(共48张PPT)
Unit 1 I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
New words
hardly
/'hɑ:dli/
adv.几乎不；几乎没
/sa ts/
sights
n.[用复数] 风景；名胜
adj.渴的
thirsty
/'θ :sti/
/we st/
v. & n. 浪费；滥用
waste
New phrases
占去（时间或空间）
take up
指出；指明
point out
在……的顶端
at the top of…
waste
thirsty
hardly
sights
Let's read
take up
point
out
at the top of
Look at each picture (symbol building) and say the name of the city in two seconds.
Let’s play a game!
Big Ben
London
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Opera House
Sydney
Fuji Mountain
Japan
Welcome to Beihai Park
Beihai Park
AAAA scenic spots
旅游景区
Royal Garden
皇家花园
Became a park: in 1925
Position: in the center of Beijing
Total Area: 690,000 square metres
Lake Area: 390,000 square metres
The lake takes up over half of the park area
Look at the photo and listen. What is the conversation about
The conversation is about going to Beihai Park.
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Listening and vocabulary
1 Tony has / hasn’t heard about Beihai Park.
2 Tony guesses that the park is very popular /
not very popular.
3 Lingling suggests that they spend the day there / Darning and Betty come too.
4 Lingling thinks / doesn’t think the park will be busy.
Listen again and choose the correct
answer.
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Tony: I’ve heard that Beihai Park is very
beautiful.
Lingling: Yes, it is. Shall we go for a walk there
Tony: That’s a great idea. Maybe Daming
and Betty will come too.
Lingling: Let’s tell them that we’re going to spend
the day there.
Tapescript
Tony: I guess it’s a very popular place.
Will there be lots of people there
Lingling: Well, lots of people go there, but
it’s a big park, so I don’t think it’ll
be very busy.
Tony: I hope not.
Everyday English
Here we are.
Wow!
I can hardly believe…
That’s too bad.
Come on!
Listen and read.
Lingling: Here we are. Welcome to Beihai Park.
Tony: Wow! It’s so quiet here that I can even
hear the birds singing! I can hardly
believe we’re in the city centre.
Lingling: This park is famous for its lake, the
bridge and the ancient buildings on
the hill. The lake takes up over half of
the park area. Let’s walk along the
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lake, cross the bridge and climb up the hill.
Then I can point out the sights of Beijing for you.
Tony: Yes, good idea. I’m sure it’ll be fantastic to see
the city from the top.
Daming: But I’m so tired, and it’s so hot here. I don’t
want to climb. The lake looks nice and cool.
Why don’t we go for a swim
Lingling: I don’t think they allow people to swim in the
lake. It’s dangerous.
Daming: That’s too bad. Then why don’t we have
our picnic here I’m so hungry and thirsty.
Lingling: I think it’s better to have our picnic
at the top of the hill.
Tony: Come on! Let’s not waste any more time.
Daming: All right. I hope it will be cooler up there.
Ⅰ Fill in the blanks
We can walk ______ the lake, ______ the bridge and ______ ______ the hill, see the sights of Beijing.
along
cross
climb up
Ⅱ Check T or F according to the conversation
1. Beihai Park is in the city centre.
2. They don’t allow people to swim in the lake
because it’s dangerous.
3. They will have their picnic at the bottle of
the hill.
top
Now complete the sentences about Beihai Park.
1 Beihai Park is so ______ that you can even hear the
birds singing.
2 The park is famous for its _____, bridges and the
ancient buildings on the hill.
3 The lake takes up ________ of the park area.
4 You can point out the ______ of Beijing from the top
of hill.
5 They do not allow people to swim ___________.
quiet
lake
over half
sights
in the lake
Read the sentences and answer the
questions.
1 “I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.”
Does Tony know they are in the city centre or not
Tony doesn’t think they are in the city centre.
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hardly sights thirsty waste
2 “Then I can point out the sights of Beijing for you.”
Does Lingling want them to look at something or
listen to something
Lingling wants them to look at something.
Yes, he does.
3 “I’m so hungry and thirsty.”
Does Daming want something to drink
4 “Let’s not waste any more time.”
Does Tony think they are spending their time
well or badly
Tony thinks they are spending their time badly.
Read the conversation and sum up the phrases
如此……以至于……
听到某人正在做某事
占据
沿着……
穿过桥
爬上山
指出
允许某人做某事
…so… that…
hear sb. doing
take up
walk along…
cross the bridge
climb up the hill
point out
allow sb. to do sth.
Pronunciation and speaking
Listen and notice how the speaker pronounces the words.
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1 It’s so quiet here that I can even hear the
birds singing.
2 Let’s walk along the lake, cross the bridge
and climb up the hill.
3 I don’t want to climb.
Now listen again and repeat.
Work in pairs. Talk about a place of
interest in your home town.
Student A: You’re a visitor from another country.
Student B: You’re introducing a place of interest in
your home town to student A. You can
talk about:
where it is
how big it is
how old it is
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any other information you know about it
what is special about it
Introduce Yellow Crane Tower
—What is your hometown famous for
I think that it is Yellow Crane Tower.
—Where is it
(in the center of Wuhan)
—How high is it
(51.4metres)
—How old is it
(thousands of years)
—What is special about it
(location, history&poem)
—Do you know any other information
(…)
Use these expressions:
I guess (that)…
I know (that)…
I think (that)…
I’m sure (that)…
I can’t believe (that)…
Put expressions in good use according to the conversation.
Tony can hardly believe ______________________.
He is sure that _______________________________.
Lingling doesn’t think _________________________.
Lingling thinks _______________________________.
Daming hopes _________________________.
we’re in the city centre
it’ll be fantastic to see the city from
the top
they allow people to swim in
the lake
it’s better to have our picnic at the
top of the hill
it will be cooler up there
Her boss gave her time off.
Language points
1. time off
“休假，放假”，是名词短语。
例：你太辛苦了，应该休息一段时间。
You work too hard. You should take some time off.
她的老板准了她的假。
He was given hardly 24 hours to pack his bags.
2. I can hardly believe we’re in the city centre.
hardly adv.“几乎不，几乎没有”与seldom等词
一样，本身含有否定的意思。
I hardly know you.
例：我不太认识你。
只给了他不到24小时的时间来打点行装。
hard adv. 努力地
例：你必须努力工作。
You must work hard.
3. It’s so quiet that I can even hear the birds
singing!
例：我太累了，以至于在椅子上睡着了。
I was so tired that I slept in this chair.
so…that…引导结果状语从句，意思是
“如此……以至于……”
4. The lake takes up over half of the park area.
例：这张桌子太占地方。
This desk takes up too much room.
take up “占用，花费(时间、空间或精力等）”。
I know you are very busy. I don’t want to take
up too much of your time.
我知道你特别忙，不想占用你太多的时间。
walk along 沿着……走
5. Let’s walk along the lake, cross the bridge
and climb up the hill.
例：沿着这条路走, 在交通灯处向右转.
Walk along the road and turn right at the
traffic lights.
例：如果我爬到树上的话，我就能
看得更远一些了。
If I climb up a tree, I can see farther.
climb up 爬上；攀登
例：如果你看到那个男孩，请把他指给我看。
If you see that boy, please point him out for me.
6. Then I can point out the sights of Beijing
for you.
point out 表示“指出”
杜老师有没有指出你什么地方错了？
Did Ms Du point out where you were wrong
7. I’m sure it’ll be fantastic to see the city from
the top.
例：她的舞跳得非常好。
She’s a fantastic dancer.
fantastic = wonderful 极好的;极妙的;了不起的
这球进得多漂亮!
What a fantastic goal!
例：他的父母不会允许他在外待得很晚。
His parents won’t allow him to stay out late.
8. I don’t think they allow people to swim in the lake.
allow sb. to do sth. （ sb. 不可以省略）
允许某人做某事 = allow doing sth.
他们只允许在这间屋子里抽烟。
They allowed smoking in this room only.
Exercise
1. It was raining very _____. What’s worse, my car
broke down.
A. heavy B. hardly C. hard D. heavier
2. China is ______for its delicious food.
A. good B. famous C. popular D. like
一、单项选择。
3. —Excuse me. Can you tell me the way to
the bookstore
—Walk along the road and ______ the bridge,
and you will see it in front of you.
A. across B. cross C. through D. over
4. We don’t allow people ______ in the cinema.
A. smoke B. smoked
C. smoking D. to smoke
5. I believe ______ my dream will come true one day.
A. what B. which C. who D. that
6. Look! The boys are trying to climb ______ the tree
to pick some apples.
A. with B. off C. of D. up
7. —Did you find the small village yesterday —Yes, without any difficulty, for it has ______
changed over years. A. hardly B. greatly
C. clearly D. nearly
8. The Internet is very useful for us. We can find
information ______.
A. easy B. easily C. hard D. hardly
9. —Would you like some coffee —No, thanks. I _____ drink coffee. Coffee
is bad for my stomach. A. almost B. already C. hardly D. still
1. I like the beautiful s_____ of this city.
2. He is very t______ and he needs some water now.
3. I can h_____ understand what he said because he
speaks English too quickly.
4. They walked around the lake and c____ the small
bridge.
二、根据句意和首字母提示写单词。
ights
hirsty
ardly
ross
Homework
1. Read the conversation, review key words,
sentences and language points.
2. Describe a park around your home or school to
your friends from another place.
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