Unit 1 Topic 3 Section B 英语九年级上学期.ppt

Unit 1 Topic 3 Section B 1a Listen, read and say. Helen: You have been in New York for a long time. How do you like living there? Bob: It’s great. I really love it. Helen: But I heard the traffic was terrible and everyone drove too quickly. Bob: Oh, you will get used to it. Helen: But I also heard the streets were dirty. Bob: They used to be, but the city has improved a lot. 1a Listen, read and say. Helen: Isn’t it dangerous there? Bob: Well New York was dangerous in the past, but, in fact, it’s quit safe now. I think it’s a wonderful place to live in. You can go to plays, concerts and operas every day if you like. We have beautiful parks, good schools, museums and excellent restaurants. You must come for a visit. Then you can see New York for yourself. 1b Work aloneMatch the two columns and write a short passage to compare today’s New York with that of the past. traffic wonderful street excellent place dirty restaurant terrible New York has changed a lot … 1c Pair work Discuss the following questions with your partner. 1. Where do you live? 2. What changes have taken place in your village/town/city? 3. How do you like living there? Why? If you don’t like living there, where do you want to live? 2 Group workDiscuss the differences between country life and city life. The following pictures and the information can help you. Example: It’ s very quiet in the country. There are fresher air, cleaner water and greener trees. But it’s quite crowded and noisy in the city, and there are many kinds of pollution and so on…… 3.Work aloneComplete these words and remember them. They are derivations. Prefix Suffix dis +obey= ( ) labor + er =( ) re + write =( ) peace +ful = (