1、WELCOME!,busy, dangerous, exciting, interesting, stressful,City,boring, easy, free, peaceful, relaxing,Country,Reading Strategies: PredictionBefore you read a text, look at the title, photographs and drawings.Read the first two or three lines of the text.Try to guess what the text is going to be abo
2、ut.,Lesson 4 City and Country,Now listen to the tape and check your guesses.,1. In England, the _is often called the _. Many people travel on this to work. 2. I am a real book_. I have so many books in my flat. It looks like a library! 3. The _ says that the weather this weekend is going to be sunny
3、 and warm.,underground,fanatic,tube,forecast,Vocabulary,4. If you like maths you could be an _, _you could be a maths teacher. 5. There is a restaurant _ and it is always _ because it is so popular. 6. I am studying by _ to improve my_.,distance learning,career,crowded,nearby,otherwise,accountant,Vo
4、cabulary,Ex. 4, Page 14,Read the text and fill in the table with information about Debbie and Pauls lives. Add information about your own life and compare.,4,Go to the cinema drive to the country and go walking there,Dance classes, go to the gym, French classes,Center of London,Go to London for a we
5、ekend break,All day,8,An accountant,North of England,Play with his children; study by distance learning,A farmer,4,Go to the cinema drive to the country and go walking there,Dance classes, go to the gym, French classes,Center of London,Go to London for a weekend break,All day,8,An accountant,North o
6、f England,Play with his children; study by distance learning,A farmer,You,City/Country,6,student,All day,Sanshui Middle School,Study,Go shopping, study, sleep, play computer games,1.From the first paragraph of text 1, we can know that _ Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesnt have to. Debbie
7、 is rather tired of the underground. Debbie goes to work by car every day. Paul has to travel far away to work every day.,Choose the correct answers.,2. In the last paragraph of text 2, it can be inferred that _.,A. Pauls wife does not like movies B. Paul often goes to see the film C. The life of Pa
8、ul is very convenient D. When Pauls children see the tube, they will get very excited,3. The main idea of text 2 is that _.,A. Paul lives in a small village in the north of England B. It is easy for Paul to go to work C. Paul is busy but without the stress of life D. Pauls life is very free,4. Whose
9、 life is better, Debbies or Pauls? Debbies. B. Pauls. C. Both. D. Different people have different ideas.,5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the texts?,Debbie has to spend all morning checking numbers every day on workweeks. B. Debbie likes to go to the countryside to have a weekend b
10、reak sometimes. C. Debbie and Paul are both movie fanatics and both see movies a lot. D.Paul likes all the crowds and the noise in London.,You are divided into two parts. One part enjoys living in the city, the other part enjoys living in the country. Tell us the advantages and disadvantages of livi
11、ng in city and country.,City life,Traffic jams,pollution,Fresh air,crime,modern museums,firsthand information,isolation,Country life,inconvenient traffic,peaceful environment,more space,Homework: Suppose you can choose to live in a city or a country. Write a short passage about the advantages and disadvantages of living in a city or country.,
