busy, dangerous, exciting, interesting, stressful What do you think of city life?

boring, easy, free, peaceful, relaxing What about country life?

How do people travel to work in the city?

How do people travel to work in the country?

1. How are city and country lifestyles different in China ? 2. Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain ? Ex 1 Answer these questions to prepare yourself. Use the Key Words below to help you. Example:  City are crowded with many people, city life are more busy. But country life are quiet and peaceful.  City life in Britain are noisy and there aren’t much space to live, there are many farms in Britain’s country, you can walk leisurely.Britain Key words: office, farm, underground,walk, crowded, space, quiet, noisy.

Reading Strategies: Prediction  Before you read a text, look at the title, photographs and drawings.  Read the first two or three lines of the text.  Try to guess what the text is going to be about. Predict: What are the two articles about? It ’ s about country lifestyle and city lifestyle.

What did Debbie do all the morning? What does Paul have on his farm? Read the texts quickly and then answer the questions,. She spends all morning checking numbers. He has cows, sheep, pigs and chickens on his farm. Fast-reading

Careful-reading

Listen to the text and fill in the table with information about Debbie and Paul’s lives. Add information about your own life and compare.

DebbiePaul Lives in A big city A small village Wake-up time 7 Job Working hours Works in Evening activities Special activities 4 Go to the cinema drive to the country and go walking there Dance classes, go to the gym, French classes Center of London Go to London for a weekend break All day 8 An accountant North of England Play with his children; study by distance learning A farmer

DebbiePaul Lives in A big city A small village Wake-up time 7 Job Working hours Works in Evening activities Special activities 4 Go to the cinema drive to the country and go walking there Dance classes, go to the gym, French classes Center of London Go to London for a weekend break All day 8 An accountant North of England Play with his children; study by distance learning A farmer You City/Country 6 student All day Sanshui Middle School Study Go shopping, study, sleep, play computer games…

1.From the first paragraph of text 1, we can know that ___ A.Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesn’t 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. Choose the correct answers.

2. In the last paragraph of text 2, it can be inferred that ___. A. Paul’s wife does not like movies B. Paul often goes to see the film C. The life of Paul is very convenient D. When Paul’s children see the tube, they will get very excited

3. 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 of life D. Paul’s life is very free 4. Whose life is better, Debbie’s or Paul’s? A.Debbie’s. B. Paul’s. 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 likes 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.

You are divided into two parts. One part enjoys living in the city, the other part enjoys living in the country. Tell us the advantages and disadvantages of living in city and country. Pair-work Advantages/disadvantages of living in city: Advantages/disadvantages of living in country:

City life Traffic jams … pollution Fresh air crime modern museums firsthand information isolation Country life inconvenient traffic peaceful environment more space …

1. That’s what people call … He’s a newcomer.That’s what I know about him. He’s a newcomer.That’s what I know about him. That’s how… That’s why… That’s where… That’s how… That’s why… That’s where… 2. …it’s so crowded that I can’t find … so …that… 引导结果状语从句， “ 如此 … 以至于 …” so …that… 引导结果状语从句， “ 如此 … 以至于 …” Anna works so hard that she has little time for rest. Anna works so hard that she has little time for rest. Tommy got up so late that he missed the first bus. Tommy got up so late that he missed the first bus. 3. I spend all morning checking numbers. 4. We don’t have the same work hour that office workers in the city have. that 引导的从句表示的内容与主句所讲的是 “ 同一 ” That’s the same purse that I bought last Sunday. That’s the same purse that I bought last Sunday. 对比 That’s the same purse as I bought last Sunday.

5. We do jobs when they need to be done … 6. Right now I am studying by distance learning (That’s the process learning) (That’s the process learning) 7. …it’s my dream to see the Great Wall … To see the Great Wall is my dream To see the Great Wall is my dream I often dream of myself becoming a great singer. (dream of doing sth.) I often dream of myself becoming a great singer. (dream of doing sth.) 8. My wife calls me a movie fan. 9. …so I don’t get the chance to go very often. 10. …and they especially love to go on the tube.

Passage 1 1. Line 1 by… 时间 在 … 前 我们必须 7 点前回到教室。 2. Line 4 It takes sb. some time to do sth. 做某事花费某人多少时间 We must come back to the classroom by 7 o’clock.

3 Line 5 so+adj./adv. + that such + n. ( 可名单；可名复；不可名 )+ that such + n. ( 可名单；可名复；不可名 )+ that Lucy 如此可爱, 因此我们都喜欢她了. Lucy is so lovely that we all like her. Lucy is such a lovely girl that we all like her. so + adj. + a/an + 单名 ＋ that = such +a/an+adj.+ 单名 + that Tony 如此淘气以至于我们全都避开他. Tony is so naughty a boy that we all avoid him. Tony is such a naughty boy that we all avoid him.

4. Line 9 sb. spend some time/ some money (in) doing sth. sb. spend some time/some money on sth. sb. spend some time/some money on sth. I spent 35 minutes (in) finishing my homework. I spent 35 minutes (in) finishing my homework. =I spent 35 minutes on the homework

4. Line 24 far away from 远离 我家离学校很远, 所以我得住校. My hometown is far away from my school, so I have to live in the school.

Passage 2 1. line14 be free of/from 免于 … be free of worries 2. Line 12 sheep ， fish, deer, Chinese 单复同形 一只绵羊 两只绵羊 一只绵羊 两只绵羊 a sheep two sheep ten fish 一条鱼 a fish 十条鱼 There are three ＿ and seven ＿ in the picture. A deers, sheeps B deers, sheep C deer, sheep D deer, sheeps

3. Line 19. by… 通过 ( 方法，手段 ) 比较 passage 1, line 1 比较 passage 1, line 1 I go to school by bus. 金庸通过写作挣钱. JinYong makes money by writing.

4. Line 20 be interested in sth./ doing sth. 对 … 感兴趣 对 … 感兴趣 I am very interested in this book. I am very interested in reading this book. interested a. 感兴趣的（主语常为人） interesting a. 令人感兴趣的（主语常为物）

5. Line 24 get/have the chance to do sth. 获得 / 有做某事的机会 获得 / 有做某事的机会 Jane has got the chance to do this project. 只有很努力学习, 你才有机会进入大学. You can only get the chance to go to university by working hard. 6. Line 26 take/have a break= have a rest 休息一会 休息一会 You must be very tired, please stop working and take a good break.

Ex 5 Use the words from the texts to complete the sentences below. 1. In England, the ____________is often called the _____. Many people travel on this to work. 2. Smoking ______ can cause ______ cancer. underground cigar tube lung

5. There is a restaurant ________ and it is always _______ because it is so popular. 6. I am studying business communication by _______________. distance learning crowded nearby 3. The _________ says that the weather this weekend is going to be sunny and warm. 4. If you like maths you could be an __________, __________you could be a maths teacher. otherwise forecast accountant

Speaking  How are Debbie and Paul’s lifestyles different? How are they similar?  Where do you live? In a city or a countryside? What do you like about where you live? List three things.  Work in groups. Imagine your group live in an unusual place. Think about your lifestyle there and prepare a report. Example Example we live in a cave in Shanxi. We have no electricity but no pollution, either. we live in a cave in Shanxi. We have no electricity but no pollution, either.

Pair work: Ask and answer questions about each other’s routine life. Example : A: Where do you live? B: We live in a cave. A: What do you have for food ?

Pair work  Would you like to live in the city or in the country? Why ?  key words: crowded, peaceful, stressful, relaxing, quiet, space, interesting, exciting, fun, noisy, boring, etc

Description Complete the text with the words: My name is Sun Rui. I live in a small_______.I have some great_____ My name is Sun Rui. I live in a small_______.I have some great_____ for the future. I have _____to be an_______ for the future. I have _____to be an_______ in a ______. in a ______. big cityplansdecided country townaccountant

 What about your real life ?  What kind of lifestyle do you prefer? Why?

Discussion: Urbanization, Consumption & Lifestyles  What drives urbanization? –Natural increase of urban residents; –Rural-to-urban migration; –International immigration; –Expansion of suburban farms and villages, becoming part of cities:

Urbanization, Consumption & Lifestyles Some facts about urbanization trends : –Today nearly 50% of the world ’ s population or 3 billion people live in urban areas (projected to be 60% in 2030). –By 2015, there will be 23 “ mega cities ” of over 10 million each. –By 2030, most people in every major region will live in cities. –Rate of urbanization is slowing compared to past decades, but population momentum is driving large absolute increases. –Highest urban growth rates are in developing countries, esp. Africa and Asia-Pacific. –About 160,000 people move from rural areas to cities every day.

City life and country life