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八下 Unit 3 Reading I
Around the World in Eight Hours
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学 习 目 标
1.掌握本课时新单词及短语:guide, Asia, Africa, Europe, America, world-famous, trade, southern, international, huge, island, several, relax, hard, bottom, pick, play, website
3.鼓励学生通过网络来获取信息, 激发学生了解世界的热情。
2.通过阅读了解纽约市的几个著名景点, 根据上下文猜测单词的意思。
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Can we travel around the world in a day?
We can travel online./ We can take an online tour.
the Statue of Liberty,
in New York
Big Ben,
in London
the Leaning Tower of Pisa,
in Italy
the Eiffel Tower, in Paris
the Opera House, in Sydney
America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Oceania
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Pre-reading
Read the passage quickly and complete the following form.
While travelling :
Task 1 Fast reading find the structure (结构)
Part One
(Para 1-2)
Part Two
(Para 3-6)
Part Three
(Para 7)
How to start another tour
Places of interest in New York
How to start the travelling
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How can we travel online?
_________the “Tour” icon at the __________ of the web page. Then choose a city and you can start an online_______
Click on the ___________icon at the __________ of the page. ___________ another city, and you can start a new tour.
top
bottom
tour
Click on
“Back”
Pick
Careful reading
Who is our guide?
Robin
What is special about New York?
New York is the biggest city in the USA.
People call it “the Big Apple”.
We call it “the Big Apple” because it’s full of chances.
1.Listen and answer(Para1-2)
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Read Para3
Fill in the blanks
Wall Street is the w___________ t_______
centre with many big c___________ and
i__________banks at the s________ end
of Manhattan I______.
orld-famous
rade
ompanies
nternational
outhern
sland
Further on is Times Square. Every year, thousands of people gather here on New Year’s Eve. It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness.
What do New York people do on New Year’s Eve?
2.Why do they gather there?
Times Square
Read Para 4 by yourselves and answer the questions.one ,two,go! It must be very exciting.and would you like to have a look? The huge glass bal