内容正文:
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
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教学目标
1. 能读懂描述家乡变化的短文
2. 能描述一个自己熟悉的地方
重点词汇
north, south, west, especially, university, island, area, low, mountain, countryside, umbrella, in the north/south/east/west of, home town, be famous for, such as, by boat, be part of, be popular for, have a population of
重点句型
①My home town is especially famous for its university.
②It is bigger and busier than Cambridge.
③It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
词汇扫描
1. be famous for以……而闻名
【点拨】be famous for意为“以……而闻名”。famous是形容词,意为“著名的;知名的”,与well-known意思相近。如:
①Guilin is famous for its mountains and rivers.
桂林因其山川和河流而闻名。
②This place is famous for its wine.
这个地方以其酒而闻名。
【辨析】be famous for, be famous as与be famous to
易混短语
意义
区别
例句
be famous for
以……而出名
后接闻名的原因
This place is famous for its cotton.
这个地方以棉花而出名。
be famous as
作为……而闻名
后接表示职位、身份等词
Jet Li is famous as an actor.
李连杰作为一名演员而闻名。
be famous to
为某人所熟知
后接某人
This singer is famous to lots of old peop