1. Unit 1
Integrated skills

2. Changes to Funing
Transport 交通
Environment 环境
Development 发展

3. Funing In the past

5. be in service (投入使用) since 2005

6. a place of natural beauty

7. developments (n. 发展)
Villages near lakes
New buildings New flats

8. Changes to Starlight Town
In the past
now

9. Listen and choose. A. B. C. D. A. taxi B. bus C. light rail D. train
1.In Starlight Town,what did people have in the past?
2.What wildlife could you see?
3.How did people get there?
4.Where did people live?
5.What changes have taken place to the transport?
A. theatres B. lakes C. parks D. villages
A. ducks B. chickens C. rabbits D. birds
A B C D.
A.They lived in tall buildings.
B.They lived in small villages near the lakes.
C.They lived in new flats. D.They lived in hotels.
A. taxi B. bus C. light rail D. train

10. Listen and choose.
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.

11. Listen and choose. 4. Where did people live?
5. What changes have taken place in this town?
A.They lived in tall buildings.
B.They lived in small villages near the lakes.
C.They lived in new flats.
D.They lived in hotels.
A. taxi B. bus C. light rail D. train

12. In the past 1 Environment:a place of ____ beauty-- ____, small ____ and fresh ____
2 Wildlife:wild ____ and ducks
3 Transport: ____
4 People:lived near _____ in small villages
Now
1 Environment: ____ lakes
2 Developments: a ____ town– new ____ station, new ____, many shops, ____, ____ buildings and new highways
3 Transport :taxi, bus and ____
4 People:a lot of them have moved into the new ____

13. In the past natural lakes villages air birds bicycle the lakes
1 Environment:a place of _______ beauty-- ______, small _______ and fresh ____
2 Wildlife:wild _____ and ducks
3 Transport: ______
4 People:lived near _________ in small villages
natural
lakes
villages
air
birds
bicycle
the lakes

14. Now smaller modern railway flats offices tall train flats
1 Environment: _________ lakes
2 Developments: a _______ town– new ________ station, new____, many shops, _____ , ____ buildings and new highways
3 Transport :taxi, bus and ____
4 People:a lot of them have moved into the new____
smaller
modern
railway
flats
offices
tall
train
flats

15. Help Simon complete his diary.
Today ,Daniel lent me a book about Starlight Town in the past and the present . From the book , I learnt that there have been many _________ to this place.
In the past ,Starlight Town was very natural and beautiful.There were lakes , a lot of ________and small _______ , but now it has become a _______ town . For example , there is a new ____________ and it has been in service ______ 2002.
changes
wildlife
villages
modern
railway station
since

16. There are some new highways, too
There are some new highways, too. Also, people can now travel to and from town by _____, bus or train , but in the past, people had to use ________. Another big change is the many tall _________ around the town. Many people used to live in old houses, but now, most of them have _____ into new flats.
Things have changed a lot over the years I hope I can visit Starlight Town and see the changes myself.
taxi
bicycles
buildings
moved

17. Exercises 按要求完成下列各题。 1.Daniel lent me a book yesterday. (同义句)
2.Starlight Town has changed a lot. (同义句)
3.一个新火车站自2002年起投入使用了。(汉译英)
4.这些年来，事情已经发生很大的变化了。 (汉译英)
5.我希望我能亲自看看这些变化。 (汉译英)
Exercises

18. Which kind of life do you like better?Why?
Discussion

19. There________ ________ many ________ to Nanjing during these years.
这些年南京发生了许多变化。
There________ ________ many ________ to Nanjing during
these years.
2. 南京地铁从2005年起就一直投入服务。
The MTR in Nanjing ________ ________ ________ _______
________ 2005.
have
been
changes
has
been in
service
since

20. 3. 过去许多人习惯住在老房子里，现在大多数已 经搬进了新公寓。
3. 过去许多人习惯住在老房子里，现在大多数已 经搬进了新公寓。
Many people ________________live in old houses,but now,
Most of them ________ _______ into new flats.
4.经久历年，事物改变了许多。
Things ________ ________ a lot ________ the years. to
used
have
moved
changed
have
over

21. 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.
2.be in service=be in use 投入使用
这座大楼自1999年来投入使用.
________________________________________
3. There have been many changes to this place.
lent to
lent me
The building has been in service/use since 1999.
此句为there be 句型的现在完成时态

22. Language points 4.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

23. Exercises
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.
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
development
environment
ervice
end
fresher
developing C D

24. 星光城在过去的几年里变化很大 对于城镇的的发展我很开心 I feel very happy about the developments
Starlight Town has changed a lot over the years.
Great changes in Starlight Town
There in Starlight Town
have taken place
have been great changes
I feel very happy about the developments
of the town.

25. Speak up 1.How did Millie go to school when she was in primary school?
2.Does Millie’s mother still take her to school now?
3.How does Millie go to school now?
4.What does Millie enjoy doing after class?
5.What does Sandy think of school life?
Her mother took her to school.
No, she doesn’t.
She goes to school by bus on her own.
She enjoys chatting with Sandy and her other friends.
It is really great.

26. relax(vt), relaxed(adj), relaxing(adj)
1.The song me.
2.The song made me
3.She often herself by
listening to music.
4.I felt after the competition.
5.I like those country songs
relaxed
relaxed
relaxes
relaxed
relaxing

27. Try! I.Fill in the blanks with the right tense of the verbs:
1.Uncle Wang ___________(live)in Nanjing three years ago.
2.Uncle Wang___________(live)in Nanjing since three years ago.
3.They__________(not see) for a long time.
4.____ you ever____(be) to Shanghai before?
5.Tom _________(finish) his homework already.
6.It is three years since we________(move)to Yancheng.
7.______you _______(hear)from Sandy recently?
8.How long ________you ________(teach)in this school?
9.So far my little sister_________(learn) five English songs.
10.Daniel was late and ________(miss)the last train.
lived
has lived
haven’t seen
Have
been
has finished
moved
Have
heard
have
taught
has learnt
missed

28. Read and act.

29. Make a new dialogue.

30. The changes to Funing ______________________________________
Funing is in the northern part of Yancheng
City.____________________________________
______________________________________

31. Watch and write a place of natural beauty wild life, ducks on foot,
live a happy life
a place of natural beauty
on foot,
by bike,bus,
wild life, ducks
by taxi, coach, plane, double decker, train
be in service
since 2005
new buildings,
new flats

32. Homework 1. Finish the report after class.
2. Make a poster with your partner to make more people know the changes to Funing and love our hometown .