Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 2 Reading 课件(共18张PPT，含内嵌音视频)2024-2025学年外研版八年级上册

(共18张PPT)
Module 2 Unit 2
Cambridge is a beautiful city
in the east of England.
Reading
Let's watch a video first.
Which country is it
英国 United Kingdom
能根据任务导向自主阅读, 读懂描述剑桥和伦敦的文章, 运用比较的阅读技巧提高阅读能力。
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能记住并正确运用本课时的新单词和短语。
目标:读懂描述剑桥和伦敦的文章, 运用比较的阅读技巧提高阅读能力
Activity 1
Before reading, let's check the new words and phrases first.
low
countryside
island
be famous for
south
west
mountain
university
north
area
home town
especially
umbrella
Activity 2
Free talk
Do you know how to find your directions
north
west
east
south
northwest
northeast
southwest
southeast
1
Look at the map of England and talk about directions.
Manchester
Bristol
London
Cambridge
east north south west
— Where is Manchester/ London/
Cambridge/ Bristol
— It is in ...... England.
1. Cambridge is in the east of England.
2. London is in the southeast of England.
3. Bristol is in the southwest of England.
4. Manchester is in the north of England.
Activity 3
Read the passage and finish the tasks.
Task 1:
1. What country is the
passage about
2. Who write the passage
It's about England.
Tony Smith.
Reading Tip: We can get the main idea from the title.
Task 2: Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph
with its main idea.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
★Something about London
★Something about England itself
★The weather of England
★Something about Cambridge
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Task 3: Read the passage and choose a title for each
picture below.
1 Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2 Cambridge University and the River Cam
a
b
1
2
Task 4.1: Read the para. 1 and find out in which ways
the writer introduce Cambridge.
Cambridge
where/
location
population
be famous for
famous places
... enjoy trips
along...
in the east
on the River Cam
about 120,000
university
many famous people
old buildings
Fishbone Diagram鱼骨图
churches
Task 4.2: Read the para. 2 and complete the table about London.
Where London is in the _______of England
How It’s bigger and________than Cambridge
Age It’s about _________years old
Population It has a population of __________________________
Be famous for It’s famous for ________,____________________
and _________________
south
2,000
Tower Bridge
busier
about seven and a half million
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
Task 4.3: Read the paras 3-4 and answer the questions.
1. What’s in the north of England
2. What’s in the south of England
3.When you travel in England, you need bring __________ with you.
4. What’s the weather like in England
There are some low mountains and beautiful lakes.
There are the hills and pretty villages.
an umbrella
It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
Task 5: Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.
3
Cambridge London
Location
Population
Famous places
River
In the east of
England
In the south of England
120,000
about 7.5 million
Cambridge
University
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge
River Cam
River Thames
Activity 4
Task 6: Work in groups. Find out some language points
that you think are important and share their use
with your classmates and give some examples.
Language points:_______________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
____________________________________
_____________________________
Language points
1. It is on the river Cam and has a population of about 120,000.
1) on the river Cam 表示“在康桥河畔”, on表示在河的沿岸。
2) have a population of …表示“有……人口”。
指人口的多少用large、big或small。
【拓展】
3)...with a population of...表示“...有多少人口”
e.g. Dalian is a city with a population of about seven million.
大连市有着大约7百万人口的城市。
2. Cambridge is especially famous for its University.
1) especially adv. 特别;尤其；格外, 指的是非普通、非寻常,
用于正式问题,主要解释为“尤其是, 特别是”
e.g. I love animals, especially pandas. (强调宾语）
This road is hard to walk on, especially at night. (强调状语)
2) be famous for 表示“因…而闻名”
be famous as 表示“作为…而闻名”
e.g. China is famous for the Great Wall.中国以长城而闻名。
Luxun is famous as a writer.鲁迅作为一名作家而出名。
Activity 5
4
Complete the passage with the words and expression
in the box.
countryside east home town island
London mountains south university
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.
home town
mountains
countryside
island
east　
London
university
south
Retelling time
Cambridge
London
On the River Cam
120,000 people
Old buildings churches
On the River Thames
Seven and a half million people
2000 years old
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge
Cambrdige
University
Summarize and try to retell the passage.
England