1、Reading: Hometown Feelings,By Ying Dongqing,Para 1 Para 2&3 Para 4,Read quickly and match the main ideas.,A. Their hometowns have changed.,B. Some things never change, like many soft and sweet memories.,C. Many Chinese leave hometowns to search for work.,Tips(溫馨提醒): Dont read every word. Try to gues

2、s what a passage is about by using previous knowledge (已有知識(shí)). Try to find key words (關(guān)鍵詞) and important sentences for main ideas.,While-reading,Please answer Qs.,Why do many Chinese leave the countryside every year? 2) How long has Zhong Wei lived in Wenzhou? 3) Why doesnt he have time to visit his

3、hometown? 4) How long hasnt he been back to his hometown?,They leave the countryside to search for work.,He has a hard job in a crayon factory.,He hasnt been back for almost 3 years.,Para. 1,line 7,lines 5-6,Tip(溫馨提醒): Read carefully and pay attention to the details(細(xì)節(jié)信息).,He has lived in Wenzhou fo

4、r the last 13 years.,lines 3-4,line 5,Try to guess the meanings of the words.,.Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities. .With a hard job in a crayon factory, he doesnt find much time to visit his hometown. “I used to return home at least once a year, but

5、I havent been back for almost three years now. ,Para. 1,look for,consider 關(guān)注,across from,go back,area,in ones opinion,changes,Tip(溫馨提醒): Read carefully and pay attention to the context(上下文語境).,Please fill in the chart.,Para. 2 &3,large hospitals,new schools,were sent from the cities to help,have lea

6、rned to read and count,1.,2.,3.,Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest how their hometowns have changed. .In many places, the government has also built new schools and sent teachers from the cities to help.,Para. 2 &3,consider 關(guān)注,across from,area,in ones opinion,changes,Try to guess t

7、he meanings of the words., “Children have learned to read and count at my old primary school since the mid-20th century. But now the buildings are really old. I hear theyre going to build a new school there.” Zhong Wei thinks such developments are good, and he also knows that his hometown cannot alw

8、ays stay the same.,Para. 2 &3,across from,in ones opinion,changes,Try to guess the meanings of the words.,Please choose the best answer.,_has become a symbol of Zhong Weis hometown.,Para. 4,2) Most of the children liked to _ under that big tree.,3) Hometowns have left _in their hearts.,A. nothing B.

9、 unhappy memories C. soft and sweet memories,According to Zhong Wei, however, some things will never change. “In my hometown, there was a big old tree opposite the school. It is still there and has become quite a symbol of the place. ,Para. 4,across from,in ones opinion,Try to guess the meanings of

10、the words.,Exercise,Complete the summary with words from the passage. You may need to change the forms of the words.,2c,Many Chinese people these days leave their _ to work in _. They usually _ to their hometown one or two times a _. Zhong Wei hasnt been back in close to three years. He has been wor

11、king in a _ factory in Wenzhou for the past 13 years.,hometown,cities,return,year,crayon,People like him are _ in how their hometowns are changing. New buildings are often built by the _. Zhong Wei thinks these changes are _ because things need to change in order to become better. But he also thinks some things _ change, and his hometown is still the place that holds all his childhood _.,interested,government,good,will never,memories,Think of changes that are happening in your hometown or city today. Which changes are good generally