外研版八年级英语上册Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 2教学课件(共25张PPT)

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Module 2
My home town and my country
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
East or west,
home is best!
What do you think of this saying
Do you know other sentences about home or hometown
Look and say
Warming-up
What do the letters mean
north
south
west
east
Warming-up
Guessing game
north
south
west
home town
especially
n. 北；北方
adj. 在北方的；朝北的
n. 南；南方
adj. 在南方的；朝南的
n. 西；西方
adj. 在西方的；朝西的
故乡；家乡
adv. 尤其
New words and expressions
Pre-reading
be famous for
university
island
area
low
mountain
countryside
umbrella
因……而闻名
n. 大学
n. 岛；岛屿
n. 地区；区域
adj. 矮的；低的
n. 山；山岳
n. 农村地区；乡下
n. 雨伞
Pre-reading
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.
Look at the map of England and read the sentences.
Pre-reading
Read the passage and choose a title for each picture.
1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2. Cambridge University and the River Cam
a
b
While-reading
1. Where is Cambridge
2. What’s Cambridge famous for
3. What do 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.
While-reading
Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks.
Place London
Location
Feature
Age
Population
Places of interest
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.
While-reading
Read Para. 2 and fill in the blanks.
Where
How
Age
Population
Be famous for
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.
While-reading
Read Para. 3-4 and mark T or F.
1. England is an island, and you are always near the sea. ( )
2. The area of low mountains and beautiful lakes is in the north
of England. ( )
T
F
∧
part of
3. The weather in England is very hot in summer and very cold
in winter. ( )
4. We can know there is a lot of rain in England all the year
around. ( )
F
T
∧
never
or
While-reading
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
While-reading
Post-reading
Fill and retell
university, old buildings and churches
River Cam
in the south of England
River Thames
the small villages and beaches on the coast
the hills and pretty villages
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
Post-reading
1. I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England.
我来自剑桥，一座位于英格兰东部的美丽城市。
e.g. The mountains in the east get a lot of snow.
The road runs east to west.
east n. 东；东方
adj. 在东方的；朝东的
Post-reading
Language points
e.g. Shandong Province is in the east of China.
in the east of… 在……的东部（内部）
若表示“在……的东部（外部）”则用to the east of…
注意：
表方向的north, south, east, west有相同的用法。
e.g. Japan is to the east of China.
Post-reading
2. …and has a population of about 120,000.
……有大约十二万人口。
表示“有多少人口”时，常用结构“have /has a population of…”；表示人口的“多少”用large或small。
e.g. My village has the smallest population in our town.
Post-reading
3. My home town is especially famous for its university.
我的家乡以它的大学而闻名。
e.g. China is famous for the Great Wall.
France is famous for its fine food and wine.
be famous for表示“因……而闻名”。
Post-reading
be famous as意为“作为……而出名”，表示某人以某种身份或职业而出名，或某物 / 地作为……而出名。如：
e.g. Li Na is famous as a tennis player.
Post-reading
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
Post-reading
Dalian is in the northeast of China.
It has a population of over six million.
Use your notes and write answers to the questions in Activity 5.
Post-reading
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…
Post-reading
【思路点拨】 Step Idea Expression
1 地理位置 in the northeast of China, a big city
2 城市闻名的原因、城市的变化和人口 famous for its beaches, the Underwater World and the Polar Region Zoo, bigger and busier, have a population of…
3 主要活动 walk, swim, enjoy, shop
1. … has a population of about 120,000.
2. …so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge.
3. It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
Summary
1. Review the words and phrases in Unit 2.
2. Read the passage and try to recite it.
Homework
Goodbye!