牛津译林版8下 Unit1 Past and Present Integrated skills

1、8B Unit 1 Past and presentIntegrated skills Talk about the changes to Sunshine TownWhat was Sunshine Town like in the past and whats Sunshine Town like today? Think about the environment, the transport and the living conditions. PastPresentIn the past, it was Because the factory used toNow, the rive

2、r is Because the government took action to improve the pollution.The environmentPastPresentIn the past, people lived in houses.Now, people have moved to flatspeopleThe living conditionPastPresentIn the past, people went.by.Now, people go tobyThe transport the past of Starlight Townenvironmenttranspo

3、rt living conditionsIn the past, Starlight Town was small, but it was beautiful. Do you want to learn more about its past? Lets listen and complete Part A1.Environment: green (1) _,clean and fresh (2)_, wild_ near the lake.Transport: bus and (4) _Living conditions: old (5) _Past hillsair birdsbicycl

4、ehousesEnvironment: smaller(1) _,new (2)_station, tall (3)_ and new roads.Transport: bus ,taxi and (4) _Living conditions: new (5) _Present lakerailway buildingstrainflatsWhat has changed in the transport, the environment and the living conditions there? In the past, people traveled by bus or bicycl

5、e, but now they can take the bus, the taxi or even the train. 13 FebruaryDear DiaryToday I borrowed a book about Starlight Towns past and present. Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago. There were green (1)_and wild (2)_ near the lake. The (3) _ was clean and fresh then.Now it has become a (4)

6、 _town. There is a new (5)_ station. There are some hills birds air modern railwaynew roads too. People can now travel to and from the town by bus,(6)_ or train, but in the past, people could only travel by bus or (7)_.Another big change is the many tall (8)_in the town. Local people used to live in

7、 old (9)_But now, most of them have moved into new(10) _.Starlight Town has changed a lot over the years. I hope I can visit again. taxi bicycle buildings houses flatsStarlight Town has changed a lot. Our life has changed too. I have many friends, but I havent seen some of them for years. To keep in

8、 touch with my friends, I often chat with them on the Internet. Do you have any old friends that you havent seen for years? How do you keep in touch with them? How do you communicate with them? Millie met her old friends Becky last week. Shes telling Sandy about Becky. Lets listen to their conversat

9、ion. (1)Where has Becky just returned from? (2) When did they last see each other? (3) How do they keep in touch with each other? Shes just returned from the USA.About five years ago.They mainly communicate by email.Make a dialogue about the changes in your life. Use Millie and Sandys dialogue as a

10、model.return from、go abroad、see each other、keep in touch with、make communication much easier、exactly Sample conversationT: I met old friend Jack yesterday. Hes just returned from Guangzhou.S: Oh, really? When did you last see him?T: About four years ago. He moved to Guangzhou with his family. We hav

11、ent seen each other since then.S: So how do you keep in touch with each other?T: We often chat on the Internet and sometimes we write emails to each other. The Internet makes communication much easier.S: Exactly Language Points1.Shes just returned from the USA. 她刚从美国回来。1)shes = she has 2)return=come

12、 or go 表示“回来;返回”的意思，为不及物动词。如： return home (adv) 回家 return to school (n) 回到学校Language Points2.When did you last see each other?你们上次见面是什么时候？句中的last是副词，意思是“最近，上一次”，可位于动词前，也可位于动词后。如：I last saw him in Shanghai two years ago.我上一次是两年前在上海见到他的。=I saw him last in Shanghai two years ago.Language Points3.So how do you keep in touch with each other? 那你们是如