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Unit1 Past and present Reading (Part2) Times has changed1.Teaching aims: By the end of the class, my students should be able to: 1)knowledge aims have a good command of the changes about Sunshine town get familiar with the usage with some new words ,phrases and important sentences 2)ability aims retell the changes in Sunshine town describe some differences between past and present in their hometown 3)emotion aims show their gratitude to daily life and cherish it2. Teaching focus &difficulty Focus: get familiar with the usage with some new words ,phrases and important sentences Difficulty:describe some differences between past and present in their hometown3. Teaching methods Explanation;task-based language teaching; communicative approach4. Teaching aids Smart; whiteboard;pens;textbook5. Teaching process Step1:presentation 1)Review Mr ChenHow long he has lived in Sunshine townWhere he first livedWhen he got marriedWhere he lives 2)Discussion A.Find out the key language points by group work Since I was born; move house; in the northern part of ; two blocks away; since then B. Find some misunderstanding questions by themselves and try to solve the problems by other group members or teacher Step2: Language points 1) a bit (1) a bit = a little 有点儿 裤子有点儿长。 The trousers are bit tight. (2)a bit of 修饰不可数名词 一点儿钱 a bit of money 一点儿果汁 a bit of juice 2) factory n. 工厂 这个地区有几个汽车工厂。 There are several car factories in this area. 3)from time to time = at times = sometimes 有时候 他有时候去图书馆。 He went to the library from time to time. 4) improve v.改善，进步 我需要提高我的法语。 I need to improve my French. 5)lonely adj.孤独的，寂寞的 有狗的陪伴我一点也不寂寞。 With my dog around, I never feel lonely. alone adj. 单独的，寂寞的(区别） 6）married adj.已婚的，结婚的 get married to sb. 7) waste n. 废料，废品 v. 浪费 这家鞋厂爸废料倒入附近的河里。 The shoe factory put its waste into a nearby river. 8)used to do sth. 过去常常做某事 他过去常常放学后打篮球。 He used to play basketball after school. 9) turn .into. 把变成 把农田变成花园 turn farmlands into gardens 10) in some ways 在某种程度上 Step3: Practice 1). Finish exercise B3 and B4 on P11 and check answers together 2) Finish the follwing exercises (1) I have known him._(从我出生），because he is my father.(Since I was born) (2) Jim lives in the_(小镇的北部）。（northern part of the small town) (3) The local government has _(把这个市场变成了一个小学）（turn the government into a school) (4) Tom realized his problem and _(采取行动改善）his English.(take action to improve) (5) When my parents _(打牌）outside, I feel_(有点孤单）from time to time.( play cards ; a bit lonely) Step4. Activity Discussion : What has changed in our class in some ways? Fin