外研版八年级英语上册2Arnwick was a city with 200.000 people课件.pptxVIP

Module 9 PopulationUnit 2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.Read the words and expressions loudly.Words and expressionsflatrubbishquietlocalclose down n. 套房；公寓n. 垃圾；废弃物a. 寂静的；安静的adj. 当地的；本地的 （永久）关闭，关停Words and expressionsn. 学生；(尤指)小学生n. 污染a. 公共的；公众的n. 公共服务；服务v. 解决问题pupilpollutionpublicservicesolve Warming up1. Do you like cities or countryside? 2. What are the major differences between them?Country-sideCountry-sideCityCityObjectives：To get information from the reading passage in relation to city problems2.To learn some key words and useful expressions 3.To conclude the reading skills 4.To read the big numbers and articles correctlyFocus onWords:Flat, rubbish, quiet, local, public, pollution, servicePhrases:in the city centre→ outside the centreclose to… solve the problemclose down all over the worldPatterns:It was expensive to…It takes an hour to get there by bus.Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Use the words in the box to help you.1countryside field flat hospital job office rubbish village1. Why do people move to cities?2. What are the problems of cities?Nowadays towns and cities have grown rapidly as people have moved from the countryside. It’s calledurbanization(城市化).Now watch a video clip about the current situation of Shanghai and then you will get a better understanding about urbanization.2Read the passage and check your answers to Activity 1.Why do people move to cities?2. What are the problems of big cities?They want to find jobs and places to live .They are crowded with a lot of rubbish, traffic and pollution.3Check (√) the true sentences.Parkville was a quiet village. Arnwick was a city with 20,000 people. Arnwick now has a population of more than one million. The local school in Parkville has 2,000 pupils. Big cities need more money for public services.√√√4Check the passage with the correct form of the words in the box.flat local pollution rubbish service thousand Many towns and cities h