Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
基础练习
一、重点单词
(☆表示拓展词汇,单词加粗部分为词缀)
名词 1.大学 2.岛;岛屿 3.地区;区域 4.山;山岳 5.农村地区;乡下 6.雨伞
形容词 7.矮的;低的 →低山
副词 8.尤其 →特殊的;特别的adj.☆
兼词 9.北;北方n.在北方的;朝北的adj. →北部的;北方的adj. ☆northern 10.南;南方n.在南方的;朝南的adj. →南部的;南方的adj.☆southern 11.西;西方n.在西方的;朝西的adj. →西部的;西方的adj.☆western
二、重点短语
1.故乡;家乡
2.在……的东部
3.来自
4.因……而闻名
5.例如
6.沿河
7.乘船
8.……的一部分
9.任何时候
10.携带……
三、重点句型
1.I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city England.
我来自剑桥,一座位于英格兰东部的美丽城市。
2.My home town its university.
我的家乡尤以它的大学而闻名。
3.There are lots of old buildings and churches .
这里有许多古老的建筑和教堂可以参观。
4.It has a population of about seven and a half , so it is bigger and busier Cambridge.
它有大约750万人口,所以它比剑桥更大、更繁华。
5.It is very hot in summer very cold in winter.
它的夏天从来都不会很热,冬天也不会很冷。
课堂练习
1.开拓思路
( )1.Where does the text most probably come from
A.A travel magazine. B.A grammar book. C.A sports website.
( )2.What is the text mainly about
A.The weather in England.
B.The university in Cambridge.
C.Cambridge, London and England.
2.加深理解
A.选词填空:根据课文内容,从方框中选择恰当的单词,并用其正确形式填空。每个单词只能用一次。
visit kilometre it north population need hot and million especial
Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a 1. of about 120,000. It is 2. famous for its university. Many famous people studied here. There are lots of old buildings and churches to 3. .
Cambridge is 80 4. from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about 7.5 5. . It is about 2,000 years old 6. famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.
England itself is part of an island and 7. small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the 8. , and the hills and pretty villages in the south. It is never very 9. in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but you will 10. an umbrella most days.
B.复述课文:根据下面的线索复述文章大意。
Cambridge, London
and England
前前前
Cambridge
前前前
Location: in the 1. of England
Population: 2.
Famous places: the university, old buildings and churches
River: 3.
后后后
London
前前前
Location: 80 km from Cambridge; in the 4. of England
Population: 5.
Famous places: Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge
River: 6.
后后后
England
前前前
Location: part of an island
Famous places
前前前
in the north: low mountains and beautiful 7.
in the south: the hills and pretty 8.
后后后
Weather: never very 9. in summer or very 10. in winter;
often rainy
后后后
3.品读时文,拓宽视野
语篇类型:说明文 主题:“冰城”哈尔滨 词数:237 建议用时:7分钟
Harbin, the capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, will host the 9th Asian Winter Games in 2025. It will be the third time for China to host the games. Harbin hosted it in 1996 and Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province, did that in 2007. ,
Harbin is called the “Ice City”. It is famous for its cold and snowy winters. Many people go to visit it because of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. It has lots of ice sculptures(冰雕)and winter sports activities for people to enjoy.
The winter in Harbin lasts for more than six months of the year. Skiing and skating are very popular in Harbin. The city has many ski resorts(滑雪胜地) and indoor skating rinks(室内溜冰场), making it a great place for winter sports lovers.
▲ Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo were both born in Harbin. They won China's first Olympic gold in figure skating(花样滑冰) at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Ren Ziwei, a Harbin-born skater, won two Olympic golds at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. He said that it was a dream for every athlete to take part in sports competitions in their home town.
Hosting the 9th Asian Winter Game will be a big chance for Harbin to show its winter sports culture to the world. The city is looking forward to providing(提供) a great experience for all the athletes and visitors.
4.I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England.
探究1
辨析
前前前
in the east/west/south/north of
在……东/西/南/北边
in the southeast/northeast/southwest/
northwest of
在……东南/东北/西南/西北边
后后后
探究2
A is in the north of B. A is to the east of B. A is on the west of B.
基础练 ( )—What is your home town, Liu Jie
—My home town is Hezhou. It is ______ the east of Guangxi.
A.in B.on C.to
迁移练
in on to
(1)Taiwan is the southeast of China.
(2)China is the west of Japan.
(3)Guangdong is the southeast of Hunan.
5.My home town is especially famous for its university.
探究 Mo Yan is famous as a writer.
辨析
前前前
be famous for“因……而闻名”,
后接闻名的原因(特点、特产、特征)
be famous as“作为……而闻名”
后接身份、职位等
后后后
基础练 纽约因高楼大厦而闻名。
New York its high buildings.
迁移练 王亚平作为一位宇航员而出名。
Wang Yaping an astronaut.
6.Many famous people studied here,such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.
探究
辨
析
前前前
such as+名词(短语),后面不加逗号,
其后可接多个例子
for example+句子,后面加逗号,其后
接一个例子
后后后
基础练 在动物园你可以看到很多动物,比如大象、老虎和狮子。
You can see lots of animals in the zoo, elephants, tigers and lions.
7.London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames.
探究
辨析
前前前
on the river在河面上;在河畔/河岸上
in the river在河水里面
by the river在河边
along the river沿着河岸边
后后后
基础练
along in on by
(1)There are some people rowing(划船) the river.
(2)An old man is swimming the river.
(3)Jessie is walking the river.
(4)It is very dangerous to play the river.
强化练习
一、单项选择
( )1.—I hear your family will move to the village soon.
—Yes. The clean water and the fresh air in the ______ keep us healthy.
A.palace B.countryside C.city
( )2.—How do you like the city
—I like everything about it, ______ its weather — it's never too hot or too cold.
A.quickly B.usually C.especially
( )3. —Can you tell me something about your home town
—Sure. My home town is famous ______ the history of salt(盐). Many visitors come here every year.
A.for B.in C.as
二、完成句子
1.你可以在一年的任何时间来这儿度假。
You can come here to take holidays .
2.北京位于广州的北边。
Beijing is Guangzhou.
三、选词填空
population painting it also thousand take tourist strange eat as
France is a country in Western Europe. It is famous for 1. art, delicious food and wonderful sights(风景). Many 2. come to this country to have a trip. It has a 3. of over 67 million. The country has many famous places of interest, such 4. the River Seine and the Eiffel Tower.
Many people come to France for the country's art. If you visit France, it is not 5. to see street artists in the city or a singer in the subway.
Louvre(卢浮宫) is a famous museum in France. Inside, there are about 35 6. works of art. The world-famous 7. Mona Lisa is in it. The museum is so large that it 8. nine months to enjoy all the pieces in it.
French food is 9. famous in the world. The best known French bread is the baguette(法棍面包). They are long and delicious. Snails(蜗牛) are also popular here. French people 10. 40,000 tons(吨) of snails every year! Many of their dishes have snails.