Integrated skills

environmenttransportcondition

returnlast

abroad

n. 环境n. 交通车辆，运输工具n. 环境，条件，状况vi. 返回adv. 最近，上一次；最后adv. 到（在）国外

Words review

primarykeep in touchcommunicate

communicationexactly

adj. 小学教育的；初级的保持联系vi. & vt. 交流，交际n. 交流，交际adv.（答语）正是，没错

Words & phrase review

To listen for details about changes in Starlight Town To focus on general meanings by identifying specific details in pictures and the general context To respond to information obtained from listening by completing a letter To talk about the changes in your life

Objectives

A changes in Starlight Town

Past

Present

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, …

A1 Daniel and Kitty are doing their history project. Listen to their conversation. Complete the information below about Starlight Town in the past.

PastEnvironment: green ________, clean and fresh _______, wild _________ near the lake Transport: bus and ________Living conditions: old ________

hillsair birds

bicyclehouses

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

PresentEnvironment: smaller ________, new ________ station, tall _________ and new roadsTransport: bus, taxi and _______Living conditions: new ________

lakerailway buildings

trainflats

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

air bicycle birds buildings flats hills houses modern railway taxi

13 FebruaryDear Diary,Today, I borrowed a book about Starlight Town’s past and present. Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago. There were green ________ and wild ______ near the lake. The ______ was clean and fresh then.Now it has become a _______ town. There is a new _______ station. There are some

hillsbirds air

modernrailway

new roads too. People can now travel to and from the town by bus, _______ or train, but in the past, people could only travel by bus or ___________.Another big change is the many tall _________ in the town. Local people used to live in old _______, but now, most of them have moved into new _______.Starlight Town has changed a lot over the years. I hope I can visit it again.

taxi

bicycle

buildingshouses

flats

Have a discussion

Which one do you like better? Why?

Millie is telling Sandy about an old friend. Listen to their conversation and fill in the blanks.

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

— I met my old friend Becky last week. She’s just _________ from the USA.— Really? When did you ____ see each other?— About ____ years ago. She went abroad with her parents. We ___________ each other since then.

returnedlast

fivehaven’t seen

— Oh, you were still at _________ school then. So how do you ____________ with each other?— We mainly ____________ by email. The Internet ______ communication much easier.— Exactly.

primarykeep in touch

communicatemakes

Talk

Work in pairs and tell your partner about your friends. Use Millie and Sandy’s conversation as a model.

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.

To preview Study skills on Page 17

To preview Task on Pages 18 and 19

To preview the new words in Unit 2

1. We’re not doing enough to protect the __________ (环境 ) from pollution.2. The house is in good _________ (状况 ).3. She left South Africa at the age of 15 and has never _________ (返回 ). 4. No, Jane and I never ____________ (保持联系 ) after college. 5. There’s very little ____________ (交流 ) between mother and daughter.