Unit 1

Past and present

Task

A report

What changes have taken place to Moonlight Town?

What changes have taken place to Moonlight Town?

What changes have taken place to Moonlight Town?

Answer the questions:1.What did it use to be in the past?2.What is it like now?3.What are the advantages?4.What are the problems?

Discussion

Changes in my hometown

A Amy plans to write about the changes in Moonlight Town for her history project. She has an old picture and a recent picture of the town.

B Amy organized her ideas by using a fact file. Read her fact file.topic Many changes have taken place in Moonlight

Town over the years.

Facts

Past Present

Environment

narrow and dirty roads; rubbish everywhere;large open spaces

wide and clean streets; green trees on both sides; shops and tall buildings

topic Many changes have taken place in Moonlight Town over the years.

Facts

Past Present

LifeSmall old house;Listen to the radio or watch TV

New flats;Computers and the Internet;Mobile phones

Transport on foot or by bicycle

by bus or taxi; have own cars

Opinion Now people are enjoying a comfortable life.

... has changed a lot over the years.Many changes have taken place in .... People are enjoying a ... life.There were only ... in the past, but now .... People used to ....The government has built....Many families have their own ....

Useful expressions

C Amy is writing her report on the changes in Moonlight Town. Help her complete her report using the fact file in Part B.

Many changes have taken place in Moonlight Town over the years. In the past, there were only (1)_________________ roads in the small town. There was (2)________ everywhere. But now the streets are

narrow anddirty

rubbish

⑶_____________with many (4)____________

on both Sides. The government has also built

(5)______________________in some large open

spaces.

Years ago, people lived in

(6)______________.

Now most of them have moved into

(7)________. They used to

(8)________________ or watch TV in their free

time, but now most families have

wide and clean green trees

shops and tall buildings

small old houses

new flats

listen to the radio

computers and the (9)_________. Moreover, (10) ______________ make communication easier now. In the past, people travelled around the town (11) __________________,but now they can go around the town (12)_____________. Many families even have their own cars. Now people are enjoying a comfortable life.

Internetmobile phones

on foot or by bicycle

by bus or taxi

D You are writing a report on the changes in

your hometown. Find an old photo and a rece

nt photo of your hometown. Use Amy's fact fi

le and her article as a model.

Give a report on the changes to your hometown:1. What is the title of your report?2. When were the photos taken?3. What can you see in the old photo and the recent photo?4. What changes can you see in the two photos?5. Do you like the changes? Why or why not?

Review the phrases

Group 1:

1. 过去曾经做过某事2.月光镇3.空旷的场地4.在两边5.发生

used to do sth.Moonlight TownOpen spaces

On both sidesTake place

Useful phrases

1. 搬到（出）某地2.变化很大3.在过去4.变成5.中国象棋

move to (out of ) spchange a lot

in the pastturn/change into

Chinese chess

Group 2 :

1. 噪音污染2.购物大厦3.搬走4.感到寂寞5.时常

noise pollutionShopping mall

Move awayfeel lonelyfrom time to time

Group 3:

1.从某种程度上说2.独立地3.收到……的来信4.投入使用5.不再

in some wayson one’s own / by oneself

hear from /get (receive) a letter from

be in use / service

no more/longer; not… any more/longer

Group 4:

Homework

Learn to master all the useful expressionsin this unit.