1、Unit 1 Lifestyles Lesson 4 City and Country模块一模块一Before you start 1.Answer these questions to prepare yourself.Use the key words below to help you.How are city and country lifestyles different in China?busy noisy stressful excitingeasy quiet free peaceful relaxingCan you imagine city lifestyles in B
2、ritain?Can you imagine country lifestyles in Britain?Try to think out some words to describe the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city or the country.City lifefirst hand informationmodern museumstraffic jamscrimepollutionCountry lifefresh airisolationmore spacepeaceful environmentinconv
3、enient trafficReading Strategies:PredictionBefore you read a text,look at the title,photographs and drawings.Read the first two or three lines of the text.Try to guess what the text is going to be about.2.Guess what the two articles are about.Read to learn3.Now read the texts quickly and check your
4、guesses.4.Read and fill the table with information about Debbie and Pauls lives.Add information about your own life and compare.Information tableDebbiePaulYouLive(s)inA big cityA small villageWake-up timeJobstudentWorking hoursWork(s)inEvening activitiesspecial activitiesDebbiePaulLives inWake-up ti
5、meJobWorking hours7A big city A small village4an accountantall daya farmer8DebbiePaulWorks inEvening activitiesSpecial activitiesgo to the cinema,drive to the country and go walking theredance classes,go to the gym,French classescenter of Londonnorth of Englandplay with his children;study by distanc
6、e learninggo to London for a weekend breakRead the text again and choose the best answers.1.From Passage 1,we can know that _.A.Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesnt have to B.Debbie goes to work by car every day C.Paul has to travel far away to work every day D.Debbie is rather tired of t
7、he underground D2.The main idea of Passage 2 is that _.A.Paul lives in the north of England B.it is easy for Paul to go to work C.Pauls life is very free D.Pauls busy but without the stress of life D3.In the last paragraph of Passage 2,we can infer that _.A.Pauls wife does not like movies B.Pauls ch
8、ildren like going on the underground C.the life of Paul is very convenient D.Paul often goes to see the film B4.Whose life is better,Debbies or Pauls?_ A.Debbies.B.Pauls.C.Both.D.Different people have different ideas.D5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passages?_ A.Debbie has to s
9、pend all morning checking numbers every day on workweeks.B.Debbie likes to go to the countryside to have a weekend break sometimes.C.Pauls work is freer than Debbies.D.Both Debbie and Paul see a lot of movies.D1.In England,the _ is often called the _.Many people travel on this to work.2.Smoking _ ca
10、n cause _ cancer.undergroundcigartubelung5.Use the words from the texts to complete the sentences below.VocabularyAccountant,tube,underground,crowded,nearby,otherwise,cigar,lung,forecast,distance learningforecast3.The _ says that the weather this weekend is going to be sunny and warm.4.If you like m
11、aths,you could be an _,_ you could be a maths teacher.5.There is a restaurant _ and it is always _ because it is so popular.6.I am studying business communication by _.distance learningcrowdednearbyaccountantorHomework1.Read the texts again and have a try to retell them,describing Debbies and Pauls life.2.What about your real life?What kind of lifestyle do you prefer?Why?
