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Module 9
People and places
Unit 2
They’re waiting for buses or trains.
To identify different actions in different times and places.
To learn some key words and useful expressions.
To combine sentences with and and so.
They are playing basketball.
What are they doing?
They are having afternoon tea.
They are getting off the bus.
下(飞机、火车、公共汽车等)
They are having dinner in a restaurant.
n. 饭店; 餐馆
drive driving
He is driving a car.
v. 驾驶, 驾车
What is he doing?
What time is it now?
What are you doing at the moment/ at present?
What are the people in London/New York/India doing now?
Ask and answer
Are they __________?
Yes, they are./No, they aren't.
At the moment, people in different places are doing different things. Why?
Because we are in different time zones.
Greenwich Mean Time 格林威治标准时间
Greenwich meridian 格林威治子午线
世界分24个时区,每15度为一个时区,英国的格林威治为零时区,北京为东8区。推算方法:东加西减。
Pre-reading
At the same time, people in different places of the world are doing different things. What time is it in different places of the world?
Pre-reading
Read the news report新闻报道 and match the paragraphs with the picture in Activity 1.
London
Moscow
Beijing
Los Angeles
New York
[lɒs] ['ændʒələs]洛杉矶
['mɒskəʊ]
莫斯科
1.How many cities does the passage mention?
2.What are they?
They are Beijing, London, Moscow,
Los Angeles and New York.
Five.
Fast reading:
提及
Places London Moscow Beijing Los Angeles New York
Time
5 pm
9 am
Fast reading
Task 1: Read and find out the time in different places.
While-reading
8 pm
1 am
12 pm
Tip: Read the first sentence of each paragraph.
It’s … in …
1. In London,
a) people aren’t leaving work. b) people are going home.
2. In Moscow,
a) people aren’t going to the theatre. b) people are having dinner.
3. In Beijing,
a) people are watching a film. b) people are sleeping.
4. In Los Angeles,
a) people are working. b) people are getting up.
5. In New York,
a) people are getting up.