U7,Metropolis(新世纪高中英语Book I)

Concerns:

Heavy traffic, crowded shops, dirty streets
Conclusion:

ancient London is a both __________ and modern city. It remains the ________ interesting and wonderful metropolis most_______________________ in the world.
Role-play (group work)


Suppose your class hosts two international exchange students who come from London and New York. After class, you are just having a small chat and talking about your own hometown. Please use the information you have learned in the text when you are making the conversation.
New York is often regarded as one of the financial and cultural capitals of the Western World. (Line 4-5, Para A) 2.Can you find any evidence to support that point?
---No. London has kept its heart. e.g.; People can still enjoy themselves with a cup of tea in Covent Garden. Some of the narrow roads that lead to churches are still there… What does “keep its heart” mean?
metropolis [mə'trɒpəlɪs ]
metro (mother)
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polis (city)
metropolis (main city)
“母城”→首城, 大都市
Can you name any metropolises in our country?
Shanghai
metropolises
---Great changes took place in the city during the second half of the 20th century.
Who saw the changes? Which sentence is more vivid ?
4.Has everything in London changed when it develops?
Symbol of London
modern
Heavy fog Horse-drawn carriages
Under- Red ground doubleservice deckers
Skyscrapers Business centers
______________________________ The second half of the 20th century saw great changes in the city. (Para B, Line 5) What does this sentence mean?
UN
3.What did a businessman say about New York in源自文库the 19th Century?

A business predicted ________ said that New York was going to become the center of the world. tell in advance
one of the financial and cultural capitals
Features


Twin towers of the World Trade Center were once located A city of skyscrapers many places to visit: parks, great museums, art galleries, grand theatres and cinemas. Location of the UN Headquarters
Module Four —Modern Life
Can you identify the cities by the pictures?
Sydney Paris is a New York London
large, great, important, main,
city. . metropolis

6. Can you give a definition of a metropolis according to the text you have learned?

A metropolis is a large and important city which is often the financial, cultural or political center of a country or an area.
London
Read the text and then answer the following questions. 1.What is your impression of London? Is it an ancient or modern city?
London
ancient
go through vs. many changes
Metropolises
History Status Features Problems General
comments
Assignment
1) Please surf on the Internet to have a brief look at Shanghai or other metropolises at home or abroad if you have any interest.
Beijing
Guangzhou
Hong Kong
Read the text (New York) and answer the following questions.
1. Which sentence can best tell what New York is now?
New York
center
Has his prediction come true?
4. Does New York have its problems? What are they?
Problems
traffic jam slum
air pollution
5. Which sentence draws a good conclusion about New York? ---the last sentence Conclusion: exciting New York is a/an fascinating metropolis. modern
A. keep its status

B. Keep its traditions
Food for thought
5. Do you think it is important for a city to “keep its heart” in its development?
…
problems
http://shanghai.cultural-china.com
2) After that, take the text of U7 as an example, and write a short passage to make a brief introduction of our hometown ---Shanghai.