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1、Topic 3 The world has changed for the better.1a Look, listen and sayMaria: What are you reading, Jane?Jane: I am reading a newspaper from Canada. Martin says there is an interesting article. It is about a program that helps homeless people.Maria: Are there homeless people in Canada?Jane: Oh, yes! Ev
2、ery country has homeless people. The article says one city has a wonderful program to help homeless people return to work and live like other people.Maria: That sounds great! How do they do it?Jane: Well, once they find people in need, they decide on suitable ways to help them.Maria: Can they get go
3、od food and medicine?Jane: Yes. And it is not only that. The government provides homeless people with nice homes. It trains them so that they can find jobs again.Maria: I think it is important for these people to feel good about themselves.Jane: You are right. The world has changed for the better.1b
4、 Pair work: Change direct speech into indirect speech or change indirect speech into direct speech. Then practice the sentences with your partner.1. “What are you reading, Jane?” Maria asked.Maria asked Jane what _2. Jane said, “Im reading a newspaper from Canada.”Jane said that she_.3. “Are there h
5、omeless people in Canada?” Maria asked Jane.Maria asked Jane if _in Canada.4. Jane said that this program helped homeless people return to work and live like other people.Jane said, “_.”5. Jane said that the government provided homeless people with nice homes and trained them.Jane said, “_.”3 Work a
6、lone: Match column A with column B to form compounds and guess their new meanings. Then try to give more examples.A B A Bmother daughter/son friend stairsbasket land wash cakefilm mate fire brushbirth house down roomhome ball tooth landgreen wife pan placeroom maker day mangrand day police shiphouse
7、 town rain coathand bag farm timeSection B1a Listen, read and sayHelen: You have been in New York for a long time. How do you like living there?Bob: its great. I really love it.Helen: But I heard the traffic was terrible was terrible and everyone drove too quickly.Bob: Oh, you will get used to it.He
8、len: But I also heard the streets were dirty.Bob: They used to be, but the city has improved a lot.Helen: isnt it dangerous there?Bob: Well, New York was dangerous in the past, but, in fact, its quite safe now. I think its a wonderful place to live in. You can go to plays, concerts and operas every
9、day if you like. We have beautiful parks, good schools, museums and excellent restaurants. You must come for a visit. Then you can see New York for yourself.1b Work alone: Match the two columns and write a short passage to compare todays New York with that of the past.traffic wonderfulstreet terribl
10、erestaurants dirtyplace excellentChangesNew York has changed a lot. _.1c Pair work: discuss the following questions with your partner.1. Where do you live?2. What changes have taken place in your village/ town/ city?3. how do you like living there? Why?4. if you dont like living there, where do you
11、want to live?2 Group work: Discuss the differences between country life and city life. The following information many help you.Environment entertainmentTraffic medical careExample:Its very quiet in the country. there are fresher air, clearer water and greener trees. But its quite crowded and noisy i
12、n the city, and there are many kinds of pollution, such as air pollution, water pollution and so on3 Work alone: complete these words and remember them. They are derivations.Prefix Suffixdis+obey= labor+er=re+write= peace+ful=un+fair= home+less=im+possible= excite+ing=un+comfortable= change+able=un+
13、friendly= invent+tion=re+tell= homeless+ness=dis+like= snow+y=un+happy= rapid+ly=im+polite= develop+ment=Section C1a Read and understand: Read about an organization in Canada that tries to help the homeless. Then discuss this question: What can be done to help homeless people?A famous program in Edm
14、onton has helped homeless people for many years. It is called Edmonton Community Services. It is famous because it has been so successful in helping homeless people return to normal lives. Edmonton Community services helps people get jobs. It also lends money to them so that they can rent apartments
15、 and buy clothes for their children.A special program for street kids, called “Kids in the Hall”, helps homeless children like Zack. “In the Hall”, is the name of a restaurant in Edmonton. The food is prepared, cooked and served by street kids. At the same time, they are learning restaurant skills there. When t
