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Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
※表示方位的介词
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
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)
on是相邻,to是不接壤,in是在境内
例:Guangxi is ____________ the south of Hunan.
Taiwan is ____________ the east of China.
Japan is ____________the east of China.
阅读第一段,完成下面的题目:
1. Where is Cambridge? __________________________
2. What’s its population? __________________________
3. What’s it famous for? __________________________
阅读第二段,完成下面的题目:
( )1. What’s the capital of the UK?
A. London. B. Cambridge. C. Manchester.
( )2. What’s London’s population?
A. 7.5 billion. B. 75 million. C. 7.5 million.
( )3. How old is London?
A. About 1000 years old. B. About 2000 years old.
( )4. London is in the ________ of England.
A. south. B. north. C. west.
阅读第三、四段,判断正误:
( )1. England itself is part of an island.
( )2. Low mountains and beautiful lakes are in the south.
( )3. The hills and pretty villages are in the north.
( )4. The countryside is very green in England.
( )5. It is very hot in summer or very cold in winter.
( )6. You don’t need to bring an umbrella with you if you come and see England.
重要知识点:
※My home town is especially famous for its university. 我的家乡特别因其大学而出名
(1) especially adv. 尤其。修饰形容词、副词、动词、介词短语等,放在被修饰词之前。
It’s _________ _________ today. 今天尤其冷。
especially 还可意为“专门;特地”,此时等于specially。
We made this _________/specially for you. 这是我们特地为你做的。
(2) be famous for 以...闻名,相当于 be well-known for。
famous作形容词,意为“著名的,出名的”,在句中可作定语和表语。
He is a _________ _________.他是一位著名歌手。
The restaurant is very famous.这家饭店非常有名。
be famous for“以/因...而著名/出名/闻名”, for 表示人或物闻名的原因,后面常跟表示特点、特长的名词。
New York _________ _________ _________ its tall buildings. 纽约以其高层建筑而闻名。
【拓展】be famous as 表示“作为...而出名”,其中as意为“作为;当作”,后跟出名的职业或地位等,如:
He _________ _________ _________ a singer. 他作