外研版英语八年级上册Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of E

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Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
Module 2 My home town and my country
Words and expressions
1.north/ south /west
2.especially / 'spe li/
3.university /j :n 'v :s ti/
4.island /'a l nd/
5.area /'e ri /
6.low / l /
7.mountain /'ma nt n/
8.countryside /'k ntr sa d/
9.umbrella / m'brel /
北方/南方/西方（的）
尤其
大学
岛；岛屿
地区；区域
矮的；低的
山；山岳
农村地区
雨伞
Words and expressions
home town 故乡； 家乡
come from 来自
in the east of 在……的东部
be famous for 因……而闻名
such as 例如
lots of 许多
by boat 乘船
be part of 是……的一部分
学 习 目 标
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掌握新学单词和短语：
north, south, west, especially, university, island, area, low, mountain, countryside, umbrella, home town, be famous for
掌握本单元句型：
I come from Cambridge，a beautiful city in the east of England.
My home town is especially famous for its university.
There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit.
England itself is part of an island...
能读懂学习材料中介绍祖国和家乡的文章，了解文章主旨并找出相关的细节信息。
能参照范例，用比较级简单介绍一下自己的家乡。
课 堂 导 入
Tower Bridge伦敦塔桥
Big Ben大本钟
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫
The London Eye 伦敦眼
Cambridge
There are lots of/a lot
Of old buildings and
churches to visit
120 thousand people
the River Cam
Cambridge University
east north south west
1. Cambridge is in the east of England.
2. London is in the south of England.
3. Bristol（布里斯托尔 )is in the west of England.
4. Manchester is in the north of England.
Manchester
Bristol
London
Cambridge
1. Look at the map of England and read the sentences.
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Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below
课 堂 学 习
Fast reading
1 Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2 Cambridge University and the River Cam
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2
Task 1
What’s the main idea of each part
Part 1 (para 1 )_____
Part 2(para 2 ) _____
Part 3(paras 3-4 ) _____
Introduction（介绍） about London.
B. Introduction about Cambridge
C. Introduction about England.
B
A
C
Task 2
Careful reading
Read Paragraph 1 and find out the information about Cambridge.
What's it like
Population
Location
on which river
famous for
what to visit
how to visit
Its university.
It's a small city.
It's about 120, 000
It's in the east of England.
It's on the River Cam.
Old buildings and churches.
Enjoy trips along the river by boat.
Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the table.
Where
How
Age
Population
Be famous for
In the south of England
Bigger and busier than Cambridge
About 2000 years old
Seven and a half million
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge
Read Paragraph 3 & 4 and answer the questions.
1. What's in the north of England
There are beautiful lakes and low mountains.
2. What's in the south of England
There are some hills and pretty villages.
3. What's the weather like in England
It's never very hot in summer, or very cold in
winter.
3. Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.
Cambridge London
Location
Population
Famous places
River
in the east of England
in the south of England
about 120,000
about 7.5 million
university, old buildings and churches
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge
River Cam
River Thames
England is part of a(n) (1)______. It is famous for its beautiful green (2) __________ with (3)__________ 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.
countryside
island
mountains
home town
east
university
London
south
countryside east home town island
London mountains south university
4. Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box
Language points
I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. 我来自剑桥，一座位于英格兰东部的美丽城市。
(1) come from意为“来自”，与be from同义。
Zhang Lei comes from Wenzhou.= Zhang Lei is from Wenzhou.张磊来自温州。
(2)east作名词时，意为“东; 东方”；
作形容词时，意为“在东方的; 朝东的”。
in the east of …意为“在……的东部”，表示在某个 范围内的东部。
The road runs east to west.这条路是东西走向的。
Shandong lies in the east of China.山东在中国的东部。
2. My home town is especially famous for its university.
我的家乡尤其因它的大学而闻名。
be famous for 意为“因……而闻名”，后接闻名的原因。
He is famous for his novels. 他因他的小说而出名。
【拓展】
be famous as 意为“以……而出名”，后常接身份、职业。
He is famous as a writer.他作为一名作家而出名。
3.There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit.
那里有许多古老的建筑和教堂可以参观。
此处to visit是动词不定式，用作后置定语，修饰前面的buildings and churches。动词不定式（短语）常放在名词或代词后作后置定语。
I have lots of homework to do.我有许多作业要做。
Reading is a good way to know the world. 阅读是了解世界的一种好的方式。
4. England itself is part of an island, …
英格兰本身是一座岛屿的一部分，……
be part of sth. 意为“是……的一部分 ”。
Taiwan is part of China. 台湾是中国的一部分。
Writing
Answer the questions and write notes about your home town.
1. Where is it
2. What is its population
3. Is it big or small
4. 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.
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 …
Retell the passage.
2. Review the words and expressions of Unit 2.
3. Finish the exercises of this unit.
Homework
Thank you !