Unit 1

Past and present

Integrated skills

Changes

Transport 交通Environment 环境Development 发展

In the past

In the present

a place of natural beauty

New buildingsNew flats

developments (n. 发展 )

In the past now

A Changes in Starlight TownA1 Daniel and Kitty are doing their history project. Listen to their conversation. Complete the information below about Starlight Town in the past.

Past

Environment: green ⑴_____

and fresh (2)_____, wild

⑶_____ near the lake.

Transport: bus and (4)_______

Living conditions: old (5)______

hills

airbirds

bicyclehouses

A2 Listen to the rest of their conversation and complete the information about today's Starlight Town.

lake

railwaybuildings

train

flats

Present

Environment: smaller _____, ne⑴w (2)_______ station, tall (3)_____

____ and new roads Transport: b

us, taxi and (4)_____

Living conditions: new (5)______

1. In Starlight Town, what did people have in the past?

2. What wildlife could you see?

3. How did people get there?

A. theatres B. lakes C. parks D. villages

A. ducks B. chickens C. rabbits D. birds

A. B. C. D.

4. Where did people live?

5. What changes have taken place in this town?

A.They lived in tall buildings.

B.They lived in old houses.

C.They lived in new flats.

D.They lived in hotels.

A. taxi B. bus C. light rail D. train

What can you see in this picture?

hills, lake, ducks, birds, bicycle, bus, small house, trees and grass, …

What can you find in this picture?

tall buildings, roads, cars, …

Have a discussion

Which one do you like better? Why?

A3 Kitty is writing about Starlight Town in her diary. Complete her diary entry on the next page with the words in the box.

air bicycle birds buildings flatshills houses modern railway taxi

13 February

Dear Diary,

Today I borrowed a book about Starlight

Town’s past and present.

Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago.

There were green(1) _____ and wild (2)______

near the lake. The (3)____ was clean and fresh

then.

Now it has become a (4)_________ town.

There is a new (5)________ station. There are

some new roads too. People can now travel to

and from the town by bus, (6)_____ or

hills birds

air

modern

railway

taxi

train, but in the past, people could only travel

by bus or (7)________. Another big change is

the many tall (8)_________ in the town. Local

people used to live in old (9)________,but no

w, most of

them have moved into new (10)_____.

Starlight Town has changed a lot over the

years. I hope I can visit it again.

bicycle

buildings

houses

flats

B Speak up ： We haven't seen each other since then.

Millie is telling Sandy about an old friend. Work in pairs and tell your partner about the changes in your life. Use the conversation below as a model.

Millie: I met my old friend Becky last week.

She's just returned from the USA.

Sandy: Really? When did you last see each

other?

Millie: About five years ago. She went

abroad with her parents. We haven't seen

each other since then.

Sandy: Oh, you were still at primary school

then.

So how do you keep in touch with each

other?

Millie: We mainly communicate by email. The

Internet makes communication much

easier

Sandy: Exactly.

Useful expressions

How long is it since you last saw each other?When did you last see each other?How long have you known your friend?We’ve known each other for 5 years.How do you keep in touch with each other?We mainly communicate by telephone / text / email.

Language points

1.borrow 指 “借入” , 而 lend 指“借出” , 两者互为反义词 .

borrow sth. from sb. 向某人借某物 lend sth. to sb. / lend sb. sth. 把某物借给某人 I borrowed a knife from Tom yesterday. Tom_____ a knife _____me yesterday. Tom ______ _______a knife yesterday.

lent to lent me

当 borrow 与一段时间连用时，用 keep 代替。 How long can I ______the book? A. borrow B. lend C. keep We borrowed these books two days ago.We _____ ______these books for two days.

C

have kept

一、词汇：1. The_____________ ( 发展 ) of science have chan

ged our world a lot.2.Children need a happy home____________( 环境 ).

3.The new train station has been in s_______ (use) for almost a month.

4. Li Lei’s bike is broken, so I l_____ mine to him.5. The air in the country is ________(fresh) than i

n the city.6.China is a ____________(develop) country.

Exercises

development

environment

ervice

endfresher

developing

二、选择：

1. I want ________some books from the

library.

A. borrow B. lend C. to borrow D. to lend

2.There _______many changes to this place

over the years.

A. are B. is C. were D. have been

C

D

Homework

Try to remember one of your friends who you haven't seen each other, and imagine the picture you meet.