Unit1 Lifestyles Lesson4 City and Country
教学案
Objectives:
To practice using background knowledge strategies when reading. To practice 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. 1) How are city and country lifestyles different in China？ 2) Can you imagine city and country lifestyles in Britain？ Show some pictures in the country and in the city.
boring, easy, busy,
free, dangerous, peaceful, exciting, relaxing
interesting, stressful
Reading
Read and fill in the table with information about Debbie and Paul’s lives. Add information about your own life and compare. Lives in
Debbie A big city
Paul a small village
Wake-up time Job Working hours Works in Evening activities Special activities
center of London
north of England
7 am an accountant 8
4 am a farmer all day
student You
dance classes， go to the play with his children； gym， French classes go to the cinema，
study by distance learning
go to London for a
drive to the country and weekend break go walking there
Look at the chart then try to think out some words to describe the advantages and disadvantages living in the city or the country.
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 doesn’t have to. B .Debbie is rather tired of the underground. C .Debbie goes to work by car every day. D .Paul has to travel far away to work every day.
2. In the last paragraph of text 2， it can be inferred that ___. A. Paul’s wife does not like movies