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Unit 8 Countries around the World
Lesson 43: Directions
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思 考
This lesson we will study the four directions.
Do you know what are they?
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思 考
Where are you from, and which direction does your country locate in?
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North, south, east and west
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N
E
S
W
N
This is north. North points up on a map.
N
E
S
W
W
This is west. West points left.
N
E
S
W
E
This is east. East points right.
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N
E
S
W
S
This is south. South points down.
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A map of the world
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Li Ming: Look at the map, Wang Mei. We can see all the countries around the world.
Wang Mei: Yes. I can see China. It’s red on the map. But where is New Zealand? My grandparents will go there during the Spring Festival.
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Li Ming: Well, can you see Australia? It’s southeast of China. And New Zealand is southeast of Australia.
Wang Mei: Yea, I see it. And where is Canada?
Li Ming: It’s north of the U.S.
Wang Mei: Oh, yes! It is green on the map! Danny is green, too.
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1. What colour is China?
2. Where is New Zealand?
3. Where is Australia?
4. Where is Canada?
5. Which country is green?
Red.
It’s southeast of China.
It’s north of the U.S..
Canada.
It’s southeast of Australia.
Answer the questions.
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Language point 1
north,south,east and west都是方位词。
四个方位词的词性及用法:
north
south
east
west 词性 词义 例句
名词 分别为北、北方;南、南方;东、东方;西、西方,常和定冠词the连用。 The sun rises in the east.
太阳从东方升起。
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north
south
east
west 形容词 词义 例句
副词 分别意为“向/在/从北方、向/在/从南方、向/在/从东方、向/在/从西方”。 Some birds fly south in autumn.
一些鸟儿在秋天飞向南方。
汉语中,“东南”“西南”“东北”“西北”四
个方向均是东西在南北前。但英语中east 和west在
north和 south后。
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这四个方向词+ern构成形容词,表示“……方的”,即:
west
western
西方的
north
northern 北方的
east
eastern东方的
south
southern 南方的
e.g. :I like Western food.我喜欢西餐。
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Language points 2
This is north. North points up on a map.
point up向上指
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辨析point at与point to
易混短语 用法辨析 例句
point at 指向较近的事物。指向某人时常有责备、抱怨之意。 You can’t point at your mother like that.你不能像那样指着你妈妈。
point to 指向较远的事物。指向某人时不含贬义。 He is pointing to a flying bird happily.他正高兴地指着一只飞翔的小鸟。