1、Module 4 A Social SurveyMy NeighbourhoodCultural Corner 1. Learn some new words and phrases . 2. Master the main information of the text. 3. Write a composition about the changes in your village .Learning aims1. Whats the name of this song?Country road, take me home. 2. Can you guess who sing this s

2、ong?It is sung by John Denver. John Denver is a very famous singer of country music all over the world.Leading-inthe Countryside in Western EuropeThe problems of some villages in western Europe. Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions about the problems of some villages in wester

3、n Europe. In which countries is the countryside changing? Fast ReadingIn some countries in western Europe, such as FranceSpainBritainSummarize the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1Some villages in western Europe are disappearing. Para.2Reasons for the change of the villages. Para.3Hopes for the sur

4、vival of the villages. Read the passage again and answer the following questions: 1. Why do some villages remain?2. What will be resulted in by these problems?Careful Reading1. Why do some villages remain?Because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village.2. What will be resul

5、ted in by these problems?1) The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place.2) Many villages in western Europe will have to fight to survive.Look and think. Life has become difficult for many villages , and some are _.There are a _ of reasons _this. Firstly, young people from villages usually wan

6、t to live somewhere _ and they often move to the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find _,as there aredisappearingnumberforlivelier workPost-readingoften very few jobs in the _.Sometimes villages _ because people from the cities _ a “ second home ” in the village, where

7、 they come and stay at weekends.have bought remaincountrysidemeanfightingwithout All these things _ that many villages in western Europe are _ to survive. We can only hope that they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place _them.DiscussionWork in groups and discuss villages in

8、 your area. 1.What are the problems with countryside ? 2.How to deal with these problems?Once our countryside was beautiful and quiet.【知識拓展】【知識拓展】a number of 后面接名詞復數后面接名詞復數,謂語動詞用復數。謂語動詞用復數。 the number of 的數量的數量 ,后面接名詞復數，謂語動詞后面接名詞復數，謂語動詞用單數。用單數。 Language Points 1.a number of 大量的大量的 There are a number

9、 of reasons for this.導致這種結果的原因有很多。導致這種結果的原因有很多。【即學即練即學即練】I.改錯改錯 A number of apples is red.The number of students are 2,000. are is II. 語法填空語法填空Look! A number of pupils _ (be )playing hide-and - seek;the number of whom _(be)twelve.areis The price of vegetables went up because of the heavy rain that s

10、lowed the growth of green plants.由于暴雨減緩了綠色植物的生長，蔬菜價格上漲。由于暴雨減緩了綠色植物的生長，蔬菜價格上漲。2. The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there.房價上漲，當地人買不起房子。房價上漲，當地人買不起房子。（1）go up (價格、水位、數量等的價格、水位、數量等的)上漲，增加上漲，增加(1) go in for 參加考試（或競賽）；喜歡參加考試（或競賽）；喜歡 (2) go ahead 前進，繼續做前進，繼續做

11、(3) go without 沒有沒有也行也行 (4) go after 追求；追逐追求；追逐(5) go against 違背，違反違背，違反 (6) go down 下降，降低下降，降低(7) go for 竭力想取得；襲擊竭力想取得；襲擊(8) go back 回去回去(9) go over 復習；檢查復習；檢查【知識拓展知識拓展】完成句子：完成句子：1. 房價又上漲了。房價又上漲了。House prices _ again.2. 我想我們現在應該回去了。我想我們現在應該回去了。I think we ought to _ now.3. 咱們把計劃再檢查一遍好嗎？咱們把計劃再檢查一遍好嗎？

12、Shall we _ the plan once more?have gone upgo backgo over【即學即練即學即練】(2) afford vt. 買得起，有能力支付買得起，有能力支付 afford n. / pron. 買得起買得起;負擔得起負擔得起 (的的費用費用)afford to do sth. 負擔得起做負擔得起做（的費用）（的費用）afford sb. sth. / sth. to sb. 給予某人某物給予某人某物【即學即練即學即練】翻譯句子。翻譯句子。1)Id love to go on holiday but I cant afford the time._2)W

13、e cant afford to go on vacation this year._我想去度假，可是抽不出時間來。我想去度假，可是抽不出時間來。今年我們沒錢去度假。今年我們沒錢去度假。3. survive v.死里逃生，大難不死死里逃生，大難不死All these things mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive.所有這些都意味著西歐許多村莊都在為生存而斗爭。所有這些都意味著西歐許多村莊都在為生存而斗爭。(1)survive sth. 經歷（事故經歷（事故/火災火災/地震地震 ）幸存下來）幸存下來

14、survive sb. 比比活得長活得長(2)survival n. 幸存，殘存物幸存，殘存物(3)survivor n.幸存者，生還者幸存者，生還者2.據說他比他妻子多活了據說他比他妻子多活了10年。年。1.據報道只有兩個小孩在事故中幸存。據報道只有兩個小孩在事故中幸存。翻譯：翻譯：【即學即練】【即學即練】Its reported that only two children_.Its reported that he _.survived theaccidentsurvived his wife by ten years4. contact n. 接觸，聯系；交往，交際；熟人；接觸，聯系；

15、交往，交際；熟人； 社會關系社會關系 vt.&vi. 接觸，聯系（某人）接觸，聯系（某人）Contact your neighbourhood committee.和你的居委會取得聯系。和你的居委會取得聯系。【知識拓展知識拓展】(1) contact sb. 和某人聯系和某人聯系(接觸接觸)(2) make contact with (想辦法想辦法)聯系某人聯系某人(3) get into/in contact with 與與取得聯系取得聯系(4) lose contact with 與與失去聯系失去聯系(5) be in/out of contact with 與與有有/沒有聯系沒有聯系(6) keep/stay in contact with 與與保持聯系保持聯系翻譯：翻譯：1)The pilot lost contact with the control tower.2) We stay in contact with each other by telephones.3)For fu