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Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the
east of England.
Teaching aims and demands
Grasp the key words and key structure:
be famous for
in the south of
bigger and busier than… (重点)
Reading skill: To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain.(难点)
Affection: We should love our hometown and country.
Tower Bridge
伦敦塔桥
Tower Bridge is above the River Thames.
Tower Bridge is in London.
Big Ben
大本钟
London is famous for Big Ben.
Buckingham Palace
白金汉宫
Buckingham Palace is in London.
The London Eye
伦敦眼
The London Eye is near
the River Thames.
Cambridge
There are lots of/a lot of
old buildings and churches to visit
120 thousand people
be famous for
the River Cam
Cambridge University
Cambridge is famous for Cambridge University.
Guess: What do the letters stand for
E
N
W
S
east
north
west
south
The UK
(The Great
Britain)
England
a region of Britain
布里斯托尔
Read the sentences.
east north south west
Cambridge is in the east of England.
London is in the south of England.
Bristol is in the west of England.
Mancheser is in the north of England.
介词in 常常和表示方位的名词连用,表示“在……范围内” 。
表示“在某地方的东/西/南/北部”
in the east/west/south/north of +地点
A在B的范围内:
A is in the +方位名词 + of + B
in the+方位名词:表示在范围之内 on the+方位名词:表示两地接壤 to the+方位名词:表示在范围之外 (如美国与中国) on是相邻,to是不接壤,in是在境内
Guangxi is the south of Hunan.
Taiwan is the east of China.
Japan is the east of China.
方位介词:
in
on
on
in
to
to
Guess again: What do the letters
stand for
NE
SE
SW
NW
northeast
southeast
southwest
northwest
西北
东北
西南
东南
Work in pairs. Where are these cities in China
Beijing
Guangzhou
Nanjing
Urumqi
Dalian
Chengdu
Hong Kong
Beijing is in the north of China.
Guangzhou is in the south of China.
Nanjing is in the east of China.
Urumqi is in the northwest of China.
Dalian is in the northeast of China.
Chengdu is in the southwest of China.
Hong Kong is in the southeast of China.
Answers:
Cambridge, London and England
By Tony Smith
I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the river Cam and has a population of about 120,000. My hometown is especially famous for its university.
由...所著
来自
在...的东部
表示两地相邻
...的人口
be famous for因...而闻名
especially(adv.)尤其,用于强调某一事物或某一方面
Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.
著名的
比如
艾萨克·牛顿
查尔斯·达尔文
许多
(v.)喜爱
沿着河
乘船
Cambridge is 80 kilometers from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about seven and a half million, so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge. It is about 2,000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.
在...的南部
7,500,000
大本钟
白金汉宫
塔桥
千米
England itself is part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England you will notice how green the countryside is.
...的一部分
在海岸
受欢迎的
will将会,后接v.原形
How + adj. + n. + be.感叹句
It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella with you. You will need it most days.
在夏天
在冬天
一年中的任何时候
will将会,后接v.原形
元音字母a, e, i, o, u开头的单词,在表示“一”的数量时,用an
Choose a title for each photo:
Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London
Cambridge University and the River Cam
Read and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 something about London
Paragraph 2 the weather of England
Paragraph 3 something about Cambridge
Paragraph 4 something in the north and south
of England
Fast Reading
Read the first paragraph and answer the questions (use the answes to retell the paragraph 1)
1. Where is Cambridge
2. What’s its population
3. What’s it famous for
It’s a small city in the east of England.
It has about 120.000 people.
It’s famous for Cambridge University.
1. What’s the capital of the UK
3.What’s its population
2. Where is it
4. How old is it
5.What’s it famous for
London is the capital of the UK.
Read the second paragraph and answer the questions.
It has seven and a half million people.
It’s in the south of England and on the River Thames.
It’s about 2,000 years old.
It’s famous for Big Ben,
Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.
in the east of 在……东部(范围内)
2. be famous for 因……而出名
3. the capital of … ……的首都(省会)
Language points
山东在中国的东部。
Shandong is in the east of China.
中国以长城而著名。
China is famous for the Great Wall.
南宁是广西的省会
Nanning is the capital of Gunagxi.
Compare : Cambridge VS London
A small city
120,000 people
The capital of UK
Seven and a half million people
London is bigger and busier than Cambridge。
Cambridge London
Location
Population
Famous places
River
in the east of England
in the south of England
about 120,000
about 7,500,000
Cambridge University, old buildings and churches
Big Ben; Buckingham Palace; Tower Bridge
River Cam
River Thames
4 Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
countryside east hometown island London
mountains south university
England is part of a(n) . It is famous for its beautiful green with and lakes in the north, and hills and villages in the south. My __________is Cambridge, in the of England. It has lots of old buildings and churches, and well-known _ _. It is smaller than , which is in the of England.
island
countryside
mountains
hometown
east
university
London
south
Cambridge is a small city in the _____ of England, and it has about one _______ _________ (100,000)
people. It’s ___ the River _____. There are lots of buildings and churches. It ____ _______ ____ Cambridge University.
east
hundred thousand
on
Cam
is famous for
London is the _ ____ of the UK_ ___ 7and a half ________(7,500,000) people. It is in the ______ of
England and It’s ___ the _______ _______.The river is three ______ _______(336) __________long. It is two ___________(2000) years old.
capital
with
million
south
on
River
Thames
hundred
and thirty-six
kilometres
thousand
Where is it
What’s its population
What is it famous for
Is it the capital of China
How old is it
What’s the weather like
Write a passage called
My hometown and country
…is in the north/south/west/east of China and it has a population of …people.
It’s on the River … /near…
It’s famous for…
There are…
It’s never very hot/cold…
Write a composition about a town you know in China.
Homework: