1、What do you think of your hometown?PastEnvironment：green(1)_，clean and fresh (2)_，wild(3)_ near the lakeTransport：bus and(4)_Living conditions：old(5)_A1)Daniel and Kitty are doing their history project.Listen to their conversation.Complete the information below about Starlight Town in the past.Integ
2、rated skills hillsairbirdsbicyclehousesPresentEnvironment：smaller(1)_，new(2)_ station,tall(3)_ and new roadsTransport：bus,taxi and(4)_Living conditions：new(5)_A2)Listen to the rest of their conversation and complete the information about todays Starlight Town.lakerailwaybuildingstrainflatA3)Kitty is
3、 writing about Starlight Town in her diary.Complete her diary entry on the next page with the words in the box.air bicycle birds buildingsflatshillshousesmodernrailway taxi13 FebruaryDear Diary，Today I borrowed a book about Starlight Towns past and present.Starlight Town was very beautiful years ago
4、.There were green(1)_ and wild(2)_ near the lake.The(3)_ was clean and fresh then.hillsbirdsairNow it has become a(4)_ town.There is a new(5)_ station.There are some new roads too.People can now travel to and from the town by bus，(6)_ or train，but in the past，people could only travel by bus or(7)_.A
5、nother big change is the many tall(8)_ in the town.Local people used to live in old (9)_，but now，most of them have moved into new(10)_.Starlight Town has changed a lot over the years.I hope I can visit it again.modernrailwaytaxibicyclebuildingstownflatsB)Speak up：We havent seen each other since then
6、.Millie is telling Sandy about an old friend.Work in pairs and tell your partner about the changes in your life.Use the conversation below as a model.Millie：I met my old friend Becky last week.Shes just returned from the USA.Sandy：Really？When did you last see each other?Millie：About five years ago.S
7、he went abroad with her parents.We havent seen each other since then.Sandy：Oh，you were still in primary school then.So how do you keep in touch with each other?Millie：We mainly communicate by email.The Internet makes communication much easier.Sandy：Exactly.keep in touch 保持联系保持联系知识点知识点1 1考向考向eg：Do yo
8、u and your brother keep in touch?你和你弟弟保持联系吗？keep in touch同义短语为同义短语为stay in touch，其反，其反义短语为义短语为be out of touch失去联系。失去联系。典例典例 别忘了毕业后与你的老师和同班同学保持联系。Dont _ to keep in _ with your teachers and classmates after you graduate.forget touchcommunicate/kmjunket/vi.&vt.交流，交流，交际交际 知识点知识点2 2常用搭配：常用搭配：communicate
9、with sb.和某人交流。和某人交流。communicate的名词形式为的名词形式为communication，意，意为为“交流交流”。eg：Do you often communicate with your parents？你经常和你父母交流吗？考向考向魔法魔法记忆记忆一语巧记:For better communication，I also communicate with him by email.为了更好沟通，我还和他用电子邮件交流。)典例典例 After you argue with your parents you must _(交流)with them and explain
10、why you did that.(枣庄)communicateWe often use facts and opinions when we write.Facts are true statements.They include names，dates，events and numbers.Opinions tell what we believe，feel or think.They may not be true.Beijing is the capital of China.(Fact)Beijing is the best city in the world.(Opinion)Ma
11、ny changes have taken place in my hometown.(Fact)The new shopping mall is a good place to have fun.(Opinion)Study skillsFacts and opinions1.There were only small shops and restaurants in the town._2.Old people used to play cards and Chinese chess together._3.The new park in the town centre looks bea
12、utiful._4.There was once a steel factory near the Sunshine River._5.Life is getting better in some ways._6.Many of Mr Chens friends have moved away._A)Read the sentences below.Write an F for a fact or an O for an opinion.FFOFOF1.We have more subjects to learn.2.It is not easy to get used to the chan
13、ges of life quickly.3.When I was at primary school,I walked to school with my mum.4.Now I go to school by bus on my own.5.I have to spend more time on my homework than before.6.Some subjects are difficult.()B)Millie is writing about the changes in her life.Help her decide which are opinions and whic
14、h are facts.Reorganize them into a short passage.FOFFFO234165get used to 习惯于，适应于习惯于，适应于知识点知识点3 3辨析辨析used to，be/get used to与与be used to do sth.考向考向词条用法示例used to其后跟动词原形，表示过去的习惯、经常发生的动作或状态。This place used to be a park.这个地方曾经是一个公园。词条用法示例be/get used to“习惯于做某事”，其中to是介词，后接名词、代词或动名词。My grandpa has been used
15、 to living a simple life.我的祖父已经过惯了简朴的生活。be used to do sth.被动语态。意为“被用来做某事”。相当于：be used for doing sth.This computer is used to control all the machines.This computer is used for controlling all the machines.这台电脑是用来控制所有机器的。典例典例 I used to _ newspapers and watch TV after dinner.But now Im used to _ a wal
16、k.(新疆)A.read;take B.read;takingC.reading;taking D.reading;takeB一、根据汉语提示完成句子1.They have just _(返回)to Beijing.2.My cousin is teaching Maths in a _(小学)school in our city.3.Lets _ _ _(保持联系).4.My father has been _(在国外)and he will be back in five days.returnedprimarykeep in touchabroad5.I do believe that
17、a better _(环境)can be created in Lanzhou and we should all work together to make it come true.(兰州改编)environment二、用所给词的适当形式填空6._(communicate)skills can be improved through practice.7.He is used to_(get)up early in the morning.8.They used to_(play)cards in the park.Communicationgetting【点拨点拨】be used to后接动名词形式，表示后接动名词形式，表示“习惯习惯”。play【点拨点拨】used to后接动词原形，表示后接动词原形，表示“过去常常过去常常”。9.In the 1980s,the farmers living_(condition)were not so good as they are now.10.What does VIP_(exact)stand for?conditionsexactly本节课主要学习了以下知识点，请同学们及本节课主要学习了以下知识点，请同学们及时巩固练习：时巩固练习：communicatekeep in touch，get used to
