Unit 5 Lesson 1 Global Cities（课件）-2023-2024学年剑桥少儿英语二级下册

CITY LIFE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC READING EXPLORER1 1 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES The mirrored entrance to Tokyu Plaza Omotesando Harajuku reflects the busy streets of Tokyo. 东急表参道原宿广场 2 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES WARM UP Discuss these questions with a partner. 1. Why do you think so many people choose to live in cities? I think many people choose to live in cities because there are more job opportunities there. Also, big cities are usually more exciting because there is a lot to do and see 3 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES WARM UP Discuss these questions with a partner. 2. What are some of the world’s most important cities? Why are they important? New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai, London, Paris, Dubai, Nairobi, Rio de Janeiro; these cities are important because they are rich in history and have large populations. Some are capital cities, so they are political and/or business centers. 4 New York City Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES Los Angeles Tokyo Shanghai London Paris Dubai Nairobi Rio de Janeiro 5 Reading Explorer 01 Before Reading While Reading Reading Skill 02 03 contents 04 After Reading 6 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES A gargoyle on Notre-Dame Cathedral looks out over Paris. gargoyles 石像鬼 Notre-Dame Cathedral 巴黎圣母院 7 BEFORE YOU READ Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES A. Study the graph on the next page and discuss these questions with a partner. 1. Have you been to any of the cities listed on the graph? What were they like? 8 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 9 BEFORE YOU READ Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES A. Study the graph on the next page and discuss these questions with a partner. 2. How are the top four cities similar to and different from one another? All four cities are similar in terms of business. New York and London are similar in terms of people, too. Tokyo does not score as well in terms of entertainment and politics. Paris doesn’t score as well in terms of people. 10 top four cities New York Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES London Paris Tokyo 11 BEFORE YOU READ Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES B. Which other cities do you think will become important in the future? Why? Discuss with a partner. Then check your ideas as you read the passage. 12 Beijing / Peking Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 13 Luoyang Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 14 Hong Kong Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 15 Brussels Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 16 Singapore Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 17 Seoul Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 18 Reading Explorer 01 Before Reading While Reading Reading Skill 02 03 contents 04 After Reading 19 GLOBAL CITIES Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 20 A “New York City is a star—the city of cities,” wrote author John Gunther. But what makes a city great? To answer this question, the creators of the Global Cities Index looked at the following: Words creators /kriˈeɪtə(r)/ n. 创作者 the Global Cities Index Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 全球城市指数 21 Ask and Answer The reading probably begins with John Gunther’s quote because ______. a. New York is ranked the highest on the Global Cities Index b. John Gunther was the creator of the Global Cities Index c. he disagreed with the findings of the Global Cities Index 22 A •  Business – How many global companies are in the city? Does the city do a lot of international business? •  People – Does the city attract talented1 people from around the world? Are the city’s universities good? How many residents have college degrees? Words international /ˌɪntəˈnæʃ(ə)nəl/ adj. involving two or more countries attract /əˈtrækt/ v. pull; draw in talented _____________ resident /ˈrezɪdənt/ n. a person who has their home there degree /dɪˈɡriː/ n. A degree is a title or rank given by a university or college when you have completed a course of study there. 有才能的 1. A talented person has special skills and can do something well. Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 23 A •  Media – Is it easy to get information from different sources (TV, radio, Internet)? How many residents have Internet access? •  Entertainment – Does the city have many entertainment options: museums, sports, music, and different types of restaurants? Words source /sɔːs/ n. a place or thing from which something comes access /ˈækses/ n. a way to get or use something Entertainment /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/ n. 娱乐 option /ˈɒpʃ(ə)n/ n. 选择 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 24 A •  Politics – How many embassies2 and international organizations are in the city? Words politics /ˈpɒlətɪks/ n. 政治 embassies /ˈembəsi/ n. __________ Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 2 . An embassy is a government building where officials from a foreign country work. 大使馆 中国驻纽约大使馆 a group that has formed for a particular purpose 25 Ask and Answer The Global Cities Index did NOT consider ______ in its ratings of cities. a. the quality of universities b. overall population growth c. the number of global companies 26 Ask and Answer The category Politics mostly deals with ______. a. local politics b. national organizations c. international connections 27 Future Leaders B As the graph on the previous page shows, most cities on the Global Cities Index are strong in certain areas. Beijing’s strength, for example, is business, while Los Angeles’s strength is people. Words graph /ɡrɑːf/ n. A graph is a mathematical diagram which shows the relationship between two or more sets of numbers or measurements. previous /ˈpriːviəs/ adj. happening before the event that you are talking about. Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 28 Future Leaders B New York, London, and Paris are at the top because they are strong in all five areas. Words at the top 在顶端 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES top 陀螺 at the top of 在…的顶端 29 Future Leaders C Which cities will become more powerful in the future? Creators of the Global Cities Index predict the most growth in the following places: Words predict /prɪˈdɪkt/ v. to say that something will happen in the future prediction n. growth /ɡrəʊθ/ adj. the process of growing physically Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 词根: grow v. 发展；生长； adj. grown 长大的；成年的； growing 发展的；成长的 30 Future Leaders C •  Asia: Beijing and Shanghai are both business centers and will continue to grow. In a few years, they will be as powerful as New York. Other Chinese cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen will also grow. Indian cities such as Mumbai and New Delhi have a lot of business potential, too. Words potential /pəˈtenʃ(ə)l/ n. an ability that can be developed as...as 如...一样 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES Mumbai /ˌmʊmˈbaɪ/ 孟买 New Delhi 新德里 孟买 31 Mumbai Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 32 New Delhi Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 33 as + adj./ adv. + as 如...一样 Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES as cool as cucumber This film is as interesting as that one. Your pen writes as smoothly as mine. 注意: 第一个as为副词， 第二个as为连词。 34 Future Leaders C •  South America: Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina, and Bogotá in Colombia will become more powerful. In these cities, the middle class3 is growing, and life for many people is improving. Words middle class_________ Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES Rio de Janeiro 里约热内卢 São Paulo 圣保罗 Buenos Aires 布宜诺斯艾利斯 （阿根廷首都）Bogotá 波哥大 （哥伦比亚首都） 3. The middle class is a category of people. They earn more than the working class, but less than the upper class. It includes professionals and business people. 中产阶级 35 Rio de Janeiro Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 36 São Paulo Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 37 Buenos Aires Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 38 Bogotá Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 39 Future Leaders C •  The Middle East: Istanbul in Turkey, Cairo in Egypt, and the cities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi will hold more power in international politics and business—especially in helping East and West work together. Words politics /ˈpɒlətɪks/ n. activities to gain or use power in a country or city especially /ɪˈspeʃəli/ adv. more with one person, thing, than with others, Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES Istanbul 伊斯坦布尔 United Arab Emirates 阿拉伯联合酋长国 Dubai 迪拜 Abu Dhabi 阿布扎比市 （阿拉伯联合酋长国首都) 40 Istanbul Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 41 Istanbul Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 42 Future Leaders D In 10 years, the top cities on the index may be different, but one thing is certain: With over 50 percent of the world’s people now living in urban areas, tomorrow’s global cities will be more powerful than ever. Words percent /pəˈsent/ n.a proportion multiplied by 100 urban /ˈɜːbən/ adj. connected with a town or city Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES In paragraph D, what does urban refer to? a. cities and towns b. the future c. the globe 43 An evening view of central Cairo 开罗（埃及首都） Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 44 READING COMPREHENSION 1. What is the reading mainly about? a. why certain global cities are important b. daily life in the world’s fastest-growing cities c. Asian cities that will be important in 10 years 2. What is NOT considered in the Global Cities Index? a. food b. weather c. education A. Choose the best answer for each question. 45 READING COMPREHENSION 3. According to the reading, which part of the world is predicted to grow in the area of politics? a. Asia b. South America c. the Middle East 4. In paragraph D, what does urban refer to? a. cities and towns b. the future c. the globe A. Choose the best answer for each question. 46 READING COMPREHENSION 5. Which statement would the writer probably agree with? a. A top global city needs to be strong in several areas. b. The Global Cities Index will probably list the same top cities 10 years from now. c. Tomorrow’s global cities will probably be less powerful than today’s. A. Choose the best answer for each question. 47 READING COMPREHENSION B. Complete the concept map with words or phrases from the reading. Shanghai . Indian middle class Egyp politics 48 Reading Explorer 01 Before Reading While Reading Reading Skill 02 03 contents 04 After Reading 49 Charts and graphs may contain important details not mentioned in the text. One of the most common types of graphs is the bar graph. A bar graph uses either horizontal bars going across (the x-axis) or vertical bars going up (the y-axis) to show comparisons among categories. For example: READING SKILL Understanding Charts and Graphs 50 READING SKILL Understanding Charts and Graphs 51 The graph compares the world’s most important and 1__________ cities. Each city gets a score in five areas as shown by the different colors. The green bar is business. The 2_______ one is people. The blue one is 3 _________. The 4 _________one is entertainment, and the pink one is 5____________ . A. Look back at the graph on page 65. Then complete the description below. READING SKILL powerful red media yellow politics 52 READING SKILL 1. Which of these cities scores the highest for business? a. New York City b. London c. Paris 2. In what area does Chicago score the highest? a. business b. people c. media 3. How many cities have higher scores in politics than in entertainment? a. none b. one c. two B. Use the graph on page 65 to answer these questions. 53 CRITICAL THINKING Ranking Cities Look at the graph on page 65 again. Of the 12 cities listed, which would you most like to live in? Choose three cities and rank them (1 = top choice). Then share your answers and reasons with a partner. 1.___________________2.__________________3.________________ 54 Reading Explorer 01 Before Reading While Reading Reading Skill 02 03 contents 04 After Reading 55 attract percent option talented access previous middle class organization potential politic especially source international urban embassy VOCABULARY PRACTICE entertainment predict predict Times Square, New York City Reading Explorer 1 -- Unit 5: GLOBAL CITIES 57 VOCABULARY PRACTICE A. Read the paragraph and match each word in red with its definition (1–5). Times Square in New York City attracts about 50 million people every year, including many international tourists. It has a huge variety of entertainment options such as movie theaters, restaurants, and shopping. It is especially famous for its Broadway shows. City officials predict that Times Square will remain the most visited tourist spot in the United States for years to come. 58 BEFORE YOU READ 1.______________ : choices 2.______________ : in particular 3.______________ : pulls; draws in 4.______________ : involving two or more countries 5.______________ : to say that something will happen in the future A. Read the paragraph and match each word in red with its definition (1–5). options especially attracts internationa predict 59 VOCABULARY PRACTICE B. Complete each sentence with the correct answer (a or b). 1. If you have access to something, you have________ . a. a list of reasons to support it b. a way to get or use it 2. An example of an organization is________ . a. a teacher b. the United Nations 3. Someone who is interested in politics is probably interested in ________. a. how people choose their leaders b. what websites people visit 60 VOCABULARY PRACTICE B. Complete each sentence with the correct answer (a or b). 4. If someone has potential, they have an ability that be developed. a. can b. cannot 5. Examples of sources of information might be . a. questions and ideas b. newspapers and websites 61 VOCABULARY PRACTICE 1. Many people today cannot imagine their lives without the Inter ______. 2. Beijing has one of the world’s busiest inter_________ airports. 3. New York’s Times Square is located at the inter________ of Broadway and Seventh Avenue. C. The prefix inter- means “between” or “among” (e.g., inter- + national = international). Complete the sentences using the words in the box. net national section national net section 62 Thanks for Watching 63 null, track 1 2019 201520.42 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 Lavf58.20.100 $$