Lesson 4 City and Country

country

City

Learn Key Words office, farm, underground, walk, crowded, space, quiet, noisy.

1) How are city and country lifestyles different in China?

City life first hand information modern buildings Traffic jams crime pollution …

Country life Fresh air isolationmore space peaceful environment … inconvenient traffic

tall buildings shabby

Crowded street remote village

Convenient entertainment

Supermarket and shopping mall Shopping is easily done.

Polluted air Fresh air

Dirty and dusty Clean and fresh endless fields

Polluted water Clear water

Stressed and nervous Free and relaxed

2) Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain?  City life in Britain are noisy and there aren’t much space to live, there are many farms in Britain’s country, you can walk leisurely.Britain

Reading strategy: prediction Before you read a text, look at the title, photographs and drawings. Read the first two or three lines of the text. Try to guess what the text is going to be about

Guess what the two texts are about.

Read fast to find out which of the following are mainly talked about in the two texts evening activities daily routine friendship weekend activities Jobs

Read the text again and complete the table. Debbie Paul You Lives ina big citya small village Wake-up time Jobs Working hours Works in Evening activities Special activities 7 am 4 am An accountant a farmer student 8 all day Center of London North of England Dance classes, play with his children go to the gym, study by distance French classes learning Go to the cinema, go to London for a drive to the country weekend. and go walking here.

Post - Reading Choose the best answers

1. From the first paragraph of text 1, we can know that ___. A. Debbie has to get up very early but Paul doesn’t have to. B. Debbie is rather tired of the underground. C. Debbie goes to work by car every day. D. Paul has to travel far away to work every day.

2. In the last paragraph of text 2, it can be inferred that ___. A. Paul’s wife does not like movies B. Paul often goes to see the film C. The life of Paul is very convenient D. When Paul’s children see the tube, they will get very excited

3. The main idea of text 2 is that ___. A. Paul lives in a small village in the north of England B. It is easy for Paul to go to work C. Paul is busy but without the stress of life D. Paul’s life is very free

4. Whose life is better, Debbie’s or Paul’s? A.Debbie’s. B. Paul’s. C. Both. D. Different people have different ideas.

Speaking

Where do you live ?In a city or in the countryside? What do you like about where you live? List three things.