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课件网) UNIT 5 Our neighbourhood Lesson 4 Changes in the neighbourhood 1 Warming up How is your neighborhood There is a big park and many trees in it. The neighhourhood is modern and beautiful. 1 Look at the pictures in each group. Listen and tick the correct picture. 2 Read the conversation and underline the changes in Grandma’s neighbourhood. Today, Shanshan is visiting her grandma. Shanshan: Hi, Grandma! I missed you. Grandma: I missed you, too. Shanshan: How are your knees these days, Grandma Grandma: Much better. We have the lifts. They help a lot. Shanshan: That’s great! Grandma: Many old apartment buildings in my neighbourhood have lifts now. Shanshan: There are so many changes. The roads are wider, too. Grandma: Yes, they were indeed narrow in the past. Shanshan: And I can see there is a new park on the street corner. Grandma: There will be a big mall and a new subway. The subway will lead to the railway station. Shanshan: Really That’s wonderful! Grandma: We are so happy with these changes. 3 Write the opposites of the words below. Then choose the proper ones to complete Shanshan’s diary. narrow old new wide big new There were no tall buildings before. There are many tall buildings with lifts now. There were few cars on the road. There are lots of cars on the road. 4 Interview your parents or grandparents and take notes. The roads were very narrow. The roads are wider now. 5 Write about the changes in the neighbourhood according to your interview above. With the development of our society, there are so many changes in our neighbourhood. There were no parks or tall buildings before. But today there is a beautiful park and many tall buildings with lifts. People can live a comfortable and easy life, and they can even have fun going to the park sometimes. There were few cars on the road in the past, but now many people have their own cars. There are more cars on the road now. And the roads were very narrow in the past, but now they are wider. 2 Writting Skills What should we write about our neighbourhood My neighbourhood 开头：介绍社区情况 中间：对比社区的过去和现在 结尾：表达个人感受 开头：点明主题 开头段要用简明的语言点明文章的主题，需要先读懂题干要求表达的主题，再组织并使用合适的语句。 常见句型： My neighbourhood is a lively and welcoming place. 我的社区是一个既充满活力又舒适的地方。 Life in my neighbourhood is convenient and comfortable, with everything you need close by. 我社区的生活便利又舒适，一切所需近在咫尺。 中间：谈论社区的变化 在介绍关于社区的变化时，需要描述的要点包括： （1）社区过去是怎样的 （2）社区现在是怎样的 常见句型： Compared to the past, the neighbourhood looks quite different today. 与过去相比,如今的社区有了很大的变化。 All of us get along well with each other. 我们大家相处得很好。 There used to be only narrow streets and a few small shops. 过去只有狭窄的街道和几家小商店。 结尾：表达自己的感受 对社区变化进行介绍后，文章的结尾部分需要表达自己对社区的感受。 常见 ... ...
