1、Task Writing about developmentHow do you feel when you see the pictures?People use language to express how they feel about something.Skills building 1:recognizing language that expresses feelingsAdjective that express feelingsexaggerationsThe rise and fall of someones voicepositivenegativewonderful,
2、excellent,fantasticterrible,horrible,awfulIt weighed a ton!angry,sad,pleased,happy During the past twenty years,great changes have taken place in our country,especially in education,transport,buildings,jobs and environment.Step 1:asking about life in the past1.Listen to the conversation between a st
3、udent and her grandfather about changes he has seen during his lifetime,and take notes in the table below.In the pasttodaytransportWalked or _ to school Takes bus or _buildingsA lot of _ and a few shops;biggest building:the _the new _:far bigger than the old schoolrode a biketaxismalldepartmentstore
4、housesschoolIn the pasttodayJobsA lot of people caught _big industries include the _ industry and restaurantsEnviro-nmentAir:freshsea is full of _;Air is _fishtourismrubbishpolluted2.Listen to the conversation again and note any language you hear that expresses feelings.Circle the words you hear in
5、the left column and fill in the missing words in the right column.Exaggerations as cold as _ sleep for _ as _ as a mountain as _ as a whaleicea hundred yearsbigbig3.This is an article about the citys first shopping centre from an old newspaper in the library,but it is impossible to read all of the w
6、ords.Listen to the grandfather talk about the shopping centre and take notes.Then fill in the blanks in the old newspaper article using the information from your notes.type of restaurant:_location:_jobs:chefs and _Catering industryseafoodtop floorwaitersPublishing industryFashion industryTourism ind
7、ustryClothes being sold:made by _Author made appearances at the Readers Bookshop:authors from _Types of business:travel agencies and tourist _local designersaround the areainformation officeAnswers to the article:(1)shopping centre (2)catering(3)seafood (4)chef (5)authors (6)tourist (7)tourismWhat w
8、ill happen in the future?If you are certain that something is or is not going to happen in the future,you can use the following expressions:It will(not)It will certainly(not)It is(not)going to Skills building 2:discussing the futureIf you expect something to happy or not to happen in the future but
9、are not very certain,you can use the following expressions:It will probably(not)It is(not)likely to It should(not)When something in the future is not very likely but possible,you can use the following expressions:It may(not)It could(not)It might(not)If you think that something has no chance at all o
10、f happening in the future and want to express this in strong terms,you can use the following expressions.However,you should be careful in doing so as this is usually considered very rude:no way out of question not in a million yearsPractice how to interview with your partner using feelings about the
11、 future.e.g.(not)(very)certain possible no chance at allStep 2:interviewing the City Development CouncilPair work Work in pairs for the ask-and-answer activity.One student acts as the official and the other as the student interview.Use different phrases to show the correct level of certainty accordi
12、ng to the information in the right column of page 12.When writing an essay,it is very important that you organize it in an ordered way.Otherwise,it will not make sense to readers.To do this,you should divide the information into sections the introduction,the main body and the conclusion.You should a
13、lso:Skills building 3:writing an essayuse objective languageprovide facts and figuresIn my opinion,I thinkThe United Nations reported that one out of every five children in the world lived in poverty.give examplesdiscuss what might happen in the futureIn one village in Africa,there is a family of te
14、n.All of the family members are working for a local factory.In the future,it will probably develop into the biggest industry in the area.Research Analysis Brainstorming Thesis Outline6.Introduction7.Paragraphs 8.Conclusion9.MLA Style10.Language Work in groups of four to write an outline of an essay.Group work1.Write an essay on the development of your city or town for a writing competition.2.Preview the Project part.
