八上M9Unit2.ppt

9 Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people. Grasp the key words and key structure: rubbish, quiet, close down, pupil, population, solve; Parkville was near Arnwick, a city with 200,000 people. … Arnwick became a city with over a million people. 2. Reading aim: To be able to write about problems and solutions. 3. Affection: we should try our best to let more people know the problems of our growing population. Teaching aims /r?bI? / /kwaI?t / /l?ukl / close down /pju:pl / /p?lu:?n / /p?blIk / /s?:vIs / / s?lv / 垃圾；废弃物 n. rubbish 寂静的；安静的 adj. local 当地的；本地的 adj. pupil (永久）关闭，关停 quiet 学生；（尤指）小学生n. 污染 n. public 公共的；公众的 adj. pollution 公共服务；服务 n. service 解决问题 v. solve Words and expression 1 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you. countryside field flat hospital job office rubbish village 1 Why do people move to cities? 2 What are the problems of big cities? 2 Read the passage and check your answers  to Activity 1. Could it be your town? Jo is fifteen and lives in Parkville. When Jo’s grandparents first came to Parkville, it was a quiet village. They had a small house, close to fields and hills. Parkville was near Arnwick, a city with 200,000 people. People from Parkville moved to Arnwick to find jobs, and they needed places to live. However, it was expensive to live in the city centre, so the government built flats outside the centre. Soon, Parkville became part of Arnwick, and Arnwick became a city with over a million people. Jo’s family lives in one of those flats. It is very crowded, and rubbish is also a problem. The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago, so Jo now has to go to a school in Arnwick with 2000 pupils. It takes an hour to get there by bus. There is a lot of traffic and pollution. It is clear that Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals. It needs fresh air, clean water,