2020年秋外研版 八年级上册英语 精品课件 
Module 2 Unit 2 
Module 2 My home town and my country 
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England. 
Words and expressions 
1.north/ south /west 
2.home town 
3.especially /?’spe?li/ 
4.be famous for 
5.university /j?:n?’v?:s?ti/ 
6.island /’a?l?nd/ 
7.area /’e?ri?/ 
8.low / l??/ 
9.moutain /’ma?nt?n/ 
10.countryside /'k?ntr?sa?d/ 
11.umbrella /?m'brel? / 
北方/南方/西方(的) 
家乡 
尤其 
因……而闻名 
大学 
岛;岛屿 
地区;地域 
矮的;低的 
山;山岳 
农村地区 
雨伞 
学 习 目 标 
1 
3 
2 
新学单词和短语:north, south, west, especially, university, island, area, low, mountain, countryside, umbrella, home town, be famous for 
能运用“细节理解”策略和“整体理解”技能阅读文章,读懂描述剑桥和伦敦的文章,完成阅读练习 
能根据文章的形式,介绍一下自己的祖国和家乡。 
课 堂 导 入 
Tower Bridge伦敦塔桥 
Big Ben大本钟 
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 
The London Eye 伦敦眼 
Cambridge 
There are lots of/a lot 
Of old buildings and 
churches to visit 
120 thousand people 
the River Cam 
Cambridge University 
 east north south west 
1. Cambridge is in the east of England. 
2. London is in the south of England. 
3. Bristol(布里斯托尔 )is in the west of England. 
4. Manchester is in the north of England. 
Manchester 
Bristol 
London 
Cambridge 
1. Look at the map of England and read the sentences. 
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 Read the passage and choose a title for each picture below 
课 堂 学 习 
Fast reading 
 1 Tower Bridge and the River Thames 
 2 Cambridge University and the River Cam 
1 
2 
Task 1 
What’s the main idea of each part? 
Part 1 (para 1 )_____ 
Part 2(para 2 ) _____ 
Part 3(paras 3-4 ) _____ 
Introduction(介绍) about London. 
 B. Introduction about Cambridge 
C. Introduction about England. 
B 
A 
C 
Task 2 
Careful reading 
Read Paragraph 1 and find out the information about Cambridge. 
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}What's it like? 
Population 
Location 
on which river 
famous for 
what to visit 
how to visit 
Its university 
It's a small city. 
It's about 120, 000 
It's in the east of England. 
It's on the River Cam 
Old buildings and churches 
Enjoy trips along the river by boat 
 Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the table. 
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}Where 
How 
Age 
Population 
Be famous for 
In the south of England 
Bigger and busier than Cambridge 
About 2000 years old 
Seven and a half million 
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge 
Read Paragraph 3 & 4 and answer the questions. 
1. What's in the north of England? 
 There are beautiful lakes and low mountains. 
2. What's in the south of England? 
 There are some hills and pretty villages. 
3. What's the weather like in England? 
 It's never very hot in summer, or very cold in 
 winter. 
 3. Complete the table comparing Cambridge with London. 
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA} 
Cambridge 
London 
Location 
Population 
Famous places 
River 
in the east of England 
in the south of England 
about 120,000 
about 7.5 million 
university, old buildings and churches 
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge 
River Cam 
River Thames 
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. 
countryside 
island 
mountains 
home town 
east 
university 
London 
south 
countryside east home town island 
London mountains south university 
4. Complete the passage with the words and expressions in the box 
Language points 
I come 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。 
 east作名词时,意为“东; 东方”; 
 作形容词时,意为“在东方的; 朝东的”。 
 in the east of …意为“在……的东部”,表示在某个 范围内的东部。 
 The road runs east to west.这条路是东西走向的。 
 Shandong lies in the east of China.山东在中国的东部。 
2. My home town is especially famous for its university. 
 我的家乡尤其因它的大学而闻名。 
 be famous for 意为“因……而闻名”,后接闻名的原因。 
 He is famous for his novels. 他因他的小说而出名。 
 【拓展】 
 be famous as 意为“以……而出名”,后常接身份、职业。 
 He is famous as a writer.他作为一名作家而出名。 
3. England itself is part of an island, … 
 英格兰本身是一座岛屿的一部分,…… 
 be part of sth 意为“是……的一部分 ”。 
 Taiwan is part of China. 台湾是中国的一部分。 
Writing 
Answer the questions and write notes about 
 your home town. 
 1. Where is it? 
2. What is 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? 
6 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. 
7 Write a passage called My 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 … 
课 堂 达 标 
I.单项填空。 
1. Hong Kong is ____ China. 
 A. part B. parts C. part of D. parts of 
2. Beaches on the coast are popular ____ many tourists 
 around the world. 
 A. with B. for C. of D.at 
3. Water Park is a good place ____. 
 A. to have fun B. have fun 
 C. having fun D. to have a fun 
4. Which is ____, the moon or the Earth? 
 A. big B. bigger C. the biggest D. much big 
5. The weather in Kunming is ____ very hot in summer, 
 ____ very cold in winter. 
 A. never; and B. also; and 
 C. both; or D. never; or 
6. — I'm sorry, Miss Green. I left my maths book at home. 
 — It doesn’t matter. Please remember ____ it here 
 tomorrow. 
 A. taking B. to take C. bringing D. to bring 
 II. 根据汉语提示完成句子。 
1. 我的家乡因很多美丽的小湖泊而闻名。 
 My hometown ____ ________ ______ many beautiful 
 small lakes. 
2. 我爸爸通常比我妈妈忙。 
 My father is usually ______ _____ my mother. 
3. 他来自非洲西部的一个小国家. 
 He comes from a small country ____ ____ ____ of Africa. 
4. 他喜欢很多科目, 例如语文、英语和数学. 
 He likes many subjects, ______ ____ Chinese, English 
 and math. 
is famous for 
busier than 
in the west 
such as 
Retell the passage. 
2.Review the words and expressions of Unit2. 
3.Finish the exercises of this unit. 
Homework 
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