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?
Preparing for the Topic
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UNIT
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Function & Pronunciation
通过本节课的学习, 同学们将能:
1. 掌握迁居与城市生活主题词汇,并在语境中准确运用。
2. 区分一般现在时与现在完成时的使用场景。
3. 掌握连读、语调两类语音规则。
4. 通过城乡对比,感受城市建设的变化,体会家乡发展的进步。
学习目标
1.Do a survey : Do you like living in the countryside or in the city? Why?
A.I like living in the city. B. I like living in the countryside. C.I can’t decide.
Activity 1
Pair work. Talk about the questions with your partner.
Talk about your ideas with your partners in your group.
一、开头表态句式(先说自己选A/B/C)
1. I choose A because… 我选A是因为…
2. My choice is B. The reason is that… 我选B,原因是······
3. I’d rather live in the city/countryside, for… 我更愿意住在城市/乡村,因为······
二、列举优点常用句式(接具体理由)
句式1(There be 句型,最简单)
There are many…in the city/countryside. 在城市/乡村有很多……
e.g. There is convenient public transportation in the city.
句式2(It is + 形容词 + to do)
It’s easy/convenient/comfortable to do sth. 做某事很便利/舒服
e.g. It’s relaxing to live in the countryside.
句式3(主语 + can…)
We can enjoy/use/visit… 我们可以享受/使用/游览……
e.g. We can breathe fresh air in the countryside.
2. What changes have taken place in your hometown in recent years?
Listen to the conversation and finish the exercise.
1.What is the whole conversation about?
A. Li Huan’s new life after moving to the city.
B. Differences between city and countryside food.
C. Lingling’s study problems.
2.When did Li Huan move to the city?
A. Three months ago. B. Three years ago. C. Three days ago.
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Activity 2
Activity 2
Listen to the conversation and number the pictures.
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Listen again and mark T (True) and F (False).
Activity 3
Listen again and mark T (True) and F (False).
Activity 3
1. Lingling helped Li Huan move into her new home in the city. ( )
2. Li Huan lived with her grandparents after moving here. ( )
3. Li Huan has got used to her new life with the help of her friends. ( )
4. Li Huan hasn’t got time to get around in the city because she’s been busy with her students. ( )
5. Li Huan plans to go to the sports center with Lingling this weekend. ( )
F
F
F
T
T
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Activity 4
Group work. Search for information about the changes around you and share your findings with your group members
Hello everyone, today we want to talk about changes in our hometown.
First, about housing: In the past, most people lived in old low houses. Now they have moved into tall new buildings. Second, traffic used to be terrible with narrow roads. Now the government has built wide roads, and we can take buses and cars easily. Third, the river was dirty in the past. People have cleaned it up, and the water is clear now. Besides shopping: We only had small stores before, but now big supermarkets have appeared everywhere.
All in all, great changes have taken place in our hometown. We really enjoy the better life and feel proud of our hometown.
Pronunciation
语调:是连贯语流中音高(音调)的升降起伏变化模式,依附于句子整体,不局限于单个单词发音,是英语传递句式功能、语义态度、情感色彩的重要语音手段。
连读:是自然英语口语流中,相邻两个单词的语音衔接同化现象。
Intonation & Liaison
1. 语调是连贯语流中音高(音调)的升降起伏变化模式,依附于句子整体,不局限于单个单词发音,是英语传递句式功能、语义态度、情感色彩的重要语音手段。常见的规则有:
(1) 陈述事实的陈述句、抒发强烈情感的感叹句、特殊疑问句(What/Who/When等引导):采用降调(Falling Intonation)收尾,音高由高向低回落;
e.g. I grew up in a small town./What a great change in this area!
(2) 可使用Yes/No作答的一般疑问句:采用升调(Rising Intonation)收尾,句末音高小幅上扬,体现征询、提问语气;
e.g. Are there any differences between the two cities?
(3) 表提醒、指令的祈使句:常规使用降调平缓收尾。
e.g. Have a look at the picture taken 30 years ago.
2. 连读是自然英语口语流中,相邻两个单词的语音衔接同化现象。
(1) 辅音+元音连读(基础核心型)
结构:单词A(辅音结尾)+单词B(元音开头),末尾辅音划归后一单词拼读。
have a look /hæv ə lʊk/→连读为/hæ-və-lʊk/;本课对话hide and seek /haɪd ənd siːk/→/haɪ-dənd-siːk/
(2) 辅音+辅音同化连读
两个相邻辅音音素发音部位相近时,发生发音简化融合,弱化冗余发音。
如:good boy /ɡʊd bɔɪ/→同化读/ɡʊb bɔɪ/(/d/ 受后接双唇音/b/影响,同化为双唇辅音/b/)
white cat /waɪt kæt/→同化读/waɪk kæt/(/t/受软腭音/k/同化变为/k/)
(3) 元音+元音过渡连读
前后单词均以元音音素衔接时,插入半元音 /j/ 或 /w/ 平滑过渡,避免发音割裂。
如:see it /siːɪt/→/siː-j-ɪt/,too easy /tuː 'iːzi/→/tuː-w-'iːzi/
Listen and read the sentences. Pay attention to the intonation.
Activity 1
1. I grew up in a small town.
2. Are there any differences between the two cities?
3. What a great change in this area!
4. Have a look at the picture taken 30 years ago.
Kangkang: Grandpa, what did you usually do in your childhood?
Grandpa: Well, I often played hide and seek with my friends.
Kangkang: Sounds interesting. What other activities do you remember?
Grandpa: Em, let me think ... I also watched open-air movies, listened to the radio and played chess or cards.
Kangkang: My leisure activities are nothing like yours. I watch and play football. On weekends, I surf the internet or go to the cinema with my friends.
Grandpa: Yes, many things have changed. Nowadays, people have more ways to have fun.
Activity 2
Listen and read the conversation. Pay attention to the intonation and liaisons.
Language points
1. What changes have taken place in your hometown in recent years? 近些年你的家乡发生了哪些变化?
【点拨】in recent years=recently 近些年来(常与现在完成时连用)
2. You can visit them anytime.你可以随时去拜访他们。
【点拨】anytime adv. 随时,任何时候
3. —By the way, have you got used to the life in the city? —No, I haven’t.
——对了,你适应城里的生活了吗?——还没有。
【点拨】get used to (doing) sth 习惯于(做)某事
4. It’s so nice of you to say that.你能这么说真是太贴心了。
【点拨】It’s+形容人品的形容词+of sb to do sth.某人做某事很······(形容人的品格:nice/kind/silly等)
【拓展】It’s+形容事物的形容词+for sb to do sth.(如 It’s hard for me to learn English.)
5. —Have you got around in the city?—Not yet. I have been busy with my studies.——你在城里四处逛过了吗?——还没有,我一直忙着学习。
【点拨】(1) get around 四处游览, 到处走走
(2) be busy with sth 忙于某事
6. —How about going swimming together this weekend?—Sounds great!——这周末一起去游泳怎么样?——太棒啦!
【点拨】How about doing sth? 提出建议:做某事怎么样?
7. I often played hide and seek with my friends.我以前常常和朋友们玩捉迷藏。
【点拨】hide and seek 捉迷藏(童年游戏)
8. My leisure activities are nothing like yours.我的休闲活动和你的完全不一样。
【点拨】(1) leisure activities 休闲活动、课余消遣
(2) nothing like 完全不像;远远比不上
【拓展】There is nothing like... 再好不过;没有什么比得上……
Exercise
一、词汇与短语训练
1. 单词拼写:根据中文提示写出英文单词
近来的 __________
2. 短语匹配:将短语与对应的中文意思连线
(1) in the countryside A. 近年来
(2) get used to doing sth B. 四处走动
(3) get around C. 习惯于做某事
(4) in recent years D. 在乡村
recent
二、句子填空训练
根据汉语意思,用适当的短语完成句子。
1. 学生课后应该多进行健康的课余消遣。
Students should take more healthy ____________ ____________ after school.
2. 没有什么能比得上和家人相伴。
There’s ____________ ____________ spending time with family.
3. 她很快解出这道题,真聪明。
It’s ____________ ____________ ____________ to work out the problem quickly.
4. 他习惯每天早上喝牛奶。
He gets used to ____________ ____________ every morning.
5. 近些年来学生的课余生活丰富了很多。
Students’ after-school life ____________ ____________ much richer in recent years.
leisure activities
nothing like
clever of her
drinking milk
has become
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