1、Module 2 Developing and Developed CountriesListening & Speaking &Writing1.To learn some new words;2.To improve students listening skills;3. To learn how to make comparisons;4.To improve students writing skills.Learning aimsBeijingSydneyWhat do you know about Beijing and Sydney?Leading-inSydney Opera

2、 HouseNational Grand TheatreTemple of Heaven Birds NestThe Great WallThe Palace Museum The Forbidden City Check the meaning of these words. construction crowded fascinating freewayhuge inhabitants similarity unfortunate1. Which words can be used to describe a city?2. Which word is connected with bui

3、lding?Crowded, fascinating, huge.Construction.Vocabulary & Listening3. Which word means the opposite of difference? Similarity.14. Which word do we use to say that something is sad? Unfortunate.5.Which word describes the people who live in a particular place? Inhabitants.6. Which word means a wide r

4、oad on which cars can travel fast? Freeway.Work in pairs. Tick the statements you think are true. Then listen to the conversation to check your guesses.Have a discussion!1. Beijing has a lot more inhabitants than Sydney and is much more crowded.Beijing doesnt have as many freeways as Sydney does. 3.

5、 There are fewer tourists in Sydney than in Beijing.Beijing is less dangerous than Sydney.5. Beijing has less rain than Sydney.Beijing doesnt have as much pollution as Sydney.7. There are as many rich people in Beijing as in Sydney.8. Beijing is as lively as Sydney.2climate industrylocation pollutio

6、npopulation safetytourism transportwealth Now listen to the conversation and tick the topics you hear.Check the meaning of these words.3L: Is this your _ time in Beijing, Richard?R: Yes, it is.L: _ do you find it?R: Its _ fascinating. Its so different from Sydney, _ I live.L: Now Im fascinated. Tell

7、 me about the _, as you see them.R: Well, Sydneys a _ city than Beijing. Beijing has a lot more inhabitants and is much more _. firstHowtotallywheredifferencesyoungercrowdedListen again and fill in the blanks.L: Yes, we certainly have a _ population, like most Chinese cities.R: Its very _, as a resu

8、lt. And theres so much construction _.L: I know, were growing very fast. For example, I dont think we have as many _ as Sydney does, but we soon will.R: I believe you! I think there are fewer _ in Beijing at least for now. And I get the feeling that Beijings less _. hugeexcitinggoing onfreewaystouri

9、stsdangerousL: Yes, theres probably a lot less _ here.R: What about the _? I think Sydney has less rain.L: Yes, we can get a lot of rain _.R: Ive noticed! Its _ at the moment!L: The good thing about the rain, of course, is that it washes the _ away.R: Ive noticed that, too. We dont have as much poll

10、ution as you do.L: Thats because you have less _. The airclimatein July and Augustpouringpollutionindustrycrime can get quite polluted here Ok, so that covers a lot of the differences. But are there any _? R: Oh yes for example, I notice the _ and the energy.L: Sorry, I didnt get that.R: The wealth

11、and energy. I think there are as many rich people here as in Sydney and I think your city is just as _ as mine.L: Thats good to hear. So shall we go out this evening and find some of the _? wealthlivelyactionsimilaritiesSpeakingSome important words that you may use.1. poverty Extreme poverty has red

12、uced them to a state of apathy. 極端的貧困使他們?nèi)f念俱灰。 2. hunger Hunger goaded the boy into stealing the apple.饑餓驅(qū)使那個男孩去偷蘋果。3. diseaseDisease and hunger took a heavy toll. 疾病和饑餓使他們許多人喪失了生命。Crowded conditions favour the spread of disease. 擁擠的條件便于疾病傳播。DiscussionWhen we know the situation of developing countrie

13、s, what should we do?Make a dialogue with your deskmate.You can begin like this:A: Do you want to give some money to the charity?B: Perhaps, it depends.A: Why?B: If I have enough money, I will offer a lot of money, but if I havent, I wont.A: In my opinion, you can at least spare a little money to he

14、lp.B: Maybe. But would you give me more information on the situation there?FunctionLook at the following sentences and pay attention to the red words.1. Beijing has a lot more inhabitants (than Sydney) and is much more crowded.2. I dont think we have as many freeways as (Sydney does).3. There are fe

15、wer tourists in Beijing (than in Sydney).4. (Beijing) is less dangerous (than Sydney).5. I think Sydney has less rain (than Beijing).6. (Sydney doesnt) have as much pollution as (Beijing).much, many, fewer, less1.many/much都意為“許多”， many 修飾可數(shù)名詞，much修飾不可數(shù)名詞。Many of the workers were at the meeting.Much

16、of the time was spent on learning.2. fewer / less相同點: 這兩個詞都是比較級,均可表示“較少的”。不同點: (1) fewer是few的比較級,只能修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)。(2) less是little的比較級,只能修飾不可數(shù)名詞。There are _ poor countries in Europe than in Africa.There are not as _ rich countries in Africa as in Europe.There is not as _ transportation in my hometown as in

17、 Shanghai.There is _ transportation in my hometown than in Shanghai.I dont think there are as _ students in this university as in that one.fewermanymuchlessmanyUse the words we learnt just now to fill the blanks.Vocabulary&Speakingpositivefeaturesattractive busy dangerous dirtyindustrial lively mode

18、rn noisypeaceful polluted poor smartvast wealthyattractive, industrial，lively, modern, peaceful, smart, vast, wealthyCheck the meaning of these words. Which ones describe positive features of a city?New YorkHong KongBeijingLhasayour townWhich words can you use to describe these places?WritingYou are

19、 going to write a description comparing two places you know well.Follow these steps.1. Think of two regions, cities, towns or villages you know well. One of them could be your hometown.2. Write notes about some of these features:population climate industry location tourism transport3. Use the link w

20、ords in Grammar, and the ways of making comparisons in Function to write a passage.4. Write a sentence to finish your description and give your opinion about the two places.如何寫對比類文章 對比類文章實際上是讓學(xué)生對對比的地點、事物等進(jìn)行描寫、說明。寫對比性的文章把兩個事物描述清楚即可，但是需要注意描寫的順序。一般來說有兩種順序：第一種是分開描述兩個事物，把其中一個寫完之后，再寫另一個；第二種是同時描述兩個事物，就某一方面

21、進(jìn)行對比。在事物的對比中，通常用到下列過渡詞：in the same way，similarly，likewise，on the contrary，by contrast，however，equal to，on the other hand，while，whereas，though，although等。對比類寫作的常用類型：(1)今昔對比：文章通常用一般現(xiàn)在時和一般過去時。寫作格式：主題句對過去情況的描述對現(xiàn)在情況的描述總結(jié)句。(2)正反觀點對比：文章通常采用同一種時態(tài)。寫作格式：提出問題介紹兩種不同的觀點對兩種不同觀點的論據(jù)逐項進(jìn)行對比結(jié)尾加上自己的觀點并闡明理由。(3)數(shù)據(jù)分析對比：文章通常用一般現(xiàn)在時和一般過去時。寫作格式：提出所要說明的現(xiàn)象數(shù)據(jù)對比得出結(jié)論。【常用句型】1as far as. is concerned. /when it comes to the choice between. and. /whether to. or. is a problem we should gi