day 34then and now

then and now

Talk about change with 随着…… and correct an idea with 不是……，而是……; describe an old photo against a new city for two minutes, using all six steps; give your view of growing cities, and why.

words to say

• 变化 biànhuà · change; to change
• 以前 yǐqián · before; in the past
• 过去 guòqù · the past; in the past
• 发展 fāzhǎn · to develop, grow
• 农村 nóngcūn · the countryside, rural area
• 童年 tóngnián · childhood
• 照片 zhàopiàn · photo
• 随着 suízhe · along with, as
• 变成 biànchéng · to turn into
• 后来 hòulái · afterwards, later on

sentences

• 这是一张很老的照片。 · This is a very old photo.
• 以前这里是农村。 · This used to be countryside.
• 随着城市的发展，这里变化很大。 · As the city has grown, this place has changed a lot.
• 小路后来变成了大马路。 · Later the little road became a big main road.
• 爷爷常常讲他的童年。 · Grandpa often talks about his childhood.

say it after the voice

• 以前没有手机，大家都是写信联系的。 · Before mobile phones, people kept in touch by letter.
• 随着城市的发展，这里的变化越来越大了。 · As the city grows, this place keeps changing more and more.
• 这张照片上的小房子，就是爷爷童年的家。 · The little house in this photo was Grandpa’s childhood home.
• 他不是北京人，而是从农村来北京工作的。 · He isn’t from Beijing: he came from the countryside to work here.
• 过去这里是农村，后来变成了现在的大城市。 · This used to be countryside; later it became the big city it is today.

questions to answer

• 你家乡这几年变化怎么样？ · How has your home town changed in recent years?
• 你喜欢看老照片吗？ · Do you like looking at old photos?
• 你喜欢住在农村还是城市？ · Do you prefer living in the countryside or the city?
• 你小时候有什么爱好？ · What did you like doing as a child?

pictures to describe

• On a bench in front of four tall glass buildings, an older man with glasses and a girl hold a large photo of a small house, a tree and a path.