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Unit 1
Past and present
Integrated skills
Changes
Transport 交通Environment 环境Development 发展
In the past
In the present
a place of natural beauty
New buildingsNew flats
developments (n. 发展 )
In the past now
A Changes in Starlight TownA1 Daniel and Kitty are doing their history project. Listen to their conversation. Complete the information below about Starlight Town in the past.
Past
Environment: green ⑴_____
and fresh (2)_____, wild
⑶_____ near the lake.
Transport: bus and (4)_______
Living conditions: old (5)______
hills
airbirds
bicyclehouses
A2 Listen to the rest of their conversation and complete the information about today's Starlight Town.
lake
railwaybuildings
train
flats
Present
Environment: smaller _____, ne⑴w (2)_______ station, tall (3)_____
____ and new roads Transport: b
us, taxi and (4)_____
Living conditions: new (5)______
1. In Starlight Town, what did people have in the past?
2. What wildlife could you see?
3. How did people get there?
A. theatres B. lakes C. parks D. villages
A. ducks B. chickens C. rabbits D. birds
A. B. C. D.
4. Where did people live?
5. What changes have taken place in this town?
A.They lived in tall buildings.
B.They lived in old houses.
C.They lived in new flats.
D.They lived in hotels.
A. taxi B. bus C. light rail D. train
What can you see in this picture?
hills, lake, ducks, birds, bicycle, bus, small house, trees and grass, …
What can you find in this picture?
tall buildings, roads, cars, …
Have a discussion
Which one do you like better? Why?
A3 Kitty is writing about Starlight Town in her diary. Complete her diary entry on the next page with the words in the box.
air bicycle birds buildings flatshills houses modern railway taxi
13 February
Dear Diary,
Today I borrowed a book about Starlight
Town’s past and present.
Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago.
There were green(1) _____ and wild (2)______
near the lake. The (3)____ was clean and fresh
then.
Now it has become a (4)_________ town.
There is a new (5)________ station. There are
some new roads too. People can now travel to
and from the town by bus, (6)_____ or
hills birds
air
modern
railway
taxi
train, but in the past, people could only travel
by bus or (7)________. Another big change is
the many tall (8)_________ in the town. Local
people used to live in old (9)________,but no
w, most of
them have moved into new (10)_____.
Starlight Town has changed a lot over the
years. I hope I can visit it again.
bicycle
buildings
houses
flats
B Speak up : We haven't seen each other since then.
Millie is telling Sandy about an old friend. Work in pairs and tell your partner about the changes in your life. Use the conversation below as a model.
Millie: I met my old friend Becky last week.
She's just returned from the USA.
Sandy: Really? When did you last see each
other?
Millie: About five years ago. She went
abroad with her parents. We haven't seen
each other since then.
Sandy: Oh, you were still at primary school
then.
So how do you keep in touch with each
other?
Millie: We mainly communicate by email. The
Internet makes communication much
easier
Sandy: Exactly.
Useful expressions
How long is it since you last saw each other?When did you last see each other?How long have you known your friend?We’ve known each other for 5 years.How do you keep in touch with each other?We mainly communicate by telephone / text / email.
Language points
1.borrow 指 “借入” , 而 lend 指“借出” , 两者互为反义词 .
borrow sth. from sb. 向某人借某物 lend sth. to sb. / lend sb. sth. 把某物借给某人 I borrowed a knife from Tom yesterday. Tom_____ a knife _____me yesterday. Tom ______ _______a knife yesterday.
lent to lent me
当 borrow 与一段时间连用时,用 keep 代替。 How long can I ______the book? A. borrow B. lend C. keep We borrowed these books two days ago.We _____ ______these books for two days.
C
have kept
一、词汇:1. The_____________ ( 发展 ) of science have chan
ged our world a lot.2.Children need a happy home____________( 环境 ).
3.The new train station has been in s_______ (use) for almost a month.
4. Li Lei’s bike is broken, so I l_____ mine to him.5. The air in the country is ________(fresh) than i
n the city.6.China is a ____________(develop) country.
Exercises
development
environment
ervice
endfresher
developing
二、选择:
1. I want ________some books from the
library.
A. borrow B. lend C. to borrow D. to lend
2.There _______many changes to this place
over the years.
A. are B. is C. were D. have been
C
D
Homework
Try to remember one of your friends who you haven't seen each other, and imagine the picture you meet.
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