1、 Talk about your hometown. Where is your hometown? Do you like your hometown? What are some of the special places in your hometown? How long have they been around? Talk about your town/city with a partner. A: My city is lovely. B: What are some of the special places there? A: Well, theres a concert
2、hall there. Its been around for at least 20 years. How often do you visit your hometown? What are the changes in your hometown? Answer the questions before you read. Then read the passage to find out if your answers are the same as in the passage. 1. Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside
3、every year? 2. How often do you think these people visit their hometowns? 3. What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages? To search for work in cities. I think they visit their hometowns once or twice a year. Large hospitals and new schools. Find expressions in the pas
4、sage that have the same meanings as these words and phrases. 1. look for _ 5. go back _ 2. consider _ 6. changes _ 3. across from _ 7. area _ 4. in ones opinion _ search for regard opposite according to return developments place Complete the summary with words from the passage. You may need to chang
5、e the forms of the words. Many Chinese people these days leave their _ to work in _. They 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. hometowns cities return year crayon Peo
6、ple like him are _ in how their hometowns are changing. New buildings are often built by the _. Zhong 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 _. i
7、nterested government good will never memories Think of changes that happening in your town or city today. Which changes are generally good? Which changes could be seen as bad? search作不及物动词时作不及物动词时, 意为“搜索意为“搜索; 搜搜 查”。短语查”。短语search for意为“搜寻意为“搜寻, 找寻”。找寻”。 e.g. He is searching for his sunglasses. 他正在找他
8、的太阳镜。他正在找他的太阳镜。 1. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. 【拓展】【拓展】 作及物动词，意为“在作及物动词，意为“在 搜查”或搜查”或 “搜查”。“搜查”。 e.g. They searched the forest for the lost child. 他们在森林里寻找那个走失的小孩。他们在森林里寻找那个走失的小孩。 among prep. 在三者或三者以上之间在三者或三者以上之间 e.g. Tom sits among the stude
9、nts. 汤姆坐在学生之间。汤姆坐在学生之间。 between prep. 在两者之间在两者之间 e.g. Tom sits between Mary and Frank. 汤姆坐在玛丽和弗兰克之间。汤姆坐在玛丽和弗兰克之间。 2. Among these is Zhang Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father a 46-year-old husband and father意为意为 “一位“一位46岁的丈夫和父亲”，相当于岁的丈夫和父亲”，相当于a husband and father of 46 years old。 46-year-old是一个复合形
10、容词，特点“一是一个复合形容词，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”。接，二是数词后的名词用单数形式”。 e.g. Tom is a 10-year-old boy. = Tom is a boy of 10 years old. 汤姆是一个汤姆是一个10岁的男孩。岁的男孩。 【拓展】【拓展】 另一种类似的复合形容词作定语的结构是：另一种类似的复合形容词作定语的结构是： 数词数词+连字符连字符+名词，或数词名词，或数词+名词的所有名词的所有 格。格。 e.g. a two-month holiday = a two
11、 months holiday 一个为期两个月的假期。一个为期两个月的假期。 ten-minute walk/drive/ride=ten minutes walk/drive/ride 步行步行/开车开车/骑车骑车10分钟的路程分钟的路程 shame不可数名词，意为“羞耻；羞愧；不可数名词，意为“羞耻；羞愧； 惭愧”与惭愧”与a连用，表示“可耻的人或事；连用，表示“可耻的人或事； 可惜（遗憾）的事”。可惜（遗憾）的事”。Its a shame是一是一 种常见的口语表达，表示一种不如人愿种常见的口语表达，表示一种不如人愿 的情形，相当于汉语中“真遗憾；多可的情形，相当于汉语中“真遗憾；多可 惜
12、啊”的意思。后面可接不定式或由惜啊”的意思。后面可接不定式或由that 引导的从句。引导的从句。 3. Its a shame, but I just dont have the time, e.g. He felt no shame for what he had done. 他不对自己所做过的事感到羞愧。他不对自己所做过的事感到羞愧。 Its a shame (that) you cant stay for dinner. 你不能留下来吃晚饭，真遗憾。你不能留下来吃晚饭，真遗憾。 【拓展】相关短语：【拓展】相关短语： to ones shame 令人感到羞愧的是令人感到羞愧的是 feel
13、shame at 因因 而感到羞愧而感到羞愧 in shame 羞愧的羞愧的 have no shame 无羞耻心无羞耻心 regard及物动词，意为“将及物动词，意为“将 认为；认为； 把把 视为”。常用短语视为”。常用短语 regardas意为“将意为“将 视为视为 ； 把把 当做当做”，as为介词，其后接为介词，其后接 名词或代词。名词或代词。 4. Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed. e.g. I regard you as my best fri
14、end. 我把你当做我最好的朋友。我把你当做我最好的朋友。 We regard him as our brother. 我们把他当成兄弟看待。我们把他当成兄弟看待。 century可数名词，意为“世纪可数名词，意为“世纪; 百年”，百年”， 其复数形式为其复数形式为centuries。 e.g. the mid-20th century 20世纪中期世纪中期 eighteenth-century writer 18世纪的作家世纪的作家 A hundred years is a century. 一百年是一个世纪。一百年是一个世纪。 5. Children have learned to rea
15、d and count at my old primary school since the mid- 20th century. according to意为“依照，按照”，意为“依照，按照”，to 为介词，后接名词、代词或从句。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。他把他们按年龄分成三组。 6. According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. especially副词，意为“尤其；
16、特别；格副词，意为“尤其；特别；格 外”，在句中作状语，用于列举某个特例外”，在句中作状语，用于列举某个特例 或某事物的特殊性。形容词或某事物的特殊性。形容词especial“特别特别 的，特殊的”。的，特殊的”。 e.g. Flowers are always welcomed, especially in winter. 鲜花总是受到欢迎，尤其是冬天。鲜花总是受到欢迎，尤其是冬天。 7. Most of the children in my time liked to play together under that big tree , especially during the sum
17、mer holidays. 8. consider动词，意为“考虑”，动词，意为“考虑”，=think about，后跟名词，代词，动名词，宾语，后跟名词，代词，动名词，宾语 从句或“疑问词从句或“疑问词+不定式”。不定式”。 e.g. Please consider my suggestion. 请考虑我的建议。请考虑我的建议。 I am considering changing my job. 我正在考虑换份工作。我正在考虑换份工作。 He has never considered how to solve the problem. 他从未考虑过如何解决那个问题。他从未考虑过如何解决那个问
18、题。 【拓展】【拓展】 在与动词连用时，只能用动名词形式的动在与动词连用时，只能用动名词形式的动 词或短语有：词或短语有： consider “考虑”考虑” enjoy “喜爱”喜爱” practice “练习”练习” keep (on) “继续（一直）”继续（一直）” mind “介意”介意” finish “完成”完成” have fun “高兴”高兴” feel like “想要”想要” look forward to “盼望”盼望” cant help “禁不住”禁不住” give up “放弃”放弃” 9. in my opinion in ones opinion=in the o
19、pinion of sb. 意意 为“依为“依 看看”。”。 e.g. In my opinion, its best to make some cards for our teachers. 依我看，最好给我们的老师做些卡依我看，最好给我们的老师做些卡 片。片。 10. hold及物动词，意为“拥有；抓住”，及物动词，意为“拥有；抓住”， 过去式和过去分词均为过去式和过去分词均为held。 e.g. He holds a major share in the company. 他持有该公司的大部分股份。他持有该公司的大部分股份。 He is holding a book in her han
20、d. 她手里正拿着一本书。她手里正拿着一本书。 【拓展】【拓展】 hold用作及物动词，还可意为“举行；用作及物动词，还可意为“举行； 主持”，相当于主持”，相当于have。 e.g. They will hold a meeting to discuss this problem tomorrow. 他们明天会举行一场会议讨论这个问他们明天会举行一场会议讨论这个问 题。题。 1. I dont believe that this _ boy can paint such a nice picture. A. five years old B. five-years-old C. five-y
21、ear-old 2. According _ Mr. Wang, well go on a trip this weekend. A. in B. to C. at D. for C B 3. Look! Shes standing _ the ten children. A. among B. between C. of D. from 4. Jackie Chan has donated _ dollars to charity. He is an example to us all. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands
22、 of A D 5. -Can you give me some information about vacation trips? - Why not _ going to Hainan Island? A. consider B. mind C. keep D. think 6. -Did you go to Kenli during the Peach Blossom Festival (桃花节桃花节)? -Yes. The flowers were beautiful. Bees were flying _ them. A. in B. among C. between D. thro
23、ugh A B 7. Nowadays millions of Chinese leave the countryside to _ for the work in cities. A. looked B. search C. find D. see 8. Mr. Jack _ China for several years. A. has been to B. has come to C. has been in D. came to B C Write some changes that are happening in your hometown. You can use some sentences in 2d.
