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 buildings New flats developments (n. 发展 )

In the past now

A Changes in Starlight Town A1 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 air birds bicycle houses

A2 Listen to the rest of their conversation and complete the information about today's Starlight Town. lake railway buildings train flats Present Environment: smaller ⑴ _____, new (2)_______ station, tall (3)_________ and new roads Transport: bus, 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 flats hills 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 hillsbirds 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 now, 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 . 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 / .

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. lentto 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 changed 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 in the city. 6.China is a ____________(develop) country. Exercises development environment ervice end fresher 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.