(共20张PPT)
Vocabulary
&
Reading
Revision
an apartment
an apartment block
brick
a high-rise building
Our teaching building is a ____________ building.
Our teaching building has ________ __________.
Our teaching building is ____ ______ _______.
seven storeys high
seven storeys
seven-storey
A lively city
-----Xiamen
Listening
Fast Reading
True ( T ) or false ( F )
1. John has never been to China before.
2. Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast.
3. There are very few tourists in the northwest
of Xiamen.
4. There are a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island.
5. There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island.
True
False
True
False
False
Careful Reading
location
On the south coast of China
Xiamen
Discuss in groups .
What are mentioned about the city in this conversation
Xiamen
summer—pretty hot
winter—quite cold
Many tourists come here in summer.
Huge apartment blocks; high-rise buildings; great shopping malls. modern
The most interesting part of the city, some pretty parks.
A gorgeous island with some really interesting architecture
On the south coast of China
The most attractive,lively,interesting city.
location
climate
tourism
Business
district
Western
district
scenery
(Gulangyu)
summary
Fill in the blanks.
Xiamen is one of the most ___________cities on the______. The climate is ___________and wet in summer , but it can be quite cold in winter. Every year, many_______ come to Xiamen to spend their holidays,especially in summer. Its____________has put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great_____________. The western district is the most interesting part of the city. It’s got some really____________. Xiamen is famous for Gulangyu Island. It’s a ________island with some really interesting____________.
attractive
coast
Pretty hot
tourists
business district
shopping malls
pretty parks
gorgeous
architecture
Describe our hometown
---Laiwu
What will you describe about Laiwu
according to the text
莱芜
Location
Area :
2,246 sq km
Population:
1,230,000
Climate:
scenery
房干
Minerals:
Steel and coal
ginger
garlic
Local products
location
area
population
climate
scenery
minerals
Local product
development
Describe our hometown---Laiwu(共26张PPT)
Module 4
A Social Survey-My Neighborhood
外研版
高中英语
第一册
Pay attention to the following words:
1.fascinating:extremely interesting and charming
2. Rewarding: worth doing or having, giving satisfaction but perhaps not money
3.starving: very hungry
Similar words: (Look them up in your dictionary)
1.promising 2.inviting 3.providing 4.demanding 5.engaging
Words that easily get confused:
Employ employee
Employment employer
unemployed
一座五层高的办公楼
1. a five-story office building
2. a five-storey office building
3. a five-storied office building
4. a five-storeyed office building
5. The office building is five storeys /stories high.
Important words:
1.sound: 听起来
This piece of music sounds beautiful.
2. Look：看上去
She looks younger than she actually is.
3. smell：闻起来
The mixture smells terrible.
4. taste：尝起来
The food tastes delicious.
5. Feel：摸起来
Silk feels smooth.
Sum up: The above words have something in common
1.They can’t be used in the passive voice.
2.They can’t be used in the continuous tense.
3. They are usually followed by adj.
Important sentence patterns:
1. It’s been six years since we last saw each other.
2. This is the first time I’ve visited your hometown.
3. I feel very fortunate living here.
What’s the climate like
5. The rent for an apartment is very high.
Grammar: the present perfect tense
Form: have/has done
Usage:
1. An action completed in the past but connected with the present situation.
2. An action beginning in the past and still continuing
Cf:
Tense:
the past indefinite tense
Usage:
a definite action completed in the past
1. ---How long ago did you part from each other
---It ______ five years since we said goodbye to each other.
A.was B. would be
C.had been D.has been
---Who broke the glass
---Sorry .I_____.
have done B. did C. broke D.am
3. --- How long has he been away ,do you know
--- Sorry ,I can’t tell exactly when he ____, though I know he has already been away.
A.was leaving B. has left
C. would leave D.left
4.--- How long _____ at this job
--- Since 1990.
A. were you employed
B. have you been employed
C. had you been employed
D.will you be employed
--- How are you feeling today
--- Oh, I ____ as ill as I do now for a week.
A. didn’t feel B. wasn’t feeling
C. don’t feel D. haven’t felt
Study the following sentences:
Who has opened the door
My watch has stopped
They haven’t completed that experiment yet.
4. He has already returned that book.
(An action completed in the past but connected with the present situation)
5. I have studied English for three years/since1999.
6. He has worked in the company since he came to the city.
7.So far he has written five books.
(An action beginning in the past and still continuing)
Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them:
1.He has come back for three weeks.
2.I have joined the army for ten years.
(He came back three weeks ago.
He has been back for three weeks.)
(I have been in the army for ten years.
I joined the army ten years ago.
3. We achieved great success in the past few years.
4.Perhaps she made several friends by now.
5. When have you bought this computer
We have achieved great success in the past few years.
Perhaps she has made several friends by now.
When did you buy this computer
Sum up: The following words and phrases often appear in the present perfect tense.
already, just, yet, lately, recently, ever, rarely, since, so far, up to now, by now, in the past ten years, during the past ten years, in the last few months, during the last few months
Verbs to describe events that can continue over a period of time:
Know, live, stay, remain
2. Verbs to describe events that happen at a particular point of time:
borrow, buy, give, leave ,open
Important phrases:
1. put up 2. so far
3. up to now 4. till now
5. get away from
6. a great many
7. a number of 8. go up
Everyday English:
1. Am I right in thinking … …
2. A great many things
3. To do well
4. Congratulations
5. It’s fascinating!
6. To make it (1,400)
Homework:
1. Look up the following words in your dictionary and pay attention to their use
afford, dress, contact
2. Write a passage to describe your village town or city
Learning English
学英语报社组织制作
2006，8(共17张PPT)
Module Four
A Social Survey
My Neighbourhood
Apartment/flat
Apartment block
High-rise building
House
Cottage
Villa
Countryside
suburb
A lively city
-----Xiamen
Gulangyu
Xiamen
Zheng Chenggong
architecture
museum
Read in pairs and choose the correct answer.
1.John Martin is visiting
(a) Xiao Li’s hometown
(b) a town near where Xiao Li lives
(c) a shopping mall
2. John and Xiao Li are
(a) at Xiao Li’s home
(b) driving around the city in a car
(c) on a train
True ( T ) or false ( F )
1. John has never been to China before.
2. Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast.
3. There are very few tourists in the northwest
of Xiamen.
4. There are a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island.
5. There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu Island.
False
False
True
False
True
Fast-Reading
Location
Climate
Tourist Spots
on the coast
pretty hot and wet in the summer;quite cold in winter
business district, harbour(westen district), Gulangyu Island, architecture
Summary:
Xiao li is showing John around his hometown---Xiamen in a car.
It _____ ____six years _____ they last saw each other. And this is ____ first time John ____ ______ Xiao li’s hometown. John ___ _______ quite a lot of China and ___ _______some beautiful cities,____ he believes this is one of the most _________places he ____ ____ ____. Xiao li feels very fortunate _____ in the city____ the coast and he loves living ___ the seaside.
The ______ in Xiamen is ______ hot and wet in the summer but it can be _____ cold in winter.
Xiao li _____ John to an apartment ______, a business _______, the harbour and the ________ district, and then they went to a _____ ____ _____ restaurant ____ lunch.
has been
since
has visited
the
has seen
has visited
but
attractive
has been to
living
on
by
climate
pretty
quite
showed
block
district
western
nice
little fish
for
Homework
Write a composition to introduce Zhanhua with the title “ A Lively County ” ( about 100 words)
location
area
population
climate
scenery
minerals
Local product
development
