Unit 1 The Changing World Section A（1a-2d）（教学课件）2026-2027学年人教版九年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“家乡变化”主题，聚焦新词汇（shortage, soil等）、现在完成时及谈论变化的表达，通过Warming-up环节的家乡今昔对比问题导入，结合1a图片观察、1b听力对话及1c的Past vs Present表格，搭建从感知变化到运用时态的学习支架。 其亮点在于融合听力理解、表格对比、小组讨论等多元活动，2a让学生对环境问题排序并说明理由，培养思维品质，2d通过对话讨论问题解决，提升语言能力，语言点部分拓展复合名词帮助构建词汇网络。既助力学生提升综合语言运用能力，又为教师提供结构化教学资源，提高课堂效率。

Unit 1 The Changing World Section B 4a-4d To talk about important things in life. To know about your parents’ or grandparents’ lives when they were your age. To compare then and now. Objectives Disscussion What things are important in your life? I think … is/are important in my life. technology environment transport 4a In groups, think of 10 things that are important in life. Here are some examples. entertainment education shopping housing medical care 4b Design a survey for your parents or grandparents using the 10 things you thought of. 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. … 4c Interview your parents or grandparents about their lives when they were your age. Note down their answers. What were your lives when you were my age? 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. · … 4e Give a presentation to your class about the differences between then and now. Then Now Reflecting 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. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. These changes have _________(great) improved our lives. 2. _________(house) is a key driver of the economy. 3. Our village has just _________(build) a new school. Exercises greatly Housing built Homework Compare then and now. What are the differences between then and now. Use the simple past and present perfect tenses to talk about chagnes. $Unit 1 The Changing World Section B 3a-3d To learn new words: junior, flat, discussion … To learn the text Changes in My Life. To write about changes in your life since primary school. Objectives What has changed in your life? Disscussion What has changed in your life? Disscussion 3a Read the text. What has stayed the same in the student’s life? Changes in My Life  Now that I am older, my life is different from when I was in primary school. For example, my primary school was near my home, so I used to walk to school with my parents. Now my junior high school is farther from home. I take a bus every day with my friends. My home has changed too. My family used to live in a small flat, but now we have moved to a much larger one. My grandma lives with us now as well. She has her own room and her own TV set. I am glad that I get to see her every day.   The way I study is also different. I have become more confident in my studies and often attend group discussions. I enjoy studying with my friends. It’s amazing how much we have achieved together.   My life has changed in many ways, but one thing has stayed the same: the feeling of love and happiness shared by my family. enjoy doing sth 表示“喜欢做某事” 3b Complete the table with the information from the text. Aspect Past Present school home study Primary school was near my home. I walked to school with my parents. Junior high school is farther from my home. I take a bus with my friends every day. My family lived in a small flat. My grandma didn’t live with us. We have moved to a much larger flat. My grandma lives with us. She has her own room and TV. （Implied: I was less confident. And I didn’t often attend group discussions.） I am more confident in my studies. And I often attend group discussions. I enjoy studying with my friends. 3c Think back to when you were in primary school. In what ways has your life changed? Make notes in a table like the one in 3b. home school study neighbourhood transport environment 3d Choose three changes. Write a short passage about them. End with one thing that has stayed the same. What has changed? What has stayed the same? 1. Now my junior high school is farther from home. 现在我的初中离家更远了。 Language points junior /ˈdʒuːniə(r)/ adj. 初级的；低年级的 例句： He dropped out of junior high school. 他初中辍学了。  Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior nurses. 初级护士通常和较高级的护士一起工作。 拓展： junior的反义词是senior， senior作形容词，意为 “高年级的；高级的”。 例句： The life of senior high school is on the way. 高中生活即将来临。   She’ll be racing for the senior team next year. 明年她将参加高级组别的比赛。 2. My family used to live in a small flat, but now we have moved to a much larger one. 我们家以前住在一个小公寓里，但现在我们搬到了一个大得多的地方。 例句： Do you live in a flat or a house? 你住的是公寓还是独立住宅？  Many large old houses have been converted into flats. 许多大的老房子已改建成公寓。 flat /flæt/ n. 公寓 拓展： flat作形容词，意为“平的；平坦的”。 例句： People used to think the earth was flat. 人们曾经认为地球是平的。 The sails hung limply in the flat calm. 风平浪静，风帆无力地垂挂着。 3. I have become more confident in my studies and often attend group discussions. 我在学习上变得更加自信，经常参加小组讨论。 例句：Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders. 两位领导仍在进行讨论。  The time for discussion is past. 讨论的时间已过。 discussion /dɪˈskʌʃn/ n. 讨论 例句： They had important matters to discuss. 他们有些重要的问题要讨论。   I’m perfectly willing to discuss the problem. 我十分乐意讨论这个问题。 拓展：discuss作动词，意为“讨论”。 4. aspect /ˈæspekt/ n. 方面 例句： Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives. 气候和天气影响我们生活的每个方面。   He has made progress in every aspect. 他在各方面都有起色。 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. We had a _________(discuss) with them about the differences between Britain and the US. 2. Do you see the new block of _________(flat)? 3. This was one _________(aspect) of her character he hadn't seen before. Exercises discussion flats aspects Homework Read 3a. Remember the new words and use them to make sentences. Write about changes in your life since primary school. $Unit 1 The Changing World Section A 4a-4c Objectives To learn new words: digital, dirt, wide … To compare simple past tense and present perfect tense. To complete the conversation/passage with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets in 4b and 4c. 1a Read the sentences and circle the verbs. Pay attention to the verb tenses. Grammar Focus 语法聚焦 He became a good friend of your grandfather about 20 years ago. They haven’t seen each other for ages! We used to have to travel far to see a doctor. Our village has just built a new hospital. Many people used to work in big cities. Now, more of them have come back to live and work here. 现在完成时态 (Present perfect tense) 现在完成时的逻辑是“过去发生，影响现在”，基本形式是“have/has + 过去分词”。 用have还是has取决于前面的主语。主语是第三人称单数，用has；主语是其他人称，用have。 其否定形式为“haven’t/hasn’t + 过去分词”。 现在完成时的常见用法 1. 现在完成时表示影响或结果 2. 现在完成时表示持续 3. 现在完成时表示重复动作 现在完成时的常见用法 1. 现在完成时表示影响或结果 现在完成时跨在两个时间之上，一是过去，一是现在。它的动作发生在过去，但对现在有影响或结果，而这种影响或结果却往往是说话人的兴趣所在，所以常常后面不用时间状语。 例句：Someone has broken the window. 有人把窗户打破了。 Have you ever seen the sea? 你看见过大海吗？ 过去发生 影响现在 2. 现在完成时表示持续 现在完成时常用来表示持续的动作或状态。这种表示持续动作或状态的动词多是无限动词，如： live、 study、 teach、 be、 wait等。现在完成时表示持续的动作或状态时，常和since或for引导的短语连用。 例句：I have lived here for more than ten years. 我已在这里住了十多年。   I have been here since last October. 从去年十月起，我一直在这里。 3. 现在完成时表示重复动作 现在完成时可以表示过去重复的动作，常与always、 often、 many times、 every day等连用。 例句： My father has always gone to work by bike. 我父亲一向骑车上班。  — How often have you seen her? 你见过她多少次了？ — Oh, hundreds of times. 噢，上百次了。 现在完成时的常见搭配 1. 现在完成时与时间状语连用 2. 现在完成时与since连用 3. 现在完成时与一般过去时的 when/while从句连用 现在完成时的常见搭配 1. 现在完成时与时间状语连用 现在完成时可以和包括“现在时刻”在内的时间状语连用，如： now、 today、 this week、 this month等。 例句：The rain has stopped now. 雨终于停了。   Have you seen John today? 你今天见过约翰吗？ 注意：现在完成时通常不可和具体的表示过去的时间状语连用，如： just now、 a minute ago、 yesterday、 last year等，但可以和 just、 recently、 before、 never、 so far等笼统地表示过去的时间状语连用。 2. 现在完成时与since连用 现在完成时表示持续性时可与since以及since引导的 短语或从句连用。 例句：Nothing has happened since. 从那以后未发生什么事。   I have learned a lot from him since I have known him. 自从我认识了他，我向他学到许多东西。 3. 现在完成时与介词短语连用 现在完成时可以和before、 after、 during、 from、 in 等介词引导的短语连用。 例句： I have learned a lot during the year. 这一年来我学到很多东西。  I have read quite a bit in the past few days. 近日我读了不少书。 4. 现在完成时与一般过去时的when/while从句连用 例句： I haven’t studied English when I was at school. 我上学时没有学过英语。   Have you been here while I was out? 你在我出去时来过这里吗？ 4b Complete the conversation with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. A: _________ you _________ （be） to the new library yet?  B: No, I _________ （not know） there was a new library. When did it _________ （open）?  A: It _________ （open） last Friday. I _________ （go） there with my grandpa on Saturday night.  B: _________ you _________ （like） it?  A: Of course! It’s the most high-tech library I _________ ever _________ （visit）.  Have been didn’t know open opened went Did like have visited B: Oh, what _________ you _________ （see） there? A: There are sections with books about science and Chinese culture, as well as a huge section with children’s books. I also _________（read） some digital books on the computer. My grandpa _________（listen） to some audio books because he can’t see well.  B: Cool! I _________（bring） my little brother there tomorrow. did see read listened /am going to bring will bring 4c Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Why are local people richer and happier than before? In the past, it _________ （be） difficult to travel in Guizhou. In many places, there used to _________ （be） no bridges to cross mountains and rivers, and most roads were just dirt tracks. This _________ （make） it difficult for locals to bring products to the market or to develop industry. was be made Now great changes _________（take） place. The government _________（build） thousands of kilometres of highways, railways, and wide roads. It has also built many bridges and tunnels. A journey that used to _________（take） a day now takes only a few hours. As a result, the lives of local people _________ （improve）. They are much richer and happier than they once _________（be）. have taken has built take have improved were The government ________（build） thousands of kilometres of highways, railways, and wide roads. 政府（修建）数千公里的公路、铁路和宽阔的道路。 Language points wide /waɪd/ adj. 宽的；宽阔的 例句：There is a wide river in our village. 我们村有一条宽阔的河。  It’s too wide. We can’t swim across. 这太宽了，我们游不过去。 拓展：wider是wide的比较级，意为“更宽的”。 widest是wide的最高级，意为“最宽的”。 例句：The wider problem remains. 更广泛的问题依然存在。 We are talking about education in its widest sense. 我们在讨论最广义的教育。 2. Our village has become a tourist attraction. 我们村已经变成了一个旅游景点。 例句： Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction. 白金汉宫是重要的旅游胜地。   The main attraction at Giverny is Monet’s garden. 吉维尼主要的景点是莫奈花园。 attraction /əˈtrækʃn/ n. 向往的地方；吸引力 例句： I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。 拓展：attract 作动词，意为“吸引；使喜爱；引起……的 好感（或爱慕）”。 3. Have these changes greatly improved your lives? 这些变化极大地改善了你们的生活吗？ 例句： People’s reaction to the film has varied greatly. 人们对这部影片的反应大不一样。   Your help would be greatly appreciated. 如蒙帮助，感激不尽。 greatly /ˈɡreɪtli/ adv. 大大地；非常 例句： The concert had been a great success. 音乐会非常成功。 You've been a great help. 你帮了大忙。 拓展： great作形容词，意为“非常的；极大的”。 Exercise 将下列句子改为现在完成时。 1. They finished their homework yesterday evening. They ______ _______ their homework. 2. The movie started 2 months ago.   The movie ______ ______ on for 2 months. 3. I began to study English ten years ago. I ______ ______ studying English ______ ten years. have finished has been have been for Homework Make five sentences using present perfect tense. Remember the new words in 3a. Use them to make sentences. $How has life changed their hometown over the last twenty years? Oh, IT is 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. great. Have there been any other changes? 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 food and vegetables and sell them in large cities. Wow, the new highway and railway must have helped a lot. 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. Have these changes greatly improved your lives? Yes. we now have new houses, and our village has just built a new hospital in a library. wonderful. Together you are building a new socialist village. Changes in my life. Now that I am older, my life is different from when I was in primary school. For example, my primary school was near my home, so I used to walk to school with my parents. Now my junior high school is farther from home. I take a boss every day with my friends. My home has changed to my family used to live in a small flat, but now we have moved to a much larger one. My grandma lives with us now as well. He has her own room and her own, TV said. I am glad that I get to see her everyday. The way I study is also different. I have become more confident in my studies than often attend group discussions. I enjoy studying with my friends. It's amazing how much we have achieved together. My life has changed in many ways, but one thing has stayed the same, the feeling of love and happiness shared by my family. Unit one, the changing world. Big . question, what brings about changes? Section a, what changes have taken place around you? Section a activity one b, listen to a telephone conversation, then answer the questions. Hello, George. Hi, lee ray. Guess what? My father, bob, I are going to visit your hometown. Could you be our guide? sure. I love to. wonderful. You know, my . father's lost visit was about twenty years ago. He became a good friend of your . grandfather. Grandpa will be so happy. They haven't seen each other for ages. yes. And my father really wants to see how the places changed since he last visited. Section a activity to b. Listen to the conversation between George's farther and leerie grandfather. What problems in two a did they mention? I'm amazed by how Green your hometown has become. Have you seen the corn fields outside of the town yet? Yeah, they're huge. There used to be some storms all the time, and the fields were getting smaller and smaller. Then after one big and storm, we decided to do something. What did you do? We found a small bush. IT had long routes that could hold the soil together. We began planting IT in Sandy areas the government provided support to. Wasn't IT difficult to plant so many bushes? Yes, IT was. In the beginning, we worked by hand. Later, we had machines to help. We have planted many bushes and trees since then. There are few a sandstorms now, and the environment is getting Better. IT has also improved our lives. Everyone has become richer and happier. Unit 1 The Changing World Section A 1a-2d To learn new words: shortage, soil, sandy, government, support, corn … To understand present perfect tense. To learn to talk about big changes in the last 10 years. Objectives Let’s talk: What was your hometown like? What is your hometown like now? What changes have taken place around you? Warming-up 1a The photos show changes in Li Rui's hometown over the years. What are the changes? How do they make you feel? 1b Listen to a telephone conversation. Then answer the questions. 1. Why does George call Li Rui? 2. When did George's father last visit the place? 3. What is the relationship between George's father and Li Rui's grandfather? He wants Li Rui to be their guide. About 20 years ago. They are good friends. 1c Li Rui is now showing George and his father around her hometown. Listen to their conversation and complete the table. Past Present ·It took _______________ to reach the town. ·Going to school by bus took nearly _______________ over rough roads. ·With the new roads, it takes only _______________. ·Going to school takes only _______________ . They used to_______________ to see a doctor. The town has built a new _______________ . They didn't have any such places for _______________. They now have a _______________ down the street. The hills were covered with _______________. They are now covered with _______________. half a day 40 minutes an hour 15 minutes have to travel far hospital shopping supermarket sand beautiful trees 1d Discuss the changes in 1c. How do you think they happened? It took half a day to reach the town. But now, it takes only one hour. Yes, it’s so convenient. sandstorms 2 1 3 4 2a Rank the following problems from 1 to 4, with 1 being the worst. Give your reasons. lack of technology water shortage farmland shortage sandstorms farmland shortage difficult environment lack of technology 2b Listen to the conversation between George’s father and Li Rui’s grandfather. What problems in 2a did they mention? 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 huge trees fewer better “形容词比较级十 and十形容词比较级” 表示“越来越……” A: The area used to be covered with sand.   B: What did they do to solve this problem?   A: They planted bushes and trees. The land has become … 2d Discuss how the problems in 2b were solved. 1. be covered with 被……覆盖 Language points 例句：The desk was covered with papers. 书桌上铺了些报纸。  The rug was covered with cat hairs. 地毯上净是猫毛。  拓展： cover作动词，意为“盖；覆盖”。  例如：Snow covered the ground. 大雪覆盖了大地。  The clouds had spread and covered the entire sky.  乌云铺开，遮蔽了整个天空。 2. sandstorms /ˈsændˌstɔːm/ n. 沙尘暴 例句： The men lost their way in a sandstorm. 那些人在沙尘暴中迷路了。  His plane made a crash-landing during a sandstorm yesterday.  昨天他的飞机在沙尘暴中紧急降落。 sandstorm是复合名词，是由sand（沙子）和storm（和风暴有关的恶劣天气）组成的。 常见复合名词 basketball 篮球 classroom 教室  bookstore 书店 homework 作业  housework 家务 bedroom 卧室  playground 操场 keyboard 键盘  raincoat 雨衣 policeman 警察  fireman 消防员 snowman 雪人 3. shortage /ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ/ n. 短缺 例句： There is an acute shortage of water. 水严重短缺。 与shortage相关的短语 food/housing/water shortages 食物/住房/用水短缺 3. lack /læk/ n. 缺乏 例句： Her eyes ached from lack of sleep. 她的眼睛因睡眠不足而隐隐作痛。 She suffers from a lack of confidence. 她深受缺乏自信心之苦。 拓展： lack还可以作动词，意为“缺乏；不足；短缺”。 例句： He lacks confidence. 他缺乏信心。  His ideas lack depth. 他的想法缺乏深度。 4. corn /kɔːn/ n. 玉米；谷物 例句：The field had been ploughed and planted with corn. 这块地已犁过并种上了玉米。  Aid workers helped distribute corn, milk and other staples. 救助人员协助分发谷物、牛奶及其他必需的食物。 Ⅰ. 单选。 1. Roads in Yunnan University ________ with golden ginkgo leaves（银杏叶）every autumn.  A. cover B. covered C. are covered D. were covered Exercises C 2. There is a ________ of fresh water on the island. A. short B. shorter C. shorten D. shortage D Ⅱ. 翻译句子。 1. 镇上建了一所新的医院。 2. 他们那里没有任何这样的地方可以购物。 3. 山上全是沙子。 The town has built a new hospital. They didn't have any such places for shopping. The hills were covered with sand. Homework Read and write the conversation. Write some sentences using simple past tense and present perfect tense. $Unit 1 The Changing World Section B 1a-1f To learn new words: capital, complete, convenient, business, ease, manager … To learn the report on changes brought by a railway. To understand how changes influence us. Objectives What kinds of transportation do you know? Disscussion bus train high-speed train plane 1a Does your hometown have a train system? How does it benefit local lives? 1b Look at the title and the picture. What is the text probably about? Read it quickly to check your prediction. Making predictions  The title and pictures can help you guess what the text is about. On the Fast Track  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. “take + 时间 + to do sth” 做某事花费……时间 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.   Local Kenyans have benefited a lot from the new railway. A government worker said, “I’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. Although China and Kenya are far away from each other, the railway shows how different countries can work together to build a better world. 轻而 易举地 1c Match the numbers with the information. 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 2017 about five to six 10 480 1901 2017 more than two million 1901 more than two million 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 480 10 about five to six 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?   It’s a narrative essay. It was very slow. Travel time is shorter; life is better and people are richer; travel is convenient and cheap; business is easier; food transport is easier with fresher food. 1d Read again and answer the questions. 4. Why is it important to make food transport easier?   5. What does “on the fast track” mean? People can have more fresh food to eat. It means developing fast and having convenient fast transport. 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 built in 1901; very slow; took 10 hours to get to Nairobi from Mombasa by train built with China’s help; cut the travel time to about four hours for passengers; more than two million people use it every year happy with the new railway; many changes have taken place in the town; people have become rich good experience; convenient and cheap; can get to places on time and make business deals easily food transport used to take hundreds of lorries, now only two or three trains; people have more fresh food to eat Although China and Kenya are far away from each other, 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?   2. In what other ways can China work together with other countries to build a better world? 1. A government worker said, “I’m very happy with the new railway built by our Chinese friends”. 一位政府工作人员说：“我对中国朋友修建的这条新铁路非常满意。” Language points be happy with 意为“对……感到满意”。 注意：be动词要根据主语和时态而变化。 例句： Are you happy with that arrangement? 你对这一安排感到满意吗？   I wasn’t too happy with what I’d written so far. 我对自己到那时为止所写的东西还不是非常满意。 2. It is very convenient and doesn’t cost much money. 它非常方便，而且花费不高。 例句： If it’s convenient, I can come tomorrow. 方便的话，我可以明天过来。  A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns. 在城镇骑自行车常常比开车更方便。 convenient /kənˈviːniənt/ adj. 方便 的 拓展： convenience 作名词，意为“方便”。 例句： Frozen fish is a very healthy convenience food. 冻鱼是一种非常健康的方便食品。   It was a great convenience to have the school so near. 学校这么近真是太方便了。 3. I am able to get to places on time and make business deals with ease. 我能准时到达目的地，轻松谈成生意。 例句：It’s been a pleasure to do business with you. 和你做生意很愉快。  When he left school, he went into business with his brother. 他毕业后和他哥哥去经商了。 business /ˈbɪznəs/ n. 生意；商业 拓展：businessman 商人 businesswoman 女商人 ease /iːz/ n. 容易；自在 例句： This computer is popular for its good design and ease of use. 这种计算机因设计巧妙、简单易用而广受欢迎。   In his retirement, he lived a life of ease. 他退休后过着悠闲自在的生活。 短语：with ease意为“轻而易举地”。 例句： He passed the exam with ease. 他轻而易举地通过了考试。 4. conclusion /kənˈkluːʒn/ n. 总结 例句： What led you to this conclusion? 你是如何得出这个结论的？   There are various reasons that impel me to that conclusion. 有各种原因促使我作出那个结论。 拓展： conclude作动词，意为“得出结论；（使）结束”。 例句： What do you conclude from that? 你从这件事中得出了什么结论？ Ⅰ. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 At last, all the staff agreed to _________ (conclusion) the meeting. You'll find these meals quick and __________ (convenience) to prepare. He passed the exam with _________(easy). Exercises conclude convenient ease Ⅱ. 单选。 … Many people think smart homes are great. They make our lives convenient, comfortable, and a lot of fun. For old people, smart homes can help them a lot. For example, the lights can turn on when they get up at night. They are automatic（自动的）. This can help them stay safe. … （ ）What does the underlined word “convenient” mean? A. Cheap. B. Quick. C. Difficult. D. Easy. D Homework Read 1b. Remember the new words and use them to make sentences. Write some changes in the world over the last several years. $Unit 1 The Changing World Section A 3a-3d To learn new words: railway, product, greatly, socialist, housing … To read 3a and complete 3b. To talk about big changes in the last 10 years and how you feel about them. Objectives Let’s talk: Where did many young people work, in big cities or in the villages? Did the villagers sell local products online to people all over China? What about now? What has changed? Warming-up 1a Read the interview between a reporter and two villagers. In what ways have the villagers’ lives changed? 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. 遍及 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. Reporter: Wonderful! Together you are building a new socialist village. 3b Complete the table with the information from 3a. Past Present Past Present Many young people worked in big cities. More young people have come back to live and work in the village. Ms Wu grew a few vegetables on a small farm and sold them at the local market. Ms Wu grows tons of fruit and vegetables and sells them in large cities. They didn’t have large, high-tech greenhouses. They have large, high-tech greenhouses. The village was not a tourist attraction. The village has become a tourist attraction. They didn’t sell products online to people all over China. They sell local products to tourists and online to people all over China. They didn’t have new houses, a new hospital or a new library. They have new houses, a new hospital and a new library. 3c Listen to the conversation. Pay attention to the use of different tenses. Then role-play the conversation. 3d Choose the things that have greatly changed over the last 10 years in your hometown. Talk about the changes and how you feel about them. hospital school e-payment shopping transport environment restaurant cinema housing A: In your opinion, what has changed the most in your hometown over the last 10 years?  B: The environment, I think.  A: How has it changed?  B: … in one’s opinion 表示“在某 人看来” Now, I have large, high-tech greenhouses. 现在， 我有大型的高科技温室。 Language points greenhouse /ˈɡriːnhaʊs/ n. 温室 greenhouse是复合名词，是由green（绿色）和 house（房子）组成的。 例句：We grow vegetables in the greenhouse. 我们在温室里种蔬菜。   Many flowers live in the greenhouse. 许多花长在温室里。 2. Our village has become a tourist attraction. 我们村已经变成了一个旅游景点。 例句： Buckingham Palace is a major tourist attraction. 白金汉宫是重要的旅游胜地。   The main attraction at Giverny is Monet’s garden. 吉维尼主要的景点是莫奈花园。 attraction /əˈtrækʃn/ n. 向往的地方；吸引力 例句： I had always been attracted by the idea of working abroad. 我总是向往去国外工作。 拓展：attract 作动词，意为“吸引；使喜爱；引起……的 好感（或爱慕）”。 3. Have these changes greatly improved your lives? 这些变化极大地改善了你们的生活吗？ 例句： People’s reaction to the film has varied greatly. 人们对这部影片的反应大不一样。   Your help would be greatly appreciated. 如蒙帮助，感激不尽。 greatly /ˈɡreɪtli/ adv. 大大地；非常 例句： The concert had been a great success. 音乐会非常成功。 You've been a great help. 你帮了大忙。 拓展： great作形容词，意为“非常的；极大的”。 4. Together you are building a new socialist village. 你们正在共同建设一个社会主义新农村。 socialist /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ adj. 社会主义的 例句： China is a socialist country. 中国是一个社会主义国家。 拓展： socialist 还可以作名词，意为“社会主义者”。 例句： He’s still a socialist at heart. 他本质上还是个社会主义者。 She was soon converted to the socialist cause. 她不久便转而献身于社会主义事业了。 Exercises 翻译句子。 1. 在过去20年里,你们家乡的生活发生了怎样的变化? 2. 新的公路和铁路一定帮了很大忙! 3. 这些变化极大地改善了你们的生活吗? How has life changed in your hometown over the last 20 years? The new highway and railway must havehelped a lot! Have these changes greatly improved yourlives? Homework Read 3a. Remember the new words in 3a. Use them to make sentences. Write some changes around you. $Section b, how do changes influence us? Section b activity won. Be, look at the title and the picture. What is the text probably about? Read IT quickly to check . your prediction on the fast track in two thousand and seventeen, the new four hundred eighty kilometer on bon ni roby railway was opened before then. The only transport links between mumba sa, kenya's main port, a nairobi's enya capital, were rough roads and an old railway line completed in nineteen. No one. The old trains were very slow. IT took ten hours to get to ioe from mumbai by train. However, the new railway built with china's help has already cut the travel time between ambassage in nairobi to about five to six hours for passengers. Now more than two million people use IT every year. Local kenyons have benefit a lot from the new railway, a government worker said. I'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 two thousand and seventeen 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 tool three trains, said a supermarket manager. As a result, people now have more fresh food to eat. Although china and kenya are far away from each other, the railway shows how different countries can work together to build a Better world. Section a activity three c listen to the conversation, pay attention to the use of different tenses, then role play the conversation. How has life changed in your hometown over the last twenty years? 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. great. Have there been any other changes? Yes, we've changed the way we farm. I used to grow a few vegetables on a small farm to sell the local market. Now I have large high tech Greenhouses there. I grow tons of fruit and vegetables and sell them in large cities. Wow, the new highway and railway must have helped a lot. They, 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. Have these changes greatly improve your lives? Yes, we now have new houses, and our village has just built a new hospital and a library. wonderful. Together, you are building a new socialist village. Section a activity to see, listen again and fill in the table. How has the environment affected . local lives? I'm amazed by how Green your hometown has become. Have you seen the corn fields outside of the town yet? Yeah, they are huge. There used to be sandstorms all the time, and the fields were getting smaller and smaller. Then after one big sandstorm, we decided to do something. What did you do? We found a small bush. IT had long routes that could hold the soil together. We began planting IT in Sandy areas. The government provided support . to wasn't IT difficult to plant so . many bushes? Yes, IT was. In the beginning, we worked by hand. Later we had machines to help. We have planted many bushes and trees since then. There are few a sand storms now, and the environment is getting Better. IT has also improved our lives. Everyone has become richer and happier. Section a activity one sea leura is now showing George and his father around her hometown. Listen to their conversation and complete the table. What do you think of your trip so far? amazing. When I first visited here, IT took half a day to reach the town. Now with the new roads, IT takes only an hour. Yes, when I was a child, the bus took nearly forty minutes over rough roads to get to school. Now IT takes only fifteen minutes. Life is much easier. Not only that, we used to have to travel far to see a doctor, but now our town has built a new hospital. great. And didn't I see a supermarkets down the street? Yes, we didn't have any such places for shopping until ten years ago. But the biggest change is on the hills. They used to be covered with sand. and now they have been covered with beautiful trees.