Unit 1

Integrated Skills

1. 你见到我的食物了吗 ? 是的 , 我刚把它吃了

2. 最近你看过电影吗 ?3. 在上个世纪北京发生了巨变 .4. 我还没有乘过飞机 .5. 你们有没有曾经搬家过 ?6. 我们一起住到 1965 年我结婚 .7. 我们从出生就住在无锡 .8. 政府把这个地方变成了公园 .

9. 这家工厂过去常把废弃物倒进河里 .10. 政府意识到这个问题 , 采取了 措施改善这情况 .11. 但是 , 像以前一样经常见老朋友变得更

难了 .12. 我时常感到有点孤独 .13. 这些年阳光镇变化大吗 ?

environmenttransportcondition

returnlast

abroad

n. 环境n. 交通车辆，运输工具n. 环境，条件，状况vi. 返回adv. 最近，上一次；最后adv. 到（在）国外

Words review

primarykeep in touchcommunicate

communicationexactly

adj. 小学教育的；初级的保持联系vi. & vt. 交流，交际n. 交流，交际adv. （答语）正是，没错

Words & phrase review

past present

What they had/have

Some small _______, shops, ___________, a cinema, a ______ factory

A park, a theatre, _________

pollution

Pollution was ______ then. The factory put ________ into the river.

The government ________ the problem and took action to ________

Changes in Starlight Changes in Starlight TownTown

restaurantsrestaurantsa post officea post office

steelsteel a shopping malla shopping mall

a problema problem

the wastethe wasterealizedrealized

improve the improve the situationsituation

A changes in Starlight Town

Past

Present

What can you see in this picture?

hills, lake, ducks, birds, bicycle, bus, small house, trees and grass, …

What can you find in this picture?

tall buildings, roads, cars, …

In the past At present/Now

There have been many changes in Starlight Town.

Changes to Starlight Town

1. Environment: green_______ clean and fresh_____, wild ______ near the lake.

2. Transport: bus and_________

3. Living condition :old __________

hills air birds

bicycle

houses

In the past

Listen and complete the lists

1.Environment: smaller______, new ________

Station, tall _______ and new roads

2. Transport: bus, taxi and_________

3. Living conditions: new ______

lake railwaybuildings

train

flats

present

Today I borrowed a book about Starlight Town’s past and present. Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago. There were green ______ and wild _______ near the lake. The ______ was clean and fresh then. Now it has become a ________ town. There is a new _________ station. There are some new roads too. People can now travel to and from the town by bus, _______ or train, but in the past, people could only travel by bus or ________. Another big change is the many tall _________ in the town. Local people used to live in old ________, but now, most of them have moved into new _______.Starlight Town has changed a lot over the years. I hope I can visit it again

modernrailway

taxi

hills air

birds

bicyclesbuildingshouses flats

Have a discussion

Which one do you like better? Why?

Millie is telling Sandy about an old friend. Listen to their conversation and fill in the blanks.

B Speak up: We haven’t seen each other since then

Listen to the tape and answer the questions:Listen to the tape and answer the questions:

2. When did they last see each other??

1.Where has Becky just returned from?

She’s just returned from the USA

About five years ago.

3.How do they keep in touch with each other?

They mainly communicate by email.

Talk

Work in pairs and tell your partner about your friends. Use Millie and Sandy’s conversation as a model.

1. We’re not doing enough to protect the __________ ( 环境 ) from pollution.2. The house is in good _________ ( 状况 ).3. She left South Africa at the age of 15 and has never _________ ( 返回 ). 4. No, Jane and I never ____________ ( 保持联系 ) after college. 5. There’s very little ____________ ( 交流 ) between mother and daughter.