Module 2 My home town and my country Unit 2 （课件)-2024-2025学年外研版英语八年级上册

Revision: Shanghai Hong Kong Shenzhen east south south coast 23.5 million 7 million 10 million Jin Mao Tower Victoria Peak Diwang The population of Shanghai is larger than that of Hongkong . Location-- Population-- famous places north south west east Look at the map and find places: northeast southeast northwest southwest North China East China South China West China capital coast island Where is …? It’s … 你知道吗？ 1.Beijing is in the ________of China. 2.Shanghai is in the ________ of China. 3. Hongkong is in the ______ of China. 4. Shenzhen is ______ the coast near Hongkong. 5.Nanjing is ____ the River Changjiang. north south east on on What do you know about the UK? What’s the relationship between the UK and England? The four areas are Scotland, England, Wales and the Northern Ireland. The UK is made up of these four areas. And England is one part of the UK. The largest one in the four areas 1 Look at the map and complete these sentences. churches Tony Smith Where is his hometown? What is it especially famous for ? Cambridge Cambridge University Unit 2 Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England. Module 2 My hometown and my country 1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames 2. Cambridge University and the River Cam a._______ b._______ 1 2 a b Scan reading(略读): 1 2 Fast-reading skimming 略读 Read the passage and match the paragraphs with their main ideas. Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4 ★Something about London ★Something about England ★Something about Cambridge 阅读小策略：Read quickly to catch the main idea. How many places does Tony tell us?What are they? How does Tony make the passage? small big bigger Cambridge London England The structure(结构) of the passage 文中托尼介绍家乡与祖国的逻辑顺序体现了英语国家典型的思维方式：按照从小到大、从局部到整体的顺序进行介绍。这与英语地址的书写方式完全相同。 120,000 University， Old buildings and churches In the east of England In the south of England River Cam 7,500,000 Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge River Thames Complete the table Read para 1-2, finish the table: So it's bigger and busier than Cambridge. England itself is part of an island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the area of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England, you will notice how green the countryside is. It is never very hot in summer or very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella with you. You will need it most days. Careful-reading: Read para 3-4, finish the following tasks. 1. T or F 2. Translate the underline sentence into Chinese. 3 4 在夏天从来不会太热，在冬天不会太冷。 My 1.__________ is Cambridge, in the east of England. It has lots of old buildings and 2.________ and it is famous for its 3.__________. London is in the 4._________ of England.It has a 5._________ of about 7.5 million, and it is 6._______ and 7.______ than Cambridge. England is part of 8.______ island. It is famous for its beautiful green 9.＿＿＿＿with mountains and lakes in the north, and hills and villiages in the south. If（如果） you visit England, you should take a(n) 10. ________ with you. home town churches university south bigger busier an countryside umbrella population post-reading: Complete the passage. Enjoy a saying(谚语） East or west,home is best. If you have a chance to go to another place,where would you like to go? Whatch and thinking: Why are my eyes always brimming(闪耀) with tears(泪水）? Because I love this land (so deeply。 Let’s enjoy a poem(诗歌） Love our hometown！ Study hard. When we grow up, we can do something for our home town and our country. I believe I can! 为什么我的眼里常含泪水， 因为我对这土地爱的深沉！ Ai Qing-- I Love This Land England Cambridge Some lakes and low mountains hills and pretty villages London On the river Cam 120,000 people Old buildings churches On the River Thames Seven and a half million people 2000 years old Big Ben Buckingham palace Tower Bridge Cambrdige University Retelling Part of an island; small villages and beaches on the coast Talk about our home town My home town Where is it? What is its population? What is it famous for? How old is it? Do people like traveling there? Answer the questions and write notes. Talking: population be famous for weather people where My home town I am from… It’s in the …of China. It’s famous for… It has a population of… The weather in Ordos is… The people in Ordos are… A: Where are you from? B: A: Where is it? B: A: What’s it famous for? B: A: What’s the population of your home town? B: A: What’s the weather like in your home town? B: A: What do you think of the people in your home town ? B: pair work Let’s say Introduce your home town Write population be famous for weather people where My home town I am from… It’s in the …of China. It’s famous for… It has a population of… The weather in Ordos is… The people in Ordosare… Advice: Talk about the differences between your home town and other cities. (compare them) 1.Finish the report . 2.Read the passage freely. 3.Make a beautiful English “Beautiful article” (美篇) to introduce your home town.(to choose) Home work My friend Tony will come to China next month. Can you introduce（介绍）some places to him and give him some advice ? Preparing: . Thank you for listening! Cambridge Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England. Cambridge is on the River Cam. It has a population of about 120,000. Cambridge University Cambridge is famous for Cambridge Unversity. be famous for sth.以…而著名 Isaac Newton Charles Darwin Many famous people studied here, such as… There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit. Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat. London---the capital of the UK Tower Bridge and the River Thames It is 336 kilometres long. London is on the River Thames Big Ben 大本钟 London Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 London Tower Bridge on the River Thames London 塔桥 泰晤士河 the north of England beautiful lakes mountains low Tourists like the area of low mountains and beautiful lakes in the north of England. the hills and pretty villages the south of England Weather: Never very hot in summer or very cold in winter $$