外研版英语必修一 Module 4 A Social Survey -My Neighbourhood Cultural corner（.pptVIP

To learn about some information about villages in western Europe 1. What are these problems? 2. What will be resulted in by these problems? Read the text and answer the following questions. Places In some western European countries, such as ________, Spain and Britain Prob- lems Life has become difficult for villages. Some villages are ____________. ?France? disappearing Reasons Young people want to live somewhere livelier. People move to the cities to __________. It is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from ___________. So they sell their land and find another job. find work ?their farms?? Results The countryside would be a(n) ________________ place without villages. sadder and uglier? Work in groups and discuss villages in our area. 1. How were the villages in the past? What are the problems with them now ? 2. How to deal with these problems? The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there. go up 表示“(价格等)上涨” e.g. The price of these villas by the sea ________________. 这些海滨别墅的价格一直在上涨。 has been going up afford 表示“买的起; 付得起; (有足够的时间和金钱) 做某事”, 通常与can、could或 be able to 连用, 常用于否定句或疑问句。 e.g. I ______________buy such an expensive necklace. 我可买不起如此昂贵的项链。 Can we ________________? 我们买得起一辆新车吗？ can’t afford to afford a new car 1. Kate never took a taxi, even though she could ________ to. 2. Of the six people injured in the crash, only two ________. 选用方框内合适的单词并用其正确形式填空（每个单词限用一次）。 occupation, manual, afford, survive afford survived 3. Mr. Green gave up his _________ as a farmer and became a teacher. 4. Most ________ work in the past has been replaced by modern machines. occupation, manual, afford, survive occupation manual Work in groups and discuss if villages in your area have similar problems with countryside in western Europe.