city and countryPPT课件

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"No wise man will go to live in the country, unless he has something to do which can be better done in the country. For instance, if he is to shut himself up for a year to study science, it is better to look out to ...
Unit One City and Country
What is the city life like? And what about the country life? Which do you prefer? Different people have different choice. Speak out your opinion so that we can sharer and brood, streams babble and flow, horses graze and gallop, crops are sown and harvested without cease.
Life in the country is much more exciting than many citydwellers would like to believe. In particular: it does you good ...
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Task 2
Group work
Compare cities with countryside, and fill the information into the form.

Tips: place, food, clothes, job, spare-time activities, transportation...
Homework:
Read the articles again and prepare for the debate: Which lifestyle do you think is better, Debbie's or Paul's? Group 1: I think Debbie's lifestyle is better. Group 2: I think Paul's lifestyle is better.
Careful-reading Task 3 Read the articles carefully and fill in the table in exercise 4 with detailed information.
Lives in Wake-up time Job Working hours Works in Evening activities
Debbie Paul a big city a small village 4 am 7 am a farmer an accountant all day 8 differences center of London north of England dance classes, go to the gym, French classes play with his children; study by distance learning
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Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britian?

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Words and expressions
accountant n.会计，会计师 tube n.（英）地铁
crowded adj.拥挤的 nearby adj.附近的 adv.在……附近
otherwise adv.否则，另外 forecast n.预测，预报
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Words and expressions
You
Lives in a big city
a small village
Wake-up time
7 am
4 am
Job
an
a farmer
accountant
student
Working hours
8
all day
center North
Works in of London of England
16
traffic
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Post Reading
1. From the first paragraph of text 1, we can know that ___. A. Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesn’t 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.
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traffic jams modern museums
crime
City life
first hand information
pollution

Place Advantages Facts City Causes Disadvantages Facts causes
Country
Task 4 Cities and Countryside
Writing
Some people like to live in big cities. They say city life is colorful , convenient and exciting. There 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, or watching a footfall game…
Task 2
Compare the lifestyle of Debbie with that of Paul and say which you prefer.
Name Debbie Paul Your opinion
Activity
In the morning
In the daytime
In the evening
Shopping
Convenient
Supermarket and shopping mall