八年级上Module 2 Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England. 课件（16张PPT）

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Unit 2
Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
Module 2
My home town and my country
Manchester
Cambridge
London
Bristol
Now, look at the map of England.
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曼彻斯特
剑桥
伦敦
布里斯托尔
How much do you know about England
= The UK
The UK is made up of these four areas:
Scotland, England, Wales and the Northern Ireland.
England is the largest one during the four areas.
英格兰
苏格兰
威尔士
北爱尔兰
Read the sentences.
east north south west
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Cambridge is in the
east of England.
2. London is in the south
of England.
3. Bristol is in the west of
England.
4. Manchester is in the
north of England.
the River Thames
the River Cam
Tower Bridge
Cambridge University
Tony shows two pictures to us. What can you see in the pictures
Have a look
If you want to know more information about them, please click the icons.
Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below.
1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2. Cambridge University and the River Cam
a
b
1
2
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Global Reading
Where ...
2. What...
3. What ...
4. What...
1
2
3
Careful Reading
Read Para 1 about Cambridge and fill in the blanks.
Read Para 2 about London and fill in the blanks.
Where
How
History
Population
Famous places
In the south of England
Bigger and busier than Cambridge
About 2000 years old
Seven and a half million
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace
and Tower Bridge
A: Where is ...
A: How is ... / What is ... like
A: How old is ...
A: What is the population of ...
A: What is ... famous for
Read Para 3-4 about England and finish the following task.
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. You should bring an umbrella with you when you are in England.
north.
True or False
Ask and answer
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
the River Cam
the River Thames
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A: Where is ...
A: What is the population of ...
A: What is ... famous for
A: What river goes through...
B: It is ...
B: It ...
B: It is ...
B: ... goes through ...
Translate and underline.
1.在东部
2.因……而闻名
2. 来自；出生于
3. 故乡；家乡
4. 比如；诸如
5. 许多；大量
6. 沿岸
7. 一部分
8. 随时；在任何时候
be famous for
come from
home town
such as
lots of
on the coast
part of
any time
in the east of
______ the museum was destroyed (毁坏) in the fire.
2. Linda comes from Shanghai, a great city
______________ China.
3. You can come to see me ___________ of the weekend.
4. Wuhan University is very beautiful. It
_____________ the cherry blossoms (樱花).
5. Because of COVID-19, many people couldn’t return to their __________ during the Spring Festival.
6. Most big cities are built ______________ because of the good transportation(运输).
any time
Part of
in the east of
is famous for
home town
on the coast any time be famous for such as
in the east of part of home town come from
Quiz
on the coast
Why does the writer write the passage
Information about Cambridge
Information about London
Information about England
Tips for traveling in England
Read and think
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
To ask people to travel in England.
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
home town
east
university
London
south
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Excercises
Answer the questions and write notes about your home town.
Where is it
What is its population
Is it big or small
How old is it
What is it famous for
What is the weather like
Writing
1. Write a passage called My home town.
2. Finish the exercises in Learning English.
3. Preview Language in use in pages 14-17.
HOMEWORK