1、Cultural corner,Module 4,Countryside in western Europe,Brain-storm Can you give a description to the countryside in western Europe using only two words?2. What do you know happens to the countryside now?,Beautiful, quite.,They are changing now.,Read the text and answer the following questions.,1. In
2、 which countries is the countryside changing?In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain.,2. Why do some villages remain? Because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village.,1. What are the problems?1) Young people move to towns for a livelier life a
3、nd for work.2) People cant afford village house because city-dwellers buy them up.3) Farmers sell their land and stop farming.,Read again and answer the following questions.,2. What will be resulted in by these problems?Many villages in western Europe will have to fight to survive.The countryside wi
4、ll be a sadder and uglier place.,1. There are a number of reasons for this. reason for “的原因”，后接名词/代词或者v-ing形式This is the reason for his being late. reason why“的原因”后面跟句子This is the reason why he is late.,Language points,2. The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a hou
5、se there.go up 表示“（价格等）上涨”The price of these villas by the sea has been going up. 这些海滨别墅的价格一直在上涨。对比: The price of fresh vegetables has been brought up.,afford 表示“买的起; 付得起; (有足够的时间和金钱) 做某事”, 通常与can, could, be able to 连用。 I cant afford to buy such an expensive necklace. 我可买不起那么贵重的项链。,Id love to go on
6、holiday with you, but I cant afford the time. 我很想和你一起去度假, 可抽不出时间。,3. remain vi.1) 留下, 遗留I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. 2) 继续, 仍然是The deaths of the innkeeper still remains a mystery.,3) remain to be done 尚待, 留待Come on! A lot f work remains to be done. 快点吧，还有许多工作要做呢！,4. such as 与
7、 for example such as 一一例举，接词,for example 可用于句首, 句中, 句末 往往用逗号与被列举的事物隔开。 接句子,根据括号内所给汉语提示完成下列句子。 1. Would you like to spend a few days in the country to _ _ _ (摆脱) the noise of the city? 2. Do you think we can get to the airport by 8:00? We should _ _ (能做到), if there isnt too much traffic. 3. His fathe
8、r left his hometown to _ _ (挣钱) as a manual worker.,练习坊,get away from,make it,earn money,make/,4. We _ _ _ (交换礼物) each other at Christmas. 5. I can _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (既不能负担起时间也不能负担起钱) for a trip at the moment. 6. Luckily enough, he is one of the passengers _ _ _ _ (经历车祸后还活着).,surviving the car accident,
9、exchang gifts with,afford neither the time,nor the money,到目前为止 修建 许多, 大量 上升 仍然漂亮 听起来像,up to now,put up,a great many,go up,sound like,remain pretty,Important phrases in Module 4:,饿死 例如 加入委员会 购物中心 在地震中幸存 买得起房子,survive an earthquake,starve to death,afford to buy a house,join a committee,for example,shopping mall,Work in groups and discuss if villages in your area have similar problems with countryside in western Europe.,Homework,
