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高一年级(必修1)
Module 4
Module 4
A Social Survey -
My Neighbourhood
Introduction
1. To get some information about Xiamen and retell the passage
2. To learn to make an introduction of your city or another city you are interested in
3. To learn some useful words and
expressions to introduce a city
apartment apartment block countryside five-storey
high-rise building local mile
(second) floor suburb stone
Can you read these words Do you know their meanings Which words do you use to describe buildings
apartment
apartment block
countryside
suburb
high-rise building
Read about the homes of the two students on page 31. Which one is more similar to yours
Where does he live
· in the south of China
· in the city of Guangzhou
· in a suburb
· in the northeast of the city
· a small apartment on the
third floor
· a five-storey apartment
block
Zhang Hua
Lin Xiaoyun
Where does she live
· in the countryside
· in southern Liaoning
· about fifty miles away from the city of Dalian
· a house which is two storeys high and is made of local stone
Useful patterns:
I live in the city/ countryside of…
I live with…
We live… on the… floor of a… building.
It is made of…
… about… miles away from…
Work in pairs and compare your homes.
Write three or four sentences
describing your home.
Reading and Vocabulary
A Lively City
Which city is it
Work in groups. Each student writes the name of a city on paper and lets the rest of the group guess which city it is by asking questions. Each student lets the others guess in turn.
Now guess the city according to the hints.
Hint 1. It’s a coastal city, which is
beautiful and clean.
Hint 2. It is located in Fujian province.
Hint 3. It enjoys the title of the National
Garden City (国家园林城市).
Hint 4. It is famous for the Gulangyu
Island.
Xiamen
Xiamen
Area:
1865 square kilometers
the fourth largest island in Fujian
Population:
3.81 million
Location:
on the southeast coast of Fujian Province
It is said that Xiamen is a garden on the sea. The scenery is beautiful and the weather is pleasant. It is reported that Xiamen is one of the most livable cities in China.
Travelling in Xiamen
Zhongshan Road
— the main commercial street in Xiamen
Xiamen University
厦门大学
Emplacement
胡里山炮台
Tourist attractions
Southern Putuo Temple
南普陀寺
Gulangyu Island
鼓浪屿
Listen, read and choose the correct answers.
1. John Martin is visiting ___________.
(a) Xiao Li’s hometown
(b) a town near where Xiao Li lives
(c) a shopping mall
2. Xiao Li lives _________.
(a) on the island of Gulangyu
(b) in Xiamen
(c) in a town to the northwest of Xiamen
3. John and Xiao Li are _____.
(a) at Xiao Li’s home
(b) driving around the city in a car
(c) on a train
1. John and Xiao Li haven’t seen each other for six years.
2. John has never been to China before.
3. Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast.
4. There are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen.
5. There are a lot of new high-rise buildings on Gulangyu Island.
6. There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island.
in the business district
/
a lot of
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F
T
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F
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1) How long has it been since they saw each other last time
6 years.
2) What's John's impression of Chinese people
Friendly.
Read the text and answer the questions.
3) What does John think of the climate in Xiamen
Not too bad.
4) What does Xiao Li think of the tourists
Annoying.
5) In which part can people buy the dresses
In the business district.
6) Which is the most interesting part of the city
The western part.
7) Where can you find the interesting architecture
On Gulangyu Island.
8) Where are they going to have lunch
In a little fish restaurant.
Xiamen
(Xiao Li’s hometown)
1. The city
2. The people
3. Climate
________, interesting and lively
_______
pretty __________ in summer, ______ in winter.
hot and wet
cold
attractive
friendly
Fill in the charts according to the passage.
4. Business
district
5. Western
district
6. Gulangyu
Island
lots of _______________ have been put up;
there are some great _____________
the _______________ part of the city
there are some pretty
_____
________ island with some interesting architecture
high-rise buildings
shopping malls
parks
gorgeous
most interesting
Try to retell the passage with the help of the charts.
Match the adjectives with the nouns they describe according to the text.
Nouns Adjectives
cities A. friendly
places B. nice
people C. high
apartment block D. beautiful
rent E. beautiful
shopping malls F. pretty
dress G. gorgeous
parks H. attractive
Island I. great
architecture J. huge
restaurant K. interesting
Complete the passage with proper words.
John comes to Xiao Li’s hometown – Xiamen. It _________ six years since they saw each other. This is the first time he ___________ Xiao Li’s hometown and he thinks Xiamen is one of the most attractive places he ___________. Xiao Li loves living by the seaside and he feels very fortunate ________ there. It’s pretty hot and wet in summer, but it can be quite cold in winter. There are so many tourists around in summer that they can be a nuisance. A lot of high-rise buildings ______________ recently in the business district. And there are some great shopping malls. Gulangyu Island is in the western district. When they arrive there, they decide to stop and walk around _________.
has been
for a while
have been put up
has been to
living
has visited
1. Fortunate means _______.
A. sad B. lucky
Choose the correct answers.
2. Pretty hot means _______.
A. very hot B. too hot
3. Bother you means _____.
A. amuse you
B. give you problems
4. Nuisance means ______.
A. amusing B. causing problems
5. Shopping mall means _____.
A. shopping centre B. small shops
6. Gorgeous means _______.
A. lovely B. boring
7. Starving means ______.
A. very hungry B. excited
architecture area climate coast district harbour hometown island park (v.) rent tourist
Find these words in the passage.
Now use some of them to complete these sentences.
1) A lot of ________ visit Xiamen in summer.
2) The parks in the _______________ district are very pretty.
3) One of the nicest things about Xiamen is that it is on the _____.
tourists
harbour/western
coast
4) The _____ for a modern apartment in Xiamen is usually very high.
5) Which ____________ of the city does Xiao Li live in
6) If we _____ the car over there, we can go for a walk along the harbour.
rent
district/area
park
Which part of Xiamen do you think is most attractive to travelers Why
If you are in Xiamen, what do you want to see the most Why
1. …this is one of the most attractive places I’ve been to.
attractive adj. 有吸引力的,引起注意的
e.g. 1) The photo made him _____________.
从照片上看,他相当英俊。
2) I think she is a _________________.
我认为她是很有魅力的女孩。
3) Ice cream ______________ children.
冰淇淋对孩子们有吸引力。
quite attractive
very attractive girl
is attractive to
2. Pretty hot and wet in the summer…
pretty adv. 非常, 相当
e.g. After a whole day’s hard work, I
_______________
辛苦工作了一整天我感到很累。
feel pretty tired.
3. Sounds OK to me.
sound vi. 听起来, 听上去
e.g. The music ___________________to
the ear.
这音乐听起来十分悦耳。
sounds very pleasing
n. 声音, 响声; 喧闹声
e.g. We heard _________________from
the next room.
我们听到隔壁房间传来的阵阵笑声。
____________________________
woke up the child.
隔壁房间传来的喧闹声把孩子吵醒
了。
sounds of laughter
The sounds from the next room
4. Don’t they bother you
bother vt. 烦扰
e.g. The problem ____________________
for weeks.
那问题已经困扰了我几个星期。
n. 烦恼, 麻烦
e.g. ____________________ finding an
apartment.
我们费了不少周折才找到一套公寓
房。
has been bothering me
We had a lot of bother
5. Now we’re leaving the business district and approaching the harbour.
approach既可作动词,也可作名词。
1. As you approach the town the first
building you see is the church.
2. The time is approaching when we
must think about buying a new house.
3. Few writers even begin to approach
Shakespeare's greatness.
★作动词时,意为“(在距离、时间、水平
等方面)接近,靠近,临近”。
4. Our approach frightened the birds.
5. Many kinds of birds fly south at the
approach of winter.
6. The approach to the town leads through
the woods.
7. They have a new approach to teaching
languages.
★作名词时,意为:①接近,靠近(常用结构:at the approach of)(句4、句5);②路径,途径(句6);③方法(常与________连用)(句7)。
to
【即学即练】翻译下面句子。
1. She didn't hear his approach.
___________________________________
2. He heard footsteps approaching from behind.
____________________________________
3. Since our research so far has not produced any answers to this problem, we need to adopt a different approach to it.
______________________________________
_____________
她没听到他靠近了。
他听到后面有脚步声传来。
既然我们的研究至今无法得出问题的答案,那么我们需要对它采用不同的方法。
1) She put up a notice about the school trip to Italy.
2) Claire put up the idea of a concert to raise money for the school.
3) I put up my hand and asked to leave the room.
挂上, 张贴
提出
举起, 竖起
6. They’ve put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently.
阅读下面句子,写出句中的put up的释义。
4) They are putting up some new houses on our street.
5) He always puts up at the hotel when he is in town.
修建, 搭起
住宿, 过夜
【拓展】常见的其它含put的短语:
put on 穿上,上演
put off 推迟,延期
put out 扑灭,使熄灭
put away 收起来,存蓄
【即学即练】用含put的短语的正确形式填空。
1. Many blocks of flats _________ in the 1990s.
2. You're welcome to ________ in my home for the night.
3. The match has been ________ until tomorrow because of bad weather.
4. He ________ his coat hurriedly and ran out of the house.
5. Firemen tried to free the injured and ________ the fire.
6. ________ your toys in the box when you've finished playing.
were put up
put up
put off
put on
put out
Put away
1. It’s been six years since we last saw each other, you know.
【分析】
① 本句是一个主从复合句。
② 本句是“主句(It has been +时间段) +
since 引导的__________从句”结构, 从
句常用一般过去时。主句部分也可用
一般现在时, 即“It is +时间段”。
③ you know作插入语。
时间状语
【句意】
要知道,我们六年没见面了。
【仿写】
要知道,迈克五年没回家了 。
It has been / is five years since Mike last went home, you know.
2. And this is the first time I’ve visited your hometown.
【分析】
① 本句是一个主从复合句。
② 本句使用了句型This / That / It is
the first / second / ... time + (that)
从句, 其中, 从句常用__________
时。
现在完成
【句意】
而且这是我第一次来到你的家乡。
【仿写】
这是我第二次来到英格兰。
This is the second time I've come to
England.
3. You know, I’ve seen quite a lot of China and I’ve visited some beautiful cities, but this is one of the most attractive places I've been to.
【分析】
①本句是一个由but连接的并列复合句。
② but前的分句由and连接的两个并列分句
构成, You know作插入语。
③ but后的分句中, I’ve been to是省略了关系
代词______的定语从句, 修饰先行词
places。
that
【句意】
你知道, 我去过中国很多地方, 也见过一些美丽的城市, 但这是我去过的最吸引人的地方之一。
【仿写】
你知道, 我读过许多书, 也翻译过一些著名的小说, 但这是我见过的最精彩的作品之一。
You know, I’ve read a lot of books and I’ve translated some famous novels, but this is one of the most wonderful works I’ve seen.
4. A friend's told me about a nice little fish
restaurant near here.
【分析】
①本句是一个__________句。
②此句中的restaurant 被冠词、形容词
和名词修饰。
修饰名词的词语次序为:限定词
(包括冠词、物主代词、指示代词、不定代词等)→ 数词→ 描写性质、特征的形容词(handsome, ugly等)→描写尺寸、大小的形容词(small, large等)→ 描写形状的形容词(round, square等)
简单
→描写年龄、新旧的形容词(young, old 等)→描写颜色的形容词(red, green等) →描写来源(某国、某地等)的形容词(French, Chinese等)→表明制造材料的形容词(silk, wooden 等)→说明用途的动词-ing形式、名词或形容词(a waiting room等)。
e.g. The three nice long old black Chinese
wooden writing desk are on show in the
museum.
【句意】
有个朋友跟我说过这附近有一家很不错
的渔家小饭馆。
【仿写】
她告诉我她买了一件漂亮的绿色晚礼服。
She told me that she had bought a
beautiful green evening dress.
have been to a place
have gone to a place
This/It is the first/ second/… time (that) …
sb. feel fortunate (in) doing sth.
put up
walk around
(某人)到过某地
(某人)去了某地
这是某人第几次做某事
(某人) 因有机会做某事而感到幸运
建造,搭起
到处走走
I. 用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
1. The island is very busy during the ________ (tour) season.
2. There's some beautiful scenery in our _____________ (neighbour).
3. We need to make the club ________ (attract) to more people.
4. Almost every visitor to Paris is impressed by its wonderful _________ (architect).
tourist
neighbourhood
attractive
architecture
II. 用适当的介词/副词填空。
1. My office is ________ the fifth floor of the new building.
2. Jack lives ________ the suburb of Beijing and works in the city.
3. Could you tell me what the weather in your city is ________ now
4. The shirt Rose wears today is made ________ silk and it feels soft.
on
in
like
of
5. Several tents have been put ________ for the climbers to spend the night in.
6. I saw an empty glass at the corner of the room. Can I use it ________ a vase
up
as
Give a description of your hometown, using the hints given below.
location and area population
landscape and rivers climate
nature and environment history
language and religion economy
life and culture specialty (特产)
local flavor (风味小吃)