必修一Lesson 4 city and country

1、Lesson 4 City and CountryundergroundplanebustaxicitychickenpigcowsheepcountryBeijingGuangzhouShanghai Shenzhen cities in China ObjectivesTo practise using background knowledge strategies when reading.To practise reading for specific information.To express opinions orally and give reasons for them.To

2、 compare one lifestyle with another.Pre-ReadingAnswer these questions to prepare yourself. Use the Key Words below to help you.Key Wordsoffice, farm, underground, walk, crowded, space, quiet, noisy.1) How are city and country lifestyles different in China?2) Can you imagine city and country lifestyl

3、es in Britain?Show some pictures in the country and in the city.boring, easy, free, peaceful, relaxingCountryb u s y , dangerous, exciting, interesting, stressfulCityThe school in the country is very old and shabby.spacious and bright classroomhave computer classesThe school in the city is very mode

4、rnand bright. Reading Read and fill in the table with information about Debbie and Pauls lives. Add information about your own life and compare.DebbiePaulYouLives in A big citya small villageWake-up timeJobstudentWorking hours Works in7 am4 aman accountanta farmer8all daycenter of LondonNorthof Engl

5、andDebbiePaulYouEveningactivitiesdance classes,go to the gym, French classesplay with his children;study by DistancelearningDebbiePaulYouSpecialactivitiesgo to thecinema, drive to the country and go walking therego to Londonfor a weekendbreakTry to think out some words to describe the advantages and

6、 disadvantages of living in the city or the country.City lifefirst hand informationmodern museumsTraffic jamscrimepollutionCountry lifeFresh airisolationmore spacepeaceful environmentinconvenient trafficPost-readingChoose the best answers.1. From the first paragraph of text 1, we can know that _. A.

7、 Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesnt have to. B. Debbie is rather tired of the underground. C. Debbie goes to work by car every day. D. Paul has to travel far away to work every day.2. In the last paragraph of text 2, it can be inferred that _. A. Pauls wife does not like movies B. Paul

8、often goes to see the film C. The life of Paul is very convenient D. When Pauls children see the tube, they will get very excited3. The main idea of text 2 is that _. A. Paul lives in a small village in the north of England B. It is easy for Paul to go to work C. Paul is busy but without the stress

9、of life D. Pauls life is very free4. Whose life is better, Debbies or Pauls? A. Debbies. B. Pauls. C. Both. D. Different people have different ideas.5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the texts? A. Debbie has to spend all morning checking numbers every day on workweeks. B. Debbie lik

10、es to go to the countryside to have a weekend break sometimes.C. Debbie and Paul are both movie fanatics and both see movies a lot.D. Paul likes all the crowds and the noise in London.Languages points1. Thats what people call Hes a new comer. Thats what I know about him. Thats how Thats why Thats wh

11、ere2. its so crowded that I cant find so that引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句,如如此此以至于以至于 Anna works so hard that she has little time for rest. Tommy got up so late that he missed the first bus.3. I spent all morning checking numbers. spend some time doing sth. 花費時間做花費時間做 I spend two hours doing my homework everyday

12、.4. We dont have the same work hour that office workers in the city have. that引導(dǎo)的從句表示的內(nèi)容與主引導(dǎo)的從句表示的內(nèi)容與主句所講的是句所講的是“同一個同一個”Thats the same purse that I bought last Sunday.對比對比 Thats the same purse as I bought last Sunday. (同我丟失的那同我丟失的那個一樣個一樣, 但不是同一個但不是同一個)5. Right now I am studying by distance learning.

13、 distance learning 遠程教育遠程教育6. its my dream to see the Great Wall 不定式不定式to see the Great Wall作真正作真正的主語的主語, 前面的前面的it是形式主語。是形式主語。dream of 夢見夢見. I often dream of myself becoming a great singer.I have never dreamed of meeting you here. 我絕對未想到在這里遇到你。我絕對未想到在這里遇到你。7. My wife calls me a movie fanatic. call+賓

14、語賓補賓語賓補 We call him our monitor.8. so I dont get the chance to go very often. get the chance to do 有機會做有機會做 Im so happy that I got the chance to go abroad. 1. Thats what people call the under-ground in London. 點撥：點撥：這是一個主系表結(jié)構(gòu)的句子。這是一個主系表結(jié)構(gòu)的句子。 what people call the underground in London是一個表語從句。是一個表語從句

15、。 句意：這（指句意：這（指the tube）就是人們通）就是人們通常所稱的倫敦地下鐵路系統(tǒng)。常所稱的倫敦地下鐵路系統(tǒng)。2. I work for a French company so I think studying French will help me in my job. 點撥：點撥：這是一個并列復(fù)合句。這是一個并列復(fù)合句。so之之前的分句是簡單句，前的分句是簡單句，so 后面的分后面的分句是復(fù)合句。句是復(fù)合句。在這個復(fù)合句中，在這個復(fù)合句中，I think 是主句，是主句，studying French . 是賓語從句。是賓語從句。句意：我在為一家法國公司工作，所句意：我在為一家法

16、國公司工作，所以我認為學(xué)法語對我的工作有益。以我認為學(xué)法語對我的工作有益。3. We like to visit nice, quiet places far away from the city and go walking where there are no shops, crowds or the tube. 點撥：點撥：這是個復(fù)合句。主干結(jié)構(gòu)是：這是個復(fù)合句。主干結(jié)構(gòu)是：We like .；不定式短語；不定式短語to visit . 和和 go walking . 充當(dāng)并列賓語。充當(dāng)并列賓語。 far away from the city是后置定語修飾是后置定語修飾places。wh

17、ere引導(dǎo)地點狀語從句，意為引導(dǎo)地點狀語從句，意為“在在地方，到地方，到地方地方”。如：如：We should go where it is quieter.我們應(yīng)該到更安靜的地方去。我們應(yīng)該到更安靜的地方去。Where there is a will, there is a way. 有有志者，事竟成。志者，事竟成。句意：我們喜歡去那些遠離城市、句意：我們喜歡去那些遠離城市、幽靜、風(fēng)光秀麗的地方，在沒有商幽靜、風(fēng)光秀麗的地方，在沒有商店、人群、地鐵的地方散步。店、人群、地鐵的地方散步。Choose the best answers1. Bob told me not to swim in t

18、his river. Thats _ I told him. A. how B. it C. that D. what 2. Dont spend too much time_ the game. I see. A. to play B. playing C. played D. play3. I saw a pen in the garden yesterday. Where is it now? Its the same pen _ I lost. A. that B. as C. which D. whatVocabularyUse the words from the texts to

19、 complete the sentences below.accountant, tube, underground, crowded, nearby, otherwise, career, fanatic, forecast, distance learning.1) In England, the _ is often called the _. Many people travel on this to work.2) I am a real book _ . I have so many books in my flat. It looks like a library!underground tube fanatic 3) The _ says that the weather this weekend is going to be sunny and warm.4) If you like maths you