英语人教版八年级下册Unit10 SectionB2a-2d.ppt

Talk about your hometown.Where is your hometown?Do you like your hometown?What are some of the special places in your hometown?Talk about your town/city with a partner.A:My city is lovely.B:What are some of the special places there?A:Well,theres a concert hall there.Its been around for at least 20 years.Free talkHow often do you visit your hometown?What are the changes in yourhometown?Before readingread the passage quickly to find out if your answers are the same as in the passage.1.Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year?2.How often do you think these people visit their hometowns?3.What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages?To search for work in citiesI think they visit their home towns once or twice a year.Large hospitals and new schools.Careful readingFind expressions in the passage that have the same meanings as these words and phrases.1.look for _ 5.go back _2.consider _ 6.changes _3.across from _ 7.area _4.in ones opinion _search forregardoppositeaccording toreturndevelopmentsplaceAfter readingComplete the summary with words from the passage.You may need to change the forms of the words.Many Chinese people these days leave their _ to work in _.They usually _ to their hometown one or two times a _.Zhong Wei hasnt been back in close to three years.He has been working in a _ factory in Wenzhou for the past 13 years.hometowncitiesreturnyearcrayonPeople like him are _ in how their hometowns are changing.New buildings are often built by the _.Zhong Wei thinks these changes are _ because things need to change in order to become better.But he also thinks some things _ change,and his hometown is still the place that holds all his childhood _.interestedgovernmentgoodwill nevermemoriesThink of changes that happening in your town or city today.Which changes are generally good?Which changes could be seen as bad?1.Try to give a summary about zhong wei s work and his hometown.2.Write something about changes that are happening in your hometown.