Teaching aims and demands
Grasp the key words and key structure:
be famous for
in the south of
bigger and busier than… (重点)
Reading skill: To get information about Cambridge, London and Britain.(难点)
Affection: We should love our hometown and country.
Shanghai
13 million people
Hong Kong
7 million people
Compare : Hong Kong VS Shanghai
Shanghai is bigger than Hong Kong.
big
The population of Shanghai is
larger than that of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong
about 150 years old
Shanghai
700 years old
old
Shanghai is older than Hong Kong.
Guess: What do the letters stand for?
E
N
W
S
east
north
west
south
England
曼彻斯特
剑桥
伦敦
布里斯托尔
north
south
west
east
It’s in the south of England.
它在英格兰的南部。
in the east of…
在…的东部
in the south of…
在…的南部
in the west of…
在…的西部
in the north of…
在…的北部
home town
家乡
It’s in the east of England.
It’s in the north of England.
It’s in the west of England.
Guess again: What do the letters
stand for?
NE
SE
SW
NW
northeast
southeast
southwest
northwest
MUZU10025.swf
Work in pairs. Where are these cities in China?
Beijing
Guangzhou
Nanjing
Urumqi
Dalian
Chengdu
Hong Kong
Beijing is in the north of China.
Guangzhou is in the south of China.
Nanjing is in the east of China.
Urumqi is in the northwest of China.
Dalian is in the northeast of China.
Chengdu is in the southwest of China.
Hong Kong is in the southeast of China.
Answers:
介词in 常常和表示方位的名词连用，表示“在……范围内” 。
表示“在某地方的东/西/南/北部”
In the east/west/south/north of +地点
A在B的范围内：
A is in the +方位名词+of+B。
Henan is the west of Shangdong.
Taiwan is the east of China.
Japan is the east of China.
Shengyang lies the north of Dalian.
方位介词：
in
on
on
in
to
to
to
in the+方位名词 表示在范围之内 on the+方位名词 表示两地接壤 to the+方位名词 表示在范围之外 （如美国与中国） to表示在范围之外,on是接壤,in是在境内
Match the words with the pictures
A. river
B. mountain
C. hill
D. population
E. lake
F. church
G. village
A
B
G
F
C
E
D
Watch a video
Do you know these places?
Tower bridge is on the River Thames
Big Ben is very famous.
London is famous
for Big Ben.
Church in Cambridge
Cambridge University
Cambridge University is near the River Cam.
Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace is in London.
Choose a title for each photo:
Tower Bridge and the River Thames in London
Cambridge University and the River Cam
Fast-reading
Read the passage and match the paragraphs with their main ideas.
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
★Something about London
★Something about England itself
★The weather of England
★Something about Cambridge
阅读小策略：Read quickly to catch the m2u2.swfmain idea.
Careful-reading
Read para1 and answer the four questions
about Tony’s home town-- Cambridge
Cambridge
Cambridge is in the east of England.
It has a population of about 120,000.
Careful-reading
Read para2 and complete the table about London
London
south
2,000
about seven and a half million
阅读小策略：
Scanning
Read quickly to catch the key words
busier
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_________________
Careful-reading
and check the sentences about England ( T / F )
Read para 3,4
1.England is an island, and you are always near the sea.( )
2.The area of low mountains and beautiful lakes is in the north of England.( )
T
F
3.The weather in England is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. ( )
4. We can know there is a lot of rain in England all the year around.( )
F
T
or
岛屿
地区
山岳
矮的
Compare : Cambridge VS London
A small city
120,000 people
The capital of UK
Seven and a half million people
London is bigger and busier than Cambridge。
in the east of 在……东部(范围内)
2. be famous for 因……而出名
3. the capital of … ……的首都（省会）
Language points
山东在中国的东部。
Shandong is in the east of China.
中国以长城而著名。
China is famous for the Great Wall.
济南是山东的省会
Jinan is the capital of Shandong.
Cambridge
a small city about 120,000 people
the River Cam
Old buildings and churches
Cambridge University
be famous for
London
The capital , 7 and a half million people, bigger and busier
an old city—about 2000 years old
The River Thames
336KMs Long
Big Ben
Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge
North
There are some beautiful lakes and low mountains.
The mountains are about 1000 metres high.
South
The hills and pretty villages in the south.
An island
It’s never very hot in the summer,
or very cold in the winter.
coast
You are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are very popular for holidays.
Cambridge VS London:
Cambridge
London
Location
Population
River
Famous Places
In the east
In the south
120,000
7,500,000
River Cam
the Thames
Cambridge
University
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace
Tower Bridge
Read the passage and answer the questions:
bridge capital famous lake mountain region university village
Where is Cambridge?
What’s its population?
What is it famous for?
What’s the capital of the UK?
Where is it?
How old is it?
What’s in the north of England?
What’s in the west of England?
What’s the weather like?
Where is Cambridge?
What’s its population?
What’s it famous for?
What’s the capital of the UK?
Where is it?
It’s a small city in the east of England.
It has about 120.000 people.
It’s famous for Cambridge University.
It’s London.
It’s in the south of England and on the River Thames.
How old is it?
What’s in the north of England?
What’s in the south of England?
What’s the weather like?
It’s about 2,000 years old.
There are some beautiful lakes and low mountains
There are the hills and pretty villages in the south
It’s never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
Cambridge is a small city in the
_____ of England, and it has about
one _______ _________ (100,000)
people. It’s ___ the River _____.
There are lots of buildings and
churches. It ____ _______ ____ Cambridge University.
east
hundred thousand
on
Cam
is famous for
Retell the text:
London is the _____ of the UK____ 7and a half ________(7,500,000)
people. It is in the ______ of
England and It’s ___ the _______
_______.The river is three ______
____________(336) __________
long. It is two ___________(2000)
years old.
capital
with
million
south
on
River
Thames
hundred
and thirty-six
kilometres
thousand
In the north of England there are __________ and ______________.
They are _________________ high.
In the west of England you are always ___________. There are _________________ on the coast.
some lakes
low mountains
about 1.000 metres
near the sea
lots of small villages
To 9
England is a ___________of Britain. And Britain is ______ _________.
It’s _______very_______ in _______or very _____ in winter.
region
an
island
never
hot
summer
cold
Shanghai
Hongkong
Population 13 million 7 million
Size 6340kilometres 1070kilometres
Weather cold in winter
cool in summer warm in winter
hot in summer
Jiaxing
Haiyan
Population 3.58 million 360 thousand
Size 3915kilometres 503kilometres
place On the Grand Canel(大运河) Near the sea
Writing: Answer questions and write notes about a town in China
Where is it ?
What’s its population?
What is it famous for?
Is it the capital of China?
How old is it?
What’s the weather like?
Write a passage called
My hometown and country
…is in the north/south/west/east of China and it has a population of …people.
It’s on the River … /near…
It’s famous for…
There are…
It’s never very hot/cold…
Write a composition about a town you know in China.
Homework:
