英语人教版八年级下册Unit10 SectionB 2a-2d.docx

Unit 10 Section B 2a2d学习目标：知识目标：ss should grasp the following words and phrases:nowadays among crayon shame regard count century according to opposite especially memory consider hold ss should grasp the following structures:He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years.Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century.能力目标： To guess what a text is about by using previous knowledge before reading.To understand the use of the present perfect tense.情感目标： To care about others and things around you by talking about hometowns changes. 学习过程：Step 1 Warming upTalk about your hometown.Where is your hometown?Do you like your hometown?What are some of the special places in your hometown?Step 2 Free talk Talk about your town/city with a partner according to the conversation.A: My city is lovely.B: What are some of the special places there?A: Well, theres a concert hall there. Its been around for at least 20 years.Step 3 Before readingHow often do you visit your hometown?What are the changes in your hometown?Step 4 Fast reading Read the passage quickly to find out your answers are the same as in the passage.Step 5 Careful readingRead the passage carefully to answer the following questions: 1. Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year?2. How often do you think these people visit their hometowns?3. What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages?Find expressions in the passage that have the same meanings as these words and phrases.1. look for search for 5. go back return2. consider regard 6. changes developments3. across from opposite 7. area place4. in ones opinion according toStep 5 Exercise Complete the summary with words from the passage. You may need to change the forms of the words.Many Chinese people these days leave their _ to work in _. They usually _ to their hometown one or two times a _. Zhong Wei hasnt been back in close to three years. He has been working in a _ factory in Wenzhou for the past 13 yearsPeople like him are _ in how their hometowns are changing. New buildings are often built by the _. Zhong Wei thinks these changes are _ because things need to change in order to become better. But he also thinks some things _ change, and his hometown is still the place that holds all his childhood_.Step 6 Group work Think of changes that happening in your town or city today. Which changes are generally good? Which changes could be seen as bad?Step7 homework 1.