高一必修一Module4CulturalCorner

1、Module 4 A Social SurveyMy NeighbourhoodCultural Corner 1. Learn some new words and phrases . 2. Master the main information of the text. 3. Write a composition about the changes in your village .Learning aims1. Whats the name of this song?Country road, take me home. 2. Can you guess who sing this s

2、ong?It is sung by John Denver. John Denver is a very famous singer of country music all over the world.Leading-inthe Countryside in Western EuropeThe problems of some villages in western Europe. Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions about the problems of some villages in wester

3、n Europe. In which countries is the countryside changing? Fast ReadingIn some countries in western Europe, such as FranceSpainBritainSummarize the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1Some villages in western Europe are disappearing. Para.2Reasons for the change of the villages. Para.3Hopes for the sur

4、vival of the villages. Read the passage again and answer the following questions: 1. Why do some villages remain?2. What will be resulted in by these problems?Careful Reading1. Why do some villages remain?Because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village.2. What will be resul

5、ted in by these problems?1) The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place.2) Many villages in western Europe will have to fight to survive.Look and think. Life has become difficult for many villages , and some are _.There are a _ of reasons _this. Firstly, young people from villages usually wan

6、t to live somewhere _ and they often move to the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find _,as there aredisappearingnumberforlivelier workPost-readingoften very few jobs in the _.Sometimes villages _ because people from the cities _ a “ second home ” in the village, where

7、 they come and stay at weekends.have bought remaincountrysidemeanfightingwithout All these things _ that many villages in western Europe are _ to survive. We can only hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place _them.DiscussionWork in groups and discuss villages in

8、 your area. 1.What are the problems with countryside ? 2.How to deal with these problems?Once our countryside was beautiful and quiet.【知识拓展】【知识拓展】a number of 后面接名词复数后面接名词复数,谓语动词用复数。谓语动词用复数。 the number of 的数量的数量 ,后面接名词复数，谓语动词后面接名词复数，谓语动词用单数。用单数。 Language Points 1.a number of 大量的大量的 There are a number

9、 of reasons for this.导致这种结果的原因有很多。导致这种结果的原因有很多。【即学即练即学即练】I.改错改错 A number of apples is red.The number of students are 2,000. are is II. 语法填空语法填空Look! A number of pupils _ (be )playing hide-and - seek;the number of whom _(be)twelve.areis The price of vegetables went up because of the heavy rain that s

10、lowed the growth of green plants.由于暴雨减缓了绿色植物的生长，蔬菜价格上涨。由于暴雨减缓了绿色植物的生长，蔬菜价格上涨。2. The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there.房价上涨，当地人买不起房子。房价上涨，当地人买不起房子。（1）go up (价格、水位、数量等的价格、水位、数量等的)上涨，增加上涨，增加(1) go in for 参加考试（或竞赛）；喜欢参加考试（或竞赛）；喜欢 (2) go ahead 前进，继续做前进，继续做

11、(3) go without 没有没有也行也行 (4) go after 追求；追逐追求；追逐(5) go against 违背，违反违背，违反 (6) go down 下降，降低下降，降低(7) go for 竭力想取得；袭击竭力想取得；袭击(8) go back 回去回去(9) go over 复习；检查复习；检查【知识拓展知识拓展】完成句子：完成句子：1. 房价又上涨了。房价又上涨了。House prices _ again.2. 我想我们现在应该回去了。我想我们现在应该回去了。I think we ought to _ now.3. 咱们把计划再检查一遍好吗？咱们把计划再检查一遍好吗？

12、Shall we _ the plan once more?have gone upgo backgo over【即学即练即学即练】(2) afford vt. 买得起，有能力支付买得起，有能力支付 afford n. / pron. 买得起买得起;负担得起负担得起 (的的费用费用)afford to do sth. 负担得起做负担得起做（的费用）（的费用）afford sb. sth. / sth. to sb. 给予某人某物给予某人某物【即学即练即学即练】翻译句子。翻译句子。1)Id love to go on holiday but I cant afford the time._2)W

13、e cant afford to go on vacation this year._我想去度假，可是抽不出时间来。我想去度假，可是抽不出时间来。今年我们没钱去度假。今年我们没钱去度假。3. survive v.死里逃生，大难不死死里逃生，大难不死All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive.所有这些都意味着西欧许多村庄都在为生存而斗争。所有这些都意味着西欧许多村庄都在为生存而斗争。(1)survive sth. 经历（事故经历（事故/火灾火灾/地震地震 ）幸存下来）幸存下来

14、survive sb. 比比活得长活得长(2)survival n. 幸存，残存物幸存，残存物(3)survivor n.幸存者，生还者幸存者，生还者2.据说他比他妻子多活了据说他比他妻子多活了10年。年。1.据报道只有两个小孩在事故中幸存。据报道只有两个小孩在事故中幸存。翻译：翻译：【即学即练】【即学即练】Its reported that only two children_.Its reported that he _.survived theaccidentsurvived his wife by ten years4. contact n. 接触，联系；交往，交际；熟人；接触，联系；

15、交往，交际；熟人； 社会关系社会关系 vt.&vi. 接触，联系（某人）接触，联系（某人）Contact your neighbourhood committee.和你的居委会取得联系。和你的居委会取得联系。【知识拓展知识拓展】(1) contact sb. 和某人联系和某人联系(接触接触)(2) make contact with (想办法想办法)联系某人联系某人(3) get into/in contact with 与与取得联系取得联系(4) lose contact with 与与失去联系失去联系(5) be in/out of contact with 与与有有/没有联系没有联系(6) keep/stay in contact with 与与保持联系保持联系翻译：翻译：1)The pilot lost contact with the control tower.2) We stay in contact with each other by telephones.3)For fu