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Unit 8
Knowing the world
Lesson 2
My home country
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思维品质
学习能力
文化意识
语言能力
掌握国家、首都、位置、代表动物相关词汇;会用句型介绍国家的位置、首都、语言、代表动物,读懂介绍国家的短文。
了解中国、俄罗斯、南非、美国基本国情,尊重世界不同国家文化,增强家国自豪感。
学会通过阅读提取关键信息,能和同伴合作讨论、介绍其他国家。
能够对比不同国家信息,梳理文本信息完成表格,学会有条理介绍一个国家。
教学目标
01
02
教学重难点
灵活运用所学句型完整介绍一个国家;掌握be home to、across、capital、rich等短语用法。
掌握国家相关词汇;读懂文本,能够从位置、首都、语言、动物维度介绍国家。
Warming up
Look at these three famous pictures. Let’s have a free talk.
Q1: Do you know these three famous places? What are their names?
Q2: Can you tell which country each place is in?
Q3: What else do you know about these countries?
Reading
Look at the three famous places in the world and answer the questions.
the Palace Museum
(China)
Red Square
(Russia)
the Golden Gate Bridge
(the US)
A Do you know these places? Which countries are they in?
B What do you know about these countries?
Yes, I do. The Palace Museum is in China. The Red Square is in
Russia. The Golden Gate Bridge is in the US.
China is a country with a long history. It has rich culture and many kinds of delicious food. Russia is the largest country in area in the world. Beet soup is very popular in Russia. Washington D.C. is the capital city of America. It is in North America.
Reading
The students are talking about their home countries.
I’m Wang Lin. Today I’d like to tell you about my home country, China.It is in East Asia. It has a long history and rich culture. The capital city is Beijing. We speak Chinese. China is home to the panda.
I’m Anna. I come from Russia. Russia goes across Europe and Asia. It is the largest country in area. The capital city is Moscow. Most people speak
Russian. You can see brown bears walking around in national parks.
I’m Tom. I’m from South Africa. And it really is in southern Africa. Do you know my country has three capital cities? We speak different languages. African lions are famous.
I’m Lucy. I come from the US. It’s in North America. Washington D.C.is the capital city of my country. We speak English. We love American buffaloes.
T
F
F
T
A China is an old country with a rich culture. ( )
B Russia is the largest country in population. ( )
C New York is the capital city of the US. ( )
D South Africa gets its name from its location. ( )
Listen again and write (T) for true or F for false.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks.
I’m Wang Lin. Today I’d like to tell you about my home country, China. It is in East Asia. It has a long history and rich culture. The capital city is Beijing. We speak Chinese. China is home to the panda.
I’m Anna, I come from Russia. Russia goes across Europe and Asia. It is the largest country in area.The capital city is Moscow. Most people speak Russian, You can see brown bears walking around in national parks.
Location(位置):______________
Capital city:_________________
Language:_________________
Animals:____________________
Location:______________________Capital city:_______________
Language:_________________
Animals:_______________
Beijing
Chinese
Panda
Europe and Asia
Moscow
Most people speakRussian
Brown bears
East Asia.
Location(位置):______________
Capital city:_________________
_______________________
Language:__________________Animals:________________________
Location:______________________Capital city:_______________
Language:_________________
Animals:_______________
I’m Tom. I’m from South Africa. And it really is in southern Africa. Do you know my country has three capital cities? We speak different languages. African lions are famous.
I’m Lucy. I come from the US. It’s in North America. Washington D.C. is the capital city of my country. We speak English. We love American buffaloes.
South Africa
Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein
Culture
Tips
South Africa has three capital cities: Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein.
different languages
African lions
North America
Washington D.C.
English
buffaloes
Read the passage again and answer the following questions.
1.Which country is home to the panda?
2.What can you see in national parks in Russia?
3.Which country do you like best? Why?
4.How will you introduce your own country?
What aspects (方面) will you introduce?
China is home to the panda.
We can see brown bears walking around in national parks.
I like China best because it’s my home country and I am proud of our long history and rich culture.
Locations, languages, capitals, animals and features.
Name Home Country Location Capital City Language Features
Wang Lin
Anna
Tom
Lucy
China
East Asia
Beijing
Chinese
long history and culture/panda
Russia
Europe and Asia
Moscow
Russian
brown bears
in parks
South Africa
southern Africa
three capital cities
different
languages
African lions
the US
North America
Washington D.C.
English
American buffaloes
Read the passage again and complete the table.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
to
across
from
in
around
A Sichuan is home _______ the golden monkey.
B Potatoes came _______ South America.
C Take care when you go _______ the street.
D I like to walk _______ the city.
E The living room is the largest _______ area.
to
from
across
around
in
Read and complete the conversation.
It is Brasilia. B.You can find many animals in Brazil.
C.Where is Brazil? D.No, we speak Portuguese.
Lula: I’m from Brazil. It’s a beautiful country.
Jack: Can you tell me something about it?
Lula: Sure. What would you like to know?
Jack:_________
Lula: It’s in South America.
Jack: What’s the capital city?
Lula:________
Jack: Do you speak English there?
Lula:________
Jack: What animals are there in Brazil?
Lula:________The most famous one is the jaguar.
C
A
D
B
I know a lot about the UK. Let me introduce it to you. The UK is an island country in Europe. The capital city is London. People speak English there. The UK’s flag is red, white and blue. It has the same colour as the flag of the US. The lion is one of the national animals of the UK. Big Ben is a famous clock tower in London.
How much do you know about other countries? Choose one, discuss it with your partners and complete the table.
Language points
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It has a long history and rich culture.
它(中国)有着悠久的历史和丰富多彩的文化。
rich含义:富有的;丰富多彩的
常用搭配:be rich in …富含……;有大量……
例句 1:The soil is rich in nutrients. 这片土壤富含养分。
例句 2:He has a rich imagination. 他有着丰富的想象力。
例句 3:She wants to become rich through hard work.
她想通过努力工作变得富有。
拓展:rich 的反义词 poor(贫穷的;贫乏的)
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The capital city is Beijing.中国的首都是北京。
capital 词性:n. 首都;首府;省会;资金
(1) n.【可数】首都;首府;省会
搭配:the capital (city) of … …… 的首都 / 省会
例句:Beijing is the capital of China. 北京是中国的首都。
例句:Shijiazhuang is the capital of Hebei Province.
石家庄是河北省的省会。
(2) n.【不可数 / 可数】资金;资本
例句:They need enough capital to open the shop.
他们需要充足的资金来开店。
例句:He doesn’t have enough capital for the project.
他没有足够资金开展这个项目。
Exercise
用括号内单词的正确形式填空
1. China is home to pandas. It has a ____ (richly) culture.
2. Moscow is the ____ (capitalist) of Russia.
3. Russia goes (cross) Europe and Asia.
4. There are many (brown bear) in Russian national parks.
5. Different (country) have different languages and animals.
rich
capital
across
brown bears
countries
选择题
1. Beijing is the capital ____ China.
A. to B. of C. from
2. Sichuan is home ____ giant pandas.
A. to B. for C. in
Summary
Summary
本节课我们阅读了 4 位同学介绍祖国的短文,学习描述国家的位置、首都、语言、代表动物;掌握重点单词rich, capital和短语be home to, go across;学会提取文本信息完成表格,能够简单口头介绍一个国家,了解多国不同文化。
Homework
1. Retell one country’s information we learned in class.
2.Preview the next lesson.
SEE YOU NEXT CLASS!
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