8B Unit 1 Past and Present Task Learning aims:1. Learn to describe two pictures about the past and present.2. Learn to write an article about the changes in the hometown.Can you say the changes in Starlight Town? PresentEnvironment: smaller ____, new ____ station,tall _____ and new roadsTransport: bus ,taxi and ________Living conditions: new_______PastEnvironment: green _____, clean and fresh ____,Wild ____ near the lakeTransport: bus and ________Living conditions:old_______hillsairbirdsbicyclehouseslakerailwaybuildingstrainflatsStep1: Lead-inGreat changes have taken place in Moonlight Town . What are the differences between these two pictures?pastpresentEnvironmentLifeTransportpastpresentStep2: Pre-task : Look and compareFact file事实档案In the past At presentEnvironmentLife Transport Opinionnarrow and dirty roadrubbish everywherelarge open spacesWide and clean streetsgreen trees on both sidesshops and tall buildingsSmall old housesListen to the radio or watch TVNew flatsComputers and the internet mobile phoneOn foot or by bicycleNow people are enjoying a comfortable lifeStep3: While –taskTask1: Read PartB .By bus or taxi; have own carsTask2: Ask and answerA: Has the Moonlight Town changed a lot.B: Yes, it has. A: What are the differences of environment between the past and present?B: In the past---, but now/at present--Task3: Finish Part CMany changes have taken place in moonlight town over the years.In the past, there were only______________roads in the small town. There was ________ everywhere. But now the streets are ___________ , with many __________ on both sides. The government has built ____________________in some large open spaces. Years ago, people lived in ____________. Now most of them have moved into _________. n...
