2. Integrated skills

3. 学生早读时已预习过本单元单 词，可利用几分钟时间带学生 快速回顾温习。对单词的熟练 度越高，阅读的速率也越高。 单词回顾

4. environment transport condition return last 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

5. primary keep in touch communicate communication exactly 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

6.  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

7. A changes in Starlight Town Past Present

8. What can you see in this picture? hills, lake, ducks, birds, bicycle, bus, small house, trees and grass, …

9. What can you find in this picture? tall buildings, roads, cars, …

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

11. Past Environment: green ________, clean and fresh _______, wild _________ near the lake Transport: bus and ________ Living conditions: old ________ hills airbirds bicycle houses

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

13. Present Environment: smaller ________, new ________ station, tall _________ and new roads Transport: bus, taxi and _______ Living conditions: new ________ lake railwaybuildings train flats

14. 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

15. 13 February Dear 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 hills birds air modern railway

16. 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 buildings houses flats

17. Have a discussion Which one do you like better? Why?

18. 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

19. — 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. returned last five haven’t seen

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

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

22. 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.

23. To preview Study skills on Page 17 To preview Task on Pages 18 and 19 To preview the new words in Unit 2

24. 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.

25. 1. environment 2. condition 3. returned 4. kept in touch 5. communication Keys