化的主要内容。
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运用一般过去时和现在完成时,描述Li Rui家乡的变化(如“It used to take half a day, but now it takes only an hour”);分析听力对话中人物的情感态度(如Bob的惊叹、Li Rui的自豪),判断变化对人们生活的积极影响;在角色扮演中模仿对话的语调和表达方式,运用目标语言进行交流。
02
评价家乡变化带来的利弊,表达自己的观点和感受(如“What do you think is the most important change?”);运用所学语言,在真实或模拟的情境中讨论自己家乡近十年的变化,并表达情感态度。
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通过本节课学习,学生能够:
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