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课件网) Unit 10 I've had this bike for three years. Period(Five) SectionA(2a-2d) 版本:人教版八年级下册 Lead in Enjoy a video and talk about your town/city with partner. Objectives 1. To learn about Hometown Feelings and understand the main idea of the passage. 2. To learn new words: nowadays, search, among, crayon, shame, regard, count, century, opposite, especially, childhood, consider, hold, … New words nowadays search among crayon shame regard count century adv. 现今；现在；目前 v. & n. 搜索；搜查 prep. 在（其）中；……之一 n. 彩色铅笔（或粉笔、蜡笔） n. 羞耻；羞愧；惭愧 v. 将……认为；把……视为 v. 数数 n. 百年；世纪 according to opposite especially childhood consider close to hold 依据；按照 prep. 与……相对；在……对面 adj. 对面的；另一边的 adv. 尤其；特别；格外 n. 童年；幼年 v. 注视；仔细考虑 几乎；接近 v. 拥有；抓住 How often do you visit your hometown? What are the changes in your hometown? Warming up Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year? Search for work study Many adults are leaving their hometown to earn more money in the cities. How often do you think these people visit their hometown? What may these people think of when they speak of their hometown? parents children delicious food friends sweet memories beautiful scenery No matter how far away from your hometown, there must have a connection between you and your hometown. delicious food good/terrible weather beautiful scenery sweet memories high/a lot of hills heavy traffic busy/clean street tall/old/new buildings friendly people … 2a Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year? They go to the cities to look for work. 2. How often do you think these people visit their hometowns? 3. What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages? They visit their hometowns once or twice a year. The government usually builds new schools or hospitals. Pre-reading 1.What’s the main idea of the passage? 2.What do the pictures tell us? Reading Hometown Feelings Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only see it once or twice a year. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. Among these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year-old husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years. With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesn't find much time to visit his hometown. “I used to return home at least once a year, but I haven't been back for almost three years now. It's a shame, but I just don't have the time,” he says. 1.What’s the main idea of the passage? Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help. “I noticed that's true of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei. Children have learned ... ...
