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Unit 1
The changing world
第7课时 (Project & Reading Plus)
R·九年级上册
Project
In groups, think of 10 things that are important in life. Here are some examples.
4a
Compare then and now
technology
entertainment
housing
environment
education
medical care
transport
shopping
Design a survey for your parents or grandparents using the 10 things you thought of.
4b
SURVEY
1. What were computers like
when you were young
2. How did you get to school
How long did it take
3. What did you do for entertainment
when you were my age
SURVEY
4. Where did you buy clothes and food
5. What was your home like How many
people lived together
6. What was your school like
7. How was the medical care at that time
8. What do you think of the transport at
that time
9. What were the air and rivers like at that
time
10. How did you keep in touch with others
Interview your parents or grandparents about their lives when they were your age.
Note down their answers
4c
1. What were computers like when you were young
2. How did you get to school How long did it take
They were big and heavy and they were expensive too.
I got to school by bike or on foot. It took me more than half an hour.
3. What did you do for entertainment when you
were my age
I watched TV or listened to tapes.
4. Where did you buy clothes and food
5. What was your home like How many people lived
together
I went shopping at small shops or markets.
My home was small and there were seven people living together in the small house.
6. What was your school like
7. How was the medical care at that time
The school was small and only had a teaching building
with twelve classrooms.
Buses were crowded and slow. Few families had cars.
It was not good. Hospitals were old and there were not enough excellent doctors or high-tech instruments.
8. What do you think of the transport at that time
9. What were the air and rivers like at that time
10. How did you keep in touch with others
Air was fresher and rivers were cleaner than today.
By writing letters or making phone calls.
List the differences between their lives and your own.
4d
Then
Now
Most people didn’t have computers in their homes.
…
Home computers are common and many people use smart devices.
…
Give a presentation to your class about the differences between then and now.
4e
Great changes have taken place in the past decades. In the past, … Now, …
Everyone can make a difference. Do you know any ordinary people who have made a difference to your hometown
Free talk
Read the text and complete the table. How did each person in the text contribute to the development and growth of their hometown
1
Name Job Contribution
贡献
Name Job Contribution
Let’s check the answers
Liu Guanghui
the watermelon farmer
He spent his life researching ways
to improve watermelon farming
and provided local farmers with
free technical training and guidance.
Jiang Hui
the flower
live-streamer
She started her own flower business online, helped and taught other villagers how to sell agricultural products online.
Yuan Bailing
the village teacher
She returned to her hometown to become a teacher, helping more children get a good education.
刘光辉
江慧
袁白玲
What can you do for your hometown to make a difference in the future Discuss your ideas in groups.
2
A: I will study hard and go to a good university.
After graduating from university, I will return to my hometown to work as a teacher. Then I can help more children get a good education.
B: I can learn about my hometown’s traditions, stories and culture, and share them through videos or events, so that more and more people will know about my hometown.
C: I can help protect the environment in my hometown, like planting more trees and keeping it clean.
(答案不唯一，仅供参考)
Read and learn
Love My Hometown, Build My Hometown
With a deep love for their hometown, people of different ages and professions are contributing to its development and growing along with it, Today, let us explore three such stories.
contribute /k n tr bju t/
(动词) 增加；增进
contribute to sth
为……做出贡献；有助于；促进
The watermelon farmer
Liu Guanghui is an agricultural technology expert in watermelon farming. Although he is more than 70 years old, he still spends most of his days working in the sun on the farmland. He wears a wide hat, and his skin is brown from the sun. He loves farming and has spent his life
/ gri k lt r l/ (形容词) 农业的
①（皮肤）棕色的，被晒黑的 ②棕色的；褐色的
researching ways to improve it. On his days off, Guanghui provides local farmers with technical training and guidance for free. With joint efforts of the government, farmers, and experts like him, the farming economy in the province has grown by more than one billion yuan over the years.
/d nt/ ①（形容词）联合的；共同的
②（名词）关节；接头
provide sb with sth=provide sth for sb 为某人提供某物
/ tekn kl/（形容词）技术的；技巧的
The flower live-streamer
Jiang Hui’s friends and fellow villagers call her the “flower girl” .When she was young, Hui often visited her aunt’s flower field after school, where she learnt how to grow flowers. She also showed great talent in putting different flowers together beautifully. After graduating from
直播博主
/ fel / ① (形容词) 同类的；
同事的；同情况的
fellow villager/worker 同乡/同事
②(名词)同事；同辈；同类
非限制性定语从句，补充说明 “在花田里她学会了如何种花”。
graduate/ ɡr d ue t/ (动词) 毕业
graduate from 从……毕业
university, Hui decided to return to her hometown and start her own flower business. To promote sales, she started to sell her flowers online. It was hard at first, but she didn’t give up. She always patiently explained and offered practical advice to customers. Gradually, her
/promote /pr ‘m t/ (动词) 促进；推动；促销
放弃
offer sth to sb= offer sb sth 给某人提供某物
online shop became more popular. She also helped other villagers and taught them how to sell agricultural products online. “Many people now know about the agricultural products from our town, ”Hui said with a big smile. “This makes all the hard work worthwhile! ”
worthwhile / w θ wa l/ (形容词) 重要的；
令人愉快的；值得花时间(或花钱、努力等)
worthwhile doing/to do sth 值得做……；做…… 是有价值的
The village teacher
When Yuan Bailing was a little girl, it took her almost an hour to get to school each day, but she loved school so much that she never missed it. As she grew up, she witnessed how her village changed greatly over the years.
witness/ w tn s/ ①(动词) 见证；目击 ②(名词)目击者；见证人
Better roads and bridges have been built. Now it takes
only ten minutes for children to get to school. As the first person from her village to graduate from university, Bailing decided to return to her hometown to become a
teacher. She wanted to help more children get a good education and be part of her hometown’s growth and development. Though the area still needs further development, through the courage and hard work of its people—like Bailing—it has a bright future ahead.
Reflecting
1. What do you think brings about changes
2. Which changes mentioned in this unit impressed you
the most Why
3. Can you use the simple past and present perfect tenses
to talk about changes
4. What is one change you would like to see in the world
5. What is one change you would like to see in yourself
Change is the opportunity to create a better future.
Homework
1. Review the language points of this Unit.
2. Give an example about people around you
who make a difference to your hometown.

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