1、英语新目标 八年级下Section B 2a-2dHow often do you visit your hometown?What are the changes in your hometown?Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year?Search for workstudyMany adults are leaving their hometown to earn more money in the cities.How often do you think these people visit their
2、hometown?Hometown is a real great place for us.No matter where we have moved and how far away we are.we cant get away from homesickness(乡愁乡愁).We get homesick(想家的想家的)because there are things that we love.Read the passage and answer the questions.1.Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside ever
3、y year?They go to the cities to look for work.2.How often do you think these people visit their hometowns?3.What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages?They visit their hometowns once or twice a year.The government usually builds new schools or hospitals.Using Previous
4、 KnowledgeWe can often guess what a text is about by using what we already know.Answering questions before we read can also help us do this.Predicting 1.Whats the main idea of the passage?2.What do the pictures tell us?Hometown FeelingsSome people still live in their hometown.However,others may only
5、 see it once or twice a year.Nowadays,millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities.Among these is Zhong Wei,a 46-year-old husband and father.He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years.With a hard job in a crayon factory,he doesnt find much time to visit his hometown.
6、“I used to return home at least once a year,but I havent been back for almost three years now.Its a shame,but I just dont have the time,”he says.1.Whats the main idea of the passage?the main idea of the passageThe title is usually the main idea.Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest h
7、ow their hometowns have changed.Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared.In many places,the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help.“I noticed thats true of my hometown,”adds Zhong Wei.Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school
8、 since themid-20th century.ZhongWei thinks such developments are good,and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same.2.What do the pictures tell us?The pictures tell us_.A.Hometown stays the same.B.Hometown has changed.BAccording to Zhong Wei,however,some things will never change.“I
9、n my hometown,there was a big old tree opposite the school.It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place.Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree,especially during the summer holidays.It was such a happy childhood.Our hometown has left many soft and s
10、weet memories in our hearts.”Hometown Feelings Paragraph 1_Paragraph 2,3_Paragraph 4 _soft and sweetshame goodRead and match the main ideas.Fast-reading careful-reading Read again and answer the questions.2.“,but I havent been back for almost three years,Its a shame”“shame”means _.A.something sorry
11、B.something happyBecause he doesnt have time.1.Why doesnt Zhong Wei visit his hometown?Ahospitalsroadsschoolsgoodchanges new _ large _new _ Feeling:such developments are_3.What changes have happened in their hometowns?4.Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have c
12、hanged.（翻译成中文）_5.What things will never change?（可多选）A.The happy childhood B.The soft and sweet memories C.The old schoolD.The symbol of the place许多像钟伟一样的人以极大的兴趣关注着他们的家乡发生了怎样的变化。Read again and do true or false.1.Zhong Wei has lived in Guangzhou for more than ten years.2.He didnt return to his hometow
13、n last year.3.Many new schools and large hospitals have appeared in his hometown.4.Zhong Wei had a happy childhood in his hometown.5.Zhong Wei is happy with the developments in his hometown.TTTFFFind expressions in the passage that have the same meanings as these words and phrases.1.look for _ 5.go
14、back _2.consider _ 6.changes _3.across from _ 7.area _4.in ones opinion _search regardoppositeaccording to(someone)returndevelopmentsplaceComplete the summary with words from the passage.You may need to change the forms of the words.Many Chinese people these days leave their _ to work in the _.They
15、usually _ to their hometowns one or two times a _.Zhong Wei hasnt been back in close to three years.He has been working in a _ factory in Wenzhou for the past 13 years.hometown(s)citiesreturnyearcrayonPeople like him are _ in how their hometowns are changing.New buildings are often built by the _.Zh
16、ong Wei thinks these changes are _ because things need to change in order to become better.But he also thinks some things _ change,and his hometown is still the place that holds all his childhood _.interestedgovernmentgood(will)nevermemoriesThink of changes that are happening in your town or city to
17、day.Which changes are generally good?Which changes could be seen as bad?cars and taxis small/big shop tall buildings clean/dirty cheap,expensiveLanguage Points1Among these is Zhang Wei,a 46-year-old husband and father.（1）among 在三者或三者以上之间。e.g.Tom sits among the students.汤姆坐在学生之间。辨析：between 在两者之间。e.g.
18、Tom sits between Mary and Frank.汤姆坐在玛丽和弗兰克之间。1（2）a 46-year-old husband and father意为“一位46岁的丈夫和父亲”，相当于a husband and father of 46 years old。46-year-old是一个复合形容词，特点“一是数词、名词、形容词之间要用连字符连接，二是数词后的名词用单数形式”。如：Tom is a 10-year-old boy.=Tom is a boy of 10 years old.Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great in
19、terest how their hometowns have changed.regard意为“将认为；把视为”。常用短语regardas意为“将视为；把当做”。e.g.I regard you _ my best friend.我把你当做我最好的朋友。2asAccording to Zhong Wei,however,some things will never change.according to 意为“依照，按照”，to为介词，后接名词、代词或从句。e.g.He divided them into three groups according to age.他把他们按年龄分成三组。3consider 动词，意为“考虑”，=think about，后跟名词，代词，动名词，宾语从句或“疑问词+不定式”。e.g.Please consider my suggestion.请考虑我的建议。I am considering changing my job.我正在考虑换份工作。4Homework Discuss with your partners to share what changes your hometown has had these years?And tell why these changes have taken place.Thanks！
