1、WelcomeHow are city and country lifestyles different in China?CountryvegetablewheatfarmfruitThe school in the country is very old and shabbytall buildingsgymuniversitycinemaCitySpacious and bright classroomHave computer classesThe school in the city is very modernand bright.boring,easy,free,peaceful
2、,relaxinginconvenientCountry Lifecrowed,busy,dangerous,stressful,exciting,interesting,modernCity lifeCan you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain?Key words:office,farm,underground,walk,crowded,space,noisy quietLesson 4 City and CountryPrediction Guess what the two articles are about.Fast r
3、eadingRead text 1 in 2 minutes.Match the paragraphs with their main ideas.Para1 what to do in the morningPara2 what to do at nightPara3 how to spend the weekendsPara4 how to get to the officeRead text 2 in 2 minutes.Match the paragraphs with their main ideas.Para 1 wake-up time Para 2 the activities
4、 in the eveningsPara 3 hobbies and special activitiesPara 4 the main work on the farmTrue or false:1.It takes Debbie less than fifty minutes to take the tube to work.2.Debbie studies French on Tuesday and Thursday just because she likes it very much.3.The word“tube”is called by the Britain while it
5、is called“underground”in American.4.Paul hasnt been to the Great Wall so far but this is his dream.5.If Paul lives in a big city,he may go to the cinema very often.6.If Paul and Debbie exchange their lifestyles,they might not get used to it although they seems to like each others life.TFFTTTT1.From
6、the first paragraph of text 1,we can know that _.A.Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesnt 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.Choose the best answers2.In the last paragraph of text 2,it ca
7、n 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 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 Pau
8、l 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 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 numbe
9、rs every day on workweeks.B.Debbie likes to go to the countryside to have a weekend break 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.RetellingUse your own words to retell the whole textaccording to the form,and tr
10、y to add something about your own life.4Go to the cinema drive to the country and go walking thereDance classes,go to the gym,French classesCenter of LondonGo to London for a weekend breakAll day8An accountantNorth of EnglandPlay with his children;study by distance learningA farmerSpeaking After gra
11、duation,where would you prefer to live,city or country?And why?City lifedangerouscolorfulstressfulexcitingbusyinterestingmodernfresh relaxinginconvenientpeacefuleasyfreeCountry lifeboringCity and CountrySome people like to live in big cities.They say city life is colorful,convenient and exciting.The
12、re are shopping malls or supermarkets everywhere,so you can buy anything you like,while in the country,shops are very far away from your house.It is difficult to do shopping.In cities,people enjoy themselves in many ways in their spare time,going to the cinemas or theatres,taking a walk in the park,
13、or watching a football gameconclusion But others prefer to live in the countryside.They say cities are crowded with people and cars.It is noisy.While people are suffering from all kinds of noise,you can enjoy yourself by sitting on the hillside watching the cattle around you.And now cities are becom
14、ing dirtier and dirtier.Factories and cars send out poisonous gases,which pollute the air and sky over cities is often gray.Water pollution and white pollution are also big problems in cities.On the contrary,the sky is blue and water is clear in the country.Different people have different choices.Wh
15、ere would you like to live,in the city or in the country,is up to you As young students,we should devote ourselves to our homeland;we should go to the places where our country needs us most.Please remember:.My Hometown Try to write an essay to describe the place where you live,whether you like there and the reason you like it or dislike it.Homework Writing
