Module 4 Cultural Corner 高一栾改玲 外研版 高中英语 第一册

Step1: lead –in Which countries are they? Western Europe

The countryside

Step 2 Listening Listen to the tape to get the main idea of the text and please pay attention to the pronunciation of the following words. 1 disappearing 2livelier 3 remain 4weekends 5 survive 6sadder 7 uglier

Step3:fast reading read the text quickly and then decide the following statements are true or false. Some villages are disappearing,the reasons are: 1.Young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier and they do not return. 2.The soil is too poor in the countryside. 3.The natural disaster completely damaged the villages. 4 People move to the cities to find work,as there are often very few jobs in the countryside. T F F T

Step4 :careful reading Please read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks. LIife has become difficult for many villages,and some are _________.There are a _____of reasons _____this.Firstly,young people from villages usually want to live somewhere______and they often move to the towns and not return.Secondly,people move to the cities to find _____,as there are often very few jobs in the __________.Sometimes villages ____because people from the cities _________ a “ second home ” in the village,where thay can come and stay at weekends. All these changes _____that many villages In western Eroupe are ______ to survive.We can only hope they will remain.The coutryside would be a sadder and uglier place______them. disappearing number for remain have bought mean without livelier work countryside fighting

Step5:Translating Important senteces. please read the text again and then try to find the following senteces. 1 在像法国、西班牙、英国等西欧国家中, 农村正发生着 变化 In some ountries in western Europe ， such as France,Spain and Britain, the counbtryside is changing. 2 这有许多的原因. There are a number of reaons for this. 3 房价上涨, 这一地区的人在那里买不起房子. The price of homes goes up and people from the area can not afford to buy a house there.

Step6:language points 1.such as, 像 …… 这样的，诸如 …… 之类的，用来表 示列举 Eg:she likes animals such as cats,dogs, chickens and so on. 2. go up 意思是上升，上涨，反义词组是 go down,. Eg:Prices of fruits and vegetables have gone up. [Exercise] 我希望价格会降下来。 I hope the price will go down. 3.afford v 意思是担负得起，后面一般接不定式，名词， 或代词，常与情态动词 can,could 连用. Eg:I can not afford to buy a car.

Exercise( 迁移运用 ): 1. I vistited several cities________New York,Chicago, and Boston. A such as B for example 2.The oil price has____ a lot these days because of the war. A gone back Bgone up C gone over D gone out 3. _If you like the new house,Isugggest you buying it _ But it is really too expensive. I cannot ___ it. A waste B afford C spend D cost A B B

Step 7: Homework Write a composition about the changes in your village.