The Lecturer: Hu Cui-e In Qingyuan Oct.10, 2009

Lesson 4 (3) City & Country

Step 1 – Group work

Work in groups. Imagine your group live in an unusual place. Think about your lifestyle there and prepare a report. In your report, you can include the following information:

Step 1 – Group work

Group place Information

1-2 a fishing village place to live lifestyle

get-up time food

things to do

…

3-4 a mountain village

5-6 a cave

7-8 a big city

Language points!

Step 2 – Listen to the texts together!

Step 3 – Read the texts and find the

following. Group work:

Try to translate the following into English.

1. 在伦敦市中心 2. 在地铁 3. 如此拥挤以致于… 4. 花整个上午核对数据 5. 一家附近的商店 6. 在星期天的晚上 7. 去看电影 8. 天气预报 9. 开车去乡下度周末 10 . 远离 11 . 在农场 12 一顿丰盛的早餐 13 在工作 14 有很多事情需要做 15 确保 16 没有生病 17 照顾 18 现在 19 通过远程教育 20 每年两次 21 逛服装店 22 喜爱

Step 4 – Language

Points 《名师大讲堂》 p.31-35 。

学习方法点拨 : 多读、多记、多练，大胆、自觉、主动。

1. 听力 : 自行下载课文录音和新概念英语听力进行训练 ; 周一和周三第八节题型训练 ; 听力课训练 .

2. 口语 : 利用课余自行训练 ; 利用课堂机会大胆说英语 ;

3. 读 :1) 朗读 : 早读和课堂大声朗读课文和周报阅读材料 ;2) 阅读 : 利用周报和其它教辅资料进行常规限时阅读训练 ( 每天坚持 );

4. 写 : 多进行句型翻译和造句练习 ; 基础写作训练 ;

5. 单词 : 根据读音拼写单词 ; 反复记忆 ;

6. 语法 : 初中语法项目过关。

Step 5 – Revision

Listen to the texts and complete the sentences according to the texts.

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1. I need to be in my office by nine o’clock ___ I usually get up at 7 o’clock.2. That’s ______ people call the underground in London.3. Usually it’s ___ _________ (crowd) _____ I can’t find anywhere to sit.4. I spend all morning __________ (check) numbers.5. I need _____ (do) that __________ I don’t get enough exercise otherwise.6. I think _________ (study) French will help me in my job.

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7. _____ are many things _____ (do) on the farm all day.8. We don’t have the same work hours ____ office workers in the city have.9. I’m very _________ (interest) ____ China and __ is my dream to see the Great Wall one day.10. I go about _____ (two) a year, usually ____ I go to London with my family.11. _____________ (fortunate), my wife isn’t as fond _____ them _____ I am.

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8. _____ a result, people often got hungry during the long wait between these two meals.9. _____ solve this problem, the Duchess came ____ _____ the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal.10. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part _____ the social life of wealthy people in modern Britain.11. Merchants and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business _________ to drink coffee.12. In fact, the London Stock Exchange ________ (believe) to have started from these coffee houses. 13.I prefer staying at home to ____(go) shopping.

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Step 6 – Vocabulary

Exx. 1-4 on page 60 in Wb.

Exx. 1 and Ex.4 on page 60 in Wb.

Exx. in the exercise paper.

Ex1: 1.crowded 2.urgent 3.forecast 4.distance 5.perfect 6.Otherwise 7.especially 8.anywhere

Ex2: 1.country town 2.plans 3.decided 4.accountant 5.big city 6.farmers 7.support

Ex3: 1.crowded 2.stressful 3.person 4.peaceful 5.noise 6.stress 7.health 8.personal 9.peace 10.noisy 11.crowd 12.healthy

P.61: 1-8 a, b, c, c, d, a, d, c

Homework1. Prepare “Communication Work-

shop at pp. 16-17.2. Finish the exercises at pp 61-65.3. Finish the exercises in your Ex.b.