外研版英语八年级上Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 2课件（33张PPT无素材）

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外研 八年级上
Unit 2
Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
Module 2
My home town and my country
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
Objectives：
What does the map show
What do the four letters in the compass (罗盘) mean
north
south
west
east
Look at the map of England and 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.
Manchester is in the north of England.
1
P12
Follow the sample sentences above to tell the locations of your home town or some cities in China.
For example:
Beijing is in the north of China.
1. What can you see in the pictures
2. Guess which places the pictures show and predict the title for each picture.
Tower Bridge and the River Thames
Cambridge University and the River Cam
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.
Now read and check whether your guesses and predictions were right.
Tower Bridge
*a combined bascule and suspension bridge (可从中拆分的吊桥) in London
*an iconic symbol (标志性象征) of London
*built in 1886–1894
*crosses the River Thames, close to the Tower of London(伦敦塔)
For reference
River Thames
For reference
*a river, flows through southern England
*346 km long
*flows through Oxford(牛津), Henley-on-Thames(亨利) and Windsor(温莎), etc.
*the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn(塞文河)
*won the largest environmental award in the world in 2010
Cambridge University
*located in Cambridge, a university city 80 kilometers north of London
*founded in 1209
*one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the UK
*has a worldwide reputation for academic achievements
*Cambridge affiliates(分支机构) have won more than 80 Nobel Prizes.
*also responsible for many international examinations
For reference
River Cam
*the main river flowing through Cambridge in eastern England
*In total, the Cam runs for around 69 kilometres.
For reference
Do you remember the poem related to River Cam by Xu Zhimo
For reference
1. Where is Cambridge
2. What’s Cambridge famous for
3. What places can tourists visit there
It’s in the east of England and it’s on the River Cam.
It’s famous for its university.
Read Para 1 and answer the questions about Cambridge.
Tourists can visit old buildings and churches and they can also enjoy trips along the river by boat.
Task 2
Read Para 2 and fill in the blanks.
Where
How
Age
Population
Famous attractions
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
Task 3
Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.
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 4
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.
Task 5
Read Para 3-4 about England and judge the following sentences.
north.
Read Para 3-4 and answer:
1. What’s in the north of England
2. What’s in the south of England
3. What’s the weather like in England
There are some low mountains and beautiful lakes.
There are hills and pretty villages.
It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
Task 6
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
General introduction for England
Tips for traveling in England
Introduction for Cambridge
Introduction for London
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。
What do you know about the UK
What’s the relationship between the UK and England
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.
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 minutes 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.
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