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Unit 1 The changing world 第5课时 (Section B 1a-1f) R 九年级上册 Learning Objectives In this lesson you will l. understand and analyze the benefits of the new railway for local Kenyans. 2. discuss how the changes influence people’s lives and learn to summarize information in a structured table. 3. think critically about how countries can work together to build a better world. Watch the video and learn something about Mombasa-Nairobi railway. Mombasa is the major port of Kenya and the heart of national import and export trade. 蒙巴萨:肯尼亚的大型港口,全国进出口贸易的核心枢纽 Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is the country’s political and economic center. 内罗毕:肯尼亚首都,全国政治、经济中心 If the only way to carry goods from the port to the capital takes 10 hours by train, what problems do you think the local people will face? Why do you think a new railway built with China's help can change this situation? Why would China help build a railway in a country far away? What can both sides gain? 6 Does your hometown have a train system? How does it benefit local lives? 1a Yes, it does. My hometown now has several railway lines. We can easily go to other cities for work or travel. Also, local farmers can quickly sell their fruit and vegetables to other places. 1b Look at the title and the picture. What is the text probably about? Read it quickly to check your prediction. n. 轨道 Possible answers: It might be about a fast train. It might be about how fast trains have improved people’s lives. It might be about how a fast railway helps local business develop faster. Today we will read about a famous railway in Kenya. It has changed local people’s lives a lot. 1. What type of writing is the text? An advertisement. A story. C. A news report. Skimming 略读 about 5 10 480 1901 2017 over 2 million 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 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 2017 1901 over 2 million 480 10 about 5 ……的数量 ……的长度 Scanning 寻读 Read again and answer the questions. 1. What type of writing is the text? 2. What was the problem with the old railway? This is an expository article. The old railway line was built in 1901. The trains were very slow — it took 10 hours to get to Nairobi from Mombasa. 4. Why is it important to make food transport easier? 5. What does “on the fast track” mean? Because it gives people more fresh food to eat. It means developing or progressing quickly. Here, it refers to Kenya's development becoming faster because of the new high-speed railway. 3. How have local Kenyans benefited from the new railway? It saves travel time: the journey between Mombasa and Nairobi is cut to about four hours. It brings convenience and lower cost: it is convenient and cheap, helping people get to places on time and make business deals easily. It helps local people become richer and brings changes to towns. It makes food transport easier, so people can eat more fresh food. 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. 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. On the Fast Track What’s the structure of a news report? Headline标题 The picture配图 The body 正文 The lead开头 The ending结尾 Para.1 Background and old railway problem Para.2 Advantages of the new railway Para.3 Benefits and comments from locals Para.4 Theme and meaning of the railway 在那之前 It takes / took + 时间 + to do sth. benefit from从……中受益 be happy with对……感到满意 take place发生 轻而易举地 结果 在过去几年里 成百上千的 be far away from 远离 Complete the table with the information from the text. 1e Introduction The new railway was in 2017. Old railway New railway opened It was slow. It has cut travel time to about five to six hours for passengers. Comments from locals Conclusion I’m happy with the new government worker: businessman: supermarket manager: railway. Many changes have taken place and local people have become rich. My experience of using the train has been good. It’s convenient and doesn’t cost much money. Food used to take hundreds of lorries to carry, but now it takes only two or three trains. The railway shows how countries can work together to build a better world. Discuss the questions. 1f 1. Have you seen or heard of any similar changes in the world over the last several years? Where were they and what happened? Yes, I have heard of the Abuja-Kaunda railway (阿卡铁路). It is in Nigeria. The railway was opened in 2016. Now, the train cuts the travel time to just around 2 hours, making the trip much quicker. Read again and answer the questions. 1f 2. In what other ways can China work together with other countries to build a better world? I think China can work with other countries in many ways. First, we can send medical teams to countries in need to improve their public health systems. Second, we can help build more roads, hospitals and schools in countries in need to improve local people’s lives. Third, we can work together to protect the environment, like planting more trees or developing clean energy. Besides the benefits mentioned in the text, what other changes might the new railway bring to Kenya? More tourists will come to visit. More jobs will be created. Students can go to better schools far away. The country will develop faster. … If you were a local student in Kenya, how would the new railway change your life? If I were a student in Kenya, the new railway would change my life a lot. First, I could travel to other cities to go on school trips more easily and safely. Second, my parents might get better jobs because the railway brings more business to our town, so we could live a happier life. Third, I could go to study in a better high school in Nairobi. The railway makes my life easier and gives me more chances. Key words Expressions wide, link, port, capital, benefit, convenient, business, ease, with ease, manager, conclusion, narrow, lead, make it + adj. + for sb. to do sth. be able to do sth. 24 在那之前 从……中受益 对……感到满意 在过去几年里 轻而易举地 成百上千的 结果 远离 before then benefit from be happy with over the last few years with ease hundreds of as a result be far away from Review the language points of this lesson. Listen and retell the news report fluently. Do some related exercises to consolidate. Homework Lavf58.29.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 null 135580.92 $