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Shenzhen
10 million people
Hong Kong
7 million people
Do you still remember anything about Shenzhen and Hongkong?
Shenzhen is bigger than
Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is big.
Revision
Hong Kong
about 150 years old
Shanghai
700 years old
Hong Kong is old.
Shanghai is older than
Hong Kong.
Module 2 My home town and my country
Unit 2
Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England.
外研版初中英语八年级上册
west
north
east
south
North China
South China
East China
West China
northeast
northwest
southwest
southeast
capital
coast
island
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.
你知道吗?
east
north
south
on
on
Where is …? It’s …
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.
Look at the map and complete these sentences
Cambridge is England.
2. London is England.
3. Bristol is England.
4. Manchester is England.
in the east of
in the southof
in the west of
in the north of
Pre-reaing
churches
Where is his hometown?
What is it especially famous for?
Tony Smith
Cambridge
countryside
CambridgeUniversity
Q1:Who wrote this passage?
Q2:Where is the write’s home town?
Tony Smith
Watch and answer.
Cambridge.
Listen and check
1. Tower Bridge and the River Thames
2. Cambridge University and the River Cam
1
2
Scan reading(扫读):
While-reading
Read and match the topics(标题) with the paragraphs.
Para.1 ( A ) London
Para.2 ( B ) England
Para.3 ( C ) weather
Para.4 ( D ) Cambridge
Read quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Skimming 略读
England
London
Cambridge
small
The structure (结构)of the passage.
big
bigger
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。
How does Tony make the passage?
Careful reading
Read Para1&2 and fill in the blanks.
Cambridge London
Location
(位置)
Population
Famous places
River
In the east of England
In the south of England
River Cam
River Thames
Cambridge University
Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge
120,000
7,500,000
________ is in the _____ of England. It is on the _________.
It has a population of about ______________. It is famous for_____________________.
Cambridge
east
River Cam
120,000
Cambridge University
Careful reading
Read Para3&4 and answer the questions.
What’s in the north of England?
What’s in the south of England?
There are some lakes and low mountains.
There are some hills and pretty villages.
What’s the weather like in England?
It’s never very hot in summer, or very cold in winter
Post-listening
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
population
bigger
busier
an
countryside
umbrella
Complete the passage.
If you have a chance to go to another place,where would you like to go?
Enjoy a saying(谚语)
East or west,home is best.
Think over
Let’s enjoy a poem(诗歌)
Ai Qing-- I Love This Land
Why are my eyes always brimming(闪耀) with tears(泪水)? Because I love this land (so deeply。
为什么我的眼里常含泪水,
因为我对这土地爱的深沉!
Love our hometown!
Study hard. When we grow up, we can do something for our home town and our country. I believe I can!
Retelling
England
Cambridge
On the river
Cam
120,000 people
Cambrdige
University
Old buildings
churches
London
On the
River
Thames
7.5 million people
2000
years old
Big Ben
Buckingham palace
Tower Bridge
Some lakes and
low mountains
Part of an island;
small villages and beaches on the coast
hills and pretty villages
Where is it?
What is its population?
What is it famous for?
How old is it?
Do people like traveling there?
Talk about our home town
My
home town
Talking
Weifang
Location in the east of Shandong Province; on the Bailang River
age/history over 7000 years old
Population about 8.5 million
Weather very hot in summer and very cold in winter
Famous for kites; radish(萝卜)...
My home
town
Location
Population人口
Famous places
weather
What do you think of it?
Summary
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:
I am from…
It’s famous for…
It’s in the …of China.
It has a population of…
The weather in Weifang is…
The people in Weifang are…
板书设计
My home
town
Location
Population人口
Famous places
weather
What do you think of it?
Writing
Introduce your home town
I am from…
It’s in the …of China.
It’s famous for…
It has a population of…
The weather in Weifang is…
The people in Weifang are…
Advice: Talk about the differences between your
home town and other cities. (compare them)
I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England.
in the east of…表示“在……的东方”。
类似的表达如下:
in the west of…表示“在……的西方”。
in the south of…表示“在……的南方”。
in the north of…表示“在……的北方”。
Language points
“on/to+the+方位词+of”的用法:
(1)“on+the+方位词+of”表示在范围之外, 强调两地接壤。
Mongolia is on the north of China. 蒙古位于中国的北部。
(2)“to+the+方位词+of”表示在范围之外,且两地不接壤。
Japan is to the east of China. 日本位于中国的东部。
2. It is on the river Cam and has a population of about 120,000.
1) on the river Cam 表示“在康桥河畔”, on表示在河的沿岸。
2) have a population of …表示“有……人口”。指人口的多少用large或small。
3. There are lots of old buildings and churches to visit.
lots of 表示“许多,大量的”,后面加可数名词或不可数名词。
例如:lots of buildings
4. England itself is part of an island,…
be part of 表示“是……的一部分”。
e.g. Taiwan is part of China.
台湾是中国的一部分。
5. My home town is especially famous for its university.
be famous for 表示“因……而闻名”,后接闻名的原因。
e.g. Now York is famous for its high buildings.
纽约以高楼大厦而闻名。
He is famous for his novels.
他因他的小说而出名。
[辨析] be famous for, be famous as与be famous to
be famous for “因……而闻名”,后接名词,表示出名的原因。
be famous as “作为……而出名”,as后往往接表示身份、地位、职业等的名词。
be famous to “为……所熟知”,to后面接人。
be famous in “在……出名”, in 后接地点。
Weifang is famous for kites.
潍坊因风筝而闻名。
Yang Liwei is famous as an astronaut.
杨利伟作为一位宇航员而出名。
He is famous to the people all over the world.
他被全世界的人所熟知。
Make a poster about our hometown,
My friend Tony will come to China next month. Can you introduce(介绍)some places to him and give him some advice ?
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