新编大学生基础英语unit1Lesson-1

1、S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/101 Introducing yourself Reading short texts for information Getting familiar with positive and negative adjectives to describe cities Revising Present Simple and Past Simple Interviewing a partner and writing a short text based on personal information Lesson 1 My TownS&WPLFLPR

2、IVS&RO2021/3/102a way of describing a city or an area that is unpleasant because it has many large modern buildings and no trees or parks.S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/103building material that is made by mixing together cement巩固, sand, small stones and water e.g. This road is made of concrete. The workers

3、embedded嵌入 the big posts in concrete. S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1042 a large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game e.g. He pushed his way through the crowd. There was a crowd of people in front of the town hall市政府. S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1053

4、. a large amount of money e.g. He made a fortune in real estate房地产. That ring must be worth a fortune.S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1064. objects such as rings and necklaces that people wear decoration装饰 e.g. She never wears jewelry. A person who makes, repairs or sells jewelry and watches. e.g. The jeweler

5、 will engrave雕刻 the inside of the ring with her name.S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1075. making a lot of noise or full of noise e.g. This room is noisy. The meeting was a noisy affair. S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1086. to add dirty or harmful substances有害物质 to land, air, water, etc. so that it is no longer pleasa

6、nt or safe to use e.g. We should not pollute our rivers with waste. Polluted air hangs over笼罩 the city. S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1097. having a lot of experience of the world and knowing about fashion, culture and other things that people think are socially important e.g. She is a sophisticated woman.

7、Most politician are very sophisticated.S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/10108. a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure e.g. I used to be a tourist guide. Tourist do not appreciate long delay at bank. attracting 吸引or designed to attract a lot of tourists e.g. Bali is the most touristy of the

8、 islands.S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1011Answer the questions. 1. Where are you from? 2. Do you like cities? 3. Do you live in the place where you were born? If not, why did you move?S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/10122. Read the profiles个人档案个人档案. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)? If false, explain why. 1

9、. Everybodys parents have different nationalities. F Rashids parents are both from India. 2. Everybody likes cities. 3. Linda likes her job. 4. Carolina is the most positive about her city. 5. Rashid was born in Bombay.FTFFS&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/10133. Complete these sentences with the correct name.

10、1. _doesnt work. 2. _can speak the most languages. 3. _ thinks that the city helps him / her to be creative.RashidLindaRashidS&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1014City adjectivesUnderline the adjectives in the texts on P6. Which are: a) positive b) negative c) neutral Key: a) positive: great ( x 2), interesting

11、 b) negative: boring, hectic, tiring c) neutral: OK, new, small, local, cold, big S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/10152. Are these adjectives positive or negative in your opinion? Key:a) positive: cosmopolitan, dynamic, sophisticated, varied, welcoming b) negative: crowded, dirty, noisy, polluted, stressful,

12、touristy, ugly3. Which of the adjectives could you use to describe your city or town?S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/10164. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 伦敦是个非常国际化的大城市。（cosmopolitan） London is a very cosmopolitan city. 2.她的母亲是在一种喧嚣的都市环境中长大的。（hectic） Her mother grew up in the hectic urban

13、environment. 3. 纽约被认为是一个充满旅游特色的城市。（touristy） New York is supposed to be very touristy.S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1017 4. 我几年前住过的那个城市是一个充满充满活力的 城市。（dynamic） The city where I lived a few years ago was a dynamic one. 5. 那班火车非常拥挤。（crowded） The train was very crowded.S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1018一般现在时与一般过去时的用法比较

14、一般现在时与一般过去时的用法比较一般现在时表示目前经常发生的行为动作或经常存在的状态，或表示客观真理、科学事实以及不受时间限制的客观存在；一般过去时表示过去某时发生的行为动作或状态。Present Simple and Past SimpleS&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1019例句例句译文译文He lives in Tokyo now.I go swimming every week. They play football at the weekend.Four plus four makes eight.Last year I often went to that libra

15、ry. I didnt go to work yesterday. 他现在住在东京。我每周都去游泳。他们周末踢足球。四加四等于八。去年我常去那个图书馆。我昨天没有去上班。S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1020Are these sentences true (T) or false (F) for you and where do you live? If false, make the sentences true. 1. Most people work from 9 am to 5 pm. F Most people dont work from 9 am to 5 pm.

16、 They work from 9 am to 7 pm. 2. The streets are often very noisy. F The streets arent often very noisy. Theyre very quiet at night. 3. Eating out is expensive. F Eating out isnt very expensive. There are really cheap restaurants. S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/10214. Most people travel around by car. F Most

17、 people dont travel around by car. They travel by underground.5. My parents were born here. F My parents werent born here. They were born in London.6. I liked the city more when I was a child. F I didnt like the city when I was a child. I like it more now.S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1022 Listen and comple

18、te the profile with verbs in the Present Simple or Past Simple. Rita Hi there, Im Rita. I _ in Jamaica, but my family _ to Paris when I _ two years old. We _ our own business a few years ago and its going very well. I _ Paris because there _ so much to do and see. Its impossible to get bored. The on

19、ly problem is everything _ a fortune.was bornmovedwasstartedlovescostsS&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1023Which sentences are in the Present Simple / Past simple tenses? And which talks about a present routine, a past state, a present truth / fact , or a past action?1. I study architecture. 2. I worked as a s

20、ecretary. 3. I work in the shop every afternoon. 4. We moved to Italy. (present truth / fact)(past state)(present routine)(past action)S&WPLFLPRIVS&RO2021/3/1024Turn each of the above sentences into a negative, then into a question. e.g. 1. I dont study architecture. Do you study architecture? 2. I didnt work as a secretary. Did you work as a secretary? 3. I dont work in the shop every afternoon. Do you work in the shop every afternoon? 4. We didnt move to Italy. Did we / you move to Italy?S&WPLFLPRI