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外研·八年级上册
Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
Module 2
My home town and my country
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n. 北;北方 adj. 在北方的;朝北的
n. 南;南方 adj. 在南方的;朝南的
n. 西;西方 adj. 在西方的;朝西的
故乡;家乡
adv. 尤其
因……而闻名
n. 大学
north
south
west
home town
especially
be famous for
university
New words
island
area
low
mountain
countryside
umbrella
n. 岛;岛屿
n. 地区;区域
adj. 矮的;低的
n. 山;山岳
n. 农村地区;乡下
n. 雨伞
A riddle
It’s a small city about 120,000 people.
It’s in the east of England.
It’s on the River Cam.
It’s is famous for Cambridge University.
What’s it?
It’s Cambridge.
Reading and vocabulary
east north south west
Cambridge is in the east of England.
London is in the south of England.
Bristol is in the west of England.
4. Manchester is in the north of England.
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.
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Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2. Cambridge University and the River Cam
Cambridge, London and England
By Tony Smith
I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and has a population of about 120,000. My home town is especially famous for its university. Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin. There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat.
在……的东部
有……人
因……而出名
例如
沿着河流
Cambridge is 80 kilometres from London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about seven and a half million, so it is bigger and busier than Cambridge. It is about 2,000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge.
England itself is part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north, and the hills and