北师大版 高二 Module 8 Unit 24
Warm-Up
Exercise 1 What do you think are the biggest problems in Western countries? Put them in order of importance. Key words: social problems
begging
discrimination
racism
violence
drugs
inequality
homelessness
poverty
unemployment
abortion
Exercise 2 Listen to the radio news report about changes in British society. Match the topics with the graphs below. Percent of households with cars Percent of households with computers Percent of women who work Percent of 16-18 year olds in full-time education
Percent of households with cars Percent of households with computers Percent of women who work Percent of 16-18 year olds in full-time education
Listen again and complete the table. 1981 2001 average income of British family per week £326 life expectancy for men and women unemployment 1.7 million
1981 2001 numbers in full-time further education number of crimes (England and Wales)
Work in pairs. Use the key words to say true or false sentences about trends in British society. Example A: The number of crimes has gone down over the last twenty years. B: False. It has gone up by…
Key Words: Describing Trends ◇ to rise, to climb, to go up, to rocket, to double\ triple, to be on the increase ◇ to fall, to go down, to decline, to be on the decrease ◇to go up and down Key Words: Describing Trends