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Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
New words
north n. 北；北方 adj. 在北方的；朝北的
south n. 南；南方 adj. 在南方的；朝南的
west n. 西；西方 adj. 在西方的；朝西的
home town 故乡；家乡
especially adv. 尤其
be famous for 因……而闻名
university n. 大学
island n. 岛；岛屿
New words
area n. 地区；区域
low adj. 矮的；低的
mountain n. 山；山岳
countryside n. 农村地区；乡下
umbrella n. 雨伞
A riddle
a small city about 120,000 people
in the east of England
on the River Cam
is famous for Cambridge University
Cambridge
E
D
C
G
Match the words with the pictures
A
B
F
A. river
B. mountain
C. hill
D. population
E. lake
F. church
G. village
1. 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.
4. Manchester is in the north of England.
.
Cambridge
2.Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below.
Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2. Cambridge University and the River Cam
3.Read and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 something about London
Paragraph 2 the weather of England
Paragraph 3 something about Cambridge
Paragraph 4 something in the north and south
of England
Fast Reading
Cambridge
lots of/a lot of(许多)
old buildings and churches
120 thousand people
a church in Cambridge
be famous for
the River Cam
Cambridge University
London — the capital of the UK
7.5 million people
2,000 years old
the River Thames
402 kilometres long
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
be famous for
Tower Bridge
In the south
7, 500, 000
the River Thames
Big Ben,
Buckingham Palace , Tower Bridge
Cambridge
University
In the east
120,000
the River Cam
River
Famous places
Cambridge
London
Location
Population
4.Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.
countryside east hometown island
London mountains south university
England is part of a(n) (1) . It is
famous for its beautiful green (2) with
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.
island
mountains
countryside
hometown
east
university
London
south
Language points
1. I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England.我来自剑桥，在英国东部的一个漂亮的城市。
in the east of ... 在……的东部
（1） Nanjing is in the east of China.
（2） Beijing is to the east of Urumqi.
（3） Hong Kong is on the south of Guangdong.
方位介词: in / on / to
in 指在某一地域范围之内的某个方位；
on 指与某一地域边界相接的某个方位;
to 指在某一地域范围之外的某个方位。
2. ... it is famous for Big Ben...它因为大本钟而出名。
be famous for “因……而闻名/出名” ，固定短语。
E.g. Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake.
杭州因为西湖而闻名。
5. Answer the questions and write notes about
your home town.
Where is it
What is its population
Is it big or small
What is it famous for
5. How old is it
6. What is the weather like
6. 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.
7. Write a passage called My home town. Use Tony’s
passage to help you.
I come from Dalian, a beautiful city in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. It is…
I. 改为同义句，每空一词
Exercises
1. How large is the population of Shandong
_______ the population ___ Shandong
2. The population of Hong Kong is seven million.
Hong Kong ____ __ __________ __ seven million.
What’s
of
has a population of
3. Tom is taller than me.
I am ________ ______ Tom.
4. John is younger than Jim.
Jim is ______ _____ John.
5. This street is ten metres wide. That street is sixteen metres wide.
That street is ______ _____ this street.
wider than
shorter than
older than
II. 翻译句子
_______________________________
______________________________
_______________
1. 广州在中国的南部。
2. ——香港以什么闻名
——太平山。
________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________
_______
3. 北京是中国的首都，它比南京人口多。
4. 中国有五千年的历史, 有13多亿人。
Beijing is the capital of China, and it has a larger
population than that of Nanjing.
Guangzhou is in the south of China.
China is 5,000 years old, with more than 1.3 billion
people.
—What’s Hong Kong famous for
—Victoria Peak.
Homework
Write a passage called
My favourite city.