搜索
Topic3Theworldhaschangedforthebetter.1aLook,listenandsayMaria:Whatareyoureading,Jane?Jane:IamreadinganewspaperfromCanada.Martinsaysthereisaninterestingarticle.Itisaboutaprogramthathelpshomelesspeople.Maria:AretherehomelesspeopleinCanada?Jane:Oh,yes!Everycountryhashomelesspeople.Thearticlesaysonecityhasawonderfulprogramtohelphomelesspeoplereturntoworkandlivelikeotherpeople.Maria:Thatsoundsgreat!Howdotheydoit?Jane:Well,oncetheyfindpeopleinneed,theydecideonsuitablewaystohelpthem.Maria:Cantheygetgoodfoodandmedicine?Jane:Yes.Anditisnotonlythat.Thegovernmentprovideshomelesspeoplewithnicehomes.Ittrainsthemsothattheycanfindjobsagain.Maria:Ithinkitisimportantforthesepeopletofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Jane:Youareright.Theworldhaschangedforthebetter.1bPairwork:Changedirectspeechintoindirectspeechorchangeindirectspeechintodirectspeech.Thenpracticethesentenceswithyourpartner.1.“Whatareyoureading,Jane?”Mariaasked.MariaaskedJanewhat__________________________________2.Janesaid,“I’mreadinganewspaperfromCanada.”Janesaidthatshe_____________________________________.3.“AretherehomelesspeopleinCanada?”MariaaskedJane.MariaaskedJaneif___________________inCanada.4.Janesaidthatthisprogramhelpedhomelesspeoplereturntoworkandlivelikeotherpeople.Janesaid,“______________________________________________.”5.Janesaidthatthegovernmentprovidedhomelesspeoplewithnicehomesandtrainedthem.Janesaid,“_____________________________________________.”3Workalone:MatchcolumnAwithcolumnBtoformcompoundsandguesstheirnewmeanings.Thentrytogivemoreexamples.ABABmotherdaughter/sonfriendstairsbasketlandwashcakefilmmatefirebrushbirthhousedownroomhomeballtoothlandgreenwifepanplaceroommakerdaymangranddaypoliceshiphousetownraincoathandbagfarmtimeSectionB1aListen,readandsayHelen:YouhavebeeninNewYorkforalongtime.Howdoyoulikelivingthere?Bob:it’sgreat.Ireallyloveit.Helen:ButIheardthetrafficwasterriblewasterribleandeveryonedrovetooquickly.Bob:Oh,youwillgetusedtoit.Helen:ButIalsoheardthestreetsweredirty.Bob:Theyusedtobe,butthecityhasimprovedalot.Helen:isn’titdangerousthere?Bob:Well,NewYorkwasdangerousinthepast,but,infact,it’squitesafenow.Ithinkit’sawonderfulplacetolivein.Youcangotoplays,concertsandoperaseverydayifyoulike.Wehavebeautifulparks,goodschools,museumsandexcellentrestaurants.Youmustcomeforavisit.ThenyoucanseeNewYorkforyourself.1bWorkalone:Matchthetwocolumnsandwriteashortpassagetocomparetoday’sNewYorkwiththatofthepast.trafficwonderfulstreetterriblerestaurantsdirtyplaceexcellentChangesNewYorkhaschangedalot._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.1cPairwork:discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.1.Wheredoyoulive?2.Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinyourvillage/town/city?3.howdoyoulikelivingthere?Why?4.ifyoudon’tlikelivingthere,wheredoyouwanttolive?2Groupwork:Discussthedifferencesbetweencountrylifeandcitylife.Thefollowinginformationmanyhelpyou.EnvironmententertainmentTrafficmedicalcareExample:It’sveryquietinthecountry.therearefresherair,clearerwaterandgreenertrees.Butit’squitecrowdedandnoisyinthecity,andtherearemanykindsofpollution,suchasairpollution,waterpollutionandsoon…3Workalone:completethesewordsandrememberthem.Theyarederivations.PrefixSuffixdis+obey=labor+er=re+write=peace+ful=un+fair=home+less=im+possible=excite+ing=un+comfortable=change+able=un+friendly=invent+tion=re+tell=homeless+ness=dis+like=snow+y=un+happy=rapid+ly=im+polite=develop+ment=SectionC1aReadandunderstand:ReadaboutanorganizationinCanadathattriestohelpthehomeless.Thendiscussthisquestion:Whatcanbedonetohelphomelesspeople?AfamousprograminEdmontonhashelpedhomelesspeopleformanyyears.ItiscalledEdmontonCommunityServices.Itisfamousbecauseithasbeensosuccessfulinhelpinghomelesspeoplereturntonormallives.EdmontonCommunityserviceshelpspeoplegetjobs.Italsolendsmoneytothemsothattheycanrentapartmentsandbuyclothesfortheirchildren.Aspecialprogramforstreetkids,called“KidsintheHall”,helpshomelesschildrenlikeZack.“IntheHall”,isthenameofarestaurantinEdmonton.Thefoodisprepared,cookedandservedbystreetkids.Atthesametime,theyarelearningrestaurantskillsthere.Whentheyfinishtheirtraining,itwillbeeasyforthemtofindjobs.However,streetkidsmustobeystrictrules.Ifanyonetakesdrugsordisobeystheotherrules,hecan’tstayintheprogram.Hehastoreturntothestreets.Zackthinksthattheserulesarestrict.Buthesays,“Theprogram‘KidsintheHall’hasgivenmeagoodchancetosucceed.Itwillhelpmelivelikeotherkidsagain.”1bWorkalone:read1aagainandfinishthefollowingtasks.1.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?a.Todescribesomedeliciousfood.b.TotalkaboutaboynamedZack.c.Totalkaboutaprogramthathelpshomelesspeople.2.Listtwootherproblemsmentionedinthearticle.a.Noclothesforchildren.b._______________________c.________________________3.ExplainhowEdmontonCommunityservicesprogramhelpssolvetheseproblems.a.EdmontonCommunityserviceslendsmoneytoparentstobuyclothesforc