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U1 Lesson 4 City and Country Objectives: To practise using background knowledge strategies when reading. To practise reading for specific information. To express opinion orally and give reasons for them. To compare one lifestyle with another. Pre-Reading Answer these questions to prepare yourself. Use the Key Words below to help you. office, farm, underground, walk, crowded, space, quiet, noisy. How are city and country lifestyles different in China? Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain? Show some pictures in the country and in the city. boring, easy, free, peaceful, relaxing busy, dangerous, exciting, interesting, stressful boring, easy, free, peaceful, relaxing busy, dangerous, exciting, interesting, stressful The school in the city is very modern and bright.The school in the country The school in the city is very modern and bright. The school in the country is very old and shabby Spacious and bright classroom Have computer classes Reading Read and fill in the table with information about Debbie and Paul’s lives. Add information about your own life and compare. Debbie Paul You Lives in A big city a small village Wake-up time 7 am 4 am Job an accountant a farmer student Working hours 8 all day Works in center of London north of England Evening activities dance classes, go to the gym, French classes play with his children; study by distance learning Special activities go to the cinema, drive to the country and go walking there go to London for a weekend break Look at the chart then try to think out some words to describe the advantages and disadvantages living in the city or the country. City life City life Traffic jams … pollution Fresh air crime modern museums firsthand information isolation Country life inconvenient traffic peaceful environment more space … Post-Reading Choose the best answers: 1.From the first paragraph of text 1, we can know that ___ A. Debbie has to get up very early but Paul does