1、Module 4 A Social SurveyMy NeighbourhoodMy Neighbourhood/Neighborhood A neighbourhood is usually a community.kinds of community urban communitiessuburban communitiesrural communitiesDefine the following expressions in your own words.urban communities：suburban communities：rural communities：apartment
2、blockThe building is a _ building.The building has _ _.The building is _ _ _.five storeys high five storeysfive-storey(ed)1.Read about the homes of the two students.Underline useful expressions used to describe their homes.Page 31(Activity 2,3)2.Write a description of your home,using useful expressi
3、ons from the descriptions in Activity 2.Where is it located?What kind of building is it?the countryside(rural area)city(urban area)Discussion:Where would you prefer to live?Why?I.Why are many villages in western Europe fighting to survive?Firstly,young people move to towns for a livelier life and fo
4、r work.As a result,life has become difficult for many villages and some are disappearing.Secondly,people move to cities to find work and they cant afford village houses because city-dwellers buy them up.Thirdly,farmers sell the land and stop farming because it is becoming harder and harder for farme
5、rs to make money from their farms.Cultural corner(Page 39)II.Read the text carefully and then fill in the blanks.Life has become difficult for many villages,and some are _.There are a _of reasons _this.Firstly,young people from villages usually want to live somewhere _and they often move to the town
6、s and not return.Secondly,people move to the cities to find _,as there are often very few jobs in the _.Sometimes villages _because people from the cities _ a“second home”in the village,where they can come and stay at weekends.All these changes _that many villages in western Europe are _ to survive.
7、We can only hope they will remain.The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place _them.disappearingnumberforremainhave boughtmeanwithoutlivelierworkcountrysidefighting In some countries in western Europe,such as France,Spain and Britain,the countryside is changing.such as 与 for example such as 往
8、往不能把事物全部列出。for example 可以用于句首,句中,句末。往往用逗号与被列举的事物隔开。Language pointsLanguage pointse.g.我喜欢喝茶和果汁类的饮料。I like drinks such as tea and juice.=I like such drinks as tea and juice.我喜欢喝茶之类的饮料。I like drinks,for example,tea.=I like drinks,tea,for example.=I like drinks,for example,I like tea.1.There are a numbe
9、r of reasons for this.reason forreason why这是他迟到的原因。This is the reason for his being late.This is the reason why he is late.他迟到的原因是起来晚了。The reason why he was late was_he got up late.that2.我们只是希望这些村庄会留下来。We only hope these villages will remain.=will stay/be leftremain 的用法1）vi 她留在家里照顾孩子。She remained(vi
10、)at home to look after herchildren.2）系动词She remains beautiful.所有人都走了，他留下了。All the people left,and he remained.泰国首都仍然被洪水困住。The capital city of Thailand remains stuck in the flood.1)It was already past midnight and only three young menin the tea house2)The little girl was _ alone at home.Aleft Bremain
11、ed 3)The palace caught fires three times in the last century,and little of the original building _ now.A.remains B.is remained C.is remaining D.has been remainedremained/stayedAA句型：Sth.remains to be done（某事有待于)It remains to be seen (某事有待于观察)1)还有几个问题有待解决。Several problems remain to be settled.2)她是否接受他
12、做她的男朋友还有待观察。It remains to be seen whether she will accept him as her boyfriend.中学出国留学是否有利还有待于观察。Whether there are advantages in studying abroad in high school remains to be seen.It remains to be seen whether there are advantages in studying abroad in high school1)The lady said she would buy a gift f
13、or her daughter with the _.A.20 dollars remained B.20 dollars to remain C.remained 20 dollars D.remaining 20 dollars2)Having a trip abroad may be good for the old couple,but it remains _whether they will enjoy it.A.to see B.to be seen C.seeing D.seen3)In April,thousands of holidaymakers remained _ a
14、broad because of the cloud.A.sticking B.stuck C.to be stuck D.to have stuck ABB3.The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there.go up 表示“（价格等）上涨”这些海滨别墅的价格一直在上涨。The price of these villas by the sea has been going up.复习（时间）流逝、经过go overgo by4.affordvt.花费得起；抽得出(时间
15、)；afford sth/to do(常与can/be able to 连用)(1)I _such a big house.我买不起这么大的房子。(2)I_away from work.我无法丢下工作三个星期。(3)We _any longer or well miss the plane.我们不能再等了，否则会误了飞机。cant afford(to buy)cant afford three weeks cant afford to wait 5.survive 幸存，存活survival n.survivor n.幸存者，生还者survive sth 经历过某事而活下来(1)Of the
16、six people in the plane that crashed，.在失事飞机上的六个人，仅一人幸存。(2)Fortunately，.幸运的是，经过暴风雨的袭击，这所房屋未倒塌。only one survived the house survived the storm6.没有它们，农村将是更凄凉更鄙陋的地方。The countryside _ be a sadder and uglier place _ them.=The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place if there were not villages.虚拟语气 对现
17、在或将来的虚拟，if从句用，主句用 对过去的虚拟，if从句用，主句用wouldwithout did(were)would do.had donewould have done如果没有空气，人类将无法生存。Without air,humans would not live.要是没有你的帮助，我无法成功。Without your help,I wouldnt have succeeded.要是明天下雪，我们就不举行运动会了。If it rained tomorrow,we would put off the sports meeting.要是我采取了他的建议，我就不会失败了。If I had t
18、aken his advice,I wouldnt have failed.我考试失败的原因是不努力。那是我第一次失败。下次能否成功还有待于观察。我不能困在悲伤中了，因为我浪费不起时间了。快半期考试了，我要靠战斗活下来_ 我考试失败的原因是不努力。那是我第一次失败。下次能否成功还有待于观察。不管怎样，我不能困在悲伤(sorrow)中了，因为我浪费不起时间了。快半期考试了，我要靠战斗活下来。The reason why I failed was that I didnt work hard.That was the first time that I had failed.It remains
19、to be seen whether I will succeed next time.Anyhow,I cant remain stuck in sorrow now,because I cant afford to waste time anymore.The middle-term exam is approaching/around the corner,and I need to fight to survive.rural area urban area urbanizationWhat problems may occur in the process of urbanizati
20、on?What problems may occur in the process of urbanization?migrant workersleft-behind childrenurbanizationn.都市化convenience n.方便，舒适traffic jams 交通堵塞house shortage 住房紧缺ghostn.幽灵，鬼怪urban citizen城市居民speed up 加速prosperity n.繁荣，昌盛inevitable adj.不可避免的，必然发生的affectv.影响，感动，侵袭imbalancen.不平衡profoundly n.深深的，深刻的m
21、anifestv.表明，显示 adj.明显的aspectn.方面medical service医疗服务infrastructuren.基础建设，基础设施residentn.居民income gap 收入差距leave behind忘带，遗弃conduct nine-year compulsory educationdrop out(of)离开，退出，辍学provide.with.为.提供.consequently因此，所以，终于，这样migrate 迁移，移居gather聚集，收集，采集city diseasesenvironmental pollutiontraffic jams,energ
22、y shortagehigh house prices Urbanization in China Living in cities,we enjoy the convenience that urbanization has brought to us.At the same time,polluted air and water,traffic jams and house shortage are ugly ghosts around urban citizens life.In recent years,the process of urbanization in China has
23、sped up and the rate of urbanization has reached almost 50,which is more than twice as that thirty years ago.But what behind the prosperity are some serious and inevitable problems that have affected every aspect of our society.What are the exact problems in the process of urbanization in China?Duri
24、ng the process of urbanization,cities develop so fast in both urban land and urban population,while the rural areas are left behind.It leads to the imbalance between urban and rural areas,which is profoundly manifested in the aspects of income,education,medical service,employment and infrastructure.
25、In these years,farmers income is increasing rapidly,but the urban residents income increases more quickly.The income gap between farmers and urban residents is becoming wider.Besides,though our government forces to conduct nine-year compulsory education,a large number of young people in the countrys
26、ide have dropped out of school and fewer people can receive higher education.Urbanization provides people with convenience and more job opportunities;consequently,more and more people migrate from rural to urban areas.In addition,many factories gather in the cities,which adds greatly to“city diseases”such as environmental pollution,traffic jams,energy shortage and high house prices.Since we have so many problems in the process of urbanization in China,people should think about what is the right way of urbanization.Assignment 1.Read the wordlist of Module 4;2.Workbook Period 1 Module 4
