(
课件网) UNIT 5 Our neighbourhood Lesson 5 A good neighbourhood 1 Warming up The people there are friendly and helpful. I can live an easy life here. What is your dream neighbourhood like 1 Read the passage and complete the mind map. My name is Michael and I live in Highland Village. There is a pond near my house. During the winter, it freezes, and I can play hockey on it with my friends. There is also a new shopping centre in my neighbourhood. It’s only three blocks from my house. It has a grocery store, a bank, a bookstore, and a movie theatre. My mum and dad shop at the grocery store. Sometimes I go with them. My favourite place in the neighbourhood is the bookstore. I like to go there on weekends. It’s quiet and the chairs are very comfortable. Sometimes I read for the whole afternoon. My neighbours are kind and polite. It seems everyone enjoys a nice life here. grocery store bank near my house/ play hockey on it during the winter It seems everyone enjoys a nice life here. 2 What should we do to have a good neighbourhood Write down your ideas. Be friendly and helpful to our neighbours Take good care of the public things in the neighbourhood Get together to celebrate the traditional festivals 3 What would you like to have in your neighbourhood Talk with your partner. I’d like my neighbourhood to have a park, so I can exercise there. I’d like my neighbourhood to have a theatre, so I can go to a concert or see a movie. I’d like my neighbourhood to have a library or a bookstore, so I can read, borrow, or buy books there. I’d like my neighbourhood to have a grocery store, so I can go grocery shopping there. 4 Discuss in groups. Draw a map of your dream neighbourhood. My dream neighbourhood 5 Introduce your dream neighbourhood to the class. Don’t forget to mention your favourite place. My dream neighbourhood Welcome to my dream neighbourhood. Let me show you around. It is really comfortable and convenient. There is a big parking lot in front of my house, and it’s easy for me to park my car. There is also a supermarket near our neighbourhood. I often go shopping with my family there. When I want to relax, I can go to watch a film in the movie theatre beside the supermarket. After that, I can enjoy a good meal in the restaurant nearby and have a good walk in the park. If I just want to have a quiet time, the bookstore next to my house is a nice choice. That’s my favourite place. What’s more, there is a school, a bank, a hospital and a swimming pool in the neighbourhood, so I can live an easy life here. What about your neighhourhood UNIT 5 Our neighbourhood Understanding cultures: The six-foot lane 1 Read the story and number the sentences. 1 Read the story and number the sentences. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a famous family in Tongcheng, Anhui—the Zhang family. Zhang Ying was a Daxueshi in Beijing. He held great power. The Zhangs’ house neighboured on the Wus’. There was a narro ... ...
