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Period 2 Reading and VocabularyTeaching Goals:1. To let Ss know some of the European cities.2. To get Ss to know the famous architectures in the European cities.3. To get Ss to learn some useful language points.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. RevisionShow the whole map of Europe, let Ss point out these countries position such as France, Spain, Italy, GreeceStep 2. Leading-in1. Let Ss discuss the landmarks of each city, which they point out in the previous step and call back the answers.2. Let Ss match up the photos with the descriptions in Activity 1 on page 2.Step 3. Reading1. Fast readingAsk Ss to read the passage quickly and answer the question:Which countries do the four cities mentioned in the passage belong to?Suggested Answer:Paris belongs to France.Barcelona belongs to Spain.Florence belongs to Italy.Athens belongs to Greece.2. Intensive reading(1) Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and finish Activity 2 on page 3.(2) Read the passage carefully and finish Activity 4.3. Post-reading Ask Ss to answer questions in Activity 3.Step 4. Language Points Ask Ss to discuss the important and difficult language points in groups.1. Paris is the capital and the largest city of France situated on the River Seine. 巴黎是法国的首都，也是法国最大的城市，坐落在塞纳河畔。One of the worlds largest art galleries, the Louvre is also located in Paris.世界上最大的画廊之一“卢浮宫”也坐落在巴黎。两句话中表达“位于”，“坐落于”分别用以下两个词组：(1) be situated in /on/ from如：My bedroom was situated on the top floor of the house. (2) be located in /on/ from如：The offices are located just a few minutes from the main station.2. The city is also famous for its restaurant cafs and theatres. 这座城市同样因为它的餐馆，咖啡馆和剧院而闻名。be famous for/as = be known for/as因为而闻名，作为而闻名。如：Lu Xun is famous for his works / as a great writer.3.Barcelona is the second largest city of Spain 巴塞罗那是西班牙第二大城市。the second largest city 第二大城市“第几大（小、长、短）”等的表达为：the +序数词+形容词最高级。如：He is the second tallest student in our class.4.Gaudi worked on the project from 1882 until his death in 1926.高迪从1882年起从事这项工程直至1926年去世。work on 不断工作，从事某工作。如：He is working on a new novel.【拓展】其他关于 work 的短语：work hard at 努力学习/工作work out 算出，制定出work to sth 根据行事work towards sth努力达到，没法达成work up to do 逐步发展到/逐步达到5. During the Renaissance, some of the greatest painters of all time lived and work in Florence.在文艺复兴时期，历史上一些最伟大的画家在佛罗伦萨生活和工作。of all time 有史以来关于 time 的短语还有：at any time 在任何时候at no time 决不，在任何时候都不between times 有时间或gain/ lose time 钟表上时间快慢 6. Their work has influenced other writers ever since.他们的作品影响了后世的作家。(1) influence vt 对有影响。如：My teacher influenced my decision to study science.【拓展】to have influence on / upon sth / sb对某人或某事产生影响。如：His words had a strong influence on his daughter.(2) ever since () 从那时起；从以后。如： I was bitten by a dog once and Ive been afraid of them ever since. Hes had a