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Unit 1 The Changing World
Review and Project
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通过本课的学习,学生能够:
1. 梳理本单元主题内容,复习本单元重点知识;
2. 谈论我们身边的变化并思考变化带来的影响;
3. 制作有关身边事物变化的海报,并思考传统和变化的
平衡。
Learning Objectives
Activity 1 Look at the picture and think about how today’s village shops are different from it.
What are the changes of village shops?
What the shops look like
What the shops sell
How people pay
...
Project
Making a poster of the changes around you
Activity 1 Look at the picture and think about how today’s village shops are different from it.
Past
Present
small and old
simple choices
almost cash
shopkeepers
large and clean
different kinds of ...
mobile payments
self-service
online ordering
Activity 1 Look at the picture and think about how today’s village shops are different from it.
• What the shops look like: In the 1980s, village shops were small with old wooden shelves. Now they are bright, big and modern.
• What the shops sell: In the past, they sold simple daily things like salt, oil and pots. Now they sell various goods, such as snacks, drinks, toys and even clothes.
• How people pay: In the 1980s, people paid in cash. Now they can use mobile payment.
Activity 2 Group work. Discuss the changes of something around you and make a poster about its past and present. You can put a picture somewhere in the poster.
Past
Present
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Past
1. People went out by bike or on foot.
2. There were few cars.
3. The roads were narrow.
4. Trips took a long time.
Activity 2 Group work. Discuss the changes of something around you and make a poster about its past and present. You can put a picture somewhere in the poster.
Present
1. People go out by subway or car.
2. There are many cars and buses on the road.
3. The roads are wide and smooth.
Activity 2 Group work. Discuss the changes of something around you and make a poster about its past and present. You can put a picture somewhere in the poster.
Activity 3 Report your group work to your class and share your poster about the changes around you.
Hello everyone! Today I’d like to talk about the changes in transportation around us.
In the past, people mainly went out by bike or on foot. There were few cars on the roads, which were narrow and rough, so it always took a long time to travel.
Great changes have taken place over the years. Our roads have become much wider, and public transport has improved greatly. Now people can choose to travel by car or subway. More buses and private cars have appeared in our daily life, and journeys no longer take too much time.
These improvements have made our life much easier and more convenient.
Look at the pictures and talk about the changes around us.
We used to do..., but now we can.../there is...
Lead-in
Review
Activity1 Listen to Lingling’s letter and mark T(true) or F(False)
1. Lingling’s cousin has worked in Canada for nearly 2 years.
2. Lingling sent her cousin some photos of her middle school.
3. Because the new dining hall hasn’t opened yet, students have
to have their lunch at home.
4. Next week, the students can use the new playground.
5. Lingling will go abroad and spend time with her cousin during the vacation.
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has studied
has
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go back to China
Dear Cousin Meimei:
How time flies! It has been 2 years since you went to Canada for further study. How is everything going? We all miss you very much.
In your last letter, you said you missed our middle school. So, here in this email, I send you some pictures of it. You must be surprised at how much the school has changed.
Our middle school built a new dining hall——the white building in the picture. It serves
1. It is/has been+时间段+ since +句子(过去时) 自从...已有多久
e.g. 我离开家乡有三年了。
It is/ has been 3 years since I left my hometown.
2. be surprised at 对...惊讶/意外 to one's surprise让某人惊讶的是
different kinds of healthy food at noon, and the students needn’t go back home to have lunch.
Can you see the new playground? It will be ready for use this week. It gives our school a new look. It will be so much easier to hold events such as flag-raising and PE lessons. My classmates and I can’t wait to have PE lessons here.
There are so many changes in our school. I hope you’ll come back home this winter vacation to see and experience for yourself. Take good care of yourself.
Yours,
Lingling
can’t wait to do 迫不及待做...
wait for sb to do sth...等某人做...
The changing world
Pittsburgh is my hometown. While the world keeps on c_________, many things characteristic of Pittsburgh always r_________ the same and make Pittsburgh what it is.
Pittsburgh is f___________for its bridges. When you stand on one of them and watch the sunset, you may feel everything is just right. T______ are also many small and old streets in Pittsburgh. When you walk d______ the streets, you can smell the delicious cooking and h______live jazz music coming from the restaurants. Clearly, Pittsburgh is a city of many neighborhoods and d________languages. But no matter what language we speak, we care about each other just the same.
This is Pittsburgh. It is my hometown, and I love it d_______.
Activity2 Read the text and fill in the blanks with the help of the first letters.
hanging
emain
amous
here
ear
ifferent
eeply
own
Deep thinking Read the text and think about the questions.
What doesn’t change in Pittsburgh?
Why are the old streets or jazz music important to Pittburgh?
Do you think it’s a good idea to build a modern shopping mall over these old streets and why?
Do you know the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed railway? It is the first high-speed railway in China. Its designed speed is 350km/h, and it ______________(be) in use since August 1st, 2008. High-speed rail can save travel time and many of these lines __________ (become) famous for the beautiful views along the journey. The most beautiful line is the Lhasa-Nylingchi Railway. It was completed in 2021 and _________ (connect) Lhasa and Nylingchi. The high-speed railway shows how much China
__________ (develop) since its opening-up. China has mastered
a whole set of technology for designing and building high-speed
railways, and _______ (build) the world’s largest high-speed rail
network.
Activity 3 Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the given words.
have become
complete /kəm'pli:t/ v. 完成
高铁
has built
connected
has been
has developed
Read the text again and think about the questions.
What do the numbers "350km/h" and "2008-2021" tell us?
How is the Lhasa-Nylingchi Railway different from other lines?
Chinese Speed
How do people communicate with each other in the information era? Well, first, it’s kind of strange. We can have a whole conversation with someone without actually talking. For example, we can send a message with just a look, a touch, or even a smile. And then, there’s texting and social media. With them, we can share our thoughts and feelings without saying a word out loud. It seems that we are creating a whole new language. And we can connect with each other in so many different ways, even when we’re not in the same room. Isn’t it amazing? But sometimes, I wonder if we’re really saying what we mean. Or even worse, we’re probably just hiding behind the screens and symbols, receiving false information instead of really talking to someone.
Activity 4 Read the text and answer the questions.
Activity 4 Read the text and answer the questions.
1. What is the main idea of the text?
2. Why does the author say today’s communication is strange?
3.What does the author say about texting and social media?
4. What are the problems of today’s communication?
Communication in the information era has changed.
Because people can have a whole conversation with someone without actually talking.
People can share thoughts and feelings without saying a word out loud just like creating a whole new language.
People may not be saying what they truly mean and might be hiding behind the screens and symbols.
How do people communicate with each other in the information era? Well, first, it's kind of strange. We can have a whole conversation without someone actually talking. For example, we can send a message with just a look, a touch, or even a smile. And then, there's texting and social media. With them, we can share our thoughts and feelings without saying a word out loud. It's like we are creating a whole new language. And we can connect with each other in so many different ways, even when we're not in the same room. Isn't it amazing? But sometimes, I wonder if we're really saying what we mean. Or even worse, we're probably just hiding behind the screens and symbols, receiving false information instead of really talking to someone.
era /'ɪərə/时代,纪元
in the information era在信息时代
social adj. 社会的 society n. 社会social media 社交媒体
connect with/to 与...联系/连接connection n. 联系/连接
false /fɔ:ls/ 错误的,不真实的
Read the text for further thinking.
The changing life
Activity 4 Read the text and think about the questions
When we change the world, does the world also change us?
Do the changes always mean progress for people?
What can we do to prepare for the changing world?
We learn:
1. the changes of school, the world and people's life.
2. what the changes bring to us.
3. the languages and the present perfect tense.
We can:
1. summarize what we learned in Unit 1.
2. think about how to keep the balance between traditions and changes to help us prepare for the future world.
3. make a poster to introduce the changes of something around us.
Summary
You should
1. make a mind map to conclude what we learned in Unit1.
2. think about more changes in the future.
You may
make a short video to introduce the changes of your school.
Homework
Thank you!
$Activity one, listen to link ling's letter and mark tea, true or f false. Dear cousin妹妹,how time flies. IT has been nearly two years since you went to canada for a further study. How is everything going? We all miss you very much. In your last letter, you said you missed our middle school. So here in this email, I send you some pictures of IT. You must be surprised at how much for school has changed. Our middle school built a new dining hall. The White building. In the picture, IT serves different kinds of healthy food at noon, and the students needed go back home to have lunch. Can you see the new playground? IT will be ready for use this week. IT gives our school a new lock. IT will be so much easier to hold events such as flag raising ceremonies and p actions. My classmates and I can't wait to have PE lessons here. There are so many changes in our school. I hope you'll come back home this winter vacation to see and experience IT for yourself. Take good care of yourself. Yours lining.