课件43张PPT。Module 2Module 2My home town and my countryUnit 2
Cambridge is a beautiful city
in the east of England. Where is it?Lead-inIt’s England.It’s famous for Big Ben. What is it famous for?It is London. What is the capital of England?N(north)E(east)S(south)W(west)请说出下面的方位词。北方南方东方西方north n. 北；北方
adj. 在北方的；朝北的
e.g. Japan lies to the north of Philippines.
日本位于菲律宾岛的北面。
Is your home town in North China?
你的家乡在中国的北方吗？Learn new words.south n. 南；南方
adj. 在南方的；朝南的
e.g. She works on the south coast.
她在南方沿海地区工作。
North is the opposite direction to the
south. 北是南的反方向。
west n. 西，西方；
adj. 在西方的；朝西的
e.g. This country opens out to the west.
这个国家对西方国家开放。university n. 大学
e.g. What is your major
in university?
在大学你主修什么科目？
island n. 岛，岛屿
e.g. There are some banana
trees on that island over there.
那边小岛上有几棵香蕉树。 countryside n. 农村地区；乡下
e.g. The young people from the
countryside are honest.
这些乡下来的年轻人都很老实。
area n. 地区；区域
e.g. Earthquakes occur frequently in
this area.
这一地区经常发生地震。 mountain n. 山；山丘
e.g. The mountain is 3500 meters high. 这座山有3500米高。
low adj. 矮的；低的
e.g. The office is in a low building.
办公室设在一幢低矮的房子里。 especially adv. 尤其
e.g. I love reading, especially novel.
我喜欢阅读，尤其是小说。在表示“特意地”“尤其”时，especially指某事超乎一般的重要，不寻常，强调“超过其他”，而毫无“目的性”可言。例如:especially&speciallyI like maple tree, especially in autumn.
我喜欢枫树，尤其是秋天的枫树。
specially则表示为了某一特定目的而“特意”“专门”采用某一方式做某事。例如:
The meeting is specially arranged for you.
这次会见是特意为你安排的。安排umbrella n. 雨伞
e.g. I left my umbrella on the car.
我把雨伞落在车里了。 1. Look at the map of England and read the sentences. east north south west1. 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.ManchesterBristolLondonCambridgeMake a dialogue about the directions.— Where is Manchester?— It is in the north of
England.— Where is London?— It is in the south of
England.ManchesterLondon— Where is Cambridge?— It is in the east of
England.— Where is Bristol?— It is in the west of
England.BristolCambridgeBeijing Guangdong Chengdu Shanghai指出下面中国城市的位置。2. Listen and answer the questions.1. Where is Cambridge? It is in the east of England.2. What’s the capital of England?London.Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below.1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames 2. Cambridge University and the River Cama._______b._______12aRead the passage again and answer the questions.1. What’s its population of Cambridge? It is about 120,000.2. What’s Cambridge famous for?Cambridge University.3. How old is London?It’s about 2,000 years old.4. What’s the weather like in England?It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.In the east of
EnglandIn the south of
England120,000About 7.5
millionUniversity, old buildings and churchesBig Ben,
Buckingham
Palace,
Tower BridgeRiver CamRiver Thames countryside east home town island
London mountains south university 4. Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.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.islandcountrysidemountainsMy (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.home towneastuniversityLondonsouth I came from Cambridge, a beautiful
city in the east of England.
in the east of…表示“在……的东方”。
类似的表达如下：
in the west of…表示“在……的西方”。
in the south of…表示“在……的南方”。
in the north of…表示“在……的北方”。Language points2. It is on the river Cam and has a
population of about 120,000.
1) on the river Cam 表示“在康桥河
畔”， on表示在河的沿岸。
2) have a population of …表示“有……
人口”。指人口的多少用large或
small。3. There are lots of old buildings and
churches to visit.
lots of 表示“许多，大量的”，后面加可数名词或不可数名词。
例如：lots of buildings
4. England itself is part of an island,…
be part of 表示“是……的一部分”。
e.g. Taiwan is part of China.
台湾是中国的一部分。5. My home town is especially famous for its university.
be famous for 表示“因……而闻名”，后接闻名的原因。
e.g. Now York is famous for its high
buildings.
纽约以高楼大厦而闻名。
He is famous for his novels.
他因他的小说而出名。 5. Answer the questions and write notes about your home town.1. Where is it?
2. What’s 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?My home town --- Dalian
in the northeast of China
over six million
a big city
famous for beaches, the Underwater World, the Bird Park and the P9olar Region Zoo
over 100 years old
warm in winter and hot in summerPossible answers6. 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.It is a big city. It is famous for its beautiful beaches, the Underwater World, the Bird Park and the Polar Region Zoo. It is over 100 years old.
Kit is warm in winter and hot in summer in Dalian.Possible answersI come from Dalian, a beautiful city in the
northeast of China. It has a population of
over six million. It is …7. Write a passage called My home town.
Use Tony's passage to help you.My home town is Dalian. It’s 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. Possible answerDalian is 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.方向词的短语
in the east of in the west of
in the north of in the south of
重点短语
have a population of
lots of
be famous for本课小结练一练1. 广州在中国的南部。
Guangzhou is ____________ of China.
2. — 香港以什么闻名？
— 太平山。
— What’s Hong Kong ____________?
— Victoria Peak.in the southfamous for3. 北京是中国的首都，它比南京人口多。
Beijing is the capital of China, and it has
a _________________ than Nanjing.
4. 中国有大约五千年的历史，有大约13亿
人。
China is ______ 5,000 years old, ______
about 1.3 billion people.larger populationaboutwith Lady Gaga is famous ____ her beautiful
voice.（2012福建南平）
A. as B. with C. for
2. — _____ the population of China?
— It’s about 1.3 billion.
(2012湖南衡阳）
A. What’s B. How many is
C. How much is中考链接CA3.Project?Hope?has?built?many?schools?___
big?classrooms?and?libraries.
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A. in? ? B. of?? C. for?? D. withD请用英语描写你最想去旅行的一座城市的情况。Homework
