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Unit 1 The Changing World
Lesson 5 Section B (1a—1f)+ Vocabulary in Use
Activity 1: Free talk.
1.Look and tell what they are.
train
high speed train
2.Does your hometown have a train system
3.How does the train system benefit local lives
1.We can easily go to other cities for work or travel.
2.Local farmers can quickly sell their fruit and vegetables to other places.
...
n. 轨道
Activity 2: Look and predict what the text is probably about.
Maybe it’s about a fast railway.
Activity 3: Fast-reading.
3.1 What type of writing is the text
A.An advertisement.
B.A story.
C. A news report.
statistics
数据
quote
引言
A new report often uses facts, statistics, and quotes from experts or local residents to inform the public of real-life events.
Activity 3: Fast-reading.
3.2 Read the text carefully and find out which railway is mentioned.
The Mombasa-Narobi railway. 蒙内铁路
Activity 4: Careful-reading.
4.1 Read Para. 1&2 and match the numbers with the information. (P7 1c)
about five to six 10 480 1901 2017 more than 2 million
1. ____________: the year the new railway was opened
2. ____________: the year the old railway line was built
3. __________________: the number of people who use the new
train every year
2017
1901
more than 2 million
about five to six 10 480 1901 2017 more than 2 million
4. ____________: the length of the Mombasa-Nairobi railway in
kilometres
5. ________: the hours it used to take to reach Nairobi from
Mombasa by train
6. __________________: the hours it takes to reach Nairobi from
Mombasa now by train
480
10
about five to six
4.2 Read Para. 3 and find out how local Kenyans have benefited from the new railway
4.3 Read Para. 4 carefully and choose the best answer.
Q: What does the railway show according to the passage
A. Trains are the best way to travel.
B. China is the richest country in the world.
C. Kenya needs more help from other countries.
D. Different countries can work together to build a better world.
Activity 5: Read together and learn some language points.
In 2017, the new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi railway was opened. Before then, the only transport links between Mombasa, Kenya’s main port, and Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, were rough roads and an old railway line completed in 1901. The old trains were very slow. It took 10 hours to get to Nairobi from Mombasa by train.
基数词+连词符+名词是一个复合形容词，在句中作定语（形容词）。
非谓语动词complete与主语an old railway 构成被动关系。
in+年份
It takes/took some time to do sth.花费时间做某事
between...and...在...和...之间
插入语/同位语
However, the new railway, built with China’s help, has already cut the travel time between Mombasa and Nairobi to about five to six hours for passengers. Now, more than two million people use it every year.
=with the help of China
cut sth（from...）to...把某事（从……）缩减到……
超过=over
Local Kenyans have benefited a lot from the new railway. A government worker said, “I’m very happy with the new railway built by our Chinese friends. Many changes have taken place in the town over the last few years, and the people who live here have become rich.” A businessman said, “My experience of using the train since 2017 has been good. It is very convenient and doesn’t cost much money.
benefit from 受益于；得益于
be happy with 对……感到满意
发生
定语从句
sth.+cost (s) +sb.+money 某物花费（某人）多少钱。
【辨析】四个花费take/spend/cost/pay
I am able to get to places on time and make business deals with ease. ” The railway has also made the transport of food easier. “It used to take hundreds of lorries to carry food between the two cities, but now it takes only two or three trains” said a supermarket manager. As a result, people now have more fresh food to eat.
be able to do sth.能够做某事
get to到达（口语化）
on time准时 【区分】in time及时
轻而易举地=easily
make+sb./sth.+adj.使某人/某事...
used to do sth.过去常常做某事
hundreds of 成百上千的
因此
Although China and Kenya are far away from each other, the railway shows how different countries can work together to build a better world.
让步状语从句
宾语从句
离……很远；远离……
Extension
Activity 6: Let’s get more knowledge about any similar changes in the world over the last several years.
In 2021, the China-Laos Railway was opened. It is a 1,035-kilometre railway connecting Kunming in China and Vientiane, the capital of Laos.
Vocabulary in Use
Activity 7: Use a word on the left and a word on the right to create a compound word. What other compound words do you know
【Definition】
Compound word:指由两个或两个以上单词组合而成的新词，其含义通常与组成单词相关但不完全相同，即复合词。
sand+storm=sandstorm
high+way=highway
farm+land=farmland
rail+road=railroad
class+room=classroom
black+board=blackboard
note+book=notebook
school+bag=schoolbag
rain+storm=rainstorm
sun+light=sunlight
foot+ball=football
tooth+brush=toothbrush
Activity 7: Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
product corn bridge wide capital
1. The road used to be narrow and dirty. Now, it is ________ and
clean.
2. The _________ made it convenient for the villagers to travel
across the river to the city.
3. Beijing, China's _________ , hosted the 2008 Summer
Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics.
wide
bridge
capital
product corn bridge wide capital
4. Our farm has a lot of laying hens. They feed on _______,
vegetables, and insects.
5. A digital _________ is something you sell online and doesn’t
have a physical form.
corn
product
a lot of=lots of 许多+可数名词的复数形式
lay-laid-laid 下（蛋）；放置；搁 【区分】lie-lay-lain 平躺
feed on 以……为食；以……为生
定语从句
Activity 8.1: Watch a video about the Saihanba.
Activity 8.2: Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
government bush sandstorm result sandy soil
In 1962, Wang Shanghai moved with his family from their house in Chengde to the________ lands of Saihanba. There were few trees to hold the _________ together, and there were often _________.
sandy
soil
sandstorms
government bush sandstorm result sandy soil
Temperatures were below freezing during the winter. Life there
was very difficult. With support from the ___________,Wang Shanghai led a group of 369 people who were determined to make the environment of Saihanba better. Over the next 60 years, workers planted _______ and trees, creating the world’s biggest man-made forest.
government
bushes
government bush sandstorm result sandy soil
Today, Saihanba is known as “the green miracle”. This is the_______ of hard work and people working together. Now, the land is covered with green trees and the water is clean and fresh.
result
Activity 8.3: Language points in 2c.
In 1962, Wang Shanghai moved with his family from their house in Chengde to the sandy lands of Saihanba. There were few trees to hold the soil together, and there were often sandstorms. Temperatures were below freezing during the winter.
from...to...从...到...
零度以下
few+可数名词的复数形式（否定）
Life there was very difficult. With support from the government ,Wang Shanghai led a group of 369 people who were determined to make the environment of Saihanba better. Over the next 60 years, workers planted bushes and trees, creating the world’s biggest man-made forest.
来自政府的支持
定语从句
be determined to do sth.决定做某事
make...adj..使...怎么样
the+最高级（-est）
Today, Saihanba is known as “the green miracle”. This is the result of hard work and people working together. Now, the land is covered with green trees and the water is clean and fresh.
be known as...作为...而出名
be covered with...被...覆盖

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