(共22张PPT)
Unit 3
Online tours
Period 2 Reading
Let's enjoy a video about New York.
1
2
能简单了解“八小时环游世界”这个网站的用途和使用方法,并通过网站了解纽约的一些著名景点。
能记住并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语:guide, so much for sth.等。
Activity 1
Free talk
What do you know about New York What places will you visit if you go there
目标:简单了解“八小时环游世界”这个网站的用途
和使用方法,并通过网站了解纽约的一些著
名景点
Activity 2
Look through the period, underline the new words and
phrases, read them with your partner and then let's check.
darkness
island
several
trade
so much for sth.
lawn
America
guide
bottom
international
world-famous
Europe
musical
southern
Asia
gather
Africa
click
pick
relax
icon
hard
website
play
huge
Daniel does not know the meanings of some words on the web page. Help him match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
1 trade
2 international
3 gather
4 huge
5 several
6 relax
7 century
8 musical
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
a a play filled with many songs
b rest after work
c come together
d a period of 100 years
e more than two
f the activity of buying and selling
g two or more countries taking part
h very large
f
g
c
h
e
b
d
a
Activity 3
Listen and read the article quickly and answer the questions.
1. Which city do we visit following the guide
New York.
2. How many places are mentioned (提到)
What are they
Four. They're Wall Street, Times Square,
Central Park and Broadway.
Read the article quickly and match the parts with their main ideas.
Para. 1 a. how to visit another city
Para. 2-6 b. how to travel around the world in eight hours
Para. 7 c. some places of interest in New York
Read Para. 1 and Para. 2 carefully and answer the questions below.
1. Who is Robin
2. What can you see at the top of the page
3. What do you know about New York
He is a tour guide.
We can see the “Tour” icon.
New York is called “the Big Apple” and is the biggest city in the USA.
Read Para. 3 and Para. 4 carefully and fill in the blanks.
1. Wall Street is the world-famous ____________ with many big
companies and international banks.
2. Wall Street is ___________________ Manhattan Island.
3. People see the glass ball falling on ______________ in Times Square.
trade centre
at the southern end of
New Year's Eve
Read Para. 5 and Para. 6 carefully and complete the table.
Place We can see ... About it
Central Park _______ lakes, hills and a large green _____ a good place to _____
Broadway famous _______ the song “Memory” is from Broadway _______ cats
several
lawn
theatres
relax
musical
Read Para. 7 and answer the question.
How can we start our new tour
There's a “Back” icon at the bottom of the page. Click on it, pick another city and then start our new tour!
Daniel is introducing the website to Millie. Millie is trying to find out what people can see in New York. Help her fill in the blanks below.
Wall Street
_________
_________
Broadway
a world-famous
___________
people gather there on ______________
lakes, hills and a large green _____
famous for its ____________
New York
trade centre
New Year's Eve
lawn
theatres
Times Square
Central Park
Amy is also interested in travelling around the world. She is telling her mum about the website. Check whether what she says is correct or not. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
1. The website helps people buy tickets to different places.
2. There is a “Tour” icon at the bottom of the page.
3. New York is also called “the Big Apple”.
4. Wall Street is at the northern end of Manhattan Island.
5. A big apple falls from the sky on New Year's Eve at Times Square.
6. There are no hills or lakes in Central Park.
7. The song “Memory” comes from the musical Cats.
8. Click on the “Back” icon and you can start a new online tour.
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
F
F
T
F
F
F
T
T
Kitty also wants to know about the website. She is asking Daniel about plete their conversation below.
Kitty: Daniel, what's the website called
Daniel: It's called “(1) _____________________________”.
Kitty: It gives people (2) ______ tours, right
Daniel: Yes. It can show you cities in (3) _____, Africa, (4) _______, America and other
places.
Kitty: Can we find more information about a city
Daniel: Of course. Look, here's New York, and here's Wall Street.
Kitty: I see. Wall Street is on Manhattan Island. There are many big (5) _________ and
(6) __________________ there.
Daniel: Yes, and Times Square is another great place to visit. Every year, many people
gather there to welcome the (7) _________.
Kitty: That sounds great. Look! That's Central Park. People like to (8) ______ there
after work.
Daniel: Yes, and don't miss Broadway. It has been famous for its theatres since the early
(9) _______________.
Around the World in Eight Hours
online
Asia
Europe
companies
international banks
new year
relax
twentieth century
Activity 4
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. Have you noticed the “Tour” icon at the top of the page
你注意到页面顶端的旅游图标了吗?
There's a “Back” icon at the bottom of the page.
在页面的底部有一个返回图标。
at the top of 在……的顶部
at the bottom of 在……的底部
e.g. There is a tower at the top of that hill.
那座山顶上有座塔。
I found my key at the bottom of the box.
我在箱子底部找到了我的钥匙。
2. Further on is Times Square. 再往前走就是时代广场。
further on 再向前
e.g. If you walk further on, you can see the beautiful view.
如果你再往前走,你会看到美丽的风景。
拓展:辨析further与farther
相同点:
都是far的比较级形式,在涉及地点、方向和距离时二者意义区
别不大,均可使用。
e.g. He jumped farther than any other student in the sports meeting.
在运动会上他跳得比其他任何学生都远。
不同点:
further还可以用来表示程度,表示“进一步,更多”,此时不可用
farther来替代。
e.g. Nancy will go to England to study further next year.
明年南希将去英国深造。
3. It's exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.
在黑夜中看见巨大的玻璃球落下是令人激动的。
It's + adj. + to do sth. 做某事是……的
e.g. It's good to do eye exercises. 做眼保健操是有好处的。
拓展:It's + adj. for sb. + to do sth.和It's + adj. of sb. + to do sth.
It is +adj.+for sb+to do sth.对于某人来说做某事是怎么样的。
这里的adj.是用来形容to do sth.的。例如:It is hard for me to
learn English well. 对于我来说,学好英语真是太难了。
(可以理解成:To learn English is hard.)
It is +adj.+of sb+to do sth. 表示某人做某事真是太怎么样了。这
里adj.是用来形容sb.的。例如:It is kind of you to help me. 你帮助我真是太善良了。(可以理解成:You are kind to help me.)
4. It has been famous for its theatres since the early twentieth century.
从二十世纪初开始,它就以其剧院而闻名。
be famous for 因……而著名,以……闻名
e.g. My hometown is famous for tea. 我的家乡因茶叶而闻名。
拓展:be famous for和be famous as
词条 含义 示例
be famous for 表示“因……而出名”,for后接出名的原因。 China is famous for the Great Wall. 中国以长城而出名。
be famous as 表示“以……身份而著名”,as后接职业、身份或地位。 She is famous as a writer.
她是著名的作家。
the early twentieth century 二十世纪早期、二十世纪初
the late twentieth century 二十世纪后期、二十世纪末
5. OK, so much for New York. 好了,关于纽约就讲这么多。
so much for sth. (表示就某事讲完了)关于……就讲这么
多,……到此为止
e.g. So much for today. Let's go on tomorrow.
今天就到此为止。我们明天继续。
6. Click on it, pick another city and then start your new tour!
点击它,选择另一个城市,然后开始你的新旅行!
click on 点击
e.g. Click on the icon when you want to print.
你想打印时就点击一下这个图标。
Retelling time
Para. 1 how to travel around the world in eight hours
(at the top of, click, visit)
Paras. 2-6 some places of interest in New York
(“the Big Apple”, Wall Street, Times Square,
Central Park, Broadway)
Para. 7 how to visit another city
(so much for, at the bottom of, click, new tour)