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Unit1 I Can hardly believe we're in the city centre.
Discussion
Do you like to travel Where do you want to go
Do you know some world famous tourist attractions
Which city does it belong to
What is it
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Which city does it belong to
What is it
Big Ben
London
Which city does it belong to
What is it
Opera House
Sydney
Which city does it belong to
What is it
the Statue of Liberty
New York
Do you know where it is
Beihai Park
Which city does it belong to
Beijing
The conversation is about going to Beihai Park.
Look at the photo and listen. What is the conversation about
1
Listen again and choose the correct answer.
2
1. Tony has/hasn’t heard about Beihai Park.
2. Tony guesses that the park is very popular /not very popular.
3. Linging suggests that they spend the day there / Daming and Betty come too.
4. Linging thinks / doesn’t think the park will be busy.
Tapescripts
Role-play
Tony: I've heard that Beihai Park is very beautiful.
Lingling: Yes, it is. Shall we go for a walk there
Tony: That's a great idea. Maybe Daming and Betty will come too.
Lingling: Let's tell them that we're going to spend the day there.
Tapescripts
Role-play
Tony: I guess it's a very popular place. Will there be lots of people there
Lingling: Well, lots of people go there, but it's a big park, so I don't think it'll be very busy.
Tony: I hope not.
What can you see in the picture
lake
bridges
trees
the ancient buildings on the hill—— the white pagoda
hills
Read the conversation and answer the questions.
1. Where are Lingling, Tony and Daming
2. Where will they have their picnic
3. How does Tony feel about the park
4. Why doesn’t Daming want to climb the hill
At the top of the hill.
They’re in Beihai Park.
Because he is so tired and the weather is so hot.
It’s so quiet and he can hardly believe they are in the city centre.
adv.几乎不；几乎没
Now complete the sentences about Beihai Park.
1. Beihai Park is so______ that you can even hear the birds singing.
2. The park is famous for its_____, bridges and the ancient buildings on the hill.
3. The lake takes up ________ of the park area.
4. You can point out the ______ of Beijing from the top of hill.
5. They do not allow people to swim _________.
quiet
lake
over half
sights
in the lake
占去
指出；指明
风景；名胜
.....的顶端
Read the conversation and mark T or F.
1. Beihai Park is in the city centre. ( )
2. The ancient buildings take up over half of the park area.
( )
3. They don’t allow people to swim in the lake because it’s dangerous. ( )
T
F
T
Fill in the table about Beihai Park.
Beihai Park
Lake’s area: take up 1._____________________
Character: so 2._________________________
even hear 3.___________________
is famous for 4._________________________________________________________
Location: in the 5.______________________
over half of the park area
quiet
the birds singing
its lake, bridges and the ancient buildings on the hill
city centre
Look at the table and have a talk.
Beihai Park
Location in the centre of Beijing
History about 90 years old
Area 0.71 k㎡ (square kilometers)
Importance A A A A
It's in the centre of Beijing
Where is it
How old is it
...
How big is it
...
Is it an important park in China
...
[观察1] I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
我几乎无法相信我们是在市中心。
[探究]hardly是一个含有否定意义的副词,常用于be动词、情态动词或助动词之后,行为动词之前。它用于反意疑问句时,其附加问句要用肯定形式。
[辨析]hard与hardly
In the past, they lived a hard life.
在过去, 他们过着艰苦的生活。
To achieve your dream, you have to work hard.
为了实现梦想,你必须努力工作。
There’s hardly any tea left.
没有剩什么茶了。
活学活用
I could control my feelings at the moment. The movie reminds me of my childhood.
A.really B.nearly
C.slowly D.hardly
D
[观察2] Reading takes up most of my time. 阅读占用了我大部分的时间。
The table takes up too much room. 这张桌子太占空间了。
[探究]take up既可以指 的“占去”,也可以指 的“占去”。
时间上
空间上
[拓展](1)take up还有“开始从事;开始做;接受”等意思。
When did you take up playing football
你是什么时候开始踢足球的
(2)与take相关的常用短语如下:
活学活用
—I don’t think teachers should give too much homework to ______ the free time of students.
—Exactly!
A.give up B.take up
C.look up D.put up
B
[观察3]Don’t waste your time and energy on trifles.
别把你的时间和精力浪费在琐事上。
Doing such a job is a waste of his talents.
做这样的工作是在浪费他的才能。
[探究](1)“waste+时间/金钱+on sth./(in) doing sth.”意为“浪费时间/金钱在某物(事)上/做某事”。
(2)waste作名词时,意为“浪费;滥用”,为不可数名词,但可与冠词连用,构成固定短语“a waste of…”,意为“……的浪费”。
Shopping all day is a waste of time and money.
花一整天时间来购物是对时间和金钱的一种浪费。
[拓展]waste的形容词为wasteful,意为“浪费的”,常用句型:
It’s wasteful to do sth.意为“做某事是浪费的”。
It is wasteful to leave the room with the light on.
离开房间不关灯是浪费的。
活学活用
3.(1)Don’t any more time, or you will miss the bus.
A.save B.trust C.waste D.love
(2)Children, you shouldn’t waste too much time computer games and you should study harder.
A.playing B.play
C.to play D.plays
C
A
[观察4]Then I can point out the sights of Beijing for you.
然后我可以为你们指出北京的景点。
[探究]point out 意为“指出;指明”。
[辨析]point out, point at 与 point to
point out 多指给人指示方向、指出要点或错误。其宾语可以是名词、代词或that从句。代词作其宾语时,要放在point与out之间。
The teacher pointed out many mistakes in my homework.
老师指出我作业里的许多错误。
point at 表示指向离说话人较近的事物,意为“指向”,at是介词,着重于指的方向。
Don’t point at the words with your finger while reading. 阅读时不要用手指着字。
point to 表示指向离说话人较远的事物,意为“指向”,to是介词,着重于指的方向。
He is pointing to the house on the other side of the river. 他正指向河对岸的房子。
活学活用
(1)老师指着地图说:“这是北京。”
The teacher is the map and saying, “Here is Beijing.”
(2)如果我犯了错,请指出。
If I make any mistakes, please .
pointing at
point them out
4
Read the sentences and answer the questions.
hardly sights thirsty waste
1. “I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.”
Does Tony know they are in the city centre or not
Tony doesn’t think they are in the city centre.
2 “Then I can point out the sights of Beijing for you.”
Does Lingling want them to look at something or listen to something
Lingling wants them to look at something.
3 “I’m so hungry and thirsty.”
Does Daming want something to drink
Yes, he does.
4 “Let’s not waste any more time.”
Does Tony think they are spending their time well or badly
Tony thinks they are spending their time badly.
5
Listen and notice how the speaker pronounces the words.
1. It’s so quiet here that I can even hear the birds singing.
2 Let’s walk along the lake, cross the bridge and climb up the hill.
3 I don’t want to climb.
Now listen again and repeat.
6
Work in pairs. Talk about a place of interest in your home town.
Student A: You’re a visitor from another country.
Student B: You’re introducing a place of interest in your home town to Student A.
You can talk about:
where it is how big it is
how old it is what is special about it
any other information you know about it
Use these expressions:
I guess (that)…
I know (that)…
I think (that)…
I’m sure (that)…
I can’t believe (that)…
Exercise
1.We’ll go to Dalian this weekend to enjoy the s .
2.The boy was so t that he drank two glasses of water in a minute.
3.Did Ms Wang p out your mistakes in your homework
根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子
ights
hirsty
oint
4.More and more people have realized that we shouldn’t ______(浪费) food.
5.I can (几乎不) believe we’re in the city centre.
waste
hardly
GOOD JOB
