Module 2 Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England. 教案

Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
【教材分析】
Through comparing the two cities—London and Cambridge, let students grasp the usage of comparison of adjectives in English. By showing the picture, make students master the four compass points(east, south, west, north).
【教学目标】
1. To get information about Cambridge, London and England
2. To describe the location of a place
3. To write about your home town
4. To learn some key words and useful expressions
【教学重点】
1. To learn the reading method.
2. To learn some expressions about directions.
【教学难点】
1. To get information from the article.
2. To write a composition by using the comparative degree.
【教学过程】
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Warming up
Answer the questions according to the pictures, and let Ss know about England.
What do you know about the UK
What’s the relationship between the UK and England
The four areas are Scotland, England, Wales and the Northern Ireland. The UK is made up of these four areas.
And England is one part of the UK.
More about London
It’s in the southeast of England.
It’s the capital of the UK.
It is the largest city in Europe.
It is one of the biggest financial centres in the world.
It is the world-famous tourist attraction.
Buckingham Palace白金汉宫
Big Ben 大本钟
the London Eye 伦敦眼
Tower Bridge 塔桥
the River Thames 泰晤士河
More about Cambridge
It’s in the east of England.
It is named after River Cam (剑河).
It’s famous for the University of Cambridge.
The famous Chinese poet Xu Zhimo once wrote a poem about Cambridge.
the River Cam康河
University of Cambridge剑桥大学
Step 2 Consolidate new words
1. Point out the direction words.
2. Look and say. The teacher shows the pictures of new words and let the students to say as quickly as possible.
Step 3 Reading and vocabulary
1. Look at the map of the England and read these sentences.
east north south west
1) Cambridge is in the east of England.
2) London is in the south of England.
3) Bristol is in the west of England.
4) Manchester is in the north of England.
2. Make a dialogue about the directions
Look at the pictures and make dialogues about the cities on the map.
— Where is Manchester
— It is … England.
Step 4 Reading
1. Pre-reading
Look at the pictures on page 12 and listen.
2. Scanning
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
University of Cambridge
Located in Cambridge, a university city 80 kilometres north of London, the University of Cambridge was founded in 1209. it is one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the UK. It has a worldwide (世界各地的) reputation (名誉，名声) for academic (学术的) achievements (成就). Cambridge affiliates (附属机构) have won more than 80 Nobel Prizes. The University of Cambridge is also responsible (有责任) for many international (国际的) examinations (考试).4) What is main idea of the passage
A. the introduction (介绍）of Cambridge
B. the introduction of London and England
C. the introduction of Cambridge, London and England
D. the introduction of Cambridge, and London
1.有题目看题目。
2. 看主题句。本文是说明文，文章第一段介绍了Cambridge；第二段介绍了London；第三段介绍了England。
文中托尼介绍家乡与祖国的逻辑顺序体现了英语国家典型的思维方式：按照从小到大、从局部到整体的顺序进行介绍。这与英语地址的书写方式完全相同。
3. Careful reading
1) Read Para.1 and answer the questions about Cambridge.
(1) Where is Cambridge
(2) What’s Cambridge famous for
(3) What places can tourists visit there
Keys: It’s in the east of England and it’s on the River Cam.
It’s famous for its university.
Tourists can visit old buildings and churches and they can also enjoy trips along the
river by boat.
2) Read Paras. 1-2 and complete the table comparing Cambridge with London.
Cambridge London
Location
Population
Famous places
River
keys: In the east of England 120,000 University, old buildings and churches River Cam
In the south of England About 7.5 million Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge River Thames
3) Read Para.3 and complete the table.
England on an island popular places for holidays: __________________________ on the coast in the _____________: the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the _____________: the hills and pretty villages weather: never very hot in summer or very cold in winter ______________ most days
Keys: the small villages and beaches, north, south, rains
4) Enjoy the flash and read aloud.
4. Post reading
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.
Keys: island countryside mountains home town east university London south
Step 5 Language points
1. I came 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。
a beautiful city in the east of England作Cambridge的同位语。
in the east of England作city的后置定语。
north, south, east, west n. 北方、南方、东方、 西方
in the north / south / east / west在北方/南方/东方/西方
e.g. In the north the ground becomes very cold as the winter snow and ice covers the ground.
冬天冰雪覆盖大地，北方的地面变得非常寒冷。
north, south, east, west adv. 向北、向南、向东、向西
常用于动词之后
north / south / east / west of 在……之北/南/东/西
e.g. They are facing west. 他们正面朝西。
The U.S. is south of Canada. 美国在加拿大的南面。
north, south, east, west adj. 北方的、南方的、东方的、 西方的 (常作定语)
e.g. The east wind is blowing softly.
东风轻轻地吹。
【语境应用】请根据汉语意思补全下列英语句子，每空一词。
1) 你知道哪个方向是南方吗？
Do you know which way ______ _____
2) 我们的学校在南京的西部。
Our school is ____ _____ ______ of Nanjing.
3) 一位老人正向东走。
An old man is ________ ________.
4) 一场北风带来了寒冷天气。
A ______ _______ brings cold weather.
Keys: 1) is south 2) in the west 3) walking east 4) north wind
中考链接
—Can you tell me something about Dazhou, Lin Hui
—No problem. It’s ________ the northeast of Sichuan Province and it’s famous ________ its natural gas.
A. in; for B. in; as C. on; as D. to; for
(2022四川达州中考)
Key: A
2. My home town is especially famous for its university.
我的故乡(剑桥)因其大学学府而名满天下。
especially adv. 尤其
修饰形容词、副词或动词等。
e.g. She loves all sports, especially swimming.
她喜爱各种运动，尤其是游泳。
I especially like sweet things.
我特别喜欢吃甜食。
辨析 be famous for与be famous as
【语境应用】选词填空for, as
1) The city is famous ________ an old bridge.
2) That tall boy is famous ________ a pop singer.
3) Susan is famous ________ her sweet voice.
Keys: 1) for 2) as 3) for
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是动词不定式作后置定语，修饰old buildings and churches。动词不定式常放在名词或代词之后，作后置定语。
e.g. She has lots of work to do in the morning.
早上她有许多工作要做。
I need a pen to write with.
我需要一支钢笔写字。
4. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.
学生和游客都很喜欢乘船沿着康河游览。
enjoy vt. 喜欢
后接名词、代词或动词-ing形式作宾语。
e.g. My sister enjoys music. 我姐姐喜欢音乐。
Children enjoy playing the game. 孩子们喜欢玩这个游戏
拓展
enjoy oneself 过得愉快，玩得开心
相当于have a good time或 have fun。
e.g. We’re enjoying ourselves very much in Shanghai now.
我们现在在上海玩得很开心。
【语境应用】根据汉语意思完成英语句子, 每空词数不限(要用上enjoy)。
1) 琳达正享受着这次学校之旅。
Linda is _______________________.
2) 我弟弟喜欢每天晚上喝牛奶。
My brother _______________________ every evening.
Keys: 1) enjoying the school trip 2) enjoys drinking milk
5. Tourists like the area of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south.
游客喜欢参观北部的低地丘陵和美丽湖泊，还有南部的山地和漂亮村庄。
low adj. 矮的；低的
常指建筑物、山的低或矮、价格的低、声音的低。
e.g. The Browns live in a low house.
布朗一家住在一个低矮的房子里。
The hill is low. 这座山是低的。
Today the price of pork is low.
今天猪肉的价格很低。
Joan often speaks in a low voice.
琼经常低声说话。
【链接】short adj. 矮的, 但常指人的矮。
e.g. The girl in the front of the classroom is short.
教室前面的那个女孩很矮。
【语境应用】根据句意选用low或short填空, 有的需要变换形式。
1) The price of the T-shirt is very ______.
2) Li Lei is ________ than his brother.
3) The hill is _______ and we can get the top very soon.
Keys: 1) low 2) shorter 3) low
6. It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
这里冬暖夏凉。
never adv. 从不，永不
never 同always, often, usually等频度副词一样，通常位于连系动词be、助动词或情态动词之后，行为动词之前。
e.g. She is never afraid of snakes. 她从不害怕蛇。
Anna never eats junk food, does she
安娜从不吃垃圾食品，是吗？
拓展
never seldom sometimes often usually always
(从不) (很少) (有时) (经常) (通常) (总是)
中考链接
1. Tina gets up early every morning, so she is ________ late for school.
A. often B. always C. usually D. never
(2022 广西贵港中考)
2. Although he failed many times, he ________ gave up his dream.
A. nearly B. never C. often D. always
(2022天津中考)
Keys: DB
or conj.
①也不 用于否定句中连接并列成分
e.g. Tom doesn’t eat beef or mutton.
汤姆不吃牛肉，也不吃羊肉。
② 或者；还是 用于肯定句或疑问句中表示选择关系。
e.g. I usually listen to music or watch movies on weekends.
我通常在周末听音乐或看电影。
Is your friend a boy or a girl 你的朋友是男孩还是女孩？
③ 否则 用于祈使句或表达建议的句型之后引出相反的结果。
e.g. Hurry up, or we’ll miss the train.
快点儿，否则我们就错过火车了。
中考链接
1. Hurry up, _______ you will miss the beginning of the concert. (2023河北)
A. so B. or C. and D. but
2. He has failed many times, _______ he never loses heart. (2023云南中考)
A. and B. but C. or D. so
3. Everyone will have to get out of their houses ________ meet their neighbours. (2023江苏扬州)
A. and B. but C. or D.so
Keys: B B A
Step 6 Writing
1. Answer the questions and write notes about your home town
1) Where is it
2) What’s 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
2. 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 to introduce your 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…
写作指导
定基调
体裁：说明文 时态：一般现在时 人称：整体介绍家乡用第三人称
My home town
1. in the… of China
2. over .. million
3. a big/small/new/old… city
4. famous for …
5. over … years old
6. … in winter and … in summer
Sample
My home town
My home town is Dalian. It’s an important city in Liaoning Province in the northeast of China. It has a population of over six million. The city is over 100 years old. It has a lot of beautiful beaches like the Tiger Beach and the Bangchui Island Beach. Many people go there for holidays and for swimming every year. Dalian is also famous for Dalian Discoveryland Theme Park and Xinghai Square. They are very interesting and lots of tourists go to visit them. It is warm in winter and hot in summer in Dalian. The temperature doesn’t change very much and it is usually sunny. I think it is a great city.
Step 7 Summary
1. 故乡；家乡
2. 来自
3. 比如
4. 乘船
5. 因……而闻名
6. 在……的东/西/南/北部
7. ……的一部分
8. 因……而受欢迎
9. 低山
10. 一年中的任何时间
11. 某人随身带着……
Keys:
home town
come from
such as
by boat
be famous for ...
in the east / west / south / north of ...
part of ...
be popular for ...
low mountains
any time of the year
bring ... with sb.
Step 8 Exercises
Ⅰ. 根据语境，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. These are not my _______(umbrella).
2. There is a bridge between the two _______(island).
3. This building is much _______(low) than that one.
4. You can see several _______(mountain) in the photo.
Ⅱ. 根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，注意形式变化。
north, especial, university, area, countryside
1. Ken loves ball games, _______ basketball.
2. I visited several _______ in Beijing like Peking University and Tsinghua University.
3. The sports centre is about 5 km _______ of our school.
4. John sends books to the students in poor _______ every four weeks.
5. The Jones didn’t like the city life, so they moved to the _______.
Ⅲ. 根据语境及所给汉语提示语写出所缺内容，每空一词。
1. Our PE teacher _______ _______(来自) London.
2. We should eat more healthy foods _______ _______(比如) eggs and tomatoes.
3. Jennifer enjoys taking a walk _______ _______ _______(沿着河边) after dinner.
4. You can come and visit Tianjin _______ _______ _______ _______ _______(一年中的任何时间).
Ⅳ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. Penny从来不吃胡萝卜和苹果。
Penny _______ eats carrots _______ apples.
2. 这家饭店以其牛肉堡而闻名。
This restaurant is _______ _______ its beef burgers.
3. 这种电脑因其价格和颜色而受欢迎。
This kind of computer is _______ _______ its price and colours.
4. 互联网正在成为人们生活的一部分。
The Internet is becoming _______ _______ people’s lives.
5. Kelly外出时总是带着一支钢笔。
Kelly always _______ a pen _______ her when she goes out.
6. Jack去年去了德国东部的几座城市。
Jack went to several cities _______ _______ _______ _______ Germany last year.
Step 9 Homework
Finish your passage called “My home town”.