内容正文:
In this unit, you will learn to:
• talk about the great changes around you.
• understand the changes and hope for a better life.
• distinguish facts from opinions.
• use the reading strategy of summarizing.
• make a poster of the changes around you.
Big Question: How do you understand changes?
Developing the Topic
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UNIT
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Oral Communication & Reading for Writing
通过本节课的学习,同学们将能:
1. 积累休闲活动词汇与今昔对比句型,辨析事实、观点类表达。
2. 完成听力信息抓取、拆解范文结构并仿写变化类作文。
3. 体会生活变迁,学会有条理地用英语描述身边生活的变化。
学习目标
Watch a video about different leisure activities in the past.
1. 跳皮筋 — skip elastic ropes
2. 滚铁环 — roll an iron hoop
3. 丢沙包 — throw sandbags
4. 踢毽子 — kick shuttlecocks
5. 跳房子 — hopscotch
6. 老鹰捉小鸡 — Eagle Catches Chicks
7. 抓人(捉迷藏)— hide-and-seek
8. (拍卡片)— flip picture cards
9. 弹弹珠(打玻璃球)— play marbles
10. 丢手绢 — drop the handkerchief
Learn some new phrases about leisure activities.
11. 折纸飞机 — fold paper planes
12. 摔泥巴(捏泥娃娃)— play with mud
13. 编麦秆/狗尾巴草 — weave grass stems
14. 做竹筒枪、纸炮 — make bamboo‑tube guns and paper pop‑guns
15. 翻花绳 — cat’s cradle
16. 下五子棋、中国象棋 — play Gobang and Chinese chess
17.看露天电影:watch open-air movies
Oral Communication
Talking about leisure activities
Activity 1
A. Listen to the interview and put the pictures in the correct order.
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B. Listen again and complete the table.
The changes in Mr. Li’s Leisure Activities
Traveling Past Only got around near his ___________
Present Travel all over the ___________
Want to see the Eiffel Tower in ___________ in France
Entertainment Past Only watched open-air movies
Played Chinese chess with his ___________
Present Enjoy the comfort of the ___________
Play chess on the ___________
hometown
world
person
neighbors
cinema
internet
Group work. Discuss how your leisure activities are different from those of your parents and present your findings to the class.
Activity 2
Questions:
1.What leisure activities do you have in your daily life?
2.What leisure activities did your parents have in their childhood?
3.Why are your leisure activities different from your parents’?
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You may begin like this:
My leisure activities are different from my father’s. In my father’s childhood, he played with paper planes with his friends. Now I’m in a model plane club. We both like reading. He used to read newspapers and paper books, while I enjoy ...
My free-time activities are different from my parents’. When they were children, they played games like hopscotch or marbles outside with friends. They had few fun things to do.
In my free time, I draw pictures or talk with friends on the phone. We both like reading books. They read old paper books before, but I read stories on my phone now. Our leisure activities have changed a lot mainly because of the rapid development of the internet and better living conditions.
Version 1
My leisure activities are quite different from my father’s. When my father was young, he hung out with friends after school. They played marbles, hopscotch and folded paper planes for fun. He had no electronic products to relax himself.
Now I prefer to join hobby clubs or play online games in my spare time. I also like to hang out in shopping malls or take short trips on holidays. We both love doing sports to relax. But my father only ran or jumped rope outdoors before, and I can go to gyms to do different kinds of sports now.
The biggest reason for the differences is that our society develops fast, so we have richer and more convenient ways to spend free time.
Version 2
Reading for Writing
Describing the changes in
leisure activities
Activity 1
Pair work. Fill in the chart and talk about your leisure activities.
Leisure activities
In the past
Now
play with mud
watch open-air movies
fold paper planes
surf the internet
watch short videos online
read e-books
Activity 2
Read the text about the changes in leisure activities and complete the chart.
Activity 2
Read the text about the changes in leisure activities and complete the chart.
Facts:
1. Because most people did not have a lot of money, they usually hung out near their homes.
2. They could have picnics or row boats there.
3. On weekends, families can go on road trips in their own cars.
Opinions:
1. In the past, watching movies outdoors was a popular and exciting leisure activity for people of all ages.
2. Most people consider such experiences unforgettable.
3. Another important leisure activity was traveling.
Read the essay again and answer the questions.
1. What did people do for fun in the past?
2. What is people’s main leisure activity now?
3.What changes can we see in travelling?
They watched open-air movies and played near their homes or in parks.
Travelling. They can travel to far places or drive for trips.
People only took short trips near home before, but now they can travel far away.
Find the reason for each change.
1. People travel to far-away places for holidays.
2. We can watch movies or play games on phones anywhere.
3. Families spend money on hobbies instead of just food.
4. There are more beautiful parks and libraries in our city.
Because transportation is much faster and more convenient now (like high-speed trains).
Because technology has developed rapidly and the internet is everywhere.
Because people have more money and a higher living standard.
Because the government cares more about public life and the environment.
Draw a chart about the changes in leisure activities in your hometown and draft your essay. The phrases and sentence patterns may help you.
Activity 3
Useful phrases Useful sentence patterns
have more choices
of all ages
hang out
In the past, …
… is a popular and exciting leisure activity.
Many people can afford to …
Changes in Leisure Activities
Great changes have taken place in leisure activities in my hometown over the years.
In the past, life was quite simple. People usually stayed close to home. Elders liked chatting under big trees or playing chess in the square, while kids played traditional games like hide-and-seek in the streets. Entertainment was limited because there were few electronic devices.
However, things are very different now. With smartphones and the internet, people can enjoy music or videos anytime. Going to the gym or yoga studios has become popular for keeping fit. On weekends, families prefer driving to shopping malls or taking high-speed trains to nearby cities for short trips.
In conclusion, technology has made our free time much more convenient and exciting.
Activity 4
Rate your draft, and then complete your essay.
How well can you __________________? Self-rating Partner’s rating
express your view of hoping for a better life
use the thinking skill of distinguishing facts from opinions
introduce changes in leisure activities in your hometown
organize your ideas in a balanced structure
use the theme vocabulary of the unit
use the present perfect tense
use punctuation
spell the words
Activity 4
1-Needs improvement; 2-Satisfactory; 3-Good; 4-Excellent
Please ask your partner to review your draft and offer suggestions for improvement.
Language points
1. We have the pleasure of inviting Mr. Li to share his leisure activities.我们很荣幸邀请李先生来分享他的休闲活动。
【点拨】(1) have the pleasure of doing sth 有幸做某事/做某事感到很荣幸,这是一种非常正式且礼貌的表达方式。
(2) invite sb to do sth 邀请某人做某事。
2. I can travel throughout China and even abroad.我可以周游中国,甚至去国外旅行。
【点拨】(1) travel throughout China 走遍中国/在全中国境内旅行
(2) travel abroad 出国旅行, 境外旅游
3. I want to see the Eiffel Tower in person.我想亲自去看看埃菲尔铁塔。
【点拨】in person 亲自,亲身,面对面地
4. I used to play Chinese chess with my neighbors.我过去常和邻居们下中国象棋。
【点拨】play Chinese chess 下中国象棋
5. As society develops, people’s leisure activities have changed greatly.随着社会的发展,人们的休闲活动发生了巨大的变化。
【点拨】as连词,引导时间状语从句,意为“随着······”。
6. In the past, watching movies outdoors was a popular and exciting leisure activity for people of all ages.过去,在户外看电影对各个年龄段的人来说都是一种既流行又令人兴奋的休闲活动。
【点拨】(1) people of all ages 各个年龄段的人
(2) 本句的主语“watching movies outdoors”为动名词形式,谓语动词需用第三人称单数。
7. Most people considered such experiences unforgettable.大多数人认为这样的经历令人难忘。
【点拨】consider sb/sth+adj. 认为某人/某事是······的
一、根据首字母填空
1. Reading is a common l____________ activity for teenagers.
2. The old man thinks watching outdoor movies is u_____________.
3. Few families could a____________ to travel across China 20 years ago.
4. Farmers watched movies o____________ under the big tree in the old days.
5. We often h____________ out in the shopping mall on weekends.
6. It’s my p____________ to share my travel stories with you.
7. The town built a new hall for public e____________ last year.
eisure
nforgettable
fford
utdoors
ang
leasure
Exercise
ntertainment
二、按要求改写句子,每空一词
1. They have the ability to travel far away now.(同义替换)
They __________ __________ __________ travel far away now.
2. People used to watch movies outdoors in the countryside.(改为否定句)
People ___________ ___________ ___________ watch movies outdoors in the countryside.
3. We can choose many kinds of entertainment in modern life.
We ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ entertainment in modern life.
4. It is pleasant for us to talk about different leisure activities.
We ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ talking about different leisure activities.
5. We met each other at the party. We have been good friends since that day.(合并句子)
can afford to
used not to
have many choices for
have the pleasure of
We have been good friends since we met each other at the party.
THANKS
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