内容正文:
Unit 1
It’s taller than many other buildings.
Module 2
My home town and my country
外研·八年级上册
New words
hill
n. 小山;小丘
n. (某一地区的)人口,
全体居民
adj. 宽的;宽阔的
num.百万
population
wide
million
adv.【主口】相当地;
非常;很
相当好;很好
prep. 比
v. 变成;成为
pretty
pretty good
than
get
Do you know where they are?
Listening and vocabulary
1
Look at the pictures and talk about them. Use the words in the box to help you.
high hill population river wide
Now listen and complete.
Place: (1)__________
Population: (2)_______ million
Jin Mao Tower: (3)_______ metres high
Place: (4)__________
Population: (5)______ million
Victoria Peak: (6)________ metres high
Shanghai
23.5
420.5
Hong Kong
7
552
Tapescript:
Welcome to Shanghai. This big city in East China has a population of 23.5 million. lt’s on a wide river called the Huangpu River. The tall building you can see is the Jin Mao Tower. lt’s 420.5 metres high.
This is Hong Kong. lt’s a busy city on the
South China coast. Seven million people live here. The hill is Victoria Peak. lt’s 552 metres high.
Listen and read.
Tony: Hey, Daming! How was your weekend?
Daming: Pretty good! I went to Shenzhen.
Tony: Where’s Shenzhen?
Daming: Well, it’s on the coast near Hong Kong.
It was a small village about thirty
years ago, but today it’s a very big
city.
2
在海边
Tony: So it’s a newer city than Hong Kong?
Daming: Yes, it’s a very new city. In fact, it only
became important in the 1980s. It’s
getting bigger and busier. Some day it
will become as busy as Hong Kong,
I’m sure.
Tony: What’s the population of Shenzhen?
事实上
在20世纪80年代
Daming: It’s over ten million, I think. That’s
larger than the population of many
other cities in China. Its streets are
much wider and cleaner too. I think
it’s a beautiful city.
Tony: I’d like to g