Unit 2 Arnwick was a city with 200,000 people

In the past

Now

130,682

250,785

Discuss

Q: What problems does increasing population cause?

Problems:crowded people

pollution

a lot of traffic

Why do people move to cities?a lot of rubbish

a lot of smoke

Read through the passage quickly, then match the paragraph with the main idea. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 The old Parkville New needs The changes in Parkville What should we do? New problems

Intensive reading

Where did they live in Parkville? It was a small house close to fields and hills.

1. Was Parkville far from Arnwick?No, it was near Arnwick.

2. Why were buildings built outside the centre of Arnwick? Because it was expensive to live in the centre of Arnwick.3. What problems does Jo’s family have to live in a flat? It is very crowded, and rubbish is also a problem.

True or false.1. The small local school is still open. closed down. F

from 2. The new school is far close to Jo’s home. F3. The longer journey has a lot of the traffic and pollution.

T

Fill in the blanks.

Arnwick needs more schools, buses and hospitals It needs fresh air, clean water, and __________. better __________________. public services It needs more ______ police to protect people. It needs ___________ more money to do all these things.

Check the true sentences.1. Parkville was a quiet village. √ 2. Arnwick was a city with 20,000 people. 3. Arnwick now has a population of more than one million. √ 4. The local school in Parkville has 2,000 pupils. 5. Big cities need more money for public services. √

Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. flat local pollution rubbish service thousand Many towns and cities have the same problems as local Arnwick. People need places to live, so the(1)_____ flats People need government has to build more (2)______. better bus and train(3)_______.They also produce services rubbish so the government has to make more(4)_________, pollution As more efforts to protect the city against (5)_________. we say, a hundred people make a (6)________ thousand problems!

1.Read or recite the passage.

2.Write a short passage about your hometown in the past and now.

My hometownIn the past my hometown was very small. There was only one street in my hometown and it was narrow and not clean. Students studied in only one school. People lived in the small houses and they always didn’t have enough food. But now my hometown is much bigger. It’s becoming more and more beautiful. The streets are clean and wide and there are all kinds of shops, such as food shops ,clothing shops and supermarkets and so on .Cars and buses are going busily. Children usually go to school by bike or in their parents’ cars. People live a better life.