八上M9Unit2

Module9PopulationUnit2Arnwickwasacitywith200,000people.MazhuangMiddleSchoolWangJinlianblueskyfreshairgreenplantscleanwatercountrysidebeautifulnoisycleandirtynewflatswidestreetsmodernschoolsbeautifulparksThecityofZhuchengThebigcitypopulationproblemtrafficproblemrubbishpollutionairpollutionCoulditbeyourtown?PartⅠ(para1)PartⅡ(para2-3)PartⅢ(para4-5)b.ThepastofParkville.c.ThechangesofParkvillea.TheproblemsthatbigcitieslikeArnwickbringus.Readthepassagequicklyandmatchthepartswiththemainideas.Lookthrough(浏览）thepassagequicklytogetthemainideaofeachparagraph,don’treadwordsorsentencesonebyone.SkimmingreadingReadingskills:ScanningreadingPayattentionto（注意）thekeywordsinthequestions,lookthroughthepassagequicklytofindouttheinformationthatyouwant.Readingskills:1.HowmanypeoplewerethereinParkville?2.WhendidthesmalllocalschoolinParkvilleclosedown?Readthepassagequicklyandanswer:200,000Fiveyearsago.WhatwasitlikewhenJo’sgrandparentsfirstcametoParkville?ReadPara1carefullyandanswer:Readtheparagraphthatthequestionsareincarefully,trytounderstandthemeaningofitandfindouttheanswerstothequestions.Itwasaquietvillage.CarefulreadingReadingskills:ReadPara2-3：1.completethetable:changesreasonsresultsThepopulationofArnwickincreases_____________________________________________________________________________Thegovernmentbuiltflatsoutsidethecentre____________________________________Arnwickbecamebigger__________________________JohastogotoaschoolinArnwicknow______________________________________________PeoplefromParkvillemovedtoArnwicktofindjobs.Itwasexpensivetoliveinthecitycentre.ParkvillebecamepartofArnwick.ThesmalllocalschoolinParkvillecloseddownfiveyearsago.It’sverycrowded,andrubbishisalsoaproblem.ReadPara2-3againandchoose:a.()WhatwasthepopulationofArnwickbeforeParkvillebecamepartofit?A.200,000B.over800,000C.overonemillionb.()HowlongdoesittakeJotogettoschoolbybus?A.fiveyearsB.halfanhourC.sixtyminutesBCParkvillewasnearArnwick,acitywith200,000people.Soon,ParkvillebecamepartofArnwick,andArnwickbecameacitywithoveramillionpeople.Over1000,000minus(减）200,000isover800,000.ReadPara4-5andfindouttheanswerstothequestions:_______________________.1.Arnwickneeds_______________________._______________________.Buttodoallthesethings,itneeds____________.a.moreschools,busesandhospitals.b.freshair,cleanwaterandbetterpublicservices.c.morepolicetoprotectitspeople.moremoney2.Doyouthinkmoneycanhelpsolvealltheseproblems?Why?3.Doyouthinkweneedmorebigcitieslikethis?Ithinkmoneycanhelpsolvemanyproblems,butmoneycan’thelpsolveeverything.ThinkitoverIdon’tthinkweneedmorebigcitieswithmanyproblems,weneedhealthycities.________________ReadaloudReadthewholepassageandunderlinesomethingthatyoudon’tunderstand.ProblemsofbigcitiesSuggestions1.Morepeoplemovetothecitytofindjobsandneedplacestolive.2.Therearen’tenoughschoolsandhospitalsinbigcities.3.Trafficproblemscreateairpollution.4.Thereistoomuchrubbishinthestreets.5.It’sdifficulttofindcleanwater.ThinkitoverThegovernmentshouldprovidemorejobsforpeopleinthecountrysideandbuildmoreflatsinthecities.Thegovernmentshouldbuildmoreschoolsandhospitals.Thegovernmentshouldprovidemorebusesandplantmoretrees,andpeopleshouldtrynottogooutbycar.Peopleshouldn’tthrowawayrubbisheverywhere.Don’tpourdirtywaterintotheriver,andweshouldsavewater.Homework:Writing:Pleasewritedownthechangesofyourcityanditsproblems,andgivesomesuggestionstosolvetheproblems.(Ifit’sdifficultforyoutocompleteit,youcanusetheinformationinexerciseIII.)