(共48张PPT)
Unit 2
Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
Module 2
My home town and my country
north
south
west
home town
especially
n. 北；北方
adj. 在北方的；朝北的
n. 南；南方
adj. 在南方的；朝南的
n. 西；西方
adj. 在西方的；朝西的
故乡；家乡
adv. 尤其
Words Review
be famous for
university
island
area
low
mountain
countryside
umbrella
因……而闻名
n. 大学
n. 岛；岛屿
n. 地区；区域
adj. 矮的；低的
n. 山；山岳
n. 农村地区；乡下
n. 雨伞
Words Review
1. To get information about Cambridge, London and England
2. To learn to describe the location of a place
3.To learn to write about your home town
4. To learn some key words and useful expressions
Objectives：
Words:
north south west east home town university island area mountain countryside
Phrases:
be famous for
in the east/west/north/south of…
Patterns:
It has a population of about …
It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
…so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge.
Let’s look at the map of UK.
The four areas are Scotland, England, Wales and the Northern Ireland. The UK is made up of these four areas.
And England is one part of the UK.
The largest one in the four areas
More about England
London is in the south of England.
Cambridge is in the east of England.
Bristol is in the west of England.
Manchester is in the north of England.
More about Cambridge
It’s in the east of England.
It is on the River Cam(剑河).
It’s famous for the University of Cambridge.
The famous Chinese poet Xu Zhimo once wrote a poem about Cambridge.
the River Cam
University of Cambridge
Do you still remember these sentences
More about London
It’s in the south
of England.
It’s the capital of
the UK.
It is the world-famous
place to visit.
Attractions in London
Tower Bridge 塔桥
Houses of Parliament Big Ben
议会大厦 大本钟
Buckingham Palace
白金汉宫
the River Thames 泰晤士河
Do you know some other famous cities in England
Read the passage and choose a title for each picture. (P 12)
1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2. Cambridge University and the River Cam
a
b
Task 1
2
Tony Smith is talking about his home town Cambridge, London and England. Read and finish the following tasks.
word 文档
链接
Read para 1 and para 2 and complete the table.
Cambridge London
Location
Population
Famous places
River
in the east of England
in the south of England
120,000
about 7.5 million
Cambridge University, old buildings and churches
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge
River Cam
River Thames
3
P13
Task 1
A：Where is…
B: It’s on the River… ,
in the east/west/south/north of…
A: What’s the population of…
B: It has a population of …
A: What’s …famous for
B: It’s famous for…
1. People enjoy going to the small villages and beaches on the coast for holidays.
2. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the south.
3. It’s rainy in London.
Task 2
Read Para 3-4.
north.
Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
countryside east home town island
London mountains south university
England is part of a(n) (1)______. It is famous for its beautiful green (2) __________ with (3)__________ and lakes in the north, and hills and villages in the south. My (4) _________ is Cambridge, in the (5) _____ of England. It has lots of old buildings and churches, and a well-known (6) __________. It is smaller than (7) _______, which is in the (8) ______ of England.
countryside
island
mountains
4
P13
Task 7
home town
east
university
London
south
Location
Population
Attractions
Writing scenery in detail
Tips for travelling in England
文中托尼介绍家乡与祖国的逻辑顺序体现了英语国家典型的思维方式：按照从小到大、从局部到整体的顺序进行介绍。这与英语地址的书写方式完全相同。
Discussion
What makes a city famous and beautiful
List some famous and beautiful cities in your mind and tell why.
Hainan
flourishing trees
Nanhai Guanyin
endless sea
Xi’an
Sichuan
Taiwan
Beijing
Shaoxing
Wenzhou
1. I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England.
The mountains in the east get a lot of snow.
东边的山上经常下雪。
The road runs east to west.
这条路东西向。
east n. 东；东方
adj. 在东方的；朝东的
Shandong Province is in the east of China.
in the east of… 在……的东部（内部）
to the east of… 在……的东部（外部）
Japan is to the east of China.
on the east of…与……的东部接壤，毗邻
North Korea is on the east of China.
northwest northeast
southwest southeast
2. …and has a population of about 120,000.
……有大约十二万人口。
表示“有多少人口”时，常用结构“have /has a population of…”；表示人口的“多少”用large或small。
My village has the smallest population in our town.
在我们镇我村人口最少。
3. My home town is especially famous for its university.
我的家乡以它的大学而闻名。
China is famous for the Great Wall.
be famous for表示“因……而闻名”。
be famous as意为“作为……而出名”，表示某人以某种身份或职业而出名，或某物 / 地作为……而出名。如：
Li Na is famous as a tennis player.
especially为副词，意为“尤其”，用于修饰形容词、副词或动词。
His sister is especially good at singing.
他妹妹尤其擅长唱歌。
5. There are lots of buildings and churches to visit.
to visit 作后置定语来修饰 old buildings and churches
She has a lot of work to do in the morning.
5. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.
enjoy为动词，意为“喜欢”，后接
名词、代词或V-ing形式作宾语。
I enjoy listening to music on rainy days.
我喜欢在下雨天听音乐。
6. low 低的；矮的
通常指山脉或建筑物等低矮，也可指声音、价格或温度低等，与high相对
short
矮的, 通常指人个头矮，与tall相对 短的, 指物体长度短，与long相对
Writing
Answer the questions and write notes about your home town.
1. Where is it
2. What is its population
3. Is it big or small
4. What is it famous for
5. How old is it？
6. What is the weather like
5
P13
Possible answers: My home town —— Dalian
In the northeast of China.
Over six million.
A big city.
It is famous for beaches, the Underwater World, the Bird Park and the Polar Region Zoo.
Over 100 years old.
Warm in winter and hot in summer.
Use your notes and write answers to the questions in Activity 5.
Dalian is in the northeast of China.
It has a population of over six million.
6
P13
Write a passage called My home town. Use Tony’s passage to help you.
I came from Dalian, a beautiful city in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. It is…
7
P13
Possible answer:
My home town is Dalian. It is an important city in Liaoning Province in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. The city is over 100 years old. It has a lot of beautiful beaches like the Tiger Beach and the Bangchui Island Beach. Many people go there for holidays and for swimming every year. Dalian is also famous for Dalian Discoveryland Theme Park and Xinghai Square. They are very interesting and lots of tourists go to visit them. It is warm in winter and hot in summer in Dalian. The temperature doesn’t change very much and it is usually sunny. I think it is a great city.
1. be famous for
2. in the east/south/west/north of…
3. It has a population of …
4. It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
5. It is in the northwest of China.
本课时主要短语和句型
总结回顾
Ⅰ. 用方框中所给单词完成下列句子。
area mountain university west north
1. —Did you go to the ______ of China last week
—Yes, I went to Dalian with my family.
2. There are many famous __________ in China, for example Mount Emei.
3. Let’s do something to help the children in the poor _______.
4. Tim’s parents are both teachers in Beijing __________.
5. The sun rises in the east and sets in the ______.
Quiz
north
mountains
Check your answers
area(s)
University
west
Ⅱ. 根据句意及汉语提示完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 杭州因西湖而出名。
Hangzhou ____ ______ ____ the
West Lake.
2. 纽约比华盛顿又大又繁华。
New York is ______ and ______ _____
Washington D.C.
3. 我的故乡在中国的东部。
My _____ ______ is in the east of China.
is famous for
bigger busier than
home town
1. 广州在中国的南部。
_________________________________
2. — 香港以什么闻名
—太平山顶。
_________________________________
_________________________________
3.北京是中国的首都，它比南京人口多。
__________________________________
__________________________________
III. 翻译句子。
Guangzhou is in the south of China.
— What’s Hong Kong famous for
— Victoria Peak.
Beijing is the capital of China, and it has a larger population than Nanjing.
Now 2 mins to test your spelling.
1. English-Chinese
countryside mountain umbrella especially area university
2. Chinese-English
东 西 南 北 矮的，低的 因……而闻名 岛，岛屿
When finishing, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
1. Read more articles in Learning English.
2. Finish the exercises in Learning English.
3. Preview Language in use in P14-17.
