Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.Learning goalsI. To review the new wordsII. To train reading skillsIII. To master some useful phrases and sentence structureIV.Wrting pratice What do the increasing population need?They need more flats.What do the increasing population need?They need more shops.What do the increasing population need?They need more hospitals.What do the increasing population need?They need a better public bus service.flatquietlocalrubbishsolvepupilDo you know these words?pollutionpublicservice1. Why do people move to cities?2. What are the problems of big cities?countryside field flat hospital job office rubbish villageWork in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.1. Where did people live after they moved to cities?They lived in flats outside the centre.2. When did the small local school in Parkville close down?Five years ago.Listen to the passage and answer the questions.1. How long will it take to go to school in Arnwick? 2. Where does Jo’s family live now? 3. Was it expensive to live in the centre of the city?An hour.In one of those flats.Yes, it was.Read the passage and answer the questions.√√√Check the true sentences and correct.1. Parkville was a quiet village.2. Arnwick was a city with 20,000 people.3. Arnwick now has a population of more than one million.4. The local school in has 2,000 pupils.5. Big cities need more money for public services.ParkvilleArnwickGroup-work:Translate the whole passage with the help of the phrases.Key phrases ： move to close to build flats in fact close down public services all over the world some day 搬到……离……近，靠近建公寓事实上，实际上关闭公共服务全世界某一天，有朝一日flat local pollution rubbish service thou...
