1、Unit 1 Past and present Integrated skills,Review,Where does Mr Chen live ?,What changes happened there ?,In Sunshine Town.,The government turned part of the town centre into a new park, and they also took action to make the river cleaner.We may also say that the government improved the environment i
2、n Sunshine Town.,What are in the picture?,blue sky and fresh air,The environment is very clean.,green hills trees and grass big lake ducks birds small houses bikes,The living conditions are very good.,So many tall buildings,What are in the pictures?,buildings railways trains sands lakes,Changes in S
3、tarlight Town,environment,transport,living conditions,Past,Changes in Starlight Town _,Environment : green (1) _, clean and fresh (2) _, wild (3) _ near the lake Transport: bus and (4) _ Living conditions: old (5) _,Environment: smaller (1) _, new (2) _ station, tall (3) _ and new roads Transport: b
4、us, taxi and (4) _ Living conditions: new (5) _,Present,Read and guess,Tips: While listening, just write down the beginning letters of the words. Complete them after listening.,Listen and complete,Past Environment: green _, clean and fresh _, wild _ near the lake Transport: bus and _ Living conditio
5、ns: old _,hills,air,birds,bicycle,houses,Listen and complete,Present Environment: smaller _, new _ station, tall _ and new roads Transport: bus, taxi and _ Living conditions: new _,lake,railway,buildings,train,flats,Describe changes in Starlight Town,Environment,It was beautiful years ago. Now it ha
6、s become a modern town. But Im afraid there is much more pollution.,Transport,In the past, people travelled by bus or bicycle, but now they can take the bus, the taxi or even the train.,Living conditions,People used to live in old houses, but now, most of them have moved into new flats.,A possible v
7、ersion,Complete Kittys diary entry,13 February Dear Diary, Today, I borrowed a book about Starlight Towns past and present. Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago. There were green _ and wild _ near the lake. The _ was clean and fresh then. Now it has become a _ town. There is a new _ station.
8、There are some new,hills,birds,air,modern,railway,roads too. People can now travel to and from the town by bus, _ or train, but in the past, people could only travel by bus or _. Another big change is the many tall _ in the town. Local people used to live in old _, but now, most of them have moved i
9、nto new _. Starlight Town has changed a lot over the years. I hope I can visit it again.,taxi,bicycle,buildings,houses,flats,Complete Kittys diary entry,Complete the table,Environment,hills,bicycle,houses,conditions,railway,taxi,buildings,changed,modern,Starlight Town has changed a lot. Our lives ha
10、ve also changed. I have a friend called Lily who went abroad ten years ago. We havent seen each other for many years. To keep in touch with each other, we often chat on the Internet. I know Lily has two children: one is a daughter and she is 18 years and studying in high school; the younger son is 1
11、0 years old and studying in the Primary school. Do you have any old best friend living in a different city from years? How often does he/she return to visit you? When did you last see your friend? Do you think the Internet makes the communication much easier? Exactly.,went to other country,To commun
12、icate with,come back,most recently,Its true.,communicate kmju:nket v. 交流，交际communicationkmju:nken n.,Useful expressions: return from go abroad/move to (last) see each other keep in touch with make communication much easier exactly ,Read and translate the phrases,从返回,出国/搬到,最后一次看到彼此,保持联系,使交流更加方便,确切地,L
13、isten and answer,Where has Becky just returned from?When did they last see each other?How do they keep in touch with each other?,Shes just returned from the USA.,About five years ago.,They mainly communicate by email.,Ask and answer,I met my old friend Jack yesterday. Hes just returned from Guangzho
14、u.,Oh, really? When did you last see him?,About four years ago. He moved to Guangzhou with his family. We havent seen each other since then.,So how do you keep in touch with each other?,We often chat on the Internet and sometimes we write emails to each other. The Internet makes communication much e
15、asier.,Exactly.,Make up your own conversation,return from go abroad/move to (last) see each other keep in touch with make communication much easier exactly,Summary,A change in life, A chance for you!,Homework,1. Find more changes around you.2. Write down your feeling about the changes.3. Preview Study skills.,Thank you !,