北师大版英语七下Uni 5 Lesson 13第2课时课件.pptVIP

Unit 5 Now and Then Lesson 13 Changes in Our Town (Second Period) Years ago, … The village was small. The houses were old. Years ago, … The neighbours were friendly to each other. We were like a big family. We were close to our neighbours. Years ago, … There weren’t so many cars. There weren’t many buses, either. There were lots of bicycles and there were lots of trucks, too. The road was narrow and dirty. Years ago, … There weren’t any shopping centres. There were only small shops. Things in the shops were really cheap then. Years ago, … There was a little shop near my home. I was there a lot. And candies were really cheap then. L: Mum always tells me her hometown is small, but this is just like a big city. G: Well, it wasn’t like this when you mum was here. Our town was very small then. There weren’t many tall buildings. Back then, our house was small, but we were close to our neighbours. We were friendly to each other, just like a big family. Some old neighbours are still my best friends. L: You mean those Tai Chi friends of yours? Were they all your old neighbours? G: Yes. Now we live in large flats, but we are far away from each other. We seldom talk to our neighbours. Read the dialogue again. Circle and pay attention to be: was, were, was not (wasn’t) or were not (weren’t). L: But it’s easy to travel around the town, right? There are so many buses and taxis. G: Not really. Look at the traffic. It’s so bad! L: What was the traffic like before? Was it good then? G: There weren’t so many cars. There weren’t many buses, either. But there were lots of bicycles and there were lots of trucks, too. Oh, time flies. It was just like yesterday. L: Wow, look at all the shops and fast-food restaurants. I feel like I’m in Beijing! G: Yeah, things change so fast. This one wasn’t open a month ago. L: Was my mum always at the shopping centre? She really likes them now. G: No, there weren’t any shopping centres back then. There were only small shop