Unit10 SectionB reading 课件2020-2021学年人教版英语 八年级下册.pptVIP

1. Why do millions of Chinese leave the countryside every year? 2a Answer the questions before you read. Then read the passage to find out if your answers are the same as in the passage. Millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. 2. How often do you think these people visit their hometowns? 3. What new buildings does the government usually build in towns and villages? They may only visit their hometowns once or twice a year. Some people even have no time to return home. Large hospitals, new roads, new schools, parks and so on. Using Previous Knowledge We can often guess what a text is about by using what we already know. Answering questions before we read can also help us do this. Some people still live in their hometown. However, others may only see it once or twice a year. Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. Among these is Zhong Wei, a 46-year- old Hometown Feelings husband and father. He has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years. With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesn’t find much time to visit his hometown. “I used to return home at least once a year, but I havent been back for almost three years now. Its a shame, but I just don’t have the time,” he says. Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed. Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared. In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help. “I noticed that’s true of my hometown,” adds Zhong Wei. “Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear they re going to build a new school there.” Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot always stay the same. According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. “In my hometown, there was a big old tree opposite