牛津版初中英语八年级下 Unit 1 Past and present Main task A report What changes have taken place to Moonlight Town?What changes have taken place to Moonlight Town?What changes have taken place to Moonlight Town?Answer the questions:1.What did it use to be in the past?2.What is it like now?3.What are the advantages?4.What are the problems?Discussion What do you know about your hometown ？In the pastAt presentEnvironmentquiet, green hills around, fresh airmany new roads new buildingsmore peopleTransportgo to town by bicycle or on foot many buses pass the townGo there by taxi, bus or train a new railway stationAdvantagesa good environment a modern lifeProblemsless development fewer treesGive a report on the changes to your hometown:1. What is the title of your report?2. When were the photos taken?3. What can you see in the old photo and the recent photo?4. What changes can you see in the two photos?5. Do you like the changes? Why or why not? Language pointsGroup 1:1. 过去曾经做过某事2. 阳光镇3. 历史课题4. 事实上5. 结婚used to do sth.Sunshine Townhistory projectin factget marriedUseful phrases1. 搬到（出）某地2. 变化很大3. 在过去4. 变成5. 中药店move to (out of ) spchange a lotin the pastturn/change intoChinese medicine shopsGroup 2 :1. 噪音污染2. 起飞3. 安全着陆4. 感到寂寞5. 时常noise pollutiontake offland safelyfeel lonelyfrom time to timeGroup 3:1.从某种程度上说2. 独立地3. 收到……的来信4. 投入使用5. 不再 in some wayson one’s own / by oneself hear from /get (receive) a letter frombe in use / service no more/longer; not… any more/longerGroup 4:Write a report about your hometown.Homework
