1. Reading: Times have changed
8B Unit 1 Past and present
Reading: Times have changed
From Wenfeng Secondary School

2. tram
peak tram

3. light rail
ferry

4. Chinese chess

5. Have you seen this new film?
翻译下列词组：
不再…
一小时前
和某人玩
not …any more
an hour ago
play with sb.
翻译句子：
1.我已经吃过苹果了。
2. 你看过这部新电影了吗？
I have eaten an apple.
Have you seen this new film?

6. block

7. market stall

8. Disney Garden

9. temple

10. 1.married 2. dentist 3. took off 4. lonely 5. terrible 6. since
a. people who look after our teeth
____ a
b. in fact
2. dentist
____
3. took off d
c. very bad
____ g
4. lonely
d. left the ground and started to fly
____ c
5. terrible
e. having a husband or a wife
____
6. since f
f. from a time in the past until now
____
7. actually b
g. unhappy because you are alone
____

11. Hong Kong has changed a lot!

13. Questions:
Does Mr. Dong like his new flat?
Why or why not?
What’s the topic of the reading?

14. Some T/F questions
Mr Dong knows the Kowloon Walled City very well.
He moved into the Kowloon Walled City in 1960.
He got married in 1991.
When Mr Dong got married, he moved out of the Kowloon Walled City. T F F F

15. Some T/F questions
5. In the past 30,000 people lived in the Kowloon Walled City.
6. Mr Dong and his old friends meet in the Kowloon Walled City Park to play cards and Chinese chess.
7. The Kowloon Walled City is noisier than it was before. T T F

16. Some T/F questions
8. Mr Dong likes the open space and pretty gardens in the park. T

17. Where did he live before 1960? 2．Who did he live with first ?
Read the dialogue again and answer the following questions:
About Mr. Dong
Where did he live before 1960?
2．Who did he live with first ?
3. Why did he move to another flat?
4. When and why did Mr. Dong move out of the Kowloon Walled City?

18. About the Kowloon Walled City
Read the dialogue again and answer the following questions:
About the Kowloon Walled City
How many people lived in the Kowloon Walled City in the past?
What did people have in the Kowloon Walled City?
Why was there noise pollution?

19. What did the place Mr. Dong lived in turned into?
Read the dialogue again and answer the following questions:
About the changes
What did the place Mr. Dong lived in turned into?
What do Mr. Dong and his friends often do in the new park?
Is there an airport in the Kowloon Walled City now?

20. About Mr. Dong’s feeling
Read the dialogue again and answer the following questions:
About Mr. Dong’s feeling
Does Mr. Dong feel a bit lonely? Why?

21. B. I moved out of the Kowloon Walled city.
Read and rearrange the following sentences:
A. I got married.
B. I moved out of the Kowloon Walled city.
C. I was born in a block in the Kowloon Walled City.
D. I lived with my parents.
E. I moved to another flat in the same block.
C D A E B

22. The place has changed a lot
in the past
at present
people
what we have there
noise
feeling
30000 people lived in the Walled City.
Many people moved to other areas.
Our own Chinese medicine shops, dentists, market stalls, a temple and some small Chinese restaurants
The place has turned into a park.
The noise was terrible when the planes took off.
It’s very quiet.
In some ways life is better. But he feels a bit lonely from time to time.

23. Fill in the blanks:
Mr Dong was born in __ ____ in ___ ______ _____ ___ with his parents. They lived together until he __ _____. Then he and his wife ____ ___ another flat in ___ ____ ____. In 1991 they _____ ___ ___ it, because ___ _________ wanted to build a new park. But only __ ____ ____ he think life is better now. Many of his old friends _____ __ other areas and he feels ___ ___ lonely ____ ___ ___ ___. They
a block
the
Kowloon Walled City
got married
moved to
the same block
moved out of
the
government
in some ways
moved to a
bit
from time to time

24. Fill in the blanks:
often meet to play ____ and ____ ____. Now it is quiet but he misses the ____. They were like old friends. When they _____ ____, he was always pleased. Although the noise was _____ when the planes ___ ___.
cards Chinese chess
planes
landed safely
terrible
took off

25. Talk about the changes in Yancheng

26. We ______ learned English in Grade Three in the primary school. (one)
Exercises
用所给词的适当形式填空：
We ______ learned English in Grade Three in the primary school. (one)
They had a very ______ trip to Hangzhou. (please)
My parents were very _____ when I got good marks in the English test. (please)
first
pleasant
pleased

27. 4. Water ______ is more terrible than noise _______. (pollute)
Exercises
用所给词的适当形式填空：
4. Water ______ is more terrible than noise _______. (pollute)
5. He has had nothing after the ______ of his shop. (close)
6. His parents often tell him to drive carefully and _______. (safe)
7. Do you feel _______ after seeing the doctor? (good)
pollution
pollution
closing
safely
better

28. 8. Book 8B is ____________ than Book 8A. (difficult)
Exercises
用所给词的适当形式填空：
more difficult
8. Book 8B is ____________ than Book 8A. (difficult)
9. The old man was _________ when his wife died. (alone)
lonely

29. My uncle _____________ since he ___________. from time to time
选用词组的适当形式填空：
Exercises
get married, turn …into, take off, in fact, change a lot, in the past, noise pollution, as often as, from time to time
I miss my friends in the primary school ______________ because I cannot see them _________ before.
My uncle _____________ since he ___________.
from time to time
as often as
has changed a lot
got married

30. 4. We are pleased when the plane __________ on time. in the past
选用词组的适当形式填空：
Exercises
get married, turn …into, take off, in fact, change a lot, in the past, noise pollution, as often as, from time to time
noise pollution
3. There was ____________ in my living area _____________. But now it has become much quieter than before.
4. We are pleased when the plane __________ on time.
in the past
took off

31. 5. He looks naughty. ___________, he is a very clever boy.
选用词组的适当形式填空：
Exercises
get married, turn …into, take off, in fact, change a lot, in the past, noise pollution, as often as, from time to time
In fact
5. He looks naughty. ___________, he is a very clever boy.
6. We are trying our best to ________ our country _________ a modern and strong one.
turn into

32. Thank you!
Goodbye!