外研版第一单元Cultural corner.ppt

1. What’s the name of this song? Country road, take me home. 2. Can you guess who sing this song? It is sung by John Denver. John Denver is a very famous singer of country music all over the world. I’d love to go on holiday with you, but I can’t afford the time. 我很想和你一起去度假, 可抽不出时间。 * Cultural corner Countryside in western Europe Can you give a description to the countryside in western Europe using only two words? 2. What do you know happens to the countryside now? Beautiful, quite. They are changing now. Listen to the text and answer the following questions. 1. In which countries is the countryside changing? In some countries in western Europe, such as France, Spain and Britain. 2. Why do some villages remain? Because people from the cities have bought a “second home” in the village. 1. What are the problems? 1) Young people move to towns for a livelier life and for work. 2) People can’t afford village house because city-dwellers buy them up. 3) Farmers sell their land and stop farming. Read again and answer the following questions. 2. What will be resulted in by these problems? Many villages in western Europe will have to fight to survive. The countryside will be a sadder and uglier place. Read the text (P39) carefully and fill in the blanks. Life in the countryside is becoming so difficult that some villages are 2. ____________. Prob- lems Some countries in western Europe, such as 1. ________, Spain and Britain Places ?France? disappearing ☆Firstly, young people from villages often move to the towns and do not 3. ________. ☆Secondly, there are often very few 4. _____ in the countryside. ☆Thirdly, it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make 5. _______ from their farms. So they 6. _______ their land and find another job. Reasons return? jobs money sell? The countryside would be a(n) 7. ________________ place without villages. So, many villages in western Europe are fighting to 8. ________. Co