必修一四单元Culturalcorner

1、Cultural cornerFirst, lets appreciate a song. While enjoying this song, try to imagine what the song describes. Countryside in western Europebeautiful, quite. Listen to the text and answer the following questions.1. In which countries is the countryside changing? 2. Why do some villages remain? 3. W

2、hich sentence can be replaced by the following one? They bring the price of homes up and people dont have enough money to buy one. _In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain.Because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village.The price of homes goes

3、 up and people from the areacannot afford to buy a house there .Read the text (P39) carefully and fill in the blanks.PlacesSome countries in western Europe, such as 1. _, Spain and BritainProblemsLife in the countryside is becoming so difficult that some villages are 2. _. France disappearing Reason

4、sFirstly, young people from villages often move to the towns and do not 3. _.Secondly, there are often very few 4. _ in the countryside.Thirdly, it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make 5. _ from their farms. So they 6. _ their land and find another job.ConclusionThe countryside wo

5、uld be a(n) 7. _ place without villages. So, many villages in western Europe are fighting to 8. _.return jobsmoney sell sadder and uglier surviveLife has become difficult for many villages, and some are _1_ (disappear). There are a number of _2_(reason) for this. Firstly, young people from villages

6、usually want to _3_ (live) somewhere livelier and they often move to the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities _4_ find work, as there are often very few jobs in _5_ countryside. Sometimes villages remain _6_ people from the cities have bought a “ second home ” in the village,

7、 _7_ they can come and stay at weekends. All these changes mean that many villages _8_ western Europe are fighting to survive. We can only hope they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and _9_ (ugly) place _10_ (with) them. Fill in the blanks.disappearinglivethebecausereasonsuglier withou

8、twheretoin1.In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain, the countryside is changing. such as 与与 for example such as 往往不能把事物全部列出往往不能把事物全部列出, ,可以以可以以 “ “名词名词 (,) +such as +(,) +such as +被列举的事物被列举的事物” ” 和和 “ “such+such+名词名词+as+as+被列举的事物被列举的事物”形式出现形式出现for example 可以用于句首可以用于句首

9、, , 句中句中, , 句末。句末。 往往用往往用逗号逗号与被列举的事物隔开。与被列举的事物隔开。e.g. e.g. 我喜欢喝茶和果汁类的饮料我喜欢喝茶和果汁类的饮料。 I like drinks such as tea and juice. = I like such drinks as tea and juice. 2. There are a number of reasons for this. reason for + 名词名词/代词代词/V-ing reason why + 句子句子 这就是他迟到的原因。这就是他迟到的原因。 This is the reason for his b

10、eing late. This is the reason why he is late.表示表示“的原因的原因”3. We can only hope that they will remain. Remain vi. (1) 留下留下, 遗留遗留我去了城市但是我兄弟留在了家乡。我去了城市但是我兄弟留在了家乡。I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. (2) 继续继续, 仍然是仍然是客栈老板的死因仍是个迷。客栈老板的死因仍是个迷。The deaths of the innkeeper still remains a myster

11、y. (3) remain to be done 尚待尚待, 留待留待快点吧，还有许多工作要做呢！快点吧，还有许多工作要做呢！Come on! A lot of work remains to be done.Some important phrases in module 4. 到目前为止到目前为止许多许多,大量大量仍然漂亮仍然漂亮 饿死饿死加入委员会加入委员会 在地震中幸存在地震中幸存up to nowa great many survive an earthquake starve to death join a committee remain pretty 修建修建上升上升听起来像听起来像例如例如购物中心购物中心买得起房子买得起房子put up go up