内容正文:
Changes in my life. Now that I am older, my life is different from when I was in primary school. For example, my primary school was near my home, so I used to walk to school with my parents. Now my junior high school is farther from home. I take a boss every day with my friends. My home has changed to my family used to live in a small flat, but now we have moved to a much larger one. My grandma lives with us now as well. He has her own room and her own, TV said. I am glad that I get to see her everyday. The way I study is also different. I have become more confident in my studies than often attend group discussions. I enjoy studying with my friends. It's amazing how much we have achieved together. My life has changed in many ways, but one thing has stayed the same, the feeling of love and happiness shared by my family.
The Changing World
Section B 3a-3d
To learn new words: junior, flat, discussion …
To learn the text Changes in My Life.
To write about changes in your life since primary school.
Objectives
What has changed in your life?
Disscussion
What has changed in your life?
Disscussion
3a Read the text. What has stayed the same in the student’s life?
Changes in My Life
Now that I am older, my life is different from when I was in primary school. For example, my primary school
was near my home, so I used to walk to school with my parents. Now my junior high school is farther from home. I take a bus every day with my friends.
My home has changed too. My family used to live in a small flat, but now we have moved to a much larger one. My grandma lives with us now as well. She has her own room and her own TV set. I am glad that I get to see her every day.
The way I study is also different. I have become more confident in my studies and often attend group discussions.
I enjoy studying with my friends. It’s amazing how much we have achieved together.
My life has changed in many ways, but one thing has stayed the same: the feeling of love and happiness shared by my family.
enjoy doing sth 表示“喜欢做某事”
3b Complete the table with the information from the text.
Aspect Past Present
school
home
study
Primary school was near my
home. I walked to school
with my parents.
Junior high school is farther from
my home. I take a bus with my
friends every day.
My family lived in a small
flat. My grandma didn’t live
with us.
We have moved to a much larger
flat. My grandma lives with us.
She has her own room and TV.
(Implied: I was less
confident. And I didn’t often
attend group discussions.)
I am more confident in my
studies. And I often attend group
discussions. I enjoy studying with
my friends.
3c Think back to when you were in primary school. In what ways has your life changed? Make notes in a table like the one in 3b.
home school study
neighbourhood transport environment
3d Choose three changes. Write a short passage about them. End with one thing that has stayed the same.
What has changed?
What has stayed the same?
1. Now my junior high school is farther from home.
现在我的初中离家更远了。
Language points
junior /ˈdʒuːniə(r)/ adj. 初级的;低年级的
例句: He dropped out of junior high school.
他初中辍学了。
Junior nurses usually work alongside more senior
nurses. 初级护士通常和较高级的护士一起工作。
拓展: junior的反义词是senior, senior作形容词,意为
“高年级的;高级的”。
例句: The life of senior high school is on the way.
高中生活即将来临。
She’ll be racing for the senior team next year.
明年她将参加高级组别的比赛。
2. My family used to live in a small flat, but now we have moved to a much larger one. 我们家以前住在一个小公寓里,但现在我们搬到了一个大得多的地方。
例句: Do you live in a flat or a house?
你住的是公寓还是独立住宅?
Many large old houses have been converted into flats.
许多大的老房子已改建成公寓。
flat /flæt/ n. 公寓
拓展: flat作形容词,意为“平的;平坦的”。
例句: People used to think the earth was flat.
人们曾经认为地球是平的。
The sails hung limply in the flat calm.
风平浪静,风帆无力地垂挂着。
3. I have become more confident in my studies and often attend group discussions. 我在学习上变得更加自信,经常参加小组讨论。
例句:Discussions are still taking place between the two leaders.
两位领导仍在进行讨论。
The time for discussion is past.
讨论的时间已过。
discussion /dɪˈskʌʃn/ n. 讨论
例句: They had important matters to discuss.
他们有些重要的问题要讨论。
I’m perfectly willing to discuss the problem.
我十分乐意讨论这个问题。
拓展:discuss作动词,意为“讨论”。
4. aspect /ˈæspekt/ n. 方面
例句: Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives.
气候和天气影响我们生活的每个方面。
He has made progress in every aspect.
他在各方面都有起色。
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. We had a _________(discuss) with them about
the differences between Britain and the US.
2. Do you see the new block of _________(flat)?
3. This was one _________(aspect) of her character
he hadn't seen before.
Exercises
discussion
flats
aspects
Homework
Read 3a.
Remember the new words and use them to make sentences.
Write about changes in your life since primary school.
伴你成长
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