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Module 4 Cultural corner 1.Have you heard of this song? 2.Whats the name of this song? “Take me home, country road”(country music) 3.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.WHILE LISTENING TO THIS SONG WHAT CAN WE IMAGINE ABOUT THE WESTERN COUNTRYSIDE?WHAT ARE PROBLEMS IN WESTERN COUNTRYSIDE?First problem: Life is become difficult for many villages, and some are disappearing.Another problem is that it is becoming more and more difficult for farmers to make money from their farms.READ AGAIN CAREFULLY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS: 1.In which counties is the countryside changing?5 2.There are a number of reasons for village disappearing, what are they?6 3.What are the reasons that some villages remain?7 4.Why do people buy a “second home”in the village?8 5Are many villages in western Europe fighting to survive?9 Choose the best answersANSWER:IN SOME COUNTIES IN WESTERN EUROPE, SUCH AS FRANCE, SPAIN, AND BRITAIN, THE COUNTRYSIDE IS CHANGING. such as and for example1.English is spoken in many countries, such as Australia and Canada.2.Ball games, for example, have spread around the world. questions:ANSWERS: THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS FOR THIS Firstly, young people from villages usually want to live somewhere livelier and they often move to the towns and do not return. Secondly, people move to the cities to find work, as there are often very few jobs in the countryside.Read carefully to answer these questions:THE ANSWER:SOMETIMES VILLAGES REMAIN BECAUSE PEOPLE FROM THE CITIES HAVE BOUGHT A “SECOND HOME” IN THE VILLAGE, WHERE THEY COME AND STAY AT WEEKENDS.remain vi仍然，保持仍然，保持e.g. he remains silent.You cant let the room remain like this.Read again carefully to answer these questions:THE ANSWER:THE PRICE OF HOMES GOES UP AND PEOPLE FROM THE AREA CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A HOUSE THERE.(1) go up是（价格，水位，数量是（价格，水位，数量)上涨上涨 go down 下降下降(2) afford 是支付的起是支付的起. Most parents in the village cant afford to pay their childrens educationRead carefully to answer these questions:THE ANSWER : YES,THEY ARE.ALL THESE THINGS/PROBLEMS MEAN THAT MANY VILLAGES IN WESTERN EUROPE ARE FIGHTING TO SURVIVE. fight n/v 战斗，战争，斗争战斗，战争，斗争 fight for 为为.而战而战 fight against 反对反对 e.g. fight for our rights fight a war against SARSRead again carefully to answer these questions:A number of = many +可数名词复数可数名词复数.作主语时谓语动词用复数作主语时谓语动词用复数 A number of students in our class _(be)good at playing basketball. the number of “的数目的数目” 作主语时谓语动词用单数。作主语时谓语动词用单数。The number of students in our class _(be) 58Read again carefully to answer these questions:复数2.There are a number of reasons for this.CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS1.-Good news, Mary. The price of the house in the downtown_-But I doubt whether it will remain so A has gone off B went down C has gone up D went up2. In order to do the work, we cant _the waste of a single minute.A manage B afford C take D suffer3. After the war, a new school building was put up_there had once been a shop.A that B where C which D when4. The number of people invited_fifty, but a number of them_absent for different reasons. A were was B was was C was were D were wereFILL THE BLANKS:There are some problems in western Europe countries _France, Spanish and Britain. The first problem is that some villages disappear. There are _seasons for it. Firstly, young people want to live somewhere_and they often move to towns and dont return. Secondly，people move to cities to find jobs. But some villages_because people in cities want to buy “second home” in the village to stay at weekend. The The price of homes_and they cant_to buy a house in the city. Another problem is that farmers feel difficult to _money. These problems mean that many villages in western Europe are_to survive.There are some problems in western Europe countries(such as)France, Spanish and Britain. The first problem is that some villages disappear. There are a number of seasons for it. Firstly, young people want to live somewhere livelier and they often move to towns and dont return. Secondly，people move to cities to find jobs. But some villages remain because people in cities want to buy “second home” in the village to stay at weekend. The The price of homes go up and they cant afford to buy a house in the city. Another problem is that farmers feel difficult to make money. These problems mean that many villages in western Europe are fighting to survive.
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