1、WelcomeHow are city and country lifestyles different in China ? Country vegetablevegetable wheatwheat farmfarm fruitfruitThe school in the country The school in the country is very old and shabbyis very old and shabbytall buildingstall buildings gym university cinema City Spacious and Spacious and b
2、right classroombright classroomHave computer Have computer classesclassesThe school in the city is very modernThe school in the city is very modernand bright.and bright.boring, boring, easy, easy, free, peaceful, free, peaceful, relaxingrelaxinginconvenientinconvenientCountry LifeCountry Lifecrowed,
3、crowed,b u s y , b u s y , dangerous,dangerous,stressful,stressful, exciting, exciting, interesting, interesting, modernmodernCity lifeCity lifeCan you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain?Key words:office, farm,underground, walk, crowded, space, noisy quietLesson 4 City and CountryPredict
4、ionPrediction Guess what the two articles are Guess what the two articles are about .about . Fast readingRead text 1 in 2 minutes.Match the paragraphs with their main ideas.Para1 what to do in the morningPara2 what to do at nightPara3 how to spend the weekendsPara4 how to get to the officeRead text
5、2 in 2 minutes.Match the paragraphs with their main ideas.Para 1 wake-up time Para 2 the activities in the eveningsPara 3 hobbies and special activitiesPara 4 the main work on the farmTrue or false:1. It takes Debbie less than fifty minutes to take the tube to work.2. Debbie studies French on Tuesda
6、y and Thursday just because she likes it very much.3. The word “tube” is called by the Britain while it is called “underground” in American.4. Paul hasnt been to the Great Wall so far but this is his dream.5. If Paul lives in a big city, he may go to the cinema very often.6. If Paul and Debbie excha
7、nge their lifestyles, they might not get used to it although they seems to like each others life.TFFTTTT1. From the first paragraph of text 1, we 1. From the first paragraph of text 1, we can know that _. A. can know that _. A. Debbie has to get up very early but Debbie has to get up very early but
8、Paul doesnt have to. Paul doesnt have to. B. Debbie is rather tired of the B. Debbie is rather tired of the underground. underground. C. Debbie goes to work by car every day.C. Debbie goes to work by car every day. D. Paul has to travel far away to work D. Paul has to travel far away to work every d
9、ay.every day.Choose the best answers 2. In the last paragraph of text 2, it can 2. In the last paragraph of text 2, it can be inferred that _. A. be inferred that _. A. Pauls wife does not like movies B. Pauls wife does not like movies B. Paul often goes to see the film C. Paul often goes to see the
10、 film C. the life of Paul is very convenient D. the life of Paul is very convenient D. when Pauls children see the tube, when Pauls children see the tube, they will get very excitedthey will get very excited3. The main idea of text 2 is that _. A. 3. The main idea of text 2 is that _. A. Paul lives
11、in a small village in the Paul lives in a small village in the north of England north of England B. it is easy for Paul to go to work B. it is easy for Paul to go to work C. Paul is busy but without the C. Paul is busy but without the stress of life D. stress of life D. Pauls life is very freePauls
12、life is very free4. Whose life is better, Debbies or 4. Whose life is better, Debbies or Pauls? Pauls? A .Debbies. B. Pauls. A .Debbies. B. Pauls. C. Both. D. C. Both. D. Different people have Different people have different ideas.different ideas.5. Which of the following is NOT true 5. Which of the
13、 following is NOT true according to the texts? according to the texts? A. Debbie has to spend all morning A. Debbie has to spend all morning checking numbers every day on checking numbers every day on workweeks. workweeks. B. Debbie likes to go to the countryside to B. Debbie likes to go to the coun
14、tryside to have a weekend break sometimes.have a weekend break sometimes.C. Debbie and Paul are both movie fanatics C. Debbie and Paul are both movie fanatics and both see movies a lot.and both see movies a lot.D. Paul likes all the crowds and the noise D. Paul likes all the crowds and the noise in
15、London.in London.Retelling Use your own words to retell the whole text according to the form , and try to add something about your own life . 4Go to the cinema drive to the country and go walking thereDance classes, go to the gym, French classesCenter of LondonGo to London for a weekend breakAll day
16、8An accountantNorth of EnglandPlay with his children; study by distance learningA farmerSpeaking After graduation , where would you prefer to live , city or country ? And why ?City lifedangerouscolorfulstressfulexcitingbusyinterestingmodernfresh relaxing inconvenient peacefuleasyfreeCountry lifebori
17、ng City and Country Some people like to live in big cities. They say city life is colorful , convenient and exciting. There are shopping malls or supermarkets everywhere, so you can buy anything you like, while in the country, shops are very far away from your house. It is difficult to do shopping.
18、In cities, people enjoy themselves in many ways in their spare time, going to the cinemas or theatres, taking a walk in the park, or watching a football gameconclusion But others prefer to live in the countryside. They say cities are crowded with people and cars. It is noisy.While people are sufferi
19、ng from all kinds of noise, you can enjoy yourself by sitting on the hillside watching the cattle around you. And now cities are becoming dirtier and dirtier. Factories and cars send out poisonous gases, which pollute the air and sky over cities is often gray. Water pollution and white pollution are
20、 also big problems in cities. On the contrary, the sky is blue and water is clear in the country. Different people have different choices. Where would you like to live, in the city or in the country, is up to you As young students , we should devote ourselves to our homeland ; we should go to the pl
21、aces where our country needs us most .Please remember:Please remember:.My Hometown.My Hometown Try to write an essay to describe the Try to write an essay to describe the place where you live, whether you like place where you live, whether you like there and the reason you like it or there and the reason you like it or dislike it.dislike it.Homework WritingHomework Writing
