2. Unit 1 Past and present Task

3. A report

4. What changes have taken place to Moonlight Town?

7. Answer the questions: 1.What did it use to be in the past? 2.What is it like now? 3.What are the advantages? 4.What are the problems? Discussion

8. Changes in my hometown A Amy plans to write about the changes in Moonlight Town for her history project. She has an old picture and a recent picture of the town.

9. B Amy organized her ideas by using a fact file. Read her fact file. topic Many changes have taken place in Moonlight Town over the years. Facts PastPresent Environment narrow and dirty roads; rubbish everywhere; large open spaces wide and clean streets; green trees on both sides; shops and tall buildings

10. topicMany changes have taken place in Moonlight Town over the years. Facts Past Present Life Small old house; Listen to the radio or watch TV New flats; Computers and the Internet; Mobile phones Transporton foot or by bicycle by bus or taxi; have own cars OpinionNow people are enjoying a comfortable life.

11. ... has changed a lot over the years. Many changes have taken place in.... People are enjoying a... life. There were only... in the past, but now.... People used to.... The government has built.... Many families have their own.... Useful expressions

12. C Amy is writing her report on the changes in Moonlight Town. Help her complete her report using the fact file in Part B. Many changes have taken place in Moonlight Town over the years. In the past, there were only (1)___________ ______ roads in the small town. There was (2)________ everywhere. But now the streets are narrow and dirty rubbish

13. ⑶ _____________with many (4)____________ on both Sides. The government has also built (5)______________________in some large open spaces. Years ago, people lived in (6)______________. Now most of them have moved into (7)________. They used to (8)________________ or watch TV in their free time, but now most families have wide and clean green trees shops and tall buildings small old houses new flats listen to the radio

14. computers and the (9)_________. Moreover, (10) ______________ make communication easier now. In the past, people travelled around the town (11) __________________,but now they can go around the town (12)_____________. Many families even have their own cars. Now people are enjoying a comfortable life. Internet mobile phones on foot or by bicycle by bus or taxi

15. D You are writing a report on the changes in your hometown. Find an old photo and a recent photo of your hometown. Use Amy's fact file and her article as a model.

16. Give a report on the changes to your hometown: 1. What is the title of your report? 2. When were the photos taken? 3. What can you see in the old photo and the recent photo? 4. What changes can you see in the two photos? 5. Do you like the changes? Why or why not?

17. Review the phrases

18. Group 1: 1. 过去曾经做过某事 2. 月光镇 3. 空旷的场地 4. 在两边 5. 发生 used to do sth. Moonlight Town Open spaces On both sides Take place Useful phrases

19. 1. 搬到（出）某地 2. 变化很大 3. 在过去 4. 变成 5. 中国象棋 move to (out of ) sp change a lot in the past turn/change into Chinese chess Group 2 :

20. 1. 噪音污染 2. 购物大厦 3. 搬走 4. 感到寂寞 5. 时常 noise pollution Shopping mall Move away feel lonely from time to time Group 3:

21. 1. 从某种程度上说 2. 独立地 3. 收到 …… 的来信 4. 投入使用 5. 不再 in some ways on one’s own / by oneself hear from /get (receive) a letter from be in use / service no more/longer; not… any more/longer Group 4:

23. Homework Learn to master all the useful expressions in this unit.