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Unit 1
A Changing World
Theme Reading
Recently, a ____________________/ˈprəʊɡræm/ “ Great Changes in China” is popular with people. Let's watch it together
programme 节目
Part 1 Enjoy some pictures of changes.
It used to be _________.
What was _____________________ like in the past?
public transportation
slow
It has become fast nowadays.
What _______ _________________(生活条件) like in the past?
The houses were _____________________(拥挤的).
small and crowded
living conditions
were
/striːt/
The _________ are narrow.
/ˈnærəʊ/
adj. 狭窄的
streets
街道
What has happened to living conditions now?
The houses have become __________________________.
big and comfortable
/blɒk/ n. 大楼
There are a lot of blocks of modern ____________.
/əˈpɑːtmənt/
n. 公寓套房
apartments
The ___________________ (improve) of living conditions have made people’s lives more pleasant.
n. 改善
improvements
narrow /ˈnærəʊ/ adj. 狭窄的 (8)
block /blɒk/;/blɑːk/ n. 大楼 (8)
apartment /əˈpɑːtmənt/;/əˈpɑːrtmənt/ n. 公寓套房 (8)
improvement /ɪmˈpruːvmənt/ n. 改善;改进 (8)
pleasure /ˈpleʒə(r)/ n. 高兴;快乐;愉快 (9)
conclusion /kənˈkluːʒn/ n. 结论,推论 (9)
Let’s know more about the great changes in China.
C. A short introduction.
A. Life in Beijing was quite different in the past.
B. Beijing has greatly changed nowadays.
Para. 1________
Para. 2________
Para. 3________
Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph.
阅读P8文章,找出每一段的主旨句。
C
A
B
Para. 4________
D
D. People have different ideas about the changes in Beijing.
介绍
Read the text and answer the following question.
( ) 1. How many changes are mentioned in the text?
① leisure activities ② transportation
③ communication ④ living conditions
⑤ education
A ①②④⑤ B ①②③④
C ②③④ D ①③④
B
The Changes in Beijing.
In the past Nowadays
Living conditi-ons The houses were 1._______
________________.
The streets were 2. ________. There are many 3._________
_____________________.
The streets are 4. __________.
Transpor-tation People 5._________________ to and from work.
There aren’t many cars. 6. _______________________
_________________________.
Leisure activities They usually stayed at home. Enjoy themselves on 7.______.
Commun-ication 8._______________ to know about the world. They chat with each other on 9._____________.
wider
blocks of modern apartments
rode bicycles or took
buses
crowded and small
Activity 2 Read the text and complete the table. P8 阅读课文,完成表格。
narrow
There are many underground lines, and lots of cars
smartphones
They read newspapers
smartphones
Read the text and answer the following question.
( ) 2. Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. People’s life in Beijing has changed a lot since 1980.
B. People preferred to stay at home in the past.
C. It is more convenient for people to get around Beijing now.
D. Life in Beijing is now perfect.
C
Read the text and answer the following question.
阅读 P8 活动2,回答下列问题。
( ) 3. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The writer thinks the changes are all good.
B. The writer misses the old days very much.
C. The writer accepts the changes and will follow them.
D. The writer doesn't like modern life at all.
C
( )4. What’s the structure(结构) of the text?
A. B. C. D.
Read the text and choose the best answer. 阅读文章, 选择最佳答案。
B
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
4
4
4
4
以...为例 take... as an example
被挤进某处 be crowded into
上下班 to and from work
成片的 blocks of
无论如何 in any case
跟上 keep up with
这些变化使北京成为一座现代化的国际化城市。
The changes have made Beijing a modern international city.
Activity 3 Match the words with their meanings according to the text.
1. apartment
2. narrow
3. modern
4. leisure
5. block
a. a group of buildings
b. the time when you are not working or studying
c. a set of rooms for living in, especially on one
floor of a building
d. having a small distance from one side to the other
e. of the present time
Activity 5 Decide whether they are Facts(F) or Opinions(O) according to the text .
1. People used to go to work by bike or by bus. (F/O)
2. In the past, people didn’t have many kinds of activities for fun. (F/O)
3. The old days in Beijing were more pleasant. (F/O)
4. People should keep up with the changes in today's world. (F/O)
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