Unit2 travelling around the world More Practice课件(共21张PPT)

(共21张PPT)
More Practice-The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Culture Corner-Backpacking
Warming-up
Which country’s national flag is this
Which city is the capital
What does the map of Italy look like
What else do you know about Italy
Italy
Rome.
A boot.(靴子)

spaghetti；pasta
意大利面
Italian pizza
意大利披萨
Delicious food
Rome Colosseum
[k l 'si m]
古罗马斗兽场
Places of interest
Places of interest
Venice
It is a magical place and one of the few cities in the world where the sounds of cars are never heard.
Places of interest
Florence
home of the greatest artistic treasures in the world
Places of interest
Milan Cathedral
米兰大教堂
Milan fashion week
米兰时装周
Places of interest
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Why is the tower famous/strange
When did the tower start to lean
How many years did it take to build
the tower
What do you think will happen to the
tower in the future Will it be safe
倾斜的
Read and find out the answers.
1. Why is the tower famous/strange
2. When did the tower start to lean
3. How many years did it take to build
the tower
4. What do you think will happen to the tower in the future Will it be safe
1 Why is the Tower of Pisa strange
2 How many years did it take to build the tower
3 When did the tower start to lean
4 What do you think will happen to the tower in the future Will it be safe
Because it leans to one side.
It took nearly 200 years to build the tower.
It started to lean in 1178, when the building got to the third floor.
Comprehension
Read the article about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Then answer the questions.
--Hopefully（但愿） it will be safe for at least(至少) the next 300 years.
--Maybe it will lean after 300 years.
Comprehension
Does anyone try to “rescue” the tower Who How
Why was the tower closed in 1990
When did it reopen
Yes. Experts have done a lot of studies to try to “rescue” the tower.
It was closed to the public for safety reasons.
It reopened in 2001 after a lot of effort.
Notes P26
1. The Tower of Pisa is one of the most beautiful bell towers in Italy.
比萨塔是意大利最漂亮的钟塔之一。
“one of the +形容词最高级+名词复数”意为“最……的……之一”，注意形容词要用最高级，名词要用复数。
如：最高的学生之一
one of the tallest students
1. 根据中文意思完成句子。
小麦是最重要的农作物之一。
The wheat is ____ ____ ____ ____ __________ crops.
2. 选择最佳答案。
The Yellow River is one of the ____ in China.
A. long river B. longest river
C. long rivers D. longest rivers
Practice
one of the most important
D
2. It is not only beautiful, but also strange ...
它(比萨斜塔)不仅漂亮，而且奇怪……
not only ... but also ... 意为“不但……而且……”，用于连接两个表示并列关系的成分，着重强调后者。
如：(连接两个宾语)
我不但喜欢英语，而且喜欢数学。
I like not only English, but also Maths.
(连接两个表语)
她不但漂亮，而且聪明。
She is not only beautiful, but also smart.
3. The builders tried to make the tower straight again when they built the upper floors, but failed.
当建筑者修建上面的塔层时，他们尽力让塔身再直立起来，但是没有成功。
make the tower straight 意为“让塔身直立来”。
“make sth / sb +形容词”意为“使某物/某人怎么样”，形容词在此结构中作宾语补足语，修饰前面的宾语。
如：这个消息使我很高兴。
The news makes me very happy.
1. 根据中文意思完成句子。
这位母亲让她的孩子们安静下来，然后开始讲故事。
The mother _____ her children _____ , and then started
to tell a story.
2. 选择最佳答案。
We all like Miss Cai because she always makes her
English classes ___ .
A. interest B. interests C. interesting D. interested
C
made quiet
Practice
根据句意及首字母提示写出所缺单词。
1. My aunt lives on the twelfth floor so she takes the l_______ to go up and down.
2. Don’t go too close to the wall because it is l_______.
3. Kunming is k_______ as the Spring City, because it is beautiful and warm.
4. I usually f_______ my homework before 9:30 in the evening.
5. His little brother tried putting all the pens into the small bag, but f_______.
ift
eaning
nown
inish
ailed
New words and phrases:
strange
lean to one side
be known as
nearly
start to do
try one’s best to do
fail=not succeed
8. over the years
9. continue to do
10. further
奇怪，奇特
向一边倾斜
以……而闻名
大概，将近
开始做某事
尽某人全力去做
失败
多年以来
继续做某事
更，far的比较级表示程度
11. an expert
12. lots of studies
13. rescue
14. be closed to
15. because of safety reasons
16. a lot of effort（uc）
17. reopen
18. hopefully
19. at least-（at most）
New words and phrases:
一位专家
大量的研究
拯救
对……不开放
由于安全原因
许多努力
再开放
希望
至少--（至多）
The Tower of Pisa is one of the most beautiful _____ towers in _______. It is ________beautiful, ________ strange. Because it _________ one side. Today it is famous as “the ________ Tower of Pisa.
People began to build it in ______. They spent ______ 200 years completing it. In ____, when they built to the _____ floor, it started to ______. The builders tried their best to make the tower ________ again when they built the _____ floors, but ________ succeed.
Over the years, the tower has continued to lean _______. Experts have done lots of _________ and tried to “_______” the tower, In 1990, it was ________ to the public because of ________ reasons. After a lot of ________, it ________in 2001. _________ it will be safe for __________ the next 300 years.
bell
Italy
not only
but also
leans to
Leaning
1173
nearly
1178
third
lean
straight
upper
didn’t
further
studies
rescue
reopened
safety
effort
Hopefully
at least
closed
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