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1、Lesson 4 City and CountryWarm up1. Look at the photos. Can you describe the city life?Use the Key Words to help you.boring, busy, dangerous, active, easy, lazy, exciting, free, interesting, peaceful, relaxing, stressful ,quiet, noisy, dirty, dusty, polluted, shabby, convenient, fresh, clean, luxurio

2、us, advancedWarm up1. Look at the photos. Can you describe the country life?Use the Key Words to help you.boring, busy, dangerous, active, easy, lazy, exciting, free, interesting, peaceful, relaxing, stressful ,quiet, noisy, dirty, dusty, polluted, shabby, convenient, fresh, clean, luxurious, advanc

3、edcity lifetraffic jamsfresh airtall buildingsisolationcountry lifecity lifetraffic jamsstresspollutionfresh aircrimemodern museumsfirsthand informationisolationcountry lifeinconvenient trafficpeaceful environmentrelaxationunderground/tubeplanebustaxicityprivate cartransportationchickenpigcowsheepco

4、untrypoultryWords and expressionsaccountanttubecrowdednearbyotherwiseforecastn.会计，会计师会计，会计师n.（英）地铁（英）地铁adj.拥挤的拥挤的adj.附近的附近的 adv.在在附近附近adv.否则，另外否则，另外n.预测，预报预测，预报Words and expressionscrowdlungdistancesicknessdistance learningcigarn.人群，一伙人人群，一伙人n.肺肺n.距离距离n.疾病疾病远程学习远程学习n.雪茄烟雪茄烟Detailed ReadingFill in th

5、e table with information about Debbie and Pauls lives. Add information about your own life and compare.(P14 Ex.4)DebbiePaulYouLives in a big citya small villageWake-up timeJobstudentWorking hours Works in7 am4 aman accountanta farmer8all daycenter of LondonNorthof EnglandDebbiePaulYouEveningactiviti

6、esdance classes,go to the gym, French classesplay with his children;study by DistancelearningDebbiePaulYouSpecialactivitiesgo to thecinema, drive to the country and go walking therego to Londonfor a weekendbreak1. From the first paragraph of text 1, we can know that _. A. Debbie has to get up very e

7、arly. B. Debbie is rather tired of the underground. C. Debbie goes to work by car every day. D. Debbie is free at work every day.First Reading2. In the last paragraph of text 2, it can be inferred that _. A. Pauls wife does not like movies B. Paul often goes to see the film C. the life of Paul is ve

8、ry convenient D. when Pauls children see the tube, they will get very excited3. The main idea of text 2 is that _. A. Paul lives in a small village in the north of England B. it is easy for Paul to go to work C. Paul is busy but without the stress of life D. Pauls life is very free4. Whose life is b

9、etter, Debbies or Pauls? A .Debbies. B. Pauls. C. Both. D. Different people have different ideas.5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the texts? A. Debbie has to spend all morning checking numbers every day on workweeks. B. Debbie likes to go to the countryside to have a weekend break

10、sometimes.C. Debbie and Paul are both movie fanatics and both see movies a lot.D. Paul likes all the crowds and the noise in London.Look at the chart then try to think out some words to describe the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city or the country.Post ReadingCity lifefirst hand inf

11、ormationmodern/ advancedtraffic jams/accidentscrimepollutioneasier to find a jobmany choices of public transporthigh living expenses/costs(air/ water/ noise/ white/chemical)Country lifefresh air/clear watergreen mountains/treesblue sky/the song of birdsred sunsets/ golden cropsless noise and polluti

12、onmore spacepeaceful environmentisolationinconvenient traffic=feel lonelybe in close contact with nature(beautiful scenery)1. 在在的中心的中心2. 远离远离3. 远程学习远程学习4. 对对感兴趣感兴趣5. 休息一下休息一下6. 喜欢喜欢(用到用到fond)7. 弄清楚，确保弄清楚，确保8. 挤满挤满9. 免除，远离免除，远离1. in the centre of2. far away from3. distance learning4. be interested in

13、5. take a break/have a rest6. be fond of7. make sure8. be crowded with9. be free of1. its so crowded that I cant find so that引导结果状语从句引导结果状语从句 “如此如此以至于以至于” Anna works so hard that she has little time for rest. Tommy got up so late that he missed the first bus.他是如此自私以至于没有人愿意和他交朋友。他是如此自私以至于没有人愿意和他交朋友。H

14、e is so selfish that nobody wants to make friends with him.selfless无私的无私的2.We dont have the same work hour that office workers in the city have. that引导的从句表示的内容与主句引导的从句表示的内容与主句所讲的是所讲的是“同一个同一个”Thats the same pen that I bought last Sunday. Thats the same pen as I bought last Sunday. (同我丢失的那个一样同我丢失的那个一样

15、, 但但不是同一个不是同一个 ，“相似相似”)I never dreamed of meeting you here. 我绝对未想到在这里遇到你。我绝对未想到在这里遇到你。3. its my dream to see the Great Wall 不定式不定式to see the Great Wall作真正的主语作真正的主语, 前面的前面的it是形式主语。是形式主语。He who doesnt reach the Great Wall is not a true man.dream of/about 梦见梦见.dream up想入非非想入非非 她梦见一个年青英俊的王子把她从苦难中她梦见一个年青

16、英俊的王子把她从苦难中救出。救出。She dreamed of a handsome young prince coming to rescue her from misery. 4. so I dont get the chance to go very often. get the chance to do 有机会做有机会做 Im so happy that I got the chance to go abroad. 我很高兴能有机会在这里给你们作演讲我很高兴能有机会在这里给你们作演讲.I m so happy that I got the chance to make a speech

17、 for you here.5. Thats what people call the under-ground in London. 点拨：点拨：这是一个主系表结构的句子。这是一个主系表结构的句子。 what people call the underground in London是一个表语从句。是一个表语从句。 句意：这（指句意：这（指the tube）就是人们通）就是人们通常所称的伦敦地下铁路系统。常所称的伦敦地下铁路系统。what=the thing thatHes a new comer. Thats what I know about him. 那就是我想告诉你的。那就是我想告诉

18、你的。 这就是三年前我在美国学到的。这就是三年前我在美国学到的。Thats what I want to tell you.Thats what I learned in America three years ago.6. We like to visit nice, quiet places far away from the city and go walking where there are no shops, crowds or the tube. 点拨：点拨：这是个复合句。主干结构是：这是个复合句。主干结构是：We like .；不定式短语；不定式短语to visit . 和和

19、go walking . 充当并列宾语。充当并列宾语。 far away from the city是是后置定语后置定语修饰修饰places, where引导引导地点状语从句地点状语从句，意为，意为“在在地方，地方，到到地方地方”。如：如：We should go where it is quieter.Where there is a will, there is a way. 我们应该去最需要我们的地方。我们应该去最需要我们的地方。We should go where we are needed most.=we should go to the place where we are ne

20、eded most.(语法填空语法填空) I write my motto _ I can see it easily.where医生建议他去空气新鲜的地方居住。医生建议他去空气新鲜的地方居住。The doctor advises him to live where there is fresh air.Choose the best answers1. - Bob told me not to swim in this river. -Thats _ I told him. A. how B. it C. that D. what2. - Dont spend too much time_

21、the game. - I see. A. to play B. playing C. played D. play 3. I saw a pen in the garden yesterday. -Where is it now? Its the same pen _ I lost. A. that B. as C. which D. what翻译句子翻译句子1.他忠诚老实，不肯受贿他忠诚老实，不肯受贿(bribe)。He is so honest that he will not accept bribe.2. 我喜欢住在乡村，因为那里的生活远离我喜欢住在乡村，因为那里的生活远离噪音和污染

22、。噪音和污染。 I like living in the countryside because the life is free of noise and pollution there.3. 对于那件事我们谈了好几个小时。对于那件事我们谈了好几个小时。We spent many hours in talking about it.VocabularyUse the words from the texts to complete the sentences below.accountant, tube, underground, crowded, nearby, otherwise, ci

23、gar, lung, forecast, distance learning.1) In England, the _ is often called the _. Many people travel on this to work.2) Smoking _ can cause _ cancer!3) The _ says that the weather this weekend is going to be sunny and warm.underground tube cigar forecast lung 4) If you like maths you could be an _,

24、 _ you could be a maths teacher.5) There is a restaurant _ and it is always _ because it is so popular.6) I am studying business communication by _ . accountant otherwise nearby crowded distance learningWhere do you live? In a city or in the countryside? What do you like about the place where you li

25、ve?List three things.Then try to write an essay to describe the place where you live, if you like there and the reason you like it or dislike it.WritingWritingCities and Countryside Some people like to live in big cities. They say city life is colorful , convenient and exciting. There are shopping malls or supermarkets everywhere, so you can buy anything you like, while in the country, shops are very far aw