1、北师大北师大 高一高一（11）Unit 1Unit 1Unit 1 LifestylesLesson 4 City and CountryObjectivesTo practise using background knowledge strategies when reading.To practise reading for specificinformation.To express opinions orally and give reasons for them.To compare one lifestyle with another.What comes to your mind
2、 when you think of city life?City lifetraffic jamspollutioncrimemodern museumsfirst hand informationfashiontall buildingsWhat comes to your mind when you think of country life?fresh airisolationCountry lifeinconvenient trafficpeaceful environmentpoorfresh vegetablesharvestPre-readingAnswer these que
3、stions to prepare yourself.Use the Key Words below to help you.Key Wordsoffice,farm,underground,walk,crowded,space,quiet,noisy1)How are city and country lifestyles different in China?2)Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain?Read the texts quickly and find out what are the two article
4、s about.Fast readingRead the text quickly and decide true or false.()1.Debbie is an accountant in a French company in the centre of London.()2.To get enough exercise,Debbie spends two nights on dance classes every week.()3.Debbie has much paperwork to do and she does it on the underground.TFFDetaile
5、d reading()4.Debbie and her friends drive to the countryside every weekend.()5.Debbie often has a sandwich or some biscuits and a cup of coffee as her lunch.()6.Paul is studying Chinese now and he hopes to visit the Great Wall one day.()7.Paul has much work on the farm and he works early in the morn
6、ing and late at night every day.FTTF()8.Paul has pigs,chickens,wheat and vegetables to look after.()9.Pauls wife likes to buy clothes,which makes him unhappy.()10.Paul goes to the cinema twice a year when he and his family go to London.TFTRead and fill in the table with information about Debbie and
7、Pauls lives.Add information about your own life and compare.DebbiePaulYouLives in A big citya small villageWake-up timeJobstudentWorking hours Works in7 am4 aman accountant a farmer8all daycenter of Londonnorthof EnglandDebbiePaulYouEveningactivitiesdance classes,go to the gym,French classesplay wit
8、h his children;study by distancelearningDebbiePaulYouSpecialactivitiesgo to thecinema,drive to the country and go walking therego to Londonfor a weekendbreakChoose the best answers.After reading1.From the first paragraph of the texts,we can know that _.A.Debbie has to get up very early but Paul does
9、nt have to.B.Debbie is rather tired of the underground.C.Debbie goes to work by car every day.D.Paul has to travel far away to work every day.2.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 very con
10、venient 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 better,Debbies o
11、r 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 sometimes.C.Debbie and Paul a
12、re both movie fanatics and both see movies a lot.D.Paul likes all the crowds and the noise in London.Debbie is an accountant in a large company in London.She gets up at seven and takes the 1.u_ to her office by nine oclock.Usually,she cant find a seat in the 2.c_ tube,so she always gets 3.t_.She spe
13、nds all morning checking numbers,has a simple lunch,and returns to her paperwork in the afternoon.To get enough exercise she 4.d_ and goes to the gym,and she studies Frenchunderground crowded tired dances Summaryon weekday nights.On weekends she goes to the cinema,or drives to the countryside for 5.
14、r_.Different from Debbie,Paul has to get up at four every morning,6.w_ its still dark.Hes at work the 7.m_ he walks out of his house.With so many things to do,he has different work hours relaxation when moment 8.f_ those in the city;hes busy raising cows,sheep,pigs and chickens,and 9.g_ wheat and ve
15、getables.In the evening,he plays with his two children,and studies Chinese by 10.d_ learning.He goes to London twice a year,with his wife going to clothing stores and his children riding the red buses.from growing distance 1.Thats what people call 2.那就是人们通常所称的 e.g.Hes a new comer.Thats whatI know ab
16、out him.Thats how Thats why Thats where 2.its so crowded that I cant find 它很拥挤，很难找到so that 引导结果状语从句,“如此.以至于.”e.g.Anna works so hard that she has little time for rest.Tommy got up so late that he missed the first bus.3.I spent all morning checkingnumbers.每天上午我要计算数字，核对账目。spend some time doing sth.花费时间
17、做 e.g.I spend two hours doing my homework everyday.4.We dont have the same work hour that office workers in the city have.5.我们和在城市里办公室工作的人不同。6.that 引导的从句表示的内容与主句所讲的是“同一个”。e.g.Thats the same purse that I bought last Sunday.对比：Thats the same purse as I bought last Sunday.(同我丢失的那个一样,但不是同一个)5.Right now
18、I am studying Chinese by distance learning.眼下我正在通过远程教育学习汉语。distance learning 远程教育6.its my dream to see the Great Wall 我的梦想是亲眼看看长城不定式to see the Great Wall作真正的主语,前面的it是形式主语。dream of 梦见.e.g.I often dream of myself becoming a great singer.I have never dreamed ofmeeting you here.我绝对未想到在这里遇到你。7.My wife ca
19、lls me a movie fanatic.妻子称我为影迷。call+宾语 宾补 e.g.We call him our monitor.8.so I dont get the chance to go very often.所以我没有机会经常 get the chance to do 有机会做 e.g.Im so happy that I got the chance to go abroad.1.Thats what people call the underground in London.点拨：这是一个主系表结构的句子。what people call the underground
20、 in London是一个表语从句。句意：这（指the tube）就是人们通常所称的伦敦地下铁路系统。2.I work for a French company so I think studying French will help me in my job.点拨：这是一个并列复合句。so 之前的分句是简单句，so 后面的分句是复合句。在这个复合句中，I think 是主句，studying French.是宾语从句。句意：我在为一家法国公司工作，所以我认为学法语对我的工作有益。3.We like to visit nice,quiet places far away from the ci
21、ty and go walking where there are no shops,crowds or the tube.点拨：这是个复合句。主干结构是：We like.；不定式短语to visit.和go walking.充当并列宾语。far away from the city是后置定语修饰places。where引导地点状语从句，意为“在地方，到地方”。如：We should go where it is quieter.我们应该到更安静的地方去。Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者，事竟成。句意：我们喜欢去那些远离城市、幽静、风光秀丽的地方
22、，在没有商店、人群、地铁的地方散步。Choose the best answers.1.Bob told me not to swim in this river.Thats _ I told him.A.how B.it C.that D.what 2.Dont spend too much time _ the game.I see.A.to play B.playing C.played D.play3.I saw a pen in the garden yesterday.Where is it now?Its the same pen _ I lost.A.that B.as C.w
23、hich D.whatVocabularyUse the words from the texts to complete the sentences below.accountant,tube,underground,crowded,nearby,otherwise,cigar,lung,forecast,distance learning1)In England,the _ is often called the _.Many people travel on this to work.2)Smoking _ can cause _ cancer!underground tube ciga
24、rs lung 3)The _ says that the weather this weekend is going to be sunny and warm.4)If you like maths you could be an _,_ you could be a maths teacher.forecast accountant otherwise 5)There is a restaurant _ and it is always _ because it is so popular.6)I am studying business communication by _.nearby
25、 crowded distance learningSpeaking Speaking Talk about it.How are Debbie and Pauls lifestyles different?How are they similar?Debbie has to travel to work but Paul doesnt.They both have to work.ExampleGroup workImagine your group live in an unusual place,e.g.cave.Think about your lifestyle there and
26、prepare a report.ExampleWe live in a cave.We have no job but no pressure either.Ask and answer questions about each others routine life.Example A:Where do you live?B:We live in a cave.A:What do you have for food?Pair workWhere do you live?In a city or in the countryside?What do you like about where you live?List three things.Try to write an essay to describe the place where you live,if you like there and give the reason you like it or dislike it.
