内容正文:
The Changing World
Listening & Speaking
Unit 1
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Learning aims
能从不同方面了解并谈论生活的变化
能听懂并谈论生活环境的变化
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Lead in
Free talk
How does transportation change in your hometown?
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Activity 1
Learn how life has changed
Look and learn
medical treatment
education
4
leisure activities
transportation
living conditions
communication
A. Match the activities (a–f) with the pictures
a. communication
b. living conditions
c. transportation
d. leisure activities
e. education
f. medical treatment
e
b
d
a. communication
b. living conditions
c. transportation
d. leisure activities
e. education
f. medical treatment
c
f
a
B Fill in each blank with a suitable word or phrase above.
1. Public _____________ used to be slow and difficult, but now it’s fast and easy.
2. In the past, few children had chances to have ___________, but now all children can go to school for free.
3. There were very few hospitals in the past. Now, there are many modern hospitals, and _________________ has greatly improved.
a. communication
b. living conditions
c. transportation
d. leisure activities
e. education
f. medical treatment
transportation
education
medical treatment
4. People could only write letters or make phone calls in the past, but now we can get in touch so easily with modern______________.
5. ______________ in the past were simple and people had few choices. But now, people’s spare time has become much more colorful.
6. ______________ have improved from small and crowded houses to big and more comfortable homes.
a. communication
b. living conditions
c. transportation
d. leisure activities
e. education
f. medical treatment
communication
Leisure activities
Living conditions
Language points
1 In the past, few children had chances to have education, but now all children can go to school for free.
in the past 过去
have chances to do sth. 有机会做
go to school for free 免费入学
2 People could only write letters or make phone calls in the past, but now we can get in touch so easily with modern communication.
get in touch 取得联系
How can I get in touch with you?
我怎么与你取得联系
Pair work
Pair work. Listen and repeat.
What was communication like in the past?
It was slow and difficult, and people could
only write letters or make phone calls.
What has happened to communication nowadays?
We can get in touch so easily through modern communication. It has become quick and easy.
Activity 2
Talk about the changes in life
Listen to the conversation and complete the table.
Place Change
The UK blue sky, green grass and __________________
_____________ good order, ___________, everywhere is nice and clean
Jinggang Mount better ____________________
clean water
Mount Huangshan
green travel
tourist service
(After a long holiday, Michael is happy to see his friends.)
Michael: Hi, guys. I went to ___________ this summer. You know what? The air was ____________________.
Kangkang: Really? But isn’t London a fog city?
Lingling: Yes, it was. In the 1950s, _________________ covered London.
Michael: But now, as you travel in the UK, you can see blue sky, green grass and clean water everywhere.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
fresh and clean
London
heavy smoke and fog
Kangkang: How wonderful! This holiday, my parents and I went to Mount Huangshan. Great changes have also _____________ there.
Lingling: I have never been to Mount Huangshan. What changes are you talking about?
Kangkang: Good order, green travel, everywhere is nice and clean. As a matter of fact, almost ______________________ for the better.
Lingling: That’s great! I also noticed some improvements during my travel to _________________, Mount Jinggangshan. That is, the tourist service is now much better.
Michael: Cool!
taken place
everything is changing
the red tourism site
Pair work
Pair work. Talk about your summer holiday and make a conversation with your partner.
Summary
◆重点词汇
◆重点句式
living conditions, leisure activities, medical treatment, nowadays,
What was communication like in the past?
What has happened to communication nowadays?
Exercise
选词填空
communication leisure activities living conditions education transportation medical treatment
With the development of the economy, people's _________________ have greatly improved, with larger apartments and better home facilities.
In his spare time, he enjoys various _________________ such as hiking, reading, and playing the guitar.
The city government is investing more money in public ______________, including new bus routes and subway lines, to ease traffic jams.
Effective _________________ is the key to avoiding misunderstandings between colleagues in the workplace.
Thanks to advances in _________________, many previously incurable diseases can now be cured or effectively managed.
living conditions
leisure activities
transportation
communication
medical treatment
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Homework
1 Write how your life has changed.
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