(共17张PPT)
Unit 1
Asia
Task
Talking about places of interest around the world:
A: Which Asian country would you like
to visit
B: I'd like to visit ...
A: Where is ...
B: It's in ...
A: What can you do there
B: I can...
Warming up
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
India has the second largest population in the world. There are over one billion people there.
Rice and wheat.
num. 十亿
n. 人口
6. What are the main industries in India
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
It has large iron and steel industry and it is also famous for its IT industry.
n. 铁
abbr. 信息技术
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。
Millie is writing an introduction to India. Help her complete her article with the information in Part A.
I think (1) _______ is a great country to visit. It lies in (2) ___________, next to (3) ________, China and Nepal. Its capital city is (4) ________. People in India mainly speak (5) ______, but their second language is (6)_______, so it is not too difficult to communicate with the local people. India has the (7)_______ largest population in the world.
There are over (8) __________ people there.
India
South Asia
Pakistan
New Delhi
Hindi
English
second
one billion
Rice and (9) _______ are their main crops. India has a large iron and (10) ______ industry. It is also famous for its IT industry.
India has many (11) _________ and fairs. A festival is celebrated in some part of the country every day of the year. Traditional clothes for Indian women are (12) ______. You may have seen them in India films.
There are some famous attractions in India. The (13) __________ is well worth a visit. It is one of the wonders of the world.
festivals
saris
Taj Mahal
wheat
steel
Your 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.
Writing
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.
Homework
1. Remember the language points in this unit.
2. Finish the exercises in your workbook.