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Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the
east of England.
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Jiaxing Shenzhen old
Jiaxing Shanghai small
the population of Jiaxing the population of Hong Kong large
the buildings in Jiaxing the buildings in Shanghai tall
Compare Jiaxing with Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
A: Is Jiaxing older than Shenzhen
B: Yes, it is. It’s much older than Shenzhen.
West
East
North
South
Cambridge is in the east of England.
Manchester is in the north of England.
Bristol is in the west of England.
London is in the south of England.
The map of London
Cambridge is especially famous for its university.
Cambridge
Xu Zhimo
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Big Ben
What’s London famous for
Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge
1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2. Cambridge University and the River Cam
a._______
b._______
1
2
a
2 Match the titles with the pictures.
3 Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.
Cambridge London
Location(位置)
Population
Famous places
River
in the east of England
in the south of England
about 120,000
about 7.5 million
Cambridge university, old buildings, churches
Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace
the River Cam
the River Thames
England
low mountains
beautiful lakes
hills and pretty villages
island
The structure of the passage
(文章的结构)
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Cambridge
London
England
How to describe(描述) a place
Where is it
What is its population
What’s it famous for
How old is it
What interesting things are there to see and
to do
What’s the weather like
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.
Where is it
What’s the population
How old is it
What’s it famous for
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.
island
countryside
mountains
3 Complete the passage with the words and expression in the box.
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.
home town
east
university
London
south
Homework
Read the passage for 3 times and remember the new words.
Search information for the passage “My home town”.
Workbook Unit 2.