初一英语(师大版)-U5 Lesson 13 Changes in Our Town 2.pptx

;What changes do they talk about?;Underline the key sentences.;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 your 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. ;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 shops. There was a little candy shop near our home. Your mum was there a lot. And candies were really cheap then. L: They aren’t very expensive now. G: That’s true. OK, let’s go and get some candies. ;1. Was mum’s hometown like a big city before?;2. What were Grandpa’s neighbours like?;3. What was the traffic like?;4. Was mum always at the shopping centre? ;1. Our town was very small then. 2. We were close to our neighbours. We were friendly to each other.;Our town 1 very small then. We 2 friendly to each other.;3. There were lots of bicycles and there were lots of trucks, too. 4. There was a little candy shop near our home. ;1. It wasn’t like this when your mum was