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Unit 1 Preparing for the Topic — The Past vs The Present
学习目标
掌握描述“过去与现在”的6大主题词汇(交通、教育、医疗、通讯、休闲、生活条件)。
熟练运用对比句型:used to do / in the past ... but now ...。
能听懂并谈论身边事物(地点、假期)的变化。
Part 1 课前自主预习(Activity 1 A & B)
一、词义配对(Match)
将方框中的词汇与对应的中文释义连线。
英文词汇
中文释义
a. communication
医疗
b. living conditions
交通
c. transportation
教育
d. leisure activities
通讯
e. education
休闲活动
f. medical treatment
生活条件
二、语境填空(Fill in the blanks)
用上面方框中的正确词汇填空(注意形式)。
1. Public ___________ used to be slow and difficult, but now it’s fast and easy.
2. In the past, few children had the chance to receive ___________, 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.
4. People could only write letters or make phone calls in the past, but now they can get in touch so easily through modern ___________.
5. ___________ in the past were simple and people had few choices, but now, the activities have become colorful.
6. ___________ have improved from small and crowded houses to big and comfortable homes.
Part 2 课堂重点句型探究(Activity 1 C)
三、对话句型操练
两人一组,替换加粗部分(communication / transportation / education 等),模仿对话。
A: What was communication like in the past?
B: It was slow and difficult, and people could only write letters or make phone calls.
A: What has changed about communication nowadays?
B: We can get in touch so easily through modern communication. It has become quick and easy.
核心句型提炼:
询问过去:What was ______ like in the past?
描述过去状态:It was ______, and people could only ______.
询问变化:What has changed about ______ nowadays?
描述现在变化:It has become ______.
四、听对话,完成表格(听力文本见下方方框,听后可自查)
Places(地点)
Changes(变化)
The UK(英国)
blue sky, green grass and _______________
Mount Huangshan(黄山)
good order, _______________, everywhere is nice and clean
Mount Jinggangshan(井冈山)
The _______________ is now much better.
🎧 Tapescripts(听力原文,完成表格后核对)
(After a long holiday, Michael is happy to see his friends.)
Michael: Hi, guys. I went to London this summer. You know what? The air was fresh and clean.
Kangkang: Really? But isn’t London famous for fog?
Lingling: Yes, it was. In the 1950s, heavy smoke and fog covered London all day long.
Michael: But now, as you travel in the UK, you can see blue sky, green grass and clean water everywhere.
Kangkang: How wonderful! This holiday, my parents and I went to Mount Huangshan. Great changes have also taken place 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 everything is changing for the better.
Lingling: That’s great! I also noticed some improvements during my travel to the red tourism site, Mount Jinggangshan. The tourist service is now much better.
Michael: Cool!
五、Pair Work —— Talk about your summer holiday
参考以下问题,与同伴编一段对话(至少4个来回)。
Where did you go / stay?
What was the transportation / accommodation / environment like in the past?
What has changed now? (faster / cleaner / more convenient / better service...)
语言支架:
A: How was your summer holiday?
B: It was great! I visited my grandpa in the countryside.
A: What was the village like in the past?
B: It used to be very quiet and the roads were narrow. But now, it has become modern and the roads are wide.
课后自我反思(选做)
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能做到(✔)
还需努力
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我能正确拼写6个主题词汇。
我能用 used to 和 but now 对比过去与现在。
我能听懂并捕捉听力材料中的关键变化信息(英国、黄山、井冈山)。
我能与同伴流畅讨论假期变化。
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