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Unit1
The Changing World
Section B 1a-1f
Reading
Let’s talk.
What transport will you choose when you travel?
Do all places have such convenient transport ?
Mombasa
It’s Kenya's main ______.
Kenya is a country in
____________.
East Africa
port
Nairobi
It’s Kenya's ___________.
capital
Look and say.
Where is Kenya?
Is it impotant to have a train system?
How does tansport benefit local lives?
Let’s predict
On the Fast Track
What is the text probably about?
The text is probably about ______.
A report.
A story.
A diary.
What type of writing is the text?
Let’s skim
1
2
3
4
Let’s skim
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
1
2
3
4
Introduction
New railway
Comments from locals
Conclusion
What’s the relationship between the first two paragraphs?
Let’s scan (Para. 1-2)
Compare ... with...
old railway
new railway
Let’s scan (Para. 1-2)
old railway
new railway
Read and finish 1c.
1901: the year it was built
10: the travel time
2017: the year it was opened
about five to six: travel time
more than 2 million: the number of passengers
480: the length of railways in kilometers
What do you think of the two railways according to these numbers?
Did Kenyans build the new railway alone?
slow
fast
&
popular
With China’s help
Let’s scan (Para. 3)
How does the writer support the idea?
Have local Kenyans benefited a lot from the new railway?
By quoting(引用) others’
words.
B. By telling stories.
C. By using some numbers.
Who are mentioned?
Let’s scan (Para. 3)
How have they benefited from the new railway?
Person Benefit
a government worker Many __________ have taken place _____________ over the last few years.
The people who _________ have become ____.
a businessman It is very ___________ and ________________
_______.
He is able to get to places _______and makes business deals _________.
a supermarket manager It takes only ___________ trains, which has made food transport __________.
changes
in the town
live here
rich
convenient
doesn’t cost much
money
on time
with ease
two or three
easier
Why is it important to make food transport easier?
People now have more fresh food to eat.
Let’s scan (Para. 3)
Person
a government worker
a businessman
a supermarket manager
Why does the writer quote(引用) these people's words? Match with the correct aspects.
He stands for _____________.
people’s daily lives
government
e co no my (经济)
The new railway has benefited
________________, not just one group.
EVERYONE
government (政治)
economy (经济)
people’s daily lives (民生)
Let’s scan (Para. 4)
What other meaning does the new railway show us?
Different countries can work together to build a better world.
Think Deeper
What does “On the Fast Track” mean?
Read the lines
On the Fast Track
It means the new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi railway.
It means Kenya’s fast development.
Read between the lines
Fast railway,
Fast development
Let’s think
Have you seen or heard of any similar changes in the world over the last several years? Where was it and what happened?
Discuss the questions in groups of four. (1f)
The China-Laos railway was opened in 2021.
Traveling between China and Laos was slow and difficult before. Now it takes only about 10 hours by train. It helps trade and tourism a lot.
2. In what other ways can China work together with other countries to build a better world.
Fight climate change.
Fight diseases.
Build schools.
…
主要的港口
…的首都
减少旅行时间至…
多于2百万
当地的肯尼亚人
在过去几年里
发生
轻而易举地
对...满意
8. 花很多钱
9. 能够做…
10. 做生意交易
11. ...的数量
12. 数百辆卡车
13. 建设一个更好的世界
14.齐心协力
15. 做出预测
16. 从...中获益(良多)
17.
a main port
the capital of
cut travel time to
more than 2 million
local Kenyans
over the last few years
take place
cost much money
be able to do
make business deals
the number of
hundreds of lorries
build a better world
work together
with ease
be happy with
be pleased with
the length of
make predictions
...的长度
benefit (a lot) from
15.在中国的援助之下,这条新铁路于2017年通车。
16.这条新地铁把从我家到学校的出行时间缩短到不到20分钟。
17.我的父母对我在学业上的进步很满意。
18.他因为学习努力,轻松地通过了这次英语考试。
19.许多学生已经从课外阅读活动中收获了很多。
Many students _______________________after-school reading activities.
have benefited a lot from
He passed the English exam____________ because he worked hard.
with ease
My parents _______________ my progress in my studies.
are happy with
The new subway____________________ from my home to school to less
than 20 minutes.
cuts the travel time
____________________,the new railway was opened in 2017.
With China's help
1. ...的数量
the number of
大量,许多
a number of
+名复,做主,谓动单
+名复,做主,谓动复
1. 许多当地人从这条新公路中获益。
_________________ local people _____________ the new road.
2. 每年有大量的外国游客来到这座城市。
________________ foreign tourists ______ coming to this city every year.
3. 许多游客选择坐火车旅行,并且坐火车旅行的人数还在逐年增长。
_________________ choose to take the train for travelling, and___________ them is growing year by year.
A number of
benefit from
A number of
are
A number of
the number of
Language Points
2. 方便的,便利的,adj
convenient
inconvenient
对...来说很方便
对某人来说做某事很方便
be convenient for
It's convenient for sb to do sth
1. 对我们来说和其他城市做商业交易很方便。
______________________________________ with other cities.
2. 对于旅行者来说选择高铁很方便。
________________________________________ the high-speed train.
It's convenient for us to make business deals
It's convenient for travellers to choose
1. Before then, the only transport links between Mombasa and Nairobi were rough roads and an old railway line.
在那之前,蒙巴萨和内罗毕之间唯一的交通连接是崎岖的公路和一条旧铁路线。
transport v.运输,运送;n. 交通运输,运输工具
public transport 公共交通
transport...from...to... 把……从……运到……
transportation (n.) 运输,交通(美式常用,与transport同义)
Trucks transport fresh vegetables from farms to supermarkets.
卡车把新鲜蔬菜从农场运到超市。
The railway has also made the transport of food easier.
这条铁路还让食品运输变得更加容易。
2. The only transport links between Mombasa and Nairobe.
link /lɪŋk/ n. 交通路线;联系 v. 连接
a link between A a nd B A 与B 之间的联系
break the link 打破联系 / 纽带
link A to/with B 将 A 与B 连接 / 联系起来
例:
There is a strong link between regular exercise and good health. 规律运动和身体健康之间存在密切联系。
Language Points
3. Local Kenyans have benefited a lot from the new railway.
benefit /'benɪfɪt/ v. 得益于;使受益 n. 优势;益处
benefit sb/sth 有益于某人/ 某物
benefit from... 从……中获益
benefit by... 通过……受益
例:Students can benefit a lot from group discussions in class. 学生能从课堂小组讨论中获益良多。
Regular exercise has many benefits for both physical and mental health. 规律运动对身心健康有诸多益处。
4. It is very convenient and doesn’t cost much money.
convenient adj.意为“方便的”,不能用人作主语。
It’s convenient (for sb) to do sth
(对某人来说)做某事是便利的
sth is convenient for sb 对某人来说某事/ 物是便利的
相关词形:
conveniently adv. 方便地
convenience n. 方便;便利;便利的事物(或设施)
inconvenient adj. 不方便的
5. I am able to get to places on time and make business deals with ease.
ease n.容易;自在 v.使减轻/ 缓解
ease pain 缓解疼痛 ease stress 减轻压力
ease 的词形变化: easy adj. 容易的
easily adv. 容易地
例:She passed the exam with ease.她轻松通过了考试。
The warm room made Mary feel at ease after the long trip.
长途旅行后,温暖的房间让玛丽感到自在舒适。
6. As a result, people now have more fresh food to eat.
结果,人们现在能吃上更多新鲜食物了。
as a result :结果、因此
as a result of 由于……的结果(介词短语,后接原因)
result in 导致,造成(结果)
result from 由……引起,起因于(后接原因)
1. As a result of the heavy rain, the match was cancelled. 由于大雨,比赛被取消了。2. Hard work can result in success. 努力工作能带来成功。
3.Success results from careful planning and effort. 成功源于周密的计划和努力。
7. I am able to get to places on time and make business deals with ease.
我能准时到达各地,轻松地达成商业交易。
deal n.交易,协议 ;v. 处理,应对
deal with 处理,应对
a great deal of 大量的(接不可数名词)
make a deal 达成协议/做交易
1. We need to deal with this problem immediately. 我们需要马上处理这个问题。
2. The project requires a great deal of time and effort.
这个项目需要大量的时间和精力。
3. The two companies made a deal to share technology.
这两家公司达成了技术共享的协议。
beneficial
1.With the mobile payment app, people can buy things ___________(convenient) without carrying cash.
2.The high-speed rail has brought great ____________ (convenient) to millions of travelers by cutting travel time in half.
3.As a good _______________(business), she always keeps her promises and treats others with respect.
4.More than 200 __________ (passenger)were helped by the free medical team during the three-day camp.
5.The new policy is __________(benefit) to small farmers because it lowers the cost of seeds and tools.
conveniently
convenience
businesswoman
passengers
beneficial
一、用所给词的适当形式填空。
新铁路已将乘客的行程时间缩短至约五小时。
_______ ________10 hours to get to Nairobi from Mombasa by train.
1.从蒙巴萨乘火车到内罗毕需要10小时。
2.新铁路已将乘客的行程时间缩短至约五小时。
The new railway_______already _______the travel time_______ about five hours for passengers.
I am able to get to places on time and make business deals ______ _______.
3.我能够准时到达各处,并轻松完成商务交易。
4.铁路展示了不同国家如何携手合作,共同建设更美好的世界。
The railway shows______ different countries can _______ _______ to build a better world.
It took
has
cut
to
with ease
how
work together
二、完成句子。
1. 2017年,新的480公里蒙巴萨-内罗毕铁路通车。
In 2017, the new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi railway was ________.
2. 在那之前,唯一的交通连接是崎岖的道路和建于1901年的旧铁路。
Before then, the only transport ________ were rough roads and an old railway line ________ in 1901.
3. 新铁路已经将旅客的旅行时间缩短到大约四小时。
The new railway has ________ the travel time to about four hours ________ passengers.
4. 当地肯尼亚人从新铁路中受益良多。
Local Kenyans have ____________ a lot ________ the new railway.
5. 铁路还使食品运输更加容易。
The railway has also made the ____________ of food ________.
opened
links
built
cut
for
benifited
from
transport
easier
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