Unit 2 arnwick was a city with 200000 people

1、 What do the increasing population need?They need more flats.What do the increasing population need?They need more shops.What do the increasing population need?They need more hospitals.What do the increasing population need?They need a better public bus service.flatquietlocalrubbishsolvepupilDo you

2、know these words?pollutionpublicservice1. Why do people move to cities?2. What are the problems of big cities?countryside field flat hospital job office rubbish villageWork in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.1. Where did people live after they moved to citie

3、s?They lived in flats outside the centre.2. When did the small local school in Parkville close down?Five years ago.Listen to the passage and answer the questions.1. How long will it take to go to school in Arnwick? 2. Where does Jos family live now? 3. Was it expensive to live in the centre of the c

4、ity?An hour.In one of those flats.Yes, it was.Read the passage and answer the questions.Check the true sentences.1. Parkville was a quiet village.2. Arnwick was a city with 20,000 people.3. Arnwick now has a population of more than one million.4. The local school in Parkville has 2,000 pupils.5. Big

5、 cities need more money for public services.flat local pollution rubbish service thousandMany towns and cities have the same problems as Arnwick. People need places to live, so the (1) _ government has to build more (2) _.localflatsComplete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.P

6、eople need better bus and train (3) _. They also produce more (4) _, so the government has to make more efforts to protect the city against (5) _. As we say, a hundred people make a (6) _ problems!servicesrubbishpollutionthousand( ) Many young people want to leave the countryside because they want t

7、o find jobs in the city.( ) There are not enough schools and hospitals. Read and check the problems that exist in your home town.( ) Too much traffic brings air pollution.( ) There is too much rubbish in the streets.( ) There arent enough police in the city.( ) Its difficult to get enough clean wate

8、r.Write down your suggestions to solve the problems in your home town.1. ., so the government built flats outside the centre. flats 表示表示“公寓，套房公寓，套房” house 表示表示“房子房子”2. Its clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals. Its clear that 表示表示“很清楚很清楚.”。e.g. Its clear that we need to work har

9、d before the coming final exam. 很明显，我们要在即将到来的期末很明显，我们要在即将到来的期末 考试前努力学习。考试前努力学习。3. The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago. local adj. 当地的当地的 close down 表示表示“（永久性地）停工，（永久性地）停工，关闭关闭”。e.g. The company closed down last year. 去年那家公司关闭。去年那家公司关闭。4. There is a lot of traffic and pollu

10、tion. pollution n. 污染污染 pollute v. 污染污染e.g. Noise pollution is more serious in the city. 噪音污染是城市中更为严重的问噪音污染是城市中更为严重的问 题。题。 冠词有三种形式：不定冠词冠词有三种形式：不定冠词 a(n), 定冠定冠 the和零冠词。和零冠词。一、不定冠词的用法。一、不定冠词的用法。1. 首次提到某人某人首次提到某人某人, 不定冠词起介绍作用。不定冠词起介绍作用。e.g. Im preparing some notes for a report. 我正在为一个报告准备笔记。我正在为一个报告准备笔

11、记。2. 表示表示“每一每一”的概念，相当于的概念，相当于 every。e.g. I go to the cinema once a month. 我一个月去看一次电影。我一个月去看一次电影。3. 某些固定短语中，要用不定冠词。某些固定短语中，要用不定冠词。e.g. have a good time, in a hurry, have a break二、定冠词的用法。二、定冠词的用法。1. 指前面提到过的人或物，或特指某人或指前面提到过的人或物，或特指某人或某物。某物。e.g. I have a dog. The dog is brown.2. 指谈话双方都知道的人或物。指谈话双方都知道的人或

12、物。e.g. I had to write the same report last term!3. 用于序数词以及形容词的最高级之前。用于序数词以及形容词的最高级之前。e.g. He went to the first floor.4. 用于世界上独一无二的事物。用于世界上独一无二的事物。e.g. The sun is shining brightly.5. 在江河、海洋、山脉等地理名词前在江河、海洋、山脉等地理名词前及由普通名词构成的专有名词前。及由普通名词构成的专有名词前。e.g. the Great Wall of China6. 用于表示方位名词前。用于表示方位名词前。e.g. Gu

13、angdong is in the south of China.7. 用在弹奏乐器中。用在弹奏乐器中。e.g. The boy is playing the piano.8. 在某些形容词前加定冠词，表示一类在某些形容词前加定冠词，表示一类 人或物。人或物。e.g. The old are dancing on the playground.9. 在姓氏复数形式之前在姓氏复数形式之前, 表示表示“一家人一家人”或或“夫妇两人夫妇两人”。e.g. The Browns are really a large family.10. 用于某些固定短语中。用于某些固定短语中。e.g. by the w

14、ay三、零冠词。三、零冠词。1. 在球类活动、学科名称前，以及节日、在球类活动、学科名称前，以及节日、月份、星期前不用冠词。月份、星期前不用冠词。e.g. 1st June is Childrens Day.2. 名词前已有指示代词、物主代词、不名词前已有指示代词、物主代词、不定冠词或数词等作定语的名词前不用定冠词或数词等作定语的名词前不用冠词。冠词。e.g. I have several questions to ask.3. 在某些固定词组和习惯用语中不用在某些固定词组和习惯用语中不用冠词。冠词。e.g. by bus at night in trouble 冠词的用法。冠词的用法。 重点

15、短语。重点短语。 build flats in fact close down public service 1. Please make _ for the old woman. Here you are. A. house B. flat C. room2. The paper factory _ last year and the villagers were very happy to have a better life. A. closed off B. closed away C. closed downCC3. Air _ is a serious problem in big cities. A. pollution B. pollute C. rubbish4. The government needs to make _ to protect the forest. A. laws B. stories C. waysAA1. Be careful ! There is _ dog lying on the ground. Thanks a l