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Unit 1 Asia
Task and self-assessment
Free talk
Where is she from
India
National flag of India
New Delhi
India’s
capital city
Taj Mahal
Indian architectures
Holi Festival (洒红节)
Diwali (灯节)
Saris (纱丽服)
Indian films
Indian population--the second largest
The biggest family
My favourite Asian country
Miss Thompson asked the
Class 1, Grade 9 students to suggest
a country in Asia for them to visit.
Millie would like to suggest India,
and she has prepared some notes.
Read her notes.
A
Country: India
Location: in South Asia, next to Pakistan,
China and Nepal
Capital city: New Delhi
Languages: mainly Hindi,English as a
second language
Population: over one billion, the second
largest population in the world
Crops: rice and wheat
Main industries: large iron and steel industry
famous for IT (information
technology) industry
Customs: many festivals and fairs
saris— traditional clothes for
women
Attraction: Taj Mahal
Miss Thompson asked the Class 1, Grade 9 students to suggest a country in Asia for them to visit. Millie would like to suggest India, and she has prepared some notes of it. Read her notes and answer some questions.
Where is India
2. Do you know the capital city of India
3. What languages do they speak
It's in South Asia, next to Pakistan, China and Nepal.
New Delhi.
They mainly speak Hindi. Their second language is English.
n. 印地语
4. What's the population of India
5. What are the main gain crops in India
6. What are the main industries in India
India has the second largest population in the world. There are over one billion people there.
Rice and wheat.
It has large iron and steel industry and it is also famous for its IT industry.
num. 十亿
n. 人口
n. 铁
abbr. 信息技术
7. What do Indian women usually wear
8. Are there any attractions in India
Saris—Traditional clothes for Indian women.
Yes. The Taj Mahal is one of the wonders of the world.
n. 莎丽(印度妇女民族服饰)
adj. 印度(人)的
B
You also want to write an
introduction to an Asian country
for the exchange students. Think of
a country and make some notes of it.
Then write the introduction. Use
Millie’s notes and article as a model.
Useful expressions
... is a great country/wonderful place to visit.
It lies in ....
It is next to/near ....
Its capital city is ....
People in ... speak ....
There are over ... people there.
It is famous for ....
... is well worth a visit/worth visiting.
…is one of the wonders of the world.
I’d like to recommend South Korea for them to visit.
National flag
Location
In the south of the
Korean Peninsula,
next to North Korea
Capital city
Seoul
Language
--Korean
Population
50,004,441(2012年)
Main industries
semiconductor industry
shipbuilding industry
Cars
Film and video industry
South Korean Won
Now, it's time for you to write !
Self-assessment
I have learnt Details Result
1 about two cities in China
2 to use the new words to talk about different countries
3. to use it as a pronoun and an impersonal pronoun, to use it to replace the real subject or object
4 about body language
Result: Perfect !
Good!
Not bad!
I need to spend more time on __________________________________________________________
1. English as a second language
英语作为第二语言
as作介词,意思是“作为”,“以……身
份“。例如:
He came to China as a tourist five
years ago.
五年前他以游客的身份来到中国。
Language points
2. the second largest population in the
world
世界上第二大人口国
the second largest 意为“第二大”;形容词最高级前有序数词、物主代词、指示代词或名词所有格等限定词修饰时,最高级前不用the。
如: The Yellow River is the second
longest river in China.
黄河是中国第二长河。
3. famous for IT industry
因信息技术产业著名
★be famous for意为“因为……而出名”。当主语是人时,常表示以某种技能或特征而出名;当主语是地点名词时,常表示以某个名胜古迹或特产而出名。如:
Beijing is famous for the Great Wall.
北京因长城而闻名。
★be famous as意为“作为……而出名”。当主语是人时,常表示以某个身份而出名;当主语是地点名词时,常表示作为某种东西的产地而出名。如:
His uncle is famous as an actor.
他的叔叔作为一名演员而出名。
Exercises
解析:此处为“ It’s important for sb. to do sth.” 句式。
1.China is very ____ the Great Wall and
pandas.
A. famous as B. famous for
C. ready to D. ready for
2. It’s important ____ the piano well.
A. of him to play B. for him to play
C. of him playing D. for him playing
解析:be famous for 意为“以……而闻名”。
B
B
单项选择。
3. Don’t be afraid of asking for information
____ it is needed.
A. when B. after
C. although D. unless
4. I usually sleep with the window open ___
it’s very cold.
A. until B. unless C. as D. if
解析:根据上下文可知题意为“当需要信息
时,不要害怕问别人”。
解析: 根据题意可知:“除非天气非常冷,我睡觉时通常开窗”。所以连接词用unless。
A
B
5. Hurry up, Jack. We have to get to the
station before 11:45 _____ we can catch the
12:00 train.
A. since B. after
C. as soon as D. so that
6. The life we were used to ____ greatly since
1992.
A. change B. has changed
C. changing D. have changed
解析: 此处we were used to 为定语从句,主语为the life。根据since 1992 可知用现在完成时态。
解析:此处表示目的“为的是……”。
D
B
Homework
1. Remember the language points in this unit.
2. Finish the exercises in your workbook.