八上M9Unit2.ppt

1、Module 9 PopulationUnit2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people.Mazhuang Middle School Wang Jinlianblue skyfresh airgreen plantsclean watercountrysidebeautiful noisy clean dirtynew flatswide streetsmodern schoolsbeautiful parksThe city of ZhuchengThe big citypopulation problemtraffic problemrubbish

2、pollutionair pollutionCould it be your town?Part(para1)Part(para2-3)Part (para4-5)b.The past of Parkville.c.The changes of Parkvillea.The problems that big cities like Arnwick bring us.Read the passage quickly and match the parts with the main ideas.Look through(浏览）浏览）the passage quickly to get the

3、main idea of each paragraph,dont read words or sentences one by one.Skimming reading Reading skills:Scanning reading Pay attention to（注意）（注意）the key words in the questions,look through the passage quickly to find out the information that you want.Reading skills:1.How many people were there in Parkvi

4、lle?2.When did the small local school in Parkville close down?Read the passage quickly and answer:200,000Five years ago.What was it like when Jos grandparents first came to Parkville?Read Para1 carefully and answer:Read the paragraph that the questions are in carefully,try to understand the meaning

5、of it and find out the answers to the questions.It was a quiet village.Careful readingReading skills:Read Para2-3：plete the table:changesreasonsresultsThe population of Arnwick increases_The government built flats outside the centre_Arnwick became bigger_Jo has to go to a school in Arnwick now_Peopl

6、e from Parkville moved to Arnwick to find jobs.It was expensive to live in the city centre.Parkville became part of Arnwick.The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago.Its very crowded,and rubbish is also a problem.Read Para2-3 again and choose:a.()What was the population of Arnwi

7、ck before Parkville became part of it?A.200,000 B.over 800,000 C.over one millionb.()How long does it take Jo to get to school by bus?A.five years B.half an hour C.sixty minutesBCParkville was near Arnwick,a city with 200,000 people.Soon,Parkville became part of Arnwick,and Arnwick became a city wit

8、h over a million people.Over 1000,000 minus(减）减）200,000 is over 800,000.Read Para4-5 and find out the answers to the questions:_.1.Arnwick needs _._.But to do all these things,it needs _.a.more schools,buses and hospitals.b.fresh air,clean water and better public services.c.more police to protect it

9、s people.more money 2.Do you think money can help solve all these problems?Why?3.Do you think we need more big cities like this?I think money can help solve many problems,but money cant help solve everything.Think it overI dont think we need more big cities with many problems,we need healthy cities.

10、_ Read aloud Read the whole passage and underline something that you dont understand.Problems of big cities Suggestions1.More people move to the city to find jobs and need places to live.2.There arent enough schools and hospitals in big cities.3.Traffic problems create air pollution.4.There is too m

11、uch rubbish in the streets.5.Its difficult to find clean water.Think it overThe government should provide more jobs for people in the countryside and build more flats in the cities.The government should build more schools and hospitals.The government should provide more buses and plant more trees,an

12、d people should try not to go out by car.People shouldnt throw away rubbish everywhere.Dont pour dirty water into the river,and we should save water.Homework:Writing:Please write down the changes of your city and its problems,and give some suggestions to solve the problems.(If its difficult for you to complete it,you can use the information in exercise III.)