外研社 必修一 模块四 Book 1 Module 4 Cultural Corner

= I like such drinks as tea and juice.
2. There are a number of reasons for this. reason for… 表示“…的原因”，后接名词/代词或者 v-ing形式。 reason why 也可以表示“……的原因”，后 面 跟句子。 这就是他迟到的原因。 This is the reason for his being late. This is the reason why he is late.
Fill in the blanks.
Life has become difficult for many villages, and some are ____________. _______of disappearing There are a number reasons _____this. Firstly, young people from for villages usually want to live somewhere livelier ______and they often move to the towns and not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find _____, work as there are often very few jobs in the remain __________. countryside Sometimes villages ________ because people from the cities ___________ have bought a
修建 上升 听起来像
put up go up sound like for example shopping mall
例如
购物中心
买得起房子 afford to buy a house
Careful reading 1. In which countries is the countryside changing? 2. What are the problems?(the reason why the village is disappearing) 3. What will be resulted in (导致）by these problems?
Language points
1. In some countries in western Europe, such
as France, Spain and Britain, the countryside
is changing.
such as 与 for example
such as 往往不能把事物全部列出,可以以
3. The price of homes goes up and people from the area cannot afford to buy a house there. go up 表示“（价格等）上涨” 这些海滨别墅的价格一直在上涨。 The price of these villas by the sea has been going up. 对比：The price of fresh vegetables has been brought up. briwhich countries is the countryside changing?
In some countries in western Europe,
such as France, Spain and Britain.
2. What are the problems?(what is the reason for village disappearing) (1) Young people move to towns for a livelier life and for work. (2) People can’t afford village house because people from the cities buy them up.
“ second home ” in the village, where
they can come and stay at weekends.
All these changes mean _____that many
villages in western Europe are fighting ______ to survive. We can only hope they will remain. The countryside would be a sadder and uglier place without ______ them.
Some important phrases in module 4.
到目前为止
许多,大量
up to now a great many
仍然漂亮 remain pretty 饿死 starve to death 加入委员会 join a committee
在地震中幸存 survive an earthquake
Module 4 A Social Survey---My Neighborhood
Cultural corner
Use some adjectives to describe countryside in western Europe quiet goegeous beautiful Peaceful charming
“名词 (,) +such as +被列举的事物” 和
“such+名词+as+被列举的事物”形式出现。
for example 可以用于句首,句中, 句末。往 往用逗号与被列举的事物隔开。 e.g. 我喜欢喝茶和果汁类的饮料。 I like drinks such as tea and juice.
afford 表示“买的起；付得起；（有足够的时 间和金钱）做某事”，通常与can, could, be able to 连用。 我可买不起那么贵重的项链。 I can’t afford to buy such an expensive necklace. 我很想和你一起去度假，可抽不出时间。 I’d love to go on holiday with you, but I can’t afford the time.
(3) Farmers sell their land and stop farming.
3. What will be resulted in(导致） by these problems? Many villages in western Europe will have to fight to survive. The countryside will be a sadder and uglier place.
4. We can only hope that they will remain. Remain vi. (1) 留下, 遗留 我去了城市但是我兄弟留在了家乡。 I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. (2) 继续, 仍然是 客栈老板的死因仍是个迷。 The deaths of the innkeeper still remains a mystery. (3) remain to be done 尚待, 留待 快点吧，还有许多工作要做呢！ Come on! A lot of work remains to be done.