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Unit One
The Changing World
Sec A Open page-1a-1d
The roads, buildings and trees are changed.
What changes can you see here?
Watch a video
Look and share
1. How many photos can you see?
2. How are the two photos different?
3. How has this place changed over time?
4. Why do you think this place changed so much?
There are two photos.
There are many beautiful trees and bushes and the river is clear in the first photo.
In the second photo, there are rough roads and it is covered with sand. There is only one tree.
Many trees and bushes have been planted.
It has changed so much because of the government’s support, high-technology and better policies.
Photo 1
Photo 2
Recently Li Rui’s hometown is honored as a National Forest City. Please watch the video and answer the questions.
1a
What changes have taken place around you in the last few years?
Roads?
Buildings?
Schools?
Hospitals?
Shopping?
Environment?
Where is Li Rui’s hometown?
It is in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province.
There used to be _________ roads in the past.
adj. 崎岖的
rough
Look at the picture and compare the past and the present.
Now, there are many ________________ and _____________.
wide highways
new railways
Roads
What is the photo about? How many floors are there?
It is Zhenbeitai, which is called the "First Tower of the Great Wall".
There are four floors but the last one was covered with sand.
What are the differences between the two photos?
On the left, Zhenbeitai stood all alone and it was covered with sand.
Now, it is covered with trees. The whole place is green again.
When I first visited here, it _______ half a day to reach the town.
took
Transportation
Now, with the new roads, it _______ only an hour.
takes
When I was a child, the bus _____ nearly 40 minutes over ______ roads to get to school.
took
Schools
rough
Now, it ______ only 15 minutes.
takes
Look and share
What brings about changes?
1. How are these two photos
different?
The two photos show a big difference. The big photo has a long river with clean water and the land is covered with green grass and beautiful trees. Everything is full of life. The small photo looks lifeless. There is only one tree and no water.
1b
Why do they change a lot and how do you feel?
It is due to people’s hard work. People plant more trees to improve the environment.
It is amazing and inspiring to see how much better the environment has become!
There used to be sandstorms.
The hills used to be covered with ______.
sand
Environment
Now, the hills are covered with ______.
trees
What brings about changes?
2. Why do you think these places
changed so much?
Thanks to the government’s support, local people worked hard to plant trees and protect nature.
3. How has your hometown changed
over time?
In the past, the land was dry. There was no water and few plants. Now, the land is green and full of life. The river is clean, and many plants are growing.
Listen to their conversation and tick (√) the changes mentioned.
1. Transport ?
2. Food ?
3. Health care ?
4. Shopping ?
5. Housing ?
6. Environment ?
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Li Rui is now showing George and his father around her hometown.
1c
{EB9631B5-78F2-41C9-869B-9F39066F8104}Past
Present
? It took ______ to reach the town.
? Going to school by bus took ______
over rough roads.
? With the new roads, it takes only ______________ .
? Going to school takes only
________ .
They used to ________________________
to see a doctor.
The town has built a new .
They didn't have for shopping.
They now have a down the street.
The hills were covered with
.
They are now covered with .
It takes (sb) some time to do sth.
做某事花费(某人)一些时间。
其中it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式(短语)。
used to do sth 过去常常做某事
be covered with 被……覆盖
cover... with... 用……覆盖……
人+spend (s)+时间+doing sth 人+spend (s)+时间+on sth 人花钱做某事
be used to doing sth 习惯于做某事
be used to do sth 被用来做某事
Pre-listening
1a
The photos show changes in Li Rui’s hometown over the years. What are they? How do they make you feel?
Great changes
happy, thriving,
hopeful
land is dry/barren
few green trees
only one building
covered with trees and plants
fresh air
green home
?support?v.?帮助；援助；支持；养活
n.?支持；援助?→supporter?n.支持者
The government provided support too.
常用短语：
support?sb.?in?（doing）?sth.支持某人（做）某事
support?one’s?family养家
in?support?of?sth.支持某事
根据句意填入所缺单词，每空一词。
My uncle is a kind man. He works very hard to support (1) ________ family. He always supports his children (2) ________ following their dreams. Last year, he spoke at the meeting in support (3) ________ the new library project.
his
in
of
Listen to their conversation again and complete the table.
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Past
Present
It took __________ to reach the town.
Going to school by bus took nearly _______________ over rough roads.
With the new roads, it takes only ______________.
Going to school takes only __________.
They used to ___________ to see a doctor.
The town has built a new _________.
They didn't have any such places for ____________.
They now have a ___________ down the street.
The hills were covered with _______.
They are now covered with _______________.
P2
half a day
40 minutes
travel far
shopping
sand
an hour
15 minutes
hospital
supermarket
beautiful trees
Tips:
听前：浏览表格信息，预判需要填写的内容。
听中：有针对性地捕捉与空白处相关的关键词和信息。
听后：检查所填内容，确保所填信息准确无误。
1d
Complete the table about the changes using the information in the box.
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Past
Present
It took __________ to reach the town.
Going to school by bus took nearly ______________ over rough roads.
With the new roads, it takes only ______________.
Going to school takes only __________.
They used to ___________ to see a doctor.
The town has built a new _________.
They didn't have any such places for___________.
They now have a ___________ down the street.
The hills were covered with _______.
They are now covered with _______________.
half a day
40 minutes
travel far
shopping
sand
an hour
15 minutes
hospital
supermarket
beautiful trees
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Aspect
Shopping Transport Environment Health care

Transport
Health care
Shopping
Environment
Here is a telephone conversation between George and Li Rui.
While-listening
Exercises
一、根据括号内提示词填空。
The road is very __________ (粗糙的). It’s not easy to walk on it.
A strong __________ (沙尘暴) hit the village last week.
The __________ (农田) here is very rich and good for growing vegetables.
There is a serious water __________ (短缺) in this area.
We will never __________ (缺乏) hope as long as we work together.
rough
sandstorm
farmland
shortage
lack
Discuss the changes in 1c. How do you think they happened?
P2
the support of government
economic growth
green technology
people's hard work
public awareness (公众意识)
Presentation
Look and say
What great changes have taken place in Li Rui’s hometown?
It took half a day to reach the town.
With the new roads, it takes only an hour.
Going to school by bus took 40 minutes over rough roads
Going to school takes only 15 minutes
They used to to travel to see a doctor.
The town has built a new hospital.
They didn't have any good places for shopping.
They now have a supermarket down the street.
The hills were covered with sand.
They are now covered with beautiful trees.
changes in shopping
changes in medical care
changes in transportation
changes in environment
1. Listening and speaking: Big changes happened in Li Rui’s hometown; how planting bushes stopped sandstorms and made life better.
2. Words and expressions:
rough, sandstorm, farmland, shortage, lack, bush, root, soil, sandy, government, support,corn,bring about,be covered with
3. Key sentences:
—Li Rui:?What do you think of your trip so far?
—Bob:?Amazing! When I first visited here, it ... .
—Grandpa:?Have you seen the corn fields outside of the town yet?
Bob:?Yeah! They’re huge!
Summary
二、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
1. 汤姆和杰克很久没见面了。
Tom and Jack haven’t seen each other __________ __________.
2. 我爷爷过去常常在这里钓鱼。
My grandpa __________ __________ __________ __________ here.
3. 我们学校直到去年才有了新图书馆。
Our school did __________ have a new library __________ last year.
for ages
used to go fishing
not until

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