1、Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Extended Exercises Checkpoint Agenda UNIT GOALS 1.Politely ask someone not to do something 2.Complain about public conduct 3.Discuss social responsibility 4.Identify and discuss urban problems 5.Write about public health Lesson 1 Lead-in Listening Speaking Reading Writing 3 3 3 Lea
2、d-in On-the-Street Interviews:I enjoy living in the city because Exercise A Exercise B 3 Exercise C 3 Exercise A Circle the letter of the best choice to complete each statement.1.Chris says people in cities can on first impression seem than people in the suburbs.a.more intelligent b.ruder c.more str
3、essed out 2.Emma likes living in the city because .a.of cultural events b.of her short commute c.of the convenience Exercise A 3.According to Jessica,one advantage of living in the suburbs is that .a.its quieter b.people are friendlier c.its less expensive 4.One of the reasons Natalie likes living i
4、n the city is the .a.culture b.social life c.employment opportunities 5.Jessica thinks that .a.life in the city is better b.life in the suburbs is better c.life in both the city and suburbs is good Exercise B Fill in the blanks with what you hear.and so you.2 I live in the city,and 1 I really enjoy
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6、s_lots of_peopl_e with sim.Ai lnadr ,inyterehs,tIsreally like it,because 5.and very interesting people to speak to all the time.Exercise C Compare the lives in the city and in the suburb.Fill in the form.Advantages Disadvantages City life 1.The friends are around.2.Its easy to go out and meet people
7、.3.It is quick access to food,entertainment,shopping and so on.1.The rushing life and pressures make people a bit rude.2.Its noisy sometimes.3.Its messy sometimes.Suburb life 4.Transportation is convenient.1.Its quiet.2.There is nature.Life is not so convenient.Unit 5 Text B The Advent of the Megaci
8、ty Teaching Objectives Get to know life in a magacity Describe features of magacities Express people or things that have something in common Summarize the main idea of a text Teaching Activities Warm-up Activity Text Analysis Word Building Summary Follow-up Activity Warm-up What problems do you thin
9、k cities with 10 million or more people in China might share?Warm-up Little wonder,in China cities with a huge shifting population have to encounter twin problems,such as traffic jams and pollution.Since we have so many cars and industries,pollution may be unavoidable.Another issue that has aroused
10、growing concern is the education of children of migration workers.Additionally,medi-care of the migration workers also needs improving.Text B Q.How do you define“megacity”?A.We define megacities in our work as cities that have reached populations of 10 million or more.The majority of these are in de
11、veloping countries.Migration to the city is the route for many people to greater choice,opportunity,and well-being.By coming to settle in the city,they have in effect“voted with their feet.”The Advent of the Megacity Following is an interview with Dr.Janice Perlman,founder and president of Mega-Citi
12、es Project,Inc.Her organization attempts to make cities worldwide more livable places by taking good ideas from one place and trying to make them work in another.Mexico City over 18 million(2005)definition Text B Q.Why are these places going to be very important in the next hundred years?A.The 21st
13、century wont be a century of rural areas and small towns but of giant cities that will set the standard of how we live,how our environment is preserved(or not preserved),how our economies work,and what kind of civil society we develop.Q.Do megacities in the developed and developing world differ,or a
14、re they linked by certain similarities?Mexico City over 18 million(2005)importance Text B A.These large cities have a lot more in common with each other than they do with the small towns and villages in their own countries.For example,every megacity struggles with a widening gap between rich and poo
15、r.Every“first-world”city,such as Los Angeles,New York,London,or Tokyo,has within it a“third-world”city of poverty and deprivation.And every thirdworld city,such as Calcutta,Cairo,or Mexico City,has within it a first-world city of high culture,technology,fashion,and finance.Tokyo over 28 million(2005
16、)similarities Text B In addition,all megacities share the problems of providing jobs and economic opportunities,and making housing,education,and health care available.They deal with crime and violence,as well as basic infrastructure such as water,sanitation,and public transportation.This is no easy task.The leaders of these cities recognize that they have similar problems,and they would like to learn more from other cities,particularly about successful solutions.If we are going to create livable
